SR 2815
(2018 Regular Session)
Senate Resolution Recognizing April 16, 2018, As "National Healthcare Decisions Day" In The State Of Rhode Island
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Apr 12 2018 |
04/12/2018 Senate Read And Passed
Apr 12 2018
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SB 2601
(2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO DOMESTIC RELATIONS -- FULL ENFORCEMENT OF SUPPORT OBLIGATIONS (Subjects obligors of child support to license suspension after a 60-day arrearage but provides conditional driving privileges for employment.)
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Mar 01 2018 |
04/12/2018 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 12 2018
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SB 2596
(2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- JURY LISTS (Adds individuals receiving public assistance to the list of persons liable and qualified for jury service and mandates the director of human services to provide the jury commissioner with a list of those people on public assistance on a yearly basis.)
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Mar 01 2018 |
04/12/2018 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 12 2018
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SB 2588
(2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE--COURTS -- JUDICIAL NOMINATING COMMISSION (Requires that the judicial selection commission be composed of at least three (3) members of color.)
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Mar 01 2018 |
04/12/2018 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 12 2018
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SB 2248
(2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- BOARD OF MEDICAL LICENSURE AND DISCIPLINE (Prohibits a physician or agent thereof from informing a patient of their life expectancy unless asked. No physician or facility or any agent thereof shall be liable for not communicating this information.)
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Feb 01 2018 |
04/12/2018 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 12 2018
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SB 2173
(2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS - SMALL LOAN LENDERS (Repeals the provisions of the general laws allowing deferred deposit providers, also known as "payday lenders.")
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Feb 01 2018 |
04/12/2018 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 12 2018
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SB 2598
(2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES-PUBLIC ASSISTANCE (Provides that for the purpose of determining income limitations for receiving general public assistance, child support that is in arrears for thirty (30) days or more would not be considered to be income.)
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Mar 01 2018 |
04/12/2018 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 12 2018
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SB 2325
(2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS - TRANSPORTATION NETWORK COMPANY SERVICES (Exempts the town of New Shoreham from the jurisdiction of the division of public utilities and carriers for purposes of regulating transportation network companies.)
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Feb 15 2018 |
04/11/2018 Referred To House Municipal Government
Apr 11 2018
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SB 2411
(2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR MENTAL ILLNESS AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE (Provides group health plan or insurers cover clinically appropriate residential services, including detoxification for treatment of mental health or substance-abuse disorders and the patient remain presumptively covered during the assessment review.)
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Feb 15 2018 |
04/10/2018 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 10 2018
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SB 2706
(2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- CONTRACTORS' REGISTRATION AND LICENSING BOARD (Prohibits any contractual clause in a contract for home repairs which would limit the homeowners ability to initiate legal proceedings against the contractor for breach of contract.)
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Mar 20 2018 |
04/05/2018 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 05 2018
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SB 2265
(2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- WRONGFUL DISCHARGE FROM EMPLOYMENT (Ends Rhode Island's "employment-at-will" legal doctrine, provides job protection for employees that satisfactorily perform their duties provides specific remedies for wrongful discharge.)
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Feb 01 2018 |
04/05/2018 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 05 2018
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SR 2676
(2018 Regular Session)
Senate Resolution Respectfully Requesting That The Governor And Rhode Island Commerce Corporation, In Consultation And Collaboration With The Rhode Island Congressional Delegation, Designate The Blackstone River Corridor Municipalities Of Providence, Woonsocket, East Providence, Pawtucket, And Central Falls As A Qualified Opportunity Zone Pursuant To The New Federal Tax Bill Authorizations
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Mar 20 2018 |
04/05/2018 Senate Read And Passed
Apr 05 2018
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SB 2304
(2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS - NONCOMPETE AGREEMENTS - BROADCAST EMPLOYEES (Prohibits the inclusion of noncompete agreements in broadcast industry employment contracts that are entered into after January 1, 2019.)
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Feb 01 2018 |
04/05/2018 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 05 2018
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SB 2399
(2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES (Prohibits insurance companies from varying the premium rates charged for a health coverage plan based on the gender of the individual policy holder, enrollee, subscriber, or member.)
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Feb 15 2018 |
04/04/2018 Referred To House H.E.W.
Apr 04 2018
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SB 2245
(2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HOLIDAYS AND DAYS OF SPECIAL OBSERVANCE -- HOLIDAY AND SUNDAY WORK (For purposes of overtime on Sundays and holidays, remove the exemption in the definition of employees for health care and maintenance workers, thereby entitling them to overtime pay.)
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Feb 01 2018 |
04/04/2018 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 04 2018
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SB 2504
(2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- STATE DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION [SEE TITLE 16 CHAPTER 97 - THE RHODE ISLAND BOARD OF EDUCATION ACT -- DUTIES OF COMMISSIONER] (Directs the commissioner of elementary and secondary education to issue regulations restricting cell phone use by students in the public schools during the school day unless they are being used in connection with an assignment or curriculum.)
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Mar 01 2018 |
03/28/2018 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 28 2018
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SB 2342
(2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - ESTABLISHMENT OF CHARTER PUBLIC SCHOOLS (Authorizes school committees to appoint one designee to the board of directors of the governing body of certain charter public schools which students from the district attend.)
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Feb 15 2018 |
03/28/2018 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 28 2018
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SB 2450
(2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES - ELECTRONIC IMAGING DEVICES (Prohibits the electronic dissemination of images, without consent, of another engaged in sexually explicit conduct or the intimate parts of another, where a reasonable person knows or understands that the image was to remain private.)
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Feb 15 2018 |
03/27/2018 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 27 2018
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SB 2407
(2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- PHYSICAL THERAPISTS (Includes in the practice of physical therapy ordering diagnostic images and studies provided they are performed and interpreted by other licensed health care professionals.)
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Feb 15 2018 |
03/27/2018 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 27 2018
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SB 2153
(2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE--PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- FEES (Raises the juror's fees for each day's attendance on the superior court to twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per day commencing July 1, 2019, and increase to thirty-five dollars ($35.00) per day commencing July 1, 2020 and thereafter.)
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Jan 23 2018 |
03/23/2018 Referred To House Judiciary
Mar 23 2018
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