On Record (37)
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Establishes the Safe School Technology Act of 2026.
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Provides protections to children using online platforms by requiring platforms to turn off open chats by default for young users, and requires parent to approve children's financial transactions on gaming and social media sites.
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Provides workplace protection for family caregivers. It also provides for enforcement and remedies through the human rights commission.
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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.
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Amends the heading of § 11-47-60.1 to include the words "Dillon's Law."
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Includes menthol as a flavored electronic nicotine-delivery system product.
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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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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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Provides that minor subdivisions include single family infill subdivisions and establishes procedures for single family infill subdivisions within the subdivision of land chapter of the general laws.
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Adds staff of day camps and residential camps for youth to the definition of "person responsible for a child's welfare" within the chapter on abused and neglected children.
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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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Imposes certain duties, transparency, and accountability from pharmacy benefits managers and pharmacy benefits management services.
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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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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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Aligns the implementation date of youth camp licensing within the operational, and statutory framework of the Rhode Island department of human services and department of children, youth and families.
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Permits reimbursement for dental hygienists from "other insurance" or a third-party payor such as Medicare.
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Allows Joseph Couto to join Brandon Kemmy and Jacqueline Manousos in Marriage on or about August 2, 2026, within the Town of Tiverton, Rhode Island.
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HEALTH AND SAFETYHEALTH AND SAFETY -- FOOD-AS-MEDICINE PILOT PROGRAM
HEALTH AND SAFETY -- FOOD-AS-MEDICINE PILOT PROGRAM - 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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EducationEDUCATION -- THE EDUCATION EQUITY AND PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT
EDUCATION -- THE EDUCATION EQUITY AND PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT - Amends the determination of the state's share statute by amending the calculation for the poverty loss stabilization fund.
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Criminal OffensesCRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS
CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS - Prohibits the sale or transfer of ammunition unless the purchaser successfully undergoes a background check.
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EducationEDUCATION -- TEACHERS' TENURE
EDUCATION -- TEACHERS' TENURE - Requires the names of any noncredentialled school employee who is terminated for good and just cause, to be furnished to the department of education.
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EducationEDUCATION -- SAFE SCHOOL TECHNOLOGY ACT OF 2026
EDUCATION -- SAFE SCHOOL TECHNOLOGY ACT OF 2026 - Establishes the Safe School Technology Act of 2026.
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Businesses And ProfessionsBUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- DENTISTS AND DENTAL HYGIENISTS
BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- DENTISTS AND DENTAL HYGIENISTS - Permits reimbursement for dental hygienists from "other insurance" or a third-party payor such as Medicare.
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EducationEDUCATION -- FEDERAL AID
EDUCATION -- FEDERAL AID - Establishes a statewide "healthy school meals for all" universal school breakfast and lunch program in Rhode Island public schools phased in over 3 years.
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Motor And Other VehiclesMOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- SCHOOL BUS SAFETY ENFORCEMENT
MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- SCHOOL BUS SAFETY ENFORCEMENT - Requires every school bus, including buses used exclusively for to transport students receiving special education, to be equipped with a live digital video school bus violation detection monitoring system and retractable stop sign.
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Neutral
Delinquent And Dependent ChildrenDELINQUENT AND DEPENDENT CHILDREN -- PROCEEDINGS IN FAMILY COURT
DELINQUENT AND DEPENDENT CHILDREN -- PROCEEDINGS IN FAMILY COURT - Amends §§ 14-1-3 and 14-5-8, relating to possession of marijuana and proceedings in family court ensuring that children under 17 years of age in possession of less than 2 oz of marijuana are subject to the jurisdiction of the family court.
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Human ServicesHUMAN SERVICES -- MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
HUMAN SERVICES -- MEDICAL ASSISTANCE - Requires EOHHS to establish a 1-year pilot program for nutritional assistance and medically tailored meals, groceries and produce for peoples with diet-related diseases or food insecurity, and other interventions where there is a clinical need.
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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 cyberharrassment.
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Neutral
Businesses And ProfessionsBUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- SOLICITATION BY CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS
BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- SOLICITATION BY CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS - Provides that charitable organizations with a gross income of one million dollars ($1,000,000) or less can meet the required reporting and records requirements by providing either an IRS Form 900 or other approved financial statements.
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Neutral
EducationEDUCATION -- FEDERAL AID
EDUCATION -- FEDERAL AID - 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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Neutral
Human ServicesHUMAN SERVICES -- ABUSED AND NEGLECTED CHILDREN
HUMAN SERVICES -- ABUSED AND NEGLECTED CHILDREN - Adds staff of day camps and residential camps for youth to the definition of "person responsible for a child's welfare" within the chapter on abused and neglected children.
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Neutral
HEALTH AND SAFETYHEALTH AND SAFETY -- LICENSING OF YOUTH CAMPS
HEALTH AND SAFETY -- LICENSING OF YOUTH CAMPS - Aligns the implementation date of youth camp licensing within the operational, and statutory framework of the Rhode Island department of human services and department of children, youth and families.
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INSURANCEINSURANCE -- LIABILITY INSURANCE
INSURANCE -- LIABILITY INSURANCE - Requires individuals who own firearms to obtain and continuously maintain a policy of liability insurance in an amount of not less than $1,000,000 dollars and exempts active duty law enforcement and military from this requirement.
