Condition: {Session Year: 2024} {Bill Range: 7800-8000}
Chapter 207
(Judiciary)
BY Marszalkowski
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- VICTIM'S RIGHTS (Waives the payment of filing fees and service of process costs when the victim of a crime is still owed restitution at the expiration of a criminal case.)
{LC5116/A/1}
02/29/2024 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
04/24/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
05/07/2024 Committee recommends passage
05/15/2024 House read and passed
05/17/2024 Referred to Senate Judiciary
05/29/2024 Proposed Substitute
05/30/2024 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
06/06/2024 Senate passed Sub A
06/10/2024 House passed Sub A in concurrence
06/12/2024 Transmitted to Governor
06/17/2024 Signed by Governor
BY Felix, Place, Henries, Morales, Batista, Tanzi, Lombardi, Potter, Cruz, Phillips
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- ELECTRONIC INFORMATION AND DATA PRIVACY ACT (Requires law enforcement agencies to obtain search warrants for electronic information, data, location information and other identifying information of subscribers and customers, except in specified circumstances.)
{LC5437/1}
02/29/2024 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
04/24/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Newberry
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- STATE IDENTIFICATION CARDS FOR MINORS WITHOUT RESIDENCE ACT (Allows a minor between the ages of 14 - 17 without a permanent residence/in custody of the DCYF to get state identification card without a signature from parent, guardian or foster parent as well as a certified copy of minor's birth certificate at no cost)
{LC5350/1}
02/29/2024 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
04/04/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
House Resolution No.
7803Resolution 111
BY Shekarchi, Fellela, Cardillo, Costantino, Blazejewski, Corvese, Chippendale, Brien, Hull, Lombardi
ENTITLED, HOUSE RESOLUTION EXTENDING DEEPEST CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF THE HONORABLE FRANK LOMBARDO, III
{LC5539/1}
02/29/2024 House read and passed
House Resolution No.
7804Resolution 112
BY Shekarchi, Blazejewski, Knight, Chippendale, Fogarty, Kislak, Donovan, Lombardi, Corvese, Tanzi
ENTITLED, HOUSE RESOLUTION EXTENDING DEEPEST CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF TERRENCE J. BOYLAN, SR.
{LC5586/1}
02/29/2024 House read and passed
House Resolution No.
7805Resolution 113
BY Kislak, Shekarchi, Blazejewski, Chippendale, Kennedy, McGaw, Potter, Bennett, Phillips, Cortvriend
ENTITLED, HOUSE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF ARTHUR ROBBINS
{LC5548/1}
02/29/2024 House read and passed
House Resolution No.
7806Resolution 114
BY Felix, Shekarchi, Blazejewski, Chippendale, Quattrocchi, Rea, Newberry, Place, Fenton-Fung, Alzate
ENTITLED, HOUSE RESOLUTION DESIGNATING FEBRUARY OF 2024 AS "AMERICAN HEART MONTH" TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE AND THE IMPORTANCE OF KNOWING ONE'S CHOLESTEROL
{LC5593/1}
02/29/2024 House read and passed
House Resolution No.
7807Resolution 115
BY Henries, Shekarchi, Blazejewski, Chippendale, Speakman, Kennedy, McGaw, Bennett, Cortvriend, McNamara
ENTITLED, HOUSE RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING THE THETA PSI OMEGA CHAPTER OF ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA SORORITY, INCORPORATED, FOR THEIR SERVICE, SISTERHOOD, AND SCHOLARSHIP NATIONALLY AND IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
{LC4724/1}
02/29/2024 House read and passed
BY Potter, Boylan, Solomon, Cotter, Knight, Tanzi, McGaw, Cortvriend, Felix, Speakman
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- NET METERING (Prohibits utility companies from limiting eligibility of net metering site based on prior consumption and requires excess energy not consumed to be credited to consumer. Also amends definition of excess renewable net-metering credit.)
{LC5420/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to House Corporations
03/21/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Carson, Cortvriend, McGaw, Boylan, Donovan, Speakman, Cotter, Kazarian
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- VEGETATION PLANNING AND MAINTENANCE ACT (Establishes the Vegetation Planning and Management Act to provide guidelines for utilities to manage and maintain vegetation near power lines.)
{LC5445/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to House Corporations
04/02/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Chippendale, Quattrocchi, Newberry, Rea, Roberts, Nardone, Brien, Lima
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.)
{LC4959/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to House Corporations
03/21/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Handy, Fogarty, Cortvriend, Ajello, Tanzi, Kislak, Shanley, Batista, McEntee, Felix
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- 2024 ENERGY STORAGE ACT (Requires the office of energy resources to initiate the process of developing programs and associated funding mechanisms, for electric energy storage resources connected to the electric distribution system.)
{LC5069/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to House Corporations
03/21/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
06/13/2024 House passed as amended (floor amendment)
06/14/2024 Senate passed as amended in concurrence
06/21/2024 Transmitted to Governor
06/26/2024 Signed by Governor
BY Voas
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- AFFORDABLE CLEAN ENERGY SECURITY ACT (Requires a New England transmission project to determine if long-term transmission service agreements appear commercially reasonable for Rhode Island.)
{LC5061/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to House Corporations
03/15/2024 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
BY Chippendale, Quattrocchi, Newberry, Rea, Roberts, Nardone, Brien, Lima
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").)
{LC4961/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to House Corporations
03/21/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Chippendale, Quattrocchi, Newberry, Rea, Roberts, Nardone, Brien, Lima
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.)
{LC4955/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to House Corporations
03/21/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Morgan, Quattrocchi
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- RENEWABLE ENERGY STANDARD (Provides that any renewable energy project that cannot certify a net reduction of carbon emissions through scientific studies, using the best practices as defined in ISO LCA standards 14040 and 14044, be prohibited or discontinued by the PUC.)
{LC5457/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to House Corporations
03/21/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Newberry
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- 2021 ACT ON CLIMATE (Incorporates ethical energy standards to the 2021 Act on Climate.)
{LC4066/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to House Corporations
03/21/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
House Resolution No.
7817BY Casey, Noret, Phillips, Brien, Chippendale, Finkelman, Marszalkowski, Dawson
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.)
{LC5367/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to House Corporations
03/26/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
(Dept. of Executive Office of Health and Human Services)
BY Caldwell
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- DENTISTS AND DENTAL HYGIENISTS (Permits reimbursement for dental hygienists from "other insurance" or a third party payor such as Medicare.)
{LC4429/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to House Health & Human Services
03/19/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
(Dept. of Health)
BY Speakman, Donovan, Carson, McGaw, Fogarty, Morales
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- LICENSING OF HEALTHCARE FACILITIES (Requires the disclosure of the transfer of certain assets of healthcare facilities and would provide penalties for failing to file healthcare facility ownership information.)
{LC4574/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to House Health & Human Services
03/26/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Baginski, Finkelman
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- LICENSING OF HEALTH CARE FACILITIES (Provides that licensed health care facilities be prohibited from using a patients photograph for any office use.)
{LC5098/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to House Health & Human Services
03/26/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Bennett, Baginski, Solomon, Noret, Casimiro, Edwards, Fenton-Fung, Newberry, McNamara, Donovan
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- RHODE ISLAND OLMSTEAD PLAN COMMISSION ACT (Creates an Olmstead Plan for people vulnerable to unnecessary institutionalization to update a continuum of care to receive services and supports in the least restrictive environment.)
{LC5140/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to House Health & Human Services
03/12/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY McGaw, Tanzi, Donovan, Potter, Morales, Stewart, Alzate, Henries
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- BENEFIT DETERMINATION AND UTILIZATION REVIEW ACT (Limits the use by insurers of step therapy, a protocol that establishes a specific sequence in which prescription drugs for a specified medical condition are covered by an insurer, by allowing medical providers to request step therapy exceptions.)
{LC5553/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to House Health & Human Services
03/19/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Casimiro, Roberts, Noret, Serpa, Solomon, Cruz, Diaz, Alzate
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES (Requires the department of children, youth and families (DCYF) to conduct periodic comprehensive needs assessments to determine whether the department’s programs and services meet the needs of children and families.)
{LC5128/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to House Health & Human Services
03/05/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Noret, Casimiro, Diaz, Roberts, Chippendale, Kazarian
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES (Requires DCYF to place a locked suggestion box in its facilities and create a digitally secured suggestion box into which residents may place comments and/or concerns to be addressed by the Rhode Island Child Advocate.)
{LC5177/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to House Health & Human Services
03/05/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Bennett, Casimiro, Edwards, Fenton-Fung, McNamara, Donovan, Carson, Craven, Diaz, Slater
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- CERTIFIED SURGICAL FIRST ASSISTANTS (Allows for the licensing of certified surgical first assistants to assist in surgeries through the department of health and a seven (7) member board of licensure.)
{LC3422/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to House Health & Human Services
03/12/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
05/29/2024 Committee recommends passage
06/05/2024 House read and passed
06/14/2024 Senate passed in concurrence
06/21/2024 Transmitted to Governor
06/26/2024 Vetoed by Governor
Chapter 274
BY Casey, Fenton-Fung, Bennett, Dawson, Finkelman, Kislak
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- NURSES (Amends the conditions upon which a nurse would be exempt from certain licensing requirements to include eligibility to practice, before taking and receiving results of the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX).)
{LC5187/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to House Health & Human Services
03/12/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
06/10/2024 Committee recommends passage
06/11/2024 House read and passed
06/14/2024 Senate passed in concurrence
06/21/2024 Transmitted to Governor
06/25/2024 Signed by Governor
(Attorney General)
BY Serpa
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS (Disqualifies individuals with prior felony convictions from purchasing or possessing a firearm.)
