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H8185IntroducedRhode Island

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.

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H8040IntroducedRhode Island

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.

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H8193IntroducedRhode Island

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.

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H8194IntroducedRhode Island

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.

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H8197IntroducedRhode Island

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.

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H8199IntroducedRhode Island

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.

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H8041IntroducedRhode Island

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.

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H8214IntroducedRhode Island

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.

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H8216IntroducedRhode 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.

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H8218IntroducedRhode Island

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.

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H8220IntroducedRhode Island

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.

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H8245IntroducedRhode Island

Requires the state, and private insurers that cover prescription hormone therapy, to dispense twelve (12) months’ worth of the prescription as a single prescription.

This bill would require health insurance plans in Rhode Island — including state-run insurance programs and private insurance companies — to provide a full 12-month supply of prescription hormone therapy in a single fill, rather than requiring patients to pick up smaller quantities (such as monthly refills) throughout the year.

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H8247IntroducedRhode Island

Changes the term of drug court to recovery court.

This bill proposes a simple but meaningful change to Rhode Island law: replacing the term "drug court" with "recovery court" throughout the state's legal statutes related to the Superior Court.

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H8249IntroducedRhode Island

Amends the low and moderate income housing act.

This bill proposes changes to Rhode Island's existing law on affordable housing, known as the Low and Moderate Income Housing Act.

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H8250IntroducedRhode Island

Establishes a specific statutory pathway for distillery manufacturers to receive a distillery off-premises event endorsement under a class P license.

This Rhode Island bill would create a clear, official process for distilleries — businesses that make spirits like whiskey, vodka, or rum — to obtain a special permit allowing them to sell their products at events held away from their main facility.

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H8253IntroducedRhode Island

Allows a police officer to be reemployed by a state agency or department for purposes of working a state-funded detail subject to certain restrictions.

This bill would allow retired police officers in Rhode Island to return to work for state agencies or departments to perform what are called "state-funded details" — paid assignments where officers provide security or traffic control at state-funded events or locations.

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S2145In CommitteeRhode Island

Establishes the commercial sex buyer’s accountability program which consists of an instructional program on prostitution and human trafficking schemes.

This Rhode Island bill creates a new program called the "Commercial Sex Buyer's Accountability Program," which is an educational course focused on prostitution and human trafficking.

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H8268IntroducedRhode Island

Includes both the MomsPRN and PediPRN teleconsultation lines in the healthcare services funding contributions payable by health insurers.

This bill updates Rhode Island's Healthcare Services Funding Plan Act to require health insurers to financially support two telephone consultation services: MomsPRN and PediPRN.

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H8270IntroducedRhode Island

Revises the calculation for the student success factor in the education-aid formula by adding an additional multiplier for twenty-five percent (25%) for each resident child who is identified as a multilingual learner.

This bill proposes a change to how Rhode Island calculates state education funding for local school districts.

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H8273IntroducedRhode Island

Creates the homeowners association law to provide operational procedures for residential communities subject to the management of a homeowner association.

This bill would create a new set of rules and procedures specifically governing how homeowners associations (HOAs) operate in Rhode Island.

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H8296IntroducedRhode Island

Provides any police report involving a railroad fatality and all communications between railroad employees not be made public. Additionally, it makes a violation of this section a misdemeanor.

This bill would make certain records related to railroad fatalities — specifically police reports and communications between railroad employees — off-limits to the general public.

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H8044IntroducedRhode Island

Makes offenses against gift card holders subject to the penalties for larceny.

This bill would treat crimes involving gift cards the same way Rhode Island law currently treats theft (called "larceny").

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H8277IntroducedRhode Island

Grants hourly credit of 288 hours against 576 hours if graduate of accredited trade school/raises to 4 years of work under master plumber and requires 8,000 hours of on-the-job training plus 5 years of registration with DLT.

This bill would change the requirements for people working toward becoming a licensed master plumber in Rhode Island.

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H7749IntroducedRhode Island

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.

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