Rhode Island Bills

sponsored by Meghan Kallman

Bill Title Introduced Latest Action↓
SB 594 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- STATE BUILDING CODE (Amends the state building code with regard to buildings and structures owned by a municipality upon any land owned by the state.)
Mar 07 2023 05/04/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 04 2023
SB 528 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION - PERSONAL INCOME TAX CREDIT (Establishes a new personal income tax credit for individuals who incur expenses caring for a relative that requires assistance with one or more daily living activities as certified by a license physician.)
Mar 07 2023 05/04/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 04 2023
SB 277 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- RESTORATIVE AND RECUPERATIVE CARE PILOT PROGRAM (Requires the executive office of health and human services (EOHHS) to conduct a study to assess the impact of using Medicaid funds to provide coverage for the treatment of the chronically homeless.)
Feb 16 2023 05/03/2023 Referred To House Finance
May 03 2023
SB 574 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- UNIFORM TELEHEALTH ACT (Allows an out-of-state health care practitioner to provide telehealth services to a patient located in this state if the services are consistent with the practitioner's scope of practice and state and federal professional standards.)
Mar 07 2023 05/02/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 02 2023
SB 59 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- RIDESHARE VEHICLE SURCHARGE (Implements a $0.75 surcharge on fares charged by rideshare companies and also requires that the surcharges be deposited in a restricted account to be used for street improvements in the municipality where the fare originated.)
Feb 01 2023 05/02/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 02 2023
SB 755 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE - CASUALTY INSURANCE RATING (Prohibits auto insurance companies from using certain race and geographical locations criteria when determining insurance rates.)
Mar 23 2023 05/02/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 02 2023
SB 279 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS (Expands the rights of physician assistants with regard to their practice and prohibits non-compete clauses that exceed five years with regard to the purchase and sale of a practice.)
Feb 16 2023 05/02/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 02 2023
SB 284 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- NURSES (Amends the conditions upon which a nurse would be exempt from certain licensing requirements to include eligibility to practice before taking and receiving results of the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX).)
Feb 16 2023 05/02/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 02 2023
SB 274 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- RHODE ISLAND PROMISE SCHOLARSHIP (Expands the promise scholarship program to allow a student who is eligible to receive funds under the Rhode Island promise scholarship to use the same funds at most public or private institutions of postsecondary education in Rhode Island.)
Feb 16 2023 04/27/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 27 2023
SB 242 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- RHODE ISLAND PROMISE SCHOLARSHIP (Expands the Rhode Island promise scholarship program to include students at Rhode Island college as well as students with medical, personal leave, military obligations or disabilities.)
Feb 16 2023 04/27/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 27 2023
SB 542 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- POSTSECONDARY TUITION ASSISTANCE FOR SHORTAGE TEACHING FIELDS (Creates a postsecondary tuition assistance for shortage teaching fields.)
Mar 07 2023 04/27/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 27 2023
SB 717 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- HEALTHCARE ASSISTANCE FOR WORKING PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES (Removes requirement that an individual’s net accountable income does not exceed two hundred fifty percent (250%) of the federal poverty level and does not subject an eligible recipient to individual or family resource limits.)
Mar 22 2023 04/27/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 27 2023
SR 945 (2023 Regular Session)
Senate Resolution Proclaiming April 19, 2023, To Be "Wage Theft Day Of Action"
Apr 27 2023 04/27/2023 Senate Read And Passed
Apr 27 2023
SB 201 (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.)
Feb 16 2023 04/26/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 26 2023
SB 753 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- BEVERAGE CONTAINER DEPOSIT RECYCLING ACT OF 2023 (Establishes a system for the recycling of beverage containers working with the department of environmental management.)
Mar 22 2023 04/26/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 26 2023
SB 424 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MINIMUM WAGES (Allows individuals employed in domestic service or in or about a private home to be included as an employee, for purposes of minimum wages law.)
Feb 16 2023 04/26/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 26 2023
SB 196 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- COMPREHENSIVE PFAS BAN ACT OF 2023 (Prohibits the use of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances or "PFAS" in various products including carpets, cookware, cosmetics, ski wax, and various other items.)
Feb 16 2023 04/26/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 26 2023
SB 430 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MINIMUM WAGES (Creates new definition for the term "employee", for purposes of wages, workers' compensation, temporary disability and unemployment insurance benefits, which deems a worker to be an employee, as opposed to an independent contractor.)
Feb 16 2023 04/26/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 26 2023
SB 647 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS (Requires purchasers of firearms, to take and pass a basic firearm safety test and requires the firearm test administered by DEM be updated every two years, as deemed appropriate and repeals § 11-47-35.2.)
Mar 07 2023 04/25/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 25 2023
SB 645 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS (Prohibits the purchase of more than one firearm in a thirty (30) day period. Exemptions are made for law enforcement, inheritance, participation in courses of instruction, temporary rentals at gun ranges and licensed collectors.)
Mar 07 2023 04/25/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 25 2023

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