Condition: {Session Year: 2024} {Bill Range: 2400-2600}
BY DiPalma, Ciccone, Valverde, Lauria, Miller, Lawson
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- WHOLESALE PRESCRIPTION DRUG IMPORTATION PROGRAM (Establishes the Wholesale Prescription Drug Importation Program for the importation of wholesale prescription drugs from Canada to provide savings to Rhode Island consumers.)
{LC4053/1}
02/12/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Health and Human Services
05/02/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
05/21/2024 Committee recommends passage
05/28/2024 Senate read and passed
05/29/2024 Referred to House Health & Human Services
BY DiPalma, Miller
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES (Requires insurance coverage for all services provided by a pharmacist provided coverage of such services would have been covered if provided by a physician, advanced practice nurse, or physician assistant.)
{LC4447/1}
02/12/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Health and Human Services
05/02/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Senate Resolution No.
2402BY Ujifusa, Valverde, Murray, Lauria, Bell, Acosta, DiMario, Miller, Mack, Zurier
ENTITLED, SENATE RESOLUTION RESPECTFULLY URGING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO PROTECT PATIENTS AND TRADITIONAL MEDICARE FROM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE
{LC4902/1}
02/12/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Health and Human Services
03/12/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Ujifusa, DiMario, Lauria, Valverde, DiPalma, Murray, Mack, Lawson, Sosnowski, Ciccone
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES -- PHYSICAL THERAPY COPAY (Limits copays, coinsurance or office deductibles for services of a physical therapist to the amount authorized for the services of a primary care physician or osteopath on or after January 1, 2025.)
{LC4782/1}
02/12/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Health and Human Services
04/04/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Miller
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO 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.)
{LC4853/1}
02/12/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Health and Human Services
05/09/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
06/06/2024 Committee recommends passage
06/11/2024 Senate read and passed
BY Mack, Gu, Murray, Kallman, Valverde, Bissaillon, Acosta, Lawson, DiMario, Ujifusa
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO MILITARY AFFAIRS AND DEFENSE -- EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT (Provides for code blue and code red alerts to trigger certain procedures municipalities must follow during extreme heat or cold to help at-risk individuals with shelter.)
{LC4489/1}
02/12/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government
05/02/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Raptakis
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- REAL ESTATE APPRAISER CERTIFICATION ACT (Requires real estate appraisers to include paid in full solar panels in the appraisal of any real estate along with a disclosure statement covering the past twenty-four (24) months of invoicing for net metering.)
{LC3397/1}
02/12/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government
04/04/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Bell, Bissaillon, Murray, Cano, Kallman, Valverde, Mack, Ujifusa, Gu, Lawson
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT (Permits those other residents of a residential dwelling unit to extend the term of the rental agreement for a period not to exceed three (3) months after the death of the lessee.)
{LC3575/A/1}
02/12/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government
04/04/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
05/30/2024 Committee recommends passage
06/04/2024 Senate read and passed
06/05/2024 Referred to House Judiciary
06/11/2024 Proposed Substitute
06/12/2024 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
06/13/2024 House passed Sub A
06/13/2024 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence
06/20/2024 Transmitted to Governor
06/28/2024 Effective without Governor's signature
BY Bell, Murray, Kallman
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES--PROMOTION OF NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTER AND SMART GROWTH (Amends several sections of chapter 24 of title 45, entitled "zoning ordinances," also known as the "Rhode Island zoning enabling act of 1991," with the intent of preserving neighborhood character and promoting smart growth.)
{LC4210/1}
02/12/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government
05/16/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Bell, Kallman, Valverde, Ujifusa, Gu
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- STATE BUILDING CODE -- RHODE ISLAND INCLUSIVE HOME DESIGN ACT (Establishes a new article in the state building code that provides that certain new housing construction contain at least one floor that meets the requirements for a Type C "ANSI'' Standards for Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities.)
{LC3573/1}
02/12/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government
05/16/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY LaMountain, Burke, Bissaillon
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- TOURISM AND DEVELOPMENT (Requires hosting platforms offering short-term rental of residential property for tourist or transient use to disclose on listings the current, valid registration number and its expiration date.)
{LC4304/A/1}
02/12/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government
04/25/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
06/07/2024 Proposed Substitute
06/10/2024 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
06/13/2024 Senate passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment)
06/14/2024 House passed Sub A as amended in concurrence
06/20/2024 Transmitted to Governor
06/28/2024 Effective without Governor's signature
BY Gu, Kallman, Mack, Euer, Valverde, Zurier, Burke, Lawson, Picard, DiPalma
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO 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.)
{LC3671/1}
02/12/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government
04/25/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Raptakis, Rogers, DiMario, Lombardi, LaMountain, Murray, Valverde, McKenney
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO WATERS AND NAVIGATION -- DAM PERMITS (Renames 46-19.1, allows existing docks on ponds with 1400 normal storage feet of water per DEM, allows property owner to commence work on property without pond owner authorization.)
{LC3407/1}
02/12/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government
03/15/2024 Committee transferred to Senate Environment & Agriculture
03/27/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Mack, Kallman, Gu, Murray, Valverde
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- BED BUGS IN RESIDENTIAL PREMISES ACT (Spells out the responsibilities of both the landlord and tenant with respect to the inspection and treatment of bed bugs in residential premises.)
{LC3780/1}
02/12/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government
04/04/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Euer
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO WATERS AND NAVIGATION -- WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (Allows the commissioners of the water and sewer commission for the town of Jamestown to limit its public water system's obligation to supply water only within designated and described area as opposed to the entire land area of the town.)
{LC4483/1}
02/12/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government
04/25/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
06/04/2024 Committee recommends passage
06/06/2024 Senate read and passed
06/07/2024 Referred to House Municipal Government & Housing
BY DiPalma, Felag
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PARKS AND RECREATIONAL AREAS -- GENERAL PROVISIONS (Authorizes the department of environmental management to allow and promote passive recreation and enter into leases for agricultural use within certain boundaries designated as the land of Sapowet Marsh Management Area.)
{LC4655/A/1}
02/12/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government
03/28/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
06/10/2024 Proposed Substitute
06/11/2024 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
06/13/2024 Senate passed Sub A
06/13/2024 House passed Sub A in concurrence
06/21/2024 Transmitted to Governor
Senate Resolution No.
2416BY Mack, Valverde, Acosta, Euer, Bell, McKenney
ENTITLED, SENATE RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY THE IMPACT AND POTENTIAL ECONOMIC BENEFITS OF BAIL REFORMS ON BLACK RHODE ISLANDERS AND THE STATE (Creates an eleven (11) member commission to study the impact and potential economic benefits of bail reforms on Black Rhode Islanders and the State, and would report back by February 5, 2025, and expire on April 5, 2025.)
{LC3790/1}
02/12/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
04/23/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Mack, Euer, Gu, Bell
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT (Creates a tenant bill of rights to the right to counsel, the right to habitability, the right to organize free, the right to be free from discrimination, the right to first refusal if the landlord decides to sell the property, and right to renew lease.)
{LC3824/1}
02/12/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
03/15/2024 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
04/26/2024 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
Chapter 323
(Secretary of State)
BY Raptakis, Tikoian, Burke, McKenney, Lombardi, Sosnowski, DiPalma, Britto, Ciccone, LaMountain
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- REGISTRATION OF VOTERS (Allows non-affiliated party voters to vote in party primaries, without becoming an affiliated party voter.)
{LC3345/A/1}
02/12/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
03/07/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
06/03/2024 Proposed Substitute
06/04/2024 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
06/06/2024 Senate passed Sub A
06/11/2024 House passed Sub A in concurrence
06/21/2024 Transmitted to Governor
06/25/2024 Signed by Governor
BY Morgan, Rogers, de la Cruz, Raptakis
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- CHILDREN (Criminalizes the knowing and intentional failure of a physician, nurse, or other licensed medical person to provide reasonable medical care and treatment to an infant born alive as a felony.)
{LC3709/1}
02/12/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
BY Morgan, DeLuca, Rogers, de la Cruz
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- BORN-ALIVE INFANT PROTECTION ACT (Provides equal Medicare for infants born-alive as a result of abortion procedure/natural delivery with violations subject to criminal penalties for medical personnel/loss of license/civil action for damages.)
{LC3716/1}
02/12/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
BY Morgan, DeLuca, Raptakis
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- MAIL BALLOTS (Requires that only the mail ballot voter/spouse/court appointed guardian/cohabitant/or adult person related to the voter by blood or marriage, be allowed to physically mail the voted mail ballot.)
{LC3718/1}
02/12/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
03/07/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Burke, LaMountain, McKenney, Tikoian
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- CHILDREN (Amends the statute punishing child pornography by replacing the term "child pornography" with the term "child sexual abuse material.")
{LC4897/1}
02/12/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
05/07/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Morgan, Paolino, DeLuca, de la Cruz, Rogers, Raptakis
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- MEDICAL ETHICS DEFENSE ACT (Establishes the right of a medical practitioner, healthcare institution, or healthcare payer not to participate in or pay for any medical procedure or service this violates their conscience.)
