SB 2169
(2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- RHODE ISLAND CERTIFICATION STANDARDS BOARD (SEE TITLE 16 CHAPTER 97 - THE RHODE ISLAND BOARD OF EDUCATION ACT) (Extends the time period to for all teachers to demonstrate proficiency in knowledge and practices of scientific reading and structured literary instruction from the 2023-2024 school year until the 2025-2026 school year.)
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Feb 08 2022 |
07/06/2022 Effective Without Governor's Signature
Jul 06 2022
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SB 2671
(2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES (Authorizes administrator DMV to issue special license plates to Friends of Pomham Rocks Lighthouse.)
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Mar 10 2022 |
07/06/2022 Effective Without Governor's Signature
Jul 06 2022
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SB 2248
(2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES (Creates a special license plate for the not for profit Atlantic Shark Institute.)
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Feb 08 2022 |
07/06/2022 Effective Without Governor's Signature
Jul 06 2022
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SB 2141
(2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES (Minimum number of specialty registration plate sets be reduced to 150 and nonrefundable fee paid by sponsoring nonprofit entity be calculated by subtracting the actual number of sets ordered from 600 and then multiplying the remainder by sum of $22.50.)
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Jan 25 2022 |
07/02/2022 Effective Without Governor's Signature
Jul 02 2022
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SB 2705
(2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- JUSTICES OF THE PEACE -- UNIFORM LAW ON NOTARIAL ACTS (Codifies in the general laws the standards of conduct for notaries public in the state of Rhode Island by the secretary of state which came into effect on April 3, 2020. Takes effect on July 1, 2021; sunsets and expires on July 1, 2023.)
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Mar 17 2022 |
06/30/2022 Signed By Governor
Jun 30 2022
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SB 2899
(2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- DISTRICT COURT (Permits retired district court clerk/magistrates or magistrates to be recalled after retirement.)
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Apr 26 2022 |
06/30/2022 Signed By Governor
Jun 30 2022
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SB 2443
(2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY - CRUELTY TO ANIMALS (Owners of animals in RISPCA custody to pay for animal's care or animal may be forfeited.)
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Mar 01 2022 |
06/30/2022 Signed By Governor
Jun 30 2022
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SB 2349
(2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- THE HOSPITAL CONVERSIONS ACT (Requires the transacting parties/new hospital seeking conversion to supply additional information in application for review by the DOH/DAG relating to staffing levels/pension plans/community impact.)
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Feb 15 2022 |
06/30/2022 Signed By Governor
Jun 30 2022
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SB 2773
(2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- TOURISM IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS (Enables municipalities to create tourism improvement districts to increase economic activity in the tourism industry.)
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Mar 24 2022 |
06/29/2022 Signed By Governor
Jun 29 2022
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SB 2044
(2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- TOXIC PACKAGING REDUCTION ACT (Prohibits the sale or promotional distribution of any food package in Rhode Island which contains perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), effective January 1, 2024.)
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Jan 25 2022 |
06/29/2022 Signed By Governor
Jun 29 2022
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SB 2205
(2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- GENETIC COUNSELORS LICENSING ACT (Provides a statutory framework for the licensing and regulation of genetic counselors.)
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Feb 08 2022 |
06/29/2022 Signed By Governor
Jun 29 2022
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SB 2583
(2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- AFFORDABLE CLEAN ENERGY SECURITY ACT (Amends the affordable clean energy security act and the long-term contracting standard for renewable energy.)
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Mar 10 2022 |
06/29/2022 Signed By Governor
Jun 29 2022
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SB 3029
(2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- RHODE ISLAND PROGRAM TO ADDRESS ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE (Amends the composition of the Advisory Council on Alzheimers Disease Research and Treatment" to include 6 additional members and renames the council the "Advisory Council on Alzheimers Disease and Related Disorders.")
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Jun 17 2022 |
06/29/2022 Signed By Governor
Jun 29 2022
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SB 2281
(2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- COMPULSORY ATTENDANCE -- SEE TITLE 16 CHAPTER 97 - THE RHODE ISLAND BOARD OF EDUCATION ACT (Provides that the public schools shall be responsible for attendance data monitoring and detection of emergent truant behavior.)
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Feb 15 2022 |
06/29/2022 Signed By Governor
Jun 29 2022
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SB 2503
(2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- SUSPENSION AND REVOCATION OF LICENSES--VIOLATIONS (Reduces the civil penalty for the first and second offenses for driving without a license or driving with a suspended license, and would make a third violation a civil offense and a fourth offense a misdemeanor punishable by a fine.)
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Mar 01 2022 |
06/29/2022 Signed By Governor
Jun 29 2022
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SB 2246
(2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS - TIP PROTECTION (Prohibits employers from receiving any portion of the tips given by customers to their tipped employees, with limited exceptions for credit card service charges.)
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Feb 08 2022 |
06/28/2022 Signed By Governor
Jun 28 2022
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SB 2659
(2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- ADDRESS CONFIDENTIALITY PROGRAM (Creates an Address Confidentiality Program for persons subjected to domestic violence, human trafficking, sexual assault, or stalking.)
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Mar 10 2022 |
06/27/2022 Signed By Governor
Jun 27 2022
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SB 2700
(2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- THE GREEN BUILDINGS ACT (Expands definition of public buildings under Green Building Act to include buildings in any subdivision of state, and include private major facility projects; mandates public reports for all such projects.)
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Mar 17 2022 |
06/27/2022 Signed By Governor
Jun 27 2022
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SB 2857
(2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT (Allows the district court to designate the date of the hearing in eviction matters filed under the residential landlord and tenant act.)
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Apr 05 2022 |
06/27/2022 Signed By Governor
Jun 27 2022
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SB 2791
(2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- DNA DETECTION OF SEXUAL AND VIOLENT OFFENDERS (Removes diversion programs from the list of criminal convictions subject to mandatory DNA collection.)
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Mar 24 2022 |
06/27/2022 Signed By Governor
Jun 27 2022
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