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Designates certain program workers and shift coordinators at the training school as peace officers while on duty.
This bill would give certain employees at Rhode Island's training school — specifically program workers and shift coordinators — the legal status of "peace officers" while they are on duty.
Creates three (3) new awards for Rhode Island National Guard members and would provide eligibility for the Rhode Island star for certain civilian government employees and military and civilian leaders of foreign governments.
This bill would expand Rhode Island's military honors system by creating three new awards specifically for members of the Rhode Island National Guard.
Requires any contractor performing construction or maintenance for RIDOT, RITBA or any other construction on any state roads have in place an attenuator truck/crash truck with an operational camera.
This bill would require that any company hired to do construction or maintenance work on Rhode Island's state roads must have a specific type of safety vehicle present at the work site.
Authorizes the town of Scituate to issue a total of three (3) Class A liquor licenses.
This bill would give the town of Scituate, Rhode Island, the authority to issue up to three "Class A" liquor licenses.
Requires the names of any non-teacher school employee who is terminated for good and just cause, to be furnished to the department of education.
This bill would require school districts in Rhode Island to report the names of non-teaching school employees who are fired "for good and just cause" to the state Department of Education.
Creates multiple chapters to provide and establish a comprehensive program for extended producer responsibility for packaging and paper, and for recycling of beverage containers.
This bill would create a new system in Rhode Island that shifts the financial responsibility for recycling and waste management away from taxpayers and local governments, and places it on the companies that make and sell packaged products.
Allows a modification to federal adjusted gross income for personal income tax for qualified tips and overtime income consistent with the federal tax treatment.
This bill would allow Rhode Island workers to exclude tips and overtime pay from their state income taxes, similar to how those earnings would be treated under federal tax law.
Requires insurers to develop plans for coverage and access to nonnarcotic, nonopioid and nonmedication pain management for moderate to severe pain. It further restricts utilization review for nonopioid drugs.
This bill would require health insurance companies in Rhode Island to create specific plans ensuring their customers have access to pain management options that don't involve opioids or narcotics.
Increases the number of state childcare licensing inspectors to meet the national recommended average of one inspector for every fifty (50) to sixty (60) childcare providers.
This bill would require Rhode Island to hire more state inspectors who are responsible for checking on licensed childcare facilities — such as daycare centers and home-based childcare providers.
Requires that in the town of Coventry, local regulations shall require approval of the permitting authority for both private and public improvements prior to final plan approval.
This bill would create a specific requirement for the town of Coventry, Rhode Island, related to how new land subdivisions are approved.
Establishes a moratorium on changes to the state energy conservation code from the 2024 International Energy Conservation Code until January 1, 2031, unless approved by the legislature and made effective by the governor.
This bill would put a temporary freeze on updates to Rhode Island's energy conservation building code.
Permits North Providence to require 2 parking spaces for each studio, 1 bedroom, or 2 bedroom low- or moderate-income housing unit upon the determination that limited or no local public transportation or off-street parking is available near these units.
This bill would give the town of North Providence special authority to require developers to include two parking spaces for each affordable housing unit in certain residential buildings.
Authorizes a property owner to pursue reasonable actions to protect their property from coastal hazards that affect life, infrastructure, or essential land uses without prior approval.
This bill would allow Rhode Island property owners to take protective actions against coastal hazards — such as flooding, erosion, or storm damage — without having to get advance permission from the Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC), which is the state agency that normally oversees activity along Rhode Island's coastline.
Bans street takeovers and violators would be guilty of a felony and punishable by imprisonment for more than one year and be subject to a fine of not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) nor more than five thousand dollars ($5,000).
This bill would make "street takeovers" illegal in Rhode Island.
Dictates the length a search warrant involving a tracking device would be valid and provide a process to extend the time frame of the tracking device for good cause.
This bill sets clear rules about how long police can use a tracking device — like a GPS tracker placed on a vehicle or other property — under a single search warrant.
Prevents anyone from wagering money or any other thing of value on the outcome of a greyhound race or other dog race, or accept or facilitate such wagering, regardless of the location at which the race takes place.
This bill would make it illegal for anyone in Rhode Island to bet money or anything else of value on the outcome of a greyhound or dog race.
Requires pharmacy benefit managers to apply for a certificate of authority from the department of business regulation to operate such a business in this state. Empowers director of DBR to oversee all pharmacy benefit managers and penalize violations.
This bill would require pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) to obtain official permission — called a "certificate of authority" — from Rhode Island's Department of Business Regulation (DBR) before they can operate in the state.
Expands the health professional loan repayment program to healthcare providers practicing in primary care health settings.
This bill would expand an existing Rhode Island program that helps healthcare workers pay off their student loans.
Limits mortgage prepayment rules to mortgages on owner-occupied properties with one to four dwelling units.
This bill would narrow the scope of Rhode Island's existing mortgage prepayment rules, limiting them to apply only to home mortgages on properties where the owner actually lives, and only for buildings with four or fewer units (such as a single-family home, duplex, or small multi-family property).
RELATING EDUCATION -- THE EDUCATION EQUITY AND PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT
This bill, called the Education Equity and Property Tax Relief Act, would expand Rhode Island's existing efforts to provide free, high-quality pre-kindergarten programs by specifically including three-year-olds and four-year-olds.
Facilitates the study of thermal energy technology to determine if these goals can be met by the implementation of thermal energy networks in Rhode Island.
This bill would set up a formal study to explore whether thermal energy networks could work in Rhode Island.
Makes several technical amendments to the Rhode Island secure choice retirement savings program act necessary for continued administration and inter-state partnership.
This bill makes behind-the-scenes technical updates to Rhode Island's existing Secure Choice Retirement Savings Program, which is a state-run retirement savings program designed to help workers who don't have access to a traditional employer-sponsored retirement plan, like a 401(k).
AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF CENTRAL FALLS TO FINANCE THE CONSTRUCTION, RENOVATION, IMPROVEMENT, ALTERATION, REPAIR, FURNISHING AND EQUIPPING OF SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL FACILITIES IN THE CITY BY THE ISSUANCE OF NOT MORE THAN $25,000,000 BONDS, NOTES AND/OR OTHER EVIDENCES OF INDEBTEDNESS THEREFOR
This bill would give the City of Central Falls the legal authority to borrow up to $25 million to pay for improvements to its public schools and school buildings.
Allows municipalities to request a one-time, state-approved extension to update comprehensive plans if they show active progress, while keeping the existing plan in effect during the extension period.
Rhode Island law requires cities and towns to periodically update their "comprehensive plans" — official documents that guide decisions about land use, housing, transportation, and community development.