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Authorizes the State of Rhode Island to issue up to eighteen million dollars ($18,000,000) in general obligation bonds, subject to voter approval, to support the Roger Williams Park Zoo.
This bill would allow Rhode Island to borrow up to $18 million by issuing general obligation bonds to provide financial support to the Roger Williams Park Zoo in Providence.
Authorizes the department of health to participate in international public-health collaboration networks.
This bill would give Rhode Island's Department of Health the official legal authority to join and participate in international public health collaboration networks.
Adds centers for independent living pursuant to § 42-12.2-2 to the healthcare facilities required to have automated external defibrillators on site.
This bill would require centers for independent living in Rhode Island to have automated external defibrillators (AEDs) on site.
Requires healthcare insurers, without prior authorization, to provide post-acute care services to patients discharged from a hospital for a minimum of seven (7) days commencing on or after January 1, 2027.
This bill would require health insurance companies in Rhode Island to cover certain follow-up care after a hospital stay — without making patients or doctors ask for special permission first.
Defines "electronic nicotine-delivery system shop" and requires that ten percent (10%) of sales revenue from said shops be transferred to the tobacco cessation programs pursuant to § 27-20-53.
This bill focuses on vape shops and similar stores that primarily sell electronic cigarettes and other nicotine vaping products.
Strengthens enforcement of the state's pharmacy audit law by clarifying and tightening audit procedures to ensure pharmacy audits are conducted fairly and transparently.
This bill updates Rhode Island's existing rules about how pharmacies can be audited by insurance companies, pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), or other outside organizations.
Establishes a state-run prescription drug purchasing pool, available for participation by nonstate public employers, private employers, and health insurance carriers, to maximize the value of drug discounts available to participants.
This bill would create a state-run program that allows employers, insurers, and other organizations in Rhode Island to join together to buy prescription drugs as a group.
Allows sealing of eviction records for defective complaint or lack of jurisdiction for individuals between the ages of eighteen (18) and twenty-one (21) who didn't sign the lease.
This bill would allow certain young people to have their eviction records sealed from public view under specific circumstances.
Requires all municipal zoning ordinances be amended to provide that any lot with access to public water/sewer services, not establish or enforce a minimum lot area that exceeds 5,000 sq.ft. for a residential building with between one and 4 dwelling units.
This bill would require every city and town in Rhode Island to update their local zoning rules to allow smaller residential lots in areas with public water and sewer service.
Establishes the framework to create a medical school at the University of Rhode Island and provides an initial appropriation of five million dollars ($5,000,000) as the first phase of a multi-year investment for the development of a medical school.
This bill would set the stage for creating a brand-new medical school at the University of Rhode Island (URI).
Provides motor vehicles under 8,500 pounds would not require a further inspection after the first inspection, until the vehicle reached twenty (20) years of age.
This bill would make a significant change to Rhode Island's vehicle inspection requirements for most passenger cars and light vehicles.
Prohibits the operation of any thermal waste conversion facility such as pyrolysis within the Quonset Point/Davisville Industrial Park.
This bill would make it illegal to operate certain types of waste processing facilities at the Quonset Point/Davisville Industrial Park, a large business and industrial area located in North Kingstown, Rhode Island.
Provides for greater oversight and regulation by the department of business regulation on medical-malpractice insurance among self-insured entities.
This bill would give Rhode Island's Department of Business Regulation more authority to oversee and regulate how certain healthcare organizations handle their own medical malpractice coverage.
Establishes the Permanent Joint Study Commission on Aging and Multi-Sector Plan on Aging.
This bill would create a permanent government commission in Rhode Island dedicated to studying issues that affect older residents in the state.
Establishes a fund to support children’s community-based providers’ infrastructure changes necessary and related to the state’s Medicaid transformation initiative.
This bill would create a dedicated fund in Rhode Island to help children's healthcare and social service providers make the upgrades and changes they need to participate in the state's updated Medicaid program.
Requires the executive office of health and human services (EOHHS) to apply an automatic cost-of-living adjustment (“COLA”) to the Medicaid reimbursement rates paid for assisted living services provided pursuant to this chapter.
This bill would require Rhode Island's Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS) to automatically apply a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) to the Medicaid payment rates for assisted living services.
Limits retired, part-time or adjunct instructors, hired by any state college, university, or state school, to teaching no more than two classes per semester.
This bill would place a cap on how many classes certain types of instructors can teach at Rhode Island's public colleges, universities, and schools.
HOUSE RESOLUTION HONORING THE MEMORY OF ELLA COOK AND MUKHAMMAD AZIZ UMURZOKOV VICTIMS OF THE MASS SHOOTING AT BROWN UNIVERSITY
This is a House Resolution from the Rhode Island General Assembly honoring and remembering two individuals — Ella Cook and Mukhammad Aziz Umurzokov — who lost their lives in a mass shooting at Brown University.
HOUSE RESOLUTION PRAISING THE RHODE ISLAND AND FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, PROVIDENCE MAYOR BRETT P. SMILEY, RHODE ISLAND ATTORNEY GENERAL PETER NERONHA, COLONEL OSCAR PEREZ, CHIEF OF THE PROVIDENCE POLICE DEPARTMENT, PROVIDENCE FIRE CHIEF DEREK SILVA, AND THE HEROIC MEDICAL PERSONNEL, PARTICULARLY THOSE AT RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL, WHO SAVED THE LIVES OF MANY OF THE SHOOTING VICTIMS AT BROWN UNIVERSITY
This is a House Resolution from the Rhode Island General Assembly formally recognizing and praising the emergency response to a shooting that occurred at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island.
HOUSE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING JANUARY OF 2026, TO BE "FIREFIGHTER CANCER AWARENESS MONTH" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
This is a resolution passed by the Rhode Island House of Representatives officially declaring January 2026 as "Firefighter Cancer Awareness Month" in the state of Rhode Island.
HOUSE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF THE HONORABLE JOSEPH A. CAPINERI
This is a House Resolution from the Rhode Island General Assembly expressing official condolences on the death of Joseph A.
HOUSE RESOLUTION EXTENDING DEEPEST CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF THE HONORABLE EDWARD L. DAMBRUCH
This is a House Resolution from the Rhode Island General Assembly expressing official condolences on the death of Edward L.
HOUSE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING DEEPEST CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF THE 70TH GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND, THE HONORABLE EDWARD D. DIPRETE
This is a House Resolution expressing the Rhode Island General Assembly's formal condolences on the death of Edward D.
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.