{LC3708/1}
02/12/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
03/05/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Morgan, DeLuca, Rogers, Paolino, de la Cruz, Ciccone, Raptakis, Lombardi
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - PARENTS BILL OF RIGHTS ACT (Provides for a parents' bill of rights related to the health, education and welfare of their minor children.)
{LC3722/1}
02/12/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
BY Lawson, Pearson, DiMario, Euer, Miller, Mack, Lauria, Cano
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- PRIMARIES FOR ELECTION OF DELEGATES TO NATIONAL CONVENTIONS AND FOR PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE (Spells out rules and regulations for the presidential preference primary elections, and would also provide rules for ranked choice voting tabulation, and results reporting by the secretary of state.)
{LC4549/1}
02/12/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
03/07/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Felag, DiPalma
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- OPEN MEETINGS (Allows school committees to add item(s) not appearing in published notice to their agendas for purposes of discussion only if the revised agenda is filed with the secretary of state and posted on district website at least 48 hrs in advance of the meeting.)
{LC3883/1}
02/12/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
03/28/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Zurier, DiPalma, Pearson, Gallo
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- 2024 REAPPOINTMENT OF PERSONS SERVING IN POSITIONS REQUIRING ADVICE AND CONSENT ACT (Directs the governor to annually provide the senate with names of appointees to boards whose terms are expiring and who require advice and consent of the senate.)
{LC4406/1}
02/12/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
03/21/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Ciccone, Lombardi, Tikoian, LaMountain, Burke
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- RETIREMENT SYSTEM -- CONTRIBUTIONS AND BENEFITS (Provides that any benefit that a beneficiary is entitled to shall be exempt from lien, attachment or garnishment and would not be transferable or assignable and provides provisions for disclaiming any such benefit.)
{LC4997/1}
02/12/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
03/14/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY McKenney, Gallo, Euer, Mack, Miller
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- OBSCENE AND OBJECTIONABLE PUBLICATIONS AND SHOWS (Establishes, as an affirmative defense to the crimes of circulating obscene publications or shows and selling or exhibiting obscene publications to minors, the person’s employment status as an employee of a school, museum, or library.)
{LC4484/A/1}
02/12/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
04/30/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
06/05/2024 Proposed Substitute
06/06/2024 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
06/11/2024 Senate passed Sub A
BY Morgan, Raptakis, Paolino, DeLuca, de la Cruz, Quezada, Ciccone, Lombardi
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1990 (Defines "anti-Semitism" for the state human affairs commission to use while investigating and working to resolve complaints of discrimination and for the commission against prejudice and bias to use in defining hate crimes.)
{LC3724/1}
02/12/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
Senate Resolution No.
2431BY Bell, Murray, Mack, Pearson, Kallman, Bissaillon, Valverde, Cano, Ujifusa, Gu
ENTITLED, JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE, PUBLISH AND SUBMIT TO THE ELECTORS A PROPOSITION OF AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE -- SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER IDENTITY DISCRIMINATION (This joint resolution proposes an amendment to the State Constitution, Article I, section 2, that would prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity.)
{LC4218/1}
02/12/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
BY Bell
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- THEFT, EMBEZZLEMENT, FALSE PRETENSES, AND MISAPPROPRIATION (Provides for tiered and reduced penalties for the offenses of larceny, and shoplifting, classifies certain shoplifting offenses as petty misdemeanors and repeals habitual offender provisions.)
{LC3571/1}
02/12/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
04/04/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Bell, Kallman
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- ACTIONS BY AND AGAINST TOWNS (Requires a municipality to disclose on their official website the specific issues, details and costs of any legal action of which the town or city is a named defendant.)
{LC3570/1}
02/12/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
03/21/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Raptakis, Tikoian, Burke, Lombardi, Paolino, Morgan
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- DISORDERLY CONDUCT--UNLAWFUL INTERFERENCE WITH TRAFFIC (Criminalizes and sets mandatory minimum sentences for the unlawful interference with traffic upon the federal and state highways of this state.)
{LC3750/1}
02/12/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
BY Bissaillon, Lombardi, Euer
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO 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 during the custodial interrogation of a juvenile.)
{LC4807/1}
02/12/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
03/22/2024 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
04/23/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY LaMountain, Burke, Bissaillon, Euer
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- RHODE ISLAND NONCOMPETITION AGREEMENT ACT (Prohibits noncompete agreements except for noncompete agreements between a seller and buyer of a business; creates civil action for an employer for the violation of an agreement by employee regarding disclosure or wrongful utilization of trade secrets.)
{LC3988/A/1}
02/12/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
03/19/2024 Committee recommends passage
03/28/2024 Senate read and passed
03/29/2024 Referred to House Labor
06/09/2024 Scheduled for consideration
06/10/2024 Proposed Substitute
06/12/2024 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
06/13/2024 House passed Sub A
06/13/2024 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence
06/20/2024 Transmitted to Governor
06/26/2024 Vetoed by Governor
BY LaMountain, Bissaillon, Burke
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT (Amends the statutory penalties for a second and third possession of marijuana offense to conform to the penalties promulgated in the Rhode Island cannabis act.)
{LC3992/1}
02/12/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
04/30/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Kallman, Mack, Bell, Sosnowski, Murray, Valverde, Miller
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY (Limits the use of certain criminal records and credit history reports in denying housing to prospective applicants, and provides for fines for failure to comply, and requires notices of denials to be sent to the prospective tenants.)
{LC3823/1}
02/12/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
03/19/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Kallman, Mack, Bell, Sosnowski, Valverde, Murray, Miller
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- SENTENCE AND EXECUTION (Requires the courts to consider the parental status of the defendant at the time of sentencing and allows the defendant to present a family impact statement, including testimony, videos and documents relative to their parental status.)
{LC3512/1}
02/12/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
04/02/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Gallo, Lawson, Pearson, Ciccone, Murray, DiPalma, Bissaillon, Britto, Lauria, Valverde
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- MOTOR VEHICLE REPLACEMENT PARTS (Prohibits insurance companies from refusing to use after market parts that are greater than 48 months and less than 72 months from the date of manufacture, provided the repairer has written consent from the owner of the vehicle.)
{LC4567/1}
02/12/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
03/14/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
04/30/2024 Committee recommends passage
05/07/2024 Senate passed as amended (floor amendment)
05/08/2024 Referred to House Corporations
05/29/2024 Committee recommends passage as amended in concurrence
06/13/2024 House passed as amended in concurrence
06/20/2024 Transmitted to Governor
06/28/2024 Effective without Governor's signature
BY Murray, Mack
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- COMMERCIAL SEXUAL ACTIVITY (Under certain circumstances, provides immunity from arrest and prosecution for prostitution, procurement of sexual conduct for a fee, loitering for prostitution and soliciting from motor vehicles for indecent purposes.)
{LC4493/1}
02/12/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
04/04/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Murray, Mack, LaMountain, Lauria, Lombardi, Bissaillon
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- PREVENTION AND SUPPRESSION OF CONTAGIOUS DISEASES -- HIV/AIDS (Repeals the required HIV testing for an individual convicted under chapter 34.1 of title 11 and allows the option for HIV testing for any person convicted under this chapter.)
{LC4492/A/1}
02/12/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
04/04/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
05/08/2024 Proposed Substitute
05/09/2024 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
05/16/2024 Senate passed Sub A
05/17/2024 Referred to House Judiciary
Senate Resolution No.
2443BY Zurier, Lombardi, Cano, Acosta
ENTITLED, JOINT RESOLUTION JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE AND PUBLISH AND SUBMIT TO THE ELECTORS A PROPOSITION OF AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION -- REMOVING PROVISIONS PROVIDING FOR ELECTION BY PLURALITY (This Joint Resolution would propose to the voters of the state a constitutional amendment which would remove from the Constitution the provision of Article IV, Section 2, that provide for election by plurality.)
{LC3435/1}
02/12/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
03/07/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Zurier, Ciccone, DiPalma
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CITIES AND TOWNS -- COUNCILS AND GOVERNING BODIES (Provides that the Interlocal Risk Management trust would be subject to the department of business regulation and the attorney general conducting investigations of trust practices in the areas of health insurance and workers' compensation insurance.)
{LC4480/1}
02/12/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
03/15/2024 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
Senate Resolution No.
2445BY Raptakis, Sosnowski, Lombardi, Murray, de la Cruz, Paolino, Morgan, Burke, Tikoian, McKenney
ENTITLED, JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE AND PUBLISH AND SUBMIT TO THE ELECTORS A PROPOSITION OF AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE -- REFERENDUM ON LINE ITEM VETO (This proposed amendment to the Constitution would provide the governor with a line item veto on the budget and other bills for the appropriation of money.)
{LC3391/1}
02/12/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
03/21/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Tikoian, Burke, McKenney, Bissaillon, DiMario, Euer, Lauria, LaMountain, Quezada
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS (Defines "crime gun" and requires law enforcement to submit crime gun or 2 fired cartridge cases seized to state crime laboratory or the BATF for testing and tracing and also requires 2 test-fired cartridge cases to be entered into NIBIN.)
