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Creates a new chapter to protect Rhode Island consumers from coercive tactics at grocery stores.
This bill would create a new set of rules in Rhode Island law specifically designed to protect shoppers from what the bill calls "coercive economic tactics" used by grocery stores.
Sets timelines for Tiverton's new construction, including one year for final approval, two (2) years for building permits, and temporary inclusion of units in the town's count until completion or three (3) years, whichever comes first.
This bill establishes specific deadlines and rules for new housing construction projects in the town of Tiverton, Rhode Island.
Provides that exemptions to the prohibition of liquor licenses within two hundred feet (200') of schools or places of worship do not eliminate neighboring property owners’ remonstrance rights to object to the license.
Under Rhode Island law, businesses are generally not allowed to obtain a liquor license if they are located within 200 feet of a school or place of worship.
Increases the federal adjusted gross income threshold for modification for taxable social security income. Amends references to federal adjusted gross income as pertains to modification of taxable retirement income from certain pension plans or annuities.
This bill makes changes to how Rhode Island taxes the retirement income of its residents.
Makes changes to the access to public records act, including clarifying various provisions, increasing the sanctions for knowing and willful violations of the law, and making certain traffic accident data and preferred license plate information public.
This bill proposes updates to Rhode Island's Access to Public Records Act (APRA), which is the state law that gives residents the right to request and view government documents and information.
Creates The Rhode Island Veterans Home Staffing Support Act of 2026.
This bill, currently in the early stages of consideration in the Rhode Island House of Representatives, would create a new law focused on staffing at the Rhode Island Veterans Home — the state-run facility that provides long-term care and support to military veterans.
Defines "military-connected student" and permits military-connected students to enroll by remote registration upon presentation of military orders confirming the parent or guardian be stationed in this state during the current or following school year.
This bill creates a formal definition for "military-connected student" in Rhode Island law — meaning a child whose parent or guardian is an active-duty military service member.
Creates a new registration plate for qualified individuals to possess an "adaptive vehicle license plate" to accommodate the transportation needs of an individual with a significant mobility impairment.
This bill would create a new type of license plate in Rhode Island called an "adaptive vehicle license plate.
Limits the authority of the Rhode Island commerce corporation to finance any transaction to five million dollars ($5,000,000) for any one individual, business entity or project.
This bill would place a cap on how much money the Rhode Island Commerce Corporation can provide to any single person, business, or project.
Increases the net taxable estate exemption to fifteen million dollars ($15,000,000) for deaths that occur on or after January 1, 2027.
This bill would raise the amount of money that can be passed on after someone dies before Rhode Island's estate tax kicks in.
Provides modifications for payments of interest on student loans shall be subtracted from federal adjusted gross income to an amount equal to the payments of interest for the satisfaction of outstanding student loans.
This bill would give Rhode Island residents a state income tax break on the interest they pay on their student loans.
Require the director of any state agency with more than five million dollars ($5,000,000) in contracted services to conduct a review of said services and to provide a two percent (2%) reduction in said expenditures over five years.
This bill would require the head of any Rhode Island state agency that spends more than $5 million per year on contracted services to conduct a formal review of those contracts.
Eliminates the sunset on the provision of funding, modify eligibility requirement to 85% of state median income and expand funding to at least 20 hours per week.
This Rhode Island bill makes changes to a program called Rhode Island Works, which provides childcare assistance to help low-income families afford childcare while parents work, attend school, or participate in job training.
Establishes the Rhode Island Maternal Health Improvement and Equity Act of 2026, to establish permanent statewide support for maternal health and to implement the maternal health strategic plan improving maternal health care and access.
This bill would have established a permanent, statewide program in Rhode Island focused on improving health care for pregnant women and new mothers.
Allows private employees at nursing homes, developmental disability and home care providers whose salaries are 90% funded with federal or state monies to be eligible to opt into the state healthcare plan.
This bill would allow certain private-sector workers to join the same health insurance plan that Rhode Island state government employees use.
Requires all public utilities to maintain a customer service facility within the state to perform services such as addressing customer inquiries and accepting bill payments.
This bill would require all public utility companies operating in Rhode Island — such as electric, gas, water, and telecommunications providers — to maintain at least one physical customer service location within the state.
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 use automatic payment systems — such as automatic bank transfers or electronic fund transfers — to offer those same discounts to customers who are 65 years old or older, even if those seniors don't use the automatic payment method.
Includes licensed school psychologists under the provisions of the general laws governing the regulations of psychologists and expands the licensing of school psychologists for independent practice.
This bill would bring licensed school psychologists under the same set of state laws that already govern other licensed psychologists in Rhode Island.
Establishes the biotechnology regulatory sandbox program within the department of business regulation.
This bill would create a special program in Rhode Island called a "biotechnology regulatory sandbox," managed by the state's Department of Business Regulation.
Permits a member or members of a limited-liability company to avoid dissolution by buying the membership interest owned by the other member or members seeking dissolution.
This bill would change Rhode Island law to give members of a limited-liability company (LLC) a new option when the business faces dissolution — meaning when one or more owners want to shut the company down.
Redefines what constitutes a farm by reducing the amount of revenue from farm products required to be sold from $10,000 to $2500. It also expands the farm to include all agricultural operations, including forestry.
This bill would change the legal definition of what counts as a "farm" in Rhode Island in two important ways.
Restricts application of pesticides and rodenticides at schools and childcare centers and requires schools to provide copies of notice to parents and guardians.
This Rhode Island bill would place new restrictions on how and when pesticides and rodenticides (chemicals used to kill insects, weeds, and rodents) can be applied at schools and childcare centers.
Prohibits insurance companies from paying a rate that is less than the approved Medicaid rate set by the executive office of health and human services.
This bill would set a minimum payment floor for what private insurance companies must pay healthcare providers in Rhode Island.
Allows lane filtering, the act of passing stopped or slow-moving vehicles proceeding in the same direction, for motorcycles at low speeds.
This bill would allow motorcyclists in Rhode Island to practice what is known as "lane filtering" — the act of carefully riding between lanes of slow-moving or completely stopped traffic traveling in the same direction.