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Creates the “Embryo Safety and Storage Act of 2025.” Also requires the department of health to regulate and license embryo storage facilities.
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Creates process for individual to voluntarily be either temporarily or indefinitely added to a list restricting their rights to purchase or possess firearms. Adds civil fines and misdemeanor for violations.
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Authorizes the department of environmental management to issue and enforce rules and regulations to implement and enforce the provisions of the food waste ban.
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Amend the state’s online E-Permitting Portal using automated plan review and instant permit issuance.
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Excludes portable solar generation devices intended primarily to offset part of a customer's electricity consumption from the definition of eligible net-metering system.
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Establishes Compost Fund to award grants related to reducing the amount of solid waste generated in the state.
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Prohibits the distribution, transfer, or possession of any material that depicts a minor engaging in sexually explicit conduct and is obscene and lacks serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value.
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Expands the existing law regarding collaborative practice agreements between pharmacists and physicians to allow other healthcare providers to enter into such agreements and removes the definition of “collaborative practice committee.”
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Prohibits an educational institution or school district from accessing or using location data for tracking a student's institutional device or personal device, except in limited circumstances.
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Amends certain provisions relative to school waste recycling and refuse disposal and requires reports of waste audits by educational entities and reports of program participation by vendors.
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Provides a tax credit to a taxpayer that makes a qualified investment in a qualified business.
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Prohibits the operation of any thermal waste conversion facility such as pyrolysis within the Quonset Point/Davisville Industrial Park.
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Permits extended early intervention services for children with developmental disabilities whose third birthday is between May 1 and August 31.
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Changes annual reporting requirements for the state’s family home-visiting program and also impacts appropriation and spending of funds in order to access maximum federal funding for these programs.
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Prohibits state agencies from entering into software contracts that limit the agency's ability to install or run the software of the agency's choosing on their hardware.
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Makes it unnecessary to prove that a person's transmission of electronic communications be for the sole purpose of harassment before being found guilty of cyberstalking or cyberharassment.
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Allows the dismissal of a teacher after the March 1 deadline if there is gross misconduct by a teacher upon a student. This act would allow the notice to be given at any time and will not have time constraints.
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Changes the maximum term of employment for a superintendent from three (3) to five (5) years.
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Updates the description of the early intervention program and the agency responsible for the program under Part C of the federal Individuals with disabilities education act.
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Gives statewide juvenile hearing boards the authority to refer a juvenile offender to a rehabilitative driving course, as part of a disposition of an offense before the board. The order may be enforced by the traffic tribunal.
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Exempts from sales tax the amount paid for food and beverages during summer restaurant week and winter restaurant week.
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Amends various sections of the condominium law to enhance transparency and establish a condominium ombudsman.
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Joint Resolution Creating A Special Legislative Commission To Study Current Condominium Law And Provide Recommendations For Improvements To Transparency, Accountability And Ongoing Affordability Of Condominiums In Rhode Island (creates A 16-member Commission To Study Current Condominium Law And Provide Recommendations For Improvements, And Who Would Report Back To The General Assembly By December 31, 2027, And Would Expire On March …
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EducationEDUCATION -- HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PUPILS
EDUCATION -- HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PUPILS - Requires the names of any non-teacher school employee who is terminated for good and just cause, to be furnished to the department of education.
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Alcoholic beveragesALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- RETAIL LICENSES
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- RETAIL LICENSES - Allows for the issuance of a Class B or Class B-H liquor license for the property located at 349 Main Street in the town of South Kingstown.
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Businesses And ProfessionsBUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- PHARMACIES
BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- PHARMACIES - Sets conditions for pharmacists to prescribe tobacco cessation drug therapies, including education approved by the state board of pharmacy.
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HEALTH AND SAFETYHEALTH AND SAFETY -- EMBRYO SAFETY AND STORAGE ACT
HEALTH AND SAFETY -- EMBRYO SAFETY AND STORAGE ACT - Creates the “Embryo Safety and Storage Act of 2025.” Also requires the department of health to regulate and license embryo storage facilities.
