SB 759
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW--GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- GIFT CARD FRAUD (Requires sellers of gift cards to post notice warning of scams/instructing consumers what to do as victims/train employees to identify/respond to fraud/violations punishable by a civil fine of $500.)
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Mar 23 2023 |
06/20/2023 Signed By Governor
Jun 20 2023
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SB 707
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- CIGARETTE AND OTHER TOBACCO PRODUCTS TAX (Provides that the sale of cannabis be exempt from taxation under chapter 20 of title 44 relating to taxes on cigarettes and other tobacco products.)
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Mar 22 2023 |
06/20/2023 Signed By Governor
Jun 20 2023
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SB 710
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION (Includes the national guard in the definition of who is eligible for veterans' exemptions.)
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Mar 22 2023 |
06/20/2023 Signed By Governor
Jun 20 2023
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SB 729
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- LEAD HAZARD MITIGATION (Establishes an escrow account for tenants to deposit their rent whenever the leased property is not compliant with the lead hazard risk reduction provisions in state law.)
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Mar 22 2023 |
06/19/2023 Signed By Governor
Jun 19 2023
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SB 739
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- LEAD HAZARD MITIGATION (Allows for a property owner who fails to comply with lead hazard mitigation provisions to be subject to damages and reasonable attorneys' fees.)
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Mar 22 2023 |
06/19/2023 Signed By Governor
Jun 19 2023
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SB 412
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- LICENSING OF HEALTHCARE FACILITIES (Provides that one shall not be denied care on the basis of age, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race, color, marital status, familial status, disability, religion, national origin, source of income, source of payment or profession.)
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Feb 16 2023 |
06/19/2023 Signed By Governor
Jun 19 2023
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SB 121
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO DOMESTIC RELATIONS -- ADOPTION OF CHILDREN (Creates a new section which provides a streamlined adoption process for children born through assisted reproduction and who need adoption to confirm, not establish, their legal parentage to protect them against discrimination in all jurisdictions.)
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Feb 01 2023 |
06/19/2023 Signed By Governor
Jun 19 2023
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SB 444
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HOLIDAYS AND DAYS OF SPECIAL OBSERVANCE -- HOLIDAYS (Establishes June 19th as a state holiday, to be known as "Juneteenth National Freedom Day".)
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Feb 16 2023 |
06/19/2023 Signed By Governor
Jun 19 2023
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SB 789
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION (Exempts from taxation the real and tangible personal property of Sojourner House, a Rhode Island nonprofit corporation.)
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Mar 23 2023 |
06/19/2023 Signed By Governor
Jun 19 2023
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SB 1009
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- THE RHODE ISLAND CANNABIS ACT (Permits the office of cannabis regulation to provide forms, procedures and requirements with respect to the advertising of cannabis products during the transitional period.)
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May 15 2023 |
06/19/2023 Signed By Governor
Jun 19 2023
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SB 656
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS IN GOVERNMENT -- LEAD HAZARD MITIGATION (Relieves property owners from implementing lead hazard mitigation for pre-1978 rental dwelling units that are comprised of 2 or 3 units, one of which is occupied by the property owner.)
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Mar 07 2023 |
06/19/2023 Signed By Governor
Jun 19 2023
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SB 559
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- POSTSECONDARY STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE (Authorizes the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to establish a program to expand the issuance of teaching certificates to bilingual dual language and world language teachers in urban and urban ring schools.)
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Mar 07 2023 |
06/15/2023 Senate Passed Sub A
Jun 15 2023
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SB 144
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- MINORITY BUSINESS ENTERPRISE (Increases the minimum required awarded to minority business enterprises to 20% and of that, require a minimum of 10% be awarded to minority owned businesses and that a minimum of 10% be awarded to women owned businesses.)
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Feb 01 2023 |
06/15/2023 Senate Passed Sub A
Jun 15 2023
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SR 1128
(2023 Regular Session)
Senate Resolution Recognizing "Juneteenth National Freedom Day" On June 19, 2023
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Jun 15 2023 |
06/15/2023 Senate Read And Passed
Jun 15 2023
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SB 371
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT (Permits those other residents of a residential dwelling unit to extend the term of the rental agreement for a period not to exceed three (3) months after the death of the lessee.)
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Feb 16 2023 |
06/14/2023 Senate Passed Sub A
Jun 14 2023
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SB 163
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE AND SALE--MEDIATION CONFERENCE (Removes the sunset provision relative to mediation coverage prior to mortgage foreclosures.)
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Feb 15 2023 |
06/14/2023 Signed By Governor
Jun 14 2023
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SB 766
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- COUNCIL ON POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (Prohibits colleges and universities from withholding a student’s transcript due to the student failing to pay any expenses owed to the college or university but permits the withholding of a student’s academic credits and grades or diploma or degree.)
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Mar 23 2023 |
06/09/2023 Referred To House Education
Jun 09 2023
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SB 488
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- CERTIFICATION OF TEACHERS (Extends teacher certifications without fee or penalty for three (3) years for teachers who hold certifications as of July 1, 2023.)
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Mar 07 2023 |
06/09/2023 Referred To House Finance
Jun 09 2023
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SB 663
(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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Mar 07 2023 |
06/09/2023 Referred To House Labor
Jun 09 2023
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SB 657
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- NURSES (Prohibits any agreement whereby an advanced practice registered nurse is restricted in the right to practice in a certain geographic area, assist or provide treatment or establish a professional relationship with any other employer.)
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Mar 07 2023 |
06/07/2023 Referred To House Health & Human Services
Jun 07 2023
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