Rhode Island Bills

sponsored by James A. Seveney

Bill Title Introduced Latest Action↓
SB 2598 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- MEDICAL ASSISTANCE (Increases the daily rate of payments to nursing facilities by twenty percent (20%) for single occupancy rooms to include private bathrooms.)
Mar 10 2022 04/28/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 28 2022
SB 2030 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS -- NET NEUTRALITY (Requires Internet service providers to follow Internet service neutrality requirements.)
Jan 25 2022 04/28/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 28 2022
SB 2514 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT (Establishes a commission to study the use of artificial intelligence in the decision-making process of state government.)
Mar 01 2022 04/26/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 26 2022
SB 2695 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND HOSPITALS -- ADVANCE INSTRUCTION FOR MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT (Allows an individual to exercise their right to consent to or refuse mental health treatment through an advance instruction when the individual lacks sufficient understanding or capacity to make or communicate mental health treatment decisions.)
Mar 17 2022 04/26/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 26 2022
SB 2891 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- FEDERAL OLD-AGE AND SURVIVORS' INSURANCE (Requires municipalities to ensure that school district employees are eligible for social security.)
Apr 26 2022 04/26/2022 Introduced, Referred To Senate Finance
Apr 26 2022
SB 2721 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- EVIDENCE AND OVERSIGHT ACT OF 2022 (Creates the Evidence and Oversight Act of 2022 to create and maintain a data transparency portal.)
Mar 17 2022 04/25/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 25 2022
SB 2244 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES' ARBITRATION (Establishes new factors for the interest contract arbitration board for municipal employee unions to consider in rendering a decision the board power to render an award over all negotiated matters, including the expenditure of money.)
Feb 08 2022 04/22/2022 Referred To House Labor
Apr 22 2022
SB 2079 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- RHODE ISLAND PATHWAYS PROJECT (Requires the executive office of health and human services (EOHHS) to conduct a study to assess the impact of using Medicaid funds to provide coverage for the treatment of the chronically homeless.)
Jan 25 2022 04/22/2022 Referred To House Finance
Apr 22 2022
SB 2280 (2022 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.)
Feb 15 2022 04/22/2022 Referred To House Finance
Apr 22 2022
SB 2078 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- COMPREHENSIVE DISCHARGE PLANNING (Requires coverage for residential/inpatient mental health services for detox/stabilization/substance abuse disorders without preauthorization or be subject to concurrent review during the first 28 days.)
Jan 25 2022 04/22/2022 Referred To House Health & Human Services
Apr 22 2022
SB 2491 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- VIDEO LOTTERY GAMES, TABLE GAMES AND SPORTS WAGERING--THE RHODE ISLAND CONSUMER PROTECTION GAMING ACT (Prohibits the use of facial recognition technology and biometric recognition technology in video-lottery terminals at pari-mutuel licensees in the state or in online betting applications.)
Mar 01 2022 04/13/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 13 2022
SB 2301 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS - NET METERING (Does not limit install of net metering system based on 3 years prior, and would also credit consumer for energy not used.)
Feb 15 2022 04/13/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 13 2022
SB 2382 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO DELINQUENT AND DEPENDENT CHILDREN -- PROCEEDINGS IN FAMILY COURT (Prohibits family court from detaining or committing any juvenile 14 at training school unless it is for a capital offense and the court determines that placement is for safety for juvenile and general public.)
Feb 15 2022 04/12/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 12 2022
SR 2452 (2022 Regular Session)
JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $300,000 FROM THE AMERICA RESCUE PLAN ACT FUNDS FOR THE PORTSMOUTH HOUSING AUTHORITY (PHA) (This resolution would authorize the appropriation of the sum of $300,000 to the Portsmouth Housing Authority.)
Mar 01 2022 04/12/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 12 2022
SR 2872 (2022 Regular Session)
Senate Resolution Commemorating The 79Th Anniversary Of The "Four Chaplains", The Four Men Of God Who Sacrificed Their Lives During World War Ii So That Others Might Live
Apr 12 2022 04/12/2022 Senate Read And Passed
Apr 12 2022
SB 2048 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- SALES AND USE TAXES -- LIABILITY AND COMPUTATION (Exempts reusable bags from the state sales tax.)
Jan 25 2022 04/08/2022 Referred To House Finance
Apr 08 2022
SB 2235 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- RHODE ISLAND EARLY EDUCATOR INVESTMENT ACT (Requires the children’s cabinet, to develop a strategic plan to retain early childhood educators by creating a cross-departmental target wage scale of early educators and that of public school teaching staff or individuals with similar credentials.)
Feb 08 2022 04/08/2022 Referred To House Finance
Apr 08 2022
SB 2243 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- RHODE ISLAND PARENTAL AND FAMILY MEDICAL LEAVE ACT (Increases the amount of parental or family leave available to an employee from thirteen (13) weeks to twenty-four (24) weeks in any two (2) calendar years.)
Feb 08 2022 04/08/2022 Referred To House Labor
Apr 08 2022
SB 2384 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO DOMESTIC RELATIONS -- DIVORCE AND SEPARATION (Allows for the extension of child support obligations for non-custodial parents beyond emancipation if the children are attending a (2) or four (4) year college and still live with the custodial parent until such children reach the age of 21.)
Feb 15 2022 04/07/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 07 2022
SB 2273 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- PERSONAL DELIVERY DEVICES (Defines mobile carrying device as any device that transports cargo within twenty-five feet (25') of the operator and is equipped with technology that permits the operator to control the device remotely.)
Feb 15 2022 04/07/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 07 2022

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