On Record (42)
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Prohibits unilateral modification of healthcare provider contracts.
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Authorizes East Providence to issue licenses to any business seeking to engage in the business of operating a hotel, motel, inn, or boardinghouse and that the business first obtains approval from chief of police, building inspector and the mayor.
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Permits the implementation of a system of electronic registration and titling of motor vehicles, by the DMV and would require that rules and regulations to implement the provisions of this chapter, would be promulgated by the administrator of the DMV.
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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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Allows any member of a federally recognized Indian tribe located in Rhode Island to receive recreational freshwater and saltwater fishing licenses free of charge.
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Allows a lender to charge an origination fee, increase interest rates and collect a monthly service fee, on loans up to three hundred dollars ($300) but not exceeding five thousand dollars ($5,000).
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Requires any person in the business of selling, assigning or buying an equitable interest in real estate without taking legal title to such property, to be licensed as a real estate broker or salesperson and to comply with the disclosure requirements.
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Extends certain protocols applicable to motor vehicle manufacturers to their distributors and factory branches, as well as updates warranty reimbursement and recall obligation policies.
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Updates the state’s public accountancy act for consistency with the 9th edition of the Uniform Accountancy Act, as issued by NASBA and AICPA in July 2025.
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Redefines dyslexia to mean a specific learning disability characterized by difficulties in word reading and/or spelling that involve accuracy, speed, or both and vary depending on the orthography.
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Utility relocation costs related to highway construction to be partially or fully paid for by the state.
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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 public meetings involving collective bargaining agreements of school teachers shall be open to the public.
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Provides that certain actions taken by pharmacy benefits managers are deceptive or unfair trade practices.
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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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Requires every vehicle that operates in intrastate commerce be permanently marked with a US DOT Number effective April 1, 2027.
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Imposes certain duties, transparency, and accountability from pharmacy benefits managers and pharmacy benefits management services.
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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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Allows parents or guardians to have access to GPS data of the bus or other motor vehicle used to transport students to and from school.
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Facilitates the study of thermal energy technology to determine if these goals can be met by the implementation of thermal energy networks in Rhode Island.
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Requires applications for energy facilities to take into consideration the 2021 Act on Climate and how the facility may advance or delay the greenhouse gas emissions reductions.
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Establishes requirements for capital, liquidity, and corporate governance including: audit, risk management, and board oversight, for nonbank mortgage servicers.
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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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Makes a series of amendments and adds new provisions of law to address business identity theft and deceptive solicitations sent to businesses and the unauthorized formation of entities.
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Food And DrugsFOOD AND DRUGS -- THE RHODE ISLAND HEMP THC-INFUSED BEVERAGES ACT
Joint Resolution Requesting That The Cannabis Control Commission Provide The General Assembly With Recommendations On Legislation To Regulate And License Cannabinoids And Hemp-derived Beverages (authorizes The Sale Of Thc-infused Beverages To Be Regulated By The Dbr Division Of Commercial Licensing. It Also Establishes Licensing And An Endorsement Process For Wholesale And Retail Thc-infused Beverages.)
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EducationEDUCATION -- TEACHERS' RETIREMENT
EDUCATION -- TEACHERS' RETIREMENT - Extends the sunset provision allowing retired teachers to substitute teach in excess of 90 days. The sunset provision is extended from June 20, 2025 until July 1, 2026.
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HEALTH AND SAFETYHEALTH AND SAFETY -- VITAL RECORDS
HEALTH AND SAFETY -- VITAL RECORDS - Allows the director of the department of health to authorize the state registrar of vital records to change a person's race designation on their birth certificate, if justified.
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INSURANCEINSURANCE -- LIABILITY INSURANCEINSURANCE -- LIABILITY INSURANCE -- RENTAL VEHICLE COVERAGE
INSURANCE -- LIABILITY INSURANCE -- RENTAL VEHICLE COVERAGE - Restricts private vehicle property damage insurance coverage for a rental passenger vehicle, to the named insured and drivers listed on that private policy, unless the designated driver is specifically excluded.
