| RI | H7539 | Intro 25% | MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES - Authorizes the division of motor vehicles to issue special license plates in recognition and support of The Preservation Society of Rhode Island. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-27 To House Special Legislation Committee |
| RI | H7556 | Intro 25% | MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION FEES - Allows veterans with "Disabled Veterans" license plates to all the rights and privileges to persons possessing a disability parking permit. There would be no requirement of a parking privilege placard t... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-27 To House Corporations Committee |
| RI | H7576 | Intro 25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT--- RIGHTS AND PROTECTIONS OF MUNICIPAL POLICE CHIEFS - Provides protections to appointed police chiefs of cities and towns and provides they would be entitled to a hearing and due process before termination and provides f... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-27 To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H7293 | Intro 25% | AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY -- OLD GROWTH FOREST PROTECTION ACT - Creates a statutory framework designed to protect our forests and biodiversity, also prohibits logging in old growth forests and in the natural area preserves when they are created. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-25 To House Environment and Natural Resources Committee |
| RI | H7697 | Intro 25% | DOMESTIC RELATIONS -- THE RHODE ISLAND INDIAN CHILD WELFARE ACT - Codifies the federal legislation pertaining to the federal Indian child welfare act into state law. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-23 To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H7318 | Intro 25% | COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- WRITS, SUMMONS AND PROCESS - Adds those persons with experience as a federal process server as qualifying for certification as a constable. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-15 To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H7686 | Intro 25% | HUMAN SERVICES -- THE RHODE ISLAND WORKS PROGRAM - Amends works program to provide eligibility for benefits to pregnant persons from onset of pregnancy including lawful permanent residents, increases monthly cash benefits, disallows termination of be... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-15 To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H7320 | Intro 25% | LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- WAREHOUSE WORKER PROTECTION ACT - Requires employers to provide each employee of a warehouse distribution center, upon hire, with written description of quotas applicable to the employee within defined time periods and ad... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-14 To House Labor Committee |
| RI | H7510 | Intro 25% | PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- TAXICABS AND LIMITED PUBLIC MOTOR VEHICLES - Amends requirements regarding how taxicabs can be placed in service. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-14 To House Corporations Committee |
| RI | H7064 | Pass | TOWNS AND CITIES -- OUTDOOR DINING ACT - Establishes standards governing the municipal regulation of outdoor dining at food service establishments. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-09 Signed by Governor |
| RI | H7153 | Intro 25% | INSURANCE -- PRESCRIPTION DRUG BENEFITS - Caps the total amount that a covered person is required to pay for a covered prescription asthma inhaler to twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per thirty (30) day supply. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-09 Withdrawn at sponsor's request |
| RI | H7592 | Intro 25% | EDUCATION -- TEACHERS' RETIREMENT - Extends the sunset provision of § 16-16-24.2 to June 20, 2026. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-09 To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H7588 | Intro 25% | TAXATION -- PERSONAL INCOME TAX - Phases in modifications to federal adjusted gross income over a four (4) year period for social security income, from twenty percent (20%) up to eighty percent (80%), beginning on or after January 1, 2025. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-09 To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H7589 | Intro 25% | TAXATION -- PERSONAL INCOME TAX - Raises the earned-income tax credit from sixteen percent (16%) to thirty percent (30%) for the tax years 2025 and beyond. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-09 To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H7263 | Intro 25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS' BILL OF RIGHTS - Creates the law enforcement officer's due process accountability and transparency act. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-08 To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H7545 | Intro 25% | EDUCATION -- THE EDUCATION EQUITY AND PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT - Provides for an appropriation by the general assembly in the amount of two million dollars ($2,000,000) to the various school districts and municipalities to employ additional social wor... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-07 To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H7552 | Intro 25% | MILITARY AFFAIRS AND DEFENSE -- VETERANS' AFFAIRS - Provides that every city and town must maintain a municipal veterans' service officer. Also authorizes a one hundred thousand dollar ($100,000) appropriation to be used to fund matching grants for t... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-07 To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H7358 | Intro 25% | FISH AND WILDLIFE -- DEER HUNTING - Modifies reporting requirements regarding collisions between vehicles and wildlife where the vehicle has been substantially damaged. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-06 To House Environment and Natural Resources Committee |
