| RI | S2095 | Intro
25% | EDUCATION -- CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES - Provides that parents and guardians of children with disabilities in private school have the same rights and remedies as parents/guardians of children in public school.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-26
[Hearing: Apr 30]
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S2110 | Intro
25% | CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- INDICTMENTS, INFORMATIONS AND COMPLAINTS - Provides for a 10 year statute of limitations for the violation of second degree sexual assault.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-26
[Hearing: Apr 30]
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S2227 | Intro
25% | CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- EXPUNGEMENT OF CRIMINAL RECORDS - Redefines misdemeanors for expungement purposes and make prior felonies, subsequently reclassified as misdemeanors, eligible for expungement pursuant to sections 12-1.3-2 and 12-1.3-3.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-26
Placed on Senate Calendar (05/02/2024) |
| RI | S2211 | Intro
25% | COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- COURTS -- FAMILY COURT - Only protective orders issued against adults are to be transmitted to A.G.'s B.C.I. for inclusion in the R.O.N.C.O. system. Protective orders against juveniles will be accessible to law enforceme...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-26
[Hearing: Apr 30]
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S2262 | Intro
25% | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- HEALTHCARE PROVIDER SHIELD ACT - Creates a protective legal shield for healthcare providers, precluding any civil/criminal action by other states/persons against healthcare providers involving persons seeking access to transgende...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-26
Placed on Senate Calendar (05/02/2024) |
| RI | S2271 | Intro
25% | BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- HOTELS - Extends the current provisions relative to certain rights of innkeepers and eliminates the sunsetting of such sections thereby preserving the law as it currently exists.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-26
[Hearing: Apr 30]
To Senate Commerce Committee |
| RI | S2274 | Intro
25% | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- VITAL RECORDS - Requires the division of vital records to ensure that the records are accessible to the local registrars and grant local registrars the authority to issue certified copies of certificates and records.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-26
[Hearing: Apr 30]
To Senate Commerce Committee |
| RI | S2297 | Intro
25% | FISH AND WILDLIFE -- FURBEARING ANIMALS - Deletes subsection (b) of this section which lists the furbearing mammals in the state and requires DEM to promulgate by rule, a list of "furbearers" for this chapter.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-26
[Hearing: May 1]
To Senate Environment and Agriculture Committee |
| RI | S2319 | Engross
50% | TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION -- TOWN OF JOHNSTON - Authorizes the town of Johnston to grant a tax credit to any person over the age of sixty-five (65) years.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-26
Placed on the House Consent Calendar (05/02/2024) |
| RI | S2480 | Intro
25% | MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- INSPECTION OF MOTOR VEHICLES - Exempts used vehicles sold "for parts only" or purchased at end of their lease term by the current lessee that have a valid certificate of inspection affixed to the windshield, from the requi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-26
[Hearing: Apr 30]
To Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs Committee |
| RI | S2486 | Intro
25% | CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- GAMES OF CHANCE - Repeals the statute regulating games of chance.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-26
[Hearing: Apr 30]
To Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs Committee |
| RI | S2454 | Intro
25% | CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- EXPUNGEMENT OF CRIMINAL RECORDS - Permits those persons with felony convictions to have up to six misdemeanor offenses expunged from their criminal record.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-26
Placed on Senate Calendar (05/02/2024) |
| RI | S2457 | Intro
25% | DELINQUENT AND DEPENDENT CHILDREN -- PROCEEDINGS IN FAMILY COURT - Establishes concurrent jurisdiction between the Rhode Island Family Court and the Federal Government for the purposes of adjudicating minors who have allegedly committed a crime while...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-26
[Hearing: Apr 30]
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S2665 | Intro
25% | CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- THEFT, EMBEZZLEMENT, FALSE PRETENSES, AND MISAPPROPRIATION - Provides that two (2) or more individuals associated to accomplish an act or acts which constitute shoplifting, could be deemed "racketeer influenced and corrupt organi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-26
[Hearing: Apr 30]
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S2696 | Intro
25% | HOLIDAYS AND DAYS OF SPECIAL OBSERVANCE -- DAYS OF SPECIAL OBSERVANCE - Directs the governor to select a day and annually order the lowering of flags to half-mast on any state buildings to honor the passing of first responders.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-26
[Hearing: Apr 30]
To Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs Committee |
| RI | S2664 | Intro
25% | CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- TRESPASS AND VANDALISM - Changes the community service requirements of a sentence related to the violation of § 11-44-21.1 relating to defacing private residences, offices, businesses or commercial property.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-26
[Hearing: Apr 30]
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S2701 | Intro
25% | HOLIDAYS AND DAYS OF SPECIAL OBSERVANCE -- WORK ON HOLIDAYS AND SUNDAYS - Amends the "work on holidays and Sundays" statute to include Washington's Birthday in the definition of holidays for the purpose of this statute.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-26
