Rhode Island Representative Joseph Solomon [D]

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RIH7787Intro
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COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- RHODE ISLAND DATA TRANSPARENCY AND PRIVACY PROTECTION ACT - Creates the Rhode Island Data Transparency and Privacy Protect Act for data privacy protections for the personal data of the citizens of Rh...
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2024-03-28
[Hearing: Mar 28]
To House Innovation, Internet, & Technology Committee
RIH7948Intro
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TOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES - Provides amendments to the requirements of the inclusionary zoning law for affordable housing development.
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2024-03-27
To House Judiciary Committee
RIH7069Intro
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STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- RHODE ISLAND COMMERCE CORPORATION - Requires one of the seven (7) directors of the Rhode Island airport corporation be appointed by the mayor of the city of Warwick.
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2024-03-26
To House Corporations Committee
RIH7387Intro
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ELECTIONS -- DECEPTIVE AND FRAUDULENT SYNTHETIC MEDIA IN ELECTION COMMUNICATIONS - Prohibits synthetic media within ninety (90) days of an election.
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2024-03-26
To House State Government & Elections Committee
RIH7564Intro
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HEALTH AND SAFETY -- LICENSING OF NURSING SERVICE AGENCIES - Removes the exemption from licensure for certain nursing service agencies accredited by the joint commission.
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2024-03-26
To House Health & Human Services Committee
RIH7025Intro
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STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- STATE LOTTERY - Designates a special account for veterans' causes to be funded by Keno sales, less prizes and commissions, generated on Memorial Day and Veterans Day with disbursement pursuant to appropriation by the g...
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2024-03-22
[Hearing: Mar 28]
To House Finance Committee
RIH7030Intro
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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%).
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2024-03-22
[Hearing: Mar 28]
To House Finance Committee
RIH7266Intro
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FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS -- CURRENCY TRANSMISSIONS -- VIRTUAL CURRENCY KIOSKS - Establishes guidelines for the operation of virtual currency (crypto) kiosks.
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2024-03-22
[Hearing: Mar 28]
To House Innovation, Internet, & Technology Committee
RIH7432Intro
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INSURANCE -- INSURERS' REHABILITATION AND LIQUIDATION ACT - Provides that no person, for over ten days, shall be restricted from enforcing a right under any pledge, security, credit, guarantee agreement, arrangement or other agreement credit enhancem...
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2024-03-22
Placed on House Calendar (03/28/2024)
RIH7690Intro
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Joint Resolution Making An Appropriation Of $100,000 To The Rhode Island Department Of Veterans Of Foreign Wars (ri Vfw) For The Ri Veterans Services Officers (vso) Program (this Resolution Would Authorize The Appropriation Of The Sum Of $100,000 To ...
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2024-03-22
[Hearing: Mar 28]
To House Finance Committee
RIH7980Intro
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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...
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2024-03-22
[Hearing: Mar 28]
To House Municipal Government & Housing Committee
RIH7978Intro
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TOWNS AND CITIES -- SUBDIVISION OF LAND - Requires that municipalities implement electronic permitting for all development applications pursuant to zoning and the subdivision of land.
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2024-03-22
[Hearing: Mar 28]
To House Municipal Government & Housing Committee
RIH7979Intro
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TOWNS AND CITIES -- LOCAL PLANNING BOARD OR COMMISSION - Provides amendments to the membership provisions of planning boards or commissions and would enable municipalities to establish "combined review boards" to replace separate planning and zoning ...
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2024-03-22
[Hearing: Mar 28]
To House Municipal Government & Housing Committee
RIH7977Intro
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House Resolution Creating A Special Legislative Commission To Study The Ability Of The Rhode Island Educational System To Offer Degree Or Certificate Programs Within The State To Provide A Supply And A Pipeline Of Planners, Planning Technicians, And ...
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2024-03-22
[Hearing: Mar 28]
To House Municipal Government & Housing Committee
RIH8076Intro
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TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION -- LIFE ESTATE - Entitles holders of a life estate to real property to use any veteran's tax exemptions available to them.
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2024-03-22
[Hearing: Mar 28]
To House Municipal Government & Housing Committee
RIH8095Intro
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ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY -- DOGS - Increases the penalty for violations of the care of dogs statute to a minimum fine of one hundred dollars ($100) and a maximum fine of one thousand dollars ($1,000) per violation.
