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JOINT RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY AND PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE CREATION OF A STATEWIDE TEACHER HEALTHCARE PLAN (Creates an 11-member commission to study and make recommendations on a statewide teacher healthcare plan, and would report quarterly as of September 1, 2026, and submit a final report by September 1, 2027, and expires on December 31, 2027.)
This bill would create a special 11-member study commission in Rhode Island to explore the idea of establishing a statewide health insurance plan specifically for public school teachers.
JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $118,422 TO THE RHODE ISLAND PARENT INFORMATION NETWORK (RIPIN) (Appropriates the sum of $118,422 to the Rhode Island Parent Information Network (RIPIN).)
This bill is a joint resolution that would direct $118,422 in state funds to the Rhode Island Parent Information Network, commonly known as RIPIN.
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 RI Public Transit Authority to continue services, hire and train more bus operators, and implement the State's Act on Climate goals.)
This joint resolution would authorize a one-time appropriation of $5 million in state funding to the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA), which is the agency that operates bus service throughout the state.
JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $500,000 TO SOJOURNER HOUSE IN RHODE ISLAND (Authorizes the appropriation of the sum of $500,000 to Sojourner House to support its permanent housing development program that provides safe, secure housing to individuals and families fleeing from dangerous situations.)
This bill is a joint resolution that would direct $500,000 in Rhode Island state funds to Sojourner House, a nonprofit organization in Rhode Island.
JOINT RESOLUTION RESCINDING ALL PRIOR ARTICLE V CONVENTION APPLICATIONS (Cancels and nullifies all prior applications by the general assembly calling for a constitutional convention.)
This resolution would officially cancel and withdraw all previous requests that Rhode Island's General Assembly has made to the U.
JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $800,000 TO WATERFIRE PROVIDENCE (Authorizes the appropriation of the sum of $800,000 to WaterFire Providence.)
This bill is a joint resolution that would direct $800,000 in state funding to WaterFire Providence, a well-known nonprofit arts organization based in Providence, Rhode Island.
JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE AND PUBLISH AND SUBMIT TO THE ELECTORS A PROPOSITION OF AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION -- OF THE LEGISLATIVE POWER (Proposes a state constitutional amendment that no department or other entity created by the state would have poser to incur debt in excess of $ 50,000, without express approval from the legislature and voters.)
This bill proposes an amendment to Rhode Island's state constitution that would place strict limits on the ability of state departments and government-created entities to take on debt.
JOINT RESOLUTION TO AMEND THE MEDICAID SECTION 1115 DEMONSTRATION WAIVER REQUESTS AND RENEWALS (Allows EOHHS to implement waiver amendments, state plan amendments, and changes to department rules and regulations to make certain updates to the behavioral health per-diem add on program for particularly complex patients.)
This bill is a joint resolution that would give Rhode Island's Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS) the authority to make specific updates to how the state's Medicaid program handles care for people with serious and complex behavioral health needs.
JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE RHODE ISLAND AUDITORY ORAL PROGRAM (Authorizes the appropriation of the sum of $1,167,100, to the Rhode Island Auditory Oral Program, to support the program’s mission to provide specialized auditory-oral programming for children with hearing loss.)
This bill would authorize the state of Rhode Island to set aside $1,167,100 in funding for the Rhode Island Auditory Oral Program.
Requires DCYF to establish segregated savings account for foster care child receiving SS, SSI, veterans benefits or railroad retirement benefits to manage the accounts and keep child eligible for future benefits.
This bill would require Rhode Island's Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF) to set up individual savings accounts for children in foster care who receive certain federal benefits, such as Social Security, Supplemental Security Income (SSI), veterans' benefits, or railroad retirement benefits.
Requires landlords to provide a receipt upon receiving a cash payment for rent from a tenant.
This bill would require landlords in Rhode Island to give their tenants a written receipt whenever a tenant pays rent in cash.
Requires school committees to provide transportation for any students who resides two (2) or more miles from school.
This bill would require local school committees in Rhode Island to provide transportation for any student who lives two or more miles from their school.
Reserved for the Speaker.
This bill currently has very little publicly available information to summarize.
Prohibits landlords from inquiring about an applicant's prior incarceration and from discriminating against those who have been released from prison.
This bill would change Rhode Island's Fair Housing Practices Act to make it illegal for landlords to ask rental applicants about whether they have previously been incarcerated.
Establishes a maximum hourly workday for all peace officers as defined in § 12-7-21 and a violation rate of pay of double time and a half.
This bill would set a maximum number of hours that peace officers in Rhode Island can work in a single day.
Amends calculations of interest in civil actions a rate determined by average accepted auction price for last auction of 52 week U.S. treasury bills.
This bill proposes changing the way interest is calculated when someone wins a money judgment in a civil lawsuit in Rhode Island.
Raises the gross weight of a vehicle eligible for reserve forces plates from 8,500 lbs. to 12,000 lbs. with US flag on the plates. Proof of honorable discharge to be provided to DMV.
This bill would make two changes to the rules governing special license plates available to members of the U.
Establishes guidelines for continued implementation and expansion of public, high-quality prekindergarten education programs.
This bill aims to set up a framework for expanding and continuing public prekindergarten (pre-K) programs across Rhode Island.
Makes students in workforce-ready certificate programs at the community college of Rhode Island eligible to receive the Rhode Island Promise Scholarship.
This bill would expand Rhode Island's Promise Scholarship program to include students enrolled in workforce-ready certificate programs at the Community College of Rhode Island (CCRI).
Creates a commission to establish homeless shelter standards through regulations.
This bill would create a new commission in Rhode Island tasked with developing and establishing standards for homeless shelters across the state.
Data Infrastructure Energy Measurement and Standards Act
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4134)
Declaration of Independence Reaffirmation Act of 2026
Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Recognizing the 51st anniversary of Black April and the Fall of Saigon on April 30, 1975.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3327)
Medicare Advantage Improvement Act of 2026
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3095)