HB 6494
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- RHODE ISLAND UTILITY FAIR SHARE ROADWAY REPAIR ACT (Requires utilities to follow STIP project schedules. Requires permits for non-road repairs. Prohibits expenses and penalties to be paid with rate payer increases.)
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Jun 07 2023 |
09/26/2023 Vetoed By Governor
Sep 26 2023
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HB 6052
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- COUNCIL ON ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (Adds the Rhode Island teacher of the year as an additional ex officio member of the council on elementary and secondary education as well as the board of education.)
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Mar 03 2023 |
06/27/2023 Effective Without Governor's Signature
Jun 27 2023
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HB 6179
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- MEDICARE SUPPLEMENT INSURANCE POLICIES (Provides all Medicare recipients over sixty-five (65) years of age applying for Medicare supplement plan guaranteed issue rights regardless of medical or health or receipt of health care by the applicant.)
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Mar 22 2023 |
06/26/2023 Signed By Governor
Jun 26 2023
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HB 6090
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES (Provides that adaptive reuse for the conversion of commercial property into residential or mixed-use developments shall be a permitted use and allowable by specific and objective provisions of a zoning ordinance, subject to certain restrictions.)
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Mar 03 2023 |
06/24/2023 Signed By Governor
Jun 24 2023
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HB 6083
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- LOW AND MODERATE INCOME HOUSING (Amends several sections of law relating to low-and moderate-income housing and the application, appeal, and judicial review process.)
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Mar 03 2023 |
06/24/2023 Signed By Governor
Jun 24 2023
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HB 5099
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- RHODE ISLAND HOPE SCHOLARSHIP PILOT PROGRAM ACT (Establishes the Rhode Island hope scholarship pilot program to provide two-year scholarships to junior and seniors at Rhode Island college.)
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Jan 12 2023 |
06/24/2023 Signed By Governor
Jun 24 2023
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HB 5010
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- MEDICAL ASSISTANCE -- THE PROMOTING ACCESS TO INCREASED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR ALL STUDENTS ACT (Requires that services provided by school social workers and certified school psychologists be included as health care related services eligible for federal Medicaid reimbursement.)
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Jan 06 2023 |
06/22/2023 Signed By Governor
Jun 22 2023
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HB 6348
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- VIDEO LOTTERY GAMES, TABLE GAMES AND SPORTS WAGERING (This act would legalize iGaming by patrons located in the State of Rhode Island. Effective 3/1/2024.)
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Apr 28 2023 |
06/20/2023 Signed By Governor
Jun 20 2023
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HB 6454
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE TOWN OF LINCOLN TO ISSUE NOT TO EXCEED $25,000,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS AND NOTES FOR THE CONSTRUCTION, RENOVATION, REHABILITATION, REPAIR, IMPROVEMENTS, FURNISHING AND EQUIPPING OF AND/OR ADDITIONS TO LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS (Authorizes the town of Lincoln to issue bonds and notes up to $25 million dollars to finance the construction, renovation, rehabilitation, repair, improvements, furnishing and equipping of and/or additions to Lincoln elementary schools.)
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May 26 2023 |
06/20/2023 Signed By Governor
Jun 20 2023
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HB 5999
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PARKS AND RECREATIONAL AREAS -- GENERAL PROVISIONS (Provides free admission to any state owned recreational facility for Gold Star families with exceptions for docking slips.)
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Mar 01 2023 |
06/20/2023 Signed By Governor
Jun 20 2023
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HB 6453
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE TOWN OF LINCOLN TO ISSUE NOT TO EXCEED $14,000,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, NOTES AND OTHER EVIDENCES OF INDEBTEDNESS TO FINANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW TOWN-WIDE CENTRALIZED RESCUE STATION AND THE FURNISHING AND EQUIPPING THEREOF AND ALL COSTS RELATED THERETO (Authorizes the town of Lincoln to issue bonds and notes up to $14 million dollars to finance the development and construction of a new town-wide centralized rescue station and the furnishing and equipping thereof and all costs related thereto.)
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May 26 2023 |
06/19/2023 Signed By Governor
Jun 19 2023
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HB 5768
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- OPERATORS' AND CHAUFFEURS' LICENSES (Requires curriculum related to the dangers of marijuana-impaired driving such as the course provided by AAA or similar equivalent to be added to the curriculum for driver education once it has been approved by the state board of education.)
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Feb 21 2023 |
06/19/2023 Signed By Governor
Jun 19 2023
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HB 5784
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY -- FORESTRY AND FOREST PRODUCT OPERATIONS (Creates a new motor vehicle registration for "forestry vehicles"/provides that forest product operations are permitted uses within all zoning districts of a municipality except where prohibited.)
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Feb 22 2023 |
06/15/2023 Referred To Senate Environment And Agriculture
Jun 15 2023
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HB 5667
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- COUNCIL ON ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (Requires the council on elementary and secondary education to adopt standards which take into consideration the time and cost of transporting students across municipal boundaries and promotes maximum efficiency in other programs.)
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Feb 17 2023 |
06/15/2023 Referred To Senate Education
Jun 15 2023
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HB 5617
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO MILITARY AFFAIRS AND DEFENSE -- RHODE ISLAND VETERANS' HOME (Changes the service requirement for admissions to RI Veterans' Home from 90 days to 2 years, and gives priority to veterans defined as war veterans.)
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Feb 15 2023 |
06/15/2023 Referred To Senate Special Legislation And Veterans Affairs
Jun 15 2023
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HB 5713
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES (Allows the waiver of interest on overdue taxes for commercial properties.)
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Feb 17 2023 |
06/15/2023 Referred To Senate Finance
Jun 15 2023
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HB 5443
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO DOMESTIC RELATIONS -- SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (Requires returns of a marriage certificate to be filed within two (2) business days after the ceremony, and validates the common practice of filing the return by mail.)
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Feb 08 2023 |
06/14/2023 Committee Recommends Passage In Concurrence
Jun 14 2023
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HR 6528
(2023 Regular Session)
House Resolution Proclaiming June 13Th To Be "Professional Wrestling Day” In The State Of Rhode Island
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Jun 14 2023 |
06/14/2023 House Read And Passed
Jun 14 2023
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HB 5676
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- RETENTION OF X-RAYS (Amends the retention of x-ray statute by eliminating retention for the life of the individual to retention for whatever period is required by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.)
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Feb 17 2023 |
06/14/2023 Signed By Governor
Jun 14 2023
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HB 5466
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO MILITARY AFFAIRS AND DEFENSE -- RHODE ISLAND VETERANS' HOME (Requires administrator of Rhode Island veterans' home to possess a nursing home administrator license.)
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Feb 08 2023 |
06/14/2023 Signed By Governor
Jun 14 2023
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