On Record (57)
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Requires single-family residential zoning in municipalities with populations of over forty-thousand (40,000) to allow middle housing and mandates that those municipalities adopt zoning regulations for middle housing.
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Allows citizens of a city or town who are at least sixteen (16) years of age to register to vote and to vote in school committee elections in municipalities where school committees are elected entities.
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Requires a housing code enforcement officer to give a copy of any housing code violation notice to all tenants of the building affected by an alleged housing code violation, along with any hearing dates scheduled for the violation.
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Restricts the possession of prohibited firearms.
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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.
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Provides for just cause evictions for residential landlord tenancies.
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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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Imposes a wealth tax on Rhode Island individuals and entities at a rate of one percent (1%) of worldwide wealth.
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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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Permits all Rhode Island courts to conduct hearings remotely and allow any party or attorney to appear by telephone or video conference, with remote appearances having the same legal effect as in-person appearances.
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Bars state and local police from joining federal immigration enforcement programs, limits holding people on detainer without judicial warrants, and requires tracking and reporting of requests.
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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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Spells out the responsibilities of both the landlord and tenant with respect to the inspection and treatment of bed bugs in residential premises.
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Allows for a tenant to withhold payment of rent and deposit the rent accruing into an escrow bearing account, upon the issuance of a second notice of violation by an enforcing officer for any state or local minimum housing code enforcement agency.
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Provides for warming center and cooling center alerts to trigger certain procedures municipalities shall follow during extreme heat or cold to help at-risk individuals with resources including, but not limited to, warming and cooling centers.
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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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Provides certain procedures that must be followed before an encampment can be removed or relocated.
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Requires landlords who rent shoreline property to provide their tenants, before the start of the tenancy, with a detailed, written disclosure regarding their shoreline access rights.
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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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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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Joint Resolution Creating The Immigrant Impact Task Force (creates An 11-member Task Force To Track And Oversee Immigration Enforcement And Support Actions In Rhode Island, And Who Would Report Back To The General Assembly House No Later Than January 5, 2027, And Whose Life Would Expire On March 5, 2027.)
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Joint Resolution Creating A Special Legislative Commission To Study And Provide Recommendations To Safeguard Rhode Island Against The Use Of Nuclear Weapons (creates An 11 Member Commission To Study And Provide Recommendations To Safeguard Rhode Island Against Use Of Nuclear Weapons, And Who Would Report Back No Later Than August 6, 2027, And Whose Life Would Expire On November 6, …
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Joint Resolution Making An Appropriation Of $3,000,000 To The Rhode Island Food Bank (this Resolution Would Authorize The Appropriation Of The Sum Of $3,000,000 To The Rhode Island Food Bank.)
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PROPERTYPROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT
PROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT - Allows sealing of eviction records for defective complaint or lack of jurisdiction for individuals between the ages of eighteen (18) and twenty-one (21) who didn't sign the lease.
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PROPERTYPROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT
PROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT - Requires landlords to provide a receipt upon receiving a cash payment for rent from a tenant.
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PROPERTYPROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT
PROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT - Creates a model form for tenants to notify landlord of intent to make repairs to their property and deduct costs from the rent.
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PROPERTYPROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT
PROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT - Provides that landlords would pay interest on security deposits in residential landlord-tenant matters.
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Labor And Labor RelationsLABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MINIMUM WAGES
LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MINIMUM WAGES - Provides that commencing January 1, 2027, the minimum wage shall be twenty-four dollars ($24.00) per hour.
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Criminal OffensesCRIMINAL OFFENSES -- UNLAWFUL SALE OF PROHIBITED FIREARMS
CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- UNLAWFUL SALE OF PROHIBITED FIREARMS - Restricts the possession of prohibited firearms.
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TaxationTAXATION -- WEALTH TAX
TAXATION -- WEALTH TAX - Imposes a wealth tax on Rhode Island individuals and entities at a rate of one percent (1%) of worldwide wealth.
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PROPERTYPROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACTPROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT -- JUST CAUSE EVICTIONS
PROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT -- JUST CAUSE EVICTIONS - Provides for just cause evictions for residential landlord tenancies.
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PROPERTYPROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT
PROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT - Prohibits the use of algorithmic pricing by landlords to determine the amount of rent to charge a residential tenant.
