| H7674 | Intro 25% | TAXATION -- SALES AND USE TAXES -- LIABILITY AND COMPUTATION - Exempts new or used bicycles from sale and use tax. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-10 To House Finance Committee |
| S2976 | Intro 25% | MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES - Allows for the surviving spouse of a National Guard member to have the spouses National Guard plates transferred to them upon their spouses death. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-10 To Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs Committee |
| S2742 | Intro 25% | LIBRARIES -- STATE LIBRARY - Modernizes all state library laws by eliminating the clearinghouse advisory committee, updating how the clearinghouse publishes its list of publications, reducing the number of physical copies and facilitating digital pub... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-10 To Senate Education Committee |
| H7590 | Intro 25% | CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM -- 2024 BOND REFERENDA - Submits 2024 capital development program requesting the issuance of $100,000,000 in general obligation bonds to the voters for approval at the November 8, 2024, general election. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-10 To House Finance Committee |
| S2477 | Intro 25% | LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- PAYMENT OF WAGES -- FREQUENCY OF PAYMENT - Eliminate all exceptions to the provision that all employees are to be paid weekly except for employees of the state and its political subdivisions, municipal governments, and no... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-10 To Senate Labor Committee |
| H7775 | Intro 25% | Joint Resolution Making An Appropriation Of $180,000 For The Rhode Island State Conservation Committee And Its Three Conservation Districts (this Resolution Would Authorize The Appropriation Of The Sum Of $180,000 To The Ri State Conservation Committ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-10 To House Finance Committee |
| S2784 | Intro 25% | LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES' ARBITRATION - Recognizes that municipal employees have the opportunity to utilize interest arbitration and would establish new factors for the arbitrators to consider. These factors include comparison... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-10 To Senate Labor Committee |
| H7997 | Intro 25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION - Directs the department of transportation to effectuate a complete and total restoration, reconstruction and refurbishing of the Stone Bridge abutment in Portsmouth. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-10 To House Finance Committee |
| H8003 | Intro 25% | Joint Resolution Making An Appropriation Of $10,000,000 To The Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council (crmc) (this Resolution Would Authorize The Appropriation Of The Sum Of $10,000,000 To The Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Coun... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-10 To House Finance Committee |
| H8096 | Intro 25% | PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- MERIT SYSTEM -- PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION - Eliminates waiting periods for acceptance response for successful candidates, requires that all qualified candidates names be sent to the hiring agency, mandates given DHS so... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-10 To House Labor Committee |
| H7918 | Intro 25% | CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM -- 2024 BOND REFERENDA - Submits 2024 capital development program requesting the issuance of $25,000,000 in general obligation bonds to the voters for approval at the November 5, 2024, general election. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-10 To House Finance Committee |
| H7611 | Intro 25% | HIGHWAYS -- RELOCATION OF UTILITY SERVICES - Utility relocation costs related to highway construction to be partially or fully paid for by the state. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-10 To House Finance Committee |
| H8157 | Intro 25% | MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGULATION OF RENTAL OF MOTORIZED BICYCLES, MOTOR SCOOTERS AND MOTORIZED TRICYCLES IN NEW SHOREHAM - Expands the authority of the town council to enact ordinances establishing procedures and standards related to the rental... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-10 To House Municipal Government & Housing Committee |
| S2150 | Intro 25% | ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY -- UNLAWFUL CONFINEMENT OF A COVERED ANIMAL - Exempts egg laying hens kept for commercial egg production purposes from the provisions of chapter 4-1.1 until January 1, 2034. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-10 To Senate Environment and Agriculture Committee |
| S2732 | Engross 50% | FISH AND WILDLIFE -- HUNTING AND HUNTING SAFETY -- CAPTIVE HUNTING PROHIBITED - Prohibits captive hunting for domestic or wild animals and does not prohibit the release of domestic game birds for hunting on licensed shooting preserves. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-10 To House Environment and Natural Resources Committee |
| S2762 | Intro 25% | TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION -- EXEMPTIONS - Exempts from taxation the real and tangible personal property of St. Elizabeth's Home, a Rhode Island domestic nonprofit corporation, located in East Greenwich, Warwick, and Providence, Rhode I... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-10 To Senate Housing and Municipal Government Committee |
