HB 5107
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT (Prohibits the use of hazardous waste or solid waste as fill on any construction site project and renders the use of such material as fill a felony.)
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Jan 12 2023 |
03/06/2023 Withdrawn At Sponsor's Request (03/09/2023)
Mar 06 2023
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HB 5178
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- FOOD ALLERGY AWARENESS IN FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS (Requires food service establishments to add an additional warning to their menus relative to food allergens and impose a civil penalty on those establishments that fail to include the required warnings on its menus.)
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Jan 19 2023 |
03/06/2023 Withdrawn At Sponsor's Request (03/07/2023)
Mar 06 2023
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HB 5427
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND HOSPITALS -- MENTAL HEALTH LAW (Includes licensed advanced practice registered nurses (APRN), certified in psychiatric/mental health, as qualified to certify the need for mental health treatment in certain patients.)
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Feb 08 2023 |
03/05/2023 Withdrawn At Sponsor's Request
Mar 05 2023
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HB 5148
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- ELECTRONIC BOOK LICENSES TO LIBRARIES AND SCHOOLS (Requires publishers to provide electronic book licenses to libraries and schools on reasonable terms, when a publisher offers to license electronic books and digital audiobooks to the public in Rhode Island.)
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Jan 18 2023 |
03/02/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 02 2023
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HB 5354
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW--GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- RHODE ISLAND DATA TRANSPARENCY AND PRIVACY PROTECTION ACT (Creates the "Rhode Island Data Transparency and Privacy Protection Act" to identify information collected by online service providers and commercial websites.)
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Feb 03 2023 |
03/02/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 02 2023
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HB 5370
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- RHODE ISLAND NONCOMPETITION AGREEMENT ACT (Voids all or portions of noncompetition agreements which restrain employee from working in lawful profession, trade or business.)
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Feb 03 2023 |
03/01/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 01 2023
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HB 5766
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- OPERATORS' AND CHAUFFEURS' LICENSES (Authorizes driver education schools to offer the driver training curriculum in a classroom setting or an instructor-led virtual format.)
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Feb 21 2023 |
03/01/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 01 2023
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HB 5781
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- TEMPORARY DISABILITY INSURANCE -- GENERAL PROVISIONS (Includes siblings/grandchildren/care recipient for temporary caregiver benefits of 12 weeks/Increases weekly dependent's allowances from $10 to $20 or 7% of benefit rate whichever is greater. Effective January 1, 2024.)
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Feb 22 2023 |
03/01/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 01 2023
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HB 5417
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC FINANCE -- RHODE ISLAND SECURE CHOICE RETIREMENT SAVINGS PROGRAM ACT (Establishes the Rhode Island secure choice retirement savings program as a public corporation managing IRA-type investments. Requires employers to offer the program to employees or be subject to a $250 penalty per employee.)
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Feb 08 2023 |
02/28/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Feb 28 2023
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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.)
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Feb 22 2023 |
02/22/2023 Introduced, Referred To House Finance
Feb 22 2023
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HB 5086
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- ENVIRONMENTAL MARKETING ACT (Prohibits the marketing or sale of consumer products labeled as "compostable.")
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Jan 12 2023 |
02/16/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Feb 16 2023
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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.)
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Jan 18 2023 |
02/16/2023 Withdrawn At Sponsor's Request
Feb 16 2023
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HB 5171
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - REFUSE DISPOSAL - FOOD WASTE BAN (Requires a covered entity generating organic waste materials of more than 52 tons/year and located less than 30 miles from an authorized composting facility or anaerobic digestion facility to recycle the waste at that facility beginning January 1, 2024.)
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Jan 19 2023 |
02/16/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Feb 16 2023
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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.)
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Feb 03 2023 |
02/15/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Feb 15 2023
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HB 5057
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- LICENSING AND MONITORING OF CHILD PLACING AGENCIES, CHILD CARING AGENCIES, FOSTER AND ADOPTIVE HOMES, AND CHILDREN'S BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROGRAMS (Provides passes granting free access to state parks and beaches to persons residing in foster and adoptive homes.)
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Jan 11 2023 |
02/15/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Feb 15 2023
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HR 5529
(2023 Regular Session)
House Resolution Congratulating Brad Read On His 25Th Anniversary As The Executive Director Of Sail Newport, Inc.
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Feb 14 2023 |
02/14/2023 House Read And Passed
Feb 14 2023
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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.)
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Feb 03 2023 |
02/14/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Feb 14 2023
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HR 5483
(2023 Regular Session)
House Resolution Honoring And Celebrating The Life And Memory Of Zachary Thomas Quinn
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Feb 09 2023 |
02/09/2023 House Read And Passed
Feb 09 2023
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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.)
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Jan 25 2023 |
02/08/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Feb 08 2023
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HB 5266
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- OPEN MEETINGS (Permits all members of a public body who are aged sixty five (65) years or over to participate in public meeting by telephone or electronic communication.)
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Jan 27 2023 |
02/07/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Feb 07 2023
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