HB 5838
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- FACILITATING BUSINESS RAPID RESPONSE TO STATE DECLARED DISASTER ACT OF 2023 (Provides thresholds for establishing presence, residency or doing business in the state for out-of-state employees and businesses during a state of emergency declared by either the Governor or the President of the United States.)
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Mar 01 2023 |
06/08/2023 Referred To Senate Commerce
Jun 08 2023
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HB 5437
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- FORCE-FED POULTRY PRODUCTS (Prohibits force-feeding to create a force-fed poultry product nor hire another to engage in force feeding of a poultry product. Violations subject to a civil penalty.)
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Feb 08 2023 |
06/08/2023 Referred To Senate Environment And Agriculture
Jun 08 2023
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HB 6397
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY -- PROTECTION OF TREES AND PLANTS GENERALLY (Allows the department of environmental management to remove freshwater non-native and invasive aquatic plants and assist municipalities in preventing the growth and spread of these and other invasive species in the freshwater lakes and ponds.)
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May 12 2023 |
06/07/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Jun 07 2023
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HB 6292
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES (Amends Warwick's ration of Class 1 and Class 2 property tax rates by reducing the minimum ratio of the Class 1 property tax rates from 75% to 57% of Class 2 property tax rates.)
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Apr 19 2023 |
06/07/2023 Signed By Governor
Jun 07 2023
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HR 6496
(2023 Regular Session)
JOINT RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY AND PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE ISSUES RELATING TO THE REDUCED CATCH OF QUAHOGS IN NARRAGANSETT BAY (Creates a 13 member joint commission to study and provide recommendations on the issues relating to the reduced catch of quahogs in Narragansett Bay, and who would report back to the General Assembly by May 31, 2024, and expire on June 30, 2024.)
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Jun 07 2023 |
06/07/2023 Introduced, Referred To House Environment And Natural Resources
Jun 07 2023
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HB 6485
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- NURSES (Prohibits any agreement whereby an advanced practice registered nurse is restricted in the right to practice in a certain geographic area, assist or provide treatment or establish a professional relationship with any other employer.)
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Jun 06 2023 |
06/06/2023 Introduced, Referred To House Health & Human Services
Jun 06 2023
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HB 5032
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION (Requires all public utilities to maintain a customer service facility within the state to perform services such as addressing customer inquiries and accepting bill payments.)
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Jan 11 2023 |
06/06/2023 Referred To Senate Commerce
Jun 06 2023
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HR 6473
(2023 Regular Session)
House Resolution Celebrating June 1, 2023, As "Rhode Island College Day" In The State Of Rhode Island
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Jun 01 2023 |
06/01/2023 House Read And Passed
Jun 01 2023
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HR 6466
(2023 Regular Session)
JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $1,000,000 TO THE OFFICE OF ENERGY RESOURCES TO FUND A REBATE PROGRAM IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE PASSAGE OF AN ELIGIBLE ORDINANCE THAT WOULD BAN THE USE OF GASOLINE-POWERED LEAF BLOWERS (This joint resolution would authorize an appropriation out of the 2022-2023 budget surplus of $1,000,000 to fund a rebate program in conjunction with the passage of an eligible ordinance that would ban the use of gasoline-powered leaf blowers.)
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May 31 2023 |
05/31/2023 Introduced, Referred To House Finance
May 31 2023
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HR 6467
(2023 Regular Session)
JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $1,500,000 TO THE OFFICE OF ENERGY RESOURCES TO FUND GRANTS FOR SOLAR CANOPY (OR SOLAR CARPORT) PROJECTS (This joint resolution would authorize an appropriation of $1,500,000 out of the 2022-2023 budget surplus to review and approve grants in the amount of up $2,000 per expected kilowatt generated for solar canopy (or solar carport) projects.)
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May 31 2023 |
05/31/2023 Introduced, Referred To House Finance
May 31 2023
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HR 6457
(2023 Regular Session)
House Resolution Proclaiming Tuesday, May 30, 2023, As "Cox Charities Day" In The State Of Rhode Island
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May 30 2023 |
05/30/2023 House Read And Passed
May 30 2023
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HR 6445
(2023 Regular Session)
House Resolution Welcoming The Region 1 Conference Of The American Association Of Motor Vehicle Administrators (Aamva) To The State Of Rhode Island
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May 25 2023 |
05/25/2023 House Read And Passed
May 25 2023
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HB 6421
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- MOTORIZED BICYCLES (Requires helmets be worn by all riders, regardless of age, while riding any electric bicycle or electric motorized bicycle.)
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May 19 2023 |
05/19/2023 Introduced, Referred To House Corporations
May 19 2023
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HB 5240
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- TEACHERS' RETIREMENT (Provides that the current COLA suspension schedule would be replaced with a fractional annual COLA of twenty-five percent (25%) of the COLA declared for that plan year, as it pertains to retired teachers, state and municipal employees.)
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Jan 25 2023 |
05/18/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 18 2023
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HB 5404
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO RETIREMENT SYSTEM -- CONTRIBUTIONS AND BENEFITS (Compensates pre-2011 retirees with a non-compounded one-time adjustment for the difference in benefits between 2011 and 2023. Provides a COLA for the year 2024 and every year thereafter.)
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Feb 03 2023 |
05/18/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 18 2023
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HB 6006
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- TEACHERS' RETIREMENT (Provides a one-time allowance of five hundred dollars ($500) for eligible members of the employees' retirement system of Rhode Island.)
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Mar 01 2023 |
05/18/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 18 2023
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HR 6415
(2023 Regular Session)
House Resolution Expressing Condolences On The Passing Of The Honorable Bryan K. Wilson
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May 18 2023 |
05/18/2023 House Read And Passed
May 18 2023
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HB 5038
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO RETIREMENT SYSTEM -- CONTRIBUTIONS AND BENEFITS (Restores the cost of living allowance (COLA) to state employees, and/or their beneficiaries, who retired prior to July 1, 2012.)
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Jan 11 2023 |
05/18/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 18 2023
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HB 6413
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- TEACHERS' RETIREMENT (Amends sections of law relating to retirement of various public employees and the calculation of their final average salary and service accruals.)
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May 17 2023 |
05/17/2023 Introduced, Referred To House Finance
May 17 2023
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HB 5394
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- RHODE ISLAND PATHWAYS PROJECT (Requires the executive office of health and human services (EOHHS) to conduct a study to assess the impact of using Medicaid funds to provide coverage for the treatment of the chronically homeless.)
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Feb 03 2023 |
05/17/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 17 2023
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