Rhode Island Bills

sponsored by Marcia R. Ranglin-Vassell

Bill Title Introduced Latest Action↓
HB 8077 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- CERTIFICATION OF CHILDCARE AND YOUTH-SERVING WORKERS AND OPERATORS (Relieves persons seeking employment in the childcare field from paying the cost of the required BCI check.)
Apr 01 2022 04/25/2022 Withdrawn At Sponsor's Request (04/26/2022)
Apr 25 2022
HB 7855 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- PUBLIC HEALTH AND WORKPLACE SAFETY ACT (Repeals the exemption granted to pari mutual facilities and casinos from the smoke free workplace requirement contained in the Public Health and Workplace Safety Act.)
Mar 04 2022 04/13/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 13 2022
HB 7813 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION (Allows the host city or town to impose a two percent (2%) tax on the endowment of a private institution of higher education, to be used only for the host's public school district.)
Mar 03 2022 04/12/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 12 2022
HB 7956 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION (Places limitations on the tax-exempt real and personal property a private nonprofit college or university may hold.)
Mar 07 2022 04/12/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 12 2022
HB 7848 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- SCHOOL COMMITTEES AND SUPERINTENDENTS (Requires school districts to provide for alternative programs within the school to reduce the number of out-of-school suspensions.)
Mar 04 2022 04/11/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 11 2022
HR 8106 (2022 Regular Session)
House Resolution Congratulating The Honorable Ketanji Brown Jackson On Being Confirmed To The United States Supreme Court
Apr 07 2022 04/07/2022 House Read And Passed
Apr 07 2022
HR 8107 (2022 Regular Session)
House Resolution Joyously Celebrating The 11Th Anniversary Of The Rhode Island Black Business Association
Apr 07 2022 04/07/2022 House Read And Passed
Apr 07 2022
HB 7906 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- FAIR EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES (Prohibits an employer, employment agency, labor organization, or employee from directly or indirectly committing any act declared to be an unlawful employment practice or the employee or employer may be held personally liable.)
Mar 04 2022 04/07/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 07 2022
HB 7904 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- FAIR EMPLOYMENTS PRACTICES (Amends the definition of employees to include individuals under appointment/contract/apprenticeship/volunteer or unpaid intern covered by fair employment practices.)
Mar 04 2022 04/07/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 07 2022
HB 8036 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ACT (Requires the department of environmental management to create environmental justice areas.)
Mar 23 2022 04/06/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 06 2022
HB 8092 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- RHODE ISLAND PROMISE SCHOLARSHIP (Expands the promise scholarship program to allow a student who is eligible to receive funds under the Rhode Island promise scholarship to use the same funds at most public or private institutions of postsecondary education in Rhode Island.)
Apr 06 2022 04/06/2022 Introduced, Referred To House Finance
Apr 06 2022
HB 8010 (2022 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.)
Mar 18 2022 04/05/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 05 2022
HB 7881 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH -- TOBACCO PRODUCT SALES' RESTRICTIONS (Prohibits the sale of certain flavored tobacco products and electronic nicotine-delivery systems with exemptions for compassion centers and licensed cultivations registered with the department of business regulation.)
Mar 04 2022 04/05/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 05 2022
HB 7880 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES (Refines the current law so that the prohibition against denial of insurance coverage and for increased rates for person undergoing genetic testing will include at home genetic testing.)
Mar 04 2022 04/05/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 05 2022
HB 8013 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- THEFT, EMBEZZLEMENT, FALSE PRETENSES, AND MISAPPROPRIATION (Makes possession of a used catalytic converter a felony and requires recycling service providers to maintain certain records relative to catalytic converters.)
Mar 18 2022 04/05/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 05 2022
HB 7764 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS (Disqualifies individuals with prior convictions for possession of a firearm without a license from purchasing or possessing a firearm.)
Mar 02 2022 03/30/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 30 2022
HB 8002 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- CONTROL OF HIGH PRESCRIPTION COSTS -- REGULATION OF PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGERS (Regulates PBMs policies and practices relating to accurate costs and pricing reporting, restricts discriminatory practices and establishes consumer protections and enforcement of penalties for violations by the office of the attorney general.)
Mar 18 2022 03/29/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 29 2022
HB 7874 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- PHARMACIES (Authorizes a licensed pharmacist, who successfully completes a course on tobacco cessation therapy, to prescribe and dispense FDA-approved tobacco cessation drug products to a qualified patient pursuant to rules adopted by the board of pharmacy.)
Mar 04 2022 03/29/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 29 2022
HB 7877 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- PRESCRIPTION DRUG COST PROTECTION (Prohibits the state, ERISA or any health plans to purchase referenced drugs for a cost higher than the referenced rate.)
Mar 04 2022 03/29/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 29 2022
HB 7876 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- WHOLESALE PRESCRIPTION DRUG IMPORTATION PROGRAM (Establishes the Wholesale Prescription Drug Importation Program for the importation of wholesale prescription drugs from Canada to provide savings to Rhode Island consumers.)
Mar 04 2022 03/29/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 29 2022

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