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2024-03-22
To House Judiciary Committee
RIH7426Intro
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PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- SOLAR DECOMMISSIONING PLANS - Requires that developers of ground-mounted solar systems submit a plan for decommissioning to be held on file by the municipality and requires DEM, with the office of energy resources, ma...
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2024-03-21
To House Corporations Committee
RIH7454Intro
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COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- TRADE IN ANIMAL FUR PRODUCTS ACT - Prohibits the sale of new fur products and provides graduated civil penalties for violations of the act.
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2024-03-21
To House Judiciary Committee
RIH7603Intro
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PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- RESIDENTIAL SOLAR ENERGY DISCLOSURE AND HOMEOWNERS BILL OF RIGHTS ACT - Repeals the "Residential Solar Energy Disclosure and Homeowners Bill of Rights Act." Amends title 5 "Businesses and Professions" to include a new...
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2024-03-21
To House Corporations Committee
RIH7808Intro
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PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- NET METERING - Prohibits utility companies from limiting eligibility of net metering site based on prior consumption and requires excess energy not consumed to be credited to consumer. Also amends definition of excess...
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2024-03-21
To House Corporations Committee
RIH7073Intro
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MILITARY AFFAIRS AND DEFENSE -- RHODE ISLAND VETERANS' HOME - Changes the service requirement for admissions to RI Veterans' Home from 90 days to 2 years, and gives priority to veterans defined as war veterans.
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2024-03-19
Committee recommends passage
RIH7181Intro
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PUBLIC RECORDS -- ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS - Makes changes to the access to public records act, including clarifying various provisions, increasing the sanctions for knowing and willful violations of the law, and making certain traffic accident data ...
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2024-03-19
To House State Government & Elections Committee
RIH7327Intro
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PUBLIC RECORDS -- ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS - Requires a member of the public to pay any outstanding balances due and owing for previous requests before being provided copies of records and documents on a new request from law enforcement agencies.
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2024-03-19
To House State Government & Elections Committee
RIH8025Intro
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HEALTH AND SAFETY -- REPRODUCTIVE TISSUE SAFETY AND STORAGE ACT OF 2024 - Creates the "Reproductive Tissue Safety and Storage Act of 2024."
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2024-03-19
To House Health & Human Services Committee
RIH7544Intro
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EDUCATION -- RHODE ISLAND PROMISE SCHOLARSHIP -- RHODE ISLAND HOPE SCHOLARSHIP PILOT PROGRAM - Extends the time for which a student may enroll in order to qualify for the Promise Scholarship or the Hope Scholarship up to one year after high school gr...
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2024-03-15
Withdrawn at sponsor's request
RIH8077Intro
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PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- MANAGEMENT AND DISPOSAL OF PROPERTY - Prohibits any state-chartered fire district from liquidating or disposing of any real or tangible property without first offering the property to the municipality in which the fire di...
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2024-03-15
To House Municipal Government & Housing Committee
RIH7231Intro
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FOOD AND DRUGS -- KRATOM CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT - Authorizes and regulates the distribution of the product known as "kratom."
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2024-03-14
To House Corporations Committee
RIH7507Intro
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INSURANCE -- UNFAIR CLAIMS SETTLEMENT PRACTICES ACT - Provides that any insurer refusing to honor a "direction to pay" executed by an insured for payment on a property damage benefit would constitute an unfair claims practice.
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2024-03-14
To House Corporations Committee
RIH7639Intro
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ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY -- CRUELTY TO ANIMALS -- ANIMALS AS SENTIENT BEINGS ACT - Classifies animals as sentient beings, not property, capable of experiencing pain, stress, and fear.
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2024-03-14
Withdrawn at sponsor's request
RIH7758Intro
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PUBLIC RECORDS -- ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS - Amends the definition of public record to exempt from public disclosure the city or town of residence of the justices, judges, and magistrates of the unified judicial system.
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2024-03-14
To House State Government & Elections Committee
RIH8066PassHouse Resolution Celebrating And Recognizing Adamsville's Third Annual "world's Shortest St. Paddy's Day Parade"
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2024-03-14
House read and passed
RIH8065PassHouse Resolution Joyously Celebrating The 40th Anniversary Of "nick & Joan's Place" In Warwick
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2024-03-14
House read and passed
RIH8055Intro
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CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS, AND PARTNERSHIPS -- RHODE ISLAND BUSINESS CORPORATION ACT - Allows the sharing of certain information between the division of taxation and the secretary of state's office regarding an entity's tax status as compliant or no...
