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Increases the minimum veterans’ exemption from one thousand dollars ($1,000) to six thousand dollars ($6,000) with respect to municipal taxes.
This bill would increase the minimum property tax break that Rhode Island veterans receive on their local (municipal) property taxes.
Authorizes the town of Jamestown to authorize, by ordinance, the expansion of the local tax exemption ordinance for seniors.
This bill gives the town of Jamestown, Rhode Island the legal authority to expand its existing property tax break program for senior citizens.
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.
This bill would change the rules for when firefighters and police officers can receive injury or illness benefits for something that happens while they are off duty.
Amends the definition of public works so that it would include any public works projects performed for any city or town or quasi-municipal entity and the state and any quasi-state entity.
This bill would expand the legal definition of "public works" in Rhode Island to include construction and infrastructure projects done for a broader range of government entities.
Creates a new class of retirement status license for retirees that had possessed a professional license issued by the department of labor and training.
This bill would create a new type of license called a "retirement status license" for people who previously held a professional license issued by Rhode Island's Department of Labor and Training.
Amends the heading of § 11-47-60.1 to include the words "Dillon's Law."
This bill makes a simple naming change to an existing Rhode Island law related to weapons.
Makes those persons seventy (70) years of age or older exempt from jury service.
This bill would allow Rhode Island residents who are 70 years of age or older to opt out of jury service.
Creates the certified community behavioral health clinic accountability and oversight act to ensure transparency, fiscal responsibility, and service quality by certified community behavioral health clinics.
This bill would create a new set of rules and oversight requirements for a specific type of mental health and substance use treatment provider in Rhode Island called Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs).
Allows any school district to petition the board of education to use a lower-cost curriculum program, if the program is substantially similar to other programs approved by the board of education.
This bill would give Rhode Island school districts more flexibility in choosing their educational materials by allowing them to request approval for lower-cost curriculum programs.
Requires that any costs, tariffs or other mandates related to the state’s renewable energy growth program be reviewed and approved by the general assembly.
Rhode Island's Renewable Energy Growth Program is a state initiative designed to expand solar and other renewable energy sources by allowing smaller energy producers (like homeowners or businesses with solar panels) to sell electricity back to the grid.
Enables the Rhode Island public transit authority (RIPTA) to work with the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority (MBTA) to allow commuter rail passes to be used as dual passes for both RIPTA and MBTA.
This bill would allow Rhode Island's public transit agency (RIPTA) to partner with Massachusetts's transit agency (MBTA) to create a combined transit pass that works for both systems.
Prohibits lobbyists from making any political contributions to any member of the general assembly from January 1 through July 1 in any year, unless the general assembly adjourns for the year prior to July 1.
This bill would place new restrictions on when lobbyists in Rhode Island can donate money to state legislators.
Allows school committees to add item(s) not appearing in the published notice to their agendas for the purposes of discussion only and not for the purpose of voting upon the item(s).
This bill would change the rules for how school committees in Rhode Island can conduct their public meetings.
Creates a program through which fire departments and fire districts are notified of locations of registrants of electric and hybrid motor vehicles can register their vehicles with their local fire department or fire district.
This bill creates a voluntary registration program that allows owners of electric and hybrid vehicles to share their vehicle and address information with their local fire department or fire district.
MAKING REVISED APPROPRIATIONS IN SUPPORT OF FY
This bill proposes changes to the state's budget by revising how money is allocated across various government departments and programs for the current or upcoming fiscal year.
Establishes Rhode Island First Step program requiring DOC to assist offenders with reintegration into society, counseling, medical care, education, early sentence termination or pre-release confinement for elderly and terminally ill offenders.
This bill would create a new program called the "Rhode Island First Step Act," which would require the Rhode Island Department of Corrections (DOC) to take a more active role in helping incarcerated people prepare for life after prison.
Permits the family court to award custody of household pets to the plaintiff in a domestic abuse complaint, including the enforcement remedy of a restraining order or other injunctive relief.
This bill would allow Rhode Island's Family Court to include household pets in protective orders issued in domestic abuse cases.
Allows the town of Tiverton, with an aggregate of 500 or more units proposed in a comprehensive permit project, to enact a short-term emergency moratorium until the permit laws are amended.
This bill would give the town of Tiverton, Rhode Island, the ability to temporarily pause (or "moratorium") the processing of certain large affordable housing development applications.
Requires the Rhode Island housing authority to verify and document the count of affordable housing stock in the town of Tiverton two (2) times per year.
This bill would require the Rhode Island Housing Authority to count and officially document the number of affordable housing units in the town of Tiverton twice a year.
Allows a tenant to pay an increased security deposit in monthly increments over the course of a twelve (12) month period.
This bill would change how tenants can pay when their landlord increases the security deposit on their rental unit.
Exempts from taxation the real and tangible personal property of Community MusicWorks located in the city of Providence.
This bill would exempt Community MusicWorks, an organization located in Providence, Rhode Island, from having to pay property taxes on its real estate and physical property (such as buildings, equipment, and other tangible items) within the city.
Amends the residential landlord and tenant act to prohibit the use of algorithmic renting-setting software that relies on nonpublic competitor data to determine rental prices or occupancy levels for residential dwelling units in Rhode Island.
This bill would have changed Rhode Island's residential landlord and tenant law to ban landlords and property managers from using certain types of computer software to set rental prices.
Establishes a statewide broadband community outreach coordinator to assist state residents interested in learning more and/or applying for, the federal Affordable Connectivity Program.
This bill would create a new state position called a "statewide broadband community outreach coordinator.
MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE SUPPORT OF THE STATE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2027
This is Rhode Island's annual state budget bill, which lays out how the state government plans to spend money during the fiscal year that runs from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027.