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Motor And Other VehiclesMOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION AND TITLING
MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION AND TITLING - Establishes a system of electronic registration and titling of motor vehicles. Rules and regulations to implement the provisions of this chapter to be promulgated by the administrator of the division of motor vehicles.
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Neutral
Animals And Animal HusbandryANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY -- REGULATION OF VICIOUS DOGS
ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY -- REGULATION OF VICIOUS DOGS - Changes term vicious to dangerous dogs, expands on requirements relative to leashes, enclosures, addresses fines, requires signage, mandates dangerous dogs be kept in enclosure and provides other requirements.
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Businesses And ProfessionsBUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- PHARMACIES
BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- PHARMACIES - Amends the definition of the practice of pharmacy to include the administration of all forms of influenza immunizations including COVID-19 to individuals over the age of 3 years pursuant to a valid prescription or prescriber approved protocol.
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Human ServicesHUMAN SERVICES -- MEDICAL ASSISTANCEHUMAN SERVICES -- MEDICAL ASSISTANCE -- LONG-TERM CARE SERVICE AND FINANCE REFORM
HUMAN SERVICES -- MEDICAL ASSISTANCE -- LONG-TERM CARE SERVICE AND FINANCE REFORM - Increases the Medicaid reimbursement rate for Tier C services in licensed assisted living residences by 13% starting January 1, 2026.
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TaxationTAXATION -- SALES AND USE TAXESTAXATION -- SALES AND USE TAXES -- LIABILITY AND COMPUTATION
TAXATION -- SALES AND USE TAXES -- LIABILITY AND COMPUTATION - Establishes a restricted receipt account for RIPTA to fund it operations from sales tax collected from ride-share companies. Exempts the account from indirect cost recovery provisions.
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Neutral
Agriculture And ForestryAGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY -- OLD GROWTH FOREST PROTECTION ACT
AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY -- OLD GROWTH FOREST PROTECTION ACT - Enacts the Old Growth Forest Protection Act to provide protection for state-owned forestland in their natural state prohibiting extractive logging and clearcutting in any forest on state-owned land.
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Neutral
PROPERTYPROPERTY -- MORTGAGES OF REAL PROPERTY
PROPERTY -- MORTGAGES OF REAL PROPERTY - Limits mortgage prepayment rules to mortgages on owner-occupied properties with one to four dwelling units.
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Neutral
INSURANCEINSURANCE -- PHARMACY FREEDOM OF CHOICEINSURANCE -- PHARMACY FREEDOM OF CHOICE -- FAIR COMPETITION AND PRACTICES
INSURANCE -- PHARMACY FREEDOM OF CHOICE -- FAIR COMPETITION AND PRACTICES - Imposes certain duties, transparency, and accountability from pharmacy benefits managers and pharmacy benefits management services.
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State Affairs And GovernmentSTATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- TOURISM AND DEVELOPMENT
STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- TOURISM AND DEVELOPMENT - Removes the requirement that 5% of the hotel tax generated from the South County tourism district be paid to the Greater Providence-Warwick Convention and Visitors Bureau.
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Public Utilities And CarriersPUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION SITING AND REGULATORY ACT
PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION SITING AND REGULATORY ACT - Requires applications for energy facilities to take into consideration the 2021 Act on Climate and how the facility may advance or delay the greenhouse gas emissions reductions.
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Neutral
Commercial LawCOMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONSCOMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- DIGITAL ELECTRONICS RIGHT TO REPAIR ACT
COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- DIGITAL ELECTRONICS RIGHT TO REPAIR ACT - Establishes a digital electronics right to repair, which allows for digital electronic equipment and parts that are sold in this state on or after January 1, 2026, to be repaired at an independent repair provider.
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HEALTH AND SAFETYHEALTH AND SAFETY -- STATE BUILDING CODE
HEALTH AND SAFETY -- STATE BUILDING CODE - Requires the state building commissioner to implement electronic permitting for any category of state or local permit authorized under state law to significantly impact the expediency of construction and development.