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Public Property And WorksPUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- STATE PURCHASES
PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- STATE PURCHASES - Allows for food and food supplies procurement by the state of less than $25,000 in aggregate under the small purchase regulations.
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TaxationTAXATION -- RHODE ISLAND LOCAL INVESTMENT TAX CREDIT ACT
TAXATION -- RHODE ISLAND LOCAL INVESTMENT TAX CREDIT ACT - Provides a tax credit to a taxpayer that makes a qualified investment in a qualified business.
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HEALTH AND SAFETYHEALTH AND SAFETY -- RHODE ISLAND RESOURCE RECOVERY CORPORATION
HEALTH AND SAFETY -- RHODE ISLAND RESOURCE RECOVERY CORPORATION - Prohibits the use of artificial turf as material to cover compacted solid waste at a sanitary landfill.
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Public Utilities And CarriersPUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- SOLAR COST REDUCTION ACT
PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- SOLAR COST REDUCTION ACT - Amend the state’s online E-Permitting Portal using automated plan review and instant permit issuance.
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HEALTH AND SAFETYHEALTH AND SAFETY -- BEVERAGE CONTAINERS RECYCLING ACT
HEALTH AND SAFETY -- BEVERAGE CONTAINERS RECYCLING ACT - Establishes the Beverage Container Recycling Act.
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TaxationTAXATION -- SALES AND USE TAXESTAXATION -- SALES AND USE TAXES -- LIABILITY AND COMPUTATION
TAXATION -- SALES AND USE TAXES -- LIABILITY AND COMPUTATION - Exempts from sales tax energy storage systems, as defined in § 39-33-1.
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State Affairs And GovernmentSTATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- COMPOSTING AND ORGANIC WASTE DIVERSION
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.
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HEALTH AND SAFETYHEALTH AND SAFETY -- REFUSE DISPOSAL
HEALTH AND SAFETY -- REFUSE DISPOSAL - Authorizes the department of environmental management to issue and enforce rules and regulations to implement and enforce the provisions of the food waste ban.
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EducationEDUCATION -- SCHOOL COMMITTEES AND SUPERINTENDENTS
EDUCATION -- SCHOOL COMMITTEES AND SUPERINTENDENTS - Changes the maximum term of employment for a superintendent from three (3) to five (5) years.
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TaxationTAXATION -- SALES AND USE TAXESTAXATION -- SALES AND USE TAXES -- LIABILITY AND COMPUTATION
TAXATION -- SALES AND USE TAXES -- LIABILITY AND COMPUTATION - Exempts from the sales tax behind-the-meter batteries interconnected with a solar photovoltaic system.
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EducationEDUCATION -- TEACHERS' TENURE
EDUCATION -- TEACHERS' TENURE - Allows the dismissal of a teacher after the March 1 deadline if there is gross misconduct by a teacher upon a student. Also allows the notice to be given at any time and will not have any time constraints.
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Neutral
Businesses And ProfessionsBUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS
BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS - Alters a PA’s continuing education requirements, ability to provide charitable care, and authority to clear students to return to sports after health-concern related removal and protect PA’s from certain restrictive covenants.
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Neutral
INSURANCEINSURANCE -- INDIVIDUAL HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGEINSURANCE -- INDIVIDUAL HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE -- PRIOR AUTHORIZATIONS
INSURANCE -- INDIVIDUAL HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE -- PRIOR AUTHORIZATIONS - Prohibits a policy of individual health insurance coverage from requiring prior authorization for prescriptions of generic medication.
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Businesses And ProfessionsBUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- COLLABORATIVE PHARMACY PRACTICE
BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- COLLABORATIVE PHARMACY PRACTICE - Expands the existing law regarding collaborative practice agreements to allow non-physician healthcare providers to enter into such agreements.
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Criminal OffensesCRIMINAL OFFENSES -- COMPUTER CRIME
CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- COMPUTER CRIME - Makes it unnecessary to prove that a person’s transmission of electronic communications be for the sole purpose of harassment before being found guilty of cyberstalking or cyberharassment.