{LC5087/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
03/13/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
(Attorney General)
BY Craven, McEntee
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- EXPUNGEMENT OF CRIMINAL RECORDS (Allows a law enforcement agency to consider expunged records when issuing a license or permit to carry a pistol or revolver.)
{LC5573/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
03/13/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
(Attorney General)
BY Boylan, Knight, Caldwell, Dawson, Tanzi
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS (Specifies that it is unlawful for any person under the age of eighteen (18) to possess a firearm.)
{LC5085/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
03/13/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
(Attorney General)
BY Morales, Potter, Giraldo, Stewart, Cruz
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- DEPARTMENT OF ATTORNEY GENERAL (Allows the attorney general to investigate and bring an enforcement action against persistent fraud or illegality in the carrying on, conducting, or transaction of business or governmental activity.)
{LC5558/A/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
04/04/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
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
06/21/2024 Transmitted to Governor
06/26/2024 Vetoed by Governor
(Judiciary)
BY Craven, Dawson
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE--PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- JURY LISTS (Amends the jury list and jury qualification statutes to add individuals receiving public assistance benefits.)
{LC5121/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
04/04/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Chapter 045
(Parole Board)
BY Knight
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- SEXUAL OFFENDER REGISTRATION AND COMMUNITY NOTIFICATION (Allows the sexual offender board of review to use, in addition to applicable validated risk assessment tools, a structured professional judgment approach to determine the level of risk a registered sex offender poses to the community.)
{LC4953/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
04/24/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
05/07/2024 Committee recommends passage
05/15/2024 House read and passed
05/17/2024 Referred to Senate Judiciary
05/23/2024 Committee recommends passage in concurrence
05/28/2024 Senate passed in concurrence
05/30/2024 Transmitted to Governor
06/04/2024 Signed by Governor
BY Henries, Morales, Giraldo, Cotter, Felix, Speakman, Stewart, Tanzi, Sanchez, Alzate
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- CUSTODIAL LAW ENFORCEMENT SEXUAL PENETRATION (Establishes criteria for the criminal offense of sexual assault when the victim is in the custody of a peace officer and also provides that a person convicted of custodial sexual assault would face imprisonment for not more than three (3) years.)
{LC5372/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
03/21/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Brien, Solomon, Chippendale, Noret, Baginski
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO WATERS AND NAVIGATION -- PERSONAL WATERCRAFT SAFETY (Amends the penalty for violating the provisions of the personal watercraft safety act from a misdemeanor to a violation and reduce the fine from five hundred dollars ($500) to a fine of two hundred fifty dollars ($250).)
{LC3362/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
04/04/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
04/24/2024 Committee recommends passage
05/02/2024 House read and passed
05/29/2024 Referred to Senate Judiciary
BY Finkelman, Shanley, Baginski, O'Brien, Morales, Vella-Wilkinson, Perez
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- RAILROAD, STEAMBOAT, AND BRIDGE POLICE (Provides any police report involving a railroad fatality and all communications between railroad employees not be made public. Additionally, it makes a violation of this section a misdemeanor.)
{LC5248/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
04/04/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Chippendale, Nardone, Quattrocchi, Newberry, Casimiro, Rea, Roberts, Brien, Casey, Lima
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- STOPPING, STANDING, AND PARKING RESTRICTIONS (Penalizes as a misdemeanor for the first two offenses and a felony for any third or subsequent offense for obstructing the free, convenient, and normal use of any municipal, state or interstate road or highway.)
{LC5146/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
04/04/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Chapter 197
BY Corvese
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.)
{LC5514/A/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to House Labor
03/27/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
05/24/2024 Proposed Substitute
05/28/2024 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
06/04/2024 House passed Sub A
06/11/2024 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence
06/12/2024 Transmitted to Governor
06/17/2024 Signed by Governor
Chapter 109
BY Tanzi, Fogarty, McEntee
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO IN AMENDMENT OF AND IN ADDITION TO THE ACT, PASSED AT THE JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 1883, ENTITLED "AN ACT TO INCORPORATE THE UNION FIRE DISTRICT OF SOUTH KINGSTOWN", AS AMENDED (Amends charter of the Union Fire District of South Kingstown by renaming "Reserve Capital Expenditures" to "Capital Projects Fund" and allows the board of wardens to grant tax exemptions to current and retired volunteer firefighters and their spouses.)
{LC5261/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to House Municipal Government & Housing
03/07/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
05/09/2024 Committee recommends passage
05/15/2024 House read and passed
05/17/2024 Referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government
05/30/2024 Committee recommends passage in concurrence
06/04/2024 Senate passed in concurrence
06/06/2024 Transmitted to Governor
06/14/2024 Effective without Governor's signature
BY Casey, Casimiro, Craven, Corvese
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- RETIREMENT OF MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES (Authorizes retired police officers and firefighters to earn income in addition to their earnable compensation; provided that, the amount would not exceed 5 times the rate of earnable compensation currently in force.)
{LC5190/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to House Municipal Government & Housing
04/02/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Chapter 237
BY Brien, Serpa, Noret
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.)
{LC4642/A/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to House Municipal Government & Housing
03/12/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
06/08/2024 Proposed Substitute
06/10/2024 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
06/12/2024 House passed Sub A
06/13/2024 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence
06/21/2024 Transmitted to Governor
06/24/2024 Signed by Governor
Chapter 057
BY Lombardi, Hull, Sanchez, Felix
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- RETAIL LICENSES (Exempts the property located at 94 Carpenter Street in Providence from the general law prohibiting liquor licenses within a certain proximity to schools or churches.)
{LC5137/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to House Municipal Government & Housing
03/07/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
04/30/2024 Committee recommends passage
05/09/2024 House read and passed
05/10/2024 Referred to Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs
05/15/2024 Committee recommends passage in concurrence
05/21/2024 Senate passed in concurrence
05/30/2024 Transmitted to Governor
06/07/2024 Effective without Governor's signature
BY McEntee, Fogarty, Tanzi, Caldwell, Cortvriend, Knight, Handy, Casimiro, Finkelman, Edwards
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- MANUFACTURING AND WHOLESALE LICENSES (Allows for the holder of a manufacturer’s license to be able to sell one one-sixth (1/6) barrel key of malt beverage, produced on the premises, per day.)
{LC5189/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to House Small Business
03/14/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Finkelman, Fogarty, Tanzi, Caldwell, Cortvriend, Handy, McEntee, Casimiro
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- MANUFACTURING AND WHOLESALE LICENSES (Allows for the holder of a manufacturer’s license to be able to transport beer, spirits or wine between its satellite taprooms.)
{LC5192/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to House Small Business
03/14/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
(Attorney General)
BY Cortvriend, Tanzi, Knight, Finkelman, Handy, Azzinaro, Edwards, Speakman, McNamara, Fogarty
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO WATERS AND NAVIGATION -- COASTAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT COUNCIL (Replaces the coastal resources management council with a state department of coastal resources and transfers all of the powers and duties between the two (2) authorities.)
{LC5571/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to House State Government & Elections
03/08/2024 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
04/30/2024 Withdrawn at sponsor's request
BY Morales, Giraldo, Donovan, Tanzi, Stewart, Alzate, Diaz, Kislak, Batista, Vella-Wilkinson
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.)
{LC5144/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to House State Government & Elections
03/14/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Lima, Cardillo, Costantino
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC RECORDS -- ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS (Makes any record of any person, firm, or corporation that successfully competes for state contract or business, a public record, including those records that are considered proprietary or otherwise confidential.)
{LC5566/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to House State Government & Elections
03/19/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Newberry
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- RHODE ISLAND CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES REPORTING (Includes political action committees that register with the Federal Election Commission within the definition of political action committees for the Rhode Island elections.)
{LC5442/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to House State Government & Elections
03/26/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Place, Newberry
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- REGISTRATION OF VOTERS (Amends the current law so that it would no longer mandate, but rather simply allows local boards to annually conduct a voter registration drive at each high school within the city or town.)
{LC5313/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to House State Government & Elections
03/26/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Chapter 326
(Board of Elections)
BY Carson
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- MAIL BALLOTS (Requires mail ballot drop boxes to be opened thirty-five (35) days prior to election day, and twenty (20) days prior to special elections.)
{LC5579/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to House State Government & Elections
03/26/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
04/09/2024 Committee recommends passage
04/24/2024 House passed as amended (floor amendment)
05/13/2024 Referred to Senate Judiciary
06/11/2024 Committee recommends passage as amended in concurrence
06/13/2024 Senate passed as amended in concurrence
06/20/2024 Transmitted to Governor
06/25/2024 Signed by Governor
BY Morgan, Quattrocchi, Rea, Nardone
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- MAIL BALLOTS (Establishes election day as a day of special observation in the State of Rhode Island. The act would also restrict the use of mail ballots in elections.)
{LC4566/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to House State Government & Elections
03/26/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
(General Treasurer)
BY Giraldo, Alzate, Morales, Stewart, Henries, Cruz, Voas
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC FINANCE -- RHODE ISLAND BABY BOND TRUST (Creates the Rhode Island baby bond trust to provide investment funds to children born to families with public health insurance or no insurance living in Rhode Island.)
{LC5301/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to House Finance
04/11/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
(by request)
BY Kazarian
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- PUBLIC ASSISTANCE ACT (Provides for an annual increase of supplemental income for individuals and couples living alone, in accordance with the consumer price index for urban consumers over the average for the previous calendar year, commencing July 1, 2025.)
