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Establishes statewide standards governing electric meter reading and billing practices.
This bill would create a set of uniform, statewide rules that electric utility companies in Rhode Island must follow when reading customers' meters and sending out bills.
Provides that stores offering food product discounts must provide the same discounts to in-store customers that are offered to customers using electronic digital coupons.
This bill would require grocery stores and other food retailers in Rhode Island to give all shoppers the same discounts, whether they use electronic digital coupons (typically accessed through a store app or loyalty program on a smartphone) or shop in person without using any digital technology.
Ensures any public school with available seats, after completion of the initial enrollment period for students, shall make all open seats available to other students residing within the same school district.
This Rhode Island bill addresses what happens to empty seats in public schools after the main enrollment period ends.
Directs the department of elementary and secondary education to provide a two-year pilot program that coordinates a national cultural exchange program for students of this state.
This bill would direct Rhode Island's Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (RIDE) to create and run a two-year pilot program focused on cultural exchange for students in the state.
Establishes the Rhode Island clean heat standards program to implement a system of tradeable clean heat credits.
This bill would create a new program in Rhode Island called the "Clean Heat Standard," which aims to reduce the carbon emissions produced by heating homes and buildings.
Exempts from sales tax the amount paid for a parking space to a patron for one hour or less, in or on a parking facility on which a commercial establishment is located.
This bill would create a sales tax exemption for short-term parking in Rhode Island.
Establishes the office of the elder advocate to promote the rights of older adults in Rhode Island.
This bill would create a new government office in Rhode Island called the Office of the Elder Advocate.
Mandates that the EOHHS assemble a network of equity zones where local multisector groups of nonprofits, service providers, advocates, community members, state agencies, and municipalities can address social factors of health at a local level.
This bill would require Rhode Island's Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS) to create a statewide network of "equity zones.
Removes the intent requirement relative to the definitions of "abuse" within the chapter on "abuse in healthcare facilities" and amends the definitions of "abuse" and "neglect" with regard to elderly affairs by deleting the element of willful conduct.
This bill makes changes to how Rhode Island law defines "abuse" and "neglect" when it comes to patients in healthcare facilities and elderly individuals.
Allows the town of Johnston to receive a one-half (1/2) credit for affordable housing units for manufactured homes in age restricted communities in conformance with all zoning laws and/or ordinances of the town.
This bill would change how the town of Johnston, Rhode Island gets "credit" for affordable housing under the state's Housing Resources Act.
Defines a seasonably-habitable non-owner occupied residence, which is not the primary residence of the taxpayer, and which would be exempt from the non-owner occupied property tax.
This bill would create a new exemption from Rhode Island's non-owner occupied property tax for certain seasonal homes.
Authorizes the town of Johnston, if an aggregate of two hundred fifty (250) or more units should be proposed in comprehensive permit project(s), to enact an emergency moratorium until the permit requirement of § 45-53-4 are amended.
This bill would give the town of Johnston, Rhode Island a special legal power to temporarily pause or freeze certain housing development projects under specific circumstances.
IN AMENDMENT OF PASSED AT THE JANUARY SESSION A.D. 1942 ENTITLED "INCORPORATE THE WESTERN COVENTRY FIRE DISTRICT"
This bill makes a change to the rules governing the Western Coventry Fire District, a local fire protection organization in Coventry, Rhode Island.
Restricts the possession of prohibited firearms.
This bill deals with rules about who can have certain types of firearms that are already classified as "prohibited" under Rhode Island law.
Establishes the Property Equity Protection Act to protect property owners from losing their equity when their property is seized to pay a debt to the government by allowing ample time to pay off the debt and adequate notice of due process.
This bill creates a new law in Rhode Island called the "Property Equity Protection Act," which is designed to protect homeowners and property owners from losing the full value of their property when the government seizes it to collect an unpaid debt, such as overdue taxes.
Adds criminal penalties for operation of a motor vehicle after a suspension for lack of physical or mental fitness, or as a result of frequency of offenses pursuant to § 31-11-7 (a)(1)(i) or as result of a court ordered suspension.
This bill would add criminal penalties for people who drive a motor vehicle after their driver's license has been suspended for specific reasons.
Prohibits the imposition of a sentence of life without parole upon any person twenty-one (21) years of age or younger.
This bill would make it illegal for Rhode Island courts to sentence anyone who is 21 years old or younger to life in prison without the possibility of parole, regardless of the crime they committed.
Creates a cause of action for the replacement cost of a child restraint system that is in a motor vehicle at the time of a motor vehicle accident.
This bill would give Rhode Island parents and caregivers a legal right to seek reimbursement for the cost of replacing a child car seat (such as an infant carrier, convertible seat, or booster seat) if it was in a vehicle during a car accident.
Provides the board of trustees with tort claim protections and calls upon the board to undertake a feasibility study related to operations of the Rhode Island Nuclear Science Center and the Rhode Island Atomic Energy Commission.
This bill makes two key changes related to nuclear research facilities in Rhode Island.
RELATED TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- SENTENCING RECONSIDERATION ACT
This bill would create a new legal process in Rhode Island that allows certain people who are already serving prison sentences to ask a Superior Court judge to reduce their sentence.
Makes it unlawful for a person in the custody of the department of corrections to use any force or weapon to resist a lawful request or directive.
This Rhode Island bill would make it a crime for someone who is in the custody of the Department of Corrections — meaning a person who is incarcerated in a state prison or correctional facility — to use physical force or a weapon to resist a lawful order or request from a corrections officer or other authorized staff.
Establishes the Rhode Island Business Climate Reform Act.
This bill, called the Rhode Island Business Climate Reform Act, proposes changes to the state's rules governing how businesses and corporations operate in Rhode Island.
Expands the benefit definitions to include a grandchild and care recipient and increases benefits period to 10 weeks for 2027 and 12 weeks for 2028 and provides a TDI/TCI opt-in option for self-employed workers.
This bill makes several changes to Rhode Island's Temporary Disability Insurance (TDI) and Temporary Caregiver Insurance (TCI) programs, which provide partial wage replacement to workers who need time off due to illness, injury, or caring for a family member.
Amends the workers' compensation reimbursement provisions related to the liability of third person for damages.
This bill makes changes to Rhode Island's workers' compensation rules about what happens when an injured worker's accident was caused by someone other than their employer — known as a "third party.