Rhode Island Bills

sponsored by Joseph Solomon

Bill Title Introduced Latest Action↓
HB 6426 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- THE RHODE ISLAND LIFE SCIENCE HUB ACT (Creates the Rhode Island Life Science Hub, a quasi-public corporate body and agency of the state to coordinate life science initiatives on behalf of Rhode Island.)
May 19 2023 05/23/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 23 2023
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.)
Jan 11 2023 05/18/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 18 2023
HB 6017 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- RETIREMENT SYSTEM--MEMBERSHIP AND SERVICE CREDITS (Allows members of retirement systems who also served in the national guard or reserves to purchase retirement services credits.)
Mar 01 2023 05/18/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 18 2023
HB 5194 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- COUNCIL ON POST SECONDARY EDUCATION (Restores longevity payments of five percent (5%) of base salary for employees after ten (10) years of service and increase to ten percent (10%) of base salary after twenty (20) years of service, beginning July 1, 2023.)
Jan 19 2023 05/18/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 18 2023
HR 6019 (2023 Regular Session)
House Resolution Supporting The Reinstatement Of Rhode Island State Worker Pensioners Cost-Of-Living Adjustments (Colas)
Mar 01 2023 05/18/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 18 2023
HB 6118 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- RETIREMENT SYSTEM -- CONTRIBUTIONS AND BENEFITS (Provides a retired teacher with 4% COLA increase for 10 years, reduced by every COLA year received, on the first $60,000 of retirement allowance. After totaling 10 years of adjustments, the annual increase shall be reduced to 3% until death.)
Mar 03 2023 05/18/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 18 2023
HB 5641 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- RETIREMENT SYSTEM CONTRIBUTIONS AND BENEFITS (Provides state employee public safety professionals with parity to municipal public safety employees in the state/municipal retirement systems eff. 7/1/23 with 10% contribution.)
Feb 15 2023 05/18/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 18 2023
HB 5196 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- TEACHERS' RETIREMENT (Adds a section which allows substitute teachers and post-retirement employees to exceed the ninety (90) day cap on post-retirement employment if certain conditions are met.)
Jan 19 2023 05/17/2023 Withdrawn At Sponsor's Request (05/18/2023)
May 17 2023
HB 5988 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- OFFICE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (Prohibits the executive office of health and human services from entering into manage care organization (MCO) contracts that permit managed care organizations to contract with pharmacy benefit managers (PBM).)
Mar 01 2023 05/16/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 16 2023
HB 5474 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- MEDICAL ASSISTANCE (Requires the auditor general to oversee an audit of Medicaid programs administered by managed care organizations and submit a report of such findings within six (6) months to the general assembly and EOHHS.)
Feb 08 2023 05/16/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 16 2023
HB 6002 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HIGHWAYS - RHODE ISLAND TURNPIKE AND BRIDGE AUTHORITY (Mandates the RITBA to design a safety barrier or netting system on the Mount Hope Bridge, the Claiborne Pell Bridge, and the Jamestown Verrazzano Bridge by January 1, 2024, with construction commencing no later than June 30, 2024.)
Mar 01 2023 05/16/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 16 2023
HB 5337 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- CASUALTY INSURANCE RATING (Prevents insurance companies from treating widowed persons differently than married persons when establishing or maintaining an insured's rate or classification respecting the operation of a personal motor vehicle. Effective 1/1/24)
Feb 03 2023 05/15/2023 Referred To Senate Commerce
May 15 2023
HB 5284 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS (Expands the rights of physician assistants with regard to their practice and prohibits non-compete clauses that exceed five years with regard to the purchase and sale of a practice.)
Feb 01 2023 05/15/2023 Referred To Senate Health And Human Services
May 15 2023
HB 5018 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (Allows Diane Louise Ricciardi to join Vanessa Rose DiPilato and Nicholas Landmark Nybo in marriage on or about June 24, 2023, within the City of Providence, Rhode Island.)
Jan 06 2023 05/15/2023 Signed By Governor
May 15 2023
HB 5220 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGULATION OF ELECTRIC BICYCLES (Regulates electric bicycles in the same manner as human-powered bicycles, classify electric bicycles into three (3) classes, require all electric bicycles to have a label affixed to the bicycle and be equipped with a speedometer.)
Jan 25 2023 05/15/2023 Referred To Senate Judiciary
May 15 2023
HB 5954 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION FEES (Permits disabled veterans to be issued several disabled veteran plates, permits plates to be transferred to their spouse or caretaker during the veteran's life and would allow disabled veteran plates to be issued for a commercial vehicle of any size.)
Mar 01 2023 05/15/2023 Referred To Senate Special Legislation And Veterans Affairs
May 15 2023
HR 6394 (2023 Regular Session)
House Resolution Celebrating The Week Of May 6Th Through May 12Th As "National Nurses Week" In The State Of Rhode Island
May 11 2023 05/11/2023 House Read And Passed
May 11 2023
HR 6164 (2023 Regular Session)
House Resolution Respectfully Requesting Information And Guidance From The Rhode Island Department Of Human Services (Dhs) In Conjunction With The Rhode Island Department Of Corrections (Doc) On Current And Potential Services And Programs For Transitioning Females In The Criminal Justice System Through Pre- And Post-Release
Mar 17 2023 05/11/2023 House Read And Passed
May 11 2023
HB 5392 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PERSONAL INCOME TAX (Eliminates the so-called "marriage penalty tax" by allowing a tax credit for the difference in taxes computed as married individuals filing jointly in excess of the amount of tax for taxpayers filing as individuals.)
Feb 03 2023 05/09/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 09 2023
HB 5469 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PERSONAL INCOME TAX (Allows real property owner a one-time non-refundable tax credit for the actual costs of connecting a single family or multi-family dwelling to a municipal sewer system credited to the owner's personal or corporate income tax.)
Feb 08 2023 05/09/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 09 2023

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