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Clarifies the manner in which certain dental insurance benefits are paid directly to the provider.
This bill deals with how dental insurance companies send payment to dentists and other dental care providers.
Establishes a maximum per annum rate of interest on small loans at ninety-nine percent (99%) and limit the amounts of origination and closing fees. Also requires that late fees and returned payment fees be agreed to in writing between borrower and lender.
This bill would set new rules for small loans made in Rhode Island.
Amends the state’s online E-Permitting Portal using automated plan review and instant permit issuance.
This bill would upgrade Rhode Island's existing online permitting system (called the E-Permitting Portal) to make it faster and more automated when homeowners or businesses apply for permits related to solar energy installations.
Directs the department of elementary and secondary education to provide a two-year pilot program that coordinates a national cultural exchange program for students of this state.
This bill would direct Rhode Island's Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (RIDE) to create and run a two-year pilot program connecting Rhode Island students with a national cultural exchange program.
Strengthens school security measures, including the establishment of a RI school emergency response committee to develop additional recommendations for school security measures and requiring an annual school safety assessment by all school districts.
This bill aims to strengthen safety and security measures in Rhode Island's public schools.
Modifies the definition of “intentionally added PFAS” to mean PFAS that are deliberately added during the manufacturing of a covered product to perform a specific function.
This bill modifies a definition within Rhode Island's Consumer PFAS Ban Act of 2024.
Creates the green buildings act commission to consist of 17 members, responsible for the implementation of the green buildings act.
This bill would create a new government commission in Rhode Island called the "Green Buildings Act Commission.
Allows advanced practice registered nurses, physician assistants, and physicians who are and are not licensed in Rhode Island to provide telemedicine services to patients who are in the state when those services are rendered.
This bill would expand access to telemedicine services for Rhode Island residents by allowing a broader range of healthcare providers to treat patients remotely.
Adds pickles and relish to those foods not requiring refrigeration which are permitted to be manufactured and sold as a farm home food product.
This bill would expand the list of foods that small-scale home producers and farmers in Rhode Island are allowed to make and sell without needing a commercial food facility license.
Exempts from taxation the real and tangible personal property of Blithewold, Inc., located at 101 Ferry Road, Bristol, Rhode Island.
This bill would exempt Blithewold, Inc.
Caps the size of accessory dwelling units to 900 sq.ft. for one bedroom units and 1,000 sq. ft for two 2 bedroom units.
This bill would set maximum size limits for accessory dwelling units (ADUs) in Rhode Island.
Exempts from taxation the real and tangible personal property of AS220 located in the city of Providence.
This bill would grant a property tax exemption to AS220, a nonprofit arts organization based in Providence, Rhode Island.
Requires 10% of all rental fees collected by the water resources board pursuant to a lease with the Coventry Pines Golf Club be paid to the town of Coventry and 10% to the Central Coventry Fire District.
This bill deals with how money from a lease agreement between Rhode Island's Water Resources Board and the Coventry Pines Golf Club is shared.
Protects people attending Rhode Island court proceedings from civil arrest without a judicial warrant, ensures court access, sets enforcement rules, and provides remedies for violations.
This bill would protect people who come to Rhode Island courthouses — whether as parties in a case, witnesses, victims, or observers — from being arrested by civil (non-criminal) law enforcement agents without a proper judicial warrant.
Establishes a program within the adult correctional institution to permit medication assisted treatment approved by the FDA to be provided for the treatment of opioid use disorder to any incarcerated individual.
This bill would create a formal program inside Rhode Island's Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI) — the state's main prison and jail system — to provide medication-assisted treatment (MAT) to incarcerated people who have opioid use disorder.
Mandates arming campus police at public higher educational institutions and would include campus police in the definition of "law enforcement officer" for the purposes of the "law enforcement officers' bill of rights".
This bill would require all campus police officers at Rhode Island's public colleges and universities to carry firearms.
Provides that statements by a health care provider regarding the unanticipated outcome of a patient's medical care and treatment shall be inadmissible as evidence of an admission of liability or as evidence of an admission.
This bill would protect doctors, nurses, and other healthcare providers when they express sympathy or explain an unexpected outcome to a patient or their family after something goes wrong during medical care.
Disqualifies individuals with prior felony convictions or nolo contendere pleas from purchasing or possessing a firearm. It also prevents the sentencing judge from suspending the first two (2) years of any sentence under limited circumstances.
This bill would expand restrictions on who can legally buy or own a firearm in Rhode Island.
Changes the community service requirements of a sentence related to the violation of § 11-44-21.1 relating to defacing private residences, offices, businesses or commercial property.
This bill makes changes to the community service requirements for people convicted of defacing private property in Rhode Island.
Requires specific notice of the tax sale to the taxpayer with a copy of this § 44-9-10 attached thereto. Failure to do so would render the tax sale null and void.
This bill deals with how local governments must notify property owners before selling their property for unpaid taxes — a process known as a "tax sale.
Exempts from taxation the real and tangible personal property of Community MusicWorks located in the city of Providence.
This bill would give a property tax exemption to Community MusicWorks, a nonprofit organization located in Providence, Rhode Island.
Requires a corporation created under this statute to be regulated by the Rhode Island department of business regulation.
This bill would require any corporation that is created under a specific Rhode Island law governing towns and cities to be regulated by the Rhode Island Department of Business Regulation (DBR).
Expands council on elementary and secondary education and board of education and makes teacher of year and student advisory chair voting members on each.
This bill would make changes to two important education decision-making bodies in Rhode Island: the Council on Elementary and Secondary Education and the Board of Education.
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.