{LC4537/1}
02/12/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
03/12/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Chapter 049
(Secretary of State)
BY McKenney, Lawson, Acosta, Cano, Gallo
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- STATEWIDE REFERENDA ELECTIONS (Amends certain election statutes to require ballot questions be written in plain language reasonably calculated to be understood by persons with an eighth-grade reading level.)
{LC4531/1}
02/12/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
03/07/2024 Committee recommends passage
03/14/2024 Senate read and passed
03/15/2024 Referred to House State Government & Elections
05/23/2024 Committee recommends passage in concurrence
05/30/2024 House passed in concurrence
05/30/2024 Transmitted to Governor
06/04/2024 Signed by Governor
BY Ciccone, Burke, Britto, Lombardi
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT (Modifies the summons for eviction for reasons other than nonpayment of rent with the district court, to add a certificate of service section, and provides the option to post the summons/complaint conspicuously on door of the defendant/tenant's dwelling.)
{LC4523/1}
02/12/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
03/19/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Ciccone, Burke, Britto, Bissaillon, Lombardi
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES GENERALLY (Adds the Providence Canteen vehicles to the authorized emergency vehicles equipped with a siren, whistle or bell.)
{LC4512/1}
02/12/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
BY Ciccone, Lombardi, Britto, Felag
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- SELF-SERVICE STORAGE FACILITIES (Amends notice requirements for self-storage facility before perfecting lien, to wit; 7 consecutive days of publication on a publicly accessible website or subsequent written notice to lessee, or publication once time in newspaper of general circulation.)
{LC4622/1}
02/12/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
03/14/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Ciccone, Burke, Britto, Lombardi
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS (Prohibits any city or town or licensing authority from charging more than forty dollars ($40.00) for any license or permit to carry a concealed weapon.)
{LC4511/1}
02/12/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
03/12/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Bissaillon, DiPalma, McKenney
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- QUASI-PUBLIC CORPORATIONS ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY ACT (Provides that compensation comparability studies of senior management, documents discussed at an open meeting, annual contracting reports, list of current salaries and positions, and all policies and procedures of public corporations be made public.)
{LC4604/1}
02/12/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
03/28/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Euer, DiPalma
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HIGHWAYS -- RHODE ISLAND TURNPIKE AND BRIDGE AUTHORITY (Extends the repayment period for toll violations, and requires the RI transit and bridge authority to notify frequent violators by certified mail that their driver's license may be in jeopardy for failure to pay toll violations.)
{LC4612/1}
02/12/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
04/25/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
05/30/2024 Committee recommends passage
06/04/2024 Senate read and passed
06/05/2024 Referred to House Finance
BY Bissaillon, Euer, Mack, Ciccone, Lombardi
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- EXPUNGEMENT OF CRIMINAL RECORDS (Permits those persons with felony convictions to have up to six misdemeanor offenses expunged from their criminal record.)
{LC4360/1}
02/12/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
04/02/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
04/25/2024 Committee recommends passage
05/02/2024 Senate read and passed
05/03/2024 Referred to House Judiciary
BY DiPalma, Ciccone, Felag, DiMario, Gallo, Murray
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES -- FOSTER PARENTS' BILL OF RIGHTS (Requires DCYF to prepare an annual report of all findings of suspected and/or verified violations of this chapter and share report on its website and to members of the general assembly.)
{LC4030/1}
02/12/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
03/21/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
(Secretary of State)
BY DiPalma, Felag, Ujifusa, Tikoian, Burke, Rogers, Zurier, Bissaillon, Gu, Britto
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- DECEPTIVE AND FRAUDULENT SYNTHETIC MEDIA IN ELECTION COMMUNICATIONS (Prohibits synthetic media within ninety (90) days of an election.)
{LC3781/1}
02/12/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
03/07/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Euer, Lombardi, Felag, McKenney, Burke, LaMountain, Tikoian, DiMario
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO 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 residing on a military installation located in Rhode Island.)
{LC4586/1}
02/12/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
03/26/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
04/30/2024 Committee recommends passage
05/07/2024 Senate read and passed
05/08/2024 Referred to House Judiciary
Chapter 096
BY DiMario, Burke, DiPalma, Lauria, Euer, Valverde, Murray, Miller, Tikoian, Bissaillon
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO 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.)
{LC4314/1}
02/12/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
03/07/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
05/28/2024 Committee recommends passage
06/04/2024 Senate read and passed
06/06/2024 House passed in concurrence
06/07/2024 Transmitted to Governor
06/12/2024 Signed by Governor
BY DiMario, Cano, Valverde, Murray, DiPalma, Lauria, Kallman, Acosta, Zurier
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- THE RHODE ISLAND WORKS PROGRAM (Removes the requirement that families consent to, and cooperate with the department of human services in establishing paternity and enforcing child and medical support orders as a condition of eligibility for childcare assistance.)
{LC4003/1}
02/12/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
03/21/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
04/25/2024 Committee recommends passage
05/02/2024 Senate read and passed
05/03/2024 Referred to House Finance
BY DiPalma, Britto, Zurier, Lombardi
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- CONDUCT OF ELECTION AND VOTING EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES (Requires a write-in candidate to file a declaration of intent with the same office at which the declaration of candidacy would be filed, and require similar residency requirements for write-in candidates that exists for declared candidates.)
{LC4310/1}
02/12/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
03/07/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY DiPalma, Felag, Tikoian, Gallo, Lawson
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- UNFAIR CLAIMS SETTLEMENT PRACTICES ACT (Defines a "consumer accessible fair market value" for a vehicle valuation figure.)
{LC3778/1}
02/12/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
03/14/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Acosta, Mack, Bissaillon, DiMario, Quezada, Euer, Lombardi, Ciccone, Felag, Pearson
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- SOLITARY CONFINEMENT REFORM ACT (Establishes the restrictive housing oversight committee ("committee") for the purpose of monitoring the use of restrictive housing (solitary confinement), as well as disciplinary and administrative confinement at the department of corrections.)
{LC4915/1}
02/12/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
BY McKenney, Euer, Pearson, DiPalma, Miller, Gallo
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- CODE OF ETHICS (Requires appointments to the Ethics Commission obtain the advice and consent of the senate.)
{LC4606/1}
02/12/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
03/21/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY de la Cruz, Quezada, DiPalma, Ciccone, Bell, Morgan
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- OPEN MEETINGS (Provides that public meetings involving collective bargaining agreements of school teachers shall be open to the public.)
{LC4892/1}
02/12/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Labor
04/10/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Ciccone, Lombardi, Britto, Tikoian, Burke, LaMountain
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- CORRECTIONS STAFFING (Establishes parameters for staffing of correctional officers.)
{LC4741/1}
02/12/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Labor
03/13/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Cano, Acosta, Mack, Bissaillon, DiPalma, Britto, Quezada, Bell, Valverde
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY -- MINORITY BUSINESS ENTERPRISE (Increases the minimum required awarded to minority business enterprises to 20% and of that, require a minimum of 10% be awarded to minority owned businesses and that a minimum of 10% be awarded to women owned businesses.)
{LC4773/1}
02/12/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Labor
03/27/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Cano, Lawson, Acosta, Mack, Britto, Bell, Valverde, Miller
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- RHODE ISLAND PARENTAL AND FAMILY MEDICAL LEAVE ACT (Increases the amount of parental or family leave available to an employee from thirteen (13) weeks to twenty-four (24) weeks in any two (2) calendar years.)
{LC4751/1}
02/12/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Labor
03/13/2024 Committee recommends passage
03/21/2024 Senate read and passed
03/22/2024 Referred to House Labor
BY Cano, Lawson, Acosta, Mack, Britto, Quezada, Bell, Valverde
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- MINORITY BUSINESS ENTERPRISE (Requires the department of administration to provide a list of certified minority and women-owned business enterprises to each prospective contractor of a construction project.)
{LC4767/1}
02/12/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Labor
03/27/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Chapter 331
BY Bissaillon, Britto
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- ELECTRICIANS (Amends the state's apprenticeship laws to make them more consistent with applicable federal regulations and makes said laws more comprehendible and consistent with each other.)
{LC5035/A/1}
02/12/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Labor
03/20/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
05/14/2024 Proposed Substitute
05/15/2024 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
05/23/2024 Senate passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment)
05/24/2024 Referred to House Labor
06/05/2024 Committee recommends passage of Sub A as amended in concurrence
06/10/2024 House passed Sub A as amended in concurrence
06/20/2024 Transmitted to Governor
06/25/2024 Signed by Governor
BY Quezada, Acosta, Kallman, Cano, Valverde, Euer, DiMario
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MINIMUM WAGES (Creates new definition for the term "employee", for purposes of wages, workers' compensation, temporary disability and unemployment insurance benefits, which deems a worker to be an employee, as opposed to an independent contractor.)
{LC4654/1}
02/12/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Labor
05/15/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Mack, Bissaillon, Acosta, Zurier, Gu, Kallman, Murray, McKenney, Bell, Valverde
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- CORRECTIONS DEPARTMENT (Increases the minimum wage amount for any person committed to the adult correctional institution from three dollars to five dollars a day for every day the person shall labor.)
