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JOINT RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY CURRENT CONDOMINIUM LAW AND PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO TRANSPARENCY, ACCOUNTABILITY AND ONGOING AFFORDABILITY OF CONDOMINIUMS IN RHODE ISLAND (Creates a 16-member commission to study current condominium law and provide recommendations for improvements, and who would report back to the General Assembly by December 31, 2027, and would expire on March 15, 2028.)

This bill would create a special 16-member study commission in Rhode Island to take a close look at the state's existing condominium laws.

Prohibits any city or town from enacting any zoning ordinance that would place restrictions on residential recovery houses that are not applicable to other residential homes.

This bill would prevent cities and towns in Rhode Island from creating special zoning rules that single out recovery houses — residential homes where people recovering from addiction live together — and treat them differently from other ordinary homes in a neighborhood.

JOINT RESOLUTION APPROVE AND PUBLISH AND SUBMIT TO THE ELECTORS A PROPOSITION OF AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION -- OF QUALIFICATION FOR OFFICE (Proposes a state constitutional amendment to provide no person could hold office as general officer unless that person was a resident and a registered voter in the State of Rhode Island for at least 2 years, continuously, prior to taking office.)

This bill proposes a change to Rhode Island's state constitution that would set stricter eligibility requirements for people running for the state's top elected offices, known as "general officers.

Requires the PUC to make public notification of any changes in eligibility or production of energy, and would direct the commission to promulgate rules and regulations to allow and facilitate the prompt public disclosure of this information.

This bill focuses on how Rhode Island's Public Utilities Commission (PUC) — the state agency that oversees energy companies and utility providers — shares information with the public.

JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $200,000 TO THE HOUSING NETWORK: THE RHODE ISLAND ASSOCIATION OF NONPROFIT HOUSING DEVELOPERS, DBA HOUSING NETWORK OF RHODE ISLAND (Authorizes the appropriation of the sum of $ 200,000 to the Housing Network of Rhode Island.)

This bill is a joint resolution that would authorize the state of Rhode Island to set aside $200,000 in public funds for an organization called the Housing Network of Rhode Island.

Requires courts to presume release for most probation violations, set reasonable bail or non-monetary conditions, limit detention to cases of risk or danger, require prompt hearings, and mandate written reasons for detention.

This bill would change how Rhode Island courts handle people accused of violating the terms of their probation.

Provides the review and appeal process for individuals applying for a permit or license to carry a handgun with the licensing authority or attorney general.

This bill establishes a formal process for people in Rhode Island who apply for a permit or license to carry a handgun and are denied.

Requires small employers with one to fifty (1-50) employees and large employers with fifty (50) or more employees to pay overtime wages to exempt workers if their salary exceeds varying multipliers of minimum wage for a forty (40) hour workweek.

This Rhode Island bill would expand overtime pay protections to salaried workers who are currently considered "exempt" from overtime requirements.

Increases the number of days a retired municipal employee could work in a calendar year without interruption of pension benefits to 90 days.

This bill would change the rules for retired municipal employees in Rhode Island who want to return to work for a city or town.

Allows any peace officer working in a Rhode Island school as a full or part-time resource officer to work in excess of the 75 working days in a calendar year and not have an interruption in their benefits.

This bill addresses a specific rule that currently limits how many days retired municipal employees can work before their retirement benefits are affected.

Allows unemployment benefits for workers who are on strike or are locked out of their workplaces by their employer due to a labor dispute.

This bill would change Rhode Island's unemployment insurance system to allow workers to collect unemployment benefits while they are on strike or have been locked out of their workplace by their employer during a labor dispute.

Amends the OPA desk audit classification rules to eliminate supervising other employees as a factor for position upgrade eligibility.

This bill makes a change to the rules that govern how state government employees in Rhode Island can qualify for a job reclassification — essentially, a promotion or upgrade to a higher job category with potentially higher pay.

Repeals the law that prevents a collective bargaining agreement covering state employees, public school teachers and municipal employees from specifying a particular healthcare provider in it.

This bill would remove an existing rule that currently prohibits government employee unions from naming a specific health insurance company or healthcare provider in their union contracts.

Creates a special motor vehicle registration plate for the Friends of the Historic Narragansett Towers.

This bill would create a special "vanity" license plate in Rhode Island for supporters of the Friends of the Historic Narragansett Towers, a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving the historic Narragansett Towers landmark in Narragansett, Rhode Island.

Repeals daylight savings time in the state and follow the “United States Standard Eastern Time” as provided by an exemption from the advancement of time as provide by the federal Uniform Time Ac of 1966, 15 U.S.C. § 260(a).

This bill would eliminate daylight saving time in Rhode Island, meaning the state would stop changing its clocks twice a year.

Authorizes and fund the painting of a portrait of the president of the senate and former presidents of the senate to be hung in the senate lounge or thereabouts.

This bill would authorize the State of Rhode Island to pay for official painted portraits of the current President of the Senate, as well as any former Presidents of the Senate who do not already have a portrait.

Exempts an individual in foster or adoptive homes from the fee associated with drivers education classes at the community college of Rhode Island.

This bill would allow young people who live in foster care or have been adopted to take driver's education classes at the Community College of Rhode Island (CCRI) without having to pay the usual fee.

Removes the fee for registration and plate transfer for a Distinguished Service Cross registration plate.

This bill would eliminate the fees that veterans currently have to pay when registering their vehicle or transferring their license plates if they hold a Distinguished Service Cross registration plate in Rhode Island.

Creates a special license plate for the charity Real Access Motivates Progress, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit.

This bill would authorize the state of Rhode Island to create a special, custom license plate to support a nonprofit organization called Real Access Motivates Progress (RAMP).

Allows persons with disabilities to receive up to two (2) motor vehicle disability parking privilege placards.

This bill would change Rhode Island's current rules to allow people with qualifying disabilities to receive up to two disability parking placards instead of just one.

Prohibits the compelled production of a private key as it relates to a digital asset, digital identity or other interest or right.

This bill would make it illegal for the government or any other party to force someone to hand over their "private key" — a secret password or code used to access digital assets like cryptocurrency, digital wallets, or other digital accounts and identities.

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