SB 258
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- THE EDUCATIONAL EQUITY AND PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT (Provides for an appropriation by the general assembly in the amount of two million dollars ($2,000,000) to the various school districts and municipalities to employ additional social workers.)
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Feb 16 2023 |
06/14/2023 Senate Read And Passed
Jun 14 2023
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SR 1115
(2023 Regular Session)
Senate Resolution Commemorating The 5Th Annual "State Day Of The Cooperative" On June 13, 2023, In Rhode Island
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Jun 13 2023 |
06/13/2023 Senate Read And Passed
Jun 13 2023
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SB 488
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- CERTIFICATION OF TEACHERS (Extends teacher certifications without fee or penalty for three (3) years for teachers who hold certifications as of July 1, 2023.)
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Mar 07 2023 |
06/09/2023 Referred To House Finance
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 486
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- CURRICULUM (Directs the council on elementary and secondary education to provide professional support/assistance to LEAs regarding effective ways to use data such as the LEA’s budget and demographics, school culture, and assessments to improve student performance.)
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Mar 07 2023 |
06/09/2023 Referred To House Finance
Jun 09 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 663
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- PAYMENT OF WAGES (Requires employer to furnish items and conditions of employment and a pay stub explaining how wages were calculated/reasons for deductions/allows the employee to file a court action against employer for violation.)
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Mar 07 2023 |
06/09/2023 Referred To House Labor
Jun 09 2023
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SB 191
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- COUNCIL ON POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (Assigns additional duties to the commissioner of on postsecondary education, including preparing strategic plan for public higher education provides for equitable distribution of public funds and adopts an outcomes based model.)
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Feb 16 2023 |
06/09/2023 Referred To House Education
Jun 09 2023
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SB 230
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- RELIEF OF INJURED AND DECEASED FIREFIGHTERS AND POLICE OFFICERS (Extends IOD benefits to police officers/firefighters suffering from post-traumatic stress injuries/provides municipal police/firefighters retiring due to PTSI accidental disability retirement allowance.)
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Feb 16 2023 |
06/07/2023 Referred To House Municipal Government & Housing
Jun 07 2023
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SB 171
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- UNFAIR SALES PRACTICES (Requires businesses that offer automatic subscription renewals/continuous service offers to provide consumers with notice to the consumer prior to their engagement in the contract along with notice of renewal of subscription/cancellation info. eff. 1/1/24)
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Feb 16 2023 |
06/06/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Jun 06 2023
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SB 409
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- PROHIBITION ON THE USE OF POLICE ROBOT TECHNOLOGY (Prohibits on-duty/off-duty law enforcement officer from utilizing any robot/police robot dog/UAV, whether armed/unarmed, within the scope of their employment as well as police departments from purchase/procurement of any robots/UVAs/police robot dogs.)
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Feb 16 2023 |
06/04/2023 Meeting Postponed (06/06/2023)
Jun 04 2023
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SB 425
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- IDENTITY THEFT PROTECTION ACT OF 2015 (Provides identity theft protections by requiring reporting of breaches by certain municipal and state agencies, and requires notice to collective bargaining agents where required and requires an explanation of remediation services.)
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Feb 16 2023 |
06/02/2023 Referred To House Innovation, Internet, & Technology
Jun 02 2023
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SB 423
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS, AND PARTNERSHIPS -- WORKERS' COOPERATIVES (Clarifies the role of a workers' cooperative to allow it to operate as a hiring hall under certain circumstances.)
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Feb 16 2023 |
06/02/2023 Referred To House Labor
Jun 02 2023
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SB 628
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- RESIDENCE OF INDIVIDUALS IN GOVERNMENT CUSTODY ACT (Requires state use actual residences of persons in government custody for redistricting purposes. Information would be collected by the department of corrections and forwarded to the secretary of state to be utilized for redistricting.)
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Mar 07 2023 |
06/01/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Jun 01 2023
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SB 374
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- HOMICIDE (Abolishes penalty of life without parole and amends/repeals all sections of general laws regulating prisoners serving a sentence of life without parole. It would have prospective and retroactive effect for any offense committed after January 1, 1991.)
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Feb 16 2023 |
06/01/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Jun 01 2023
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SB 135
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY (Limits the use of certain criminal records and credit history reports in denying housing to prospective applicants, and provides for fines for failure to comply, and requires notices of denials to be sent to the prospective tenants.)
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Feb 01 2023 |
06/01/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Jun 01 2023
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SB 806
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT (Amends law on controlled substances to permit a person to possess less than 1 ounce of psilocybin and would allow psilocybin to be cultivated at a person’s residence for personal use.)
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Mar 23 2023 |
06/01/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Jun 01 2023
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SB 1015
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT (Amends the uniform controlled substances act and reclassifies simple possession of 28 grams or less of certain controlled substances as a misdemeanor.)
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May 15 2023 |
06/01/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Jun 01 2023
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SB 915
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- BAIL AND RECOGNIZANCE (Amend the conditions of bail and recognizance to permit the release of a person charged with a misdemeanor without financial conditions and prohibits the use of a fixed bail schedule.)
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Mar 30 2023 |
06/01/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Jun 01 2023
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SB 1013
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- OFFENSES PERTAINING TO SCHOOLS (Prohibits discrimination on the basis of race by expanding the definition of race to include traits historically associated with race, including, but not limited to, hair texture and protected hairstyles.)
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May 15 2023 |
06/01/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Jun 01 2023
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