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JOINT RESOLUTION REPEALING RHODE ISLAND'S RATIFICATION OF THE CORWIN AMENDMENT (Repeals the General Assembly’s previous ratification of the Corwin Amendment.)
This resolution asks Rhode Island's state legislature to officially withdraw its historical support for something called the Corwin Amendment — a proposed change to the U.
Makes it unnecessary to prove that a person's transmission of electronic communications be for the sole purpose of harassment before being found guilty of cyberstalking or cyberharassment.
This bill would change the legal standard required to convict someone of cyberstalking or cyberharassment in Rhode Island.
JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $2,700,000 TO BE USED FOR MATERNAL HEALTH IMPROVEMENT AND EQUITY (Appropriates the sum of $2,700,000 to the department of health for maternal health improvement and equity.)
This bill would direct $2,700,000 in state funding to the Rhode Island Department of Health specifically to improve maternal health outcomes and address inequities in maternal care.
JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $500,000 TO ONWARD WE LEARN IN SUPPORT OF RHODE ISLAND GEAR UP (Appropriates the sum of $500,000 to Onward We Learn in support of Rhode Island GEAR UP.)
This bill is a joint resolution that would direct $500,000 in state funds to an organization called Onward We Learn, specifically to support a program known as Rhode Island GEAR UP.
JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $10,000,000 TO THE RHODE ISLAND FOUNDATION TO SUPPORT PUBLIC EDUCATION (Authorizes the appropriation of the sum of $10,000,000 to the Rhode Island Foundation, to generate funds to support public education through distributions to local education agency foundations. The funds would be disbursed over 5 years.)
This bill would have directed $10 million in state funds to the Rhode Island Foundation, a nonprofit community foundation, to support public education across the state.
JOINT RESOLUTION AMENDING THE JOINT RESOLUTION CREATING A PERMANENT LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION ON CHILD CARE IN RHODE ISLAND (Amends the membership of the permanent legislative commission on child care with twenty-seven (27) members to ensure that the state has high quality and affordable childcare and early learning services network.)
This bill changes the makeup of a permanent state commission in Rhode Island that focuses on child care issues.
JOINT RESOLUTION CREATING THE IMMIGRANT IMPACT TASK FORCE (Creates an 11-member task force to track and oversee immigration enforcement and support actions in Rhode Island, and who would report back to the General Assembly House no later than January 5, 2027, and whose life would expire on March 5, 2027.)
This bill would create a temporary, 11-member group called the Immigrant Impact Task Force to monitor and study how immigration enforcement activities are affecting people and communities in Rhode Island.
JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO HIGHER GROUND INTERNATIONAL TO SUPPORT THEIR CRITICAL WORK SUPPORTING IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEE POPULATIONS (Authorizes the appropriation of the sum of two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) to Higher Ground International, to support their mission of supporting immigrants and refugee populations.)
This is a joint resolution in the Rhode Island legislature that would direct $250,000 in state funds to an organization called Higher Ground International.
JOINT RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE STATE TO ENTER INTO A FINANCING AGREEMENT RELATING TO SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION IN THE CITY OF PAWTUCKET AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF PAWTUCKET TO FINANCE RENOVATIONS AND REPAIRS TO SAMUEL SLATER MIDDLE SCHOOL FACILITIES, OR THE ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, IMPROVEMENT, FURNISHING AND EQUIPPING OF A NEW MIDDLE SCHOOL AND SCHOOL FACILITIES AND ALL EXPENSES INCIDENT THERETO INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, COSTS OF DESIGN, DEMOLITION, ATHLETIC FIELDS, LANDSCAPING AND PARKING BY THE ISSUANCE OF NOT MORE THAN $22,500,000 CITY BONDS, CITY NOTES AND/OR OTHER EVIDENCES OF INDEBTEDNESS THEREFOR (Authorizes bonds to finance school construction in the city of Pawtucket.)
This bill is a joint resolution that would allow the City of Pawtucket, Rhode Island to borrow up to $22.
JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $50,000 TO THE RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT (DEM) FOR NEW FORESTRY HOSES (Appropriates the sum of $50,000 to the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM).)
This bill is a joint resolution that would set aside $50,000 in state funding for the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM).
JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $1,000,000 TO 401 TECH BRIDGE TO STUDY AND EXPLORE SEAGLIDERS IN RHODE ISLAND (Makes an appropriation of $1,000,000 to 401 Tech Bridge to study and explore seagliders.)
This bill would allocate $1,000,000 in state funding to an organization called 401 Tech Bridge to research and explore the potential use of "seagliders" in Rhode Island.
JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF TWENTY MILLION DOLLARS ($20,000,000) TO SUPPORT GREEN ECONOMY AND CLEAN ENERGY BOND INITIATIVES (Authorizes the appropriation of the sum of $20,000,000 to support the green economy and clean energy bond initiatives.)
This bill is a joint resolution that would set aside $20 million in state funds to support green economy and clean energy bond initiatives in Rhode Island.
JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $5,000,000 TO THE RHODE ISLAND PUBLIC TRANSIT AUTHORITY (Authorizes the appropriation of the sum of five million dollars ($5,000,000) to the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority to continue services, fills the budget deficit and restore service cuts, and implements the State's Act on Climate.)
This bill would direct $5 million in state funding to the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA), the agency that operates bus and transit services across the state.
Promotes transparency and accountability in the use of artificial intelligence by health insurers to manage coverage and claims.
This bill would set rules for how health insurance companies in Rhode Island can use artificial intelligence (AI) when making decisions about whether to approve or deny medical coverage and claims.
Requires electric and gas utilities to provide a detailed breakdown of supply, delivery, and public policy costs on electric and gas bills, including specific costs for renewable energy sources, and mandate public comment and PUC approval.
This bill would require electric and gas utility companies in Rhode Island to provide customers with a much more detailed breakdown of their monthly bills.
Requires continuous updating of information from internet service providers about broadband, technology, and services.
This bill would have required internet service providers (ISPs) operating in Rhode Island to continuously update information about their broadband services, technology, and coverage.
Adds "media literacy" to the standards currently taught in civic education for K-12, which are the history of Rhode Island, representative government, the rights and duties of actively engaged citizenship and the principles of democracy.
This bill would add "media literacy" as a required topic in Rhode Island's K-12 civic education curriculum.
Increase the net taxable estate exemption to $3,600,000 on January 1, 2027. This act would also increase the exemption by $1,000,000 on January 1, 2028 and every year thereafter until this section and the tax would sunset and expire on January 1, 2033
This bill proposes changes to Rhode Island's estate tax, which is a tax on the value of a person's assets (such as property, savings, and investments) after they die.
Repeals the corporation minimum tax.
This bill would eliminate Rhode Island's corporation minimum tax, which is a flat fee that businesses incorporated in Rhode Island are currently required to pay regardless of whether they made a profit.
Prohibits total education aid paid to any local education agency from being reduced by more than one percent (1%) of the municipal education appropriation in the previous fiscal year.
This bill would set a limit on how much the state can cut education funding to local school districts in any given year.
Imposes a sales tax on digital advertising services.
This bill would create a new sales tax in Rhode Island specifically on digital advertising services.
Provides that the prescription label for medication abortion prescription drugs may include the name of the dispensing healthcare practice instead of the name of the dispenser.
This bill would change what information is required on prescription labels for medication abortion drugs in Rhode Island.
Requires that accessory dwelling units be allowed by right only if the property is owner-occupied and has been so occupied for at least 5 years.
This bill would change the rules around accessory dwelling units (ADUs) — sometimes called in-law apartments, granny flats, or backyard cottages — in Rhode Island.
Authorizes the town of Barrington to provide a tax dollar credit reduction for legally blind persons by ordinance.
This bill gives the town of Barrington, Rhode Island the legal authority to create a local property tax break specifically for residents who are legally blind.