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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.
Require that the classification guide to desk audit analysis and class specification development be amended so that the lack of supervision of other employees not prevent an employee from receiving a classification upgrade
This bill addresses how Rhode Island state employees are evaluated when they apply for a job reclassification — essentially, a promotion or upgrade to a higher job classification and pay grade.
Creates rodent integrated pest management pilot programs for municipalities that choose to participate. Reports to be approved by the municipality's mayor or administrator and submitted to the department of environmental management.
This bill would create a voluntary pilot program for Rhode Island municipalities to try new, more comprehensive approaches to controlling rodent populations.
Increases the maximum municipal small purchase limits from $10,000 to $25,000 for construction projects and from $5,000 to $10,000 for all other municipal purchases.
This bill would raise the dollar thresholds that determine when Rhode Island cities and towns must go through a formal competitive bidding process for purchases and contracts.
Designates the month of May, annually, as "Rhode Island Native Plant Month," with appropriate ceremonies and activities to recognize and educate people about Rhode Island's native plants.
This bill would officially designate the month of May each year as "Rhode Island Native Plant Month.
Allows automatic voter registration for Rhode Islanders applying for hunting and fishing licenses.
This bill would allow Rhode Islanders to be automatically registered to vote when they apply for a hunting or fishing license.
Changes primary election to Wednesday if after Labor Day and does not mandate local boards of election to have voter registration drive at high school.
This bill makes two separate changes to Rhode Island's election laws.
Generates an estate tax discharge upon the recording of a statement by the executor or other estate representative that the value of the decedent’s gross estate does not require a state or federal tax filing.
This bill would create a simpler, faster way to clear a deceased person's property of any potential estate tax claims when the estate is small enough that no tax filing is required.
Establishes a tax credit against income tax based on eligible expenses incurred for care and support of an eligible family member.
This bill would create a new tax credit for Rhode Island residents who spend their own money to care for a family member who needs support.
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.
Reinstates general revenue sharing of state aid among the 39 cities and towns in Rhode Island. The initial amount is based upon population, and increased annually thereafter based on the increase in the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers.
This bill would restart a system where the state of Rhode Island directly shares a portion of its money with all 39 cities and towns across the state.
Requires the general assembly to cap expenditures based on a five (5) year increase in personal income or the annual rate of inflation based on the consumer price index.
This bill would place a limit on how much Rhode Island's state government can increase its spending from year to year.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Permits physician assistants to practice without a physician's direct supervision and receives direct payments from Medicaid.
This bill would change how physician assistants (PAs) are allowed to practice medicine in Rhode Island.
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).
Permits healthcare professionals to diagnose and treat patients remotely with store-and-forward technology when provision of services in such manner is consistent with the standard of care.
This bill would allow healthcare professionals in Rhode Island to diagnose and treat patients using a specific type of remote technology called "store-and-forward.
Allows a duly authorized administrator or executor of an estate to request decedent's funds on deposit with any financial institution without cost.
When someone passes away, a person called an executor (named in a will) or administrator (appointed by a court) is put in charge of settling the deceased person's financial affairs.
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.
Places limits on the number of self-service checkout stations a grocery store can have and on the workload of employees assigned to monitor those checkout stations.
This bill would set rules for how grocery stores in Rhode Island can use self-checkout stations — the machines where customers scan and pay for their own items without a cashier.
Prohibits applications for a comprehensive permit under the Rhode Island comprehensive planning and land use regulation act in any watershed overlay protection district located in the town of Tiverton.
This bill would create a special exception for the town of Tiverton, Rhode Island, blocking developers from using a specific type of fast-track building permit in certain protected areas.
Allows the town of Tiverton to apply different tax rates to all classes of property.
This bill would give the town of Tiverton, Rhode Island, the legal authority to charge different property tax rates depending on what type of property is being taxed.