[Hearing: Apr 30]
To Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs Committee |
| RI | S2545 | Intro
25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- ENERGY FACILITY SITING ACT - Increases the membership of the energy facility siting board from 3 to 5 members and would revise the process of energy facility siting to mandate inclusion/participation of the host commun...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-26
[Hearing: May 1]
To Senate Environment and Agriculture Committee |
| RI | S2736 | Intro
25% | PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- OPERATION OF RAILROADS GENERALLY - Provides that no train or light engine would be used in connection with the movement of freight could be operated unless it had a crew consisting of at least 2 persons, would also in...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-26
[Hearing: Apr 30]
To Senate Commerce Committee |
| RI | S2825 | Intro
25% | DOMESTIC RELATIONS -- DIVORCE AND SEPARATION - Permits state child support agencies to bring actions under the child support statute on behalf of a noncustodial parent who is incarcerated and unable to pay child support.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-26
Placed on Senate Calendar (05/02/2024) |
| RI | S2849 | Intro
25% | PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- EXCAVATION NEAR UNDERGROUND UTILITY FACILITIES - Amends the provision of notice to be provided for the release of any hazardous gas or liquid as determined by the federal Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Admini...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-26
[Hearing: May 1]
To Senate Environment and Agriculture Committee |
| RI | S2799 | Intro
25% | PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- DRIVER NATIONAL CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK - Provides a criminal background check procedure for for-hire intrastate passenger transportation services.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-26
[Hearing: Apr 30]
To Senate Commerce Committee |
| RI | S2826 | Intro
25% | CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- SEXUAL OFFENDER REGISTRATION AND COMMUNITY NOTIFICATION - Allows the sexual offender board of review to use, in addition to applicable validated risk assessment tools, a structured professional judgment approach to determine the ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-26
Placed on Senate Calendar (05/02/2024) |
| RI | S2944 | Intro
25% | PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- DUTIES OF UTILITIES AND CARRIERS - Increases the penalties for public utilities for violations of the general law governing the duties of utilities and carriers.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-26
[Hearing: Apr 30]
To Senate Commerce Committee |
| RI | S2983 | Intro
25% | EDUCATION -- COUNCIL ON POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION -- STUDENT SUCCESS ACT - Reduces the time, from three (3) years to one year, required for a nonimmigrant foreign national student, who has resided in Rhode Island, to be eligible to pay the same in-stat...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-26
[Hearing: May 1]
To Senate Education Committee |
| RI | S2026 | Intro
25% | MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF LICENSES - Requires that the license plates of a vehicle be confiscated by a police officer if the owner was arrested for driving while their license was suspended, revoked or cancelled for refu...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-25
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S2025 | Intro
25% | MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF LICENSES - A judge would have discretion to allow a hardship exception to keep license plates of a person convicted of this offense.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-25
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S2022 | Intro
25% | MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- SPEED RESTRICTIONS -- SCHOOL BUS SPEED LIMIT - Establishes a speed limit for school buses being driven on a limited access highway to ten miles per hour (10mph) less than the posted speed limit.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-25
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S2024 | Intro
25% | MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- MOTOR VEHICLE OFFENSES - Increases penalties for a variety of motor vehicle offenses.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-25
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S2023 | Intro
25% | MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- MOTOR VEHICLE OFFENSES - Extends the "lookback" period for repeat offenses involving driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs under § 31-27-2 and for repeat offenses related to failure or refusal to submit to chemi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-25
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S2317 | Intro
25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- SHERIFFS - Allows retired sheriffs and other retired law enforcement personnel to be recalled into service as a sheriff or deputy sheriff without any reduction in their pension benefit.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-25
To Senate Finance Committee |
| RI | S2472 | Intro
25% | LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- WORKERS' COMPENSATION -- GENERAL PROVISIONS - Amends the current law on workers' compensation to require any person who is considered an independent contractor to file annually with the director of labor and training and ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-25
Placed on Senate Calendar (04/30/2024) |
| RI | S2473 | Intro
25% | LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- WORKPLACE PSYCHOLOGICAL SAFETY ACT - Protects bullying/psychological abuse in workplace inflicted upon employees by employers/co-employees/provides civil remedies to affected employees/fines against employers/imprisonment...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-25
Placed on Senate Calendar (04/30/2024) |
| RI | S2476 | Intro
25% | LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS ARBITRATION - Expands the definition of correctional officer, to include any bargaining unit, in which correctional officers constitute a majority of the bargaining unit's membership.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-25
Placed on Senate Calendar (04/30/2024) |
| RI | S2832 | Intro
25% | MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- MISCELLANEOUS RULES - Provides additional exception to prohibition on usage of wireless communication device while driving and clarifies that use for purpose of navigation must be while the device is mounted or otherwise a...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-25
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S2904 | Intro
25% | MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF LICENSES -- VIOLATIONS - Provides updates and clarifications to the current penalties for driving after denial, revocation, or suspension of an individual’s license.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-25
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S2901 | Intro
25% | PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- LABOR AND PAYMENT OF DEBTS BY CONTRACTORS - Prohibits contractors and subcontractors from paying employees the cash equivalent of any applicable healthcare benefit in lieu of actually purchasing the healthcare benefit. Vi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-25
Placed on Senate Calendar (04/30/2024) |
| RI | S2871 | Intro
25% | BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- PSYCHOLOGISTS - Includes licensed school psychologists under the provisions of the general laws governing the regulations of psychologists and expands the licensing of school psychologists for independent practice.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-25
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| RI | S2947 | Intro
25% | MOTOR VEHICLES -- SIZE, WEIGHT, AND LOAD LIMITS - Adds "loose material" to the contents of a vehicle that must be covered by a covering that must remain in place until the vehicle's contents are purged from the vehicle.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-25
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S2937 | Intro
25% | MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- MOTOR VEHICLE OFFENSES - Extends the "lookback" period for repeat offenses involving driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs under § 31-27-2 and for repeat offenses related to failure or refusal to submit to chemi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-25
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S2936 | Intro
25% | MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- ACCIDENTS AND ACCIDENT REPORTS - Provides for a single, increased range of penalties for all driving offenses which result in serious bodily injury or death.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-25
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S2021 | Intro
25% | LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MINIMUM WAGES - Allows individuals employed in domestic service or in or about a private home to be included as an employee, for purposes of minimum wages law.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-24
To Senate Labor Committee |
| RI | S2153 | Engross
50% | WATERS AND NAVIGATION -- FRESHWATER LAKE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM - Establishes the Rhode Island lake management program and a restricted receipt account as a fund within the department of environmental management to aid with lake and pond management issue...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-24
To House Environment and Natural Resources Committee |
| RI | S2316 | Intro
25% | MILITARY AFFAIRS AND DEFENSE -- RHODE ISLAND VETERANS' HOME - Reduces the assessment by the Rhode Island Veterans Home against a resident's net income from eighty percent (80%) to fifty percent (50%).
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-23
To Senate Finance Committee |
| RI | S2435 | Intro
25% | DELINQUENT AND DEPENDENT CHILDREN -- PROCEEDINGS IN FAMILY COURT - Prohibits a peace officer, as defined in § 12-7-21, from employing threats, physical harm, deprivation, deception, coercion, or psychologically manipulative interrogation tactics dur...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-23
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S2398 | Intro
25% | ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY -- ANIMAL CARE - Prohibits a medical training program from using a live animal while teaching medical procedures if any other accredited training program does not use animals or there is an alternate method that teaches t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-23
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| RI | S2896 | Intro
25% | PROBATE PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE -- UNCLAIMED INTANGIBLE AND TANGIBLE PROPERTY - Provides conditions which persons paid to recover or assist in recovering reported property must comply with.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-23
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S2971 | Intro
25% | PROPERTY -- MECHANICS' LIENS - Provides the arbitrator in mechanics' lien actions submitted to arbitration the authority to make certain findings of fact regarding procedure compliance and amounts owed which findings would be binding in the mechanics...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-23
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S2993 | Intro
25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- RHODE ISLAND HOUSING RESOURCES ACT OF 1998 - Provides that mobile and manufactured homes be included as affordable housing under certain conditions.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-16
To Senate Housing and Municipal Government Committee |
| RI | S2989 | Intro
25% | MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- MOBILE AND MANUFACTURED HOMES - Makes several amendments relative to manufactured homes, including adding a definition for manufactured home and a provision allowing for certain manufactured homes to be considered a single...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-16
To Senate Housing and Municipal Government Committee |