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Joint Resolution Making An Appropriation Of $100,000 For The Rhode Island Commission On Prejudice And Bias (this Resolution Would Appropriate The Sum Of $100,000 To The Rhode Island Commission On Prejudice And Bias.)
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Joint Resolution Creating A Special Legislative Commission To Study And Provide Recommendations To Safeguard Rhode Island Against The Use Of Nuclear Weapons (creates An 11-member Commission To Study And Provide Recommendations To Safeguard Rhode Island Against Use Of Nuclear Weapons, And Who Would Report Back No Later Than August 6, 2026, And Whose Life Would Expire On November 6, 2026.)
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Delinquent And Dependent ChildrenDELINQUENT AND DEPENDENT CHILDREN -- PROCEEDINGS IN FAMILY COURT
DELINQUENT AND DEPENDENT CHILDREN -- PROCEEDINGS IN FAMILY COURT - Grants Rhode Island's family court jurisdiction to make findings for Special Immigrant Juvenile Status petitions, including determinations about dependency, parental reunification, and the child’s best interest, for minors under twenty-one (21) years.
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General AssemblyGENERAL ASSEMBLY -- THE EQUITY IMPACT ASSESSMENT AND BUDGET EQUITY IMPACT ACT
GENERAL ASSEMBLY -- THE EQUITY IMPACT ASSESSMENT AND BUDGET EQUITY IMPACT ACT - Requires the Rhode Island general assembly to address its legislation with attention to equity and the impact its legislation will have on Rhode Island's diverse and various communities.
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State Affairs And GovernmentSTATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- CORRECTIONS DEPARTMENT
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.
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INSURANCEINSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES
INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES - Requires individual and group health insurance policies that provide pregnancy-related benefits to cover medically necessary expenses for diagnosis and treatment of infertility and standard fertility-preservation services.
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PROPERTYPROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT
PROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT - Limits rent increases to no more than 4% annually unless the landlord is granted exemption by the secretary of housing. Provides tenants with a civil action to recover damages, including award of attorneys' fees and punitive damages, for any violations.
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TaxationTAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION
TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION - Exempts from taxation the non-commercial real and tangible personal property of Southside Community Land Trust, a Rhode Island domestic nonprofit corporation, located in Providence, Rhode Island.
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INSURANCEINSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES
INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES - Requires health insurance plans to cover services provided by licensed certified professional midwives. Insurers must report utilization and cost data annually. Certain limited benefit policies are exempt.
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TaxationTAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION
TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION - Exempts certain urban and small farmers from sales taxes, real, tangible and personal property taxes and income taxes. Also defines urban and small farmers and urban farmland.
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Businesses And ProfessionsBUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- FUNERAL DIRECTOR/EMBALMER AND FUNERAL SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS
BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- FUNERAL DIRECTOR/EMBALMER AND FUNERAL SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS - Provides for the operation and duties of natural organic reduction for the contained, accelerated conversion of human remains to soil. A disposition facility would be used for either cremation or natural organic reduction.
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EducationEDUCATION -- THE SCHOOL LIBRARIES ACT
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.
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Senate Resolution Expressing Deepest Condolences On The Passing Of The Following Seven Members Of The United States Military Sergeant First Class Nicole Amor, Sergeant Declan Coady, Captain Cody Khork, Sergeant First Class Noah Tietjens, Major Jeffrey O'brien, Sergeant Benjamin N. Pennington And Chief Warrant Officer Robert Marzan
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State Affairs And GovernmentSTATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- THE BODY CAMERAS FOR CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES ACTSTATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- THE BODY CAMERAS FOR CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES ACT -- THE WILLIE WASHINGTON, JR. ACT
STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- THE BODY CAMERAS FOR CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES ACT -- THE WILLIE WASHINGTON, JR. ACT - 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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Courts And Civil ProcedureCOURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- COURTSCOURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- COURTS -- PERMITTING VIRTUAL OR REMOTE COURT HEARINGS
COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- COURTS -- PERMITTING VIRTUAL OR REMOTE COURT HEARINGS - Permits all Rhode Island courts to conduct hearings remotely and allow any party or attorney to appear by telephone or video conference, with remote appearances having the same legal effect as in-person appearances.