{LC5406/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to House Finance
05/09/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Diaz, Morales, Alzate, Slater, Biah
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.)
{LC5361/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to House Finance
04/11/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Morales, Giraldo, Handy, Sanchez, Cotter, Vella-Wilkinson, Felix, Kislak, Henries, Diaz
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- PUBLIC ASSISTANCE ACT (Provides eligibility for an additional forty dollars ($40.00) per month in food stamp benefits to certain qualifying persons or households eligible for food stamp benefits, commencing July 1, 2024.)
{LC3450/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to House Finance
05/15/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Felix, Slater, Morales, Sanchez, Henries, Batista, Lombardi, Kislak, Potter, Cruz
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- THE RHODE ISLAND CANNABIS ACT (Provides amendments to the cannabis act relating to the definition of a social equity applicant and the required fee to maintain such status as a social equity applicant.)
{LC5430/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to House Finance
05/29/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Cortvriend, Boylan, Speakman, Carson, McGaw, Fogarty, Kislak, Handy, Tanzi, Bennett
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- COMPOSTING AND ORGANIC WASTE DIVERSION (Establishes Compost Fund to award grants related to reducing the amount of solid waste generated in the state.)
{LC4977/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to House Finance
04/10/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Boylan, Carson, Tanzi, Cortvriend, Speakman, McGaw, Bennett, Alzate, Kislak, Fogarty
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.)
{LC5100/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to House Finance
05/02/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Solomon, Donovan, Boylan, Speakman, Cortvriend, Knight, Edwards
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HIGHWAYS -- RHODE ISLAND TURNPIKE AND BRIDGE AUTHORITY (Directs the Rhode Island turnpike and bridge authority (RITBA) design a safety barrier or netting system on the several bridges within its authority.)
{LC5391/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to House Finance
05/15/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY McGaw, Cortvriend, Carson, Boylan, Speakman, Fogarty, Alzate, Kislak, Kazarian, Potter
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.)
{LC5321/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to House Finance
04/10/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Costantino, Lima, Phillips, Cardillo, Kennedy, Azzinaro
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION FEES (Provides that when a registrant voluntarily cancels the registrant's motor vehicle registration, that person would receive a credit for the time remaining on the original registration to be applied to a future registration.)
{LC5205/A/1}
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to House Finance
05/23/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
06/10/2024 Proposed Substitute
06/12/2024 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
06/13/2024 House passed Sub A
BY Craven, Dawson
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- LIABILITY INSURANCE (Requires that insurance policies for property damage, personal injuries, and indemnification other than payment of compensation for workers compensation, state policy limits and no amount of the policy may be used to pay costs to defend a claim.)
{LC4814/1}
03/04/2024 Introduced, referred to House Corporations
03/14/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Serpa
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- CONDOMINIUM LAW (Creates a process for condominium associations to give notice to and obtain approval from unit mortgage holders for certain association actions.)
{LC5381/1}
03/04/2024 Introduced, referred to House Corporations
03/14/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Serpa
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- CONDOMINIUM LAW (Allows unit owners to participate in association meetings remotely through the use of digital platforms such as zoom or googlemeet.)
{LC5387/1}
03/04/2024 Introduced, referred to House Corporations
03/08/2024 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
BY Serpa
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- CONDOMINIUM LAW (Provides that the "rights of secured lenders" provision from § 34-36.1-2.19 be applicable to condominiums created before July 1, 1982.)
{LC5614/1}
03/04/2024 Introduced, referred to House Corporations
03/08/2024 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
BY Serpa
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- CONDOMINIUM LAW (Provides that the "meetings" requirements from § 34-36.1-3.08 be applicable to condominiums created before July 1, 1982 and would permit remote participation in condominium meetings.)
{LC5613/1}
03/04/2024 Introduced, referred to House Corporations
03/14/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
05/02/2024 Committee recommends passage
05/09/2024 House read and passed
05/13/2024 Referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government
BY Voas
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- CONDOMINIUM LAW (Requires associations to provide unit owners with thirty (30) days notice of any increase in the deductible application to the association’s policy ensuring that unit owners will have coverage relating to their responsibility.)
{LC5383/1}
03/04/2024 Introduced, referred to House Corporations
03/14/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Chapter 154
BY Voas
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- CONDOMINIUM LAW (Requires the recording of the bylaws and rules of the association in the land evidence records of the city or town the condominium is located in and require amendments to the original filings to be certified by 2 or more members of the executive board.)
{LC5385/A/1}
03/04/2024 Introduced, referred to House Corporations
03/14/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
05/02/2024 Committee recommends passage
05/09/2024 House read and passed
05/13/2024 Referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government
05/29/2024 Proposed Substitute
05/30/2024 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
06/06/2024 Senate passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment)
06/10/2024 House passed Sub A as amended in concurrence
06/12/2024 Transmitted to Governor
06/17/2024 Signed by Governor
BY Voas
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- CONDOMINIUM LAW (Eliminates unreasonable and fiscally irresponsible constraints of budget caps created in some condominium documents by developers to help sell units.)
{LC5358/1}
03/04/2024 Introduced, referred to House Corporations
03/14/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Morales, Diaz, Kislak, Lombardi, Cruz
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.)
{LC5365/1}
03/04/2024 Introduced, referred to House Education
03/20/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Baginski
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- SCHOOL PROGRAMS CONCUSSION ACT (Updates repealed chapter by requiring school district to develop concussion guidelines; students/parents brochure; removal/return procedures after student removal/return to practice/competition; mandatory training for coaches/officials.)
{LC5073/1}
03/04/2024 Introduced, referred to House Education
03/20/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Baginski
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PUPILS (Requires all school districts to have an athletic trainer at each high school within the district.)
{LC5075/1}
03/04/2024 Introduced, referred to House Education
03/20/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Baginski
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- SCHOOL AND YOUTH PROGRAMS CONCUSSION ACT (Requires all school districts to designate an athletic trainer to be available for high school athletic practices and games.)
{LC5074/1}
03/04/2024 Introduced, referred to House Education
03/20/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Roberts, Quattrocchi, Chippendale
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- RIGHTS OF PARENTS AND GUARDIANS IN PUBLIC EDUCATIONAL INSTRUCTION ACT (Enables parents to review public school learning materials/object if the parent decides that the material is harmful. Also a parent may withdraw their student from the activity or class where the material is used and request an alternative assignment.)
{LC5219/1}
03/04/2024 Introduced, referred to House Education
03/27/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Tanzi, Donovan, Henries, Morales, Potter, Alzate, Felix, Fogarty, Diaz, Lombardi
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES (Requires coverage for acute mental health crisis mobile response and stabilization services to any individual enrolled as a plan beneficiary.)
{LC5278/1}
03/04/2024 Introduced, referred to House Health & Human Services
03/19/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Tanzi, Carson, Cruz, Cortvriend, Speakman, Boylan, Kislak, Hull, Cotter, Donovan
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES (Requires insurance coverage for all community health workers' services to include health and promotion coaching, health education and training, health system navigation and resource coordination services, care planning and follow-up care recommendations.)
{LC5279/1}
03/04/2024 Introduced, referred to House Health & Human Services
03/19/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Tanzi, Carson, Boylan, McGaw, Speakman, Cortvriend, Kislak, Hull, Cotter, Donovan
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR MENTAL ILLNESS AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS (Outlines the insurance coverage standards, protocols and guidelines for medically necessary treatment of individuals with mental health or substance abuse use disorders.)
{LC5107/1}
03/04/2024 Introduced, referred to House Health & Human Services
03/19/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Alzate, Felix, Tanzi, Giraldo, Stewart, Kislak, Cruz, Fogarty, Boylan
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES (Mandates all insurance contracts, plans or policies provide insurance coverage for the expense of testing and treating infertility, including preimplantation genetic testing (PGT), in conjunction with in vitro fertilization (IVF).)
{LC5359/1}
03/04/2024 Introduced, referred to House Health & Human Services
03/19/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Alzate, Kazarian, Casimiro, Caldwell, Tanzi, Felix, Spears, Boylan, McGaw, Fogarty
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES (Mandates insurance policies, provides coverage to diagnose & treat infertility for women between 25 & 42 years, including pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) in conjunction with in vitro fertilization (IVF).)
{LC3903/1}
03/04/2024 Introduced, referred to House Health & Human Services
03/19/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Brien, Fenton-Fung, Baginski
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- DEFENDING AFFORDABLE PRESCRIPTION DRUG COSTS ACT (Prohibits any health insurer, pharmacy benefit manager, or other third-party payor from discriminating against any 340B entity participating in a drug discount program.)
{LC5416/1}
03/04/2024 Introduced, referred to House Health & Human Services
03/19/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Casimiro, Noret, Morales, Giraldo, Cruz, Alzate
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- DISCLOSURE OF PRICES -- MEDICAL FACILITY ITEMS (Provides a procedure requiring that healthcare facilities maintain a list with all standard charges for all Medical facility items.)
{LC5117/1}
03/04/2024 Introduced, referred to House Health & Human Services
03/12/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
06/11/2024 Committee recommends passage
06/12/2024 House read and passed
06/13/2024 Senate passed in concurrence
06/21/2024 Transmitted to Governor
BY Lima, Cardillo, Costantino
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- BLOOD DONATIONS AND VACCINATIONS ACT (Requires person collecting blood for transfusions to require donor disclose whether they had COVID/messenger ribonucleic acid vaccine, requires blood be labeled and permits recipient to request certain blood.)