{LC3832/1}
02/12/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Labor
03/13/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Chapter 198
BY McKenney, Ciccone, Burke, Lawson, Lombardi
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO 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 removes the requirement that the form be in writing.)
{LC4708/A/1}
02/12/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Labor
04/03/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
04/23/2024 Proposed Substitute
04/24/2024 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
04/30/2024 Senate passed Sub A
05/01/2024 Referred to House Labor
05/28/2024 Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence
06/04/2024 House passed Sub A in concurrence
06/12/2024 Transmitted to Governor
06/17/2024 Signed by Governor
BY Ciccone, Sosnowski, Lombardi, Bissaillon, Rogers, Morgan, Bell
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO 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/fines against co-employees.)
{LC4520/A/1}
02/12/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Labor
03/20/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
04/23/2024 Proposed Substitute
04/24/2024 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
04/30/2024 Senate passed Sub A
05/01/2024 Referred to House Labor
BY Ciccone, Burke, Britto, Bissaillon, Lombardi
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- HOISTING ENGINEERS (Amends the examination requirements for a hoisting engineers license.)
{LC4509/1}
02/12/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Labor
03/27/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Ciccone, Burke, Britto, Lombardi
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MINIMUM WAGES (Sets the minimum wage for 2025 at seventeen dollars ($17.00) per hour and for 2026 at twenty dollars ($20.00) per hour.)
{LC4505/1}
02/12/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Labor
BY Ciccone, Burke, Britto, Bissaillon, Lombardi
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO 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.)
{LC4515/1}
02/12/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Labor
03/13/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
04/24/2024 Committee recommends passage
04/30/2024 Senate read and passed
05/01/2024 Referred to House Labor
BY Ciccone, Acosta, Lombardi, Britto
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- PAYMENT OF WAGES -- FREQUENCY OF PAYMENT (Eliminate all exceptions to the provision that all employees are to be paid weekly except for employees of the state and its political subdivisions, municipal governments, and non-profit organizations with less than twenty-five (25) employees.)
{LC4623/1}
02/12/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Labor
04/10/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Ciccone, Burke, Britto, Lombardi
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- WAREHOUSE WORKER PROTECTION ACT (Requires employer provide employee with written quota descriptions/number of task/item production along with potential adverse employment action for failure to meet quotas/ provides employee protection against quotas/ remedies for violations.)
{LC4526/1}
02/12/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Labor
03/13/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Senate Resolution No.
2479BY Raptakis, de la Cruz, Zurier, Rogers, Morgan, Paolino, DeLuca
ENTITLED, SENATE RESOLUTION CONDEMNING THE BARBARIC ATTACKS AGAINST ISRAEL ON OCTOBER 7, 2023, BY HAMAS AND OTHER TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS
{LC4048/1}
02/12/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs
Chapter 144
BY Felag, DiPalma, Lombardi, Britto, Ciccone
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO 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 requirement that dealers of used vehicles conduct a new inspection.)
{LC4884/1}
02/12/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs
03/06/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
04/30/2024 Committee recommends passage
05/09/2024 Senate passed as amended (floor amendment)
05/10/2024 Referred to House Corporations
06/04/2024 Committee recommends passage as amended in concurrence
06/06/2024 House passed as amended in concurrence
06/12/2024 Transmitted to Governor
06/17/2024 Signed by Governor
Chapter 090
BY Gu, Gallo, Valverde, Lawson, Felag, Acosta, Raptakis, Tikoian, Ujifusa
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- OPERATORS' AND CHAUFFEURS' LICENSES (Requires the DMV to create a blue envelope program for drivers with autism.)
{LC4277/A/1}
02/12/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs
03/06/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
05/24/2024 Proposed Substitute
05/29/2024 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
06/04/2024 Senate passed Sub A
06/06/2024 House passed Sub A in concurrence
06/07/2024 Transmitted to Governor
06/12/2024 Signed by Governor
Senate Resolution No.
2482BY Zurier, Bell, Miller, Kallman
ENTITLED, SENATE RESOLUTION CONDEMNING ANTISEMITISM IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND BEYOND
{LC4476/1}
02/12/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs
Chapter 161
BY Murray
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO GENERAL ASSEMBLY -- PERMANENT JOINT COMMITTEE ON NAMING ALL NEW BUILDINGS, BRIDGES, EDIFICES, AND OTHER STATE CONSTRUCTIONS -- ALBERT P. VALLIERE BIKE PATH (Names the portion of the Blackstone River Bike path within the city of Woonsocket the Albert P. Valliere Bike Path.)
{LC4491/1}
02/12/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs
03/06/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
04/30/2024 Committee recommends passage
05/09/2024 Senate read and passed
05/10/2024 Referred to House Special Legislation
06/04/2024 Committee recommends passage in concurrence
06/06/2024 House passed in concurrence
06/12/2024 Transmitted to Governor
06/17/2024 Signed by Governor
Chapter 088
BY McKenney, Burke, LaMountain, Tikoian, Kallman
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES (Amends the Gloria Gemma Breast Cancer Resource Foundation special plate law to include an annual ten-dollar (10.00) surcharge for plate renewals.)
{LC4780/A/1}
02/12/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs
03/06/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
05/06/2024 Proposed Substitute
05/07/2024 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
05/14/2024 Senate passed Sub A
05/15/2024 Referred to House Special Legislation
05/21/2024 Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence
06/06/2024 House passed Sub A in concurrence
06/07/2024 Transmitted to Governor
06/12/2024 Signed by Governor
BY Ciccone, Burke, Britto, Bissaillon, Lombardi
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- RETAIL LICENSES (Allows holders of a Class P license to purchase alcoholic beverages from either a retail or wholesale establishment in the State of Rhode Island.)
{LC4522/1}
02/12/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs
03/13/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Britto, Ciccone, DiPalma, Lauria, Lawson, Lombardi, Sosnowski, LaMountain, McKenney
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- GAMES OF CHANCE (Repeals the statute regulating games of chance.)
{LC4607/1}
02/12/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs
04/10/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
04/30/2024 Committee recommends passage
05/09/2024 Senate read and passed
05/10/2024 Referred to House Judiciary
BY Euer
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- MANUFACTURING AND WHOLESALE LICENSES (Prohibits manufacturers of alcoholic beverages from holding or having any interest in a wholesaler license.)
{LC4542/A/1}
02/12/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs
03/13/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
06/03/2024 Proposed Substitute
06/04/2024 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
06/06/2024 Senate passed Sub A
06/07/2024 Referred to House Committee on Small Business
Senate Resolution No.
2488Resolution 122
BY Morgan, LaMountain, McKenney, Felag, Quezada, Tikoian, Picard, Zurier, Lauria, Rogers
ENTITLED, SENATE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF THOMAS J. EVANS
{LC4685/1}
02/12/2024 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar
02/15/2024 Removed from Senate Consent Calendar and
02/15/2024 Recommended for Immediate Consideration
03/07/2024 Senate read and passed
BY Raptakis, Burke, McKenney, LaMountain, Murray, Valverde, Sosnowski, Lombardi, Ciccone, DiPalma
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS -- LENDERS AND LOAN BROKERS (Removes the licensing exemption for a lender that originates six (6) loans or less in twelve (12) consecutive months.)
{LC3340/1}
02/12/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Commerce
03/12/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Senate Resolution No.
2490Resolution 100
BY Gallo
ENTITLED, SENATE RESOLUTION RESPECTFULLY REQUESTING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO EXTEND FUNDING FOR THE AFFORDABLE CONNECTIVITY PROGRAM
{LC5004/1}
02/15/2024 Senate read and passed
Senate Resolution No.
2491Resolution 099
BY Lawson
ENTITLED, SENATE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF ROSCOE H. HIGGINS
{LC5067/1}
02/15/2024 Senate read and passed
Senate Resolution No.
2492Resolution 098
BY Ujifusa, Mack, de la Cruz, Gu, Quezada, Felag, Kallman, Acosta, Lombardi, Lauria
ENTITLED, SENATE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING FEBRUARY 15, 2024, AS "THE 1ST RHODE ISLAND REGIMENT/BLACK REGIMENT RECOGNITION DAY" TO COMMEMORATE THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF BLACK SOLDIERS DURING THE AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR
{LC5068/1}
02/15/2024 Recommended for Immediate Consideration
02/15/2024 Senate read and passed
Senate Resolution No.
2493Resolution 097
BY Valverde, Lombardi, Lauria, Rogers, de la Cruz, DeLuca, Felag, Mack, Lawson, Tikoian
ENTITLED, SENATE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING FEBRUARY 15, 2024 TO BE "RHODE ISLAND FIRST CONNECTIONS AWARENESS DAY"
{LC4925/1}
02/15/2024 Recommended for Immediate Consideration
02/15/2024 Senate read and passed
Senate Resolution No.
2494Resolution 096
BY Felag, Lombardi, Lauria, Rogers, de la Cruz, DeLuca, Mack, Lawson, Tikoian, McKenney, Picard
ENTITLED, SENATE RESOLUTION EXTENDING DEEPEST CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF KATELYN MCCANNA VIEIRA
{LC4470/1}
02/15/2024 Recommended for Immediate Consideration
02/15/2024 Senate read and passed
Senate Resolution No.
