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 628
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- RESIDENCE OF INDIVIDUALS IN GOVERNMENT CUSTODY ACT (Requires state use actual residences of persons in government custody for redistricting purposes. Information would be collected by the department of corrections and forwarded to the secretary of state to be utilized for redistricting.)
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Mar 07 2023 |
06/01/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Jun 01 2023
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SB 374
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- HOMICIDE (Abolishes penalty of life without parole and amends/repeals all sections of general laws regulating prisoners serving a sentence of life without parole. It would have prospective and retroactive effect for any offense committed after January 1, 1991.)
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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 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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SB 1015
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT (Amends the uniform controlled substances act and reclassifies simple possession of 28 grams or less of certain controlled substances as a misdemeanor.)
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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 700
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO INCORPORATING THE RHODE ISLAND COMMISSION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE (Reduces the number of commissioners on the board of commissioners to no less than fifteen and would add a d/b/a Serve RI designation after commissions name.)
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Mar 22 2023 |
05/31/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 31 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 687
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- BENEFIT DETERMINATION AND UTILIZATION REVIEW ACT (Prohibits health benefit plans reviewing prescriptions for opioid addiction treatment.)
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Mar 20 2023 |
05/31/2023 Referred To House Health & Human Services
May 31 2023
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SB 1054
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND TRAINING (Expands the board of review within the department of labor and training from three (3) to five (5) members in order to include a small business owner and a second member from the general public.)
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May 19 2023 |
05/31/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 31 2023
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SB 790
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR MENTAL ILLNESS AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE (Requires private insurers to reimburse child care service providers for therapy services offered through EOHHS certified Kids Connect/Therapeutic Childcare Services. This coverage would be effective January 1, 2024.)
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Mar 23 2023 |
05/31/2023 Referred To House Corporations
May 31 2023
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SR 984
(2023 Regular Session)
JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $3,000,000 TO RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE FOR THE RHODE ISLAND VISION EDUCATION AND SERVICES PROGRAM (RIVESP) (Authorizes the appropriation of the sum of $3,000,000 to Rhode Island College for the Rhode Island Vision Education and Services Program.)
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May 15 2023 |
05/30/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 30 2023
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SB 390
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT--IMMIGRATION STATUS (Prohibits a landlord from inquiring about the immigration status of a tenant subject to any federal laws or regulations, but may request financial information or proof of identity.)
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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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SB 70
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- THE COLLEGE CRUSADE SCHOLARSHIP (Provides that scholarships received directly from the College Crusade Scholarship Program would not be considered financial aid pursuant to the Rhode Island Promise Scholarships.)
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Feb 01 2023 |
05/30/2023 Meeting Postponed (05/31/2023)
May 30 2023
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SR 985
(2023 Regular Session)
JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $28,000,000 TO OLNEYVILLE HOUSING CORPORATION (DBA ONE NEIGHBORHOOD BUILDERS), IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CROSSROADS RI, FOSTER FORWARD, AND FAMILY SERVICE OF RHODE ISLAND (Authorizes the appropriation of the sum of $28,000,000 to Olneyville Housing Corporation (dba ONE Neighborhood Builders), in partnership with Crossroads RI, Foster Forward, and Family Service of Rhode Island.)
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May 15 2023 |
05/30/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 30 2023
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SR 1066
(2023 Regular Session)
Senate Resolution Proclaiming May 25Th, 2023, To Be "Boys & Girls Clubs Youth Of The Year Day" In The State Of Rhode Island
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May 25 2023 |
05/25/2023 Senate Read And Passed
May 25 2023
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SB 537
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- SCHOOL FUNDS AND PROPERTY (Directs the department of education to develop and adopt regulations for energy capable school buildings.)
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Mar 07 2023 |
05/25/2023 Committee Recommended Substitute A Be Held For Further Study
May 25 2023
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SR 1068
(2023 Regular Session)
Senate Resolution Proclaiming May Of 2023 As "Jewish American Heritage Month"
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May 25 2023 |
05/25/2023 Senate Read And Passed
May 25 2023
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SB 1001
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- HOME CARE PATIENTS RIGHTS (Amends the current law so that all home health care patients are entitled to receive home health care services regardless of their permanent or temporary residence.)
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May 15 2023 |
05/25/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 25 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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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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