| H8160 | Intro 25% | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- BEHAVIORAL HEALTH EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND COORDINATION FUND - Establishes the behavioral health education, training, and coordination fund to receive the checkoff contributions from Rhode Island personal income tax returns for t... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-10 To House Finance Committee |
| H7995 | Intro 25% | TAXATION -- TAX CREDIT FOR FOOD DONATION - Provides a tax credit for food donations by qualified taxpayers to nonprofit organizations up to five thousand dollars ($5,000) per year. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-10 To House Finance Committee |
| H7491 | Intro 25% | PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- RHODE ISLAND PUBLIC TRANSIT AUTHORITY - Authorizes the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority to enter into certain projects and procure related services including the transit center project, using design build contrac... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-10 To House Finance Committee |
| H8155 | Intro 25% | PROBATE PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE -- PRACTICE IN PROBATE COURTS - Outlines the process for a person petitioning to change their name in the probate court in the town or city where they reside. It also makes the statute regarding name change gender neutr... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-10 To House Judiciary Committee |
| S2812 | Intro 25% | INSURANCE -- PET INSURANCE ACT - Enacts a chapter to regulate pet insurance. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-10 To Senate Environment and Agriculture Committee |
| H7881 | Intro 25% | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- BLOOD DONATIONS AND VACCINATIONS ACT - Requires person collecting blood for transfusions to require donor disclose whether they had COVID/messenger ribonucleic acid vaccine, requires blood be labeled and permits recipient to requ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-09 To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| H7483 | Intro 25% | Joint Resolution Making An Appropriation Of $750,000 To Waterfire Providence (authorizes The Appropriation Of The Sum Of $750,000 To Waterfire Providence.) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-09 To House Finance Committee |
| S2815 | Intro 25% | BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- DENTISTS AND DENTAL HYGIENISTS - Permits reimbursement for dental hygienists from "other insurance" or a third party payor such as Medicare. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-09 To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| S2803 | Intro 25% | FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS -- POWERS AND OPERATIONS - Amends outdated provisions of the banking statutes and the home loan protection act, adds consumer protections, including minimum capital requirements and limits on investments, for currency transmitt... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-09 To Senate Commerce Committee |
| S2702 | Intro 25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- DIGITAL ASSET KEYS -- PROHIBITION OF PRODUCTION OF PRIVATE KEYS - Prohibits the compelled production of a private key as it relates to a digital asset, digital identity or other interest or right. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-09 To Senate Commerce Committee |
| S2502 | Intro 25% | Joint Resolution Creating A Special Legislative Commission To Study Blockchain And Cryptocurrency (creates A 5 Member Commission To Recommend Legislative Proposals For Blockchain And Cryptocurrency, And Submit An Interim Progress Report By January 5,... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-09 To Senate Commerce Committee |
| S2820 | Intro 25% | FOOD AND DRUGS -- UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT - Substitutes the current lists of controlled substances in the general laws with the current version of title 21 of the code of federal regulations. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-09 To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| S2853 | Intro 25% | PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- RHODE ISLAND UTILITY FAIR SHARE ROADWAY REPAIR ACT - Requires that public utilities plan utility work in accordance with the state transportation improvement program schedules when working on state roads. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-09 To Senate Finance Committee |
| H7482 | Intro 25% | Joint Resolution Making An Appropriation Of $500,000 To The Rhode Island Black Business Association (this Resolution Would Authorize The Appropriation Of The Sum Of $500,000 To The Rhode Island Black Business Association.) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-09 To House Finance Committee |
| H8151 | Pass | House Resolution Proclaiming April Of 2024, To Be The "month Of The Military Child" In The State Of Rhode Island [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-09 House read and passed |
| S2817 | Intro 25% | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- OFFICE OF STATE MEDICAL EXAMINERS - Includes among the responsibilities of the office of state medical examiners, to provide a multidisciplinary team review of suicide deaths with a goal of reducing its prevalence by examining tr... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-09 To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| H7121 | Intro 25% | TAXATION -- STATE TAX OFFICIALS - Limits the assessment of interest to 4 calendar years prior to the date on which notice of the delinquent payment is sent to the taxpayer. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-09 Withdrawn at sponsor's request (04/11/2024) |