2495Resolution 095
BY Raptakis, Burke, Rogers, Lombardi, Bissaillon, Quezada, Tikoian, Bell, Murray
ENTITLED, SENATE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF THE HONORABLE HAROLD L. TRAFFORD, JR.
{LC4711/1}
02/15/2024 Recommended for Immediate Consideration
02/15/2024 Senate read and passed
BY DiPalma, Valverde, Burke, Miller, Felag, Bissaillon, Pearson, Lawson, Murray, Acosta
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO THE CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (Authorizes the submission of proposals for several bonds to the people of the state at the general election to be held in November, 2024. These bonds relate to capital development and the "green economy.")
{LC4996/1}
02/21/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance
03/14/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Senate Resolution No.
2497Resolution 144
BY Ruggerio, Pearson, Lawson, Gallo, Picard, Ciccone, Lombardi, Bell, Lauria, Sosnowski
ENTITLED, SENATE RESOLUTION EXTENDING DEEPEST CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF THE HONORABLE FRANK LOMBARDO, III
{LC5538/1}
02/29/2024 Recommended for Immediate Consideration
02/29/2024 Senate read and passed
Senate Resolution No.
2498BY Picard
ENTITLED, SENATE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING APRIL 25, 2024, TO BE "PARENTAL ALIENATION AWARENESS DAY" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
{LC5537/1}
03/01/2024 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar
04/25/2024 Referred to Senate Health and Human Services
BY Euer, Sosnowski, DiMario, Zurier
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS ACT (Creates the financial framework for incentivizing energy storage systems.)
{LC5005/A/2}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Commerce
04/30/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
05/31/2024 Scheduled for consideration
06/05/2024 Proposed Substitute
06/06/2024 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
06/11/2024 Senate passed Sub A
06/13/2024 House passed Sub A in concurrence
06/21/2024 Transmitted to Governor
06/26/2024 Signed by Governor
BY DiPalma, Euer, DiMario
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO 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 Rhode Island.)
{LC5228/A/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Commerce
03/19/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
06/07/2024 Proposed Substitute
06/10/2024 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
06/12/2024 Senate passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment)
06/13/2024 House passed Sub A as amended in concurrence
06/20/2024 Transmitted to Governor
06/28/2024 Effective without Governor's signature
Chapter 145
BY DiPalma, Picard, Burke
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO 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 treatment facilities upon prior notice.)
{LC4922/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Commerce
03/19/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
04/30/2024 Committee recommends passage
05/07/2024 Senate read and passed
05/08/2024 Referred to House Corporations
05/29/2024 Committee recommends passage in concurrence
06/06/2024 House passed in concurrence
06/12/2024 Transmitted to Governor
06/17/2024 Signed by Governor
Senate Resolution No.
2502BY DiPalma, Zurier
ENTITLED, JOINT RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY BLOCKCHAIN AND CRYPTOCURRENCY (Creates a 5 member commission to recommend legislative proposals for blockchain and cryptocurrency, and submit an interim progress report by January 5, 2025, and a final report by January 5, 2026, and expire on February 5, 2026.)
{LC5464/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Commerce
04/09/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY LaMountain
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICES (Prohibits misrepresentation of the total costs of goods and services by omission of notification to consumers of any mandatory fees from advertised prices and failure to disclose the nature and purpose of any fees.)
{LC4303/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Commerce
03/19/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Gu, DiPalma, Valverde, Miller, Murray
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS -- CURRENCY TRANSMISSIONS -- VIRTUAL CURRENCY KIOSKS (Establishes guidelines for the operation of virtual currency (crypto) kiosks.)
{LC5092/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Commerce
04/09/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Gallo, Cano, Lawson, LaMountain
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICES (Makes any term or condition in any agreement that unnecessarily burdens a person's vindication of rights under this section null and void.)
{LC4988/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Commerce
03/19/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY de la Cruz, Rogers, DeLuca
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION (Requires the public utilities commission (PUC) to produce a report by January 1, 2025 and each January 1 thereafter, on the ability for the current electric grid to handle the electrification load need to power cars, buildings, and heating of homes.)
{LC5246/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Commerce
04/30/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Paolino, de la Cruz
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- SMALL BUSINESS REGULATORY FAIRNESS IN ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES (Expands the duties of the small business ombudsman, by also having the ombudsman serve as the Rhode Island commerce corporation's small business advocate.)
{LC5240/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Commerce
04/09/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Chapter 337
BY Lawson, Pearson
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- RHODE ISLAND COMMERCE CORPORATION -- RHODE ISLAND -- IRELAND TRADE COMMISSION (Establishes trade commission to advance economic interests of Rhode Island and Ireland.)
{LC5211/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Commerce
04/09/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
06/04/2024 Committee recommends passage
06/06/2024 Senate read and passed
06/10/2024 House passed in concurrence
06/21/2024 Transmitted to Governor
06/25/2024 Signed by Governor
BY Paolino, de la Cruz, Rogers, DeLuca
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- RENEWABLE ENERGY STANDARD (Requires the PUC to make public notification of any changes in eligibility or production of energy, and would direct the commission to promulgate rules and regulations to allow and facilitate the prompt public disclosure of this information.)
{LC5239/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Commerce
04/30/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Senate Resolution No.
2510BY Ujifusa, Gu, Zurier, Ciccone, DiPalma, Mack, McKenney, Bell, Pearson, Euer
ENTITLED, SENATE RESOLUTION RESPECTFULLY REQUESTING RHODE ISLAND ENERGY IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION TO SUBMIT A PROPOSAL FOR NEW, MULTI-YEAR ELECTRIC VEHICLE PROGRAMMING
{LC5076/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Commerce
Chapter 044
BY LaMountain, Burke
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW--GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- UNFAIR SALES PRACTICES (Provides that gift certificates issued by state-chartered institutions of higher education would be exempt from the provisions of the gift certificate statute relating to expiration, escheatment, reissuance and refund.)
{LC5402/A/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Commerce
03/19/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
05/06/2024 Proposed Substitute
05/07/2024 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
05/14/2024 Senate passed Sub A
05/15/2024 Referred to House Corporations
05/22/2024 Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence
05/29/2024 House passed Sub A in concurrence
05/29/2024 Transmitted to Governor
05/31/2024 Signed by Governor
BY Valverde, DiPalma, Miller, Acosta, Murray, Lauria
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES (Establishes a task force managed by the children's cabinet to develop recommendations to improve access to early intervention and early childhood special education services.)
{LC4821/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Education
03/20/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Zurier, Lauria, Lawson, Murray
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PUPILS (Requires all public schools to screen students for behavioral health concerns by June 30, 2025, and thereafter, all students in the third grade, eighth grade, and students who enroll from a district outside of the state.)
{LC4754/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Education
03/20/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Gu, Lawson, McKenney, DiPalma, Bissaillon
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- UNFAIR SALES PRACTICES (Provides for the legal governance of licensed electronic literacy materials.)
{LC5065/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Education
04/10/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Cano, Gallo, DiMario, Lauria, Miller, Ujifusa, Quezada, Bissaillon
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PUPILS (Establishes a one-year pilot outreach and tracking program at two public high and middle schools to address issues of asthma and attendance among students.)
{LC5009/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Education
03/27/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Chapter 104
BY Lauria, Murray, Valverde, Miller, DiPalma, Lawson, Felag, LaMountain
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PUPILS (Requires RIDE to develop type 1 diabetes informational materials for the parents and guardians of students that will be posted publicly on RIDE's website.)
{LC5214/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Education
03/27/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
05/14/2024 Committee recommends passage
05/21/2024 Senate read and passed
05/23/2024 Referred to House Education
05/28/2024 Committee recommends passage in concurrence
06/06/2024 House passed in concurrence
06/07/2024 Transmitted to Governor
06/12/2024 Signed by Governor
BY Paolino
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- FAILING SCHOOL CHOICE ACT (Establishes the Failing School Choice Act, to permit students at failing schools to enroll in any public school. It also establishes the Rhode Island education revitalization fund to provide funding to the school choice program.)
{LC3687/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Education
BY Morgan
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- CURRICULUM (Repeals the establishment of statewide academic standards for core subjects and the implementation into the curriculum of all public schools.)
{LC3760/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Education
04/03/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Cano, Gallo, DiMario, Lauria, Miller, Murray, Quezada
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- RHODE ISLAND PREKINDERGARTEN EDUCATION ACT (Allows municipalities participating in the state prekindergarten program to accept students from outside the municipality under certain conditions and establishes a lottery for enrollment in the program.)
{LC4739/A/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Education
04/03/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
05/07/2024 Proposed Substitute
05/08/2024 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
05/16/2024 Senate passed Sub A
05/17/2024 Referred to House Finance
BY Mack, Cano
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- THE SCHOOL LIBRARIES ACT (Requires every public school in Rhode Island to have a school library or library media center in a permanent and dedicated space available to students in grades K-12 with a librarian available.)
{LC5505/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Education
04/10/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Acosta, DiPalma, Mack, Quezada, Valverde, Kallman, McKenney
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- COUNCIL ON POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (Directs the commissioner of postsecondary education to prepare a strategic plan for public higher education which is aligned with the goals of the board of education's strategic plan.)
