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Provides conditions under which BHDDH has the authority to compel certain healthcare providers to finish requested healthcare records without violating The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.
This bill gives the Rhode Island Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities, and Hospitals (BHDDH) — the state agency that oversees mental health, disability, and addiction services — specific legal authority to require certain healthcare providers to complete and hand over medical records that BHDDH has requested.
Prohibit denial of an opportunity to apply for employment as a law enforcement officer or firefighter solely on the basis of a person's country of citizenship.
This bill would change Rhode Island's hiring rules for law enforcement officers and firefighters.
Requires individuals seeking a judicial nomination to reapply to JNC every 3 years and make those individuals selected as finalists, eligible only for the court in which they applied and were chosen during the five years following their selection.
This bill would change how Rhode Island handles the process for selecting judges.
Provides amendments to the assessment of filing fees required to appeal from certain matters adjudicated by the district court.
This bill would make changes to the fees that people must pay when they want to appeal a decision made by a Rhode Island District Court.
Requires the electronic filing of domestic violence/sexual assault forms by law enforcement agencies, and enhances the information to be included on the reporting forms.
This bill would change how Rhode Island law enforcement agencies report domestic violence and sexual assault incidents.
Requires courts to presume release for most probation violations, set reasonable bail or non-monetary conditions, limit detention to cases of risk or danger, require prompt hearings, and mandate written reasons for detention.
This bill changes how Rhode Island courts handle cases where someone on probation is accused of violating the terms of their supervision.
Allows for sending of the notice under power of sale and rights of active military servicemembers by USPS First Class Mail and/or an overnight delivery service, instead of by USPS certified mail return receipt requested.
This bill would change how lenders are required to notify homeowners — including active military service members — when a home is being foreclosed on and sold.
Prohibits contractors from submitting a single application to a local review board seeking a comprehensive permit for housing projects in certain circumstances.
This bill changes the rules around a special permit process used by housing developers in Rhode Island.
Affords an option for police and firefighters to receive retirement allowances, without reduction, who seek retirement after twenty (20) years of service, upon reaching age fifty-seven (57).
This bill would give police officers and firefighters in Rhode Island a new retirement option.
Allows holders of a Class P license to purchase alcoholic beverages from either a retail or wholesale establishment in the State of Rhode Island.
This bill would change the purchasing rules for people and businesses that hold a Class P liquor license in Rhode Island.
Allows Paul J. Rao to join Spencer Rao and Michaela Smith in Marriage on or about June 20, 2026, within the Town of Foster, Rhode Island.
This bill is a very specific, personal piece of legislation that grants a one-time legal permission for Paul J.
Requires bicyclists to slow or stop at a stop sign and yield to vehicular traffic.
This bill would change the rules for how bicyclists are required to handle stop signs in Rhode Island.
Provides a series of updates to size, weight, and load regulations for commercial and specialized vehicles.
This bill makes a series of updates to Rhode Island's existing rules about how big, how heavy, and how loaded commercial and specialized vehicles can be when traveling on state roads.
Provides that the legislature would be the body that negotiates on behalf of the state for all activities occurring in, on and over state submerged land extending beyond twenty-five (25) acres.
This bill would change who has the authority to negotiate agreements on behalf of Rhode Island when businesses or organizations want to use state-owned underwater land (called "submerged land") for large projects.
Provides that certain Hmong or Lao individuals who served honorably in military operations in support of the United States as special guerrilla units be granted burial rights at the Rhode Island Veterans Memorial Cemetery.
This bill would extend burial rights at the Rhode Island Veterans Memorial Cemetery to certain Hmong and Lao individuals who served honorably alongside the United States military during covert operations in Southeast Asia, primarily during the Vietnam War era.
Allows an individual school district that can utilize its own buses or vendors at a lower cost than the statewide system, to obtain reimbursement for these costs from state funds.
This bill deals with how Rhode Island school districts pay for transporting students across city and town boundaries.
Adds probation and parole officers to the list of state law enforcement professionals, for purpose of retirement on service allowance.
This bill would add probation and parole officers to an existing list of state law enforcement professionals who qualify for a special retirement benefit called a "service allowance.
Appropriates two million seven hundred thousand dollars ($2,700,000) to fund the primary care training sites program to provide training for physicians, nurse practitioners and physician assistants within the department of health.
This bill would set aside $2.
Requires that the state's share to public libraries be fixed at twenty-five percent (25%) of the amount appropriated by the city or town in their budgets for fiscal year 2027.
This bill would change how Rhode Island calculates the amount of state money that public libraries receive.
Sets controls on Medicaid prescription drug costs by imposing transparency and accountability requirements on managed care organizations (MCOs) and their pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs).
This bill aims to bring more transparency and accountability to how prescription drug costs are managed within Rhode Island's Medicaid program.
Establishes property, tangible, sales and use tax exemptions as incentives for the location of qualified data centers in Rhode Island.
This bill would create special tax breaks for large data centers that choose to set up operations in Rhode Island.
Establishes a tax credit for businesses transitioning to employee ownership.
This bill would create a new tax credit in Rhode Island for business owners who choose to convert their companies into employee-owned businesses.
Eliminates the estate tax in Rhode Island.
This bill would get rid of Rhode Island's estate tax, which is a tax that the state currently collects on the value of a person's assets (such as property, money, and investments) when they pass away.
Increases the income range up to fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) and tax credit up to eight hundred fifty dollars ($850), for elderly and disabled persons who own or rent their homes.
This bill would expand an existing Rhode Island tax relief program that helps elderly and disabled residents with their housing costs.