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Motor And Other VehiclesMOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION AND TITLING
MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION AND TITLING - Establishes a system of electronic registration and titling of motor vehicles and rules and regulations to implement the provisions of this chapter to be promulgated by the administrator of the division of motor vehicles.
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Neutral
INSURANCEINSURANCE -- PRESCRIPTION DRUG BENEFITS
INSURANCE -- PRESCRIPTION DRUG BENEFITS - Includes any costs paid by an enrollee or on behalf of the enrollee, by a third party when calculating an enrollee’s overall contribution to any out-of-pocket maximum or cost sharing requirement, under a health plan as of January 1, 2027.
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Establishes the office of the elder advocate to promote the rights of older adults in Rhode Island.
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Establishes a system of ranked choice voting whenever a municipality's charter amendment is approved by its voters.
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Extends the forbearance of utility terminations for customers with serious illness certifications and would amend various provisions related to the termination of utility services for persons who are disabled, seriously ill, or in arrears.
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Removes corporate and dark-money spending from all Rhode Island elections and ballot questions.
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Makes assault with intent to commit murder punishable by no less than ten years and not more than forty years and the person would not be afforded the benefit of suspension or deferment of sentence or probation.
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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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Sets the allocation to RIPTA at the greater of $0.1175 per gallon or 29.375% of total proceeds, with $0.005 per gallon derived from the $0.01 per gallon environmental protection fee.
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Creates The Rhode Island Veterans Home Staffing Support Act of 2026.
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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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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.
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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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Permits grand juries to issue reports and provides for a process for review and acceptance by the superior court for dissemination to the public.
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Clarifies what a contract modification is, namely any change in producer compensation.
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Prohibits the importation, transportation, disbursement, distribution, sale, purchase, or possession of any species of non-native (exotic) invasive plants.
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Expands the definition of operator to anyone who enables customers to purchase virtual currency. Expands the definition of a transaction to include a digital product or application where payment is made in person or through a third party intermediary.
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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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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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Prohibits the use of heating systems utilizing fossil fuels as well as air or water heating systems in any state or municipal building open to the public constructed, altered or renovated on or after January 1, 2028.
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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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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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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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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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Imposes a moratorium on the issuance of new home care provider, home nursing care provider and hospice provider licenses prior to 7/1/2031, and provides for health systems planning specific to these provider licenses during the moratorium by the DOH.
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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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Increases the fines for dog ordinance violations in the town of Barrington.
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Establishes a seven (7) member public-private partnership infrastructure oversight commission to approve all requests for proposals submitted for public-private partnership construction of qualified facilities.
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Expands the benefit definitions to include a grandchild and care recipient and increases benefits period to 10 weeks for 2027 and 12 weeks for 2028 and provides a TDI/TCI opt-in option for self-employed workers.
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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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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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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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Increases penalties for a variety of motor vehicle offenses.
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Authorizes the secretary of the executive office of health and human services (EOHHS) to increase resource eligibility limits for persons with long-term care needs who reside at home to $12,000 for single persons and $18,000 for couples.
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Establishes the Rhode Island Special Deposits Act to be governed by an account agreement between the bank and the depositor or its beneficiary.
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Designates the month of May, annually, as "Rhode Island Native Plant Month," with appropriate ceremonies and activities to recognize and educate people about Rhode Island's native plants.
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Allows customers to directly take single-use plastic straws from single straw dispensers at food service establishments.
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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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Includes veterans 75 years or older with a combined service connected disability rating of 70% as eligible for disabled veterans license plates.
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Requires small employers with one to fifty (1-50) employees and large employers with fifty (50) or more employees to pay overtime wages to exempt workers if their salary exceeds varying multipliers of minimum wage for a forty (40) hour workweek.
