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Requires all motorcycle operators to wear a helmet regardless of age.
This bill would require every person who operates a motorcycle in Rhode Island to wear a helmet, no matter how old they are.
Prohibits defendants who are serving probation for driving under the influence death resulting from earning good time off their probationary period.
This bill would change the rules for people convicted of causing a death while driving under the influence (DUI).
Allows a tenant with a disability who needs a service animal or an emotional support animal to house the animal on the rented premises.
This bill would give renters with disabilities the right to keep a service animal or emotional support animal in their home, even if their landlord has a "no pets" policy.
Grants tenants that are the victim of various forms of abuse including, but not limited to, sexual and domestic abuse and stalking, the right to terminate a lease agreement early without penalty or liability for rent.
This bill would allow renters in Rhode Island who are victims of domestic violence, sexual abuse, stalking, or similar forms of abuse to break their lease early without facing financial penalties.
Provides for a 10 year statute of limitations for the violation of second degree sexual assault.
This Rhode Island bill would set a 10-year time limit for prosecutors to bring criminal charges against someone accused of second-degree sexual assault.
Increases the penalty for cruelty to animals, first offense, from eleven months to twelve months incarceration.
This bill would make a small but legally significant change to Rhode Island's animal cruelty law.
Allows expungement of multiple felony convictions for non-violent felonies10 years after sentence completed.
This Rhode Island bill would change the state's existing expungement laws to allow people with multiple non-violent felony convictions to have those records cleared (expunged) from their criminal history.
Amends unfair claims practices law by requiring an insurance appraisal by a licensed appraiser where damage to a motor vehicle exceeds $5,000 (from $2,500) and eliminates language that prohibits an appraisal based on photos of a damaged motor vehicle.
This bill makes two changes to Rhode Island's rules about how insurance companies handle car damage claims.
Permits possession or use of device that muffles sound on any firearm longer than 17” in length and permits the use of such a device by any person while hunting provided that they have a valid hunting license.
This bill would change Rhode Island law to allow people to legally own and use sound-suppressing devices — commonly known as "suppressors" or "silencers" — on certain firearms.
Provides a rebuttable defense if a person dies or sustains a personal injury while committing any violent criminal offense of a person.
This bill would create a legal protection for people who injure or kill someone who was in the process of committing a violent crime against them or others.
Provides that prisoners who committed offenses prior to age 18 and were sentenced as adults be eligible for parole after completing 15 yrs of their sentence. Would not lengthen parole eligibility should prisoner be eligible for parole earlier than 15 yrs.
This bill would change parole rules for people who committed crimes before they turned 18 but were tried and sentenced as adults in Rhode Island.
Increases the penalties for a first offense of leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death to a minimum 10 years in incarceration, a minimum of $10,000 and a minimum license revocation of 10 years.
This bill would significantly increase the punishment for drivers who leave the scene of a car accident that results in someone's death — commonly known as a "hit-and-run.
Makes a first offense of possessing a large capacity feeding device a misdemeanor and subsequent offenses felonies.
This bill would make it illegal in Rhode Island to possess a "large capacity feeding device," which is a term for gun magazines or ammunition clips that can hold more than a certain number of rounds (bullets).
Makes an assault upon a sports official during and in the course of their official duties a felony.
This bill would make it a felony crime to physically attack a sports official — such as a referee, umpire, or judge — while they are performing their official duties.
Clarifies the role of a corporation electing to be governed as a workers' cooperative to allow it to operate as a hiring hall under certain circumstances.
This bill clarifies the rules around a specific type of business structure in Rhode Island called a workers' cooperative — a company that is owned and democratically controlled by its employees.
Provides that public meetings involving collective bargaining agreements of school teachers shall be open to the public.
This Rhode Island bill would require that government meetings where school teacher union contracts are being discussed or negotiated must be open to the public.
Effective January 1, 2028, Increases the hourly minimum wage in accordance with the Consumer Price Index for the Northeast Region for the previous four (4) fiscal years.
This bill would change how Rhode Island's minimum wage is updated, starting January 1, 2028.
Designates the month of May, annually, as "Rhode Island Native Plant Month," with appropriate ceremonies and activities to recognize and educate people about Rhode Island's native plants.
This bill would officially designate the month of May each year as "Rhode Island Native Plant Month.
Names the new coveside dog park, located at Haines Memorial State Park in Barrington "The Christine Conrad Lane Memorial Dog Park."
This bill officially names a newly built dog park at Haines Memorial State Park in Barrington, Rhode Island.
Creates a special motor vehicle registration plate for The Rhode Island Hockey Hall of Fame.
This bill would create a special "vanity" license plate in Rhode Island to support The Rhode Island Hockey Hall of Fame.
Hospital Conversions act amended to authorize AG and DOH to permit expedited review application for hospital insolvency proceedings. Sunsets in one year.
Rhode Island's Hospital Conversions Act normally requires a detailed review process when a hospital changes ownership, merges, or undergoes other major changes.
Places limits on the number of self-service checkout stations a grocery store can have and on the workload of employees assigned to monitor those checkout stations.
This bill would place rules on how grocery stores in Rhode Island use self-checkout technology.
Directs middle and high schools which issue student identification cards to include on those cards contact crisis telephone numbers for suicide prevention and substance use disorder prevention.
This bill, known as the Nathan Bruno and Jason Flatt Act, would require middle schools and high schools in Rhode Island that issue student ID cards to print crisis helpline phone numbers directly on those cards.
Mandates that any surplus state tax revenue received in any fiscal year would be refunded to the taxpayers of this state on a proportional basis in relation to the personal income tax liability incurred by the taxpayers in that fiscal year.
This bill would require Rhode Island to return extra tax money to residents whenever the state collects more revenue than it needs in a given year.