SB 891
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT AUTHORIZING BONNET SHORES FIRE DISTRICT TO HOLD A SPECIAL ELECTION (Amends the Act to Incorporate the Bonnet Shores Fire District to determine the electorate for the corporation.)
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Mar 30 2023 |
05/25/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 25 2023
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SB 531
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC FINANCE -- STATE FUNDS (Adds the workers' compensation administration fund to those restricted receipt accounts not subject to indirect cost recoveries.)
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Mar 07 2023 |
05/25/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 25 2023
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SB 535
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- PUBLIC ASSISTANCE ACT (Increases rates for supplemental assistance. Increases supplemental income allowance and personal needs allowance by the same increase in CPI-U for the recent calendar year over the previous calendar year.)
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Mar 07 2023 |
05/25/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 25 2023
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SB 119
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES - MOTOR VEHICLE OFFENSES (Extends the "lookback" period for repeat offenses involving driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs under § 31-27-2 and for repeat offenses related to failure or refusal to submit to chemical tests under § 31-27-2.1 from 5 years to 10 years.)
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Feb 01 2023 |
05/25/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 25 2023
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SB 15
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- STATE PURCHASES (Bans state purchases of plastic bottles, bags and polystyrene. It would also require state funds to be used to lease or purchase alternative fueled vehicles and renewable energy efficient technologies for use on state property.)
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Jan 18 2023 |
05/24/2023 Proposed Substitute
May 24 2023
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SB 303
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES (Allows the town council of New Shoreham to adopt a tax classification plan in accordance with the provisions of this section, to be applicable to taxes on or after the assessment date of December 31, 2023.)
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Feb 16 2023 |
05/24/2023 Effective Without Governor's Signature
May 24 2023
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SB 63
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL EDUCATION OMBUD (Establishes the RI ombud for special education who ensures school districts throughout the state meet the minimum standards required to comply with the individualized education programs for students with disabilities.)
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Feb 01 2023 |
05/24/2023 Referred To House Education
May 24 2023
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SB 977
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES (Increases the number of child care licensing inspectors to meet the national recommended average of one inspector for every fifty (50) to sixty (60) child care providers.)
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May 15 2023 |
05/24/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 24 2023
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SB 751
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES -- DRIVER PRIVILEGE CARDS AND PERMITS (Reduces the fee for an original driver privilege card from fifty dollars ($50.00) to twenty-five dollars ($25.00).)
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Mar 22 2023 |
05/23/2023 Signed By Governor
May 23 2023
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SR 1063
(2023 Regular Session)
Senate Resolution Supporting “Period Poverty Awareness Week” On May 22-28, 2023, In The State Of Rhode Island
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May 23 2023 |
05/23/2023 Senate Read And Passed
May 23 2023
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SB 107
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES (Mandates all insurance contracts/plans/policies provide coverage for the expense of diagnosing/treating infertility for women between the ages of 25 and 42 including preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) in conjunction with in vitro fertilization (IVF).)
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Feb 01 2023 |
05/19/2023 Referred To House Health & Human Services
May 19 2023
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SB 224
(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 16 2023 |
05/18/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 18 2023
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SB 32
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- HEALTH CARE FOR CHILDREN AND PREGNANT WOMEN--EQUALITY IN ABORTION COVERAGE (Provides for abortion coverage in the Medicaid program and repeals the abortion coverage exclusion for state employee insurance plans.)
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Jan 18 2023 |
05/18/2023 Signed By Governor
May 18 2023
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SB 780
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES' HIGHER EDUCATION OPPORTUNITY INCENTIVE GRANT (Improves educational attainment related outcomes for current former foster youth at the post-secondary level from 14 yrs. to 21 years up to 26 years of age under certain circumstances from funds appropriated by the general assembly.)
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Mar 23 2023 |
05/18/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 18 2023
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SB 377
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- THE RHODE ISLAND WORKS PROGRAM (Permits a parent or caretaker relative of a family applying for child care assistance to qualify for child care assistance without first establishing paternity, or enforcing child support and medical support orders.)
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Feb 16 2023 |
05/18/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 18 2023
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SB 551
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- THE RHODE ISLAND CLIMATE CHANGE AND OCEAN PROTECTION WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ACT (Appropriates five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) per fiscal year to invest in a climate change and ocean protection workforce development grant program.)
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Mar 07 2023 |
05/18/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 18 2023
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SB 558
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- THE RHODE ISLAND CLIMATE CHANGE AND OCEAN PROTECTION EDUCATION PROGRAM ACT (Appropriates five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) per fiscal year to invest in climate change and ocean protection education to enhance literacy of these issues for Rhode Island's youth and include a grant program.)
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Mar 07 2023 |
05/18/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 18 2023
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SB 607
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO FISH AND WILDLIFE -- FIELD TRIALS AND SHOOTING PRESERVES -- CAPTIVE HUNTING PROHIBITED (Prohibits captive hunting for domestic or wild animals. This act does not prohibit the release of upland game birds for hunting on licensed shooting preserves.)
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Mar 07 2023 |
05/17/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 17 2023
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SB 702
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- STUDENT COMPUTER DEVICE PRIVACY (Prohibits an educational institution or school district from accessing or using location data for tracking a student's institutional device or personal device, except in limited circumstances.)
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Mar 22 2023 |
05/17/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 17 2023
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SB 68
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- FEDERAL AID (Requires free lunches to be provided for all elementary and secondary students attending public schools, to the extent state and federal funds are available.)
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Feb 01 2023 |
05/17/2023 Referred To House Finance
May 17 2023
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