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Towns And CitiesTOWNS AND CITIES -- HOUSING MAINTENANCE AND OCCUPANCY CODE
TOWNS AND CITIES -- HOUSING MAINTENANCE AND OCCUPANCY CODE - Allows for a tenant to withhold payment of rent and deposit the rent accruing into an escrow bearing account, upon the issuance of a second notice of violation by an enforcing officer for any state or local minimum housing code enforcement agency.
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State Affairs And GovernmentSTATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- CORRECTIONS DEPARTMENT
STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- CORRECTIONS DEPARTMENT - Increases the minimum wage amount for any person committed to the adult correctional institution from $3.00 to $5.00 a day for every day the person shall labor.
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Neutral
Businesses And ProfessionsBUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- FUNERAL DIRECTOR/EMBALMER AND FUNERAL SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS
BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- FUNERAL DIRECTOR/EMBALMER AND FUNERAL SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS - Provides for the operation of and duties imposed on a disposition facility relating to the natural organic reduction for the contained, accelerated conversion of human remains to soil.
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Neutral
Labor And Labor RelationsLABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MINIMUM WAGES
LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MINIMUM WAGES - Commencing January 1, 2027, this act would increase the minimum wage for employees receiving gratuities, from the current three dollars and eighty-nine cents ($3.89) to six dollars and seventy-five cents ($6.75) per hour.
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Neutral
Towns And CitiesTOWNS AND CITIES -- MULTIFAMILY HOUSING ACT
TOWNS AND CITIES -- MULTIFAMILY HOUSING ACT - Requires single-family residential zoning in municipalities with populations of over forty-thousand (40,000) to allow middle housing and mandates that those municipalities adopt zoning regulations for middle housing.
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PROPERTYPROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT
PROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT - Limits rent increases to no more than 4% annually unless the landlord is granted an exemption by secretary of housing, and provides tenants with civil action to recover damages, including award of attorneys' fees and punitive damages, for any violations.
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Neutral
Towns And CitiesTOWNS AND CITIES -- HOUSING MAINTENANCE AND OCCUPANCY CODETOWNS AND CITIES -- HOUSING MAINTENANCE AND OCCUPANCY CODE -- NOTICE OF VIOLATIONS
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 an alleged housing code violation, along with any hearing dates scheduled for the violation.
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Neutral
Towns And CitiesTOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES
TOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES - Limits municipal minimum lot sizes for residential use to 2,500 sq ft near transit, 5,000 sq. ft with water/sewer, and 1 acre otherwise, while protecting farmlands, forests, and wetlands, and requiring zoning updates to comply.
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Military Affairs And DefenseMILITARY AFFAIRS AND DEFENSE -- EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
MILITARY AFFAIRS AND DEFENSE -- EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT - Provides for warming center and cooling center alerts to trigger certain procedures municipalities shall follow during extreme heat or cold to help at-risk individuals with resources including, but not limited to, warming and cooling centers.
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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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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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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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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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Establishes the Rhode Island firearm industry accountability act of 2026.
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Establishes full-time juvenile hearing board coordinator to provide support and assistance to municipal juvenile hearing boards across the state. Any juvenile charged with a misdemeanor and who is a first offender, shall be referred to the hearing board.
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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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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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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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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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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 …
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Provides that cities or towns may, by ordinance, designate "special ways" throughout the city or town which would be subject to alternative regulations to preserve its cultural, historic or scenic character.
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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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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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Amend the state’s online E-Permitting Portal using automated plan review and instant permit issuance.
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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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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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Establishes Compost Fund to award grants related to reducing the amount of solid waste generated in the state.
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Limits how landlords use criminal history in rental decisions by delaying background checks until after a conditional offer has been made, restricting which records may be considered, banning discriminatory ads, and providing enforcement and penalties.
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Establishes a new high-cost special education fund to pool resources and generates income to support excess costs associated with providing services to special education students.
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Provides that a portion of state income taxes from employees working at not-for-profit healthcare institutions, health service institutions, and educational institutions be allocated to the city of Providence.
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Establishes the Plastic Waste Conversion Facility Act.
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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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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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Requires healthcare providers and healthcare facilities to inform patients of the use of artificial intelligence to memorialize patient visits.
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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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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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Prohibits law enforcement officers from wearing masks without an exception and criminal and civil penalties for violations.
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Protects people attending Rhode Island court proceedings from civil arrest without a judicial warrant, ensures court access, sets enforcement rules, and provides remedies for violations.
