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Increases the fines for dog ordinance violations in the town of Barrington.
This bill would increase the fines that residents in the town of Barrington, Rhode Island can be charged when they violate local dog-related rules and regulations.
Requires landlords of residential properties built before 1978 to register lead hazard mitigation information with the department of health and the information would remain private and only accessible by specific entities.
This bill would require landlords who own residential rental properties built before 1978 to register information about lead hazard mitigation with the Rhode Island Department of Health.
Provides that the cost of maintaining and repairing or restoring an easement or right-of-way shall be shared by each owner of a benefited property and their costs shall be determined by and commensurate with the municipal appraisal of each property.
This bill deals with how the costs of maintaining, repairing, or restoring private easements and rights-of-way are divided among property owners.
Substitutes "housing resources commission" with "department of health" for lead hazard mitigation purposes. It also makes it easier for a property owner to release funds put into an escrow account, if needed to make required repairs or improvements.
This bill makes two main changes to Rhode Island's existing laws about lead hazard mitigation — the process of addressing dangerous lead paint and other lead hazards in homes and buildings.
Criminalizes the knowing and intentional failure of a physician, nurse, or other licensed medical person to provide reasonable medical care and treatment to an infant born alive as a felony.
This bill would make it a serious crime for doctors, nurses, or other licensed medical professionals to deliberately withhold reasonable medical care from a baby that has been born alive.
Prohibits law enforcement agencies from hiring individuals who were hired as a sworn officer of the US Immigration and Customs enforcement Agency on or after January 20, 2025, and applies prospectively to an individual hired on or after October 1, 2026.
This Rhode Island bill would prevent state and local law enforcement agencies in Rhode Island from hiring anyone who worked as a sworn (officially sworn-in) officer for U.
Defines squatter as a person occupying a dwelling unit who is not authorized by the property owner, landlord or tenant to occupy the unit and provides remedies for property owner including police assistance to remove a squatter.
This bill creates a legal definition for "squatter" in Rhode Island and establishes a process for property owners to remove unauthorized occupants from their property.
Establishes the right of healthcare providers and payers to refuse to engage in medical services that violate their conscience.
This bill would give healthcare providers — such as doctors, nurses, hospitals, and clinics — as well as health insurance companies the legal right to refuse to participate in medical services that conflict with their personal, moral, or religious beliefs.
Provides that fees for costs charged for search, retrieval or copying of public records shall be waived for members of the general assembly who certify that they are acting in their official capacity.
This bill would change Rhode Island's public records law to allow members of the state legislature — both state senators and state representatives — to request public records without paying any fees.
Provides for a parents' bill of rights related to the health, education and welfare of their minor children.
This bill would formally establish a set of legal rights for parents in Rhode Island regarding their minor children's health, education, and general welfare.
Requires verification of an applicant's date of birth and either a Rhode Island driver's license number or state identification number on all applications seeking mail ballots and emergency mail ballots.
This bill would add new identity verification requirements for Rhode Islanders who want to vote by mail.
Establishes a digital electronics right to repair, which allows for digital electronic equipment and parts that are sold in this state on or after January 1, 2026, to be repaired at an independent repair provider.
This bill would give Rhode Island residents the legal right to have their digital electronic devices — such as smartphones, laptops, tablets, and other consumer electronics — repaired by independent repair shops, not just the manufacturer's official service centers.
Changes the date for the election of delegates to the conventions from the fourth Tuesday in April to the first Tuesday in March 2028.
This bill would change the date of Rhode Island's presidential primary election in 2028.
Provides for "litigation financing" regulation by DBR.
This bill would create a set of rules in Rhode Island to regulate an industry known as "litigation financing" or "lawsuit lending.
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 an official anti-hazing policy specifically for student athletics programs across the state.
Amends sections of the Rhode Island cannabis act relating to the residency requirements for applicants for issuance of a license or certificate to own a cannabis establishment.
This bill proposes changes to Rhode Island's existing cannabis law, specifically focusing on who can apply for a license or certificate to own a cannabis business in the state.
Beginning on July 1, 2026, allows state union employees to negotiate longevity payments in their collective bargaining agreements.
This bill would allow state government employees who are members of unions to include "longevity payments" as part of their contract negotiations with the state, starting July 1, 2026.
Protects bullying/psychological abuse in workplace inflicted upon employees by employers/co-employees/provides civil remedies to affected employees/fines against employers/imprisonment/fines against co-employees.
This bill would create new legal protections for workers in Rhode Island who experience bullying or psychological abuse on the job.
Establishes a maximum hourly workday for all peace officers as defined in § 12-7-21 and a violation rate of pay of double time and a half.
This bill would set a legal limit on how many hours peace officers in Rhode Island can be required to work in a single day.
Requires employers to provide each employee of a warehouse distribution center, upon hire, with written description of quotas applicable to the employee within defined time periods and adverse employment action for failure to meet the quota.
This bill would require employers who operate warehouse distribution centers in Rhode Island to give new employees a written description of any work quotas they are expected to meet.
Includes the governor's commission on disabilities in the decision making process for the disability parking enforcement enhancement program and requires an annual report be submitted to the governor's commission.
This bill makes changes to how Rhode Island manages its disability parking enforcement program — the system that oversees rules and penalties related to handicapped parking spaces.
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 homemade food products that small-scale farmers and home food producers in Rhode Island are legally allowed to make and sell.
Allows holders of a Class P license to purchase alcoholic beverages from either a retail or wholesale establishment in the State of Rhode Island.
This bill would change the rules for how certain businesses in Rhode Island can buy their alcoholic beverages.
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.