HR 5019
(2021 Regular Session)
JOINT RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY AND ASSESS THE IMPLEMENTATION OF AN IMPROVED MEDICARE-FOR-ALL-TYPE SINGLE PAYER PROGRAM IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND (Creates a 19 member commission to study and assess implementing an improved Medicare-for-all-type single payer program in RI, and who would report back to the Senate and House 1 year from the date of passage, and expire 2 years from the date of passage.)
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Jan 13 2021 |
03/08/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 08 2021
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HB 5843
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- INDIVIDUAL HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE (Requires individual health insurers, large group health insurers and small employer health insurers to provide coverage for ten (10) categories of essential health benefits listed in the act.)
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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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HB 5651
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES -- LIFETIME LIMITS (Revokes the authority of the health insurance commissioner's ability to enforce a ruling of the federal government or federal court that revokes the prohibition on limits on health insurance.)
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Feb 23 2021 |
03/08/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 08 2021
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HB 5494
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- DRUG COST TRANSPARENCY (Provides drug cost transparency by requiring reports be submitted by drug manufacturers, pharmacy benefit managers and health benefit plan insurers to the director of the department of business regulation regarding drug prices and increases the prices.)
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Feb 11 2021 |
03/08/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 08 2021
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HR 6107
(2021 Regular Session)
House Resolution Congratulating Daniel J. Mckee On Becoming The Governor Of The State Of Rhode Island
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Mar 04 2021 |
03/04/2021 House Read And Passed
Mar 04 2021
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HB 5279
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- ENERGY SITING (Requires carbon-emissions-reduction goals be considered in energy plant siting proceedings.)
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Jan 29 2021 |
03/04/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 04 2021
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HB 6076
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- THE RHODE ISLAND SOCIAL EQUITY CANNABIS ACT (Amends The Edward O. Hawkins and Thomas C. Slater Medical Marijuana Act to create an equitable, fair, and inclusive cannabis industry for the existing medical marijuana program and any future adult-use market.)
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Mar 03 2021 |
03/03/2021 Introduced, Referred To House Finance
Mar 03 2021
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HB 5604
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- CURRICULUM (Requires courses in family life or sex education be taught in grades 6 -12 and be appropriate for students of all races, genders, sexual orientations, ethnic and cultural backgrounds.)
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Feb 15 2021 |
03/03/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 03 2021
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HR 6062
(2021 Regular Session)
House Resolution Proclaiming March As "Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month" In The State Of Rhode Island
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Mar 02 2021 |
03/02/2021 House Read And Passed
Mar 02 2021
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HB 5388
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- ANATOMICAL GIFTS (Requires effective January 1, 2027 that all applicants for driver's licenses and registry-issued identification cards automatically become organ donors unless they execute a declination card.)
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Feb 05 2021 |
03/02/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 02 2021
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HR 6063
(2021 Regular Session)
House Resolution Proclaims March 2, 2021 As A "Day Of Empathy" In The State Of Rhode Island
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Mar 02 2021 |
03/02/2021 House Read And Passed
Mar 02 2021
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HB 5146
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES (Requires all health insurance providers offering prescription drug benefits to limit person’s out-of-pocket costs to$100 for 30 day supply. Commencing 1/1/22.)
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Jan 25 2021 |
03/02/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 02 2021
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HB 5721
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MINIMUM WAGES (Requires employers with 50 or more employees to pay "hazard pay" to employees involved in providing essential services during a declared public health emergency.)
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Feb 24 2021 |
03/01/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 01 2021
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HB 5285
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- RESIDENCE OF THOSE IN GOVERNMENT CUSTODY ACT (Requires that the state use the actual residences of persons in government custody for census and redistricting purposes. Such information would be determined by the DOC and the secretary of state, and forwarded to the United States census bureau.)
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Jan 29 2021 |
03/01/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 01 2021
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HB 5754
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- SUNSET ADVISORY COMMISSION (Exempts permanently and totally disabled applicants with income below three hundred percent (300%) of the federal poverty line, from the income and resource eligibility rules, regulations and limits.)
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Feb 24 2021 |
02/28/2021 Committee Transferred To House Finance
Feb 28 2021
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HR 5945
(2021 Regular Session)
House Resolution Proclaims March 2, 2021 As A "Day Of Empathy" In The State Of Rhode Island
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Feb 25 2021 |
02/25/2021 House Read And Passed
Feb 25 2021
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HR 5948
(2021 Regular Session)
House Resolution Respectfully Requesting The Department Of Health To Establish Guidelines And Protocols For Administering Vaccines To A Maximum Of Two Parents/Legal Guardians Of Children Undergoing Chemotherapy, And One Caregiver Of An Adult Undergoing Chemotherapy In Order To Ensure The Safety Of The Patient
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Feb 25 2021 |
02/25/2021 House Read And Passed
Feb 25 2021
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HR 5176
(2021 Regular Session)
House Resolution Respectfully Requesting The Governor Of The State Of Rhode Island To Adjust Public Health Guidelines That Are Harming Rhode Island'S Small Business Community
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Jan 27 2021 |
02/22/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Feb 22 2021
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HB 5029
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MINIMUM WAGES (Provides that employers pay essential health care facility employees at a rate of one hundred fifty percent (150%) of their regular pay during a declared public health emergency.)
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Jan 15 2021 |
02/19/2021 Withdrawn At Sponsor's Request (02/24/2021)
Feb 19 2021
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HB 5218
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MINIMUM WAGES (Requires employers to pay "hazard pay" to employees involved in providing essential services during a declared public health emergency.)
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Jan 28 2021 |
02/15/2021 Withdrawn At Sponsor's Request
Feb 15 2021
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