{LC5567/1}
03/04/2024 Introduced, referred to House Health & Human Services
04/09/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Chapter 278
BY Henries, Stewart, Felix, Morales, Sanchez, Giraldo, Alzate, Lombardi, Cotter, Fogarty
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- LACTATION COUNSELORS PRACTICE ACT OF 2014 (Specifies the requirements and procedures for licensing lactation counselors as well as the renewal, expiration, termination, refusal, revocation and suspension of licenses.)
{LC5373/A/1}
03/04/2024 Introduced, referred to House Health & Human Services
03/12/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
06/04/2024 Proposed Substitute
06/06/2024 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
06/10/2024 House passed Sub A
06/12/2024 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence
06/21/2024 Transmitted to Governor
06/25/2024 Signed by Governor
BY Sanchez
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- THE NICK ARJOMAND NO WEIGHT DISCRIMINATION ACT (Creates the Nick Arjomand no weight discrimination act. The purpose of this act would be to prohibit weight discrimination.)
{LC4719/1}
03/04/2024 Introduced, referred to House Health & Human Services
03/04/2024 Committee transferred to House Labor
03/27/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Morgan, Quattrocchi, Rea
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- RHODE ISLAND'S CHILDREN DESERVE HELP NOT HARM ACT -- MINOR'S GENDER TRANSITION (Prohibits gender transition procedures for all minors, uses of public funds for that purpose, discipline for health care providers for providing same, a thirty (30) year statute of limitation, right to a civil action for damages.)
{LC5368/1}
03/04/2024 Introduced, referred to House Health & Human Services
04/09/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Lima, Cardillo, Costantino, Baginski, Brien
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PUPILS (Requires the department of health, in conjunction with the department of education, to conduct a cost-benefit analysis before a mandate relating to the health and safety of children in schools would be issued.)
{LC5562/1}
03/04/2024 Introduced, referred to House Health & Human Services
04/09/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Lima, Cardillo, Costantino, Phillips, O'Brien, Solomon, Baginski, Brien, Fenton-Fung, Hull
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY -- CRUELTY TO ANIMALS (Bans the sale of cosmetics developed/manufactured using animal testing. A violation would be a $1,000 fine for each offense.)
{LC5561/1}
03/04/2024 Introduced, referred to House Health & Human Services
03/12/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
House Resolution No.
7887BY Stewart, Morales, Tanzi, Casimiro, Kislak, Cortvriend, Bennett, Ajello, Ackerman, Potter
ENTITLED, HOUSE RESOLUTION RESPECTFULLY URGING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO PROTECT PATIENTS AND TRADITIONAL MEDICARE FROM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE
{LC5134/1}
03/04/2024 Introduced, referred to House Health & Human Services
03/12/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Kislak, Morales, Speakman, Ajello, Cotter, Potter, Cruz, Tanzi, Felix
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.)
{LC5425/1}
03/04/2024 Introduced, referred to House Municipal Government & Housing
03/28/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Chapter 037
BY Serpa
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION (Increases the real property exemptions of veterans and the elderly residing in the Town of West Warwick.)
{LC5355/1}
03/04/2024 Introduced, referred to House Municipal Government & Housing
03/12/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
04/23/2024 Committee recommends passage
05/02/2024 House read and passed
05/10/2024 Referred to Senate Finance
05/14/2024 Committee recommends passage in concurrence
05/21/2024 Senate passed in concurrence
05/22/2024 Transmitted to Governor
05/30/2024 Effective without Governor's signature
BY Stewart, Morales, Felix, Cruz, Potter, Sanchez, Batista, Lombardi, Hull
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.)
{LC5489/1}
03/04/2024 Introduced, referred to House Municipal Government & Housing
03/28/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Sanchez
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- RENT CONTROL IN THE CITY OF PROVIDENCE (Authorizes the city of Providence to adopt rent control ordinances subject to certain exemptions.)
{LC3532/1}
03/04/2024 Introduced, referred to House Municipal Government & Housing
03/15/2024 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
04/11/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Carson, Craven, Casimiro
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO WATERS AND NAVIGATION -- HARBORS AND HARBOR LINES (Permits towns and cities to regulate all houseboats within their jurisdiction.)
{LC4473/1}
03/04/2024 Introduced, referred to House Municipal Government & Housing
04/02/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Speakman, Giraldo, Cortvriend, Potter, Morales, Dawson
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- STATE BUILDING CODE (Establishes building safety code standards for multi-dwelling buildings and requires the development of recommendations for resolving any conflicts between fire safety codes and the building codes.)
{LC5221/A/2}
03/04/2024 Introduced, referred to House Municipal Government & Housing
03/19/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
05/24/2024 Proposed Substitute
05/30/2024 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
06/04/2024 House passed Sub A
06/07/2024 Referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government
Chapter 176
(Attorney General)
BY Casey
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- INTERLOCAL CONTRACTING AND JOINT ENTERPRISE (Removes the attorney general's oversight of interlocal agreements.)
{LC5089/A/1}
03/04/2024 Introduced, referred to House State Government & Elections
03/14/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
04/26/2024 Proposed Substitute
04/30/2024 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
05/07/2024 House passed Sub A
05/10/2024 Referred to Senate Judiciary
05/28/2024 Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence
06/11/2024 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence
06/12/2024 Transmitted to Governor
06/20/2024 Effective without Governor's signature
BY Felix, Henries, Morales, Batista, Hull, Tanzi, Lombardi, Kislak, Potter, Cruz
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- MEDICAL ASSISTANCE (Codifies the Katie Beckett Program pursuant to federal guidelines.)
{LC4025/1}
03/04/2024 Introduced, referred to House Finance
05/29/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Casimiro, Noret, Solomon, Roberts, Serpa, Cruz, Diaz, Alzate
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.)
{LC5090/1}
03/04/2024 Introduced, referred to House Finance
05/09/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Casey, Potter, Speakman, Donovan, Fenton-Fung, Kislak, Serpa, Cortvriend, Phillips, Chippendale
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- MEDICAL ASSISTANCE -- PRESCRIPTION DRUGS (Defines step therapy and prohibits certain groups and agreements from requiring prior authorization or a step therapy protocol when prescribing certain medications.)
{LC4226/1}
03/04/2024 Introduced, referred to House Finance
05/01/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Stewart, Morales, Potter, Sanchez, Batista, Lombardi, Hull
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- OFFICE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (Imposes requirements on a managed care organization (MCO) and pharmacy benefit manger (PBM) in order to control Medicaid prescription drug prices.)
{LC5277/1}
03/04/2024 Introduced, referred to House Finance
05/01/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Giraldo, Boylan, Alzate
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- THE RHODE ISLAND FAMILY HOME-VISITING ACT (Makes the Medicaid rate increase permanent for the first connections family home-visiting program and requires additional information to be added to the annual family home-visiting report.)
{LC5347/1}
03/04/2024 Introduced, referred to House Finance
05/01/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Fogarty, Cortvriend, McEntee, Kazarian, Cotter, Donovan, Speakman, Henries, Hull, Handy
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR MENTAL ILLNESS AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS (Requires the EOHHS to establish an early childhood mental health hub program focused on improving access to infant and early childhood mental health services for children under the age of six years (6) and their families.)
{LC5318/1}
03/04/2024 Introduced, referred to House Finance
04/26/2024 Scheduled for hearing
05/15/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Donovan, Tanzi, Boylan, Morales, Caldwell, Carson, Speakman, Cotter, Potter, McGaw
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- COMPREHENSIVE DISCHARGE PLANNING (Requires coverage for residential/inpatient mental health services for detox/stabilization/substance abuse disorders without preauthorization or be subject to concurrent review during the first 28 days.)
{LC5255/1}
03/04/2024 Introduced, referred to House Finance
05/01/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Fogarty, Cortvriend, Carson, Boylan, McEntee, Kazarian, Cotter, Donovan, Speakman, Handy
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- PRIMARY CARE TRAINING SITES PROGRAM (Establishes the primary care training sites program and appropriates $2,700,000 for implementing the program.)
{LC5296/1}
03/04/2024 Introduced, referred to House Finance
04/26/2024 Scheduled for hearing
05/15/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Fogarty, Tanzi, Cortvriend, Boylan, McEntee, Carson, Kazarian, Kislak, Cotter, Donovan
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- THE MEDICAL PRIMARY CARE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM (Establishes the medical primary care scholarship program to be administered by the commissioner of postsecondary education.)
{LC5297/1}
03/04/2024 Introduced, referred to House Finance
04/26/2024 Scheduled for hearing
05/15/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Casimiro, Cruz, Noret, Serpa, Diaz, Alzate
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO DOMESTIC RELATIONS -- SUPPORT OF CHILDREN (Repeals the law requiring a parent to pay support and maintenance to agencies having custody of their child)
{LC4873/1}
03/04/2024 Introduced, referred to House Finance
05/09/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Casimiro, Noret, Caldwell, Boylan, McGaw, Kazarian, Diaz, Tanzi, Cruz
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES' HIGHER EDUCATION OPPORTUNITY INCENTIVE GRANT (Modifies the eligibility and administration provisions of the higher education opportunity incentive grant program.)
{LC5066/A/3}
03/04/2024 Introduced, referred to House Finance
05/08/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
06/10/2024 Proposed Substitute
06/12/2024 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
06/13/2024 House passed Sub A
BY Giraldo, Alzate
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- CERTIFICATION OF TEACHERS (Extends teacher certifications without fee or penalty for three (3) or five (5) years for teachers who hold certifications as of July 1, 2024.)
