HB 5050
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- LABOR AND PAYMENT OF DEBTS BY CONTRACTORS (Amends the definition of public works so that it would include any public works projects performed for any city or town or quasi-municipal entity and the state and any quasi-state entity.)
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Jan 11 2023 |
03/29/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 29 2023
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HB 5707
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- PAYMENT OF WAGES (Requires employer to furnish items and conditions of employment and a pay stub explaining how wages were calculated/reasons for deductions/allows the employee to file a court action against employer for violation.)
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Feb 17 2023 |
03/29/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 29 2023
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HB 5372
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS - PAYMENT OF WAGES (Provides for contractor liability for debts owed to an employee or third party on the wage claimants behalf, incurred by a subcontractor.)
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Feb 03 2023 |
03/29/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 29 2023
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HB 5587
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MINIMUM WAGES (Sets the minimum wage for public school crossing guards at eighteen dollars ($18.00) per hour and also defines a crossing guard as a person who safely assists school students to cross the street.)
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Feb 15 2023 |
03/29/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 29 2023
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HB 5589
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MINIMUM WAGES (Raises the minimum wage for the years 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028 and 2029, to $15.50, $17.00, $18.50, $20.00, and $21.00, per hour, respectively.)
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Feb 15 2023 |
03/28/2023 Withdrawn At Sponsor's Request (03/29/2023)
Mar 28 2023
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HB 5251
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- CURRICULUM (Requires all public high schools to offer as part of the curriculum a nutrition food preparation and cooking course. Effective July 1, 2023.)
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Jan 27 2023 |
03/26/2023 Committee Postponed At Request Of Sponsor (03/29/2023)
Mar 26 2023
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HB 6072
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- COMMITMENT OF ALCOHOLICS OR SUBSTANCE ABUSERS (Allows police officers to be included as persons eligible to petition to have an alcoholic or person with a substance use disorder involuntarily committed to a treatment facility.)
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Mar 03 2023 |
03/25/2023 Withdrawn At Sponsor's Request
Mar 25 2023
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HR 6193
(2023 Regular Session)
House Resolution Expressing Deepest Condolences On The Passing Of Marjorie Hope Martiesian
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Mar 23 2023 |
03/23/2023 House Read And Passed
Mar 23 2023
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HB 5924
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1990 -- THE CROWN ACT (Defines the terms "race and ethnicity" to include ancestry, color, ethnic group identification, and ethnic background and inclusive of traits historically associated with race, including, but not limited to, hair texture and protective hairstyles.)
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Mar 01 2023 |
03/22/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 22 2023
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HR 5170
(2023 Regular Session)
House Resolution Strongly Urging The Providence Public School District And The Rhode Island Department Of Education To Reverse The Decision To Close The Alan Shawn Feinstein Elementary School, The Carl G. Lauro Elementary School, And The Gilbert Stuart Middle School
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Jan 19 2023 |
03/22/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 22 2023
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HB 5288
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION (Authorizes the town of Cumberland to exempt or stabilizes tax payments for real/personal property related to environmental remediation, historic preservation, affordable housing, manufacturing, commercial, residential, or mixed-use purposes.)
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Feb 01 2023 |
03/22/2023 Signed By Governor
Mar 22 2023
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HB 5351
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES (Mandates insurance policies, provides coverage to diagnose & treat infertility for women between 25 & 42 years, including pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) in conjunction with in vitro fertilization (IVF).)
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Feb 03 2023 |
03/21/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 21 2023
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HB 5414
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- ELECTRICIANS (Clarifies the types of electrical services that require an electrical contractor's license.)
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Feb 08 2023 |
03/21/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 21 2023
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HB 5554
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- PRESCRIPTION DRUG BENEFITS (Caps the total amount that a covered person is required to pay for a covered prescription asthma inhaler to twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per thirty (30) day supply.)
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Feb 15 2023 |
03/21/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 21 2023
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HB 5331
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS -- CHECK CASHING (Caps the APR for payday loans at 28%. Requires 90-day maturity date. Prohibits fees/interest payments in excess of 60% of principal. Requires monthly payments of no more than 25% of original principal amount.)
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Feb 03 2023 |
03/21/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 21 2023
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HB 5786
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- MUNICIPAL DETENTION FACILITY CORPORATIONS (Repeals the municipal detention facility corporations and prohibits the operation of private detention facilities and private public partnerships within the state. Those currently in operation may continue to do so until December 31, 2030.)
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Feb 22 2023 |
03/17/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 17 2023
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HB 5733
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS -- POWERS AND OPERATIONS (Prohibits financial institutions from investing in private detention centers or any entity that owns or invests in a for-profit institution that owns or contracts with a government entity to manage or run a prison.)
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Feb 21 2023 |
03/17/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 17 2023
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HR 5770
(2023 Regular Session)
JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE AND PUBLISH AND SUBMIT TO THE ELECTORS A PROPOSITION OF AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION -- OF SUFFRAGE (Would propose to the voters of the state a constitutional amendment regarding eligibility to vote and to be a candidate.)
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Feb 21 2023 |
03/17/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 17 2023
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HB 5785
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION (Prohibits contracts with private, for-profit prison facilities or with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for the purposes of housing and detaining people.)
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Feb 22 2023 |
03/17/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 17 2023
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HB 5764
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- RHODE ISLAND INCLUSIVE HOME DESIGN ACT (Establishes the Rhode Island Inclusive Home Design Act as a new article in the state building code.)
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Feb 21 2023 |
03/17/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 17 2023
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