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Reduces the newspaper advertising notice requirements for amendments to zoning ordinances and planning board meetings from three (3) weeks to two (2) weeks.
This bill would change how far in advance local governments in Rhode Island must publish newspaper notices when they plan to change zoning rules or hold planning board meetings.
Requires any remaining funds in the enacted budget from the RI promise scholarship program or the RI hope scholarship program, after Rhode Island college has satisfied all eligible scholarships to be reimbursed to onward we learn.
This bill deals with how leftover money is handled in two Rhode Island college scholarship programs: the RI Promise Scholarship and the RI Hope Scholarship, both of which help students pay for college at Rhode Island College.
Enhances and further defines the role of the board of trustees of the University of Rhode Island. This act would also provide a more efficient procurement process for the university.
This bill makes two main changes related to how the University of Rhode Island (URI) is governed and how it buys goods and services.
Directs the department of education to develop and adopt regulations for energy capable school buildings.
This bill directs Rhode Island's Department of Education to create official rules and standards for making school buildings more energy efficient.
Establishes a food as medicine pilot program and task force to be administered by the executive office of health and human services.
This bill would create a "Food as Medicine" pilot program in Rhode Island, run by the state's Executive Office of Health and Human Services.
Amends current law so that private side lead service replacement costs, financed by the water supplier's customers that may be eligible for reimbursement from the state, would no longer be subject to appropriation by the general assembly.
This bill deals with how Rhode Island pays back water customers for the cost of replacing lead pipes on private property.
Requires Rhode Island Medicaid to cover services provided by licensed certified professional midwives and to collect utilization and cost data, while allowing limits consistent with Medicaid rules.
This bill would require Rhode Island's Medicaid program to pay for healthcare services provided by licensed certified professional midwives (CPMs).
Adds a new category to the eligibility of childcare assistance to include a "protective services category" which would include foster or kinship children served through DCYF.
This bill would expand Rhode Island's childcare assistance program to cover a new group of children who are not currently eligible.
Defines an alternative nicotine product as any noncombustible product without tobacco leaf but nicotine from another source and also taxes alternative nicotine products at $2.00 per container up to 20 units.
This bill creates a legal definition for "alternative nicotine products" in Rhode Island and establishes a new tax on these items.
Establishes a statewide mobile response and stabilization services program to provide rapid crisis response and short-term stabilization for children and youth in their natural environments.
This bill would create a statewide program in Rhode Island designed to help children and young people who are experiencing a mental health or behavioral crisis.
Exempts trucks engaged in waste management collection at the central landfill from tolls operated by the R.I. Turnpike and Bridge authority.
This bill would exempt certain trucks from paying tolls on roads and bridges operated by the Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority.
Provides for an additional $117,600 to fund the rate increase recommended by the health insurance commissioner.
This bill would add $117,600 in funding to support a pay raise for staff or operations within Rhode Island's health insurance oversight office.
Amends the pension benefits for both current and former Rhode Island State Police members.
This bill proposes changes to the pension (retirement) benefits for members of the Rhode Island State Police, both those currently serving and those who have already retired.
Prohibits any city or town from enacting any zoning ordinance that would place restrictions on residential recovery houses that are not applicable to other residential homes.
This bill would prevent cities and towns in Rhode Island from creating special zoning rules that single out recovery houses — residential homes where people recovering from addiction live together — and treat them differently from other ordinary homes in a neighborhood.
Allows a municipality to set its own conveyance tax rate for residential properties sold in excess of $900,000.00 at $10 per $500. Provides collected taxes to be in a restricted account and distributed within 2 years for affordable housing.
This bill would give Rhode Island cities and towns the option to charge an additional tax when high-priced homes are sold.
Requires that the tax imposed be paid to the same municipalities.
This bill deals with a tax that is charged when real estate (like a house or land) is sold or transferred from one owner to another — known as a real estate conveyance tax.
Exempts new or used bicycles and bicycle parts from sales and use taxes.
This bill would remove the state sales tax from the purchase of bicycles and bicycle parts in Rhode Island, whether they are new or used.
Creates a sales tax holiday on August 8 and 9, 2026.
This bill would create a two-day sales tax holiday in Rhode Island on August 8 and 9, 2026.
Allows the town of Johnston to determine its density bonuses based upon its underlying zoning.
This bill would give the town of Johnston, Rhode Island special authority to set its own rules about "density bonuses" — a tool that allows developers to build more housing units on a piece of land than the standard zoning rules would normally permit.
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.
This bill would place a temporary freeze — called a moratorium — on the state issuing new licenses to home care agencies, home nursing care companies, and hospice providers in Rhode Island.
Requires the coastal resources management council to conduct a review of certain water classifications and existing policies and regulations to properly account for sea level rise.
This bill would require Rhode Island's Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC) — the state agency responsible for managing the coastline and coastal waters — to take a closer look at how it classifies and regulates coastal areas in light of rising sea levels.
Establishes the Medicaid fee-for-service reimbursement rates set by the general assembly as the rate floor for Medicaid managed care by home care, home nursing care and hospice providers.
This bill deals with how much money home care agencies, home nursing care providers, and hospice organizations get paid when they serve patients enrolled in Medicaid managed care plans.
Creates a state-run pilot program in Rhode Island that provides paid, low-barrier employment to individuals experiencing homelessness for community beautification and cleanup projects while connecting participants to supportive services.
This bill would create a state-run pilot program in Rhode Island designed to offer paid work opportunities to people experiencing homelessness.
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.