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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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Neutral
TaxationTAXATION -- CIGARETTE, OTHER TOBACCO PRODUCTS, AND ELECTRONIC NICOTINE-DELIVERY SYSTEM PRODUCTS
TAXATION -- CIGARETTE, OTHER TOBACCO PRODUCTS, AND ELECTRONIC NICOTINE-DELIVERY SYSTEM PRODUCTS - Reduces the cigarette tax imposed by 75% for any modified risk tobacco product as defined in § 21 U.S.C. 387 k as a tobacco product sold/distributed to reduce the harm/risk of tobacco-related disease associated with commercially marketed tobacco products.
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Neutral
Courts And Civil ProcedureCOURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- COURTSCOURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- COURTS -- FAMILY COURT
COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- COURTS -- FAMILY COURT - 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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Neutral
Commercial LawCOMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONSCOMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- RHODE ISLAND CHILDREN’S ONLINE SAFETY ACT
COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- RHODE ISLAND CHILDREN’S ONLINE SAFETY ACT - Provides protections to children using online platforms by requiring platforms to turn off open chats by default for young users, and requires parent to approve children's financial transactions on gaming and social media sites.
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Requires that any covered entity that develops/provides online services, products, or features that children are reasonably likely to access shall consider the best interest of children when designing/developing such online service, product, or feature.
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Allows access to juvenile criminal records in order to conduct firearm background checks.
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Adds to those persons exempt from payment of parking fees at any recreational facility owned and operated by the state those individuals determined by the executive office of HHS, or its designee, to be disabled for purposes of Medicaid eligibility.
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Spells out requirements for operation of recreational vehicles, manual, electric or gas powered.
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Creates multiple chapters to provide and establish a comprehensive program for extended producer responsibility for packaging and paper, and for recycling of beverage containers.
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Changes the application to purchase a firearm. Further, this act would require all persons seeking to possess a firearm except for police and military personnel to complete and pass a basic firearm safety training course.
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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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Submits a proposition to be placed on the ballot at the next general election authorizing the issuance of bonds for a medical school on the University of Rhode Island's Kingston campus.
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Eliminates the "until June 30, 2026" sunset on the increase in the total amount of earnings a partial-unemployment insurance claimant can receive before being entirely disqualified for unemployment insurance benefits.
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Amends the state building code and would require that the state adopt the 2024 International Residential Code and prohibit the state building committee from adopting amendments for one to four residential dwelling units until 2030.
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Decriminalizes certain commercial sexual activity. It would also include human trafficking as a racketeering activity and would allow expungements of certain convictions in § 11-34.1 after one year.
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Provides that the statute of limitations for second-degree sexual assault shall be 10 years from the date of the offense, or, in the case of a victim who is under the age of 18, ten years from the victim’s eighteenth …
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Amends what is considered sexual abuse for purposes of limitations on actions based on sexual abuse or exploitation of a child and would amend the provisions for when a cause of action may be brought.
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Makes several amendments to provide for an online nomination paper portal for election nomination papers.
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Creates the healthcare worker platform act that requires platforms offering healthcare shifts to register with the Rhode Island department of health while exempting them from being classified as nursing service agencies.
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For purposes of the judicial security act permits an authorized agent to file a written notice with a state, county, or municipal agency on behalf of a protected individual.
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Regulates property insurers to limit underwriting and investment in fossil fuel projects, requires climate risk reporting and emissions disclosures, and aligns insurance practices with science-based climate targets.
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Establishes a fund to support children’s community-based providers’ infrastructure changes necessary and related to the state’s Medicaid transformation initiative.
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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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Prohibits the operation of any thermal waste conversion facility such as pyrolysis within the Quonset Point/Davisville Industrial Park.
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Requires the electronic filing of domestic violence/sexual assault forms by law enforcement agencies, and enhances the information to be included on the reporting forms.
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Limits mortgage prepayment rules to mortgages on owner-occupied properties with one to four dwelling units.
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Provides that the legislature would be the body that negotiates on behalf of the state for all activities occurring in, on and over state submerged land extending beyond twenty-five (25) acres.
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Establishes a tax credit for businesses transitioning to employee ownership.
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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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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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Authorizes the state retirement board to revoke or reduce an individual’s pension benefit if that individual is convicted or pleads guilty or no contest to a felony sex crime related to their public office or public employment.
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Establishes a state-run prescription drug purchasing pool, available for participation by nonstate public employers, private employers, and health insurance carriers, to maximize the value of drug discounts available to participants.
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Makes changes to the access to public records act, including clarifying various provisions, increasing the sanctions for knowing and willful violations of the law, and making certain traffic accident data and preferred license plate information public.
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Clarifies when mobile equipment can travel on a public highway as an incidentally permitted practice limited to the active participation in an active work zone.
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Permits the expungement of records 5 years after the imposition of sentence for misdemeanors and 10 years after the imposition of sentence for felonies, and if the sentence is greater than 10 years, then, upon successful completion of the sentence.
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Expands foster care academic youth reports to include information regarding 504 eligibility, graduation progress and surrogate parents. The act would require implementation of additional strategies to improve performance and additional progress reports.
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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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Exempts from sales tax the amount paid for food and beverages during summer restaurant week and winter restaurant week.
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Limits retired, part-time or adjunct instructors, hired by any state college, university, or state school, to teaching no more than two classes per semester.
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Establishes a separate domestic violence calendar within the superior court to handle felony domestic violence cases.
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Adopts the uniform partition of heirs property act.
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Establishes the office of inspector general to investigate the management and operation of agencies in an effort to prevent and deter fraud, waste, abuse and mismanagement in the expenditure of public funds.
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Establishes the framework to create a medical school at the University of Rhode Island and provides an initial appropriation of five million dollars ($5,000,000) as the first phase of a multi-year investment for the development of a medical school.
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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.