SB 547
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - COUNCIL ON ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION [SEE TITLE 16 CHAPTER 97 - THE RHODE ISLAND BOARD OF EDUCATION] (Provides that the commissioner of elementary and secondary education would be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. The commissioner of elementary and secondary education would serve at the pleasure of the governor.)
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Mar 14 2019 |
06/26/2019 Referred To House H.E.W.
Jun 26 2019
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SB 267
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS - PSYCHOLOGISTS (Includes licensed school psychologists under the provisions of the general laws governing the regulations of psychologists, and limits the authorization of school psychologist to practice school psychology to the school setting.)
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Feb 13 2019 |
06/26/2019 Referred To House Corporations
Jun 26 2019
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SR 580
(2019 Regular Session)
SENATE RESOLUTION RESPECTFULLY REQUESTING THE RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO DEVELOP AND PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS TO ENSURE THE CONFIDENTIAL COMMUNICATION OF SENSITIVE MEDICAL INFORMATION (Develops a common summary of payments forms, to be used by all health insurance carriers and to be provided to health care consumers, providing the consumer with their responsibility for payment, of any portion of a health care provider claim.)
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Mar 14 2019 |
06/26/2019 Senate Passed Sub A
Jun 26 2019
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SR 1018
(2019 Regular Session)
Senate Resolution Congratulating Providence Schools Superintendent Mr. Christopher N. Maher For His Exemplary Public Service
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Jun 26 2019 |
06/26/2019 Senate Read And Passed
Jun 26 2019
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SB 580
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- HEALTH CARE ACCESSIBILITY AND QUALITY ASSURANCE ACT (Develops a common summary of payments forms, to be used by all health insurance carriers and to be provided to health care consumers, providing the consumer with their responsibility for payment, of any portion of a health care provider claim.)
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Mar 14 2019 |
06/24/2019 Proposed Substitute
Jun 24 2019
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SB 837
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO MILITARY AFFAIRS AND DEFENSE -- RECORDATION OF HONORABLE DISCHARGES (Provides a petition process to have a discharge from service recorded as honorable for members of the armed services separated from service with a general or other than honorable discharge due solely to their sexual orientation/gender identity/expression.)
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Apr 30 2019 |
06/21/2019 Signed By Governor
Jun 21 2019
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SB 299
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE - ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE (Allows pregnant women with an annual family income above applicable Medicaid income limit to be eligible to purchase health insurance through one of the Medicaid managed care plans.)
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Feb 13 2019 |
06/21/2019 Referred To House Finance
Jun 21 2019
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SR 992
(2019 Regular Session)
Senate Resolution Expressing Condolences On The Passing Of Germaine G. Picard
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Jun 20 2019 |
06/20/2019 Senate Read And Passed
Jun 20 2019
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SR 977
(2019 Regular Session)
Senate Resolution Honoring Rabbi Wayne Franklin On His Retirement After Thirty-Eight Years Of Faithful And Devoted Service To The Temple Emanu-El Congregation And The Wider Community
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Jun 13 2019 |
06/18/2019 Senate Read And Passed
Jun 18 2019
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SB 272
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION - PERSONAL INCOME TAX (Raises the earned income tax credit from fifteen percent (15%) to twenty percent (20%) for the tax years 2020 and beyond.)
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Feb 13 2019 |
06/14/2019 Referred To House Finance
Jun 14 2019
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SB 17
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION - JOBS DEVELOPMENT ACT (Sunsets/discontinues the Jobs Development Act rate reduction as of July 1, 2019.)
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Jan 15 2019 |
06/13/2019 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Jun 13 2019
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SB 208
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION - PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION (Authorizes cities and towns to tax real and/or personal property owned, leased or operated in whole or in part by any nonprofit institution of higher education or nonprofit hospital currently exempt by charter, general, or public law.)
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Jan 31 2019 |
06/13/2019 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Jun 13 2019
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SB 418
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION - SUGARY DRINKS (Creates a tax on sugary drinks and creates a dedicated revenue source for programs designed to benefit public health.)
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Feb 27 2019 |
06/13/2019 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Jun 13 2019
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SB 307
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - COMPREHENSIVE DISCHARGE PLANNING (Requires hospital to incorporate consent for peer recovery specialist services into comprehensive patient consent form. Creates MAT program using meds and counseling and to create a comprehensive approach to the treatment of substance use disorders.)
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Feb 13 2019 |
06/12/2019 Referred To House Finance
Jun 12 2019
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SB 172
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- EQUAL PAY DATA COLLECTION AND REPORTING (Requires employers with 100 employees to yearly submit a form to the department of labor and training, which contains information regarding the compensation and hours worked of employees by age, gender, race, ethnicity, job category and occupation title.)
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Jan 24 2019 |
06/07/2019 Referred To House Labor
Jun 07 2019
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SB 69
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND HOSPITALS -- THE LICENSURE, INSPECTIONS AND INVESTIGATIONS OF DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES FACILITIES (Requires the department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals to make or cause to be made annual unannounced inspections and investigations of community residences.)
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Jan 16 2019 |
06/07/2019 Referred To House H.E.W.
Jun 07 2019
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SB 496
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO DELINQUENT AND DEPENDENT CHILDREN -- PROCEEDINGS IN FAMILY COURT (Prohibits any questioning of a juvenile who is suspected of delinquent or criminal behavior, unless the parent of guardian of the juvenile is present, or unless an attorney is present or the juvenile and their parents have waived their presence.)
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Feb 27 2019 |
06/07/2019 Referred To House Judiciary
Jun 07 2019
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SB 789
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO DOMESTIC RELATIONS -- RHODE ISLAND PARENTAGE ACT (Repeals current state law regarding paternity and replaces it with a more comprehensive parentage act that provides procedures establishing parentage, genetic testing, surrogacy agreements and assisted reproduction.)
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Apr 04 2019 |
06/07/2019 Referred To House Judiciary
Jun 07 2019
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SB 297
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - HARM REDUCTION CENTER ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND PILOT PROGRAM (Authorizes the establishment of harm reduction centers.)
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Feb 13 2019 |
06/07/2019 Referred To House H.E.W.
Jun 07 2019
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SB 509
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- FAIR EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES (Comprehensively addresses wage discrimination by expanding employee protections and the scope of the remedies available to employees who have experienced wage discrimination.)
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Feb 27 2019 |
06/07/2019 Referred To House Labor
Jun 07 2019
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