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Changes the retirement allowance based on accrued benefits.
This Rhode Island bill makes changes to how retirement payments are calculated for police officers and firefighters in towns and cities across the state.
Imposes a seventy-five cent (0.75) surcharge on fares charged by rideshare companies as well as an account to benefit RIPTA from the payment of sales taxes collected from rideshares.
This bill would add a 75-cent surcharge to every ride booked through rideshare companies like Uber and Lyft in Rhode Island.
Makes students in workforce-ready certificate programs at the community college of Rhode Island eligible to receive the Rhode Island Promise Scholarship.
This bill would expand who can receive the Rhode Island Promise Scholarship to include students enrolled in workforce-ready certificate programs at the Community College of Rhode Island (CCRI).
Requires any remaining funds in the enacted budget from the RI promise scholarship program or the RI hope scholarship program, after Rhode Island college has satisfied all eligible scholarships to be reimbursed to onward we learn.
This bill deals with how leftover money is handled within two Rhode Island college scholarship programs: the RI Promise Scholarship and the RI Hope Scholarship.
Exempts the trade-in value of pickup trucks under eight thousand eight hundred pounds (8,800 lbs.) gross weight, used exclusively for personal use, from sales tax.
This bill would change how sales tax is calculated when someone trades in a pickup truck while buying a new vehicle in Rhode Island.
Includes menthol as a flavored electronic nicotine-delivery system product.
This bill would change Rhode Island's existing law to specifically include menthol as a "flavor" when it comes to electronic nicotine-delivery system (ENDS) products — things like e-cigarettes, vapes, and similar devices.
Requires that all monies received from the payment of fines under the Uniform Act on Prevention of and Remedies for Human Trafficking be deposited into the into the violent crimes indemnity account within the general fund.
This bill deals with what happens to the money collected from fines paid by people convicted under Rhode Island's human trafficking laws.
Establishes the medical primary care scholarship program to be administered by the commissioner of postsecondary education.
This bill would create a new scholarship program in Rhode Island specifically designed to help students who are training to become primary care doctors.
Affords an option for police and firefighters to receive retirement allowances, without reduction, who seek retirement after twenty (20) years of service, upon reaching age fifty-seven (57).
This bill would create a new retirement option for police officers and firefighters in Rhode Island.
Requires that the governor submit a zero-based budget to the general assembly with the zero-based budget phased in over a five (5) year period, commencing with the fiscal budget year of July 1, 2027.
This bill would change how Rhode Island creates its state budget each year.
Mandates that all restaurants offering children's meals offer at least two (2) children's meals that complies with certain detailed nutritional standards set forth in the act.
This bill would require all restaurants in Rhode Island that offer children's meals to include at least two options on their kids' menu that meet specific nutrition standards.
Requires that an individual's caregiver be present when healthcare decisions are discussed with the hospice team. It would also prevent a denial of home hospice care because of age or income.
This bill makes two key changes to how hospice care works in Rhode Island.
Requires hospitals to have a notary on staff all hours of the day and week.
This bill would require all hospitals in Rhode Island to have a notary public available on-site 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Allows the office of health insurance commissioner (OHIC) as the state agency that has the authority to designate patient-centered medical home (PCMH) care to obtain maximal health outcomes.
This bill gives the Rhode Island Office of Health Insurance Commissioner (OHIC) the official authority to designate healthcare practices as "Patient-Centered Medical Homes" (PCMHs).
Allows a landlord that did not obtain a lead certificate pursuant to the lead mitigation laws of chapter 128.1 of title 42 due to the fact that the state lacks the adequate resources to conduct inspections.
Under Rhode Island law, landlords who rent to families with young children are generally required to obtain a lead safety certificate, proving their property has been inspected and meets lead hazard standards.
Exempts from taxation the real and tangible personal property of Blackstone Valley Advocacy Center located in the city of Pawtucket.
This bill would give a property tax exemption to the Blackstone Valley Advocacy Center, a nonprofit organization located in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.
Removes the mandatory certification for an individual 16 years or older who was found delinquent for having committed 2 offenses after the age of 16 which would render the person subject to an indictment if the person was an adult.
What this bill does: This bill changes how Rhode Island handles repeat juvenile offenders who are 16 years of age or older.
Removes the requirement that families consent to, and cooperate with the department of human services in establishing paternity and enforcing child and medical support orders as a condition of eligibility for child care assistance.
This bill would change the rules for families applying for child care assistance in Rhode Island.
Requires superior court clerk to automatically seal cases/individual counts of a criminal complaint/indictment that were dismissed, upon request of defendant and serve it upon bureau of criminal identification, police department and counsel of record.
This bill would require the clerk of the Superior Court to automatically seal criminal cases — or individual charges within a case — that were dismissed, as long as the defendant requests it.
Requires individuals seeking a judicial nomination to reapply to JNC every 3 years and make those individuals selected as finalists, eligible only for the court in which they applied and were chosen during the five years following their selection.
This bill would change how Rhode Island selects candidates for judgeships.
Amends several statutes relating to elections and the dates for primaries and dates within which to file nomination papers and object to nomination papers.
This bill proposes changes to Rhode Island's election rules, specifically focusing on the timing of primary elections and the deadlines candidates must follow when running for office.
Makes it unlawful for anyone under the age of 21 to operate a motor vehicle while knowingly having liquor in any part of the vehicle, except when accompanied by another adult who is 21 years of age or older and related to the operator.
This bill would make it illegal for anyone under 21 years old to drive a vehicle that has any alcohol inside it, even if the alcohol is sealed or untouched.
Prohibits handcuffing children twelve (12) or under at initial police contact unless needed for public safety or if the child is using or threatening physical force against an officer.
This bill would place restrictions on when police officers in Rhode Island can use handcuffs on young children during their first contact with law enforcement.
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 federal program that gives tax credits to people or businesses who donate money to organizations that provide private school scholarships (sometimes called "school vouchers").