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Includes licensed school psychologists under the provisions of the general laws governing the regulations of psychologists and expands the licensing of school psychologists for independent practice.
This bill would bring licensed school psychologists under the same set of state laws that already govern other licensed psychologists in Rhode Island.
Bans the sale of parrots at pet stores from a breeder or broker. The pet store may sell parrots obtained from animal care facilities or animal rescue organizations. The sale also prohibits at any outdoor markets or retail parking lots.
This bill would change where and how parrots can be sold in Rhode Island.
Requires all public utilities to maintain a customer service facility within the state to perform services such as addressing customer inquiries and accepting bill payments.
This bill would require all public utility companies operating in Rhode Island — such as electric, gas, water, and telecommunications providers — to maintain at least one physical customer service location within the state.
Allows private employees at nursing homes, developmental disability and home care providers whose salaries are 90% funded with federal or state monies to be eligible to opt into the state healthcare plan.
This bill would allow certain private-sector workers to join the same health insurance plan that Rhode Island state government employees use.
Establishes the Rhode Island Maternal Health Improvement and Equity Act of 2026, to establish permanent statewide support for maternal health and to implement the maternal health strategic plan improving maternal health care and access.
This bill would have established a permanent, statewide program in Rhode Island focused on improving health care for pregnant women and new mothers.
Removes the requirement that families consent to, and cooperate with the department of human services in establishing paternity and enforcing child and medical support orders as a condition of eligibility for child care assistance.
This bill would change the rules for families applying for child care assistance in Rhode Island.
Eliminates the sunset on the provision of funding, modify eligibility requirement to 85% of state median income and expand funding to at least 20 hours per week.
This Rhode Island bill makes changes to a program called Rhode Island Works, which provides childcare assistance to help low-income families afford childcare while parents work, attend school, or participate in job training.
Require the director of any state agency with more than five million dollars ($5,000,000) in contracted services to conduct a review of said services and to provide a two percent (2%) reduction in said expenditures over five years.
This bill would require the head of any Rhode Island state agency that spends more than $5 million per year on contracted services to conduct a formal review of those contracts.
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 give Rhode Island residents a state income tax break on the interest they pay on their student loans.
Creates an additional tax rate of 3% on taxable income over $640,000 in 2026 dollars. Applies to tax years 2027 and thereafter and not retroactively.
This bill would create an additional 3% tax on the portion of a person's income that exceeds $640,000 (measured in 2026 dollars) in Rhode Island.
Increases the net taxable estate exemption to fifteen million dollars ($15,000,000) for deaths that occur on or after January 1, 2027.
This bill would raise the amount of money that can be passed on after someone dies before Rhode Island's estate tax kicks in.
Limits the authority of the Rhode Island commerce corporation to finance any transaction to five million dollars ($5,000,000) for any one individual, business entity or project.
This bill would place a cap on how much money the Rhode Island Commerce Corporation can provide to any single person, business, or project.
Creates a new registration plate for qualified individuals to possess an "adaptive vehicle license plate" to accommodate the transportation needs of an individual with a significant mobility impairment.
This bill would create a new type of license plate in Rhode Island called an "adaptive vehicle license plate.
Establishes the Rhode Island Regulations from the Executive In Need of Scrutiny Act which would require review and approval of rules with implementation and compliance costs of one million dollars ($1,000,000) or more over a two-year period.
This bill would create a new oversight process for government regulations in Rhode Island.
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.
This bill proposes updates to Rhode Island's Access to Public Records Act (APRA), which is the state law that gives residents the right to request and view government documents and information.
Allows a pregnant member or member that has given birth in the past six (6) months to appear remotely and permits any member that participates in a meeting remotely to vote at that meeting, provided that the meeting is held in person.
This bill would update Rhode Island's open meetings rules to allow members of public boards, councils, or committees who are pregnant — or who have given birth within the past six months — to participate in official meetings remotely (such as by video call) instead of attending in person.
Provides that exemptions to the prohibition of liquor licenses within two hundred feet (200') of schools or places of worship do not eliminate neighboring property owners’ remonstrance rights to object to the license.
Under Rhode Island law, businesses are generally not allowed to obtain a liquor license if they are located within 200 feet of a school or place of worship.
Permits every municipality in the state to offer a homestead tax exemption of up to 20% of assessed value on residential properties, and also provides that municipalities that grant greater exemptions not be limited by this section.
This bill would allow every city and town in Rhode Island to offer a "homestead exemption" of up to 20% on property taxes for residential properties.
Sets timelines for Tiverton's new construction, including one year for final approval, two (2) years for building permits, and temporary inclusion of units in the town's count until completion or three (3) years, whichever comes first.
This bill establishes specific deadlines and rules for new housing construction projects in the town of Tiverton, Rhode Island.
Permits Tiverton to require two parking space for each studio, one-bedroom, or two-bedroom low- or moderate-income housing units upon the determination that limited or no local public transportation or off-street parking availability near these units.
This bill would give the town of Tiverton, Rhode Island a specific authority to require that affordable housing developments include at least two parking spaces for each unit — even for smaller units like studios, one-bedroom, and two-bedroom apartments.
Prohibits applications filed in the town of Tiverton, for comprehensive permit projects, for low- and moderate-income housing, to include accessory dwelling units.
This bill is specifically about the town of Tiverton, Rhode Island, and deals with how affordable housing projects can be built there.
Allows the town of Tiverton to receive a one-half (1/2) credit for affordable housing units for manufactured homes in age restricted communities in conformance with all zoning laws and/or ordinances of the town.
Rhode Island has a law that requires cities and towns to maintain a certain percentage of their housing as "affordable housing.
Allows employees, not represented by a union, to create a group to collectively bargain with employers.
This bill would give workers who are not already represented by a labor union the legal right to form their own employee group and negotiate with their employer as a collective unit.
Places limits on the number of self-service checkout stations a grocery store can have and on the workload of employees assigned to monitor those checkout stations.
This bill would set rules for how grocery stores in Rhode Island can use self-checkout stations — the machines where customers scan and pay for their own items without a cashier.