HB 5396
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- THE EDUCATIONAL EQUITY AND PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT (Provides for an appropriation by the general assembly in the amount of two million dollars ($2,000,000) to the various school districts and municipalities to employ additional social workers.)
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Feb 03 2023 |
04/26/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 26 2023
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HB 5789
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- RESIDENCE OF CHILDREN FOR SCHOOL PURPOSES (Requires the department of education and the DCYF to develop a procedure to ensure that the municipalities where group homes or other residential facilities are located are reimbursed for the educational expenses above the cost allocated.)
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Feb 22 2023 |
04/26/2023 Committee Postponed At Request Of Sponsor (04/27/2023)
Apr 26 2023
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HB 5804
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- TAX CREDITS FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO SCHOLARSHIP ORGANIZATIONS (Increases the aggregate amount of tax credits for contributions to scholarship organizations to $5,000,000 for 2024)
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Feb 22 2023 |
04/26/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 26 2023
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HB 5322
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- THE EDUCATION EQUITY AND PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT (Amends the term "extraordinary costs" for the purposes of excess costs associated with special education students. The new definition of extraordinary costs would be educational costs that are over 3 times the average statewide special education cost.)
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Feb 01 2023 |
04/26/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 26 2023
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HB 5522
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- THE HEALTHCARE SERVICES FUNDING PLAN ACT (Amends RI's existing Healthcare Services Funding Plan Act by adding an account relating to a new Psychiatry Resource Network to fund RI's present PediPRN and MomsPRN, as well as similar programs which may be added by regulation in the future.)
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Feb 10 2023 |
04/25/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 25 2023
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HB 5847
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION (Creates an income-sensitive tiered subsidy program to ensure that home energy utility costs are affordable for eligible low-income households.)
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Mar 01 2023 |
04/25/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 25 2023
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HB 5318
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- LEAD POISONING PREVENTION ACT (Establishes a lead service line replacement program, using federal funds provided by IIJA for public and private service lines.)
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Feb 01 2023 |
04/25/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 25 2023
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HB 6232
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES (Annually increases the rate of physicians’ reimbursement for each in-network health care service that are reimbursed below the average reimbursement rates set by Connecticut and Massachusetts.)
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Mar 30 2023 |
04/25/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 25 2023
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HR 5146
(2023 Regular Session)
JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $1,000,000 TO THE RHODE ISLAND COUNCIL FOR THE HUMANITIES FOR DIRECT GRANT FUNDING TO COMMUNITY CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT RHODE ISLAND (Authorizes the appropriation of the sum of $1,000,000 to the Rhode Island Council for the Humanities to continue efforts to support local cultural organizations throughout the State.)
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Jan 18 2023 |
04/25/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 25 2023
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HB 6289
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES-OPTIONAL RETIREMENT FOR MEMBERS OF POLICE FORCE AND FIREFIGHTERS (Increases the retirement service allowance for members of the police force/firefighters by using the highest annual compensation of a member, allowing retirement at age 50 and raising the multiplier to 2.5% for members age 57 with 30 years of service.)
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Apr 19 2023 |
04/25/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 25 2023
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HB 5237
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- PUBLIC HEALTH AND WORKPLACE SAFETY ACT (Repeals the exemption granted to pari mutual facilities and casinos from the smoke free workplace requirement contained in the Public Health and Workplace Safety Act.)
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Jan 25 2023 |
04/25/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 25 2023
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HB 5521
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- RHODE ISLAND STUDENT LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM (Establishes the Rhode Island student loan repayment program wherein eligible individuals may apply to have their student loans, or a portion thereof, paid by the state directly to the individual’s lending agency.)
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Feb 10 2023 |
04/20/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 20 2023
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HB 5603
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION (Allows the host city or town to impose a two percent (2%) tax on the endowment of a private institution of higher education, to be used only for the host's public school district.)
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Feb 15 2023 |
04/19/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 19 2023
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HR 6021
(2023 Regular Session)
JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $50,000 TO THE RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FOR FIRE ACADEMY TRAINING PROGRAMS AT CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL IN PROVIDENCE (This joint resolution would authorize the appropriation of the sum of $50,000 to the Rhode Island Department of Education for Firefighter I student courses at Central High School in Providence.)
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Mar 01 2023 |
04/19/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 19 2023
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HB 6235
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- OFFENSES PERTAINING TO SCHOOLS (Prohibits discrimination on the basis of race by expanding the definition of race to include traits historically associated with race, including, but not limited to, hair texture and protected hairstyles.)
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Mar 30 2023 |
04/19/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 19 2023
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HR 5479
(2023 Regular Session)
JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $15,200,000 TO BE USED TO PURCHASE PFAS-FREE FIREFIGHTING GEAR (Authorizes the appropriation of the sum of $15,200,000 to cities and towns to purchase firefighter and rescue personnel protective gear which is PFAS free.)
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Feb 08 2023 |
04/19/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 19 2023
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HB 6110
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC FINANCE -- STATE BUDGET (Directs the budget officer to include in the annual state budget and explanation of how the budget furthers efforts to ensure equity in the state.)
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Mar 03 2023 |
04/18/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 18 2023
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HB 5096
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC FINANCE - REVENUE ESTIMATING CONFERENCES (Changes the dates of the Revenue Estimating Conferences meeting to the last ten (10) days of April and the first ten (10) days of November of each year.)
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Jan 12 2023 |
04/18/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 18 2023
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HB 6237
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS (Allows sworn members of municipal police department to utilize devices for deadening or muffling the sound of a firearm while under the direct supervision of the chief of the respective municipal police department or designee.)
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Mar 30 2023 |
04/17/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 17 2023
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HB 5695
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS (Mandates that police officers qualify in the use of firearms two (2) times per year instead of one time annually and correction officers qualify annually under lowlight/no light conditions.)
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Feb 17 2023 |
04/17/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 17 2023
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