SB 437
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY -- ANIMAL CARE (Waives the adoption fee for a dog or cat at a public animal shelter for any person 60 years or older. The adoption of the animal is limited to those that have passed sexual maturity and the shelter may limit the number of dogs and cats that are adopted.)
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Feb 16 2023 |
05/17/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 17 2023
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SB 441
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO GENERAL ASSEMBLY -- JOINT COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE SERVICES (Amends the composition of the joint committee on legislative services (JCLS) by adding the senate majority leader to the committee and removing the house majority leader.)
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Feb 16 2023 |
05/17/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 17 2023
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SB 257
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION (Allows municipalities to establish a program providing property tax exemption to active duty individuals who volunteer services as a firefighter or emergency medical technician.)
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Feb 16 2023 |
05/17/2023 Referred To House Municipal Government & Housing
May 17 2023
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SB 624
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO FISH AND WILDLIFE -- FURBEARING ANIMALS (Adds additional species to the prohibition of hunting, shooting or trapping except in accordance with rules and regulations promulgated by the department of environmental management governing hunting seasons and limits.)
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Mar 07 2023 |
05/17/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 17 2023
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SB 261
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- EDUCATION FREEDOM ACCOUNT PROGRAM (Establishes a new program where the per pupil funding, calculated annually by RIDE, would be transferred into a newly created educational funding account run by the children's scholarship fund to pay for educational expenses.)
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Feb 16 2023 |
05/16/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 16 2023
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SB 263
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- THE BRIGHT TODAY SCHOLARSHIP AND OPEN ENROLLMENT EDUCATION ACT (Establishes a new educational program that allows students to enroll public and private schools of their choice.)
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Feb 16 2023 |
05/16/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 16 2023
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SB 664
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- FREEDOM TO TRAVEL AND WORK ACT (Establishes an occupational regulatory framework by authorizing the issuance of occupational licenses and government certifications by recognition for qualified worker applicants from other states.)
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Mar 07 2023 |
05/15/2023 Committee Postponed At Request Of Sponsor (05/17/2023)
May 15 2023
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SB 204
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT-- ENERGY FACILITY SITING ACT (Increases membership of EFSB 3 to 5 members, revises process of energy facility siting to mandate participation of public, permits hearing officers to make findings on major non-generating facilities, sets forth requirements for public board members.)
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Feb 16 2023 |
05/10/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 10 2023
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SB 593
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- LOW AND MODERATE INCOME HOUSING (Allows municipalities without public transportation extending to urban service boundaries to reduce the low- or moderate-income housing requirements from ten percent (10%) to six percent (6%).)
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Mar 07 2023 |
05/10/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 10 2023
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SB 298
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- LICENSING OF HEALTHCARE FACILITIES (Requires healthcare facilities that perform abortions meet the license requirements of similar healthcare facilities and allows the department of health to conduct unannounced inspections.)
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Feb 16 2023 |
05/09/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 09 2023
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SB 392
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- BORN-ALIVE INFANT PROTECTION ACT (Provides equal medicare for infants born-alive as a result of abortion procedure/natural delivery with violations subject to criminal penalties for medical personnel/loss of license/civil action for damages.)
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Feb 16 2023 |
05/09/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 09 2023
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SB 526
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- ESTATE AND TRANSFER TAXES -- LIABILITY AND COMPUTATION (Phases in an annual increase of the net taxable estate exemption over an eight (8) year period until the state exemption equals the federal exemption.)
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Mar 07 2023 |
05/09/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 09 2023
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SB 169
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION (Directs PUC to extend utility termination moratorium for gas/electricity from April 15 to May 1, of each year with discretion to respond to emergency/ economic conditions/customers needs.)
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Feb 16 2023 |
05/09/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 09 2023
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SR 971
(2023 Regular Session)
Senate Resolution Proclaiming May 4Th Of 2023, To Be "Community College Of Rhode Island Day"
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May 04 2023 |
05/04/2023 Senate Read And Passed
May 04 2023
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SB 516
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- MEDICAL ASSISTANCE (Increases the Medicaid rate of reimbursement for ambulance and wheelchair van services to not less than ninety percent (90%) of Medicare rates for the same medical services.)
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Mar 07 2023 |
05/04/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 04 2023
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SR 972
(2023 Regular Session)
Senate Resolution Thanking Meghan Hughes, Ph. D., For Her Dedicated Leadership As The Fifth President Of Community College Of Rhode Island
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May 04 2023 |
05/04/2023 Senate Read And Passed
May 04 2023
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SB 875
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- OPTICIANS (Creates a secondary path to acquire an optician’s license through an apprenticeship program requiring four thousand one hundred (4,100) hours in not less than two (2) years.)
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Mar 30 2023 |
05/02/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 02 2023
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SR 963
(2023 Regular Session)
Senate Resolution Celebrating "Right From The Start - Strolling Thunder" On May 2, 2023
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May 02 2023 |
05/02/2023 Senate Read And Passed
May 02 2023
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SR 964
(2023 Regular Session)
Senate Resolution Celebrating May Of 2023, As "Asian American, Native Hawaiian, And Pacific Islander Heritage Month" In The State Of Rhode Island
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May 02 2023 |
05/02/2023 Senate Read And Passed
May 02 2023
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SB 956
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- RIGHTS OF NURSING HOME PATIENTS (Amends the law on nursing home minimum staffing requirements in order that any penalty incurred in calendar year 2022 would be abated.)
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May 01 2023 |
05/01/2023 Introduced, Referred To Senate Health And Human Services
May 01 2023
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