{LC5302/1}
03/04/2024 Introduced, referred to House Finance
04/30/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Felix, Henries, Morales, Batista, Hull, Tanzi, Lombardi, Kislak, Potter, Cruz
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.)
{LC5431/1}
03/04/2024 Introduced, referred to House Finance
BY Casey, Brien, Phillips
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- THE EDUCATION EQUITY AND PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT (Requires a review by the department of elementary and secondary education of the formula components used to compute the aid needed to support high need students.)
{LC5151/1}
03/04/2024 Introduced, referred to House Finance
04/30/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Casey, Brien, Phillips
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- THE EDUCATION EQUITY AND PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT (Provides that in local educational agencies when over 45% of the children have a family income that is at or below 185% of federal poverty guidelines then the student success factor will be 50% by the core instruction per-pupil amount.)
{LC5152/1}
03/04/2024 Introduced, referred to House Finance
04/30/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Casey, Phillips, Brien
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- THE EDUCATION EQUITY AND PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT (Removes funding requirement from department of elementary and secondary education.)
{LC5185/1}
03/04/2024 Introduced, referred to House Finance
04/30/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Newberry, Chippendale
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- THE EDUCATION EQUITY AND PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT (Prohibits total education aid paid to any local education agency from being reduced by more than one percent (1%) of the municipal education appropriation in the previous fiscal year.)
{LC5324/1}
03/04/2024 Introduced, referred to House Finance
04/30/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Giraldo, Morales, Stewart, Alzate
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- FOUNDATION LEVEL SCHOOL SUPPORT (Requires that the school housing aid ratio shall be increased by ten percent (10%) for projects that ensure Rhode Island based minority business enterprises reach a minimum of twenty percent (20%) of the dollar value of the bid.)
{LC5353/1}
03/04/2024 Introduced, referred to House Finance
04/30/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Baginski, Edwards, Shanley, Corvese
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.)
{LC4791/1}
03/04/2024 Introduced, referred to House Finance
05/21/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Chippendale, Rea, Roberts, Nardone, Quattrocchi
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- FAILING SCHOOL CHOICE ACT (Establishes the Failing School Choice Act and permits students at failing schools to enroll in any public school and also establishes the Rhode Island education revitalization fund to provide funding to the school choice program.)
{LC4965/1}
03/04/2024 Introduced, referred to House Finance
04/30/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Noret
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC OFFICES AND EMPLOYEES -- RETIREMENT SYSTEM -- CONTRIBUTIONS AND BENEFITS (Amends the definition of "domestic partner" for purposes of the retirement system -- contributions and benefits chapter.)
{LC5178/1}
03/04/2024 Introduced, referred to House Finance
05/07/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Casey, O'Brien, Casimiro, Craven, Corvese
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- PUBLIC SAFETY EMPLOYEES -- RELIEF OF INJURED AND DECEASED FIRE FIGHTERS AND POLICE OFFICERS (Adds department of corrections' correctional officers to the list of public safety employees that are entitled to their full salary if they are injured and become disabled as a result of performance of their job duties.)
{LC5183/1}
03/04/2024 Introduced, referred to House Finance
04/19/2024 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
05/07/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Roberts
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- RETIREMENT OF MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES (Increases the number of days a retired municipal employee could work in a calendar year without interruption of pension benefits to ninety (90) days.)
{LC5325/1}
03/04/2024 Introduced, referred to House Finance
05/07/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Tanzi, Ajello, Cortvriend, Handy, Potter, Stewart, Kislak, McGaw, Morales
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM -- 2024 BOND REFERENDA (Submits 2024 capital development program requesting the issuance of $25,000,000 in general obligation bonds to the voters for approval at the November 5, 2024, general election.)
{LC4079/1}
03/04/2024 Introduced, referred to House Finance
04/10/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Carson
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.")
{LC5268/1}
03/04/2024 Introduced, referred to House Finance
04/23/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Donovan, Speakman
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- HISTORIC PRESERVATION TAX CREDITS 2013 (Extends the historic tax credit to June 30, 2029.)
{LC5333/1}
03/04/2024 Introduced, referred to House Finance
04/11/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Casey, Phillips, Brien
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- LOW- AND MODERATE-INCOME HOUSING (Provides for increases or decreases in the amount of foundation level school support that a community would receive, based upon a community's ability to meet and surpass its minimum low- and moderate-income housing requirements.)
{LC5184/1}
03/04/2024 Introduced, referred to House Finance
05/14/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Speakman, Giraldo, Potter, Cotter, Donovan, McGaw, Henries, Morales, Dawson
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING LAND BANK PROGRAM (Establishes a housing land bank program with the goal of creating affordable housing in the State of Rhode Island. The housing land bank would have the authority to buy, receive and hold property in furtherance of this goal.)
{LC5104/1}
03/04/2024 Introduced, referred to House Finance
04/23/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Speakman, Giraldo, Knight, Carson, Tanzi, Potter, Cotter, Donovan, McGaw, Henries
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- HOUSING PRODUCTION REVOLVING FUND ACT (Authorizes the department of housing to issue bonds in the amount of $50,000,000 with a maturity date not to exceed 20 years, to establish the housing production revolving fund, to promote the development of housing and ensuring more affordable housing.)
{LC5224/1}
03/04/2024 Introduced, referred to House Finance
04/23/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Tanzi, Potter, Alzate, Felix, Henries, Bennett, Morales, Fogarty, McGaw, Ajello
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.)
{LC4764/1}
03/04/2024 Introduced, referred to House Finance
04/26/2024 Scheduled for hearing
05/09/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Fenton-Fung, Phillips, Donovan, Perez, Place
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- TAX CREDIT FOR FAMILY CAREGIVERS (Creates a tax credit for family caregivers in an amount up to $5,000 for eligible family members and $6,000 for veterans based on 50% of the amount of eligible expenditures spent on eligible family members commencing January 1, 2025 and thereafter.)
{LC5443/1}
03/04/2024 Introduced, referred to House Finance
05/03/2024 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
BY Lima, Cardillo, Costantino
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION (Removes state-owned property from the exemption from local property taxes.)
{LC5559/1}
03/04/2024 Introduced, referred to House Finance
05/14/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Chapter 158
BY Solomon
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- TAXATION OF BANKS (Provides banks with an election to use the allocation and apportionment method of income for purposes of taxation.)
{LC5388/A/1}
03/04/2024 Introduced, referred to House Finance
04/05/2024 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
04/11/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
06/08/2024 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
06/10/2024 Proposed Substitute
06/11/2024 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
06/13/2024 House passed Sub A
06/13/2024 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence
06/21/2024 Transmitted to Governor
06/24/2024 Signed by Governor
BY Casey, Finkelman, Solomon, Phillips, Fenton-Fung, Brien, Chippendale, Dawson, Costantino
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- BUSINESS CORPORATION TAX (Repeals the corporation minimum tax.)
{LC5374/1}
03/04/2024 Introduced, referred to House Finance
05/02/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Casey, Finkelman, Solomon, Phillips, Brien, Chippendale, Dawson
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PERSONAL INCOME TAX (Authorizes a retroactive tax credit for tax yr 2022/thereafter/allowing investment tax credits to be passed through to the personal income tax returns of eligible Sub-S corporation shareholders/limited liability company members who meet certain conditions)
{LC5191/1}
03/04/2024 Introduced, referred to House Finance
05/02/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Casey, Finkelman, Solomon, Phillips, Brien, Chippendale, Dawson, McEntee
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- STATE TAX OFFICIALS (Reduces the minimum interest rate on delinquent payments from eighteen percent (18%) per annum to twelve percent (12%) per annum.)
{LC5376/1}
03/04/2024 Introduced, referred to House Finance
05/02/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Brien, Solomon, Chippendale, Noret, Newberry, Baginski
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- SALES AND USE TAX HOLIDAY (Creates a sales and use tax holiday for the second Saturday and Sunday in July, annually.)
{LC5417/1}
03/04/2024 Introduced, referred to House Finance
05/02/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
House Resolution No.
7932BY Slater, Diaz
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.)
{LC5196/1}
03/04/2024 Introduced, referred to House Finance
04/09/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Stewart, Morales
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.)
{LC5175/1}
03/04/2024 Introduced, referred to House Finance
04/09/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
House Resolution No.
7934BY Caldwell, Donovan, Casimiro
ENTITLED, JOINT RESOLUTION SUPPORTING CONTINUED FOCUS AND ACTIONS FOR IMPROVED COORDINATION BETWEEN AGENCIES RESPONSIBLE FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD AND EARLY LEARNING PROGRAMS
{LC5304/1}
03/04/2024 Introduced, referred to House Health & Human Services
04/09/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Carson
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- NEWPORT AND BRISTOL COUNTY CONVENTION AND VISITORS' BUREAU (Makes various amendments to the chapter creating the Newport and Bristol County Convention and Visitors Bureau.)
{LC5471/A/1}
03/05/2024 Introduced, referred to House Corporations
03/26/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
04/18/2024 Proposed Substitute
04/23/2024 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
05/09/2024 House passed Sub A
05/13/2024 Referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government
BY Cotter, Tanzi, Cortvriend, Casimiro, Edwards, Speakman, Donovan, McEntee, Morales, McGaw
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO MILITARY AFFAIRS AND DEFENSE -- EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT (Provides that any disaster response worker shall, in the course of their duties, be considered a state employee under the provisions of chapters 29 through 38 of title 28 and under § 9-31-8 of the general laws.)
