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 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 772
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- CORRECTIONS DEPARTMENT (Establishes tablets for prisoners program.)
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Apr 01 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 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 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 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 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 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 521
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- TRESPASS AND VANDALISM (Prevents a person from being prosecuted for fishing, gathering seaweed, swimming or passage along the sandy or rocky shoreline within ten feet (10') of the most recent high tide line.)
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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 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 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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SB 518
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- GENERAL PROVISIONS (Delineates the definitions of felony, misdemeanor and petty misdemeanor.)
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Mar 04 2021 |
05/05/2021 Referred To House Judiciary
May 05 2021
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SB 362
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PERSONAL INCOME TAX (Adds one new income tax bracket for purposes of state income taxation.)
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Feb 25 2021 |
05/03/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 03 2021
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SB 710
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES (Requires all health insurance providers offering prescription drug benefits to limit person’s out-of-pocket costs to$100 for 30 day supply. Commencing 1/1/22.)
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Mar 26 2021 |
04/29/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 29 2021
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SB 479
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- RHODE ISLAND RESOURCE RECOVERY CORPORATION (Requires Resource Recovery to waive tipping fees for solid waste collected by local watershed councils established and recognized by the Rhode Island Rivers Council)
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Mar 04 2021 |
04/29/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 29 2021
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SB 709
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- DENTAL INSURANCE (Expands dental insurance coverage, prohibits certain deductions and requires coverage where there is a pre-existing conditions or any earlier treatments. Annual reports must be publicized and filed with the department of health.)
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Mar 26 2021 |
04/29/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 29 2021
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SB 762
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT (Waives beach parking fees at any state beach for any person that qualifies for a free or reduced lunch pursuant to § 16-8-10.)
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Apr 01 2021 |
04/29/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 29 2021
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SB 824
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- FEDERAL AID (Requires free lunches to be provided for all elementary and secondary students attending public schools, to the extent state and federal funds are available.)
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Apr 21 2021 |
04/28/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 28 2021
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