| RI | H7213 | Intro
25% | BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- RHODE ISLAND PHYSICAL THERAPIST LICENSURE COMPACT ACT - Allows the state to become a member of the physical therapist licensure compact adopted by twenty-five (25) states in order to facilitate the interstate practice of...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-03
Placed on House Calendar (05/07/2024) |
| RI | H7253 | Intro
25% | EDUCATION -- HIGHER EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES - Establishes the Higher Education Opportunities for Students with Disabilities Act.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-03
[Hearing: May 7]
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H7500 | Intro
25% | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- PUBLIC HEALTH AND WORKPLACE SAFETY ACT - Repeals the exemption granted to pari mutual facilities and casinos from the smoke free workplace requirement and provides for a one time appropriate of $1,000,000 to inform patrons of the...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-03
[Hearing: May 9]
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H7547 | Intro
25% | HUMAN SERVICES -- RHODE ISLAND CHILD CARE FOR ALL ACT - Establishes the Rhode Island Child Care for All Act which would provide high quality and affordable child care to families throughout the state.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-03
[Hearing: May 9]
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H7606 | Engross
50% | INSURANCE -- CASUALTY INSURANCE RATING - Prevents insurance companies from treating widowed persons differently than married persons when establishing or maintaining an insured's rate or classification respecting the operation of a personal motor veh...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-03
[Hearing: May 7]
To Senate Commerce Committee |
| RI | H7736 | Intro
25% | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- ALCOHOLISM - Requires the dept of behavioral healthcare/developmental disabilities/hospitals to coordinate with the DOH to propose revisions to chapter 1.10 and 10.1 of title 23, including updates and revisions of statutory langu...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-03
Placed on House Calendar (05/07/2024) |
| RI | H8049 | Intro
25% | This act serves as the enabling act required by § 16-7-44 of the general laws in order for the principal and interest on bonds issued in support of school housing projects to be eligible for state housing aid reimbursement.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-03
Placed on House Calendar (05/07/2024) |
| RI | H8050 | Intro
25% | Authorizes Providence to issue not more than $400,000,000 general obligation bonds & notes to finance the construction, related demolition, renovation, improvement, alteration, repair, landscaping, furnishing and equipping of schools throughout the c...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-03
Placed on House Calendar (05/07/2024) |
| RI | H8203 | Intro
25% | INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES - Authorizes emergency medical service agencies to transport individuals to alternative facilities for treatment and permits licensed providers for mental health disorders to treat patients within...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-03
[Hearing: May 9]
To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | H8245 | Intro
25% | HUMAN SERVICES -- MEDICAL ASSISTANCE - Provides that licensed independent clinical social workers be able to enroll and bill Medicaid directly for covered services provided to adults with Medicaid fee-for-service coverage.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-03
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H7125 | Intro
25% | MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF LICENSES -- VIOLATIONS - Eliminates the requirement of paying reinstatement fees to restore a person's right to drive.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-02
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H7338 | Intro
25% | TAXATION -- PERSONAL INCOME TAX - Creates an additional Rhode Island personal income surtax of 3% on taxable income over $1,000,000, with the existing three-bracket personal income tax structure remaining in place.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-02
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H7495 | Intro
25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- 2025 BATTERY-POWERED LEAF BLOWER PILOT REBATE AND EDUCATION PROGRAM - Establishes a new chapter for the 2024 Battery Powered Leaf Blower Pilot Rebate and Education Program.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-02
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H7713 | Engross
50% | MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- ELECTRIC BICYCLES - Defines 3 classes of electric bicycles, authorizes the DEM to determine allowable uses of electric bicycles at properties under the department's jurisdiction, allows Class 1 electric bicycles to legally...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-02
House passed Sub A |
| RI | H7857 | Intro
25% | PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- STATE PURCHASES -- LEAD BY EXAMPLE ACT - Bans state purchases of plastic bottles and also requires state funds to be used to lease or purchase electric vehicles and renewable energy efficient technologies for use on state...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-02
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H7334 | Intro
25% | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH SERVICES FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS - Directs the executive office of health and human services to increase Medicaid rates for the Early Intervention and First Connections programs allow...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-01
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H7897 | Intro
25% | HUMAN SERVICES -- MEDICAL ASSISTANCE -- PRESCRIPTION DRUGS - Defines step therapy and prohibits certain groups and agreements from requiring prior authorization or a step therapy protocol when prescribing certain medications.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-01
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H8079 | Intro
25% | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- HEALTH PROFESSIONAL LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM - Increases the annual appropriation for the Health Professional Loan Repayment Program from one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) to one million dollars ($1,000,000).
