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Requires a direct-to-consumer genetic testing company, as defined, to provide a consumer with certain information regarding the company’s policies and procedures regarding use of genetic data.
This bill would require companies that sell direct-to-consumer genetic testing services — think companies where you mail in a saliva sample to learn about your ancestry or health traits — to be upfront and transparent with their customers about how they handle genetic data.
Establishes a motor vehicle license plate to honor Governor Roger Williams.
This bill would create a special license plate in Rhode Island to honor Roger Williams, who is described in the bill as "Governor Roger Williams.
Allows municipalities participating in the state prekindergarten program to accept students from outside the municipality under certain conditions and establishes a lottery for enrollment in the program.
This bill makes changes to Rhode Island's state-funded prekindergarten (pre-K) program by expanding who can attend and how spots are filled.
Strengthens school security measures/established 8 member school emergency response committee/rapid response teams/SWAT teams/requires annual appropriation of $1,000,000 to achieve these goals.
This bill aims to strengthen safety measures in Rhode Island's public schools by creating a more organized and funded system for responding to emergencies.
Requires every elementary and secondary school within the State of Rhode Island to provide and maintain clearly visible and easily accessible trauma kits within the school. It also provides immunity if assistance is rendered.
This bill would require every public and private elementary and secondary school in Rhode Island to have trauma kits on hand and readily available on school grounds.
Mandates the use of a soft-shell helmet cover that adds a padded, soft-shell layer to the outside of a traditional football helmet, for students participating in Rhode Island interscholastic league football.
This bill would require all students playing football in Rhode Island's interscholastic league — meaning organized high school football — to wear a soft-shell cover over their traditional hard football helmets.
Requires single-family residential zoning in municipalities with populations of over forty-thousand (40,000) to allow middle housing and mandates that those municipalities adopt zoning regulations for middle housing.
This bill would require larger Rhode Island cities and towns — those with populations over 40,000 people — to change their local zoning rules to allow what's called "middle housing" in areas currently zoned only for single-family homes.
Establishes the Rhode Island Clean Air Preservation Act that establishes a regulatory process to prohibit polluting atmospheric experimentation.
This bill would create a new law in Rhode Island called the "Clean Air Preservation Act.
Requires the department of transportation, in consultation with the department of environmental management also to conduct an environmental impact study of motor vehicle non-exhaust particle emissions.
This bill would require Rhode Island's Department of Transportation, working together with the Department of Environmental Management, to conduct an environmental impact study focused on a specific type of pollution from vehicles — particles that don't come from a car's exhaust pipe.
Exempts the trade-in value of pickup trucks weighing fourteen thousand pounds (14,000 lbs.) or less from sales and use tax.
This bill would change how sales tax is calculated when someone trades in a pickup truck to buy a new one in Rhode Island.
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.
Requires the department of human services to provide childcare assistance to families, including those served through DCYF, who meet the requirements of a protective services category as defined in CFR 98.20 (a)(3)(ii).
This bill would require Rhode Island's Department of Human Services (DHS) to provide childcare assistance to families who fall into what is known as a "protective services" category.
Exempts from the sales tax eligible school supplies, costing less than $30.00, purchased within one week prior to the commencement of the academic year.
This bill would create a temporary sales tax-free period for school supplies in Rhode Island.
Exempts from the sales tax behind-the-meter batteries interconnected with a solar photovoltaic system.
This bill would remove the Rhode Island sales tax from purchases of home or business battery storage systems that are connected to solar panels.
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 assistance.
Includes any costs paid by an enrollee or on behalf of the enrollee, by a third party when calculating an enrollee’s overall contribution to any out-of-pocket maximum or cost sharing requirement, under a health plan as of January 1, 2027.
This bill changes how health insurance plans in Rhode Island calculate a person's out-of-pocket spending.
Enacts the RI individual market affordability act of 2026 to establish a program to help reduce out-of-pocket costs for low- and moderate-income consumers enrolled in individual health insurance coverage through the RI health benefits exchange.
This bill would create a new state program in Rhode Island designed to help lower the out-of-pocket health care costs for people with low to moderate incomes who buy their own health insurance through HealthSource RI, the state's health insurance marketplace.
Provides that licensed independent clinical social workers be able to enroll and bill Medicaid directly for covered services provided to adults with Medicaid fee-for-service coverage.
This bill would allow Licensed Independent Clinical Social Workers (LICSWs) in Rhode Island to sign up directly with Medicaid and submit their own billing claims for mental health and counseling services they provide to adult Medicaid patients.
Requires effective January 1, 2027, that upon the execution of a lease agreement for a mobile and manufactured homes in a mobile and manufactured home park, a complete copy of the lease be provided to the tenant within ten (10) days of execution.
This bill focuses on protecting renters who live in mobile home parks and manufactured home communities in Rhode Island.
Prohibits the use of algorithmic pricing by landlords to determine the amount of rent to charge a residential tenant.
This bill would make it illegal for landlords in Rhode Island to use algorithmic pricing software or tools to set the rent they charge residential tenants.
Requires a housing code enforcement officer to give a copy of any housing code violation notice to all tenants of the building affected by an alleged housing code violation, along with any hearing dates scheduled for the violation.
This bill would require housing code enforcement officers to directly notify tenants when a housing code violation has been found in their building.
Repeals the provisions of chapter 45.1 of title 11, regarding unreasonable noise levels.
This bill would repeal — meaning completely remove — an existing section of Rhode Island law that currently deals with unreasonable noise levels.
Prohibits state and municipal officials or body from entering into and renewing any agreements that will be used to detain individuals for federal civil immigration violations.
This bill would prevent Rhode Island state and local government officials from making or renewing agreements with federal authorities to hold people in custody for civil immigration violations.
Requires all schools and educational institutions to develop and implement a school safety plan that would provide for immediate access to school facilities by first responders in an emergency.
This bill would require all schools and educational institutions in Rhode Island to create and put into place a formal school safety plan.