SB 522
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- RHODE ISLAND CHILDCARE ESSENTIAL ACT (Creates the Rhode Island Child Care Assistance Program that governs both family eligibility for the state’s child care subsidy program and the rates paid to child care providers serving families receiving a subsidy.)
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Mar 07 2023 |
05/02/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 02 2023
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SB 854
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- TEACHERS' RETIREMENT (Provides a one-time allowance of five hundred dollars ($500) for eligible members of the employees' retirement system of Rhode Island.)
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Mar 30 2023 |
05/02/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 02 2023
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SB 173
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- THE COMMUTER TRANSPORTATION BENEFITS ACT (Establishes the commuter transportation benefit chapter. Employers with five hundred (500) or more employees would be required to establish a pre-tax commuter transportation fringe benefit program.)
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Feb 16 2023 |
05/02/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 02 2023
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SR 963
(2023 Regular Session)
Senate Resolution Celebrating "Right From The Start - Strolling Thunder" On May 2, 2023
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May 02 2023 |
05/02/2023 Senate Read And Passed
May 02 2023
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SB 792
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- CERTIFICATION OF CHILDCARE AND YOUTH-SERVING WORKERS AND OPERATORS (Repeals the provision that requires new applicants for employment under this section to pay the expense for their background checks.)
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Mar 23 2023 |
05/02/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 02 2023
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SR 774
(2023 Regular Session)
JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $738,088 TO RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE (This resolution would authorize the appropriation of the sum of $738,088 to Rhode Island College to fund Rhode Island College HSI status and student supports.)
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Mar 23 2023 |
04/27/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 27 2023
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SB 242
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- RHODE ISLAND PROMISE SCHOLARSHIP (Expands the Rhode Island promise scholarship program to include students at Rhode Island college as well as students with medical, personal leave, military obligations or disabilities.)
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Feb 16 2023 |
04/27/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 27 2023
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SR 945
(2023 Regular Session)
Senate Resolution Proclaiming April 19, 2023, To Be "Wage Theft Day Of Action"
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Apr 27 2023 |
04/27/2023 Senate Read And Passed
Apr 27 2023
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SB 229
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- STAY INVESTED IN RI WAVEMAKER FELLOWSHIP (Expand the Wavemaker Fellowship Program to include public school teachers.)
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Feb 16 2023 |
04/27/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 27 2023
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SB 424
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MINIMUM WAGES (Allows individuals employed in domestic service or in or about a private home to be included as an employee, for purposes of minimum wages law.)
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Feb 16 2023 |
04/26/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 26 2023
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SB 430
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MINIMUM WAGES (Creates new definition for the term "employee", for purposes of wages, workers' compensation, temporary disability and unemployment insurance benefits, which deems a worker to be an employee, as opposed to an independent contractor.)
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Feb 16 2023 |
04/26/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 26 2023
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SB 379
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- ASSAULT WEAPONS (Bans the possession, sale, and transfer of assault weapons. Possession of assault weapons owned on the effective date of this act would be "grandfathered". Violations are punishable by a fine or imprisonment.)
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Feb 16 2023 |
04/25/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 25 2023
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SR 940
(2023 Regular Session)
Senate Resolution Expressing Sincere Condolences On The Passing Of Olga Pezza
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Apr 25 2023 |
04/25/2023 Senate Read And Passed
Apr 25 2023
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SR 937
(2023 Regular Session)
Senate Resolution Proclaiming April 24, 2023, As "Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day" To Commemorate The Armenian Genocide Of 1915 To 1923, And In Honor Of Armenian-Americans
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Apr 25 2023 |
04/25/2023 Senate Read And Passed
Apr 25 2023
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SB 765
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- CERTIFICATION OF TEACHERS (Requires all educator preparation programs to include lessons on cultural competency and how teachers shall meet the instructional needs of multilingual learners.)
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Mar 23 2023 |
04/19/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 19 2023
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SB 484
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- COUNCIL ON ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (Requires the student advisory council to meet at least quarterly, provides the chairperson with equal voting powers as members on the council, and provides that a student under eighteen (18) years is exempt from the senate advise and consent process.)
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Mar 07 2023 |
04/19/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 19 2023
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SB 189
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- SCHOOL COMMITTEES AND SUPERINTENDENTS (Authorizes the school administration to issue an out-of-school suspension to students if they are a threat to the safety of others.)
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Feb 16 2023 |
04/19/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 19 2023
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SR 933
(2023 Regular Session)
Senate Resolution Expressing Deepest Condolences On The Passing Of The Honorable Maryellen Goodwin
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Apr 18 2023 |
04/18/2023 Senate Read And Passed
Apr 18 2023
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SB 122
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- OPEN MEETINGS (Requires public bodies to offer translation services for all open meetings of said bodies.)
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Feb 01 2023 |
04/04/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 04 2023
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SR 608
(2023 Regular Session)
JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE AND PUBLISH AND SUBMIT TO THE ELECTORS A PROPOSITION OF AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION -- OF SUFFRAGE (Would propose to the voters of the state a constitutional amendment regarding eligibility to vote and to be a candidate.)
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Mar 07 2023 |
04/04/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 04 2023
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