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Gives mobile home residents a right of first refusal to buy or lease their park, requiring owners to notify the residents’ association and the Department of Business Regulation of bona fide offers and allow time to match the terms.
This bill would give residents of mobile home parks in Rhode Island a special opportunity to buy or lease their park before it can be sold or leased to someone else.
Exempts from taxation the real and tangible personal property of Project Hand Up, located in the town of West Warwick.
This bill would exempt a nonprofit organization called Project Hand Up, located in West Warwick, Rhode Island, from paying property taxes on any real estate and physical property it owns.
Exempts property that consists of the lake bed and Wilson’s Reservoir in the town of Burrillville from taxes.
This bill would exempt a specific piece of property — the lake bed and Wilson's Reservoir located in the town of Burrillville, Rhode Island — from paying property taxes.
Require criminal background checks for applicants for employment or volunteering for the South Kingstown fire department or fire district.
This bill would require the South Kingstown fire department or fire district to conduct criminal background checks on people who apply to work or volunteer there.
Utility relocation costs related to highway construction to be partially or fully paid for by the state.
This bill deals with who pays the bill when utility lines — like electric, gas, water, or phone lines — need to be moved because of highway construction projects.
Establishes the healthcare worker platform and would require platforms offering healthcare shifts to register with the department of health by June 1, 2027, while, specifically, exempting them from being classified as nursing service agencies.
This bill creates a new official category in Rhode Island law called a "healthcare worker platform.
Authorizes East Providence to issue licenses to any business seeking to engage in the business of operating a hotel, motel, inn, or boardinghouse and that business first obtains approval from chief of police, building inspector and the mayor.
This bill would give the city of East Providence the legal authority to create a local licensing system for businesses that want to operate hotels, motels, inns, or boardinghouses within the city.
Clarifies the means by which attached single-family dwelling units may be created, recorded, and regulated as subdivisions of an existing lot under current zoning ordinance law.
This bill deals with a specific type of housing called attached single-family dwellings — think townhouses or row homes where individual units share a wall but are each owned separately.
Requires party chairpersons to submit lists of party voters to the mayor or council president within 30 days of notice of vacancy in a municipal election office and mayor/council president are required to make a replacement nomination within 30 days.
This bill sets up a clear timeline for filling vacant positions on local election boards (called "canvassing authorities") in Rhode Island cities and towns.
Permits Johnston to require 2 parking spaces for each studio, one-bedroom, or two-bedroom low- or moderate-income housing unit upon the determination that limited or no local public transportation or off-street parking is available near these units.
This bill would give the town of Johnston, Rhode Island, a specific power related to affordable housing developments.
Tolls the statute of limitations for causes of action arising out of business activities conducted in this state by a person or entity required to register with the secretary of state but failing to do so, until such person or entity becomes registered.
This bill deals with the legal time limits for filing lawsuits against businesses that operate in Rhode Island without properly registering with the state.
Provides that for purposes of all civil actions, the fair and reasonable charge for certain medical and dental services is the amount billed by the licensed healthcare provider.
This bill deals with how medical and dental bills are valued in Rhode Island court cases.
Makes assault with intent to commit murder punishable by no less than ten years and not more than forty years and the person would not be afforded the benefit of suspension or deferment of sentence or probation.
This bill would change the punishment for a crime called "assault with intent to commit murder" in Rhode Island.
Protects individuals and businesses from those who knowingly impersonate an entity with the intent of facilitating fraud. This act would also protect individuals and businesses from digital forgery.
This Rhode Island bill would strengthen existing criminal laws to better protect both individuals and businesses from fraud involving impersonation.
Enlarges definitions of prohibited acts that constitute hazing, make principals, coaches, athletic directors and others responsible for knowingly failing to take reasonable measures to prevent hazing and punishes serious injury.
This bill strengthens Rhode Island's existing laws against hazing by expanding what counts as hazing in the first place.
Makes it a felony for any person required to register as a sex offender to live within three hundred feet (300’) of a school as defined in § 11-37.1-2.
This bill would make it a felony crime for anyone who is registered as a sex offender in Rhode Island to live within 300 feet of a school.
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 tool to temporarily pause certain housing development projects under specific circumstances.
Allows a person over 18 to purchase a stun gun or electronic dart gun and prohibits the sale of a stun gun or electronic dart gun to a person under 18 and criminalizes using a stun gun or electronic dart gun in a crime or against a police officer.
This bill would change Rhode Island law to allow adults 18 and older to legally purchase stun guns and electronic dart guns (such as Tasers).
Establishes a commission to promulgate rules, regulations and make recommendations to the governor as to petitions for pardons under Article IX, Section 13 of the Constitution of Rhode Island.
This bill would create a formal commission in Rhode Island specifically focused on pardons — official forgiveness granted by the government to people who have been convicted of crimes.
Provides that a defendant's third and subsequent violation of domestic violence offenses, including both prior felony and misdemeanor convictions, would be punishable as a felony.
This bill changes how Rhode Island courts handle repeat domestic violence offenders.
Allows expungement of multiple felony convictions for non-violent felonies10 years from the date of conviction.
This bill would change Rhode Island's current laws on expungement — the legal process of sealing or clearing a criminal record — to allow people with multiple non-violent felony convictions to have those records expunged.
Makes persons convicted of petty misdemeanors eligible to have their records expunged one year after imposition of their sentence.
This bill would make it easier for people convicted of petty misdemeanors in Rhode Island to clear those convictions from their criminal records.
Authorizes judges to issue electronic warrants for DUI offenses under certain conditions.
This bill would allow judges in Rhode Island to issue search warrants electronically for cases involving driving under the influence (DUI).
Prohibits a peace officer, as defined in § 12-7-21, from employing threats, physical harm, deprivation, deception, coercion, or psychologically manipulative interrogation tactics during the custodial interrogation of a juvenile.
This bill would place new restrictions on how police officers in Rhode Island can question young people who are in custody.