SB 877
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE (Prohibits insurance carriers from charging out-of-pocket expenses to the insured for expenses related to the COVID-19 pandemic and mandates that all COVID-19 testing or vaccination is free.)
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May 07 2021 |
07/03/2021 Signed By Governor
Jul 03 2021
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SB 86
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- FEMININE HYGIENE PRODUCTS (Provides that feminine hygiene products be provided in all public schools.)
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Jan 26 2021 |
07/02/2021 Signed By Governor
Jul 02 2021
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SR 205
(2021 Regular Session)
JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE AND PUBLISH AND SUBMIT TO THE ELECTORS A PROPOSITION OF AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION -- RIGHT TO AN ADEQUATE EDUCATION (Amends the constitution to guarantee Rhode Island residents with equal opportunity to receive an education and provide judicial enforcement of this provision.)
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Feb 10 2021 |
06/30/2021 Senate Read And Passed
Jun 30 2021
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SB 173
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES - PARKING FACILITIES AND PRIVILEGES (Requires parking lots to designate parking spaces for electric vehicles/installation of charging stations for new existing public/private parking lots with fines for parking violations/compliance. Effective 7/1/21.)
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Feb 05 2021 |
06/29/2021 Senate Passed Sub A As Amended (Floor Amendment)
Jun 29 2021
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SB 406
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS (Felony to store firearms unlocked.)
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Feb 25 2021 |
06/28/2021 Meeting Postponed (06/28/2021)
Jun 28 2021
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SB 47
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- THE HEALING ART OF ACUPUNCTURE AND ORIENTAL MEDICINE (Changes title of chapter 37.2 of title 5 and throughout, replacing the words "Oriental medicine" with "Chinese medicine". Allows individuals who are otherwise certified, to practice acupuncture & Chinese medicine using Chinese medical diagnostic methods.)
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Jan 19 2021 |
06/25/2021 Effective Without Governor's Signature
Jun 25 2021
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SB 342
(2021 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.)
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Feb 25 2021 |
06/24/2021 Referred To House Innovation, Internet, & Technology
Jun 24 2021
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SB 190
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- OPERATORS' LICENSE -- SAFE ROADS AND MANDATORY INSURANCE (Requires an applicant for a license to provide a valid social security number. This act creates an alternative ID driving license for applicants without a social security number who are able to establish proof of Rhode Island residency.)
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Feb 05 2021 |
06/24/2021 Senate Passed Sub A As Amended (Floor Amendment)
Jun 24 2021
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SB 527
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY- HIGH-HEAT WASTE FACILITY ACT OF 2021 (Prohibits new high-heat waste processing facilities.)
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Mar 04 2021 |
06/23/2021 Meeting Postponed (06/24/2021)
Jun 23 2021
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SB 58
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- MOTOR VEHICLE OFFENSES (Imposes a two hundred fifty dollar ($250) substance abuse education assessment for any conviction of driving under the influence or a violation for refusal to submit to a breathalyzer.)
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Jan 19 2021 |
06/23/2021 Proposed Substitute
Jun 23 2021
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SB 101
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- HEALTH CARE FOR FAMILIES (Creates the "Medicaid Employer Assessment".)
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Jan 26 2021 |
06/22/2021 Meeting Postponed (06/22/2021)
Jun 22 2021
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SB 45
(2021 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 in the high-need fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics.)
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Jan 19 2021 |
06/16/2021 Referred To House Finance
Jun 16 2021
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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 519
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO AERONAUTICS -- RHODE ISLAND T.F. GREEN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (Renames the state airport in Warwick from "T.F. Green state airport" to "Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport.")
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Mar 04 2021 |
06/01/2021 Signed By Governor
Jun 01 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 918
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC RECORDS -- ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS -- POLICE INTERNAL AFFAIRS INVESTIGATIONS (Classifies internal affairs units' reports as public records with redactions allowed to prevent invasion of personal privacy.)
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May 20 2021 |
05/20/2021 Introduced, Referred To Senate Judiciary
May 20 2021
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SB 341
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- INTEREST AND USURY (Reduces the usury rate to twelve percent (12%).)
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Feb 25 2021 |
05/20/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 20 2021
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SB 878
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT – OFFICE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (Raises Rhode Island Medicaid primary care payment rates to not less than federal Medicare rates for the same service.)
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May 07 2021 |
05/20/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 20 2021
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SB 741
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PLANS (Requires a contractor to submit an affirmative action and equal employment opportunity plan or program prior to the award of any contract.)
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Mar 26 2021 |
05/20/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 20 2021
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SB 356
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- SEIZURE SAFE SCHOOLS ACT (Requires elementary/secondary schools to have at least 1 school employee trained to administer/assist with the self-administering of seizure rescue medication prescribed to treat seizure disorder systems and the use of prescribed electrical stimulation.)
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Feb 25 2021 |
05/19/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 19 2021
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