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2024-03-13
To House Corporations Committee
RIH7455Intro
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PROPERTY -- BY POSSESSION AND PRESCRIPTION - Denies the right of footway, except within one hundred (100) yards of the Pawtuxet River in the cities of Warwick and Cranston and except in connection with a right to pass with carriages to be acquired by...
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2024-03-12
To House Judiciary Committee
RIH7528Intro
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COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- DECISIONS, SPECIAL FINDINGS AND ASSESSMENT OF DAMAGES - Adds the doctrine of assumption of risk to the current comparative negligence statute.
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2024-03-12
To House Judiciary Committee
RIH7644Intro
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EDUCATION -- COMPENSATION FOR STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS - Allows college athletes and prospects to enter into contracts receive compensation for use of their name, image and likeness rights and would prohibit colleges and at...
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2024-03-12
To House Judiciary Committee
RIH7732Intro
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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...
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2024-03-12
To House Health & Human Services Committee
RIH7821Intro
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STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- RHODE ISLAND OLMSTEAD PLAN COMMISSION ACT - Creates an Olmstead Plan for people vulnerable to unnecessary institutionalization to update a continuum of care to receive services and supports in the least restrictive env...
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2024-03-12
To House Health & Human Services Committee
RIH7886Intro
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ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY -- CRUELTY TO ANIMALS - Bans the sale of cosmetics developed/manufactured using animal testing. A violation would be a $1,000 fine for each offense.
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2024-03-12
To House Health & Human Services Committee
RIH7379Intro
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TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES - Permits municipalities to enact ordinances that provides them the authority to organize local tax amnesty events once every three (3) years.
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2024-03-07
To House Municipal Government & Housing Committee
RIH7383Intro
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TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION - Increases the minimum veterans' exemption from one thousand dollars ($1,000) to six thousand dollars ($6,000) with respect to municipal taxes.
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2024-03-07
To House Municipal Government & Housing Committee
RIH7425Intro
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CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS -- UNIFORM PARTNERSHIP ACT - Requires certain limited liability partnership providing professional services to carry liability insurance.
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2024-03-07
To House Corporations Committee
RIH7435Intro
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INSURANCE -- PET INSURANCE ACT - Enacts a chapter to regulate pet insurance.
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2024-03-07
To House Corporations Committee
RIH7533Intro
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STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- LEAD HAZARD MITIGATION - Requires renovation projects of pre-1978 buildings to comply with provisions of chapter 24.6 of title 23 and chapter 21 of title 28, and require presence of lead inspector and supervisor and re...
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2024-03-07
To House Municipal Government & Housing Committee
RIH7451Intro
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STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- CORRECTIONS DEPARTMENT - Establishes a program within the adult correctional institution to permit medication assisted treatment approved by the FDA to be provided for the treatment of opioid use disorder to any incarc...
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2024-03-05
To House Judiciary Committee
RIH7626Intro
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BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- THE PRACTICE OF ACUPUNCTURE AND CHINESE MEDICINE - Broadens the definition of a "qualified individual" in acupuncture and Chinese medicine to include any person trained and certified in auricular acudetox.
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2024-03-05
To House Health & Human Services Committee
RIH7627Intro
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House Resolution Creating A Special Legislative Commission To Study The Feasibility Of Utilizing Federal Title Iv Dollars To Support And Enhance Enrollment In Social Work Education At Ric (creates A 12-member Commission To Study The Feasibility Of Ut...
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2024-03-05
To House Health & Human Services Committee
RIH7799Intro
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STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- ADDRESS CONFIDENTIALITY PROGRAM - Allows a licensed health care provider, who is assaulted in the workplace, to use the address of the department of health as the person's substitute address for all purposes, including...
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2024-03-05
To House Judiciary Committee
RIH7823Intro
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STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES - Requires the department of children, youth and families (DCYF) to conduct periodic comprehensive needs assessments to determine whether the department’s programs and servi...
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2024-03-05
To House Health & Human Services Committee
RIH7970Intro
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DOMESTIC RELATIONS -- DIVORCE AND SEPARATION - Creates a custody procedure for pets in divorce and separation proceedings based on the best interests of the animal. This act would not apply to assistance/service animals.
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2024-03-05
To House Judiciary Committee
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