HB 5854
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- FAIR EMPLOYMENTS PRACTICES (Amends the definition of employees to include gig workers for purposes of the fair employment practices chapter.)
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Feb 24 2021 |
03/17/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 17 2021
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HB 5876
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY -- SEIZURE OF ANIMALS BEING CRUELLY TREATED (Allows defendant to be served petition at arraignment for animal cruelty.)
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Feb 24 2021 |
03/17/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 17 2021
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HB 5652
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- RHODE ISLAND SANCTUARY STATE ACT (Designates schools, places of worship and courts as sensitive locations and would require that a judicial warrant be obtained before federal immigration authorities could be granted access to those premises to enforce immigration laws.)
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Feb 23 2021 |
03/17/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 17 2021
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HB 5859
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC RECORDS - ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS (Provides that any reports of investigations conducted by internal affair units or their equivalent are public records.)
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Feb 24 2021 |
03/17/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 17 2021
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HB 5773
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- DUTIES OF UTILITIES AND CARRIERS (Requires public utilities to maintain a registry of customers utilizing life-sustaining medical devices and to prioritize restoration of power to said customers during power outages.)
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Feb 24 2021 |
03/16/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 16 2021
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HB 5771
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- PROHIBITION ON LIVE MARKETS (Prohibits the granting of any business licenses to any person, firm, partnership or corporation that operates a live market where consumers can buy freshly slaughtered meat or fowl.)
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Feb 24 2021 |
03/16/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 16 2021
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HB 5709
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR MENTAL ILLNESS AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE (Requires minimum insurance coverage for a minimum of ninety (90) days of residential or inpatient services for mental health and/or substance use disorders. Effective 4/1/21 or date of passage.)
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Feb 24 2021 |
03/16/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 16 2021
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HB 5772
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- THE RHODE ISLAND HEALTH CARE REFORM ACT OF 2004--HEALTH INSURANCE OVERSIGHT (Requires the health insurance commissioner to adopt a uniform set of medical criteria for prior authorization and create a required form to be used by a health insurer.)
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Feb 24 2021 |
03/16/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 16 2021
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HB 5708
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES (Requires health insurance contract plans or policies to provide coverage for a backup battery for at-home medical devices.)
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Feb 24 2021 |
03/16/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 16 2021
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HR 5983
(2021 Regular Session)
JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE AND PUBLISH AND SUBMIT TO THE ELECTORS A PROPOSITION OF AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE - OF SUFFRAGE (This joint resolution would propose an amendment to the state constitution eliminating the thirty-day residency and registration requirement before voting in an election.)
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Feb 26 2021 |
03/15/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 15 2021
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HR 5729
(2021 Regular Session)
JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE AND PUBLISH AND SUBMIT TO THE ELECTORS A PROPOSITION OF AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE-OF ELECTIONS AND CAMPAIGN FINANCE (Proposes a constitutional amendment authorizing four (4) year terms for members of the general assembly, elected members from even numbered districts would begin to be elected to four (4) year terms.)
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Feb 24 2021 |
03/15/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 15 2021
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HR 5022
(2021 Regular Session)
Joint Resolution To Approve And Publish And Submit To The Electors A Proposition Of Amendment To The Constitution Of The State - Four Year Terms And Term Limits For Representatives And Senators
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Jan 13 2021 |
03/15/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 15 2021
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HB 6077
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- RETIREMENT SYSTEM -- MEMBERSHIP AND SERVICE CREDITS (Exempts active members of the retirement system employed as state public safety professionals from the cost to purchase credit for military service and interest charges.)
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Mar 03 2021 |
03/11/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 11 2021
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HB 5761
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY -- FAMILY FARM PROTECTION ACT (Prohibits industrial sized factory farming.)
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Feb 24 2021 |
03/11/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 11 2021
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HB 5682
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO MILITARY AFFAIRS AND DEFENSE - RHODE ISLAND VETERANS' HOME (Requires 12% interest per year on improperly billed maintenance fees reimbursed to veterans.)
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Feb 24 2021 |
03/11/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 11 2021
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HB 5762
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- RENEWABLE ENERGY STANDARD (Sets forth new renewable energy standards.)
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Feb 24 2021 |
03/11/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 11 2021
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HB 6012
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- TIPPED MINIMUM WAGE (Gradually increases the tipped minimum wage from the current $3.89 to $14.95 commencing January 1, 2026 and on January 1, 2027 the tipped minimum wage shall be no less than the minimum wage established by the minimum wage law.)
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Feb 26 2021 |
03/10/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 10 2021
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HB 5988
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE--PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- LIENS AGAINST CAUSES OF ACTION (Prohibits a hospital from claiming a lien on any damages recovered by a Medicaid patient as a result of an accident not covered by workers' compensation.)
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Feb 26 2021 |
03/10/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 10 2021
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HB 5740
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- RESTRICTIVE HOUSING AT CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES ACT (Establishes conditions, policies and procedures for the restrictive housing of inmates at correctional facilities in Rhode Island with the least restrictive conditions possible.)
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Feb 24 2021 |
03/10/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 10 2021
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HB 5673
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- OFFICE OF ENERGY RESOURCES INTERCONNECTION STANDARDS (Transfers from the electric distribution companies to the Infrastructure Bank planning and administration of the interconnection of renewable energy to the electric distribution system.)
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Feb 24 2021 |
03/08/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 08 2021
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