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Prohibits civil asset forfeiture regarding violations of the controlled substances laws until a criminal conviction is obtained.
This bill would change how Rhode Island handles the seizure of property connected to drug law violations.
Clarifies the process of depositing settlement funds from non-multi-state initiatives and require that settlements could not be spent without express general assembly authorization.
This bill deals with how Rhode Island handles money the state receives from legal settlements — specifically settlements that the Attorney General reaches on behalf of the state that are not part of large, multi-state lawsuits.
Updates the Homeless Bill of Rights law to add rules governing the interaction with encampments and includes the right to access clean and sanitary conditions.
This bill would have updated Rhode Island's existing Homeless Bill of Rights law to add new protections specifically related to homeless encampments — the outdoor areas where unhoused people set up temporary shelter.
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.
Increases the membership of the state crime laboratory commission from five (5) to nine (9). The overseer and co-executive secretaries of the commission have been changed to the deans of URI's colleges of pharmacy and engineering.
This bill would make changes to the State Crime Laboratory Commission, which is the group responsible for overseeing Rhode Island's official crime lab.
Reduces the time for expungements to 3 years for a single misdemeanor and 5 years for felonies and multiple misdemeanors.
This bill would shorten the waiting period that Rhode Islanders must complete before they can apply to have a criminal record expunged (legally cleared).
Requires health insurance policies to cover licensed certified lactation counselor services for childbearing families. It would also prohibit requiring supervision or duplicate payments for services and mandates annual reporting.
This bill would require health insurance plans in Rhode Island to cover services provided by Licensed Certified Lactation Counselors (LCLCs) — professionals who help new and expecting mothers and families with breastfeeding and related infant feeding needs.
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).
Requires the state to implement the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact no later than July 1, 2026.
This bill would require Rhode Island to join and implement the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact (IMLC) by July 1, 2026.
Prohibits the closure or significant reduction of services of a birthing center without notice, application, financial disclosure, public hearing, and approval by the department of health.
This bill would make it harder for birthing centers in Rhode Island to suddenly close or significantly cut back their services.
Amends the composition of the urban collaborative in Providence and provides that it is governed by a board of trustees.
This bill makes changes to the Urban Collaborative, an alternative middle school program located in Providence, Rhode Island that serves students from multiple school districts.
Excludes portable solar generation devices intended primarily to offset part of a customer's electricity consumption from the definition of eligible net-metering system.
This bill would change Rhode Island's net metering rules by clarifying what types of solar equipment can qualify for the net metering program.
Provides that a family eligible for cash assistance pursuant to § 40-5.2-11, shall if qualified, be provided SNAP benefits.
This bill would require Rhode Island to automatically connect families who qualify for cash assistance under the Rhode Island Works program with food assistance benefits, known as SNAP (formerly called food stamps), if they meet the eligibility requirements for both programs.
Amends the definition of "small employer" for purposes of the small employer health insurance availability act to mean a business employing less than one hundred (100) employees rather than fifty (50) employees.
This bill would change the definition of a "small employer" under Rhode Island's Small Employer Health Insurance Availability Act.
Requires anyone engaged in the sale of goods or services, and who offers a discount to its customers’ for utilizing automatic payment systems, via ACH or EFT or similar payment systems, provide the same discount to any person who is sixty-five (65).
This bill would require businesses in Rhode Island that offer discounts to customers who sign up for automatic payments — such as automatic bank transfers (ACH) or electronic funds transfers (EFT) — to also give that same discount to customers who are 65 years old or older, even if those seniors don't use the automatic payment system.
Allows for trucks with a gross vehicle weight of eight thousand five hundred pounds (8,500 lbs.) or less to have passenger registration license plates.
This bill would allow owners of smaller trucks — specifically those weighing 8,500 pounds or less — to register their vehicles with standard passenger car license plates instead of commercial truck plates.
Adds the administrator of community confinement and the home confinement coordinator to the state retirement system.
This bill would make two specific state government positions eligible to participate in Rhode Island's state employee retirement system: the "administrator of community confinement" and the "home confinement coordinator.
Changes the teacher and state employees' retirement benefit calculations' cutoff date from July 1, 2024, to July 1, 2012, for all retirement members eligible to and who retire on or after the new July 1, 2012, cutoff date.
This bill would change how retirement benefits are calculated for Rhode Island public school teachers and state employees.
Limits growth in state spending from exceeding the amount of growth in inflation or personal income growth, whichever is greater.
This bill would place a cap on how fast Rhode Island's state government spending can grow from year to year.
Provides that any facility operated by the federal Department of Defense would be eligible for payment in lieu of taxes.
This bill would make military bases and other facilities run by the U.
Changes the timeframe of the Revenue Estimating Conferences meeting to within the last ten (10) days of April and the first ten (10) days of November of each year.
This bill makes a simple scheduling change to when Rhode Island holds its Revenue Estimating Conferences.
Disregards the limitations on trusts if the person has purchased long-term-care-insurance with a coverage payout amount equal to the average cost of long-term care in the State of Rhode Island.
This bill would change the rules around how Rhode Island's Medicaid program (which the state calls Medical Assistance) treats certain financial assets — specifically, money held in trusts — when determining whether someone qualifies for benefits.
Amends State funding calculations for special education, revising extraordinary cost calculations for FY 2028-2029, and providing additional funds for excess costs when special education students move into a district after the budget is approved.
This bill changes how Rhode Island calculates and distributes state money to local school districts for special education students.
Directs the general assembly to fund ten full time equivalent positions in FY 2027 to support DEM's efforts in the areas of forestry and forestry projects.
This bill directs the Rhode Island General Assembly to provide funding for ten new full-time staff positions within the state's Department of Environmental Management (DEM) starting in fiscal year 2027.