{LC4135/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Education
05/01/2024 Committee recommends passage
BY Morgan
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- RIGHTS OF STUDENTS ACT (Provides protections for students and parents against discrimination on the basis of a religious viewpoint or religious expression in schools. Allows students to pray or engage in religious activities before, during or after school.)
{LC3728/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Education
BY Ujifusa, Gallo, Pearson, Zurier, Ciccone, DiPalma, McKenney, Mack, Bell, Euer
ENTITLED, JOINT RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL JOINT LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY STUDENT TRANSPORTATION NEEDS AND SYSTEM COSTS (Creates a 13-member joint commission to study the transportation needs of students and recommend what changes are necessary, and who would report back to the General Assembly by April 16, 2025, and expire on May 27, 2025.)
{LC5126/B/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Education
04/19/2024 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
04/19/2024 Proposed Substitute
04/30/2024 Proposed Substitute
05/01/2024 Committee recommended indefinite postponement
05/01/2024 Committee recommended Substitute A be held for further study
05/22/2024 Proposed Substitute
05/23/2024 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
05/30/2024 Senate passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment)
05/31/2024 Referred to House Education
06/07/2024 Proposed Substitute
06/10/2024 Committee recommends passage of Sub B
06/13/2024 House passed Sub B
06/13/2024 Senate passed Sub B in concurrence
06/20/2024 Transmitted to Governor
06/26/2024 Signed by Governor
BY Pearson, McKenney, Quezada
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION-- SCHOOL COMMITTEES AND SUPERINTENDENTS (Allows a school district to establish a school year that is the equivalent of one hundred eighty (180) days through the use of longer school days or a combination of longer school days and shorter days in which school is in session.)
{LC5000/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Education
04/24/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Mack, Cano
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- SCHOOL COMMITTEES AND SUPERINTENDENTS (Mandates that school districts provide culturally competent, de-escalation, and trauma-informed methods to minimize classroom disruptions and improve student learning.)
{LC5504/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Education
03/27/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Chapter 236
BY DiMario, Lauria, Valverde
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES (Outlines the requirements and process for LEAs to get written parental consent before conducting an evaluation or making an initial placement of a student in a special education program of services.)
{LC5149/A/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Education
03/20/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
06/05/2024 Proposed Substitute
06/06/2024 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
06/11/2024 Senate passed Sub A
06/12/2024 House passed Sub A in concurrence
06/20/2024 Transmitted to Governor
06/24/2024 Signed by Governor
BY Cano, Gallo, DiMario, Lauria, Quezada
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- COMPULSORY ATTENDANCE (Directs the department of elementary and secondary education to establish a two (2) year pilot outreach and tracking program at two (2) public high schools.)
{LC5010/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Education
03/27/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY DiMario, Cano, Lauria, Valverde, Lawson
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- THE RHODE ISLAND BOARD OF EDUCATION ACT (Adds the Rhode Island teacher of the year as a voting member on the Rhode Island Board of Education.)
{LC4841/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Education
04/24/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY DiPalma
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- EDUCATIONAL SERVICES TO VERY YOUNG CHILDREN (Removes private schools from the provisions of the general laws relating to educational services to very young children.)
{LC5363/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Education
03/20/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
05/23/2024 Committee recommends passage
05/30/2024 Senate read and passed
05/31/2024 Referred to House Education
06/05/2024 Committee recommends passage in concurrence
06/11/2024 House passed in concurrence
06/21/2024 Transmitted to Governor
06/26/2024 Signed by Governor
Senate Resolution No.
2530BY Gallo, Cano, Lawson, Pearson, Tikoian, LaMountain
ENTITLED, JOINT RESOLUTION SUPPORTING CONTINUED FOCUS AND ACTIONS FOR IMPROVED COORDINATION BETWEEN AGENCIES RESPONSIBLE FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD AND EARLY LEARNING PROGRAMS
{LC5174/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Education
03/20/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
05/14/2024 Committee recommends passage
05/21/2024 Senate read and passed
05/23/2024 Referred to House Health & Human Services
BY Bissaillon, Lawson, Valverde, DiPalma
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES (Increases the number of state child care licensing inspectors to meet the national recommended average of one inspector for every fifty (50) to sixty (60) child care providers.)
{LC5106/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Education
05/01/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Gallo, Cano, Tikoian, LaMountain
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- SCHOOL COMMITTEES AND SUPERINTENDENTS (Permits school districts to use release days for professional development; provided that, instruction time meets the yearly requirement of one thousand eighty (1,080) school hours.)
{LC5016/A/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Education
04/24/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
05/22/2024 Proposed Substitute
05/23/2024 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
05/30/2024 Senate passed Sub A
05/31/2024 Referred to House Education
06/05/2024 Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence
06/10/2024 House passed Sub A in concurrence
06/21/2024 Transmitted to Governor
BY Cano, Gallo, DiMario, Lauria, Quezada
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- COMPULSORY ATTENDANCE (Directs each local education agency adopt a program to monitor absenteeism data to identify students who are at risk for chronic absenteeism before it becomes a chronic situation.)
{LC5008/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Education
03/27/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Sosnowski, Miller, Gu, Valverde, DiMario, Euer, Ujifusa, McKenney
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO WATERS AND NAVIGATION -- COASTAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT COUNCIL (Requires that the appointment of public members to the coastal resources management council to include an active, licensed fisher, a representative from Save the Bay and from an organization representing developers.)
{LC4990/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Environment and Agriculture
04/03/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Euer, Mack, Miller, Cano, DiMario, Murray, Quezada, Lauria, Bissaillon, Zurier
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ACT (Establishes requirements which would have to be met by an applicant prior to the issuing of permits for an activity that would have an environmental impact on or would increase the cumulative impacts on an environmental justice area.)
{LC5138/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Environment and Agriculture
03/27/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
04/26/2024 Scheduled for consideration
BY Valverde, Lauria, Miller, DiMario, Gu, Euer, LaMountain
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- NET METERING (Prohibits utility companies from limiting the eligibility of a net metering site based on prior consumption and requires excess energy not consumed under the net metering system to be credited to the consumer.)
{LC5433/A/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Environment and Agriculture
03/06/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
06/11/2024 Proposed Substitute
06/12/2024 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
06/13/2024 Senate passed Sub A
BY Paolino, de la Cruz, Rogers, DeLuca
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY -- ORGANIC FARMING AND CERTIFICATION PROGRAM (Establishes the organic farming and certification program to be administered by the department of environmental management.)
{LC5244/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Environment and Agriculture
04/10/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Chapter 238
BY Ruggerio
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY-- REGULATION OF VICIOUS DOGS (Permits euthanization of vicious dogs upon finding that dogs condition warrants euthanasia or after determination that there is no reasonable placement for the dog/provides any municipality that surrenders dog to RISPCA shall be responsible for costs.)
{LC4543/A/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Environment and Agriculture
03/13/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
05/24/2024 Proposed Substitute
05/29/2024 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
06/04/2024 Senate passed Sub A
06/05/2024 Referred to House Municipal Government & Housing
06/10/2024 Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence
06/12/2024 House passed Sub A in concurrence
06/20/2024 Transmitted to Governor
06/24/2024 Signed by Governor
Chapter 010
BY Tikoian
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY -- DOGS (Permits Smithfield to enact ordinances that would allow the animal control officer to issue citations which could be paid my mail and to prescribe penalties for violations of the town's ordinances regulating dogs.)
{LC5014/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Environment and Agriculture
03/13/2024 Committee recommends passage
03/21/2024 Senate read and passed
03/22/2024 Referred to House Municipal Government & Housing
04/11/2024 Committee recommends passage in concurrence
04/24/2024 House passed in concurrence
04/24/2024 Transmitted to Governor
05/02/2024 Effective without Governor's signature
BY Morgan
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- THE RHODE ISLAND CLEAN AIR PRESERVATION ACT (Establishes regulations to prohibit stratospheric aerosol injection (SAI), solar radiation modification (SRM) experimentation, and other hazardous weather engineering activities.)
{LC4968/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Environment and Agriculture
03/20/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY DiMario, Euer, Cano, Valverde, Miller
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- STATE AGENCY EMISSION REPORTING (Requires executive climate change coordinating council (EC4) to develop a template to be used by all agencies of the state to track their climate emissions to uphold the pathway to Rhode Island's act on climate legislative goals.)
{LC4969/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Environment and Agriculture
03/27/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
05/01/2024 Committee recommends passage
05/09/2024 Senate read and passed
05/10/2024 Referred to House Environment and Natural Resources
BY de la Cruz, Rogers, DeLuca
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- AFFORDABLE CLEAN ENERGY SECURITY ACT (Makes several amendments relative to the affordable clean energy security act establishing the act's priority over chapter 6.2 of title 42 (the "2021 act on climate").)
{LC5247/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Environment and Agriculture
BY Miller, Gu, Euer, DiMario, Valverde, Cano, Lauria, Murray, Ujifusa, Kallman
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO 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 property.)
