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Establishes a five (5) year moratorium from July 1, 2026, until June 30, 2031, on the RE growth program charge, renewable energy distribution charge and the energy efficiency programs public policy charges on electricity bills.
This bill would temporarily pause three specific charges that currently appear on Rhode Island electricity bills: the RE Growth Program charge (which supports a program allowing residents and businesses to subscribe to renewable energy), the Renewable Energy Distribution charge (which funds the expansion of renewable energy sources), and the Energy Efficiency Programs public policy charge (which funds programs that help people reduce their energy use and lower their bills).
Allows charter schools to engage in nontraditional approaches to learning.
This bill would give Rhode Island charter schools more freedom to use nontraditional methods of teaching and learning.
Requires the department of elementary and secondary education to disclose whether a potential applicant's name appears on a list of teachers terminated for good cause.
This bill would have required Rhode Island's Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) to tell school districts whether a job applicant's name appears on a list of teachers who were previously fired for a serious reason (known as "terminated for good cause").
Exempts homes under two thousand (2,000) square feet from automatic statewide IECC energy mandates, allowing municipalities to decide whether to adopt climate-focused building code requirements for small and modest homes.
This bill would create an exemption in Rhode Island's building code rules for smaller homes.
Requires healthcare providers and healthcare facilities to inform patients of the use of artificial intelligence to memorialize patient visits.
This Rhode Island bill would require doctors, nurses, and other healthcare providers — as well as hospitals, clinics, and other medical facilities — to tell patients when artificial intelligence (AI) is being used to record or document their visit.
Limits the use by insurers of step therapy, a protocol that establishes a specific sequence in which prescription drugs for a specified medical condition are covered by an insurer, by allowing medical providers to request step therapy exceptions.
What is step therapy? Many health insurance plans use a practice called "step therapy" — sometimes called "fail first" — which requires patients to try less expensive or more common drugs before the insurer will cover a different medication.
Require that routine childhood and adult immunization vaccine recommendations that are developed from evidence based, medically sound scientific research by the department of health.
This bill would require Rhode Island's Department of Health to base its routine vaccine recommendations — for both children and adults — on evidence-based, medically sound scientific research.
Prohibits state agencies from entering into software contracts that limit the agency's ability to install or run the software of the agency's choosing on their hardware.
This bill would prevent Rhode Island state government agencies from signing software contracts that restrict what other programs or applications they can install and run on their own computers and devices.
Expands the definition of peace officers to include juvenile program workers and shift coordinators at the department of youth, children and families.
This bill would expand who counts as a "peace officer" under Rhode Island law to include juvenile program workers and shift coordinators who work at the Department of Youth, Children and Families (DCYF).
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 change the rules about what can be used as evidence in Rhode Island courts when a patient has an unexpected or negative outcome from medical care.
Provides that individual counts of a district court criminal complaint dismissed pursuant to Rule 48(a) would be sealed administratively by the court clerk upon the defendant’s request.
This bill addresses what happens to certain criminal charges after they are dropped in Rhode Island's district courts.
Requires that all campus police officers be equipped with ballistic body armor.
This bill would require that all police officers working on college and university campuses in Rhode Island be equipped with ballistic body armor, commonly known as bulletproof vests.
Requires landlords to register certain information for residential properties constructed prior to 1978 with the department of health on a statewide registry and defines which information may be viewed on a public database.
This bill would require landlords who own rental properties built before 1978 to register specific information about those properties with the Rhode Island Department of Health.
Provides property owners to hire licensed third-party to review development documents and performs building inspections.
This bill would give property owners in Rhode Island the option to hire their own licensed, third-party professionals to review development documents and conduct building inspections, rather than waiting exclusively for their local town or city government to do so.
Creates the home-fit dwelling units act to apply to all new construction of covered dwelling units to incorporate design features that provide safe and convenient use of to the greatest extent feasible, regardless of age or physical ability.
This bill would require that newly built homes and other residential units in Rhode Island be designed with features that make them safer and easier to use for people of all ages and physical abilities.
Adds early voting to the 50 feet buffer prohibitions against politicking during election day voting.
Under current Rhode Island law, there is a rule that prohibits political activity — such as handing out campaign materials, holding signs, or trying to persuade voters — within 50 feet of a polling place on Election Day.
Permits municipalities to enter into contracts with the department of transportation for the municipality to perform minor and routine maintenance work on state highways, roadways, and shoulders located within the municipality.
This bill would allow cities and towns in Rhode Island to enter into formal agreements with the state Department of Transportation (RIDOT) to handle minor, routine upkeep of state-owned roads, highways, and road shoulders that run through their communities.
Requires insurers to cover buprenorphine without a copayment or deductible.
This bill would require health insurance companies in Rhode Island to cover buprenorphine — a medication commonly used to treat opioid addiction — without charging patients any out-of-pocket costs.
Establishes a new categorical funding category for civics education.
This bill would create a new dedicated funding category specifically for civics education within Rhode Island's school funding system, known as the Education Equity and Property Tax Relief Act.
Requires inspections and evaluations of the indoor air quality of each school building, including heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems.
This bill would require that every school building in Rhode Island undergo inspections and evaluations of its indoor air quality.
Updates the description of the early intervention program and the agency responsible for the program under Part C of the federal Individuals with disabilities education act.
This bill updates the official language in Rhode Island state law to more accurately describe the state's early intervention program and identify which government agency is responsible for running it.
Appropriates the sum of five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) to fund the Thundermist family medicine residency program during fiscal year 2027 and every fiscal year thereafter.
This bill would direct $500,000 in state funding to support the Thundermist family medicine residency program, starting in fiscal year 2027.
Establishes the office of inspector general as an independent administrative agency charged with the responsibility to investigate, detect, and prevent fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement in the expenditure of public funds.
This bill would create a new, independent government watchdog office in Rhode Island called the Office of Inspector General.
Exempts from the sales tax eligible school supplies, costing less than $50.00, purchased within one week prior to the commencement of the academic year.
This bill would create a temporary sales tax holiday specifically for school supplies in Rhode Island.