SB 462
(2021 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 and provides the program with access to certain student data.)
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Mar 04 2021 |
06/10/2021 Referred To House Education
Jun 10 2021
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SB 769
(2021 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.)
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Apr 01 2021 |
06/02/2021 Referred To House Health & Human Services
Jun 02 2021
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SB 282
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PUPILS (Provides students attending public schools enrolled in grades K-12 with a students' bill of rights prohibiting discrimination based on race, sex, gender, economic status or mental, physical, developmental or sensory disabilities.)
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Feb 18 2021 |
05/27/2021 Referred To House Education
May 27 2021
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SB 732
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT (Provides for standardized procedures for asset forfeitures across all crimes.)
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Mar 26 2021 |
05/24/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 24 2021
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SB 395
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- RESTRICTIVE HOUSING ACT (Creates a comprehensive scheme to help the department of corrections make appropriate least restrictive placements of prisoners within its facilities.)
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Feb 25 2021 |
05/24/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 24 2021
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SB 453
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS -- SMALL LOAN LENDERS (Repeals the provisions of the general laws allowing deferred deposit providers, also known as "payday lenders.")
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Mar 04 2021 |
05/20/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 20 2021
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SB 248
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS -- POWERS AND OPERATIONS (Prohibits financial institutions from investing in private detention centers or continuing to invest with any institution, company or subsidiary of a company that owns or contracts with a government entity to manage or run a prison.)
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Feb 10 2021 |
05/17/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 17 2021
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SB 539
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- PREVENTING DISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF RACE (Protects hairstyle discrimination by expanding the definition of race to include traits historically associated with race, including, but not limited to, hair texture and protective hairstyles.)
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Mar 04 2021 |
05/17/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 17 2021
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SB 394
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- CORRECTIONS DEPARTMENT (Provides for a safety inspection of the Wyatt Detention Facility twice a year.)
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Feb 25 2021 |
05/17/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 17 2021
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SB 400
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT (Prohibits contracts with private, for profit, prison facilities or with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).)
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Feb 25 2021 |
05/17/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 17 2021
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SB 399
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- MUNICIPAL DETENTION FACILITY CORPORATIONS (Prohibits the operation of private detention facilities and private public partnerships within the state and prohibits the housing of Rhode Island prisoners in other states as well as hold out-of-state prisoners in Rhode Island facilities.)
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Feb 25 2021 |
05/17/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 17 2021
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SB 771
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- COMMERCIAL SEXUAL ACTIVITY (Decriminalizes certain commercial sexual activity and repeals the authority to detain a defendant in the event they test positive for venereal disease.)
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Apr 01 2021 |
05/13/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 13 2021
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SB 488
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- PHARMACIES (Authorizes a pharmacist to prescribe and dispense hormonal contraceptive patches and self-administered oral hormonal contraceptives, provided that the pharmacist has completed a training program approved by the state board of pharmacy.)
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Mar 04 2021 |
05/13/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 13 2021
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SB 546
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- PERMANENT REPLACEMENT EMPLOYEES (Prohibits an employer from permanently replacing an employee who has participated or honored a union authorized strike.)
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Mar 04 2021 |
05/12/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 12 2021
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SB 597
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- LAW ENFORCEMENT INTEGRITY ACT (Police body cameras required. Restricts use of force. Mandates various police reporting.)
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Mar 11 2021 |
05/10/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 10 2021
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SB 204
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION (Requires that electrical distribution companies submit a time of use rate plan to the PUC setting forth high and on-demand times. The time of use rate plans are to be implemented on or before January 1, 2022.)
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Feb 10 2021 |
05/06/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 06 2021
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SB 531
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY -- CRUELTY TO ANIMALS (Prohibits sale/offer for sale of cosmetic product by cosmetic manufacturer/supplier of cosmetic ingredients using animal testing eff. 1/1/22 subject to penalty up to $1,000.)
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Mar 04 2021 |
05/06/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 06 2021
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SB 537
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY - SPECIAL COMMISSION ON REAPPORTIONMENT (Creates an 18 member special commission on reapportionment to redistrict the districts of the general assembly and the state's congressional districts based on the data collected by the federal Census conducted in 2020 by January 15, 2022.)
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Mar 04 2021 |
05/06/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 06 2021
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SB 305
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- ALCOHOLISM (Requires the dept of behavioral healthcare/developmental disabilities/hospitals to coordinate with the DOH to propose revisions to chapter 1.10 and 10.1 of title 23, including updates and revisions of statutory language and evidence-based best practices.)
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Feb 18 2021 |
05/05/2021 Referred To House Health & Human Services
May 05 2021
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SB 110
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - PFAS IN FOOD PACKAGING (Prohibits PFAS, a class of fluorinated organic chemicals, from being used in food packaging.)
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Jan 26 2021 |
05/05/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 05 2021
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