Rhode Island Bills

sponsored by Michelle McGaw

Bill Title Introduced Latest Action↓
HR 6401 (2023 Regular Session)
HOUSE RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY AND PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS AND COMMENTS FOR HEALTHCARE LIABILITY REFORM (Creates a 15 member legislative commission to study and provide recommendations and annotations for healthcare liability reform in Rhode Island, and report back to the House by January 15, 2024, and expire on April 15, 2024.)
May 12 2023 05/12/2023 Introduced, Referred To House Judiciary
May 12 2023
HB 6106 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- THE RHODE ISLAND CLIMATE CHANGE AND OCEAN PROTECTION EDUCATION PROGRAM ACT (Appropriates five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) per fiscal year to invest in climate change and ocean protection education to enhance literacy of these issues for Rhode Island's youth and include a grant program.)
Mar 03 2023 05/11/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 11 2023
HB 5623 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- HOME HEATING GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS REDUCTION ACT (Creates the Home Heating Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Act which program provides a mechanism and funding for gas companies to transition from providing gas heat to non-emitting renewable thermal energy for home heating consumers.)
Feb 15 2023 05/11/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 11 2023
HB 5957 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- NOMINATION OF PARTY AND INDEPENDENT CANDIDATES (Allows the board of elections to establish rules and regulations for objections to nomination papers and would allow the board seven (7) days to conduct a hearing.)
Mar 01 2023 05/11/2023 Committee Recommends Passage Of Sub A
May 11 2023
HB 6105 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- THE RHODE ISLAND CLIMATE CHANGE AND OCEAN PROTECTION WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ACT (Appropriates five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) per fiscal year to invest in a climate change and ocean protection workforce development grant program.)
Mar 03 2023 05/11/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 11 2023
HB 5471 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- STATE PURCHASES (Bans state purchases of plastic bottles, bags and polystyrene. It would also require state funds to be used to lease or purchase alternative fueled vehicles and renewable energy efficient technologies for use on state property.)
Feb 08 2023 05/11/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 11 2023
HB 5016 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT VALIDATING AND RATIFYING AMENDMENTS TO THE HOME RULE CHARTER OF THE TOWN OF TIVERTON (Validates and ratifies amendments to the Home Rule Charter of the town of Tiverton, adopted and approved on November 8, 2022.)
Jan 06 2023 05/10/2023 Effective Without Governor's Signature
May 10 2023
HR 6383 (2023 Regular Session)
House Resolution Proclaiming May 10Th, 2023, To Be "Lupus Day" In The State Of Rhode Island
May 09 2023 05/09/2023 House Read And Passed
May 09 2023
HB 6045 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- FUNERAL DIRECTOR/EMBALMER AND FUNERAL SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS (Provides for the creation, operation and duties of natural organic reduction facilities as cemetery corporations for the contained, accelerated conversion of human remains to soil.)
Mar 03 2023 05/09/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 09 2023
HB 6340 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- FUNERAL DIRECTOR/EMBALMER AND FUNERAL SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS (Provides for the operation and duties of natural organic reduction for the contained, accelerated conversion of human remains to soil. A disposition facility would be used for either cremation or natural organic reduction.)
Apr 28 2023 05/09/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 09 2023
HR 6363 (2023 Regular Session)
House Resolution Thanking Meghan Hughes, Ph. D., For Her Dedicated Leadership As The Fifth President Of Community College Of Rhode Island
May 04 2023 05/04/2023 House Read And Passed
May 04 2023
HR 6366 (2023 Regular Session)
House Resolution Extending Deepest Condolences On The Passing Of Reverend Mother Diana "Red Doe" Spears Mars
May 04 2023 05/04/2023 House Read And Passed
May 04 2023
HB 5996 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- HEALTHCARE ASSISTANCE FOR WORKING PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES (Removes requirement that an individual’s net accountable income does not exceed two hundred fifty percent (250%) of the federal poverty level and does not subject an eligible recipient to individual or family resource limits.)
Mar 01 2023 05/04/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 04 2023
HR 6361 (2023 Regular Session)
House Resolution Extending Deepest Condolences On The Passing Of Dorothy Shirley Krauss Licht
May 04 2023 05/04/2023 House Read And Passed
May 04 2023
HB 6358 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- STATE DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (Assigns two RIDE personnel to CTE issues. Doubles CTE funding. Creates new programs and new manufacturing centers.)
May 03 2023 05/03/2023 Introduced, Referred To House Finance
May 03 2023
HB 5799 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- PUBLIC ASSISTANCE ACT (Directs the department of human services commencing July 1, 2023, to pay an additional SNAP benefit of $95.00 per month, through to December 1, 2023, to recipients of SNAP benefits.)
Feb 22 2023 05/03/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 03 2023
HB 5792 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- FOUNDATION LEVEL SCHOOL SUPPORT (Amends the computation of school housing-aid for school housing projects and would provide that construction of certain projects commence in June, 2024, rather than December, 2023 in order to align such projects with the fiscal year.)
Feb 22 2023 05/02/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 02 2023
HB 6222 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- STATE AID (Provides state aid to municipalities in the amount of thirty-nine million dollars ($39,000,000) based on population and increased annually by the increase in the consumer price index (CPI).)
Mar 29 2023 05/02/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 02 2023
HB 5305 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- ELECTIVE MEETINGS (Mandates that on each primary for election of national convention delegates and elections for presidential preference primaries, that all public elementary and secondary schools be closed.)
Feb 01 2023 05/01/2023 Signed By Governor
May 01 2023
HB 5473 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PUPILS (Provides that the state would reimburse the school committees for the costs of providing student transportation to public and private school pupils.)
Feb 08 2023 04/26/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 26 2023

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