| S2977 | Pass | Senate Resolution Proclaiming April 7-13, 2024, To Be "national Library Week" In The State Of Rhode Island [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-09 Senate read and passed |
| H7884 | Intro 25% | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- RHODE ISLAND'S CHILDREN DESERVE HELP NOT HARM ACT -- MINOR'S GENDER TRANSITION - Prohibits gender transition procedures for all minors, uses of public funds for that purpose, discipline for health care providers for providing sam... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-09 To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| H8117 | Intro 25% | BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND HOSPITALS -- DIVISION OF DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES - Creates a workload study for social caseworkers II in the division of developmental disabilities within the department of behavioral healthcar... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-09 To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| H7768 | Intro 25% | House Resolution Respectfully Requesting The Rhode Island Congressional Delegation To Support House Resolution 54 Of The 2023-2024 Congress To Amend The United States Constitution To Prove That The Rights Protected And Extended By The Constitution Ar... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-09 To House State Government & Elections Committee |
| S2547 | Intro 25% | CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM -- 2024 BOND REFERENDA - Submits 2024 capital development program requesting the issuance of $100,000,000 in general obligation bonds to the voters for approval at the November 8, 2024, general election. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-09 To Senate Finance Committee |
| H8150 | Pass | House Resolution Extending Condolences On The Passing Of Richard P. Baccari [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-09 House read and passed |
| H7769 | Intro 25% | Joint Resolution Making An Appropriation Of $500,000 To The Ri African Diaspora Community (this Resolution Would Authorize The Appropriation Of The Sum Of $500,000 To The Ri African Diaspora Community.) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-09 To House Finance Committee |
| S2508 | Intro 25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- RHODE ISLAND COMMERCE CORPORATION -- RHODE ISLAND -- IRELAND TRADE COMMISSION - Establishes trade commission to advance economic interests of Rhode Island and Ireland. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-09 To Senate Commerce Committee |
| H8152 | Pass | House Resolution Proclaiming April Of 2024 To Be "bilingual And Multilingual Learner Month" In The State Of Rhode Island [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-09 House read and passed |
| H7756 | Intro 25% | ELECTIONS -- MAIL BALLOTS - Establishes a three (3) day transmittal period after the deadline for local boards to accept mail ballot applications, if delivered via the postal service. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-09 To House State Government & Elections Committee |
| S2819 | Intro 25% | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- LICENSING OF NURSING SERVICE AGENCIES - Removes the exemption from licensure for certain nursing service agencies accredited by the joint commission. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-09 To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| S2978 | Pass | Senate Resolution Expressing Condolences On The Passing Of The Honorable Charles W. Beck [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-09 Senate read and passed |
| H7999 | Intro 25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- THE RHODE ISLAND MUNICIPAL INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT PROGRAM - Provides that the $5,500,000 appropriation to the infrastructure bank from the 2023 budget act be allocated for eligible municipal infrastructure grant program ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-09 To House Finance Committee |
| H7587 | Intro 25% | House Resolution Strongly Supporting A National Infrastructure Bank Through The Passage Of The 118th Congress H.r. 4052 [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-09 To House State Government & Elections Committee |
| H7186 | Intro 25% | TOWNS AND CITIES -- STATE AID - Includes municipal detention facility corporations as exempt from taxation, and requires that an amount equal to twenty-seven percent (27%) of all tax that would have been collected if the property was taxable be paid ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-09 To House Finance Committee |
| S2841 | Intro 25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- SMALL BUSINESS ADVOCACY - Amends the composition of the small business advisory council. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-09 To Senate Commerce Committee |
| H7932 | Intro 25% | Joint Resolution Making An Appropriation To Higher Ground International To Provide Support To Complete The Initial Phase Of Higher Ground International's New Headquarters (authorizes The Appropriation Of The Sum Of $450,000 To Higher Ground Internati... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-09 To House Finance Committee |