{LC5197/1}
03/05/2024 Introduced, referred to House Corporations
03/26/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Cotter, Tanzi, Cortvriend, Casimiro, Edwards, Speakman, Donovan, McEntee, Morales, McGaw
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- ARCHITECTS (Provides that architects and other authorized disaster response workers be considered, in the course of performing their duties, state workers and be entitled to all rights in like manner as state employees.)
{LC5202/1}
03/05/2024 Introduced, referred to House Corporations
03/26/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Baginski
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- ATHLETIC TRAINERS (Requires athletic trainers to be trained in the use of epi-pens on and after January 1, 2025.)
{LC5071/1}
03/05/2024 Introduced, referred to House Corporations
03/26/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Marszalkowski
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- UNFAIR SALES PRACTICES (Requires retailers of glucose monitors to provide a free, point of sale replacement for any broken or defective monitor within twenty-four (24) hours of the request.)
{LC5400/1}
03/05/2024 Introduced, referred to House Corporations
03/26/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Chapter 091
BY Voas, Alzate, Potter, Kazarian, Hull, Marszalkowski, DeSimone, Finkelman, Caldwell, Slater
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- SENIOR SAVINGS PROTECTION ACT (Prohibits the charging of any fees to a senior citizen who is 65 years of age or older for a hard-copy paper bill, invoice or statement. The violation of this provision would be a deceptive trade practice subject to a $500 fine.)
{LC5258/A/1}
03/05/2024 Introduced, referred to House Corporations
03/26/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
05/17/2024 Proposed Substitute
05/22/2024 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
05/30/2024 House passed Sub A
05/30/2024 Referred to Senate Commerce
06/04/2024 Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence
06/06/2024 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence
06/07/2024 Transmitted to Governor
06/12/2024 Signed by Governor
BY Potter, Cruz, Stewart, Alzate, Morales, Ajello, Tanzi, Batista, Felix, Slater
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- INTEREST AND USURY (Removes the exemption from interest rate limits provided by the Depository Institutions Deregulation and Monetary Control Act of 1980, for all loans made within the state of Rhode Island.)
{LC5421/1}
03/05/2024 Introduced, referred to House Corporations
03/26/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Craven
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.)
{LC5048/1}
03/05/2024 Introduced, referred to House Corporations
03/15/2024 Committee transferred to House Judiciary
03/21/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Newberry
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICES (Prohibits disclosure terms "down payment", "money down", or any similar language to describe lump sum payments in order to reduce monthly lease payments. Provides that lump sum payments are non-refundable in the event of a total loss of the vehicle.)
{LC5148/1}
03/05/2024 Introduced, referred to House Corporations
03/26/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Chapter 226
BY Voas
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- DENTAL INSURANCE LOSS RATIO REPORTING AND STUDY ACT (Requires dental health insurance carriers to file an actuarial memorandum disclosing its incurred claims/earned premiums, to assist the health insurance commissioner with respect to a study report/recommendations regarding a dental insurance loss ratio.)
{LC5079/A/1}
03/05/2024 Introduced, referred to House Corporations
04/11/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
06/08/2024 Proposed Substitute
06/10/2024 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
06/12/2024 House passed Sub A
06/14/2024 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence
06/21/2024 Transmitted to Governor
06/24/2024 Signed by Governor
Chapter 266
BY McNamara, Bennett, Alzate, Edwards, Potter, Ackerman
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY LICENSURE COMPACT (Creates the occupational therapy licensure compact that would allow licensed occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants to practice in all states that join the compact.)
{LC5058/A/1}
03/05/2024 Introduced, referred to House Corporations
03/26/2024 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 House passed Sub A
06/13/2024 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence
06/21/2024 Transmitted to Governor
06/25/2024 Signed by Governor
Chapter 233
BY Chippendale, Quattrocchi, Nardone, Newberry
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY -- UNLAWFUL CONFINEMENT OF A COVERED ANIMAL (Exempts egg laying hens kept for commercial egg production purposes from the provisions of chapter 4-1.1 until January 1, 2030.)
{LC5327/A/1}
03/05/2024 Introduced, referred to House Corporations
03/26/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
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
06/21/2024 Transmitted to Governor
06/24/2024 Signed by Governor
BY Morales, Potter, Cruz
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- THE EDWARD O. HAWKINS AND THOMAS C. SLATER MEDICAL MARIJUANA ACT (Extends the registry identification card renewal for medical marijuana cards from one year to three (3) years; removes the renewal requirement for terminally ill patients.)
{LC4985/1}
03/05/2024 Introduced, referred to House Health & Human Services
04/03/2024 Committee transferred to House Corporations
04/11/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Chapter 294
BY Solomon, Fellela, Voas, Casimiro, Baginski, Shanley, Casey
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES (Provides amendments to the requirements of the inclusionary zoning law for affordable housing development.)
{LC5508/A/1}
03/05/2024 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
03/27/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
04/03/2024 Proposed Substitute
04/04/2024 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
04/09/2024 House passed Sub A
04/16/2024 Referred to Senate Judiciary
06/11/2024 Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence
06/14/2024 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence
06/21/2024 Transmitted to Governor
06/25/2024 Signed by Governor
Chapter 292
BY Craven, Fellela, Corvese, Edwards
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- SUBDIVISION OF LAND (Makes amendments to various provisions relative to subdivision of land review, review stages, special provisions related to development and the procedures for approvals from various permitting authorities.)
{LC5511/A/1}
03/05/2024 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
03/27/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
04/03/2024 Proposed Substitute
04/04/2024 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
04/09/2024 House passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment)
04/16/2024 Referred to Senate Judiciary
06/11/2024 Committee recommends passage of Sub A as amended in concurrence
06/14/2024 Senate passed Sub A as amended in concurrence
06/21/2024 Transmitted to Governor
06/25/2024 Signed by Governor
Chapter 298
BY Felix, Potter, Giraldo, Cruz, Batista, Speakman, Henries, Morales
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- SUBDIVISION OF LAND (Provides amendments relative to the permitting authority of, and acceptable forms of financial security permissible for construction and/or improvement guarantees relating to the completion of required public improvements.)
{LC5512/A/1}
03/05/2024 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
03/27/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
04/03/2024 Proposed Substitute
04/04/2024 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
04/09/2024 House passed Sub A
04/16/2024 Referred to Senate Judiciary
06/11/2024 Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence
06/14/2024 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence
06/21/2024 Transmitted to Governor
06/25/2024 Signed by Governor
Chapter 300
BY Craven, Fellela, Corvese, Edwards
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- RHODE ISLAND COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING AND LAND USE ACT (Provides amendments relative to the compliance and implementation of the comprehensive planning and use act including the conditions upon which limitations may be placed on land use applications by municipalities.)
{LC5542/A/1}
03/05/2024 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
03/27/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
04/26/2024 Proposed Substitute
04/30/2024 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
05/07/2024 House passed Sub A
05/13/2024 Referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government
06/11/2024 Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence
06/14/2024 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence
06/21/2024 Transmitted to Governor
06/25/2024 Signed by Governor
BY Craven
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE IN PARTICULAR ACTIONS -- ARBITRATION (Spells out additional notice provisions, fees and costs of the arbitration process, from initiation to default provisions and potential court sanctions for breach of the arbitration agreement.)
{LC5047/1}
03/05/2024 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
03/21/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
04/24/2024 Committee recommends passage
04/30/2024 House read and passed
05/13/2024 Referred to Senate Judiciary
06/06/2024 Committee recommends passage in concurrence
06/13/2024 Senate passed in concurrence
06/21/2024 Transmitted to Governor
BY Craven, Batista
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- PRELIMINARY PROCEEDINGS IN DISTRICT COURT -- POWERS OF JUSTICES OF THE PEACE (Increases the fee payable to justices of the peace to one hundred dollars $100.00.)
{LC5043/1}
03/05/2024 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
04/04/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
05/21/2024 Committee recommends passage
05/30/2024 House read and passed
05/30/2024 Referred to Senate Judiciary
BY Ajello, Potter, Cruz, Felix, Tanzi
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.)
{LC5281/1}
03/05/2024 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
04/04/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Finkelman
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- JUDGMENTS, ORDERS, AND DECREES (Amends calculations of interest in civil actions a rate determined by average accepted auction price for last auction of 52 week U.S. treasury bills.)
{LC4648/1}
03/05/2024 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
04/04/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Batista
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- SENTENCE AND EXECUTION (Requires the court to set reasonable bail for all those individuals who appear before it as probation violators and establish a presumption of personal recognizance unless the new alleged offense is a crime of violence as defined in the act.)
{LC5156/1}
03/05/2024 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
04/05/2024 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
04/24/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Cruz, Tanzi, Speakman, Morales, Potter, Stewart, Ajello, Kislak
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL TENANT'S RIGHT TO LEGAL REPRESENTATION ACT (Creates the division of civil representation within the department of housing and require civil representation by a Designated Legal Organization to provide legal representation to all tenants who qualify in eviction proceedings.)
{LC5555/1}
03/05/2024 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
03/27/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Henries, Morales, Stewart, Sanchez, Alzate, Felix, Cruz
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- MULTIFAMILY HOUSING ACT (Requires single-family residential zoning in municipalities with populations of over 20,000 to allow middle housing and mandates that those municipalities adopt zoning regulations for middle housing.)
