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Allows a party to condition a transaction by electronic means on their stated desire to obtain and receive a written copy of the document in English or Spanish before electronic execution of the agreement or performance is required of the party.
This bill would update Rhode Island's rules around electronic transactions — things like signing contracts, agreements, or forms online.
Bars state and local police from joining federal immigration enforcement programs, limits holding people on detainer without judicial warrants, and requires tracking and reporting of requests.
This Rhode Island bill sets rules for how state and local police departments can interact with federal immigration authorities.
Prohibits solicitation of money or other donations while an individual is standing or sitting in a crosswalk, intersection or safety zone.
This bill would make it illegal for anyone to ask for money or donations while standing or sitting in a crosswalk, intersection, or safety zone in Rhode Island.
Creates the division of civil representation within the department of housing and require civil representation by a Designated Legal Organization to provide legal representation to all tenants who qualify in eviction proceedings.
This bill would create a new government office called the Division of Civil Representation within Rhode Island's Department of Housing.
Simplifies the assessment of filing fees required to appeal from small claims and consumer matters adjudicated by the district court.
This Rhode Island bill would make changes to how filing fees are calculated when someone wants to appeal a small claims or consumer court decision.
Requires state agency cited in reports of the child fatality review panel to provide child advocate, speaker, senate president and governor with written response within 180 days addressing implementation of report recommendations.
Rhode Island has a Child Fatality Review Panel — a group that investigates when children die under certain circumstances and publishes reports with recommendations for how to prevent future tragedies.
Establishes the restrictive housing oversight committee ("committee") for the purpose of monitoring the use of restrictive housing ("solitary confinement"), as well as disciplinary and administrative confinement at the department of corrections.
This bill would create a new oversight committee in Rhode Island specifically focused on monitoring the use of "restrictive housing" — commonly known as solitary confinement — within the state's Department of Corrections.
Makes several amendments to the cannabis act relating to applications for licensure, the social equity assistance program and the application of cannabis tax revenue.
This bill makes several changes to Rhode Island's existing cannabis law, touching on three main areas: how people apply for cannabis business licenses, a program designed to help communities disproportionately harmed by past drug enforcement, and how tax money collected from cannabis sales gets used.
Gives statewide juvenile hearing boards the authority to refer a juvenile offender to a rehabilitative driving course, as part of a disposition of an offense before the board. The order may be enforced by the traffic tribunal.
This bill would give juvenile hearing boards across Rhode Island a new tool when dealing with young people who have committed traffic or driving-related offenses.
Repeals 42-56-38.1 and requires the department of corrections to provide free communication services to inmates and juveniles held in residential placement or detention centers and requires that those facilities provide in-person contact visits.
This bill would require the Rhode Island Department of Corrections to provide free communication services — such as phone calls, video calls, and messaging — to adults in prison and young people held in juvenile detention or residential placement facilities.
Expands the definition of operator to anyone who enables customers to purchase virtual currency. Expands the definition of a transaction to include a digital product or application where payment is made in person or through a third party intermediary.
This bill updates Rhode Island's existing money transmission laws to keep pace with modern digital payments and cryptocurrency.
Establishes the commercial kitchen exhaust system inspection and cleaning licensing and certification act. It also requires entities inspecting or cleaning commercial exhaust systems be licensed and insured.
This bill would create a new licensing and certification system in Rhode Island for businesses and individuals who inspect or clean commercial kitchen exhaust systems — the hoods, ducts, and fans above cooking equipment in restaurants, cafeterias, and other food service establishments.
Regulates property insurers to limit underwriting and investment in fossil fuel projects, requires climate risk reporting and emissions disclosures, and aligns insurance practices with science-based climate targets.
This bill would place new rules on property insurance companies operating in Rhode Island, specifically around how they do business with fossil fuel industries.
Applies to electric generating facilities generating electricity on/after 1/1/25 regarding sale/transmission of electricity/facility restructing/last-resort service.
This Rhode Island bill updates the rules that govern how electric generating facilities are owned and operated in the state, specifically applying to any facility that begins generating electricity on or after January 1, 2025.
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.
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.
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.