Rhode Island Bills

sponsored by Val Lawson

Bill Title Introduced Latest Action↓
SB 747 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES (Amends the contents of what is to be displayed on a motor vehicle registration plate.)
Mar 22 2023 06/07/2023 Signed By Governor
Jun 07 2023
SB 534 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- TEMPORARY DISABILITY INSURANCE -- GENERAL PROVISIONS (Increases the taxable wage base upon which employees make contributions to the TDI and TCI funds, increases individual benefit rates for lower wage individuals, and creates an opt- in option for self-employed workers.)
Mar 07 2023 06/06/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Jun 06 2023
SB 987 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- BUILDING OPPORTUNITIES IN OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME (Provides $4,000,000 to support comprehensive and effective afterschool/school vacation/summer learning/workforce development programs for students grades PK-12, requires annual report to general assembly and the governor on status/progress of the program.)
May 15 2023 06/06/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Jun 06 2023
SB 171 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- UNFAIR SALES PRACTICES (Requires businesses that offer automatic subscription renewals/continuous service offers to provide consumers with notice to the consumer prior to their engagement in the contract along with notice of renewal of subscription/cancellation info. eff. 1/1/24)
Feb 16 2023 06/06/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Jun 06 2023
SB 773 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- RHODE ISLAND PUBLIC TRANSIT AUTHORITY (Requires that procurement of certain services by quasi-public corporations be approved by the board of directors or a competitive bidding process.)
Mar 23 2023 06/02/2023 Referred To House Finance
Jun 02 2023
SB 576 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES (Authorizes emergency medical service agencies to transport individuals to alternative facilities for treatment and permits licensed providers for mental health disorders to treat patients within the community.)
Mar 07 2023 06/02/2023 Referred To House Health & Human Services
Jun 02 2023
SB 145 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- RHODE ISLAND PARENTAL AND FAMILY MEDICAL LEAVE ACT (Increases the amount of parental or family leave available to an employee from thirteen (13) weeks to twenty-four (24) weeks in any two (2) calendar years.)
Feb 01 2023 06/02/2023 Referred To House Finance
Jun 02 2023
SB 873 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- THE MEDICAID REENTRY ACT (Requires that Medicaid enrollment be maintained or provided to all inmates in the first 30 days of incarceration at the adult correctional institutions within the department of corrections and the last 30 days of incarceration when possible.)
Mar 30 2023 06/02/2023 Referred To House Finance
Jun 02 2023
SB 374 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- HOMICIDE (Abolishes penalty of life without parole and amends/repeals all sections of general laws regulating prisoners serving a sentence of life without parole. It would have prospective and retroactive effect for any offense committed after January 1, 1991.)
Feb 16 2023 06/01/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Jun 01 2023
SB 135 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY (Limits the use of certain criminal records and credit history reports in denying housing to prospective applicants, and provides for fines for failure to comply, and requires notices of denials to be sent to the prospective tenants.)
Feb 01 2023 06/01/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Jun 01 2023
SR 1089 (2023 Regular Session)
Senate Resolution Celebrating June 1, 2023, As "Rhode Island College Day" In The State Of Rhode Island
Jun 01 2023 06/01/2023 Senate Read And Passed
Jun 01 2023
SB 628 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- RESIDENCE OF INDIVIDUALS IN GOVERNMENT CUSTODY ACT (Requires state use actual residences of persons in government custody for redistricting purposes. Information would be collected by the department of corrections and forwarded to the secretary of state to be utilized for redistricting.)
Mar 07 2023 06/01/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Jun 01 2023
SB 562 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES (Requires every individual or group health insurance contract effective on or after January 1, 2024, to provide coverage to the insured and the insured's spouse and dependents for all FDA-approved contraceptive drugs, devices and other products.)
Mar 07 2023 05/31/2023 Referred To House Finance
May 31 2023
SB 62 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- LONG-TERM ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (Adds climate change, sea-level rise and coastal resiliency to the analysis of data of the strategic plan for economic development policy.)
Feb 01 2023 05/31/2023 Committee Transferred To House State Government & Elections
May 31 2023
SB 687 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- BENEFIT DETERMINATION AND UTILIZATION REVIEW ACT (Prohibits health benefit plans reviewing prescriptions for opioid addiction treatment.)
Mar 20 2023 05/31/2023 Referred To House Health & Human Services
May 31 2023
SB 498 (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.)
Mar 07 2023 05/31/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 31 2023
SB 790 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR MENTAL ILLNESS AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE (Requires private insurers to reimburse child care service providers for therapy services offered through EOHHS certified Kids Connect/Therapeutic Childcare Services. This coverage would be effective January 1, 2024.)
Mar 23 2023 05/31/2023 Referred To House Corporations
May 31 2023
SB 870 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES (Prohibits healthcare entities from interfering with a patient's right to choose to obtain a clinician-administered drug from their provider or pharmacy of choice.)
Mar 30 2023 05/31/2023 Referred To House Health & Human Services
May 31 2023
SB 797 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- MEDICARE SUPPLEMENT INSURANCE POLICIES (Provides special enrollment period for Medicare Part B. Prohibits carriers from imposing conditions on enrollees or discriminate on price based upon health status, claims experience or preexisting conditions. Sunsets on December 31, 2025.)
Mar 23 2023 05/31/2023 Referred To House Health & Human Services
May 31 2023
SB 885 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES (Enables the city of East Providence to offer tax amnesty for two (2) separate sixty (60) day periods for fiscal years 2023 and 2024 for waiver of interest and penalties in an amount not to excide $10,000 on overdue real property tax payments.)
Mar 30 2023 05/31/2023 Signed By Governor
May 31 2023

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