{LC5532/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Environment and Agriculture
03/27/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Chapter 119
BY DiPalma
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT (Requires that the DEM rules and regulations for remediation of hazardous material releases not include any provision requiring the remediation of arsenic which is naturally occurring at levels less than nineteen parts per million (19 ppm).)
{LC5484/A/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Environment and Agriculture
03/20/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
05/24/2024 Proposed Substitute
05/29/2024 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
06/04/2024 Senate passed Sub A
06/06/2024 House passed Sub A in concurrence
06/12/2024 Transmitted to Governor
06/17/2024 Signed by Governor
BY de la Cruz, Raptakis, DiPalma, Lombardi
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO 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 community of the facility as well as of the public and cities and towns.)
{LC5280/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Environment and Agriculture
05/01/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Valverde, Pearson, DiPalma, Gallo, Murray
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- FOUNDATION LEVEL SCHOOL SUPPORT (Modifies the current law to allow for approval of construction projects within school districts, rather than needing the project to be commenced by a certain date, permitting the municipality to take advantage of the state's enhanced school bonuses.)
{LC4822/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance
03/19/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Kallman, Lawson, Mack, Gu
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO 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.)
{LC5207/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance
04/09/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Ujifusa, DiPalma, Acosta, Ciccone, Mack, Kallman, Valverde, Murray, Bell, Quezada
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- RHODE ISLAND NEW QUALIFIED JOBS INCENTIVE ACT 2015 (Sunsets/discontinues the Jobs Development Act rate reduction as of July 1, 2024.)
{LC5017/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance
05/28/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY DiMario, Lombardi, Lauria, Bell, Valverde, Lawson
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- THE RHODE ISLAND MUNICIPAL INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT PROGRAM (Provides that the $5,500,000 appropriation to the infrastructure bank from the 2023 budget act be allocated for eligible municipal infrastructure grant program projects.)
{LC5249/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance
05/30/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Act 009
BY Gu
ENTITLED, AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CHARIHO REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT TO FINANCE THE CONSTRUCTION, FURNISHING AND EQUIPPING OF THREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS (ONE IN EACH OF THE TOWNS OF CHARLESTOWN, RICHMOND AND HOPKINTON) AND IMPROVEMENTS AT THE SWITCH ROAD CAMPUS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, COSTS OF DEMOLITION, DESIGN, HEALTH AND SAFETY PROJECTS, PLAYGROUNDS, LANDSCAPING, PAVING AND ALL EXPENSES INCIDENTAL THERETO BY THE ISSUANCE OF NOT MORE THAN $150,000,000 BONDS AND/OR NOTES THEREFOR, SUBJECT TO APPROVAL OF STATE HOUSING AID AT A REIMBURSEMENT RATE OR STATE SHARE RATIO OF NOT LESS THAN 61% AT THE TIME OF ISSUANCE, WHICH RATE OR RATIO MAY INCREASE TO MORE THAN 76% AT PROJECT COMPLETION (Authorizes the Chariho Regional School District to finance the construction, furnishing and equipping of three elementary schools (one in each of the towns of Charlestown, Richmond and Hopkinton) and improvements at the Switch Road Campus.)
{LC5499/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance
03/12/2024 Committee recommends passage
03/14/2024 Senate read and passed
03/21/2024 House passed in concurrence
03/21/2024 Transmitted to Governor
03/29/2024 Effective without Governor's signature
BY Gu, Pearson, Lawson, Mack, Quezada, Murray, DiPalma, Bissaillon
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO 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 graduation.)
{LC5064/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance
03/28/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Rogers
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION (Exempts the tangible personal property of Northwest Community Health Care d/b/a WellOne Primary Medical and Dental Care from taxation.)
{LC5534/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance
03/12/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
06/10/2024 Committee recommends passage
06/12/2024 Senate read and passed
06/13/2024 House passed in concurrence
06/21/2024 Transmitted to Governor
BY DiPalma, Valverde, Lauria, Miller, Pearson, Acosta
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC FINANCE -- MEDICAL ASSISTANCE AND PUBLIC ASSISTANCE CASELOAD ESTIMATING CONFERENCES (Requires that the department of human services and the department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals provide forecasted costs reflecting the recommended rate review on a monthly basis.)
{LC4836/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance
04/02/2024 Committee continued
BY Paolino, de la Cruz, Rogers, DeLuca
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- SALES AND USE TAXES -- LIABILITY AND COMPUTATION (Phases out the local meals and beverage tax by January 1, 2028.)
{LC5237/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance
Senate Resolution No.
2555BY Mack, Bissaillon, Gu, Kallman, Valverde
ENTITLED, JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $20,000,000 FOR THE HOUSING DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (This resolution would authorize the appropriation of the sum of $20,000,000 to support the Down Payment Assistance program.)
{LC5216/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance
04/30/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Paolino, de la Cruz, Rogers, DeLuca
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- FIRST TIME HOME BUYER SAVINGS PROGRAM ACT (Establishes the first time home buyer savings program act. Allows modifications to federal adjusted gross income for $50,000 in contributions and $150,000 of interest and dividends included in federal adjusted gross income.)
{LC5242/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance
04/30/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY DiPalma, Picard, Burke, Lauria, Miller, Tikoian
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO 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 tax years ending on or after December 31, 2024.)
{LC4216/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance
04/02/2024 Committee continued
05/28/2024 Committee recommends passage
06/04/2024 Senate read and passed
06/05/2024 Referred to House Finance
06/13/2024 House passed as amended (floor amendment)
06/13/2024 Senate passed as amended in concurrence
06/20/2024 Transmitted to Governor
06/26/2024 Signed by Governor
BY Cano, Gallo, Quezada, Zurier, Lawson, Euer, McKenney, Mack, Pearson, DiMario
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- THE EDUCATION EQUITY AND PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT (Adds multilingual learners into the determination of high-need students and provides a student success factor of twenty-five percent (25%) of the core instruction per-pupil amount and repeals the categorical funding for these students.)
{LC5007/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance
BY Cano, Valverde, Lawson, Lauria, Pearson, DiPalma, Bissaillon, Acosta, Murray, Kallman
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- THE COLLEGE CRUSADE SCHOLARSHIP (Changes the name of The College Crusade Scholarship to the Onward We Learn Scholarship and provide that those scholarships would not be considered federal or financial aid with regard to the Promise Scholarship or Hope Scholarship Pilot Program.)
{LC4703/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance
03/28/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
06/06/2024 Committee recommends passage
06/11/2024 Senate passed as amended (floor amendment)
BY Lawson, Britto, Lauria
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- RESIDENCE OF CHILDREN FOR SCHOOL PURPOSES (Relieves East Providence from providing any educational/financial resources to children in the CRAFT program or other Bradley Hospital programs. Requires the school district of origin where the student was last registered to bear this responsibility.)
{LC5541/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance
05/23/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Cano
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- SALES AND USE TAXES -- ENFORCEMENT AND COLLECTION (Provides that any person who has a retail sales permit would not be required to pay a separate registration fee to make sales at flea markets; provided, however, the person would remain responsible to pay all taxes due as a result of sales at a flea mkt.)
{LC4740/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance
BY DiPalma, Picard, Burke, Felag
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO 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.)
{LC4886/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance
BY Felag, Lombardi, Tikoian, de la Cruz, Lawson, DiPalma, Bissaillon
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PERSONAL INCOME TAX (Allows a modification to federal adjusted gross income of twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) of social security income for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2024.)
{LC5179/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance
05/23/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Mack
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION (Provides a tax upon the endowment of a private institution of higher education equal to two percent (2%) upon each dollar over $1,000,000,000.)
{LC4433/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance
03/28/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Lauria, Britto, Lawson
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- FOUNDATION LEVEL SCHOOL SUPPORT (Provides the state's share of the basic program and approved expenditures would be paid to the city of East Providence in twelve (12) monthly installments.)
{LC4901/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance
06/04/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
06/10/2024 Committee recommends passage
06/12/2024 Senate read and passed
06/13/2024 House passed in concurrence
06/21/2024 Transmitted to Governor
06/26/2024 Signed by Governor
BY DiPalma, Lawson, Valverde, Burke, Lauria
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- MEDICAL ASSISTANCE (Increases the daily rate of payments to nursing facilities by twenty percent (20%) for single occupancy rooms to include private bathrooms.)
{LC4964/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance
04/11/2024 Committee continued
BY Picard, Murray
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO 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 in fiscal year 2026.)
{LC5204/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance
05/23/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Picard
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO 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 forty (40) hours.)
{LC5070/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance
BY Zurier, Murray, Cano, Quezada, Picard, Bissaillon, Ciccone, Pearson
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO 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.)
{LC4829/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance
04/23/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Senate Resolution No.
2570BY Raptakis, de la Cruz, DeLuca, Rogers, Felag, Lombardi, McKenney, LaMountain, Morgan, Paolino
ENTITLED, JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE AND PUBLISH AND SUBMIT TO THE ELECTORS A PROPOSITION OF AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION -- OF THE LEGISLATIVE POWER (Proposes a state constitutional amendment that no department or other entity created by the state would have poser to incur debt in excess of $ 50,000, without express approval from the legislature and voters.)
