HB 5801
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- MUSICAL AND THEATRICAL PRODUCTION TAX CREDITS (Add a "national touring production" to the productions that are considered an "accredited theater production" for purposes of musical and theatrical production tax credits and extends the sunset of the credits to July 1 2027.)
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Feb 22 2023 |
06/23/2023 Signed By Governor
Jun 23 2023
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HB 5685
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- BAIL AND RECOGNIZANCE (Requires the clerk of the court to return any bail money posted to the defendant or the person who provided the bail money at the time of judgment of the case and that the money shall not be used to pay costs, fines or restitution or any other assessment.)
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Feb 17 2023 |
06/22/2023 Signed By Governor
Jun 22 2023
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HB 5591
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- PAYMENT OF WAGES (Eliminates repealed statute references and create a mechanism for employees to enforce their existing right to continuation of medical benefits and annual report by DLT.)
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Feb 15 2023 |
06/22/2023 Signed By Governor
Jun 22 2023
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HB 6523
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- BARBERS, HAIRDRESSERS, COSMETICIANS, MANICURISTS AND ESTHETICIANS (Decreases the number of hours needed for the issuance of a license for hairdresser and cosmetician licensing from 1,200 hours to 1,000 hours.)
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Jun 14 2023 |
06/22/2023 Signed By Governor
Jun 22 2023
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HB 6026
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES (Enables the city of East Providence to offer tax amnesty for two (2) separate sixty (60) day periods for fiscal years 2023 and 2024 for waiver of interest and penalties on overdue tangible tax payments and motor vehicle tax payments.)
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Mar 01 2023 |
06/22/2023 Signed By Governor
Jun 22 2023
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HB 5863
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO FISH AND WILDLIFE -- GENERAL PROVISIONS (Provides amendments to multiple sections of law related to the marine fisheries council.)
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Mar 01 2023 |
06/22/2023 Signed By Governor
Jun 22 2023
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HB 5887
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- POWER OF OFFICERS TO ADMINISTER OATHS (Adds active magistrates and retired and active justices of the worker's compensation court to those public officers and employees authorized to administer oaths within the State of Rhode Island.)
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Mar 01 2023 |
06/21/2023 Signed By Governor
Jun 21 2023
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HB 5345
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY -- AGRICULTURAL FUNCTIONS OF DEPARTMENT (Provides that Rhode Island assents to the provisions of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act relative to the Preventive Controls for Animal Food Regulation (PCAF) regulations.)
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Feb 03 2023 |
06/21/2023 Signed By Governor
Jun 21 2023
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HB 5191
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- PHARMACIES (Provides that starting December 2024, renewal fee for a pharmacist shall not be more than $250, that fee for nonresident pharmacy license not be less than $625 and pharmacy intern licenses valid for 5 years and technician licenses valid for 2 years.)
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Jan 19 2023 |
06/21/2023 Signed By Governor
Jun 21 2023
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HB 5374
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLANS (Allows participating municipalities to elect to its employees the deferred compensation plans offered by the state.)
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Feb 03 2023 |
06/20/2023 Signed By Governor
Jun 20 2023
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HB 5989
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- EMPLOYMENT SECURITY -- GENERAL PROVISIONS (Extends the sunset on the increase total amount of earnings a partial-unemployment ins. claimant can receive before being entirely disqualified for unemployment ins. benefits/increase in the amount of earnings when calculating a wkly rate to 6/30/25.)
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Mar 01 2023 |
06/20/2023 Signed By Governor
Jun 20 2023
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HB 5883
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE--COURTS -- ABUSIVE LITIGATION (Prohibits abusive litigation context of domestic violence or stalking and allow the court to dismiss a case upon finding, by preponderance of the evidence, that the person who filed the case is abusing the system.)
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Mar 01 2023 |
06/20/2023 Signed By Governor
Jun 20 2023
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HB 5226
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO DOMESTIC RELATIONS -- ADOPTION OF CHILDREN (Creates a new section which provides a streamlined adoption process for children born through assisted reproduction and who need adoption to confirm, not establish, their legal parentage to protect them against discrimination in all jurisdictions.)
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Jan 25 2023 |
06/19/2023 Signed By Governor
Jun 19 2023
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HB 5560
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- CONSUMER ENFORCEMENT OF ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY DEVICE WARRANTIES (Enhances the rights of consumers by adding the requirement that the vendor or manufacturer maintain records of any reported defects or repairs of a device, making it easier for a consumer to enforce their rights under the law.)
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Feb 15 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 5946
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS IN GOVERNMENT -- LEAD HAZARD MITIGATION (Requires that property owners implement lead hazard mitigation for pre-1978 rental dwelling units that are comprised of two (2) or three (3) units, one of which is occupied by the property owner.)
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Mar 01 2023 |
06/19/2023 Signed By Governor
Jun 19 2023
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HB 5380
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HOLIDAYS AND DAYS OF SPECIAL OBSERVANCE -- HOLIDAYS (Establishes June 19th as a state holiday, to be known as "Juneteenth National Freedom Day".)
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Feb 03 2023 |
06/19/2023 Signed By Governor
Jun 19 2023
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HB 5489
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- UNFAIR DISCRIMINATION AGAINST ORGAN DONORS IN DISABILITY INCOME, LIFE AND LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE ACT (Adds a new chapter which defines "living donor" and prohibits insurers from denying health insurance, including disability insurance and long-term care disability insurance on the basis of individual's status as a "living donor".)
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Feb 10 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 5160
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS -- LICENSED ACTIVITIES -- LENDERS AND LOAN BROKERS -- CHECK CASHING (Repeals the provisions of the general laws allowing deferred deposit providers, also known as "payday lenders.")
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Jan 19 2023 |
06/15/2023 House Passed As Amended (Floor Amendment)
Jun 15 2023
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