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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.
Creates a special motor vehicle registration plate for The Rhode Island Hockey Hall of Fame.
This bill would create a special "vanity" license plate in Rhode Island to support The Rhode Island Hockey Hall of Fame.
Hospital Conversions act amended to authorize AG and DOH to permit expedited review application for hospital insolvency proceedings. Sunsets in one year.
Rhode Island's Hospital Conversions Act normally requires a detailed review process when a hospital changes ownership, merges, or undergoes other major changes.
Places limits on the number of self-service checkout stations a grocery store can have and on the workload of employees assigned to monitor those checkout stations.
This bill would place rules on how grocery stores in Rhode Island use self-checkout technology.
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, known as the Nathan Bruno and Jason Flatt Act, would require middle schools and high schools in Rhode Island that issue student ID cards to print crisis helpline phone numbers directly on those cards.
Removes clean coal as a renewable fuel given priority as an energy generation project.
This Rhode Island bill would change the state's Energy Facility Siting Act by removing "clean coal" from the list of fuels that qualify as renewable energy sources.
Prohibits the importation, transportation, disbursement, distribution, sale, purchase, or possession of any species of non-native (exotic) invasive plants.
This bill would make it illegal in Rhode Island to import, transport, sell, buy, or even possess certain plants that are not originally from the region and are known to spread aggressively and harm the local environment.
Provides that funds or monies collected by designated quasi-public corporations or agencies not be subject to transfer or reallocation by order of the governor or general assembly.
This bill would protect the funds collected by certain quasi-public corporations and agencies in Rhode Island from being taken or redirected by the governor or the state legislature.
Reduces the cigarette tax imposed by 75% for any modified risk tobacco product as defined in § 21 U.S.C. 387 k as a tobacco product sold/distributed to reduce the harm/risk of tobacco-related disease associated with commercially marketed tobacco products.
This bill would reduce the cigarette tax in Rhode Island by 75% for certain tobacco products that have been officially designated as "modified risk tobacco products" by the U.
Increases monthly minimum benefit for a spouse, domestic partner, former spouse. Grant a 3.34% COLA for eligible retirees. Provided a modification reducing federal AGI for public pension benefits from the RI employees retirement system.
This bill makes several changes to the retirement benefits for teachers and other public school employees in Rhode Island.
Direct the manage existing workforce development and compensation programs for the early educators workforce.
This bill focuses on organizing and managing programs that support Rhode Island's early childhood educators — the teachers and caregivers who work with young children in settings like preschools, daycare centers, and other early learning programs.
Establishes a revolving fund to assist first-time home buyers and veterans to purchase a home in Rhode Island by issuing grants of up to forty thousand dollars ($40,000).
This bill would create a special fund managed by the Rhode Island Housing and Mortgage Finance Corporation to help people buy their first home in Rhode Island.
Creates the home-fit dwelling units act to apply to all new construction of covered dwelling units to incorporate design features that provide safe and convenient use of to the greatest extent feasible, regardless of age or physical ability.
This bill would create a new law in Rhode Island requiring that newly built homes and residential units be designed with features that make them safe and easy to use for people of all ages and physical abilities.
Prohibits the closure or significant reduction of services of a birthing center without notice, application, financial disclosure, public hearing, and approval by the department of health.
This bill would require birthing centers in Rhode Island to go through a formal approval process before they can close or significantly cut back their services.
Mandates all insurance contracts, plans or policies provide insurance coverage for the expense of diagnosing and treating infertility, for women between the ages of twenty-five (25) and forty-two (42) years.
This bill would require all health insurance plans sold in Rhode Island to cover the costs of diagnosing and treating infertility.
Increases penalties for a variety of motor vehicle offenses.
This Rhode Island bill would increase the penalties for a range of motor vehicle offenses in the state.
Imposes a moratorium on the issuance of new home care provider, home nursing care provider and hospice provider licenses prior to 7/1/2031, and provides for health systems planning specific to these provider licenses during the moratorium by the DOH.
This bill would put a temporary freeze on issuing new licenses for home care providers, home nursing care providers, and hospice providers in Rhode Island.
Makes offenses against gift card holders subject to the penalties for larceny.
This bill would make certain dishonest or fraudulent acts involving gift cards a form of theft under Rhode Island law.
Requires public auctions by any city or town of real estate or an interest therein to only be done in person and not by electronic or remote procedures unless authorized by court order.
This bill would require that whenever a city or town in Rhode Island holds a public auction to sell real estate or property rights, that auction must take place in person.
Adopts the uniform partition of heirs property act.
This bill would establish new rules in Rhode Island for how inherited property is divided or sold when multiple family members share ownership.
Extends time for a party to apply for stay of arbitration to180 days; invalidates any provision that penalizes a party for seeking legal representation; requires arbitrator to provide notice of default to a party for failure to pay fees.
This bill makes several changes to how arbitration works in Rhode Island.
Increases penalties for a second or subsequent offense with a fine of not less than $500 or no more than $2,500 and up to 2 years imprisonment, for violating the law on the care of dogs.
This bill would increase the legal penalties for people who repeatedly violate Rhode Island's laws on the proper care of dogs.
Makes it a felony to file a false police report of a crime carrying a sentence of imprisonment of not less than five (5) years.
This bill would make it a serious crime in Rhode Island to knowingly file a false police report.
Requires that any covered entity that develops/provides online services, products, or features that children are reasonably likely to access shall consider the best interest of children when designing/developing such online service, product, or feature.
This bill would require companies that operate websites, apps, or other online services that children are likely to use to keep children's best interests in mind when building and designing those products.