Rhode Island Bills

sponsored by Maryellen Goodwin

Bill Title Introduced Latest Action↓
SB 925 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- UNFAIR CLAIMS PRACTICES ACT (Amends the definition of unfair claims settlement practices by insurers & motor vehicle damage appraisers, and creates a chapter providing for the appraisal of damaged motor vehicles, when the insurer & the insured cannot agree on the amount of the loss.)
Apr 04 2023 06/26/2023 Signed By Governor
Jun 26 2023
SB 2 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- LEAD POISONING PREVENTION ACT (Establishes a lead water supply replacement program for public and private service lines and requires disclosure to tenants and buyers of real property of the presence of lead service lines.)
Jan 10 2023 06/24/2023 Signed By Governor
Jun 24 2023
SB 871 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES (Limits the copayment or coinsurance requirement on specialty drugs to one hundred fifty dollars ($150) for a thirty (30) day supply.)
Mar 30 2023 06/23/2023 Signed By Governor
Jun 23 2023
SB 828 (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AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- PAYMENT OF WAGES (Eliminates repealed statute references and create a mechanism for employees to enforce their existing right to continuation of medical benefits.)
Mar 23 2023 06/22/2023 Signed By Governor
Jun 22 2023
SB 1 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- PEER-TO-PEER CAR SHARING PROGRAM (Provides that peer-to-peer car sharing, peer-to-peer car sharing programs, and peer-to-peer car sharing program agreements are not considered rental vehicles.)
Jan 10 2023 06/22/2023 Signed By Governor
Jun 22 2023
SB 3 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- VIDEO LOTTERY GAMES, TABLE GAMES AND SPORTS WAGERING (Amends the definitions of "collegiate sports or athletic event" and "sporting event" within the chapter on "video lottery games, table games and sports wagering".)
Jan 10 2023 06/22/2023 Signed By Governor
Jun 22 2023
SB 23 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- INDIVIDUAL HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE (Guarantees availability of coverage to eligible residents of state and does not limit or exclude coverage by imposing a preexisting condition exclusion.)
Jan 18 2023 06/21/2023 Signed By Governor
Jun 21 2023
SB 716 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- EMPLOYMENT SECURITY -- GENERAL PROVISIONS (Eliminates the "until June 30, 2023" sunset on the increase in the total amount of earnings a partial-unemployment insurance claimant can receive before being entirely disqualified for unemployment insurance benefits.)
Mar 22 2023 06/20/2023 Signed By Governor
Jun 20 2023
SB 789 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION (Exempts from taxation the real and tangible personal property of Sojourner House, a Rhode Island nonprofit corporation.)
Mar 23 2023 06/19/2023 Signed By Governor
Jun 19 2023
SB 163 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE AND SALE--MEDIATION CONFERENCE (Removes the sunset provision relative to mediation coverage prior to mortgage foreclosures.)
Feb 15 2023 06/14/2023 Signed By Governor
Jun 14 2023
SB 98 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- PRESCRIPTION DRUG COST PROTECTION (Prohibits the state, ERISA or any health plans to purchase referenced drugs for a cost higher than the referenced rate.)
Feb 01 2023 06/14/2023 Senate Passed Sub A
Jun 14 2023
SB 926 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- MOTOR VEHICLE REPLACEMENT PARTS (Defines a used part and creates standards for use of used parts in damaged motor vehicles, for motor vehicle replacement parts.)
Apr 04 2023 06/13/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Jun 13 2023
SB 442 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF RHODE ISLAND (Names the Newport campus of the community college of Rhode Island the M. Teresa Paiva Weed campus.)
Feb 16 2023 06/13/2023 Meeting Postponed (06/13/2023)
Jun 13 2023
SB 530 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- THE HEALTHCARE SERVICES FUNDING PLAN ACT (Amends RI's existing Healthcare Services Funding Plan Act by adding an account relating to a new Psychiatry Resource Network to fund RI's present PediPRN and MomsPRN, as well as similar programs which may be added by regulation in the future.)
Mar 07 2023 06/09/2023 Referred To House Finance
Jun 09 2023
SB 799 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- PRESCRIPTION DRUG BENEFITS (Includes any costs paid by an enrollee or on behalf of the enrollee by a third party when calculating an enrollee’s overall contribution to any out-of-pocket maximum or cost sharing requirement under a health plan as of January 1, 2024.)
Mar 23 2023 05/31/2023 Referred To House Corporations
May 31 2023
SB 762 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- THE EDUCATION EQUITY AND PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT (Amends the local share of education funding to be paid to charter public schools based on a comparison of performance data between the specific school from which the student is coming and the specific charter school that will be receiving the student.)
Mar 23 2023 05/31/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 31 2023
SB 378 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- DEPARTMENTS OF STATE GOVERNMENT (Requires the secretary of EOHHS, the secretary of commerce of the commerce corporation/commissioners of elementary/secondary education/postsecondary education, and the secretary of housing be appointed by the governor subject to the approval of the senate)
Feb 16 2023 05/12/2023 Referred To House State Government & Elections
May 12 2023
SB 294 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES (Requires insurance carriers, nonprofit hospital service plans, nonprofit medical service corporations and HMOs to cover costs of breast ultrasounds and/or MRI breast exams for person receiving notice of dense breast tissue.)
Feb 16 2023 05/11/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 11 2023
SB 234 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- RHODE ISLAND PUBLIC TRANSIT AUTHORITY (Prohibits the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) from imposing any fares and/or charges for service provided to the general public. Effective January 1, 2024.)
Feb 16 2023 05/11/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 11 2023
SB 27 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- COMPREHENSIVE DISCHARGE PLANNING (Requires coverage for residential/inpatient mental health services for detox/stabilization/substance abuse disorders without preauthorization or be subject to concurrent review during the first 28 days.)
Jan 18 2023 05/10/2023 Referred To House Health & Human Services
May 10 2023

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