| RI | H7504 | Pass | House Resolution Expressing Condolences On The Passing Of The Honorable Harold L. Trafford, Jr. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-06 House read and passed |
| RI | H7485 | Intro 25% | TAXATION -- PERSONAL INCOME TAX - Allows a modification for all taxable pension and/or annuity income includible in federal adjusted gross income for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2025. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-02 To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H7433 | Intro 25% | INSURANCE -- MEDICARE SUPPLEMENT INSURANCE POLICIES - Amend the standards for issuing Medicare supplemental insurance policies. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-02 To House Corporations Committee |
| RI | H7479 | Intro 25% | CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- CRIMINAL INJURIES COMPENSATION - Funds the state crime victim compensation program through an additional one dollar ($1.00) fine on traffic violations, exclusive of violations related to the parking of vehicles. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-02 To House Finance Committee |
| RI | 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] | 2024-02-02 To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H7490 | Intro 25% | HUMAN SERVICES -- THE RHODE ISLAND FAMILY CAREGIVER TAX CREDIT ACT - Establishes a tax credit against income tax based on eligible expenses incurred for care and support of an eligible family member. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-02 To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H7499 | Intro 25% | PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- RETIREMENT SYSTEM -- CONTRIBUTIONS AND BENEFITS - Allows retired public safety officers to seek secondary employment with the state or any municipality without any reduction or forfeiture of retirement benefits. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-02 To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H7459 | Intro 25% | PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- ORGANIZATION OF STATE EMPLOYEES - Requires that if state employee unions are engaged in contract negotiations and/or utilizing the dispute resolution process, all terms and conditions in the collective bargaining agre... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-02 To House Labor Committee |
| RI | H7429 | Intro 25% | PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION - Changes the requirements of quarterly meetings of the board to monthly meetings. The chairperson of the board would be the commissioner or acting commissioner of the office of energy reso... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-02 To House Corporations Committee |
| RI | H7116 | Engross 50% | ELECTIONS -- PRIMARIES FOR ELECTION OF DELEGATES TO NATIONAL CONVENTIONS AND FOR PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE - Would amend certain signature requirements and deadlines regarding primaries for election of delegates to national conventions for presidential... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-01 To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H7418 | Pass | House Resolution Commemorating The 81st Anniversary Of The "four Chaplains", The Four Men Of God Who Sacrificed Their Lives During World War Ii So That Others Might Live [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-01 House read and passed |
| RI | H7335 | Intro 25% | LIBRARIES -- STATE AID TO LIBRARIES - Requires that the state's share to public libraries be fixed at twenty-five percent (25%) of the amount appropriated by the city or town in their budgets for fiscal year 2024, utilizing funds from the general fun... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-26 To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H7159 | Intro 25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- DEPARTMENTS OF STATE GOVERNMENT - State websites to comply with WCAG 2.2 standards by July 1, 2026. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-25 To House Innovation, Internet, & Technology Committee |
| RI | H7184 | Intro 25% | MILITARY AFFAIRS AND DEFENSE -- VETERANS' AFFAIRS-MILITARY SPOUSE LIAISON - Establishes the position of military spouse liaison, in the office of veteran's services, to conduct outreach and advocate on behalf of military spouses in the state. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-23 To House Veterans Affairs Committee |
| RI | H7027 | Intro 25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- INSPECTOR GENERAL - Establishes the office of inspector general as an independent administrative agency charged with the responsibility to investigate, detect, and prevent fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement in the ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-05 To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H7009 | Pass | House Resolution Extending Deepest Condolences On The Passing Of Eleanor M. Skenyon [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-04 House read and passed |