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Creates and establishes the Health Care and Social Services Transaction Review and Significant Equity Investor Disclosure Act designed to enhance disclosure for material changes involving significant equity investors.
This bill would create a new law in Rhode Island requiring greater transparency when large investors — particularly private equity firms — buy into, merge with, or make significant financial changes to health care and social services organizations.
Allows the Honorable Mayor Frank Picozzi to join Madeline Marie Hopkins and Cameron David Charron in Marriage on or about February 10, 2026, within the City of Warwick, Rhode Island.
This bill is a special one-time authorization that allows Warwick Mayor Frank Picozzi to officially perform a wedding ceremony.
Makes persons who were convicted of crimes forty or more years ago eligible to have their records expunged, with certain exceptions.
This bill would allow people in Rhode Island to apply to have their criminal records erased — a process called "expungement" — if their conviction happened 40 or more years ago.
JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $2,300,000 TO THE RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT (DEM) TO TRANSPLANT QUAHOGS INTO NARRAGANSETT BAY AND ESTABLISH A SHELLFISH HATCHERY PROGRAM (This resolution would authorize the appropriation of the sum of $2,300,000 to the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management for the transplantation of quahogs and the establishment of a shellfish hatchery program.)
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Establishes a fund and the operations necessary for a hotline for suicide prevention and behavioral health crisis management. Also instates a monthly surcharge on telephone lines to fund the 988 call center.
This bill creates a dedicated fund to support the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline in Rhode Island — the three-digit number people can call or text when they are experiencing a mental health or behavioral health crisis.
Prohibits pharmacy benefits managers from refusing to provide coverage for a prescription drug chosen for a patient by the patient’s healthcare provider.
This bill would limit the power of pharmacy benefits managers (PBMs) — the middleman companies that manage prescription drug benefits on behalf of health insurance plans — to deny coverage for medications that a patient's doctor or other healthcare provider has specifically chosen for them.
HOUSE RESOLUTION CELEBRATING THE 172ND ANNIVERSARY OF THE UNITED STATES AND JAPAN TREATY OF PEACE AND AMITY
This is a ceremonial resolution passed by the Rhode Island House of Representatives to mark the 172nd anniversary of the Treaty of Peace and Amity between the United States and Japan.
HOUSE RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING MARCH 31, 2026 AS "401GIVES DAY" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
This is a House Resolution from the Rhode Island state legislature officially recognizing March 31, 2026 as "401Gives Day" in the state of Rhode Island.
Requires pharmacy benefit managers to provide medical justification for denying any claim for prescription drug benefits.
This bill would require pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) — the companies that manage prescription drug benefits on behalf of insurance plans — to give a medical reason whenever they deny coverage for a prescription drug.
HOUSE RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY AND PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR AMENDING RHODE ISLAND GENERAL LAW § 44-3-3 (Creates a 7-member commission to study and provide recommendations for amending RI General Law §44-3-3, and who would report back to the General Assembly by January 5, 2027, and would expire on March 5, 2027.)
This resolution would create a special 7-member commission to study Rhode Island's property tax exemption law, known as General Law § 44-3-3.
Incorporates broadband, internet, and wireless means into the crime of injuring electric and communication lines and authorizes municipalities to grant zoning relief for the protection of critical infrastructure.
This bill updates Rhode Island's existing laws around protecting electric and communication infrastructure to make sure they keep up with modern technology.
Requires prescription benefit managers to approve a specific medication prescribed by a doctor when supported by a notarized medical necessity letter and requires that any denial be reviewed and documented by a licensed medical expert.
This bill targets prescription benefit managers (PBMs) — the companies that act as middlemen between insurance plans and pharmacies, deciding which medications are covered and at what cost.
HOUSE RESOLUTION COMMEMORATING "MEDAL OF HONOR DAY" ON MARCH 25, 2026, IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
This is a House Resolution from the Rhode Island state legislature officially recognizing March 25, 2026 as "Medal of Honor Day" in the state of Rhode Island.
Prohibits psychological abuse in the workplace by employers or co-workers, ensuring a safe environment for employees, provides protection, civil remedies, and penalties for employers based on revenue.
This bill would make psychological abuse in the workplace illegal in Rhode Island.
HOUSE RESOLUTION COMMEMORATING THE CELEBRATION OF ST. JOSEPH'S DAY
This is a House Resolution from the Rhode Island state legislature officially recognizing and commemorating the celebration of St.
Amends the definition of public record to exempt from public disclosure the city or town of residence of the justices, judges, and magistrates of the unified judicial system.
This bill would change Rhode Island's public records law to protect the home city or town of judges, justices, and magistrates who work in the state's court system.
Establishes the state-funded rental subsidy program.
This bill would create a new state government program in Rhode Island designed to help people afford rental housing.
Increases reimbursement caps promulgated in 2018 and applies to eligible costs for library projects incurred from June 30, 2025 through June 30, 2031, or ending earlier if the Office of Library Information Services amends the regulations.
This bill would update the maximum amounts of state money that Rhode Island can reimburse local communities for costs related to library construction and improvement projects.
JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $200,000 TO THE HOUSING NETWORK: THE RHODE ISLAND ASSOCIATION OF NONPROFIT HOUSING DEVELOPERS, DBA HOUSING NETWORK OF RHODE ISLAND (Authorizes the appropriation of the sum of $ 200,000 to the Housing Network of Rhode Island.)
This bill is a joint resolution that would authorize the state of Rhode Island to send $200,000 in public funds to an organization called the Housing Network of Rhode Island.
Adds probation officer and parole officer to the list of public safety employees that are entitled to their full salary if they are injured and become disabled as a result of performance of their job duties.
This bill would expand an existing Rhode Island law that currently provides financial protection to certain public safety workers who get hurt on the job.
Amends the law so that child daycare providers would be required to renew their licenses every two (2) years, instead of the current yearly renewal requirement.
This bill would change how often child daycare providers in Rhode Island need to renew their operating licenses.
Defines “anti-Semitism” for the state human affairs commission to use while investigating and working to resolve complaints of discrimination and for the commission against prejudice and bias to use in defining hate crimes.
This bill would establish an official legal definition of "anti-Semitism" for use by two Rhode Island state bodies: the State Human Affairs Commission, which investigates complaints of discrimination, and the Commission Against Prejudice and Bias, which works on issues related to hate crimes.
Establishes a twenty-seven (27) member joint commission to study ways to maximize revenue for child welfare and children’s behavioral health services.
This bill would create a 27-member joint commission in Rhode Island with the goal of finding ways to bring in more money to fund child welfare and children's mental health services.
Provides that services provided by graduate student interns who work under a supervisory protocol would be eligible to be paid from Medicaid reimbursement.
This bill would allow Rhode Island's Medicaid program to pay for certain health or human services provided by graduate student interns, as long as those students are working under proper supervision.