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-01
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H8078 | Intro
25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- THE LADDERS TO LICENSURE PROGRAM - Implements a grant program to fund public or private partnerships that provide opportunities for healthcare paraprofessionals to pursue higher education degrees and health professiona...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-01
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H7036 | Intro
25% | EDUCATION -- THE EDUCATION EQUITY AND PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT - Establishes a new categorical funding category for civics education.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-30
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H7981 | Intro
25% | TOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES - Amends the provisions relative to permitted uses within residential, industrial and commercial zoning use districts.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-30
Committee recommended Substitute A be held for further study |
| RI | H7983 | Engross
50% | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- STATE BUILDING CODE - Amends various provisions relative to the duties of the state building commissioner and would establish a building code education and training unit to educate building officials and inspectors statewide.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-30
House passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment) |
| RI | H7903 | Intro
25% | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- THE MEDICAL PRIMARY CARE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM - Establishes the medical primary care scholarship program to be administered by the commissioner of postsecondary education.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-27
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H7257 | Intro
25% | TAXATION -- REAL ESTATE CONVEYANCE TAX - Increases conveyance tax for residential properties sold above $2,000,000 to a rate of $3.30 per $500, to be collected for RI housing for elderly affordable housing development. Provides and exemption to any e...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-23
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H8170 | Intro
25% | BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- CONTRACTORS' REGISTRATION AND LICENSING BOARD - Requires all applicants who seek to register as a contractor to produce a legible copy of a valid government issued identification.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-23
To House Corporations Committee |
| RI | H7561 | Engross
50% | EDUCATION -- CURRICULUM - Enables cities and towns to enact enabling legislation authorizing a partner program to assist students with an IEP for specially designed physical education classes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-16
To Senate Education Committee |
| RI | H8178 | Intro
25% | LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- EQUAL OPPORTUNITY AND AFFIRMATIVE ACTION - Redefines the groups included in "minority community-based organizations" for purposes of them making recommendations for appointments to state boards, commissions, public author...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-12
To House State Government & Elections Committee |
| RI | H8173 | Intro
25% | PROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT - Permits other residents of residential dwelling unit to extend term of rental agreement for 3 months after death of lessee, however it would not permit temporary tenant to permanent tenancy or rental ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-12
To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H7720 | Intro
25% | INSURANCE -- PHARMACY FREEDOM OF CHOICE -- FAIR COMPETITION AND PRACTICES - Ensures that independent pharmacies are protected from pharmacy benefit discrimination toward non-affiliated pharmacies and helps protect consumers' ability to choose local, ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-11
To House Corporations Committee |
| RI | H7716 | Intro
25% | INSURANCE -- HEALTH CARE ACCESSIBILITY AND QUALITY ASSURANCE ACT - Requires that healthcare entities and network plans, eff. 1/1/25, include provision in every contract with a provider of mental health/substance use disorders that rates paid pursuant...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-11
To House Corporations Committee |
| RI | H8070 | 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] | 2024-04-11
To House Corporations Committee |
| RI | H8143 | Intro
25% | BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- PHARMACIES - Restricts audits of pharmacists conducted by insurers and their intermediaries, limiting audits to 1 per year unless fraud or misrepresentation is reasonably suspected. The Rhode Island attorney would have t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-11
To House Corporations Committee |
| RI | 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 |
| RI | H7685 | Intro
25% | WATERS AND NAVIGATION -- OIL SPILL PREVENTION, ADMINISTRATION AND RESPONSE FUND - Provides funds to support Executive Climate Change Coordinating Council to reduce climate emissions.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-10
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H7684 | Intro
25% | TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION - Exempts urban and small farmers from sales taxes, real, tangible and personal property taxes and income taxes. It also defines urban and small farmers and urban farmland.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-10
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | 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 |
| RI | 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 |
| RI | H7859 | Intro
25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- MOTOR VEHICLES OWNED BY A GOVERNMENTAL BODY - Requires that any government owned vehicle that is to be replaced, be replaced with a zero-emission vehicle, defined as a vehicle which produces no emissions from the on-bo...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-10
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H7856 | Intro
25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- COMPOSTING AND ORGANIC WASTE DIVERSION - Establishes Compost Fund to award grants related to reducing the amount of solid waste generated in the state.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-10
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | 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 |
| RI | H7734 | Engross
50% | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- DENSE BREAST NOTIFICATION AND EDUCATION - Amends the notice requirement to patients to follow the mandated FDA national reporting standards
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-05
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| RI | H7023 | Intro
25% | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- EXTENDED PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY FOR PACKAGING - Reduces equitable relationships between packaging producers and local governments and communities by establishing the Package Reduction and Recycling Program.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-04
To House Environment and Natural Resources Committee |
| RI | H7096 | Intro
25% | DELINQUENT AND DEPENDENT CHILDREN -- PROCEEDINGS IN FAMILY COURT - Prohibits any questioning of a juvenile who is suspected of delinquent or criminal behavior, unless the parent of guardian of the juvenile is present, or unless an attorney is present...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-04
To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H7218 | Intro
25% | DELINQUENT AND DEPENDENT CHILDREN -- PROCEEDINGS IN FAMILY COURT - Removes the requirement that individual of sixteen (16) years of age or older and found delinquent of two (2) offenses would be automatically certified and afforded a jury trial.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-04
To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H7642 | Intro
25% | DELINQUENT AND DEPENDENT CHILDREN -- PROCEEDINGS IN FAMILY COURT - Prohibit the family court from detaining any juvenile or committing any juvenile, under the age of 14 years, to the training school, for any offense other than murder, first degree se...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-04
To House Judiciary 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] | 2024-04-04
To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H7783 | Intro
25% | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- PESTICIDE CONTROL - Precludes the use of second generation anticoagulant rodenticide products which contain brodifacoum, bromadiolone, difenacoum, or difethialone, except in certain circumstances.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-04
To House Environment and Natural Resources Committee |
| RI | H7239 | Engross
50% | PROBATE PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE -- LIMITED GUARDIANSHIP AND GUARDIANSHIP OF ADULTS - Provides that supported decision-making pursuant to chapter 66.13 of title 42 be added to the Limited Guardianship and Guardianship of Adults forms section as one of ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-03
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H7328 | Engross
50% | ELECTIONS -- CONDUCT OF ELECTION AND VOTING EQUIPMENT, AND SUPPLIES - Includes the general assembly elections within the category of elections subject to the risk-limiting audits within the jurisdiction of the board of elections.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-03
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H7535 | Engross
50% | TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION - Exempts from taxation the real and tangible personal property of the Providence Preservation Society.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-03
To Senate Finance Committee |