{LC5412/1}
03/05/2024 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
03/22/2024 Committee transferred to House Municipal Government & Housing
04/11/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Perez, Vella-Wilkinson, Batista, Fellela, Diaz, Hull, Felix, Alzate, Sanchez, Bennett
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT (Prohibits a landlord from inquiring about the immigration status of a tenant subject to any federal laws or regulations, but may request financial information.)
{LC5271/A/1}
03/05/2024 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
03/27/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
05/17/2024 Proposed Substitute
05/21/2024 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
05/30/2024 House passed Sub A
05/30/2024 Referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government
BY Cruz, Tanzi, Morales, Potter, Stewart, Ajello, Kislak, Giraldo, Batista, Alzate
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT -- JUST CAUSE EVICTIONS (Provides for just cause evictions for residential landlord tenancies.)
{LC5308/1}
03/05/2024 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
03/27/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Cruz, Morales, Potter, Stewart, Ajello, Kislak, Felix, Sanchez
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT (Imposes a fine up to $150 a day on a landlord for failure to deliver a copy of a state or local housing code violation to each residential tenant and a notice to prospective tenants of the building affected by said violation within 30 days of its receipt.)
{LC5422/1}
03/05/2024 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
03/27/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Morales, Cruz, Giraldo, Tanzi, Stewart, Diaz, Potter, Kislak, Batista, Speakman
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT (Recognizes tenants' unions and provides a procedure whereby the housing resources commission shall administer a hearing process for consolidated complaints filed by tenants' unions, pertaining to the rights and obligations of tenants and landlords.)
{LC5379/1}
03/05/2024 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
03/27/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Giraldo, Morales, Alzate, Voas
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT (Prohibits a landlord from inquiring about the immigration status of a tenant subject to any federal laws or regulations, but may request financial information or proof of identity.)
{LC5349/1}
03/05/2024 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
03/27/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Dawson, Shanley, O'Brien, Casey
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE AND SALE (Allows for sending of the notice under power of sale and rights of active military servicemembers by USPS First Class Mail and/or an overnight delivery service, instead of by USPS certified mail return receipt requested.)
{LC5310/1}
03/05/2024 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
03/27/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Cruz, Kislak, Felix, Dawson
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE AND SALE (Provides prospective owner-occupants a first opportunity to purchase properties acquired through foreclosure and would prohibit bundled foreclosure sales.)
{LC5306/1}
03/05/2024 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
03/27/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Perez, Diaz, Batista, Lombardi, Fellela, Felix, O'Brien, Vella-Wilkinson, Sanchez, Lima
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- CORRECTIONS DEPARTMENT (Sets standards and procedures to allow and implement conjugal visitation at state correctional facilities.)
{LC5099/1}
03/05/2024 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
04/11/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Stewart, Morales, Henries, Tanzi, Felix, Cruz, Potter, Giraldo, Sanchez, Batista
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- HOMELESS BILL OF RIGHTS (Updates the Homeless Bill of Rights to add rules governing the interaction with encampments and include the right to access clean and sanitary conditions.)
{LC5133/1}
03/05/2024 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
03/27/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Giraldo, Morales, Stewart, Henries, Alzate
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- DETENTION FOR FEDERAL CIVIL IMMIGRATION VIOLATIONS (Prohibits state or municipality from contracts to detain individuals for civil immigration violations, and if such contract exists, it must end by July 1, 2025 and prohibits using public resources to detain those individuals.)
{LC5436/1}
03/05/2024 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
04/03/2024 Committee transferred to House State Government & Elections
04/09/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Chapter 130
BY Knight, Shanley, Fogarty, Batista, McEntee, Cotter, Vella-Wilkinson, Dawson, Finkelman, Craven
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- ELECTRONIC MONITORING IN NURSING AND ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES (Allows electronic monitoring of residents or private living unit in nursing or assisted living facility with certain restrictions.)
{LC5155/A/2}
03/05/2024 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
03/24/2024 Committee transferred to House Health & Human Services
03/26/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
05/31/2024 Proposed Substitute
06/04/2024 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
06/06/2024 House passed Sub A
06/11/2024 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence
06/12/2024 Transmitted to Governor
06/17/2024 Signed by Governor
BY Lima, Knight, Costantino, Solomon, Baginski, Brien, Fenton-Fung, Hull, Biah, DeSimone
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO DOMESTIC RELATIONS -- DIVORCE AND SEPARATION (Creates a custody procedure for pets in divorce and separation proceedings based on the best interests of the animal. This act would not apply to assistance/service animals.)
{LC5560/1}
03/05/2024 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
04/24/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
05/21/2024 Committee recommends passage
05/29/2024 House read and passed
05/30/2024 Referred to Senate Judiciary
06/11/2024 Committee recommends passage in concurrence
06/13/2024 Senate passed in concurrence
06/21/2024 Transmitted to Governor
06/26/2024 Signed by Governor
BY Lima, Cardillo, Noret, Costantino, Chippendale, Phillips
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- BURGLARY AND BREAKING AND ENTERING (Creates a mandatory jail sentence of two (2) years for two (2) or more people who break and enter, ransack or smash doors or windows of any business with the intent to steal.)
{LC5563/1}
03/05/2024 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
03/21/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Fogarty, Handy, Noret, Hull, Lombardi, Tanzi, Fellela, Boylan, Alzate, Cortvriend
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- PUBLIC UTILITIES (Expands the crime of false reporting to include shootings or other dangerous events.)
{LC5581/1}
03/05/2024 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
03/21/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
05/28/2024 Committee recommends passage
06/06/2024 House read and passed
06/10/2024 Referred to Senate Judiciary
BY Felix, Henries, Morales, Sanchez, Batista, Tanzi, Lombardi, Kislak, Potter, Cruz
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT (Amends the uniform controlled substances act and reclassifies simple possession of 28 grams or less of certain controlled substances as a misdemeanor.)
{LC5435/1}
03/05/2024 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
03/15/2024 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
BY Brien, Solomon, Baginski
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- UNFAIR CLAIMS SETTLEMENT PRACTICES ACT (Provides insured individuals with a private cause of action under the unfair claims settlement practices act.)
{LC5389/1}
03/05/2024 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
04/04/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Chapter 052
(Dept. of Human Services)
BY Cruz, Ajello, Felix, Dawson
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO DOMESTIC RELATIONS -- DIVORCE AND SEPARATION (Permits state child support agencies to bring actions under the child support statute on behalf of a noncustodial parent who is incarcerated and unable to pay child support.)
{LC4431/1}
03/05/2024 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
04/24/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
05/07/2024 Committee recommends passage
05/15/2024 House read and passed
05/17/2024 Referred to Senate Judiciary
05/23/2024 Committee recommends passage in concurrence
05/28/2024 Senate passed in concurrence
05/30/2024 Transmitted to Governor
06/04/2024 Signed by Governor
(Judiciary)
BY Craven, Dawson
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- COURTS -- CONDITIONAL ESCHEAT OF UNCLAIMED FUNDS IN COURT REGISTRIES (Updates the process by which the Supreme Court reports, holds, and escheats unclaimed property in the court registries.)
{LC5113/A/2}
03/05/2024 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
04/04/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
06/04/2024 Proposed Substitute
06/06/2024 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
06/10/2024 House passed Sub A
06/10/2024 Referred to Senate Judiciary
Resolution 214
BY Shekarchi, Blazejewski, Cruz, Morales, Speakman, Spears, Craven, Azzinaro, Solomon, Kazarian
ENTITLED, HOUSE RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY THE ABILITY OF THE RHODE ISLAND EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM TO OFFER DEGREE OR CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS WITHIN THE STATE TO PROVIDE A SUPPLY AND A PIPELINE OF PLANNERS, PLANNING TECHNICIANS, AND PLANNING STAFF (Creates an 11 member commission to study the ability of the RI educational system to offer degrees or certificates to provide a supply/pipeline of planners, planning technicians and staff, and report back by January 1, 2025, and expire on June 30, 2025.)
{LC5506/A/1}
03/05/2024 Introduced, referred to House Municipal Government & Housing
03/28/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
04/05/2024 Proposed Substitute
04/09/2024 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
04/11/2024 House passed Sub A
Chapter 219
BY Shekarchi, Blazejewski, Cruz, Morales, Speakman, Spears, Craven, Azzinaro, Casimiro, Solomon
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- SUBDIVISION OF LAND (Requires that municipalities implement electronic permitting for all development applications pursuant to zoning and the subdivision of land.)
{LC5513/A/1}
03/05/2024 Introduced, referred to House Municipal Government & Housing
03/28/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
04/26/2024 Proposed Substitute
04/30/2024 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
05/07/2024 House passed Sub A
05/13/2024 Referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government
06/11/2024 Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence
06/14/2024 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence
06/21/2024 Transmitted to Governor
06/24/2024 Signed by Governor
Chapter 288
BY Shekarchi, Blazejewski, Cruz, Morales, Speakman, Spears, Craven, Azzinaro, Casimiro, Solomon
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- LOCAL PLANNING BOARD OR COMMISSION (Provides amendments to the membership provisions of planning boards or commissions and would enable municipalities to establish "combined review boards" to replace separate planning and zoning boards.)
{LC5507/1}
03/05/2024 Introduced, referred to House Municipal Government & Housing
03/28/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
04/09/2024 Committee recommends passage
04/11/2024 House read and passed
04/16/2024 Referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government
06/11/2024 Committee recommends passage in concurrence
06/14/2024 Senate passed in concurrence
06/21/2024 Transmitted to Governor
06/25/2024 Signed by Governor
Chapter 286
BY Shekarchi, Blazejewski, Cruz, Morales, Speakman, Spears, Craven, Azzinaro, Casimiro, Solomon
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- MOBILE AND MANUFACTURED HOMES (Makes several amendments relative to manufactured homes, including adding a definition for manufactured home and a provision allowing for certain manufactured homes to be considered a single-family home if on a lot zone for such use.)
