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Authorizes the town of Bristol to apply the owner-occupied tax rate for mixed-used properties where the residential portion is owner-occupied.
This bill gives the town of Bristol, Rhode Island special permission to offer a lower tax rate to certain property owners who have a mix of residential and commercial space in the same building.
Prohibits family court from detaining or committing any youth,12 years or younger, to training school, for any offense other than murder, first degree sexual assault, or an attempt to commit such offenses there is no other reasonable placement.
This bill would set strict limits on when Rhode Island's Family Court can send very young children — those 12 years old or younger — to a training school (a secure, locked juvenile detention facility).
Further delineates the definitions of felony, misdemeanor and petty misdemeanor.
This Rhode Island bill updates and clarifies the legal definitions of three categories of crimes in state law: felonies, misdemeanors, and petty misdemeanors.
Allows an owner or owners of real property to execute a deed that names one or more beneficiaries who will obtain title to the property at the owner's death without the necessity of probate.
This bill would give Rhode Island property owners a new legal tool called a "transfer on death deed" (sometimes called a TOD deed).
Establishes the process to provide a legal mechanism whereby a terminally ill patient may choose to end their life using medications prescribed by a physician.
This bill, named the "Lila Manfield Sapinsley Compassionate Care Act," would create a legal process in Rhode Island that allows terminally ill patients to request a prescription for medication they could use to end their own life.
Makes persons seventy (70) years of age or older eligible for exemption from jury service.
This Rhode Island bill would allow people who are 70 years of age or older to opt out of jury duty if they choose.
Allows vehicles owned and operated by the Rhode Island Disaster Medical Assistance Team, Inc and/or its affiliates or subsidiaries to operate with forward facing red and white emergency lights.
This bill would give special permission to vehicles owned and operated by the Rhode Island Disaster Medical Assistance Team, Inc.
Requires every school district to render assistance and cooperation within its jurisdictional power to further the objects of this chapter, to wit, providing the courts with any information concerning a child as the court may require.
This bill would require every school district in Rhode Island to cooperate with the state's Family Court system when it comes to cases involving children.
Precludes a legal entity from owning property whose value is over $25,000,000. If the property value exceeds $25,000,000, then the entity must divest a graduated yearly amount over the next 10 years, until value is less than $25,000,000.
This bill would set a $25 million limit on how much real estate a legal entity — such as a corporation, LLC, trust, or other business organization — can own in Rhode Island.
Requires the PUC to produce yearly reports beginning on January 1, 2027 on the ability of the current electric grid to handle electrification loads needed to power cars, buildings, and heating of homes within the state.
This bill would require Rhode Island's Public Utilities Commission (PUC) — the government agency that oversees the state's utility companies — to produce annual reports starting January 1, 2027.
Creates the School Libraries Act.
This bill would create a new law in Rhode Island called the "School Libraries Act.
Repeals the 2021 Act on Climate which established a statewide greenhouse gas emission reduction mandate in its entirety.
This bill would completely eliminate Rhode Island's 2021 Act on Climate, a law that set specific targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions across the state.
Includes municipal detention facility corporations as exempt from taxation, and requires that an amount equal to 27% of all tax that would have been collected if the property was taxable be paid to the municipality annually.
This bill would add a new type of organization — called a "municipal detention facility corporation" — to the list of entities in Rhode Island that are exempt from paying property taxes.
Permits paid members on the state labor relations board to continue to receive their retirement benefits.
This bill would allow paid members of Rhode Island's State Labor Relations Board to continue collecting their retirement benefits while also receiving pay for their board service.
Exempts individual retirement accounts as a countable resource for public assistance. This act also prohibits the state as a creditor against an ABLE account in the event of death of a beneficiary.
This Rhode Island bill makes two related changes to how the state handles certain financial accounts when people apply for public assistance programs.
Creates an enhanced penalty defined as "road rage" to be applied in addition to penalties for convictions of certain motor vehicle offenses.
This bill, known as "Casey's Law," would create a new legal category called "road rage" in Rhode Island.
JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $100,000 FOR THE RHODE ISLAND COMMISSION ON PREJUDICE & BIAS (This resolution would appropriate the sum of $100,000 to the Rhode Island Commission on Prejudice and Bias.)
This bill is a joint resolution that would set aside $100,000 in state funds for the Rhode Island Commission on Prejudice and Bias.
Provides that no contract between a dental plan or other healthcare entity and a dentist requires the dentist to accept exclusively by virtual credit cards.
This bill is about how dentists get paid by insurance companies and other healthcare organizations.
Increases and reallocates the fees collected for motor vehicle inspections, including motorcycle inspections, with an allocation of ten dollars ($10.00) to the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA).
This bill would change how much Rhode Island drivers pay for their annual motor vehicle inspections and how that money is distributed.
Grants the town council of the town of Hopkinton the authority to confer jurisdiction to the municipal court to hear and determine appeals from decisions of the Chief of Police related to the return of seized firearms.
This bill would give the Hopkinton Town Council the power to authorize the town's municipal court to handle a specific type of legal appeal.
Authorizes the Superior Court to place a hospital into receivership upon action by the attorney general or department of health when a hospital is mismanaged, financially distressed, acting illegally, or endangering patient health and safety.
This bill would give Rhode Island's Superior Court the power to place a hospital under receivership — a legal arrangement where an outside manager (called a receiver) is appointed to take control of an organization — when serious problems arise.
HOUSE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THAT A CONDITION PRECEDENT BE PLACED ON ALL FUTURE STATE FUNDING OR GRANT ASSISTANCE TO BROWN UNIVERSITY HEALTH AND AFFILIATED ENTITIES TO ENSURE MAINTENANCE OF THE NEWPORT HOSPITAL BIRTHING CENTER (This resolution would condition the distribution of any state funds to Brown University Health on the continued operation of a birthing center in the city of Newport.)
This resolution asks the Rhode Island state government to attach a condition to any future funding or grants given to Brown University Health (the hospital system that operates Newport Hospital): the money would only flow if Brown University Health keeps a birthing center — a facility where mothers can give birth and receive maternity care — up and running in the city of Newport.
Expands foster care academic youth reports to include information regarding 504 eligibility, graduation progress and surrogate parents. The act would require implementation of additional strategies to improve performance and additional progress reports.
This bill would expand the academic progress reports that schools are required to create for young people in the foster care system.
Provides that certain actions taken by pharmacy benefits managers are deceptive or unfair trade practices.
This bill targets pharmacy benefits managers (PBMs) — the companies that act as middlemen between insurance companies, pharmacies, and drug manufacturers.