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EducationEDUCATION -- TEACHERS’ TENURE
EDUCATION -- TEACHERS’ TENURE - Allows the dismissal of a teacher after the March 1 deadline if there is gross misconduct by a teacher upon a student. This act would allow the notice to be given at any time and will not have time constraints.
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Neutral
Public Property And WorksPUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- STATE PURCHASESPUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- STATE PURCHASES -- LEAD BY EXAMPLE ACT
PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- STATE PURCHASES -- LEAD BY EXAMPLE ACT - Takes several measures to lead by example by banning state purchases of plastic bottles, and requires state funds to be used to lease or purchase electric vehicles and renewable energy efficient technologies for use on state property.
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Criminal OffensesCRIMINAL OFFENSES -- CHILDREN
CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- CHILDREN - Prohibits the sale of over-the-counter diet pills and muscle-building supplements to minors in Rhode Island and require age verification, restricted access, and civil penalties for violations.
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Requires police commission on standards/training to provide training/instructions for police detectives/officers/trainees to deal with traumatized youth resulting from incidents requiring a law enforcement response.
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Imposes a seventy-five cent (0.75) surcharge on fares charged by rideshare companies as well as an account to benefit RIPTA from the payment of sales taxes collected from rideshares.
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Requires state use actual residences of persons in government custody for redistricting purposes. Information would be collected by the department of corrections and forwarded to the division of statewide planning, to be utilized for redistricting.
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Changes the name of the holiday on the second Monday of August from Victory Day to Peace and Remembrance Day.
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Advances the interests of older Rhode Islanders by adding a representative of an aging adult organization to the state planning council and a permanent committee on aging to the state planning council.
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Requires certain health care facilities to allow a terminally ill patient’s use of medicinal cannabis within the health care facility, subject to certain restrictions.
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Creates the multi-unit residential decarbonization initiative program to provide funding for feasibility studies to convert large, multi-family residential units to non-emitting renewable geothermal energy.
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Establishes a universal and unified healthcare system and reform the current payment system for healthcare coverage in this state.
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Charges the office of the health insurance commissioner to incorporate uncompensated care as a formula-driven numeric adjustment in the methodology used to establish any affordability standard or rate cap, applicable to hospital contracts.
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Allows RI to opt out of the provisions of DIDMCA exempting out of state lenders from interest rate limits which apply to RI lenders. Prevents evasion of statutory interest rate limits and lending rules for loans made in RI.
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Establishes the Rhode Island firearm industry accountability act of 2026.
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Directs middle and high schools which issue student identification cards to include on those cards on or before September 8, 2026, contact crisis telephone numbers for suicide prevention and substance use disorder prevention.
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Authorizes the use of campaign funds for security related expenses, including home and office security systems and ongoing monitoring, in response to threats arising from their public service or candidacy.
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Ensures any public school with available seats, after completion of the initial enrollment period for students, shall make all open seats available to other students residing within the same school district.
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Requires that the chief judge of the family court in appointing magistrates do so in accordance with the judicial selection and nomination process set forth in chapter 16.1 of title 8.
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Permits RI Supreme Court Committee on Racial and Ethnic Fairness, in consultation with RI Bar Association and its Committee on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, to appoint members of JNC and requires judicial candidates to disclose political donations.
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Provides that all kratom products for sale would be stored and kept in a locked case, until sold.
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Requires the JNC to establish standardized merit-based selection process and that applications be evaluated according to uniform, job-related criteria adopted in advance and published on the commission's website.
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Expands council on elementary and secondary education and board of education and makes teacher of year and student advisory chair voting members on each.
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Prohibits public and private colleges and universities from charging students for institution provided health insurance in the absence of affirmative action by the student opting-in to coverage.
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Prohibits a healthcare provider from requiring patients to provide electronic payment information to be kept on file as a condition to receiving treatment and makes it a violation a deceptive trade practice.
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Promotes transparency and accountability in the use of artificial intelligence by health insurers to manage coverage and claims.
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Provides that the prescription label for medication abortion prescription drugs may include the name of the dispensing healthcare practice instead of the name of the dispenser.
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Increases fines for speeding in residential or school zones.