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Prohibits bail bond agents and bail bond recovery agents from engaging in civil immigration enforcement, define such conduct as unprofessional, and subject violators to professional discipline under Rhode Island law.
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Increases the fees charged for filings and writs of execution in the district court, superior court and family court.
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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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Prohibits law enforcement agencies from hiring individuals who were hired as a sworn officer of the US Immigration and Customs enforcement Agency on or after January 20, 2025, and applies prospectively to an individual hired on or after October 1, …
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Creates the Rhode Island Federal Constitution defense act.
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Prohibits state or local authorities from voluntary participation in federal civil immigration enforcement. It would not prohibit compliance with a judicial warrant or court order issued by a court of competent jurisdiction.
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Ensures that more developmentally disabled adults can self-direct the care they need and want, by incorporating collective bargaining rights into the self-directed supports program.
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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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Permits extended early intervention services for children with developmental disabilities whose third birthday is between May 1 and August 31.
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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 revolving fund to assist first-time home buyers and veterans to purchase a home in Rhode Island by issuing grants of up to forty thousand dollars ($40,000).
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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 first-time home buyer savings program act. Allows modifications to federal adjusted gross income for $50,000 in contributions and $150,000 of interest and dividends included in federal adjusted gross income.
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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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Amends the composition of the urban collaborative in Providence and provides that it is governed by a board of trustees.
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Clarifies the role of a corporation electing to be governed as a workers' cooperative to allow it to operate as a hiring hall under certain circumstances.
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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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Establishes the Higher Education Opportunities for Students with Disabilities Act.
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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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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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Includes municipal detention facility corporations as exempt from taxation, and requires that an amount equal to 27% of all tax that would have been collected if the property was taxable be paid to the municipality annually.
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Creates new tax on gains from sale or exchange of real property held for short periods of time, 6 years or less, establishes a comprehensive framework to calculate and implement enforcement and provides imprisonment and/or fines for those who evade …
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Authorizes the State of Rhode Island to issue up to eighteen million dollars ($18,000,000) in general obligation bonds, subject to voter approval, to support the Roger Williams Park Zoo.
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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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Establishes the restrictive housing oversight committee ("committee") for the purpose of monitoring the use of restrictive housing ("solitary confinement"), as well as disciplinary and administrative confinement at the department of corrections.
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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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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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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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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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Beginning on July 1, 2026, allows state union employees to negotiate longevity payments in their collective bargaining agreements.
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Changes the maximum term of employment for a superintendent from three (3) to five (5) years.
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Creates the Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Survivor Services Fund in Rhode Island to provide state funding for nonprofit organizations that deliver direct services to survivors of domestic violence.
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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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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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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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Prohibits RIPTA from using state funds or the proceeds of any bond(s) to pay for any work performed after 8/1/26, pursuant to the “transit center joint development project” RFP and/or pursuant to related the preliminary services agreement.
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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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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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Amends the current law on low-income housing to include moderate-income housing and eliminates the income percentages used to determine qualifications for low or moderate income housing.
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Establishes a performance audit division within the office of the auditor general.
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Authorizes municipalities to make an emergency declaration under limited circumstances to allow for the construction and use of SAFE Units on a temporary basis which have specialized requirements and exemptions from the state fire and building codes.
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Allows electronic notifications modernize language for notifications, synchronize renewal dates for certain license-types, streamline licensing requirements across several license-types, and update the unlicensed health care practices statute.
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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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Increases from seven (7) days to nine (9) days the period of time in which a request for a recount of the votes cast can be made to the board of elections. No certificates of election may be issued, until …
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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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Limits use of restraints on juveniles in transport and court proceedings to safety or escape risks, requires least restrictive methods, and mandates reporting on when and why restraints were used.
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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 that automated teller machines disclose the account balance prior to any cash withdrawal.
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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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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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Exempts from sales tax the amount paid for food and beverages during summer restaurant week and winter restaurant week.
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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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Authorizes the city of Providence to issue not more than $25,000,000 in general obligation bonds and notes to fund the providence housing trust fund to finance affordable multi-family housing projects in the city.
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Prohibits health benefit plans reviewing prescriptions for opioid addiction treatment.
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Allows faith-based organizations to develop affordable and mixed-use housing on land they own as a by-right use, set statewide development standards, limit local barriers, and streamline approvals to expand housing supply.
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Adopts the uniform partition of heirs property act.
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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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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.