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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.
Suspends the gross earnings tax on electric and gas companies until January 1, 2036.
This bill would temporarily pause a specific tax that Rhode Island currently charges electric and gas utility companies.
Updates the Rhode Island Cannabis Act to eliminate the statutorily required subcommittees under the cannabis advisory board.
This bill makes a change to Rhode Island's Cannabis Act by removing the requirement that the Cannabis Advisory Board must have specific subcommittees built into state law.
Prohibits force-feeding to create a force-fed poultry product or the hiring of another to engage in force-feeding of a poultry product. It also prohibits the sale of a force-fed poultry product or food containing a force-fed poultry product.
This bill would make it illegal in Rhode Island to force-feed birds — such as ducks or geese — for the purpose of producing enlarged liver products, most commonly known as foie gras.
Establishes the Rhode Island Ban on the Corporate Practice of Medicine Act.
This bill would establish a new law in Rhode Island that restricts corporations and business entities from directly employing or controlling licensed physicians in the practice of medicine.
Clarifies the manner in which certain dental insurance benefits are paid directly to the provider.
This bill deals with how dental insurance companies send payment to dentists and other dental care providers.
Establishes a maximum per annum rate of interest on small loans at ninety-nine percent (99%) and limit the amounts of origination and closing fees. Also requires that late fees and returned payment fees be agreed to in writing between borrower and lender.
This bill would set new rules for small loans made in Rhode Island.
Amends the state’s online E-Permitting Portal using automated plan review and instant permit issuance.
This bill would upgrade Rhode Island's existing online permitting system (called the E-Permitting Portal) to make it faster and more automated when homeowners or businesses apply for permits related to solar energy installations.
Directs the department of elementary and secondary education to provide a two-year pilot program that coordinates a national cultural exchange program for students of this state.
This bill would direct Rhode Island's Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (RIDE) to create and run a two-year pilot program connecting Rhode Island students with a national cultural exchange program.
Strengthens school security measures, including the establishment of a RI school emergency response committee to develop additional recommendations for school security measures and requiring an annual school safety assessment by all school districts.
This bill aims to strengthen safety and security measures in Rhode Island's public schools.
Modifies the definition of “intentionally added PFAS” to mean PFAS that are deliberately added during the manufacturing of a covered product to perform a specific function.
This bill modifies a definition within Rhode Island's Consumer PFAS Ban Act of 2024.
Creates the green buildings act commission to consist of 17 members, responsible for the implementation of the green buildings act.
This bill would create a new government commission in Rhode Island called the "Green Buildings Act Commission.
Allows advanced practice registered nurses, physician assistants, and physicians who are and are not licensed in Rhode Island to provide telemedicine services to patients who are in the state when those services are rendered.
This bill would expand access to telemedicine services for Rhode Island residents by allowing a broader range of healthcare providers to treat patients remotely.
Adds pickles and relish to those foods not requiring refrigeration which are permitted to be manufactured and sold as a farm home food product.
This bill would expand the list of foods that small-scale home producers and farmers in Rhode Island are allowed to make and sell without needing a commercial food facility license.
Exempts from taxation the real and tangible personal property of Blithewold, Inc., located at 101 Ferry Road, Bristol, Rhode Island.
This bill would exempt Blithewold, Inc.
Caps the size of accessory dwelling units to 900 sq.ft. for one bedroom units and 1,000 sq. ft for two 2 bedroom units.
This bill would set maximum size limits for accessory dwelling units (ADUs) in Rhode Island.
Exempts from taxation the real and tangible personal property of AS220 located in the city of Providence.
This bill would grant a property tax exemption to AS220, a nonprofit arts organization based in Providence, Rhode Island.
Requires 10% of all rental fees collected by the water resources board pursuant to a lease with the Coventry Pines Golf Club be paid to the town of Coventry and 10% to the Central Coventry Fire District.
This bill deals with how money from a lease agreement between Rhode Island's Water Resources Board and the Coventry Pines Golf Club is shared.
Protects people attending Rhode Island court proceedings from civil arrest without a judicial warrant, ensures court access, sets enforcement rules, and provides remedies for violations.
This bill would protect people who come to Rhode Island courthouses — whether as parties in a case, witnesses, victims, or observers — from being arrested by civil (non-criminal) law enforcement agents without a proper judicial warrant.
Establishes a program within the adult correctional institution to permit medication assisted treatment approved by the FDA to be provided for the treatment of opioid use disorder to any incarcerated individual.
This bill would create a formal program inside Rhode Island's Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI) — the state's main prison and jail system — to provide medication-assisted treatment (MAT) to incarcerated people who have opioid use disorder.
Mandates arming campus police at public higher educational institutions and would include campus police in the definition of "law enforcement officer" for the purposes of the "law enforcement officers' bill of rights".
This bill would require all campus police officers at Rhode Island's public colleges and universities to carry firearms.
Provides that statements by a health care provider regarding the unanticipated outcome of a patient's medical care and treatment shall be inadmissible as evidence of an admission of liability or as evidence of an admission.
This bill would protect doctors, nurses, and other healthcare providers when they express sympathy or explain an unexpected outcome to a patient or their family after something goes wrong during medical care.
Disqualifies individuals with prior felony convictions or nolo contendere pleas from purchasing or possessing a firearm. It also prevents the sentencing judge from suspending the first two (2) years of any sentence under limited circumstances.
This bill would expand restrictions on who can legally buy or own a firearm in Rhode Island.
Changes the community service requirements of a sentence related to the violation of § 11-44-21.1 relating to defacing private residences, offices, businesses or commercial property.
This bill makes changes to the community service requirements for people convicted of defacing private property in Rhode Island.