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Provides that licensed independent clinical social workers be able to enroll and bill Medicaid directly for covered services provided to adults with Medicaid fee-for-service coverage.
This bill would allow Licensed Independent Clinical Social Workers (LICSWs) in Rhode Island to sign up directly with Medicaid and submit their own billing claims for mental health and counseling services they provide to adult Medicaid patients.
Requires effective January 1, 2027, that upon the execution of a lease agreement for a mobile and manufactured homes in a mobile and manufactured home park, a complete copy of the lease be provided to the tenant within ten (10) days of execution.
This bill focuses on protecting renters who live in mobile home parks and manufactured home communities in Rhode Island.
Prohibits the use of algorithmic pricing by landlords to determine the amount of rent to charge a residential tenant.
This bill would make it illegal for landlords in Rhode Island to use algorithmic pricing software or tools to set the rent they charge residential tenants.
Requires a housing code enforcement officer to give a copy of any housing code violation notice to all tenants of the building affected by an alleged housing code violation, along with any hearing dates scheduled for the violation.
This bill would require housing code enforcement officers to directly notify tenants when a housing code violation has been found in their building.
Repeals the provisions of chapter 45.1 of title 11, regarding unreasonable noise levels.
This bill would repeal — meaning completely remove — an existing section of Rhode Island law that currently deals with unreasonable noise levels.
Prohibits state and municipal officials or body from entering into and renewing any agreements that will be used to detain individuals for federal civil immigration violations.
This bill would prevent Rhode Island state and local government officials from making or renewing agreements with federal authorities to hold people in custody for civil immigration violations.
Requires all schools and educational institutions to develop and implement a school safety plan that would provide for immediate access to school facilities by first responders in an emergency.
This bill would require all schools and educational institutions in Rhode Island to create and put into place a formal school safety plan.
Requires all motorcycle operators to wear a helmet regardless of age.
This bill would require every person who operates a motorcycle in Rhode Island to wear a helmet, no matter how old they are.
Prohibits defendants who are serving probation for driving under the influence death resulting from earning good time off their probationary period.
This bill would change the rules for people convicted of causing a death while driving under the influence (DUI).
Allows a tenant with a disability who needs a service animal or an emotional support animal to house the animal on the rented premises.
This bill would give renters with disabilities the right to keep a service animal or emotional support animal in their home, even if their landlord has a "no pets" policy.
Grants tenants that are the victim of various forms of abuse including, but not limited to, sexual and domestic abuse and stalking, the right to terminate a lease agreement early without penalty or liability for rent.
This bill would allow renters in Rhode Island who are victims of domestic violence, sexual abuse, stalking, or similar forms of abuse to break their lease early without facing financial penalties.
Provides for a 10 year statute of limitations for the violation of second degree sexual assault.
This Rhode Island bill would set a 10-year time limit for prosecutors to bring criminal charges against someone accused of second-degree sexual assault.
Increases the penalty for cruelty to animals, first offense, from eleven months to twelve months incarceration.
This bill would make a small but legally significant change to Rhode Island's animal cruelty law.
Allows expungement of multiple felony convictions for non-violent felonies10 years after sentence completed.
This Rhode Island bill would change the state's existing expungement laws to allow people with multiple non-violent felony convictions to have those records cleared (expunged) from their criminal history.
Amends unfair claims practices law by requiring an insurance appraisal by a licensed appraiser where damage to a motor vehicle exceeds $5,000 (from $2,500) and eliminates language that prohibits an appraisal based on photos of a damaged motor vehicle.
This bill makes two changes to Rhode Island's rules about how insurance companies handle car damage claims.
Permits possession or use of device that muffles sound on any firearm longer than 17” in length and permits the use of such a device by any person while hunting provided that they have a valid hunting license.
This bill would change Rhode Island law to allow people to legally own and use sound-suppressing devices — commonly known as "suppressors" or "silencers" — on certain firearms.
Provides a rebuttable defense if a person dies or sustains a personal injury while committing any violent criminal offense of a person.
This bill would create a legal protection for people who injure or kill someone who was in the process of committing a violent crime against them or others.
Provides that prisoners who committed offenses prior to age 18 and were sentenced as adults be eligible for parole after completing 15 yrs of their sentence. Would not lengthen parole eligibility should prisoner be eligible for parole earlier than 15 yrs.
This bill would change parole rules for people who committed crimes before they turned 18 but were tried and sentenced as adults in Rhode Island.
Increases the penalties for a first offense of leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death to a minimum 10 years in incarceration, a minimum of $10,000 and a minimum license revocation of 10 years.
This bill would significantly increase the punishment for drivers who leave the scene of a car accident that results in someone's death — commonly known as a "hit-and-run.
Makes a first offense of possessing a large capacity feeding device a misdemeanor and subsequent offenses felonies.
This bill would make it illegal in Rhode Island to possess a "large capacity feeding device," which is a term for gun magazines or ammunition clips that can hold more than a certain number of rounds (bullets).
Makes an assault upon a sports official during and in the course of their official duties a felony.
This bill would make it a felony crime to physically attack a sports official — such as a referee, umpire, or judge — while they are performing their official duties.
Clarifies the role of a corporation electing to be governed as a workers' cooperative to allow it to operate as a hiring hall under certain circumstances.
This bill clarifies the rules around a specific type of business structure in Rhode Island called a workers' cooperative — a company that is owned and democratically controlled by its employees.
Provides that public meetings involving collective bargaining agreements of school teachers shall be open to the public.
This Rhode Island bill would require that government meetings where school teacher union contracts are being discussed or negotiated must be open to the public.
Designates the month of May, annually, as "Rhode Island Native Plant Month," with appropriate ceremonies and activities to recognize and educate people about Rhode Island's native plants.
This bill would officially designate the month of May each year as "Rhode Island Native Plant Month.