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Expands the deinstitutionalization subsidy aid program in the department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals to include adoptive parent(s) or siblings(s).
Rhode Island currently has a program called the "deinstitutionalization subsidy aid program," which provides financial assistance to help people with developmental disabilities or behavioral health needs live outside of institutional settings (like large care facilities) and instead be supported within a family or community environment.
Requires employers to protect employees from extreme temperatures through rest breaks, PPE, training, and equipment, and mandates quarterly supervisor training, to recognize and mitigate heat- and cold-related risks.
This bill would require Rhode Island employers to take specific steps to protect their workers from the dangers of extreme heat and cold on the job.
Establishes an equivalent training certification program at the municipal police academy.
This bill would create a new training certification program at Rhode Island's municipal police academy that allows certain individuals to demonstrate they have already received equivalent training elsewhere.
Establishes a seven (7) member public-private partnership infrastructure oversight commission to approve all requests for proposals submitted for public-private partnership construction of qualified facilities.
This bill would create a new seven-member oversight commission in Rhode Island specifically designed to supervise partnerships between the government and private businesses when it comes to building or developing public infrastructure.
Establishes the commuter transportation benefit chapter. Employers with five hundred (500) or more employees required to establish a pre-tax commuter transportation fringe benefit program.
This bill would require large employers in Rhode Island to offer their workers a special tax benefit to help cover the cost of commuting.
Prohibits employers from seeking/using credit reports in making hiring decisions concerning prospective employees, asking questions about the applicant's financial past during interviews or including credit history questions in their job applications.
This bill would prevent employers in Rhode Island from using a job applicant's credit history as part of the hiring process.
Requires that before any fire fighter or police officer is eligible to receive benefits for illness or injury sustained off duty, they prove they had reasonable grounds to believe that an emergency existed that required immediate need of their assistance.
This bill would change the rules for when firefighters and police officers can receive injury or illness benefits for something that happens to them while they are off duty.
Creates the Rhode Island Climate Superfund Act of 2026.
This bill would require large fossil fuel companies that have been significant contributors to greenhouse gas emissions to help pay for the costs Rhode Island faces from climate change.
Directs the state department of education to establish an anti-hazing policy in student athletics.
This bill would require Rhode Island's Department of Education to create a statewide anti-hazing policy specifically for student athletics.
Extends provisions of an existing collective bargaining agreement for municipal police arbitration purposes until a successor agreement is reached or an interest arbitration award is rendered.
This bill addresses what happens when a labor contract between a city or town and its police officers expires before a new agreement has been worked out.
Provides that all contractual provisions in a firefighters collective bargaining agreement continue until a successor agreement has been reached or an interest arbitration award has been rendered.
This bill would ensure that when a contract between firefighters and their employer (typically a city or town) expires, all the terms and conditions of that contract remain in effect until a new agreement is reached.
Creates a commission to establish homeless shelter standards through regulations.
This bill would create a new commission in Rhode Island tasked with developing and establishing standards for homeless shelters across the state.
Changes the direct client contact hour requirements for applicants for licensure of marriage and family therapist associate and applicants for licensure of marriage and family therapist.
This bill changes the number of direct client contact hours required for people seeking to become licensed marriage and family therapists in Rhode Island.
Requires homeowner’s insurance providers to provide two months’ notice before increasing any policy renewal premium more than 20% and a violation constitutes a deceptive trade practice punishable by a fine not to exceed $1,000.
This bill would require homeowner's insurance companies in Rhode Island to give policyholders at least two months' advance notice before raising their renewal premiums by more than 20%.
Allows on and after September 1, 2026, an owner of motor vehicle(s) to transfer ownership and registration of said vehicle on their death, by a certificate of title designation and requires DMV to amend title forms, to include transfer-on-death language.
This bill would allow Rhode Island vehicle owners to name a beneficiary directly on their car's title, so that when the owner dies, the vehicle automatically passes to that named person without going through the court process known as probate.
Establishes a system of electronic registration and titling of motor vehicles and rules and regulations to implement the provisions of this chapter to be promulgated by the administrator of the division of motor vehicles.
This bill would create a system in Rhode Island that allows motor vehicles to be registered and titled electronically, rather than relying solely on paper-based processes.
Allows for the issuance of a Class B liquor license for the property located at 150 Broadway in the city of Providence.
This bill would allow the city of Providence to issue a Class B liquor license to the business located at 150 Broadway.
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.
Rhode Island law generally prohibits liquor licenses from being granted to businesses located within 200 feet of a school or place of worship.
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, known as the "Safeguarding Election Candidates Using Reasonable Expenditures Act," would allow political candidates and elected officials in Rhode Island to use money raised through their campaign funds to pay for personal security measures.
MAKING REVISED APPROPRIATIONS IN SUPPORT OF FY 2026 RELATING TO ROGER WILLIAMS MEDICAL CENTER AND OUR LADY OF FATIMA HOSPITAL AND AUTHORIZING THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND TO PROVIDE FINANCING SUPPORT TO ASSIST THE SALE OF THE HOSPITALS TO CHARTERCARE HEALTH OF RHODE ISLAND,
This bill authorizes the state of Rhode Island to provide financial support to help complete the sale of two hospitals — Roger Williams Medical Center and Our Lady of Fatima Hospital — to an organization called CharterCare Health of Rhode Island.
Allows eligible disabled and military voters to continue to utilize electronically transmitted ballots as originally enacted in 2022.
This bill preserves the ability of certain Rhode Island voters to receive and return their ballots electronically, rather than through traditional mail.
Expands the duties of the small business ombudsman, by also having the ombudsman serve as the Rhode Island commerce corporation's small business advocate.
This bill would expand the role of Rhode Island's existing "small business ombudsman" — a government official whose job is to help small businesses navigate state regulations and cut through red tape.
Prohibits the charging of interchange fees on taxes and gratuities.
This bill would prohibit banks and payment card networks (like Visa or Mastercard) from charging interchange fees on the portion of a transaction that represents sales taxes or tips (gratuities).
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.