SB 287
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR MENTAL ILLNESS AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE (Requires insurance coverage for at minimum ninety (90) days of residential or inpatient services for mental health and/or substance use disorders for American Society of Addiction Medicine levels of care 3.1 and 3.3.)
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Feb 16 2023 |
03/23/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 23 2023
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SB 20
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- TEACHERS' RETIREMENT (Adds a section which allows substitute teachers and post-retirement employees to exceed the ninety (90) day cap on post-retirement employment if certain conditions are met.)
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Jan 18 2023 |
03/22/2023 Signed By Governor
Mar 22 2023
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SB 698
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- BARBERS, HAIRDRESSERS, COSMETICIANS, MANICURISTS AND ESTHETICIANS (Allows hairdressers to have apprentices. After a two (2) year apprenticeship, the apprentice would be eligible to apply for a hairdresser license pursuant to § 5-10-8.)
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Mar 22 2023 |
03/22/2023 Introduced, Referred To Senate Commerce
Mar 22 2023
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SB 435
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- RETAIL LICENSES -- HAPPY HOUR (Allows happy hour drink specials served in conjunction with the purchase of a food item, which would include appetizers or entrees prepared on premises.)
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Feb 16 2023 |
03/22/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 22 2023
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SB 503
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY TRANSFORMATION PLANNING (Creates the "department of energy transformation planning" chapter within the division of public utilities to implement long-term distribution system planning.)
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Mar 07 2023 |
03/22/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 22 2023
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SB 506
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- NET METERING (Prohibits utility companies from limiting eligibility of net metering site based on prior consumption and requires excess energy not consumed to be credited to consumer. Also amends definition of excess renewable net-metering credit.)
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Mar 07 2023 |
03/22/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 22 2023
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SB 621
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- ARREST (Prohibits the civil arrest of any person who is attending court either on behalf of themselves or a family or household member. Any person who violates this act shall be subject to civil suit and for contempt of court.)
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Mar 07 2023 |
03/21/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 21 2023
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SB 406
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT-- CORRECTIONS DEPARTMENT (Repeals 42-56-38.1 and requires the department of corrections to provide free communication services to inmates and juveniles held in residential placement or detention centers and requires that those facilities provide in-person contact visits.)
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Feb 16 2023 |
03/21/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 21 2023
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SB 606
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- EXPUNGEMENT OF CRIMINAL RECORDS (Requires automatic expungement of records and records of conviction, if the conviction was for a non-violent misdemeanor, five (5) years after completion of the sentence.)
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Mar 07 2023 |
03/21/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 21 2023
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SR 689
(2023 Regular Session)
Senate Resolution Celebrating March 25, 2023, As The 202Nd Anniversary Of Greek Independence Day And Celebrating Democracy In Greece And The United States
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Mar 21 2023 |
03/21/2023 Senate Read And Passed
Mar 21 2023
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SR 691
(2023 Regular Session)
Senate Resolution Proclaiming March 2, 2023, To Be "National Hospitalist Day" In The State Of Rhode Island
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Mar 21 2023 |
03/21/2023 Senate Read And Passed
Mar 21 2023
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SR 692
(2023 Regular Session)
Senate Resolution Extending Deepest Condolences On The Passing Of Michael J. Sepe
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Mar 21 2023 |
03/21/2023 Senate Read And Passed
Mar 21 2023
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SB 389
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- EXPUNGEMENT OF CRIMINAL RECORDS (Allows expungement of multiple felony convictions for non-violent felonies 20 years after sentence completed.)
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Feb 16 2023 |
03/21/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 21 2023
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SB 646
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINALS--CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS -- PRIVATELY OWNED AND OPERATED DETENTION FACILITIES (Prohibits the operation of privately run detention facilities. Those currently in operation may continue to do so until January 1, 2031.)
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Mar 07 2023 |
03/21/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 21 2023
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SR 688
(2023 Regular Session)
Senate Resolution Celebrating March Of 2023, As "National Social Work Month" In The State Of Rhode Island
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Mar 20 2023 |
03/21/2023 Senate Read And Passed
Mar 21 2023
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SB 376
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINALS--CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS -- PAROLE (Provides that prisoners who committed offenses prior to age 18 and sentenced as adults would be eligible for parole after completing 15 yrs of their sentence/does not lengthen their eligibility should prisoner be eligible for parole earlier than 15 yrs.)
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Feb 16 2023 |
03/21/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 21 2023
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SR 690
(2023 Regular Session)
Senate Resolution Recognizing And Celebrating March Of 2023 As “National Reading Month” In The State Of Rhode Island
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Mar 21 2023 |
03/21/2023 Senate Read And Passed
Mar 21 2023
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SR 677
(2023 Regular Session)
Senate Resolution Extending Deepest Condolences On The Passing Of Gina Marie Bacon
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Mar 09 2023 |
03/21/2023 Senate Read And Passed
Mar 21 2023
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SB 372
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES - SEXUAL ASSAULT (Establishes criteria for the criminal offense of sexual assault when the victim is in the custody of a peace officer/provides that a person convicted of custodial sexual assault would face imprisonment for not more than 3 years.)
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Feb 16 2023 |
03/21/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 21 2023
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SB 375
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE - BAIL AND RECOGNIZANCE (Provides for release of misdemeanor arrestees without financial conditions, except for domestic violence or flight risk or obstruct of justice risk.)
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Feb 16 2023 |
03/21/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 21 2023
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