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Requires employers to provide full-time employees four (4) hours of paid leave once a year to donate blood through and any approved blood donation program.
This bill would require employers in Rhode Island to give their full-time employees up to four hours of paid time off, once per year, specifically to donate blood through an approved blood donation program.
Provides that any schools days a public school is closed due to a declared state of emergency be deemed excused for purposes of compliance with minimum school days calendar requirements.
This bill deals with how school closures during emergencies are counted toward Rhode Island's required number of school days per year.
Makes a series of amendments and adds new provisions of law to address business identity theft and deceptive solicitations sent to businesses and the unauthorized formation of entities.
This bill makes a series of changes to Rhode Island law to protect businesses from identity theft and fraud.
Prescriptions for testosterone not allowed to be transmitted or reported within the prescription drug monitoring database and removes from the records all existing information concerning prior testosterone prescriptions.
This bill would make testosterone prescriptions exempt from Rhode Island's prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP).
Sets the allocation to RIPTA at the greater of $0.1175 per gallon or 29.375% of total proceeds, with $0.005 per gallon derived from the $0.01 per gallon environmental protection fee.
This bill deals with how money collected from Rhode Island's gasoline tax gets divided up and sent to the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA), which runs the state's bus system.
Submits the state's 2026 capital development program requesting the issuance of general obligation bonds totaling $217,000,000 for approval of the electorate at the general election to be held in November 2026.
This bill proposes that Rhode Island voters have the chance to approve $217 million in general obligation bonds as part of the state's 2026 capital development program.
Amends the timelines related to healthcare provider credentialing.
This bill changes the time limits that govern how long it takes to verify and approve healthcare providers — like doctors, nurses, and other medical professionals — before they can be recognized by insurance companies and begin seeing patients under those insurance plans.
Requires that every insurer providing health coverage insurance provide every physician or physician group with a complete fee schedule seeing for the maximum allowable reimbursement for each covered service.
This bill would require health insurance companies in Rhode Island to share complete fee schedules with doctors and medical practices.
Provides that the department of environmental management would maintain and repair state owned or operated boat ramps and docks.
This bill would make the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) officially responsible for maintaining and repairing boat ramps and docks that are owned or operated by the state.
Increases monthly minimum benefit for a spouse, domestic partner, former spouse.
This bill would increase the minimum monthly benefit paid to certain family members of deceased teachers who were part of Rhode Island's teachers' retirement system.
Prohibits RIPTA from using state funds or the proceeds of any bond(s) to pay for any work performed after 8/1/26, pursuant to the “transit center joint development project” RFP and/or pursuant to related the preliminary services agreement.
This bill would place a financial restriction on the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA), the state agency that runs public buses and transit services.
Increases the notification time about rent increases and termination of tenancy for month-to-month tenants.
This bill would give renters who rent on a month-to-month basis more advance warning before their landlord raises their rent or asks them to leave.
Creates a comprehensive statutory framework to address and regulate the use of artificial intelligence in the workplace, considering the interests of employers and employees.
This bill would create a set of rules specifically governing how artificial intelligence (AI) tools can be used by employers in Rhode Island workplaces.
Sets the minimum wage for 2027 at twenty dollars ($20) per hour.
This bill would set Rhode Island's minimum wage at $20 per hour starting in 2027.
Provides that commencing January 1, 2027, the minimum wage shall be twenty-four dollars ($24.00) per hour.
This bill would raise Rhode Island's minimum wage to $24.
Amends the workers' compensation reimbursement provisions related to the liability of third person for damages.
This bill proposes changes to how workers' compensation reimbursement works when a third party — someone other than the employer — is responsible for causing a worker's injury.
JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $5,000,000 TO THE RHODE ISLAND PUBLIC TRANSIT AUTHORITY (Authorizes the appropriation of the sum of five million dollars ($5,000,000) to the RI Public Transit Authority to continue services, hire and train more bus operators, and implement the State's Act on Climate goals.)
This joint resolution would have authorized a one-time appropriation of $5 million in state funds to the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA), the agency responsible for operating public bus service across the state.
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.
Expands the definition of “book or other writing” to sales up to one thousand five hundred (1,500) copies and deny the sales tax exemption for third-party sales.
This bill would change Rhode Island's sales tax rules for books and other writings sold in small quantities.
JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $150,000 TO THE MAIN STREET RHODE ISLAND PROGRAM (Authorizes the appropriation of the sum of one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000) to the Main Street Rhode Island Program.)
This bill is a joint resolution that would direct $150,000 in state funding to the Main Street Rhode Island Program.
JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $500,000 TO THE RHODE ISLAND PARENT INFORMATION NETWORK (Authorizes the appropriation of the sum of $500,000 to RIPIN.)
This is a joint resolution in the Rhode Island legislature that would direct $500,000 in state funding to the Rhode Island Parent Information Network, commonly known as RIPIN.
Amends the composition of the Urban Collaborative and provides that the collaborative be governed by a board of trustees.
This bill proposed changes to how the Urban Collaborative — a cooperative program that serves students from multiple urban school districts in Rhode Island — is organized and governed.
JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $300,000 TO THE RHODE ISLAND OFFICE OF THE POSTSECONDARY COMMISSIONER FOR THE RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL FOR PROGRESSIVE EDUCATION (Authorizes the appropriation of the sum of $300,000 to the Rhode Island Office of the Postsecondary Commissioner for the Rhode Island School for Progressive Education for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027.)
This bill is a joint resolution that would direct $300,000 in state funding to the Rhode Island Office of the Postsecondary Commissioner, specifically to support the Rhode Island School for Progressive Education.
Directs middle and high schools which issue student identification cards to include on those cards contact crisis telephone numbers for suicide prevention and substance use disorder prevention.
This bill would require Rhode Island middle schools and high schools that issue student identification cards to print crisis hotline phone numbers directly on those cards.