| RI | S2187 | Intro
25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- TOURISM AND DEVELOPMENT - Allows the department of business regulation to create an assigned registration number for any short-term rental property listed for rent on a third-party hosting platform.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-19
[Hearing: Apr 25]
To Senate Housing and Municipal Government Committee |
| RI | S2411 | Intro
25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- TOURISM AND DEVELOPMENT - Removes the municipal preemption on prohibiting the offering of residential units for tourist or transient use through a hosting platform.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-19
[Hearing: Apr 25]
To Senate Housing and Municipal Government Committee |
| RI | S2569 | Intro
25% | EDUCATION -- FOUNDATION LEVEL SCHOOL SUPPORT [SEE TITLE 16 CHAPTER 97 -- THE RHODE ISLAND BOARD OF EDUCATION ACT - Changes the formula to determine the state's share of educational cost by adding 3 new variables to the formula.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-19
[Hearing: Apr 23]
To Senate Finance Committee |
| RI | S2743 | Intro
25% | EDUCATION -- CERTIFICATION OF TEACHERS - Extends teacher certifications without fee or penalty for three (3) or five (5) years for teachers who hold certifications as of July 1, 2024.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-19
[Hearing: Apr 24]
To Senate Education Committee |
| RI | S2878 | Engross
50% | TOWNS AND CITIES -- GENERAL POWERS - Authorizes the town of Cumberland to require the registration of certain business entities not registered with the secretary of state that are situated in Cumberland.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-19
Placed on House Calendar (04/24/2024) |
| 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] | 2024-04-16
To Senate Education Committee |
| RI | S2982 | Intro
25% | INSURANCE -- LIFE INSURANCE POLICIES AND RESERVES - Replaces the term "the drug naloxone" with the term "opioid antagonist" in chapters regulating life insurance policies and group life insurance policies.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-16
To Senate Commerce Committee |
| RI | S2214 | Intro
25% | BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- FACILITATING BUSINESS RAPID RESPONSE TO STATE DECLARED DISASTER ACT OF 2024 - Exempts out-of-state businesses and their employees performing services, during declared state or federal disasters or emergencies, from state...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-11
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S2751 | Intro
25% | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- LICENSING OF HEALTHCARE FACILITIES - Amends Article 9 of the state budget and various provisions relative to hospital licensing fees, would redefine base year for purposes of calculating disproportionate share payments for fiscal...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-11
Committee continued |
| RI | S2822 | Intro
25% | HIGHWAYS -- SCENIC HIGHWAYS - Amends the composition of the scenic roadways board reducing the number of members from eleven (11) to nine (9).
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-11
To Senate Housing and Municipal Government Committee |
| RI | S2888 | Intro
25% | COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- AUTOMATED DECISION TOOLS - Requires companies that develop or deploy high-risk AI systems to conduct impact assessments and adopt risk management programs, would apply to both developers and deployer...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-11
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S2981 | Pass | Senate Resolution Reaffirming The Friendship Between The State Of Rhode Island And Taiwan While Supporting Enhanced Bilateral Relations With Taiwan And Taiwan's Participation In The International Community
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-11
Senate read and passed |
| RI | 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 |
| RI | 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 |
| RI | S2613 | Intro
25% | BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- BOARD OF MEDICAL LICENSURE AND DISCIPLINE -- PROMPT PROCESSING OF INSURANCE CLAIMS - Prohibits a health insurer from denying a claim for any medical bill based on sole reasoning that the bill may arise from a motor vehic...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-04
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| RI | S2147 | Intro
25% | Joint Resolution To Approve, Publish And Submit To The Electors A Proposition Of Amendment To The Constitution -- Right To An Adequate Education (amends The Constitution To Guarantee Rhode Island Residents With Equal Opportunity To Receive An Educati...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-03
To Senate Education Committee |
| RI | S2557 | 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] | 2024-04-02
Committee continued |
| RI | S2798 | Intro
25% | INSURANCE -- PRODUCER LICENSING ACT - Amends provisions re insurance producer appointments and clarifies language re insurance claims adjusters. Amends the RI life & health guarantee assoc act. Adds insurance data security and pet insurance acts and ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-02
To Senate Commerce Committee |
| RI | S2943 | Pass | Senate Resolution Expressing Deepest Sympathy On The Untimely Passing Of Benjamin M. Kellogg
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-02
Senate read and passed |
| RI | S2926 | Pass | Senate Resolution Celebrating And Supporting The 5th Anniversary Of 401gives, Rhode Island's Statewide Day Of Giving On April 1, 2024
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-28
Senate read and passed |
| RI | S2927 | Pass | Senate Resolution Congratulating The Winners Of The 12th Annual Prostart® High School Competition
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-28
Senate read and passed |
| RI | S2078 | Intro
25% | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- DISCLOSURE OF PRICES -- MEDICAL FACILITY ITEMS - Provides a procedure requiring that healthcare facilities maintain a list with all standard charges for all Medical facility items.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-19
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| RI | S2501 | Intro
25% | BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- LAND SURVEYORS - Grants a right of entry for professional land surveyors to enter upon or cross any lands, air space or water resources necessary to perform surveying services except public utility and/or wastewater trea...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-19
To Senate Commerce Committee |
| RI | S2793 | Pass | Senate Resolution Commemorating The Celebration Of St. Joseph's Day
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-19
Senate read and passed |
| RI | S2089 | Intro
25% | TOWNS AND CITIES -- LOW AND MODERATE INCOME HOUSING - Amends the definition of "low and moderate income housing" to include housing secured by a federal government voucher or subsidy.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-14
