Rhode Island Bills

sponsored by Justine Caldwell

Bill Title Introduced Latest Action↓
HB 5255 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- BENEFIT DETERMINATION AND UTILIZATION REVIEW ACT (Prohibits health benefit plans reviewing prescriptions for opioid addiction treatment.)
Jan 27 2023 02/28/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Feb 28 2023
HB 5808 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- RHODE ISLAND WOMEN'S EQUITY INCENTIVE ACT OF 2023 (Creates the Rhode Island Women’s Equity Incentive Act of 2023 to address the inequalities experienced by women in the workforce by offering tax credits up to $2,500 per year to eligible businesses which create full-time jobs for women.)
Feb 22 2023 02/22/2023 Introduced, Referred To House Finance
Feb 22 2023
HB 5141 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- FEDERAL AID (Requires free lunches to be provided for all elementary and secondary students attending public schools, to the extent state and federal funds are available.)
Jan 18 2023 02/16/2023 Withdrawn At Sponsor's Request
Feb 16 2023
HB 5085 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- THE KINDERGARTEN THROUGH GRADE TWO (2) MAXIMUM CLASS SIZE ACT (Mandates 20 students per classroom for kindergarten through second grade. Exceptions for emergencies and temporary situations, not to exceed 3 days and mid-year enrollments.)
Jan 12 2023 02/15/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Feb 15 2023
HB 5334 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- RETAIL LICENSES -- HAPPY HOUR (Allows happy hour drink specials served in conjunction with meals prepared on the premises sufficient to constitute breakfast, lunch or dinner, excluding snacks.)
Feb 03 2023 02/15/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Feb 15 2023
HB 5382 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC RECORDS -- ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS (Provides an exemption to the access to public records law for winners of Rhode Island lottery prizes and/or games.)
Feb 03 2023 02/15/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Feb 15 2023
HB 5364 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- PUBLIC UTILITIES (Increases penalties for damages to electric/cellular communication lines from $3,000 to $50,000/imprisonment from 2 to 10 years, or both/requires restitution for economic harm/increases water supply systems imprisonment to 10 years plus.)
Feb 03 2023 02/14/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Feb 14 2023
HB 5230 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO WATERS AND NAVIGATION -- HARBORS AND HARBOR LINES (Permits towns and cities to regulate all houseboats within their jurisdiction.)
Jan 25 2023 02/08/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Feb 08 2023
HB 5256 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES (Removes the sunset provision of all statutory law requiring coverage for the treatment of pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections and pediatric acute onset neuropsychiatric syndrome.)
Jan 27 2023 02/07/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Feb 07 2023
HR 5271 (2023 Regular Session)
House Resolution Honoring And Thanking Elizabeth Burke Bryant For Twenty-Eight Years Of Devoted Service As Executive Director Of Rhode Island Kids Count
Jan 31 2023 01/31/2023 House Read And Passed
Jan 31 2023
HR 5064 (2023 Regular Session)
House Resolution Extending Condolences On The Passing Of Olin Woodrow Thompson, Iii, Esq.
Jan 11 2023 01/11/2023 House Read And Passed
Jan 11 2023
HR 5004 (2023 Regular Session)
House Resolution Expressing Deepest Sympathy On The Passing Of Robert A. Walsh
Jan 05 2023 01/05/2023 House Read And Passed
Jan 05 2023
HB 8353 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - STATE BUILDING CODE (Amends the Gender Inclusive Restroom Act to have a municipality apply to the state building code standard committee for a waiver in the case of undue burden with compliance.)
Jun 16 2022 07/02/2022 Effective Without Governor's Signature
Jul 02 2022
HB 8094 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- THE PAUL W. CROWLEY RHODE ISLAND STUDENT INVESTMENT INITIATIVE (Revises the process and procedures for state intervention and support for failing public schools, including Providence, as well as chronically under-performing schools.)
Apr 06 2022 07/02/2022 Effective Without Governor's Signature
Jul 02 2022
HB 7607 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- BILITERACY SEAL (Allows high school students receiving state Silver/Gold Seal of Biliteracy to earn 2 to 4 semesters of college credit toward minor/major in language at public university/community college if requested within 3 yrs. after high school graduation.)
Mar 02 2022 06/30/2022 Signed By Governor
Jun 30 2022
HB 7396 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- LICENSE PROCEDURE FOR SOCIAL WORKERS (Mandates that an applicant for a license as a licensed clinical social worker not be required to take or pass a standardized written examination in order to qualify for the license.)
Feb 09 2022 06/30/2022 Signed By Governor
Jun 30 2022
HB 7079 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- SEXUAL ASSAULT EVIDENCE KITS (Requires any entity that receives, maintains, stores or preserves sexual assault evidence kits to submit a report to the department of health, annually, setting forth the total number of untested kits in possession of such entity.)
Jan 12 2022 06/29/2022 Signed By Governor
Jun 29 2022
HB 6643 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- GENETIC COUNSELORS LICENSING ACT (Same as 21H-5147 -- Provides a statutory framework for the licensing and regulation of genetic counselors.)
Jan 06 2022 06/29/2022 Signed By Governor
Jun 29 2022
HB 7454 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- INDIVIDUAL HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE (Establishes a special enrollment provision for pregnant women to obtain health insurance coverage at any time after the commencement of the pregnancy.)
Feb 11 2022 06/27/2022 Signed By Governor
Jun 27 2022
HB 7727 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES - MANUFACTURING AND WHOLESALE LICENSES (Authorizes manufacturer-breweries to sell up to three (3) drinks on premises per visitor per day, where a drink is defined as up to sixteen ounces (16 oz.) of beer or one and one-half ounces (1.5 oz.) of spirits.)
Mar 02 2022 06/27/2022 Signed By Governor
Jun 27 2022

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