SB 299
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- HEARING AID DEALERS AND FITTERS (Defines an audiologist as an individual licensed to practice audiology by the department of health.)
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Feb 16 2023 |
06/19/2023 Signed By Governor
Jun 19 2023
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SB 760
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- CONSUMER ENFORCEMENT OF ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY DEVICE WARRANTIES (Enhances the rights of consumers by adding the requirement that the vendor or manufacturer maintain records of any reported defects or repairs of a device, making it easier for a consumer to enforce their rights under the law.)
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Mar 23 2023 |
06/19/2023 Signed By Governor
Jun 19 2023
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SB 412
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- LICENSING OF HEALTHCARE FACILITIES (Provides that one shall not be denied care on the basis of age, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race, color, marital status, familial status, disability, religion, national origin, source of income, source of payment or profession.)
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Feb 16 2023 |
06/19/2023 Signed By Governor
Jun 19 2023
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SB 1070
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE TOWN OF LINCOLN TO ISSUE NOT TO EXCEED $14,000,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, NOTES AND OTHER EVIDENCES OF INDEBTEDNESS TO FINANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW TOWN-WIDE CENTRALIZED RESCUE STATION AND THE FURNISHING AND EQUIPPING THEREOF AND ALL COSTS RELATED THERETO (Authorizes the town of Lincoln to issue bonds and notes up to $14 million dollars to finance the development and construction of a new town-wide centralized rescue station and the furnishing and equipping thereof and all costs related thereto.)
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May 25 2023 |
06/19/2023 Signed By Governor
Jun 19 2023
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SB 1028
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- UNFAIR DISCRIMINATION AGAINST ORGAN DONORS IN DISABILITY INCOME, LIFE AND LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE ACT (Adds a new chapter which defines "living donor" and prohibits insurers from denying health insurance, including disability insurance and long-term care disability insurance on the basis of individual's status as a "living donor".)
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May 18 2023 |
06/19/2023 Signed By Governor
Jun 19 2023
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SB 601
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- PRIMARY ELECTIONS (Allows the first Tuesday after the first Monday in the month preceding the special election to be available to hold the special primary.)
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Mar 07 2023 |
06/19/2023 Signed By Governor
Jun 19 2023
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SB 226
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- CANCER BENEFITS FOR FIRE FIGHTERS (Defines a fire fighter as a member of a fire department or a city, town, or fire district emergency services unit for the purposes of cancer benefits for firefighters.)
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Feb 16 2023 |
06/19/2023 Signed By Governor
Jun 19 2023
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SR 538
(2023 Regular Session)
JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $5,000,000 TO ELEANOR SLATER HOSPITAL, ZAMBARANO UNIT (This resolution would authorize the appropriation of the sum of $5,000,000 to Eleanor Slater Hospital, Zambarano Unit for the purpose of re-building a fire station on Wallum Lake.)
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Mar 07 2023 |
06/15/2023 Senate Read And Passed
Jun 15 2023
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SR 1123
(2023 Regular Session)
Senate Resolution Reaffirming The Friendship Between The State Of Rhode Island And Taiwan, While Supporting Enhanced Bilateral Relations With Taiwan And Taiwan'S Participation In The International Community
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Jun 14 2023 |
06/15/2023 Senate Read And Passed
Jun 15 2023
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SB 559
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- POSTSECONDARY STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE (Authorizes the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to establish a program to expand the issuance of teaching certificates to bilingual dual language and world language teachers in urban and urban ring schools.)
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Mar 07 2023 |
06/15/2023 Senate Passed Sub A
Jun 15 2023
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SR 1124
(2023 Regular Session)
Senate Resolution Expressing Condolences On The Passing Of John V. Gibbons, Jr.
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Jun 14 2023 |
06/15/2023 Senate Read And Passed
Jun 15 2023
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SR 1130
(2023 Regular Session)
Senate Resolution Congratulating And Thanking The Honorable Hanna M. Gallo On The Occasion Of Her Retirement From The Cranston School Department
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Jun 15 2023 |
06/15/2023 Senate Read And Passed
Jun 15 2023
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SB 764
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PUPILS (Requires all public schools to screen students for behavioral health concerns by June 30, 2024, and thereafter, all students in the third grade, eighth grade, and students who enroll from a district outside of the state.)
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Mar 23 2023 |
06/14/2023 Senate Read And Passed
Jun 14 2023
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SB 510
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT AMENDING CHAPTERS 106 AND 107 OF THE LOCAL ACTS OF 2021 BOTH ENTITLED "AN ACT RELATING TO SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION AND FINANCING IN THE CITY OF CENTRAL FALLS AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF CENTRAL FALLS TO ISSUE NOT TO EXCEED $5,760,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, NOTES AND OTHER EVIDENCES OF INDEBTEDNESS TO FINANCE THE CONSTRUCTION, RENOVATION, IMPROVEMENT, ALTERATION, REPAIR, FURNISHING AND EQUIPPING OF SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL FACILITIES IN THE CITY" (Clarifies that premium received on the sale of bonds or notes shall be used for project costs.)
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Mar 07 2023 |
06/14/2023 Signed By Governor
Jun 14 2023
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SB 98
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- PRESCRIPTION DRUG COST PROTECTION (Prohibits the state, ERISA or any health plans to purchase referenced drugs for a cost higher than the referenced rate.)
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Feb 01 2023 |
06/14/2023 Senate Passed Sub A
Jun 14 2023
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SB 442
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF RHODE ISLAND (Names the Newport campus of the community college of Rhode Island the M. Teresa Paiva Weed campus.)
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Feb 16 2023 |
06/13/2023 Meeting Postponed (06/13/2023)
Jun 13 2023
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SR 1109
(2023 Regular Session)
Senate Resolution Congratulating Tammy Lemieux On Being Named The 2023 "District Teacher Of The Year" By The Cumberland School Department
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Jun 09 2023 |
06/13/2023 Senate Read And Passed
Jun 13 2023
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SB 766
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- COUNCIL ON POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (Prohibits colleges and universities from withholding a student’s transcript due to the student failing to pay any expenses owed to the college or university but permits the withholding of a student’s academic credits and grades or diploma or degree.)
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Mar 23 2023 |
06/09/2023 Referred To House Education
Jun 09 2023
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SB 978
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- RHODE ISLAND PREKINDERGARTEN EDUCATION ACT (Allows the Progreso Latino/Progreso Excellence Academy in the city of Central Falls to accept students who are not residents of Central Falls.)
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May 15 2023 |
06/09/2023 Referred To House Education
Jun 09 2023
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SB 463
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- RHODE ISLAND PREKINDERGARTEN EDUCATION ACT (Develops a plan to expand public, high quality prekindergarten education programs available to all children ages three (3) and four (4) throughout Rhode Island to increase children’s school readiness and makes fund available to sustain all classrooms.)
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Mar 07 2023 |
06/09/2023 Referred To House Finance
Jun 09 2023
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