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Directs the state board of pharmacy to annually identify up to fifteen prescription drugs with increased costs and provides the list to the attorney general to obtain reasons for the cost increases.
This bill would require Rhode Island's state board of pharmacy to create a list each year of up to fifteen prescription drugs that have seen significant price increases.
Establishes a statewide broadband community outreach coordinator to assist state residents interested in learning more and/or applying for, the federal Affordable Connectivity Program.
This bill would create a new state position called a "statewide broadband community outreach coordinator.
Requires the Rhode Island housing authority to verify and document the count of affordable housing stock in the town of Tiverton two (2) times per year.
This bill would require the Rhode Island Housing Authority to count and officially document the number of affordable housing units in the town of Tiverton twice a year.
MAKING REVISED APPROPRIATIONS IN SUPPORT OF FY
This bill proposes changes to the state's budget by revising how money is allocated across various government departments and programs for the current or upcoming fiscal year.
Mandates arming campus police at public higher educational institutions and includes campus police in the definition of "law enforcement officer" for the purposes of the "Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights."
This bill would require campus police officers at Rhode Island's public colleges and universities to be armed.
Prohibits the imposition of a sentence of life without parole upon any person twenty-one (21) years of age or younger.
This bill would change Rhode Island's sentencing laws so that no one who is 21 years old or younger at the time of their offense could be sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
Enables the Rhode Island public transit authority (RIPTA) to work with the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority (MBTA) to allow commuter rail passes to be used as dual passes for both RIPTA and MBTA.
This bill would allow Rhode Island's public transit agency (RIPTA) to partner with Massachusetts's transit agency (MBTA) to create a combined transit pass that works for both systems.
Allows any school district to petition the board of education to use a lower-cost curriculum program, if the program is substantially similar to other programs approved by the board of education.
This bill would give Rhode Island school districts more flexibility in choosing their educational materials by allowing them to request approval for lower-cost curriculum programs.
Amends the heading of § 11-47-60.1 to include the words "Dillon's Law."
This bill makes a simple naming change to an existing Rhode Island law related to weapons.
Expands the Rhode Island rehabilitation and fire code to include existing one, two, and three-bedroom homes, removing their current exclusion and promoting the continued use and reuse of existing residential buildings.
This bill would expand Rhode Island's Rehabilitation Building and Fire Code to cover existing one-, two-, and three-family homes — something that is currently excluded from that code.
Changes the per-unit fee structure of affordable housing to 150 % of the cost of developing a single-family home or a condominium unit.
This bill would change how fees are calculated for affordable housing developments in Rhode Island.
Removes the definition of "totally and permanently disabled" from the general law affording college tuition paid by the state to the spouse and children of active members of the police force who are killed or disabled during duty.
Rhode Island currently has a law that provides free college tuition — paid by the state — to the spouses and children of police officers who are killed or permanently disabled while on duty.
Provides that adjunct faculty members at any state college or university who teach at least 50% of the hours regularly worked by full-time faculty in a semester would be eligible for the same medical benefits as other state employees.
This bill would extend medical health insurance benefits to adjunct (part-time) faculty members who work at Rhode Island's public colleges and universities.
Allows a modification to federal adjusted gross income for all public pension benefits administered by the Employees Retirement System of Rhode Island.
This bill would change how Rhode Island taxes retirement income for public employees.
Prohibits participation in federal school voucher tax credit for contributions to scholarship-granting organizations unless both the general assembly and the governor approve such participation.
This bill is about a specific type of federal program that gives people and businesses a tax credit (a reduction in their federal taxes) when they donate money to organizations that provide private school scholarships, sometimes called "school vouchers.
Requires Rhode Island Energy to enter into at least one long-term contract, for at least a four (4) year period, to procure natural gas pipeline capacity with an interstate pipeline operator.
This bill would have required Rhode Island Energy — the state's main utility company that delivers natural gas to homes and businesses — to sign at least one long-term contract with an interstate natural gas pipeline operator.
Creates a taskforce to provide recommendations, advice and guidance to help expedite and provide technical assistance with regard to the development of solar energy systems on property owned by the state.
This bill would create a new advisory task force in Rhode Island focused on expanding solar energy development on state-owned property.
Requires commercial property owners to install vehicle barriers at their retail establishment locations as part of any new construction.
This bill would require owners of commercial properties to install physical vehicle barriers — such as bollards, concrete barriers, or similar protective structures — at retail locations whenever new construction takes place.
Limits the development of utility scale solar energy projects.
This bill would place restrictions on where and how large commercial solar energy installations — known as "utility scale" solar projects — can be built in Rhode Island.
Includes animal cruelty offenses to the domestic violence crimes committed by a family or household members against another.
This bill would expand Rhode Island's domestic violence laws to include acts of animal cruelty.
Criminalizes the knowing and intentional failure of a physician, nurse, or other licensed medical person to provide reasonable medical care and treatment to an infant born alive as a felony.
This bill would make it a serious crime (a felony) for doctors, nurses, or other licensed medical professionals to deliberately withhold reasonable medical care from a baby that has been born alive.
Makes all causes of action based on sexual abuse or exploitation of a child not subject to any statute of limitations whether the claim has lapsed or was previously time-barred.
This bill would eliminate any time limit for filing civil lawsuits related to the sexual abuse or exploitation of a child in Rhode Island.
Allows expungement of multiple felony convictions for non-violent felonies10 years after sentence completed.
This bill would change Rhode Island's current rules around expungement — the legal process of sealing or clearing a criminal record so it no longer shows up in background checks.
Limits the recovery for personal injuries actions against any town to $3,000 retroactive to all causes of action arising after January 1, 2026, and prohibits the use of subsequent remedial measures in roadway/highway defect cases.
This bill would make two significant changes to how personal injury lawsuits against towns in Rhode Island are handled.