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Restricts the possession of prohibited firearms.
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Implements statewide parking standards.
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Directs the office of energy resources to develop building performance standards for large buildings in Rhode Island that would cause greenhouse gas emissions to decline in line with the act on climate requirements.
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Provides coverage and increases individual and group insurance rates of reimbursement for ambulance services.
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Limits copays, coinsurance or office deductibles for services of a physical therapist to the amount authorized for the services of a primary care physician or osteopath on or after January 1, 2027.
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Requires health insurers to comply with federal mental health parity laws, prevent discriminatory treatment limits, and ensures meaningful mental health and substance use coverage in all benefit classifications.
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Addresses any single-family construction, townhouse construction, and multi-family construction complying with the Standards for Visitable Units of the ANSI' Standards for Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities.
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Precludes a legal entity from owning property whose value is over $25,000,000. If the property value exceeds $25,000,000, then the entity must divest a graduated yearly amount over the next 10 years, until value is less than $25,000,000.
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Establishes a universal, comprehensive, affordable single-payer health care insurance program and help control health care costs, which would be referred to as, "the Rhode Island Comprehensive Health Insurance Program" (RICHIP).
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Raises the minimum fee per barrel of petroleum products or crude oil from five cents ($0.05) to twelve cents ($0.12) per barrel as part of the uniform oil spill response and prevention fee.
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Directs the general assembly to fund ten full time equivalent positions in FY 2027 to support DEM's efforts in the areas of forestry and forestry projects.
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Allows an owner or owners of real property to execute a deed that names one or more beneficiaries who will obtain title to the property at the owner's death without the necessity of probate.
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Amends the Rhode Island Fair Housing Practices Act to clarify housing-status enforcement, ban discriminatory housing notices, align state law with federal standards and remove a ban on public discussion of fair housing cases.
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Excludes nuclear power from the office of energy resources and division of public utilities from participation, procuring and entering into long-term contracts.
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Caps the total amount that a covered person is required to pay for a covered prescription inhaler, prescription device, or prescription equipment to twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per thirty (30) day supply.
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Authorizes an increase in resource eligibility limits for persons with long-term-care needs who reside at home and requires semi-annual reports from Medicaid certified assisted living facilities and adult day service providers to the EOHHS.
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Establishes the Plastic Waste Conversion Facility Act.
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Prohibits employers from seeking/using credit reports in making hiring decisions concerning prospective employees, asking questions about the applicant's financial past during interviews or including credit history questions in their job applications.
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Sunsets/discontinues the Jobs Development Act rate reduction as of July 1, 2026.
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Allows municipalities participating in the state prekindergarten program to accept students from outside the municipality under certain conditions and establishes a lottery for enrollment in the program.
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Authorizes pharmacists to order, perform and interpret CLIA-waived tests authorized by statewide protocol and prescribe medications, and permits coverage by all health insurance carriers.
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Creates the child-serving provider liability joint underwriting association to provide a joint underwriting association to provide liability insurance coverage for eligible child serving providers.
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Makes sexual contact or penetration between any law enforcement officer that is on duty and a person that is a detainee, arrestee, in custody or a suspect a felony.
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Reorganizes the coastal resources management council under the department of environmental management and create the bureau of coastal resources management.
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Requires healthcare providers and healthcare facilities to inform patients of the use of artificial intelligence to memorialize patient visits.
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Imposes a tax equal to four percent (4%) on net investment income, such as interest, dividends, annuities, royalties, capital gains and rental income, of high-income households, estates and trusts, based upon federal guidelines.
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Amends the heading of § 11-47-60.1 to include the words "Dillon's Law."
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Expands the deinstitutionalization subsidy aid program in the department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals to include adoptive parent(s) or siblings(s).
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Limits prior authorization requirements for rehabilitative and habilitative services. Also prohibits prior authorization for the first twelve (12) visits of a new episode of care and for ninety (90) days following a chronic pain diagnosis.
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Prohibits health insurance companies or other payors from including in physician participation agreements any provisions that restrict or prevent a physician from charging patients reasonable administrative or operational fees to support overhead.
