SB 371
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT (Permits those other residents of a residential dwelling unit to extend the term of the rental agreement for a period not to exceed three (3) months after the death of the lessee.)
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Feb 16 2023 |
06/14/2023 Senate Passed Sub A
Jun 14 2023
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SB 561
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND HOSPITALS -- COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES (Appropriates $1,875,000 for the creation of a 9-8-8 suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline within the department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals (BHDDH).)
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Mar 07 2023 |
06/14/2023 Senate Read And Passed
Jun 14 2023
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SB 893
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE--COURTS -- LANGUAGE INTERPRETERS--USE OF LANGUAGE INTERPRETERS IN LEGAL PROCEEDINGS (Ensures that communications between court appointed interpreters and limited-English-proficient individuals involved in legal proceedings in the courts are confidential.)
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Mar 30 2023 |
06/14/2023 Signed By Governor
Jun 14 2023
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SB 766
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- COUNCIL ON POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (Prohibits colleges and universities from withholding a student’s transcript due to the student failing to pay any expenses owed to the college or university but permits the withholding of a student’s academic credits and grades or diploma or degree.)
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Mar 23 2023 |
06/09/2023 Referred To House Education
Jun 09 2023
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SB 486
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- CURRICULUM (Directs the council on elementary and secondary education to provide professional support/assistance to LEAs regarding effective ways to use data such as the LEA’s budget and demographics, school culture, and assessments to improve student performance.)
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Mar 07 2023 |
06/09/2023 Referred To House Finance
Jun 09 2023
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SR 1103
(2023 Regular Session)
Senate Resolution Proclaiming June 1-7, 2023, To Be "National Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation And Automated External Defibrillator Week" In Rhode Island
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Jun 08 2023 |
06/08/2023 Senate Read And Passed
Jun 08 2023
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SB 747
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES (Amends the contents of what is to be displayed on a motor vehicle registration plate.)
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Mar 22 2023 |
06/07/2023 Signed By Governor
Jun 07 2023
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SB 910
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO DELINQUENT AND DEPENDENT CHILDREN -- PROCEEDINGS IN THE FAMILY COURT (Amends the definition of a wayward offense in the Family Court to conform to current statutory penalties for possession of marijuana offenses, promulgated in the Rhode Island cannabis act.)
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Mar 30 2023 |
06/06/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Jun 06 2023
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SB 171
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- UNFAIR SALES PRACTICES (Requires businesses that offer automatic subscription renewals/continuous service offers to provide consumers with notice to the consumer prior to their engagement in the contract along with notice of renewal of subscription/cancellation info. eff. 1/1/24)
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Feb 16 2023 |
06/06/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Jun 06 2023
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SB 987
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- BUILDING OPPORTUNITIES IN OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME (Provides $4,000,000 to support comprehensive and effective afterschool/school vacation/summer learning/workforce development programs for students grades PK-12, requires annual report to general assembly and the governor on status/progress of the program.)
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May 15 2023 |
06/06/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Jun 06 2023
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SB 423
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS, AND PARTNERSHIPS -- WORKERS' COOPERATIVES (Clarifies the role of a workers' cooperative to allow it to operate as a hiring hall under certain circumstances.)
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Feb 16 2023 |
06/02/2023 Referred To House Labor
Jun 02 2023
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SB 145
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- RHODE ISLAND PARENTAL AND FAMILY MEDICAL LEAVE ACT (Increases the amount of parental or family leave available to an employee from thirteen (13) weeks to twenty-four (24) weeks in any two (2) calendar years.)
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Feb 01 2023 |
06/02/2023 Referred To House Finance
Jun 02 2023
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SB 628
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- RESIDENCE OF INDIVIDUALS IN GOVERNMENT CUSTODY ACT (Requires state use actual residences of persons in government custody for redistricting purposes. Information would be collected by the department of corrections and forwarded to the secretary of state to be utilized for redistricting.)
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Mar 07 2023 |
06/01/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Jun 01 2023
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SB 135
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY (Limits the use of certain criminal records and credit history reports in denying housing to prospective applicants, and provides for fines for failure to comply, and requires notices of denials to be sent to the prospective tenants.)
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Feb 01 2023 |
06/01/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Jun 01 2023
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SB 1013
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- OFFENSES PERTAINING TO SCHOOLS (Prohibits discrimination on the basis of race by expanding the definition of race to include traits historically associated with race, including, but not limited to, hair texture and protected hairstyles.)
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May 15 2023 |
06/01/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Jun 01 2023
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SB 374
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- HOMICIDE (Abolishes penalty of life without parole and amends/repeals all sections of general laws regulating prisoners serving a sentence of life without parole. It would have prospective and retroactive effect for any offense committed after January 1, 1991.)
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Feb 16 2023 |
06/01/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Jun 01 2023
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SB 365
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT (Increases the amount of time of notice a residential landlord must give to a tenant prior to any rent increase.)
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Feb 16 2023 |
05/30/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 30 2023
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SB 390
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT--IMMIGRATION STATUS (Prohibits a landlord from inquiring about the immigration status of a tenant subject to any federal laws or regulations, but may request financial information or proof of identity.)
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Feb 16 2023 |
05/30/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 30 2023
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SB 70
(2023 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.)
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Feb 01 2023 |
05/30/2023 Meeting Postponed (05/31/2023)
May 30 2023
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SR 1086
(2023 Regular Session)
Senate Resolution Proclaiming Tuesday, May 30, 2023, As "Cox Charities Day" In The State Of Rhode Island
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May 30 2023 |
05/30/2023 Senate Read And Passed
May 30 2023
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