Rhode Island Bills

sponsored by Evan P. Shanley

Bill Title Introduced Latest Action↓
HB 6076 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES (Requires health insurance contract plans or policies to provide coverage for the licensed practice of naturopathy as provided in chapter 36.1 of title 5 effective January 1, 2024.)
Mar 03 2023 03/21/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 21 2023
HB 5776 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- FEDERAL AID (Provides for a Kosher option for school lunches for public elementary and secondary schools in Rhode Island upon the request of the local school districts.)
Feb 22 2023 03/17/2023 Scheduled For Hearing And/Or Consideration (03/22/2023)
Mar 17 2023
HB 5091 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- EXTENDED PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY FOR PACKAGING (Reduces equitable relationships between packaging producers and local governments and communities by establishing the Package Reduction and Recycling Program.)
Jan 12 2023 03/17/2023 Scheduled For Hearing And/Or Consideration (03/23/2023)
Mar 17 2023
HB 5607 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES - REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES (Changes the definition of "street rod" motor vehicle to include a reference to its registration certificate and not its title. It also changes the meaning of "custom vehicle" by adding a reference to its registration certificate.)
Feb 15 2023 03/17/2023 Committee Recommends Passage
Mar 17 2023
HB 5050 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- LABOR AND PAYMENT OF DEBTS BY CONTRACTORS (Amends the definition of public works so that it would include any public works projects performed for any city or town or quasi-municipal entity and the state and any quasi-state entity.)
Jan 11 2023 03/17/2023 Committee Transferred To House Labor
Mar 17 2023
HB 5415 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- LICENSES GENERALLY (Creates a Class B-W license to allow for the sale of beer and wine in grocery stores, convenience stores and markets throughout the state.)
Feb 08 2023 03/17/2023 Scheduled For Hearing And/Or Consideration (03/21/2023)
Mar 17 2023
HB 5090 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- DISPOSABLE FOOD SERVICE CONTAINERS (Prohibits a covered establishment from preparing, selling, processing or providing food or beverages in or on a disposable food service container that is composed in whole or in part of polystyrene foam.)
Jan 12 2023 03/17/2023 Scheduled For Hearing And/Or Consideration (03/23/2023)
Mar 17 2023
HB 6162 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT (Amends the uniform controlled substances act and reclassifies simple possession of 28 grams or less of certain controlled substances as a misdemeanor.)
Mar 17 2023 03/17/2023 Introduced, Referred To House Judiciary
Mar 17 2023
HB 5699 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- THE MATTHEW O'GARA ACT OF 2022 (Increases the penalties for a first offense of leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death to a minimum five (5) years in incarceration, a minimum of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) and a minimum license revocation of five (5) years.)
Feb 17 2023 03/17/2023 Scheduled For Hearing And/Or Consideration (03/22/2023)
Mar 17 2023
HB 5704 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- DISORDERLY CONDUCT (Makes threats of mass violence and false reports of threats to educational, religious, social institutions or civic or fraternal associations a misdemeanor.)
Feb 17 2023 03/16/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 16 2023
HB 5436 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- ABUSE IN HEALTHCARE FACILITIES (Removes the intent requirement relative to the definitions of "abuse" within the chapter on "abuse in healthcare facilities" and amends the definitions of "abuse" and "neglect" with regard to elderly affairs by deleting the element of willful conduct.)
Feb 08 2023 03/16/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 16 2023
HB 5510 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- CAUSES OF ACTION (Makes all sexual abuse or exploitation of a child causes of action not subject to statute of limitations whether lapsed or time-barred.)
Feb 10 2023 03/16/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 16 2023
HB 5257 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- COUNTY GRAND JURIES (Permits grand juries to issue reports and would provide for a process for review and acceptance by the superior court for dissemination to the public.)
Jan 27 2023 03/16/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 16 2023
HB 6031 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- COUNTY GRAND JURIES (Permits grand juries to issue reports and provides for a process for review and acceptance by the superior court for dissemination to the public.)
Mar 01 2023 03/16/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 16 2023
HB 6056 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO WATERS AND NAVIGATION -- ACT ON COASTS - COASTAL RESILIENCY (Establishes a chief resilience officer (CRO) charged with creation/maintenance/updating of the state's resiliency/recovery program along with climate change resiliency plan with ocean/riverine coasts resilience advisory board.)
Mar 03 2023 03/09/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 09 2023
HB 6030 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- FILING OF FALSE LIEN (Criminalizes the filing of a false lien, instrument, or encumbrance against a federal, state, or municipal judge or magistrate or his or her immediate family, and permit the court to take action to mitigate the negative consequences of such a filing.)
Mar 01 2023 03/09/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 09 2023
HB 5344 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY -- OLD GROWTH FOREST PROTECTION ACT (Prohibits forestry operations on state and any municipality owned land relating to old growth forests enforced by DEM with violation punishable by fines.)
Feb 03 2023 03/09/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 09 2023
HB 5355 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- ELECTRONIC MONITORING IN NURSING AND ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES (Allows for the use of electronic monitoring of a resident’s room or private living unit within a nursing home or assisted living facility.)
Feb 03 2023 03/09/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 09 2023
HB 5383 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- VOTING DISTRICTS AND OFFICIALS (Clarifies that the calculation for the total number of eligible voters to be served by the same polling place shall be established using active voters.)
Feb 03 2023 03/08/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 08 2023
HB 5657 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- HEALTH CARE ACCESSIBILITY AND QUALITY ASSURANCE ACT (Requires that healthcare entities and network plans, eff. 1/1/24, include provision in every contract with a provider of mental health/substance use disorders that rates paid pursuant to the contract would be subject to a rate increase at least annually.)
Feb 17 2023 03/08/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 08 2023

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