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Requires health insurance plans to cover services provided by licensed certified professional midwives. Insurers would be required to report utilization and cost data annually and certain limited benefit policies would be exempt.
This bill would require health insurance plans in Rhode Island to cover maternity and birth-related services provided by licensed certified professional midwives (CPMs).
Permits healthcare professionals to diagnose and treat patients remotely with store-and-forward technology when provision of services in such manner is consistent with the standard of care.
This bill would allow healthcare professionals in Rhode Island to diagnose and treat patients using a specific type of remote technology called "store-and-forward.
Allows a duly authorized administrator or executor of an estate to request decedent's funds on deposit with any financial institution without cost.
When someone passes away, a person called an executor (named in a will) or administrator (appointed by a court) is put in charge of settling the deceased person's financial affairs.
Allows an owner or owners of real property to execute a deed that names one or more beneficiaries who will obtain title to the property at the owner's death without the necessity of probate.
This bill would give Rhode Island property owners a new, simpler way to pass real estate — like a home or land — directly to a chosen person or persons when they die.
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 set rules for how grocery stores in Rhode Island can use self-checkout stations — the machines where customers scan and pay for their own items without a cashier.
Prohibits applications for a comprehensive permit under the Rhode Island comprehensive planning and land use regulation act in any watershed overlay protection district located in the town of Tiverton.
This bill would create a special exception for the town of Tiverton, Rhode Island, blocking developers from using a specific type of fast-track building permit in certain protected areas.
Permits Tiverton to require two parking space for each studio, one-bedroom, or two-bedroom low- or moderate-income housing units upon the determination that limited or no local public transportation or off-street parking availability near these units.
This bill would give the town of Tiverton, Rhode Island a specific authority to require that affordable housing developments include at least two parking spaces for each unit — even for smaller units like studios, one-bedroom, and two-bedroom apartments.
Allows the town of Tiverton to apply different tax rates to all classes of property.
This bill would give the town of Tiverton, Rhode Island, the legal authority to charge different property tax rates depending on what type of property is being taxed.
Permits every municipality in the state to offer a homestead tax exemption of up to 20% of assessed value on residential properties, and also provides that municipalities that grant greater exemptions not be limited by this section.
This bill would allow every city and town in Rhode Island to offer a "homestead exemption" of up to 20% on property taxes for residential properties.
Allows a pregnant member or member that has given birth in the past six (6) months to appear remotely and permits any member that participates in a meeting remotely to vote at that meeting, provided that the meeting is held in person.
This bill would update Rhode Island's open meetings rules to allow members of public boards, councils, or committees who are pregnant — or who have given birth within the past six months — to participate in official meetings remotely (such as by video call) instead of attending in person.
Requires the auditor general to conduct performance audits of all state agencies.
This bill would require Rhode Island's Auditor General — an independent official who examines how the government handles money and operations — to conduct "performance audits" of all state agencies.
Establishes the Rhode Island Regulations from the Executive In Need of Scrutiny Act which would require review and approval of rules with implementation and compliance costs of one million dollars ($1,000,000) or more over a two-year period.
This bill would create a new oversight process for government regulations in Rhode Island.
Creates an additional tax rate of 3% on taxable income over $640,000 in 2026 dollars. Applies to tax years 2027 and thereafter and not retroactively.
This bill would create an additional 3% tax on the portion of a person's income that exceeds $640,000 (measured in 2026 dollars) in Rhode Island.
Establishes the rural housing development revolving fund for the purpose of providing loans to support low- and moderate-income housing development projects in rural areas.
This bill would create a special pool of money — called a "revolving fund" — dedicated to helping build affordable housing in rural parts of Rhode Island.
Increases the state’s regionalization bonus to six percent (6.0%) of the state’s fiscal year share of foundation education aid. This bonus would be ongoing and continuing so long as the district remains a regional school district.
This bill would increase a financial bonus that Rhode Island gives to regional school districts — districts where multiple towns or communities share a single school system.
Removes the requirement that families consent to, and cooperate with the department of human services in establishing paternity and enforcing child and medical support orders as a condition of eligibility for child care assistance.
This bill would change the rules for families applying for child care assistance in Rhode Island.
Requires every individual or group health insurance contract effective on or after January 1, 2027, to provide coverage to the insured and the insured's spouse and dependents for all FDA-approved contraceptive drugs, devices and other products.
This bill would require health insurance plans in Rhode Island to cover all contraceptive drugs, devices, and other products that have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Enacts the Rhode Island Broadband Oversight and Accountability Act of 2026.
This bill would create a new oversight framework for broadband internet deployment and investment in Rhode Island.
Bans the sale of parrots at pet stores from a breeder or broker. The pet store may sell parrots obtained from animal care facilities or animal rescue organizations. The sale also prohibits at any outdoor markets or retail parking lots.
This bill would change where and how parrots can be sold in Rhode Island.
Adds property damage to statutory underinsured motor coverage, rather than just uninsured motorist coverage, as it is presently.
This bill would have expanded a type of car insurance protection in Rhode Island called underinsured motorist coverage to include property damage — meaning damage to your car or other property.
Provides for better communication between sending and receiving districts regarding students receiving CTE or pathways education.
This bill focuses on improving communication between school districts when students travel outside their home district to attend Career and Technical Education (CTE) or "pathways" programs.
Amends the certain provisions relative to school waste recycling and refuse disposal and requires reports of waste audits by educational entities and reports of program participation by vendors.
This bill updates Rhode Island's existing rules about how schools handle their trash and recycling.
Establishes the Healthy Kids Act whereby restaurants would be required to offer at least two (2) healthy versions of children's meals, or twenty-five percent (25%) of the children's meals on its menu, whichever is greater.
This bill, called the Healthy Kids Act, would require restaurants in Rhode Island to include healthier food options specifically for children on their menus.
Limits prior authorization requirements for rehabilitative and habilitative services. Also prohibits prior authorization for the first twelve (12) visits of a new episode of care and for ninety (90) days following a chronic pain diagnosis.
This bill would place new limits on when health insurance companies in Rhode Island can require "prior authorization" for certain medical treatments.