Rhode Island Bills

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Bill Title Introduced Latest Action↓
HB 5082 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- SCHOOL COMMITTEES AND SUPERINTENDENTS (Requires school committees to provide transportation for any student who resides two (2) or more miles from school.)
Jan 12 2023 03/08/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 08 2023
HB 5084 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- CURRICULUM (Requires the department of education to develop and make available for use in all schools a mental health curriculum. School districts would be required to provide four (4) hours of mental health instruction to seventh grade students.)
Jan 12 2023 03/08/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 08 2023
HB 5123 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- RHODE ISLAND CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES REPORTING (Includes electronic mail or text, which can be received by two thousand (2,000) or more persons, to those independent expenditures that must be reported by candidates under this act.)
Jan 12 2023 03/08/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 08 2023
HB 5749 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- COMMUNITY OPPORTUNITY TO PURCHASE ACT (Grants a right of first refusal to qualified nonprofits for the purchase of certain multi-family residential properties at market prices, within a reasonable period of time to promote the creation and preservation of affordable rental housing..)
Feb 21 2023 03/07/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 07 2023
HB 5376 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- RHODE ISLAND FAIR HOUSING PRACTICES ACT (Prohibits landlords from inquiring about an applicant’s prior incarceration and from discriminating against those who have been released from prison.)
Feb 03 2023 03/07/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 07 2023
HB 5119 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- EMERGENCY SHELTERS (Establishes rules and procedures for licensing emergency shelters, including setting minimum standards and prohibiting the charging of fees to the residents.)
Jan 12 2023 03/07/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 07 2023
HB 5120 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- HOMELESS BILL OF RIGHTS (Creates a commission to establish homeless shelter standards through regulations.)
Jan 12 2023 03/07/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 07 2023
HB 5938 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES (Prohibits single-family residential zoning in municipalities with populations of over twenty-thousand (20,000) and mandate that those municipalities adopt zoning regulations for middle housing in single-family residential zones.)
Mar 01 2023 03/07/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 07 2023
HR 6134 (2023 Regular Session)
House Resolution Recognizing March 8, 2023, As "International Women'S Day" In The State Of Rhode Island
Mar 07 2023 03/07/2023 House Read And Passed
Mar 07 2023
HB 5377 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION (Requires cities and towns to implement affordable housing requirements upon all developers of tax stabilization applications for developments of 5 or more housing units based upon median income as defined by the federal HUD.)
Feb 03 2023 03/07/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 07 2023
HB 5760 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- FAIR CHANCE IN HOUSING ACT (Limits the use of certain criminal records and credit history reports in denying housing to prospective applicants, provides fines for failure to comply and requires notice of denials be sent to the prospective tenants.)
Feb 21 2023 03/02/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 02 2023
HB 5593 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- CONSUMER CREDIT HISTORY EMPLOYMENT PROTECTION ACT -- DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICES (Prohibits employers from seeking/using credit reports in making hiring decisions concerning prospective employees/ asking questions about the applicant's financial past during its interviews/including credit history questions within the job applications.)
Feb 15 2023 03/01/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 01 2023
HB 5536 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- UNFAIR CLAIMS SETTLEMENT PRACTICES ACT (Increases the amount requiring an appraisal of motor vehicle damage by a licensed appraiser from ($2,500) to ($5,000) or more.)
Feb 15 2023 02/28/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Feb 28 2023
HR 5822 (2023 Regular Session)
House Resolution Commemorating The 179Th Anniversary Of Dominican Republic Independence On February 27, 2023
Feb 28 2023 02/28/2023 House Read And Passed
Feb 28 2023
HB 5103 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- POLICE OFFICERS - COMMISSION ON STANDARDS AND TRAINING (Requires mandatory training standards for police officers and trainees, in identifying, responding, and handling all incidents involving any person with a developmental disability.)
Jan 12 2023 02/28/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Feb 28 2023
HB 5542 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- CASUALTY INSURANCE GENERALLY -- LIQUID FUEL COVERAGE (Requires that casualty insurance policies provide coverage for property damage on the insured's property caused by or in response to a release of heating oil from a residential liquid fuel tank.)
Feb 15 2023 02/28/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Feb 28 2023
HB 5659 (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.)
Feb 17 2023 02/28/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Feb 28 2023
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.)
Feb 03 2023 02/15/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Feb 15 2023
HB 5080 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- COVID-19 PANDEMIC INSURANCE RECOVERY ACT (Allows businesses that had an insurance policy in place for business interruption as of March 9, 2020 or thereafter to recover from their insurance companies for a COVID-19 business impact.)
Jan 12 2023 02/15/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Feb 15 2023
HB 5114 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO DOMESTIC RELATIONS -- DOMESTIC ABUSE PREVENTION (Permits the family court to award custody of household pets to the plaintiff in a domestic abuse complaint, including the enforcement remedy of a restraining order or other injunctive relief.)
Jan 12 2023 02/14/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Feb 14 2023

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