SB 409
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- PROHIBITION ON THE USE OF POLICE ROBOT TECHNOLOGY (Prohibits on-duty/off-duty law enforcement officer from utilizing any robot/police robot dog/UAV, whether armed/unarmed, within the scope of their employment as well as police departments from purchase/procurement of any robots/UVAs/police robot dogs.)
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Feb 16 2023 |
06/04/2023 Meeting Postponed (06/06/2023)
Jun 04 2023
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SB 873
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- THE MEDICAID REENTRY ACT (Requires that Medicaid enrollment be maintained or provided to all inmates in the first 30 days of incarceration at the adult correctional institutions within the department of corrections and the last 30 days of incarceration when possible.)
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Mar 30 2023 |
06/02/2023 Referred To House Finance
Jun 02 2023
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SB 806
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT (Amends law on controlled substances to permit a person to possess less than 1 ounce of psilocybin and would allow psilocybin to be cultivated at a person’s residence for personal use.)
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Mar 23 2023 |
06/01/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Jun 01 2023
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SB 894
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINALS --CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS -- PROTECTION AGAINST RETALIATION ACT (Prohibits any employee of the department of corrections from punishing or threatening any person that is currently or has previously been in prison or on probation or parole because of this person’s political speech.)
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Mar 30 2023 |
06/01/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Jun 01 2023
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SB 915
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- BAIL AND RECOGNIZANCE (Amend the conditions of bail and recognizance to permit the release of a person charged with a misdemeanor without financial conditions and prohibits the use of a fixed bail schedule.)
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Mar 30 2023 |
06/01/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Jun 01 2023
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SB 1007
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- TOURISM AND DEVELOPMENT (Creates an assigned registration number for short-term rental listings on 3rd party platforms.)
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May 15 2023 |
06/01/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Jun 01 2023
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SB 913
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- COMMERCIAL SEXUAL ACTIVITY (Decriminalizes certain commercial sexual activity to a civil violation punishable with a fine and repeal the authority to detain a defendant unless they test positive for venereal disease in an infectious stage.)
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Mar 30 2023 |
06/01/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Jun 01 2023
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SB 892
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- COMMERCIAL SEXUAL ACTIVITY (Prohibits arrest of any person engaged in commercial sexual activity or massage without a license if they report to law enforcement, enumerated criminal offenses to include assault, sexual assault, homicide, robbery, larceny and the like.)
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Mar 30 2023 |
06/01/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Jun 01 2023
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SB 369
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- ACTIONS BY AND AGAINST TOWNS (Requires a municipality to disclose on their official website the specific issues, details and costs of any legal action of which the town or city is a named defendant.)
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Feb 16 2023 |
06/01/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Jun 01 2023
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SB 809
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- CORRECTIONS DEPARTMENT (Establishes a program within the adult correctional institution to permit medication assisted treatment approved by the FDA to be provided for the treatment of opioid use disorder to any incarcerated individual.)
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Mar 23 2023 |
06/01/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Jun 01 2023
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SB 882
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION (Allows a municipality exempt from taxation the real, tangible and personal property of urban and small farmers. This act also defines urban and small farmers.)
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Mar 30 2023 |
06/01/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Jun 01 2023
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SB 1013
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- OFFENSES PERTAINING TO SCHOOLS (Prohibits discrimination on the basis of race by expanding the definition of race to include traits historically associated with race, including, but not limited to, hair texture and protected hairstyles.)
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May 15 2023 |
06/01/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Jun 01 2023
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SR 1088
(2023 Regular Session)
Senate Resolution Joyously Celebrating And Commemorating June Of 2023, As "Pride Month" In The State Of Rhode Island
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Jun 01 2023 |
06/01/2023 Senate Read And Passed
Jun 01 2023
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SB 135
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY (Limits the use of certain criminal records and credit history reports in denying housing to prospective applicants, and provides for fines for failure to comply, and requires notices of denials to be sent to the prospective tenants.)
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Feb 01 2023 |
06/01/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Jun 01 2023
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SB 562
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES (Requires every individual or group health insurance contract effective on or after January 1, 2024, to provide coverage to the insured and the insured's spouse and dependents for all FDA-approved contraceptive drugs, devices and other products.)
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Mar 07 2023 |
05/31/2023 Referred To House Finance
May 31 2023
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SB 498
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- ELECTRONIC BOOK LICENSES TO LIBRARIES AND SCHOOLS (Requires publishers to provide electronic book licenses to libraries and schools on reasonable terms, when a publisher offers to license electronic books and digital audiobooks to the public in Rhode Island.)
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Mar 07 2023 |
05/31/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 31 2023
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SB 808
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT (Provides that landlords would pay interest on security deposits in residential landlord-tenant matters.)
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Mar 23 2023 |
05/30/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 30 2023
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SB 911
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT (Creates a tenant bill of rights to the right to counsel, the right to habitability, the right to organize free, the right to be free from discrimination, the right to first refusal if the landlord decides to sell the property, and right to renew lease.)
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Mar 30 2023 |
05/30/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 30 2023
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SB 616
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- RHODE ISLAND FAIR HOUSING PRACTICES ACT (Prohibits one from inquiring into a prospective buyer or tenant’s housing status, and provides an individual with an assistance animal an equal opportunity to use and enjoy a dwelling so long the animal is not a threat to the health and safety of others.)
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Mar 07 2023 |
05/30/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 30 2023
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SB 365
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT (Increases the amount of time of notice a residential landlord must give to a tenant prior to any rent increase.)
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Feb 16 2023 |
05/30/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 30 2023
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