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Requires quarterly financial reporting to the executive office of health and human services beginning on October 1, 2026.
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Provides a tax credit for food donations by qualified taxpayers to nonprofit organizations up to five thousand dollars ($5,000) per year.
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Appropriates two million seven hundred thousand dollars ($2,700,000) to fund the primary care training sites program to provide training for physicians, nurse practitioners and physician assistants within the department of health.
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Prohibits state and municipal officials or body from entering into and renewing any agreements that will be used to detain individuals for federal civil immigration violations.
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Requires the executive office of health and human services to consider a new element when reviewing the appropriate Medicaid payments to be paid to nursing facilities.
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Requires the EOHHS to amend the state Medicaid plan and secure sufficient state general revenue to increase Medicaid payment rates to an amount equal to one hundred thirty percent (130%) of Medicare rates for outpatient clinical pediatric services.
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Increases the minimum hourly wage commencing January 1, 2029, by an amount equal to the total percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the Northeast Region for the calendar year 2027.
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Requires transition planning for high school students with disabilities, who have a “504” plan, like the transition planning required for high school students with disabilities, who have an individualized education program (IEP).
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Establishes a program within the adult correctional institution to permit medication assisted treatment approved by the FDA to be provided for the treatment of opioid use disorder to any incarcerated individual.
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Requires a healthcare entity to submit written notice to the attorney general and the department of health of any material change transaction at least 180 days prior to that transaction.
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Establishes the process to provide a legal mechanism whereby a terminally ill patient may choose to end their life using medications prescribed by a physician.
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Details each of those limited emergency circumstances where a registered nurse and advanced practice registered nurses, may safely administer anesthesia such as critical life-saving or emergency situations where there is imminent threat to life or limb.
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Extends teacher certifications without fee or penalty for three (3) or five (5) years for teachers who hold certifications as of July 1, 2026.
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Enacts the RI individual market affordability act of 2026 to establish a program to help reduce out-of-pocket costs for low- and moderate-income consumers enrolled in individual health insurance coverage through the RI health benefits exchange.
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Limits the application fees paid under the certificate of need program within the department of health to twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000
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Increases the income range up to fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) and tax credit up to eight hundred fifty dollars ($850), for elderly and disabled persons who own or rent their homes.
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Requires the state and private health insurers to reimburse claims for healthcare services provided by nurse practitioners and physician assistants at the same amount as the reimbursement paid to a physician performing the service in the area served.
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Amends the comprehensive community-police relationship act of 2015 to require an annual study by an outside agency chosen by the department.
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Mandates all department of corrections staff with direct supervision roles to wear body cameras while on duty in their assigned facility.
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Requires one elector of the parole board to be a person directly impacted by the criminal justice system who has completed the probation/parole process three (3) or more years prior to selection with a professional background in certain enumerated areas.
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Increases number of members of state crime laboratory commission to 9, changes makeup of commission to include individuals with expertise in law enforcement, criminal defense, scientific research, makes chair of department of physics executive secretary.
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Repeals 42-56-38.1 and requires the department of corrections to provide free communication services to inmates and juveniles held in residential placement or detention centers and requires that those facilities provide in-person contact visits.
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Repeals the law that prevents a collective bargaining agreement covering state employees, public school teachers and municipal employees from specifying a particular healthcare provider in it.
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Establishes a food as medicine pilot program and task force to be administered by the executive office of health and human services.
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Amends the Rhode Island works program to allow lawful permanent residents to receive benefits without a waiting period and increases the monthly cash benefit to one hundred percent (100%) of the federal poverty level effective July 1, 2026.
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Adds probation and parole officers to the list of state law enforcement professionals, for purpose of retirement on service allowance.
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Allows teachers, state and municipal employees to retire upon the earlier of reaching age sixty (60) with thirty (30) years of service or the employee's retirement eligibility date under present state statutes.
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Strengthens enforcement of the state's pharmacy audit law by clarifying and tightening audit procedures to ensure pharmacy audits are conducted fairly and transparently.
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Creates the Rhode Island Climate Superfund Act of 2026.