{LC5551/A/1}
03/05/2024 Introduced, referred to House Municipal Government & Housing
03/28/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
04/05/2024 Proposed Substitute
04/09/2024 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
04/11/2024 House passed Sub A
04/16/2024 Referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government
06/11/2024 Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence
06/14/2024 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
06/25/2024 Signed by Governor
BY Giraldo, Speakman, Biah, Henries, Voas, Kislak, Batista, Diaz, Alzate, Kazarian
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES (Amends the provisions relative to permitted uses within residential, industrial and commercial zoning use districts.)
{LC5509/A/3}
03/05/2024 Introduced, referred to House Municipal Government & Housing
03/28/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
04/29/2024 Proposed Substitute
04/30/2024 Committee recommended indefinite postponement
04/30/2024 Committee recommended Substitute A be held for further study
05/06/2024 Proposed Substitute
05/09/2024 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
05/14/2024 House passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment)
05/29/2024 Referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government
06/11/2024 Committee recommended Substitute A as amended be held for further study
Chapter 296
BY Cortvriend, Speakman
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES (Amends provisions relative to the application of zoning ordinances pertaining to wetland buffers to projects for development, redevelopment, construction or rehabilitation.)
{LC5510/1}
03/05/2024 Introduced, referred to House Municipal Government & Housing
03/12/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
04/23/2024 Committee recommends passage
04/30/2024 House read and passed
05/13/2024 Referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government
06/11/2024 Committee recommends passage in concurrence
06/14/2024 Senate passed in concurrence
06/21/2024 Transmitted to Governor
06/25/2024 Signed by Governor
Chapter 290
BY Cruz, Potter, Diaz, Kislak, Kazarian, Giraldo, Slater
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- STATE BUILDING CODE (Amends various provisions relative to the duties of the state building commissioner and establishes a building code education and training unit to educate building officials and inspectors statewide.)
{LC5543/B/1}
03/05/2024 Introduced, referred to House Municipal Government & Housing
03/12/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
04/22/2024 Proposed Substitute
04/23/2024 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
04/30/2024 House passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment)
05/13/2024 Referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government
06/10/2024 Proposed Substitute
06/11/2024 Committee recommends passage of Sub B
06/14/2024 Senate passed Sub B
06/14/2024 House passed Sub B in concurrence
06/20/2024 Transmitted to Governor
06/25/2024 Signed by Governor
Chapter 302
BY McEntee, Fogarty, Tanzi, Casimiro, McGaw, Craven, Corvese, Spears, Kennedy, DeSimone
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- RHODE ISLAND HOUSING RESOURCES ACT OF 1998 (Provides that mobile and manufactured homes be included as affordable housing under certain conditions.)
{LC5549/A/1}
03/05/2024 Introduced, referred to House Municipal Government & Housing
03/28/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
04/22/2024 Proposed Substitute
04/23/2024 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
04/30/2024 House passed Sub A
05/13/2024 Referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government
06/11/2024 Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence
06/14/2024 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
06/25/2024 Signed by Governor
Chapter 304
BY Spears, Speakman, Carson, Cortvriend, McEntee
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION (Requires the department of administration to publish a report to the speaker of the house, president of the senate, and secretary of housing evaluating the cost to establish and maintain a statewide geographic information system.)
{LC5515/A/1}
03/05/2024 Introduced, referred to House Municipal Government & Housing
03/12/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
05/17/2024 Proposed Substitute
05/21/2024 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
05/29/2024 House passed Sub A
05/30/2024 Referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government
06/11/2024 Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence
06/14/2024 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence
06/21/2024 Transmitted to Governor
06/25/2024 Signed by Governor
Chapter 245
BY Batista, Casimiro, Slater, Giraldo, Alzate
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- ABANDONED PROPERTY (Requires towns and cities to publish a list of abandoned properties and makes various other amendments relative to the sale of abandoned property by a receiver.)
{LC5550/A/1}
03/05/2024 Introduced, referred to House Municipal Government & Housing
03/12/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
04/22/2024 Proposed Substitute
04/23/2024 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
05/07/2024 House passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment)
05/13/2024 Referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government
06/11/2024 Committee recommends passage of Sub A as amended in concurrence
06/14/2024 Senate passed Sub A as amended in concurrence
06/21/2024 Transmitted to Governor
06/24/2024 Signed by Governor
BY Cruz, Stewart, Speakman, Morales, Potter, Ajello, Kislak, Felix, Sanchez
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- HOUSING MAINTENANCE AND OCCUPANCY CODE -- NOTICE OF VIOLATIONS (Requires a housing code enforcement officer to give a copy of any housing code violation notice to all tenants of the building affected by a housing code violation along with any hearing dates scheduled for the violation.)
{LC5394/1}
03/05/2024 Introduced, referred to House Municipal Government & Housing
03/19/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Cruz, Potter, Stewart, Ajello, Kislak, Felix
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- PUBLIC AUCTIONS BY ELECTRONIC OR REMOTE PROCEDURES (Brings greater public scrutiny to the public auction sales of real estate in Rhode Island by requiring public auctions by any city or town of real estate or an interest therein shall only be done in person, not by electronic or remote procedures.)
{LC5413/1}
03/05/2024 Introduced, referred to House Municipal Government & Housing
03/19/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Sanchez
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- GENERAL POWERS--TENANT PROTECTION ACT (Authorizes cities and towns to establish a housing authority to adopt tenant protection measures, including rent control, annual rent increase ordinances and no-fault evictions, subject to certain exemptions.)
{LC4270/1}
03/05/2024 Introduced, referred to House Municipal Government & Housing
03/15/2024 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
04/11/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Lima, Cardillo, Costantino
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES (Permits every municipality in the state to offer a homestead tax exemption of up to 20% of assessed value on residential properties, and also provides that municipalities that grant greater exemptions not be limited by this section.)
{LC5569/1}
03/05/2024 Introduced, referred to House Municipal Government & Housing
03/28/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Fogarty, Cortvriend, Kazarian, Speakman, Hull, Morales
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.)
{LC5423/1}
03/05/2024 Introduced, referred to House Municipal Government & Housing
03/19/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
(Judiciary)
BY Craven, Dawson
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- RETIREMENT SYSTEM -- CONTRIBUTIONS AND BENEFITS (Allows retired state employees who worked as certified or qualified court interpreter to be employed or re-employed for a limited period of time in a given year to provide court interpretation services within the unified judicial system.)
{LC5135/1}
03/05/2024 Introduced, referred to House Finance
04/25/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY McEntee, Fogarty, Tanzi, O'Brien, Dawson, Caldwell, Craven, Knight, Handy, Casimiro
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.)
{LC5252/1}
03/05/2024 Introduced, referred to House Finance
04/25/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Craven, Shanley, Dawson
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- MOTION PICTURE PRODUCTION TAX CREDITS (Increase the motion picture tax credit to $10,000,000 and then to $15,000,000 for 2026 and the total available credits to $40,000,000 for 2025 and $50,000,000 for 2026 and eliminates the sunset provision. Effective 1/1/2025.)
{LC4805/1}
03/05/2024 Introduced, referred to House Finance
04/11/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY McEntee, Fogarty, Tanzi, Cortvriend, McGaw, Knight, Handy, Casimiro, Edwards, Spears
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- TAX CREDIT FOR FOOD DONATION (Provides a tax credit for food donations by qualified taxpayers to nonprofit organizations up to five thousand dollars ($5,000) per year.)
{LC5195/1}
03/05/2024 Introduced, referred to House Finance
04/10/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY McEntee, Fogarty, Tanzi, Dawson, Casey, Cortvriend, O'Brien, Handy, Casimiro, Edwards
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- STATE TAX OFFICIALS (Reduces the interest rate on delinquent payments to the twelve percent (12%) per annum.)
{LC5414/1}
03/05/2024 Introduced, referred to House Finance
03/28/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY McGaw, Cortvriend
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (Directs the department of transportation to effectuate a complete and total restoration, reconstruction and refurbishing of the Stone Bridge abutment in Portsmouth.)
{LC5295/1}
03/05/2024 Introduced, referred to House Finance
04/10/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Slater, Diaz, Giraldo, Cruz, Morales, Potter, Felix
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- HEALTH CARE FOR CHILDREN AND PREGNANT WOMEN (Provides children from birth through age five (5) with continuous coverage eligibility for RIte Track/RIte Care so that they are not at risk of losing coverage at the yearly redetermination due solely to administrative barriers.)
{LC5203/1}
03/05/2024 Introduced, referred to House Finance
05/01/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY McEntee, Fogarty, Handy, Casimiro, Finkelman, Edwards, McGaw, Craven, Spears
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.)
{LC5375/1}
03/05/2024 Introduced, referred to House Finance
04/09/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Morales, Speakman, Giraldo, Cotter, Stewart, Vella-Wilkinson, Alzate, Cortvriend, Edwards, Slater
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- REDUCED HOUSING RENT PILOT PROGRAM (Establishes and funds an incentive program for landlords to offer reduced rents to eligible tenants. The program would be administered by the state department of housing with an appropriation of $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2024-2025.)
{LC4872/1}
03/05/2024 Introduced, referred to House Finance
05/15/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Total Bills: 201
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