{LC5545/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance
05/28/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY McKenney, Valverde, Gu, Lauria, Burke
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES (Limits real estate tax assessments for low- and moderate-income housing units to the last current sales price within a 5 year period.)
{LC5284/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance
05/30/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Senate Resolution No.
2572BY Cano, DiMario, Lauria, Miller, Murray, Quezada, Bissaillon, Euer, Valverde, Gu
ENTITLED, JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $6,000,000 TO ONWARD WE LEARN IN RI (Authorizes the appropriation of the sum of $6,000,000 to Onward We Learn in RI.)
{LC5609/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance
03/28/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Valverde, Lauria, Miller, Sosnowski, Bissaillon, DiMario, Euer, Quezada, Cano
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION--HUMAN SERVICES FTE ACCOUNTABILITY PORTAL (Directs the department of administration to establish a human services transparency FTE portal.)
{LC5547/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance
05/23/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Senate Resolution No.
2574BY Cano, Mack, Zurier, Pearson, DiMario, Lauria, Miller, Ujifusa, Murray, Quezada
ENTITLED, JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $500,000 TO THE UNITED WAY OF RHODE ISLAND FOR THE 2-1-1 HUMAN SERVICES HOTLINE (This resolution would authorize the appropriation of the sum of $500,000 to the United Way of Rhode Island to provide operational support for the 2-1-1 system.)
{LC5531/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance
04/02/2024 Committee continued
BY Cano, Gallo, Lauria, Lawson, Euer, McKenney, Mack, Murray, Zurier, Pearson
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PERSONAL INCOME TAX -- CHILD TAX CREDIT (Establishes a child tax credit of one thousand dollars ($1,000) per dependent.)
{LC4768/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance
05/07/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY DiMario, Euer, Cano, Valverde, Miller
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- STATE PURCHASES (Establishes the Rhode Island purchasing cooperative for procurement of public service and municipal vehicles for all state and municipal agencies to participate in procurement opportunities of zero-emission vehicles.)
{LC5131/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance
04/04/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Senate Resolution No.
2577BY DiPalma
ENTITLED, JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $250,000 TO THE HOSPITAL CARE TRANSITIONS INITIATIVE (HCTI) (This resolution would authorize the appropriation of the sum of $250,000 to the Hospital Care Transitions Initiative.)
{LC5463/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance
04/11/2024 Committee continued
BY DiPalma, Ciccone
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- PUBLIC ASSISTANCE ACT (Increases the state’s share of supplementary assistance to individuals living in a state-licensed assisted-living residence from $332.00 to $352.00, of which $140.00 would be allocated to the personal needs allowance.)
{LC5482/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance
04/11/2024 Committee continued
BY DiPalma, Sosnowski, Ciccone, Zurier, Britto, Euer
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO THE CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (Authorizes the submission of several bond proposals to the people of the state at the general election to be held in November, 2024, relating to capital development and the "cultural economy initiatives.")
{LC5267/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance
03/14/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Sosnowski, Miller, DiPalma, Gallo, Ciccone, Murray, Picard, Valverde, Gu
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO 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 taxpayer's adjusted gross income.)
{LC5429/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance
05/30/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Ujifusa
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- STATE AID (Reinstates general revenue sharing of state aid among the 39 cities and towns in RI. The initial amount would be based upon population, and would be increased annually thereafter based on the increase in the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers.)
{LC5332/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance
BY Picard, Murray
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO 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.)
{LC5199/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance
06/04/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
06/10/2024 Committee recommends passage
06/12/2024 Senate read and passed
06/13/2024 House passed in concurrence
06/21/2024 Transmitted to Governor
BY Picard
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO 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 requirement.)
{LC5200/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance
Senate Resolution No.
2584BY Quezada, Cano, Bell, Ciccone, Bissaillon, Zurier, Mack
ENTITLED, JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO HIGHER GROUND INTERNATIONAL TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO COMPLETE THE INITIAL PHASE OF HIGHER GROUND INTERNATIONAL'S NEW HEADQUARTERS (Authorizes the appropriation of the sum of $450,000 to Higher Ground International to support their new headquarters located in Providence.)
{LC5232/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance
05/14/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Senate Resolution No.
2585BY Tikoian, Pearson, Burke, Lombardi, Quezada, Raptakis, Ujifusa, LaMountain, Felag, Ciccone
ENTITLED, JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $1,380,000 TO THE RHODE ISLAND STATE POLICE FOR THE OPERATION OF A STATE POLICE RECRUIT TRAINING ACADEMY (This resolution would authorize the appropriation of the sum of $1,380,000 to the Rhode Island State Police for the operation of a State Police recruit training academy.)
{LC5371/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance
04/25/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Ruggerio, Lawson, Pearson, Gallo
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- RENTAL VEHICLE SURCHARGE (Increases surcharge amounts to the state, eliminates excise taxes and increases the surcharge remitted to the state for violators making false reports.)
{LC4469/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance
BY DiPalma
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HIGHWAYS -- RELOCATION OF UTILITY SERVICES (Utility relocation costs related to highway construction to be partially or fully paid for by the state.)
{LC5466/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance
Chapter 034
BY DiPalma
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION (Exempts from taxation the real and tangible personal property of the Little Compton Game Club.)
{LC5487/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance
03/12/2024 Committee recommends passage
03/19/2024 Senate read and passed
03/20/2024 Referred to House Municipal Government & Housing
05/15/2024 Committee recommends passage in concurrence
05/21/2024 House passed in concurrence
05/22/2024 Transmitted to Governor
05/30/2024 Effective without Governor's signature
BY Burke, Raptakis, McKenney, Tikoian, LaMountain, Euer
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO 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 fund or the American Rescue Plan Act.)
{LC5343/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance
BY Raptakis, Tikoian, Burke, Lombardi, Felag, Bissaillon, Mack, Gu, Acosta, McKenney
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES (Establishes a statewide limit of twelve percent (12%) per year on interest charged by cities and towns on delinquent taxes.)
{LC3395/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance
05/28/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY DiMario, Miller, Lauria, Cano, Valverde, Lawson
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- STUDENT LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM (Creates the Rhode Island Student Loan Authority which would allow eligible individual to discharge student loan debt.)
{LC5112/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance
03/28/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Gu, Miller, Zurier, Lauria, Valverde, Lawson, Burke, Murray, DiPalma
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- MEDICAL ASSISTANCE -- WAIVER REQUEST (Authorizes the executive office of health and human services to establish a program providing coverage for nutritional assistance and medically tailored meals for certain beneficiaries where there is a clinical need.)
{LC5105/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance
04/11/2024 Committee continued
BY Raptakis, McKenney, Sosnowski, Burke, Tikoian, DeLuca, LaMountain
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- BUSINESS CORPORATION TAX (Refunds to corporations with annual gross income of less than $400 the difference between the gross annual income and the $400 minimum tax imposed with the amount refunded capped at $400.)
{LC3331/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance
03/12/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Cano
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- THE EDUCATION EQUITY AND PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT (Adds to the determination of the need to support high-need students a separate and independent qualifying factor of whether the student is an English language learner as defined by the department of education's regulations.)
{LC4746/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance
BY DiMario, Euer, Cano, Valverde, Miller
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO 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-board source of power.)
{LC5132/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance
04/04/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Kallman, Acosta, DiMario, Miller, Gu, Cano, Ujifusa
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PERSONAL INCOME TAX -- CAPITAL GAINS (Amends the capital gains tax rates and holding period from 5 years to 1 year. Imposes a non-owner occupied tax on homes assessed at more than $1,000,000.)
{LC3511/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance
BY Sosnowski, Miller, DiMario, Valverde, Lombardi, Gallo, Murray
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- THE EDUCATIONAL 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 workers.)
{LC4828/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance
06/10/2024 Committee recommends passage
06/12/2024 Senate read and passed
Chapter 020
BY Ujifusa
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION (Allows the town council of Portsmouth, by ordinance or resolution, to exempt Quaker Manor from valuation for taxation or to enter into tax abatement or payment in lieu of taxes agreements.)
{LC5331/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance
03/12/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
04/02/2024 Committee recommends passage
04/09/2024 Senate read and passed
04/10/2024 Referred to House Municipal Government & Housing
04/23/2024 Committee recommends passage in concurrence
05/02/2024 House passed in concurrence
05/02/2024 Transmitted to Governor
05/10/2024 Effective without Governor's signature
Senate Resolution No.
2599BY Cano
ENTITLED, JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $738,088 TO RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE (This resolution would authorize the appropriation of the sum of $738,088 to Rhode Island College to fund Rhode Island College HSI status and students supports.)
{LC4725/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance
03/28/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Cano
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- RETIREMENT SYSTEM -- CONTRIBUTIONS AND BENEFITS (Adds the administrator of community confinement and the home confinement coordinator to the state retirement system.)
{LC4737/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance
05/07/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
06/10/2024 Committee recommends passage
06/12/2024 Senate read and passed
Total Bills: 201
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