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Provides that roads located within the Quonset Business Park be under the control of the Quonset Development Corporation.
This bill would transfer control of the roads located inside the Quonset Business Park in North Kingstown, Rhode Island from the state to the Quonset Development Corporation (QDC), the quasi-public agency that already manages and operates the business park.
Strengthens consumer protections in insurance claims by expanding definitions of unfair claims settlement practices and clarifies an insured’s right to pursue bad-faith remedies.
This bill strengthens the rights of Rhode Island residents when dealing with insurance companies over claims.
Strengthens consumer protections by including definitions related directly to deceptive trade practices inherent in the insurance claim process.
This bill would strengthen consumer protection laws in Rhode Island by adding new definitions specifically related to deceptive or dishonest practices that can occur during the insurance claims process.
Requires radon testing within one year of any residential real estate transaction and the installation of a radon mitigation system if unsafe radon levels are present, at the seller's expense.
This bill would require that all homes involved in a residential real estate sale be tested for radon gas within one year of the transaction closing.
Amends the Identity Theft Protection Act by eliminating current definitions and establishing new definitions. This act also raises the penalty provisions for violations.
This bill proposes changes to Rhode Island's Identity Theft Protection Act of 2015, which is the state law designed to protect people from having their personal information stolen or misused.
Sunsets/discontinues the Jobs Development Act rate reduction as of July 1, 2026.
This bill would end a special tax rate reduction that certain Rhode Island businesses currently receive under a program called the Jobs Development Act (JDA).
Establishes the catastrophe savings account act.
This bill would create a new type of special savings account in Rhode Island called a "catastrophe savings account.
Establishes the medical primary care scholarship program to be administered by the commissioner of postsecondary education.
This bill would create a new scholarship program in Rhode Island specifically designed to help students pursuing careers in primary care medicine.
Provides $100,000 to support the mental health and emotional well-being of children in OST settings.
This bill would allocate $100,000 in state funding to support the mental health and emotional well-being of children who participate in out-of-school time (OST) programs.
Changes the teacher and state employees' retirement benefit calculations' cutoff date from July 1, 2024, to July 1, 2009, for all retirement members eligible to and who retire on or after the new July 1, 2009, cutoff date.
This bill would change how retirement benefits are calculated for Rhode Island public school teachers and state employees.
Requires that an independent efficiency and performance audit of the department of transportation be commissioned by the department of administration.
This bill would require Rhode Island's Department of Administration to hire an outside, independent organization to conduct a thorough review of how the state's Department of Transportation (RIDOT) is operating.
Provides a definition for antisemitism to be used by state agencies to evaluate whether discrimination is present.
This Rhode Island bill establishes an official definition of antisemitism that state agencies must use when determining whether discrimination has taken place.
Authorizes the use of campaign funds for security related expenses, including home and office security systems and ongoing monitoring, in response to threats arising from their public service or candidacy.
This bill, called the "Safeguarding Election Candidates Using Reasonable Expenditures Act," would allow political candidates and officeholders in Rhode Island to use money raised through their campaign funds to pay for personal and office security.
Allows a brewery to sell, deliver, and distribute its own malt beverages directly to retailers without using a wholesaler. The holder of a license for a brewery may also have 1 additional location for the retail sale of alcohol.
This bill would change Rhode Island's alcohol distribution rules to give licensed breweries more freedom in how they sell their products.
Provides that comprehensive permit projects in Tiverton, involving property not connected to either public water or sewer or both, and for which the property is considered hydric said land be excluded from the building land calculation.
This bill applies specifically to the town of Tiverton, Rhode Island, and deals with how land is counted when developers apply for a "comprehensive permit" to build affordable housing.
AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF PROVIDENCE TO ISSUE NOT TO EXCEED $25,000,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS AND NOTES TO FUND THE PROVIDENCE HOUSING TRUST FUND TO FINANCE AFFORDABLE MULTI-FAMILY HOUSING PROJECTS IN THE CITY
This bill would give the City of Providence the legal authority to borrow up to $25 million by issuing general obligation bonds and notes.
Requires small employers with one to fifty (1-50) employees and large employers with fifty (50) or more employees to pay overtime wages to exempt workers if their salary exceeds varying multipliers of minimum wage for a forty (40) hour workweek.
This bill would require Rhode Island employers to pay overtime wages to certain salaried workers who are currently exempt from overtime rules.
Removes the intent requirement relative to the definitions of "abuse" within the chapter on "abuse in healthcare facilities" and amends the definitions of "abuse" and "neglect" with regard to elderly affairs by deleting the element of willful conduct.
This bill would change how "abuse" and "neglect" are legally defined when it comes to healthcare facilities and the care of elderly people in Rhode Island.
Allows the office of health insurance commissioner (OHIC) as the state agency that has the authority to designate patient-centered medical home (PCMH) care to obtain maximal health outcomes.
This bill would give the Rhode Island Office of Health Insurance Commissioner (OHIC) the official authority to designate healthcare practices as "Patient-Centered Medical Homes" (PCMHs).
Updates the Rhode Island Cannabis Act to eliminate the statutorily required subcommittees under the cannabis advisory board.
This bill makes a change to Rhode Island's Cannabis Act by removing the requirement that the Cannabis Advisory Board must have specific subcommittees built into state law.
Provides coverage and increases individual and group insurance rates of reimbursement for ambulance services.
This bill would require health insurance companies in Rhode Island to cover ambulance services and would increase the rates that insurers must pay ambulance providers.
Provides that the school year for all public schools, including traditional public and public charter schools, independent charter schools, and mayoral academies, would start on the same date of each calendar year.
This bill would require all public schools in Rhode Island to begin the school year on the same date every year.
Requires the department of elementary and secondary education and DOH to adopt policies, rules and regulations for the administration of seizure rescue medications for children who have been medically identified as having epilepsy/seizure disorder.
This bill would require Rhode Island's Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) and the Department of Health (DOH) to create official policies and rules for how schools handle "seizure rescue medications" — these are fast-acting medicines given to a child during or after a seizure to help stop it.
Extends certain protocols applicable to vehicle manufacturers to their distributors and factory branches, updates definitions relative to common entities and sales.
This bill updates Rhode Island's rules for how car manufacturers, distributors, and dealers are allowed to do business with each other.