To Senate Housing and Municipal Government Committee |
| RI | S2210 | Intro
25% | INSURANCE -- UNFAIR CLAIMS SETTLEMENT PRACTICES ACT - Clarifies the definitions of unfair claims practices pertaining to insurers with regard to appraisals and total losses and corrects a citation regarding salvage and reconstructed titles.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-14
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S2787 | Pass | Senate Resolution Celebrating March Of 2024, As "national Social Work Month" In The State Of Rhode Island
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-14
Senate read and passed |
| RI | S2270 | Intro
25% | 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...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-12
To Senate Commerce Committee |
| RI | S2488 | Pass | Senate Resolution Expressing Condolences On The Passing Of Thomas J. Evans
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-07
Senate read and passed |
| RI | S2731 | Pass | Senate Resolution Honoring Rhode Island Girls High School And Middle School Wrestling Participants
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-07
Senate read and passed |
| RI | S2582 | Intro
25% | TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES - Authorizes reassessment of taxes on new construction from the date of issuance of the certificate of occupancy or the date it is first used, whichever is the earlier.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-01
To Senate Finance Committee |
| RI | S2583 | Intro
25% | TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES - Provides that the city of Woonsocket not be required to accept additional residential properties subject to the alternative tax assessment due to its stock of affordable housing meeting the 10% housing...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-01
To Senate Finance Committee |
| RI | S2498 | Intro
25% | Senate Resolution Proclaiming April 25, 2024, To Be "parental Alienation Awareness Day" In The State Of Rhode Island
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-01
Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar |
| RI | S2567 | Intro
25% | TOWNS AND CITIES -- STATE AID - Requires an appropriation of an additional five percent (5%) of the assessed value of all low-income housing as part of the payment in lieu of taxes program to the municipality where the property is located beginning i...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-01
To Senate Finance Committee |
| RI | S2580 | Intro
25% | EDUCATION -- TEACHERS' RETIREMENT - Allows for a one-time two percent (2%) supplemental cost of living adjustment for plan year 2025 to the public pension benefits administered by the ERSRI, and allows for those benefits to be deducted from the taxpa...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-01
To Senate Finance Committee |
| RI | S2601 | Intro
25% | EDUCATION -- THE EDUCATION EQUITY AND PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT - Amends the method for the calculation of the permanent foundation education aid to school districts, and would make an adjustment based upon students residing in qualified low-income hou...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-01
To Senate Finance Committee |
| RI | S2568 | Intro
25% | TAXATION -- PERSONAL INCOME TAX - Excludes all overtime earned by an individual from adjusted gross income for tax years 2025 and 2026 and defines overtime as payment of at least 1½ times the rate of regular pay for hours worked over the standard fo...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-01
To Senate Finance Committee |
| RI | S2562 | Intro
25% | TOWNS AND CITIES -- AWARD OF MUNICIPAL CONTRACTS - Increases the maximum state and municipal small purchase limits from $10,000 to $25,000 for construction projects and from $5,000 to $10,000 for all other state and municipal purchases.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-01
To Senate Finance Committee |
| RI | S2497 | Pass | Senate Resolution Extending Deepest Condolences On The Passing Of The Honorable Frank Lombardo, Iii
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-29
Senate read and passed |
| RI | S2034 | Pass | THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY -- PERMANENT JOINT COMMITTEE ON NAMING ALL NEW BUILDINGS, BRIDGES, EDIFICES AND OTHER STATE CONSTRUCTIONS-BILL REYNOLDS MEDIA WORK ROOM - Designates the media room at the Amica Mutual Pavilion as the "Bill Reynolds Media Work Roo...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-16
Signed by Governor |
| RI | S2494 | Pass | Senate Resolution Extending Deepest Condolences On The Passing Of Katelyn Mccanna Vieira
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-15
Senate read and passed |
| RI | S2349 | Intro
25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- RHODE ISLAND HOUSING AND MORTGAGE FINANCE CORPORATION - Establishes a revolving fund to assist first-time home buyers and veterans to purchase a home in Rhode Island by issuing grants of up to forty thousand dollars ($...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-12
To Senate Finance Committee |
| RI | S2260 | Pass | Senate Resolution Expressing Condolences On The Passing Of The Honorable Grace Frances Klinger
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-08
Senate read and passed |
| RI | S2162 | Intro
25% | EDUCATION -- THE EDUCATION EQUITY AND PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT - Amend the calculation of state funding provided to local education agencies for special education services.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-24
To Senate Finance Committee |
| RI | S2196 | Intro
25% | COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- JUDGMENTS, ORDERS, AND DECREES - Amends calculations of interest in civil actions a rate determined by average accepted auction price for last auction of 52 week U.S. treasury bills.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-24
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S2212 | Intro
25% | COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- THIRD-PARTY LITIGATION FINANCING CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT - Comprehensively regulates the practices of third-party litigation financers in Rhode Island.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-24
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S2134 | Intro
25% | TAXATION -- SALES AND USE TAXES -- LIABILITY AND COMPUTATION - Exempts from sales tax the trade-in values of motorcycles as well the proceeds received as a result of an unrecovered stolen or total loss of a motorcycle.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-12
To Senate Finance Committee |
| RI | S2052 | Intro
25% | TAXATION -- BUSINESS CORPORATION TAX - Repeals the corporation minimum tax.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-12
To Senate Finance Committee |
| RI | S2068 | Intro
25% | TAXATION -- SALES AND USE TAXES -- LIABILITY AND COMPUTATION - Exempts the trade-in value of pickup trucks weighing fourteen thousand pounds (14,000 lbs.) or less from sales and use tax.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-12
To Senate Finance Committee |