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Prohibits the state from seeking reimbursement for expenditures made on behalf of disabled Rhode Islanders from an ABLE account after the death of the designated beneficiary.
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Amends the standards and limitations on permitted parking requirements for dwelling units.
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Allows a party to condition a transaction by electronic means on their stated desire to obtain and receive a written copy of the document in English or Spanish before electronic execution of the agreement or performance is required of the …
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Raises the percentage from eighty percent (80%) to eighty-five percent (85%) regarding declaring a vehicle a total loss.
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Establishes a performance audit division within the office of the auditor general.
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Creates an intervenor compensation program to provide compensation in the form of grants for legal fees, expert witness fees, and other reasonable costs to an intervenor in both, energy siting board and public utilities commission proceedings.
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Requires annual inspections of those assisted living residences which contain units licensed to treat residents with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias.
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Requires hospital emergency rooms and free-standing emergency care facilities to offer and provide pregnancy prevention medication to victims of sexual assault.
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Establishes the medical primary care scholarship program to be administered by the commissioner of postsecondary education.
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Allows Rhode Island employers can help pay employees’ student loans in high-need fields if they work full-time for 2 years in undeserved areas and are in an income driven repayment plan. RISLA must provide annual reporting.
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Requires a direct-to-consumer genetic testing company, as defined, to provide a consumer with certain information regarding the company’s policies and procedures regarding use of genetic data.
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Makes students in workforce-ready certificate programs at the community college of Rhode Island eligible to receive the Rhode Island Promise Scholarship.
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Provides $100,000 to support the mental health and emotional well-being of children in OST settings.
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Commencing January 1, 2027, mandates insurers provide health insurance coverage without cost-share requirements for vaccinations recommended by the DOH and mandates the coverage for the medical assistance program and managed care organizations.
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Removes the mandatory certification for an individual 16 years or older who was found delinquent for having committed 2 offenses after the age of 16 which would render the person subject to an indictment if the person was an adult.
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Amends the school funding formula to ensure that local education authorities do not lose funding due to disruptions in the supplemental nutrition assistance program.
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Establishes a program for the energy and water benchmarking of large buildings in Rhode Island and a standard for their energy performance.
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Amends the current law on Alzheimer’s care by enacting a specific list of protocols to be followed and those healthcare facilities subject to the law.
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Ends transaction fees for school lunches in all districts. This act requires at least one no-fee payment method for school lunches and a full disclosure whether fees will be charged by a payment platform.
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Prohibits health benefit plans reviewing prescriptions for opioid addiction treatment.
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Mandates health insurance coverage for medically necessary hormonal and non-hormonal therapy to treat menopausal symptoms if the therapy is recommended by a qualified health care provider licensed in RI and it has been proven safe and effective.
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Creates rodent integrated pest management pilot programs for municipalities that choose to participate. Reports to be approved by the municipality's mayor or administrator and submitted to the department of environmental management.
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Exempts an individual in foster or adoptive homes from the fee associated with drivers education classes at the community college of Rhode Island.
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Permits reimbursement for dental hygienists from "other insurance" or a third-party payor such as Medicare.
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Establishes the "Prescription Drug Savings and Transparency Act of 2026."
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Changes the definition of employee to include individuals employed in the domestic service of any person.
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Requires all schools and educational institutions to develop and implement a school safety plan that would provide for immediate access to school facilities by first responders in an emergency.
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Allows for the issuance of a Class B or Class B-H liquor license for the property located at 349 Main Street in the town of South Kingstown.
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Authorizes the town of Coventry to apportion the tax levy proportionately between residential and commercial properties.
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Requires healthcare insurers, without prior authorization, to provide post-acute care services to patients discharged from a hospital for a minimum of seven (7) days commencing on or after January 1, 2027.
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Creates a special motor vehicle registration plate for The Rhode Island Hockey Hall of Fame.
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Reduces funeral home inspections from twice a year to once a year and removes the practical exam requirement for out-of-state funeral directors and embalmers.
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Requires all public utilities to maintain a customer service facility within the state to perform services such as addressing customer inquiries and accepting bill payments.