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HOUSE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING CONDOLENCES
This is a House Resolution from the Rhode Island state legislature expressing condolences.
HOUSE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING CONDOLENCES
This is a House Resolution from the Rhode Island state legislature expressing condolences.
HOUSE RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY AND PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS TO ADDRESS CONCERNS IN THE DELIVERY OF HEALTHCARE TO INMATES AND INDIVIDUALS AWAITING TRIAL IN THE CUSTODY OF THE RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS (RIDOC) (Creates a 9 member commission to study and make recommendations on the delivery of healthcare services at RIDOC, and who reports back to the House no later than January 5, 2027, and whose life would expire on March 5, 2027.)
This Rhode Island House Resolution proposes creating a temporary, nine-member study commission focused on healthcare delivery inside Rhode Island's state prisons and detention facilities.
Provides any student, who meets the requirements of this section, with an exemption from paying nonresident tuition at Rhode Island public universities, colleges, or community colleges.
This bill would allow certain students who are not official Rhode Island residents to pay in-state tuition rates — rather than the higher out-of-state tuition rates — at Rhode Island's public colleges, universities, and community colleges.
Amends the law on drug coverage to require insurance plans that provide coverage for prescription drugs to offer two options for prescription delivery.
This bill would require health insurance plans in Rhode Island that cover prescription drugs to offer their members two different ways to get their medications.
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.
This bill would create new rules for online platforms — like social media apps and video games — to better protect children who use them.
Moves North Kingstown from the third division of the district court to the fourth division to better balance case workloads among the divisions.
This bill would move the town of North Kingstown from one district court division to another.
Includes menthol as a flavored electronic nicotine-delivery system product.
This bill would update Rhode Island's tax law to officially classify menthol-flavored electronic nicotine-delivery system (ENDS) products — such as menthol-flavored e-cigarettes and vaping devices — as "flavored" products under state law.
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.
This bill would give Rhode Island's statewide juvenile hearing boards a new tool when dealing with young offenders who come before them.
Amends existing expungement laws to be consistent with the new 10-year lookback period required for DUI charges.
This bill makes a technical update to Rhode Island's existing laws about expungement — the legal process that allows people to have certain criminal records cleared or sealed from their history.
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.
This bill would create a program in Rhode Island allowing employers to help pay off their employees' student loans, but with some specific conditions attached.
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.
Rhode Island currently collects a tax on hotel stays, and the money generated from hotels in the South County area gets distributed to various organizations that promote tourism.
Requires agencies preparing economic impact statements for small businesses contain findings that the anticipated compliance costs of a proposed rule scale proportionally with the business size, and do not impose fixed costs that favor larger businesses.
This bill would change the rules for how Rhode Island state agencies analyze the impact of new regulations on small businesses.
Exempts from taxation the property of the non-profit Mount St. Rita Health Centre located in Cumberland, RI. The exemption would be effective as of December 31, 2025.
This bill would exempt the property owned by Mount St.
Provides modifications for payments of interest on student loans shall be subtracted from federal adjusted gross income to an amount equal to the payments of interest for the satisfaction of outstanding student loans.
This bill would allow Rhode Island residents who are paying off student loans to deduct the interest they pay on those loans from their taxable income when filing their state taxes.
HOUSE RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING, HONORING, AND THANKING WARWICK POLICE CAPTAIN CHARLES BOISSEAU FOR SAVING THE LIVES OF A CRANSTON FAMILY AFTER THEIR HOUSE CAUGHT FIRE ON THE NIGHT OF JULY 5, 2025
This is a House Resolution from the Rhode Island state legislature honoring Warwick Police Captain Charles Boisseau for a heroic act that took place on the night of July 5, 2025.
Establishes the fair chance in housing credit reports act to provide standards for which a credit report can be used in considering a rental application.
This bill would set rules for how landlords in Rhode Island can use a prospective tenant's credit report when deciding whether to rent them housing.
Removes the five (5) year waiting period for filing a motion to seal an eviction court file. It also deletes the numerical limitation on filing seal requests.
This bill would change the rules around sealing eviction records in Rhode Island court files.
Makes persons convicted of simple possession of controlled substances, eligible to have their records expunged three (3) years after imposition of their sentence.
This Rhode Island bill would make it easier for people convicted of simple drug possession to clear their criminal records.
HOUSE RESOLUTION DECLARING MARCH 27, 2026, TO BE "GOOD FOOD POLICY DAY" IN RHODE ISLAND
This is a House Resolution from the Rhode Island state legislature that officially designates March 27, 2026, as "Good Food Policy Day" in Rhode Island.
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.
This bill would give Rhode Island cities and towns a new tool to protect streets, roads, or pathways that have special cultural, historical, or scenic value.
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 birthday, whichever is later.
This bill would change how long prosecutors in Rhode Island have to bring criminal charges in cases of second-degree sexual assault.
Permits but not directs a municipality to establish, by ordinance, certain requirements regarding accessory dwelling units regarding ownership for 5 years, non-family ADUs to be rented at affordable rates and limit size to 1,000 sq. ft.
This bill gives Rhode Island cities and towns the option to create local rules about accessory dwelling units (ADUs) — sometimes called "in-law apartments," backyard cottages, or secondary units on a property.
Repeals the collateral source rule in medical malpractice actions.
This bill would change how medical malpractice lawsuits work in Rhode Island by eliminating what's known as the "collateral source rule.