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Mandates all health insurance contracts, plans, or policies provide the same reimbursement to independent healthcare facilities as that of hospital affiliated facilities where the same healthcare service is provided.
This bill would require health insurance companies in Rhode Island to pay independent healthcare facilities the same amount they pay hospital-affiliated facilities for the same medical services.
Provides for a comprehensive criminal and employment background check procedure for all school employees.
This bill would establish a comprehensive background check process for all school employees in Rhode Island.
Creates the reproductive health and gender-affirming healthcare data privacy act.
This bill would create new privacy protections specifically for personal information related to reproductive health care (such as pregnancy, abortion, contraception, and fertility treatments) and gender-affirming health care (such as hormone therapy or other treatments related to gender transition).
Mandates the workweek be reduced to 32 hrs. Rate of pay for a 32 hr workweek remains the same as the rate of pay for 40 hrs. Work in excess of 32 hrs in any one workweek qualify for overtime pay. Does not apply to employers with less than 500 employees.
This bill, called the Health and Safe Families Workplaces Act, would shorten the standard workweek from 40 hours to 32 hours for employees at large companies in Rhode Island.
Requires employers to provide each employee of a warehouse distribution center, upon hire, with written description of quotas applicable to the employee within defined time periods and adverse employment action for failure to meet the quota.
This bill would require businesses that operate warehouse distribution centers in Rhode Island to give new employees a written document explaining any work quotas they are expected to meet.
Establishes a voluntary portable benefit plan for independent contractors.
This bill would create a new type of benefits program specifically designed for independent contractors in Rhode Island — people like freelancers, gig workers, and self-employed individuals who don't have a traditional employer.
Establishes a restricted receipt account at the DLT for hospitality industry workforce training grants, funded by an annual $50 dollar fee to be charged by RIDOH to food service establishments.
This bill would create a dedicated funding account at the Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training (DLT) specifically to pay for job training programs in the hospitality industry.
Amends the zoning ordinances to allow the town to restrict occupancy to one unrelated person per bedroom in a dwelling, up to a five (5) bedroom unit. Units with more than five (5) bedrooms may be limited to five (5) unrelated persons per unit.
This bill would change Rhode Island's zoning laws to give towns and cities a new tool for regulating how many unrelated people can live together in a home.
Changes how voter are notified of elections and vote registration deadlines, and local board questions.
This bill updates the way local election authorities in Rhode Island are required to notify voters about upcoming elections, voter registration deadlines, and questions that may appear on local ballots.
Requires mail ballots applications to include the RI driving license or state identification number, if unexpired or expired no more than 6 months prior to the election, or the last four digits of the voter’s Soc Sec number.
This bill would have required Rhode Island voters to provide additional identification information when applying for a mail ballot.
Establishes a compact agreement among at least two (2) states to prohibit the selective use of subsidies to an existing specific industry or company, entice relocation from one state to another state or to open a new facility.
This bill would allow Rhode Island to enter into a formal agreement with at least one other state to stop offering special financial deals — like tax breaks or cash incentives — to attract specific businesses or industries.
Establishes a new high-cost special education fund to pool resources and generates income to support excess costs associated with providing services to special education students.
This bill would create a new dedicated fund in Rhode Island specifically designed to help cover the unusually high costs of educating students with special needs.
Reinstates, for all teachers and state employees who retired after July 1, 2012, their annual cost of living adjustment for retirement plan year 2026.
This bill would restore a yearly cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for retired teachers and state employees for the 2026 retirement plan year.
Permits paid members on the state labor relations board to continue to receive their retirement benefits.
This bill would allow paid members of Rhode Island's State Labor Relations Board to keep receiving their retirement benefits at the same time they are being paid for their work on the board.
Creates an affordable housing business tax credit as well as eliminate sales tax on any materials purchased for use in the renovation of affordable rental housing.
This bill would create two financial incentives designed to encourage businesses and developers to invest in affordable rental housing in Rhode Island.
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 sets up a review process that the Attorney General (AG) and the Department of Health (DOH) must follow whenever a hospital is sold, transferred, or undergoes a major change in ownership or operation.
Prohibits a seller from imposing a surcharge fee on a customer who uses a credit card for a transaction occurring in the state.
This bill would make it illegal for businesses in Rhode Island to charge customers an extra fee — called a "surcharge" — simply because they choose to pay with a credit card.
Provides $100,000 to support the mental health and emotional well-being of children in OST settings.
This bill would allocate $100,000 in state funding to support the mental health and emotional well-being of children who participate in out-of-school time (OST) programs.
Amends sections of the Rhode Island cannabis act relating to the residency requirements for applicants for issuance of a license or certificate to own a cannabis establishment.
This bill proposes changes to Rhode Island's cannabis law, specifically targeting the rules about where someone must live in order to apply for a license to own a cannabis business in the state.
Creates a council to supervise, manage and regulate special depository institutions. The act also allows for the controlled issuance of limited waivers of regulatory requirements for the creators of innovative financial products.
This bill would create a new government council in Rhode Island specifically designed to oversee a new type of financial institution called "special depository institutions.
Grants automatic admission to state public institutions for qualified Eagle Scout and Gold award recipients from the Girl Scouts.
This bill would give automatic college admission to Rhode Island students who have earned either the Eagle Scout rank (the highest rank in Boy Scouts) or the Gold Award (the highest honor in Girl Scouts).
Creates the Save Rhode Island School Libraries Act.
This bill would create a new law in Rhode Island called the "Save Rhode Island School Libraries Act.
Increases transparency provisions and require reporting of the partially funded and unfunded school district costs.
This bill would require more detailed public reporting about how Rhode Island funds its public schools.
Expands the existing law regarding collaborative practice agreements between pharmacists and physicians to allow other healthcare providers to enter into such agreements and removes the definition of “collaborative practice committee.”
Currently, Rhode Island law allows pharmacists and physicians (medical doctors) to enter into formal working arrangements called "collaborative practice agreements.