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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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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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Gradually phases in modifications to federal adjusted gross income over a five (5) year period for social security income, from twenty percent (20%) up to one hundred percent (100%), beginning on or after January 1, 2027.
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Amends certain signature requirements and deadlines regarding primaries for election of delegates to national conventions for presidential preference.
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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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Allows, but not require, local licensing authorities to grant temporary periods for extended indoor service hours under existing liquor licenses for certain 2026 FIFA World Cup Tournament matches.
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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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Enlarges definitions of prohibited acts that constitute hazing, make principals, coaches, athletic directors and others responsible for knowingly failing to take reasonable measures to prevent hazing and punishes serious injury.
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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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Further delineates the definitions of felony, misdemeanor and petty misdemeanor.
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Amends the regulations on the cancellation and renewal of liability and property damage insurance for automobiles, homeowners insurance, residential fire insurance and components thereof.
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Provides for better communication between sending and receiving districts regarding students receiving CTE or pathways education.
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Changes the maximum term of employment for a superintendent from three (3) to five (5) years.
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Includes both the MomsPRN and PediPRN teleconsultation lines in the healthcare services funding contributions payable by health insurers.
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Allows members of the retirement system who served in the national guard or reserves and qualify as veterans, to purchase retirement service credits based on their years of service in the National guard or reserves.
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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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Changes the retirement allowance based on accrued benefits.
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Amends the standards and limitations on permitted parking requirements for dwelling units.
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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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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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Removes the requirement that 5% of the hotel tax generated from regional tourism districts be paid to the Greater Providence-Warwick Convention and Visitors Bureau, and adds that 5% of the hotel tax to the existing tax paid to the RI …
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Mandates public schools (K-12) have one full-time certified social worker for every 250 students and allocates $2 million in the Fiscal Year 2025 budget for school districts and municipalities to hire additional social workers.
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Increases historic tax credit to 30%, and up to 35%, depending on the amount of rental area available for multi-family housing, affordable rental units and units sold as affordable housing.
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Provides that motor vehicle rental companies be entitled to establish non-liability for toll violations, administrative fees, and fines by providing a rental or lease agreement as prima facie evidence that a lessee was the vehicle operator.
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Appropriates nine hundred and fifty thousand dollars ($950,000) to establish a bilingual education support fund within the department of elementary and secondary education and provides for implementation of support and access to bilingual education.
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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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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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Provides protocols for radon inspection relative to real estate transactions and provides time frames and conditions for testing and mitigation.
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Creates a new registration plate for qualified individuals to possess an "adaptive vehicle license plate" to accommodate the transportation needs of an individual with a significant mobility impairment.
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Prohibits the imposition of fees associated with home modifications that are specifically required to accommodate a veteran’s disability.
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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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Establishes the criminal offense of real estate title fraud. Allows municipalities to refuse to record “suspicious documents” from persons who are not trusted submitters. Also creates penalties for real estate title fraud.
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Prohibits health benefit plans reviewing prescriptions for opioid addiction treatment.
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Exempts from taxation the real and tangible personal property of Blackstone Valley Advocacy Center located in the city of Pawtucket.
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Authorizes veterinarians to establish a client-patient relationship through electronic means, subject to limitations and requirements such as Vet making a good faith effort to determine if care should be provided through telemedicine instead of in person.
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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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Requires that before any fire fighter or police officer is eligible to receive benefits for illness or injury sustained off duty, they prove they had reasonable grounds to believe that an emergency existed that required immediate need of their assistance.
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Amends various sections of the condominium law to enhance transparency and establish a condominium ombudsman.
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Adopts the uniform partition of heirs property act.
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Creates three (3) new awards for Rhode Island National Guard members and would provide eligibility for the Rhode Island star for certain civilian government employees and military and civilian leaders of foreign governments.
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Defines "military-connected student" and permits military-connected students to enroll by remote registration upon presentation of military orders confirming the parent or guardian be stationed in this state during the current or following school year.
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Makes the bridge over Smith Street and Route 95, the George Nee Bridge.
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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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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.
