Lori Urso

Senate Resolution Expressing Deepest Condolences On The Death Of Renee Nicole Good In Minneapolis, Minnesota And Urging The Fbi To Ensure A Full Investigation

This act would extend the forbearance of utility terminations for customers with serious illness certifications and would amend various provisions related to the termination of utility services for persons who are disabled, seriously ill, or in arrears. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would increase the net taxable estate exemption to three million six hundred thousand dollars ($3,600,000) on January 1, 2027. This act would also increase the exemption by one million dollars ($1,000,000) on January 1, 2028, and every year thereafter until this section and the tax would sunset and expire on January 1, 2033. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would establish the office of inspector general as an independent administrative agency charged with the responsibility to investigate, detect, and prevent fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement in the expenditure of public funds. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would change the gross pay amount a retired teacher or state employee certified to teach drivers education could earn as a part-time income by the department of education or by the board of governors of higher education for the purpose of providing classroom instruction in driver education courses to $25,000 from $15,000. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would prohibit an insurance company from imposing any cost-sharing requirements for any diagnostic or supplemental breast examinations. This act would take effect on January 1, 2027.

This act would further delineate the definitions of felony, misdemeanor and petty misdemeanor. This act would take effect on July 1, 2027.

This act would allow a minor between fourteen (14) and seventeen (17) years of age who does not have a permanent residence or is in the custody of the department of children, youth and families to receive a state identification card without a signature from a parent, guardian or foster parent at no cost as well as a certified copy of the minor's birth certificate. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would establish a program within the adult correctional institutions to permit medication for opioid use disorder approved by the FDA to be provided for the treatment of an opioid use disorder to any individual incarcerated. Each inmate would be screened for opioid use disorder within twenty-four (24) hours of incarceration and if determined to be suffering from an opioid use disorder would be offered placement in the medication for opioid use disorder program. This act would take effect on January 1, 2027.

Senate Resolution Condemning Unauthorized Military Actions, Violations Of Foreign Sovereignty, And Recurring U.s. Interventionist Failures In Latin America

Senate Resolution Expressing Deepest Condolences On The Passing Of The Honorable Scott Bill Hirst

Senate Resolution Extending Condolences On The Passing Of The Honorable Thomas E. Hodge

This act would require that a conspicuous display be a visual illustration showing each component of the utility bill and the cost associated with each component of said bill, subject to the approval of the division of public utilities (DPUC). This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would exempt from the sales tax firearm safety equipment, storage devices, gun safes, gun cabinets, gun vaults, gun cases, strong boxes, cable locks, trigger locks and biometric locks. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would exempt individual retirement accounts as a countable resource for public assistance. This act would prohibit the state as a creditor against an ABLE account in the event of death of a beneficiary. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would impose a seventy-five cent ($0.75) surcharge on fares charged by rideshare or transportation network companies. This act would also require that fifty percent (50%) of the surcharge be deposited in a restricted account to be used for street improvements in the municipality where the fare originated, and fifty percent (50%) of the surcharge be deposited in a restricted account to fund Transit Forward RI. The tax administrator would promulgate rules and regulations to implement the provisions of this chapter. The act would also establish a restricted receipt account for the benefit of RIPTA funded by sales tax collected from ride-share companies such as Uber and Lyft. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would make students in workforce-ready certificate programs at the community college of Rhode Island eligible to receive the Rhode Island Promise Scholarship. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would establish the medical primary care scholarship program to be administered by the commissioner of postsecondary education. This act would appropriate one million dollars ($1,000,000) for fiscal year 2026-2027 which would be utilized to provide scholarships for four (4) years for doctors, and for two (2) years for physician assistants and nurse practitioners to provide primary care services in Rhode Island. For every year a medical practitioner received a scholarship, the recipient would be required to provide two (2) years of work in the field of primary care in the state upon graduation. This act would take effect on July 1, 2026.

This act would prohibit healthcare insurers or pharmacy benefit managers from requiring or conducting a review for prescription medicine that is used in the treatment of alcohol or opioid use disorder, that contains methadone, burenorphine, or naltrexone or that was approved for the mitigation of opioid withdrawal symptoms. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would establish the Catastrophic Illness in Children Relief Fund to provide financial assistance to families with children age twenty-one (21) years and younger stricken by a catastrophic illness for medical expenses not covered by any other state or federal program or any insurance contract. A nine (9) member commission would establish and administer a program to achieve the purposes of the fund. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would permit advanced practice registered nurses (APRN), physicians, and physician assistants to provide services to patients located in Rhode Island via telemedicine when those services are necessary and medically and clinically appropriate. This act would also allow APRNs, physicians, and physician assistants who are licensed in other states or U.S. territories who have appropriate professional liability insurance coverage and who are licensed and in good standing in those jurisdictions to provide telemedicine services to patients who are in Rhode Island when those services are rendered. Further, this act would bring providers who render telemedicine services to patients who are in the state when the services are rendered under the jurisdiction of the state and its courts. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would require, commencing January 1, 2027, group health plans and health insurance issuers that provide prescription benefits to cover at least one type of glucagon auto- injector, nasal spray, or formulation which does not require reconstitution to treat hypoglycemia with two (2) glucagon auto-injectors every plan year. No copayment or deductible would be required to obtain prescribed glucagon medications. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would permit a nurse who has the appropriate knowledge, credentials and clinical competency, to provide home services foot care, which would include routine foot and nail care, as well as implementing a plan of footcare that includes hygiene and the shortening of toe and finger nails. A nurse providing in-home foot care would ensure that two (2) hours of continuing education out of the ten (10) hours required per certification period would be focused on foot care. The department of health would determine fair and reasonable license and renewal fees for nurses providing services pursuant to this section. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would set a clear and enforceable standard for reducing the presence of harmful metals in personal care products, prioritizing public health through testing, labeling, and the development of safer alternatives commencing on January 1, 2030, with enforcement one hundred eighty (180) days thereafter. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would allow the office of health insurance commissioner (OHIC) as the state agency that has the authority to designate patient-centered medical home (PCMH) care to obtain maximal health outcomes. The primary care site would have achieved and maintain NCQA, PCMH distinction or approval of the joint commission on AAAHC, as determined by the department of health. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would provide that the executive office of health and human services, through Emergency Medicaid, would cover dialysis for the treatment of end stage renal disease ("ESRD") and kidney transplants for Rhode Island residents who do not qualify for full Medicaid under Federal law due to their immigration status. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would modify the real estate sales disclosure form to include the disclosure of “blower door diagnostic air leakage testing” and advise that air leakage testing is recommended prior to purchasing a residential unit. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would exempt from taxation the real and tangible personal property of Blackstone Valley Advocacy Center located in the city of Pawtucket. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would classify research, intent and interest in healthcare services as protected healthcare data. The act sets forth additional responsibilities for regulated entities that seek to collect and share consumer data including a requirement for specific and conspicuous consumer consent. It requires separate conspicuous consent from the consumer to sell this data. The act further stipulates acceptable uses for the data and what rights the consumer has regarding their data. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would prohibit participation in the federal school voucher tax credit for contributions to scholarship-granting organizations unless both the general assembly and the governor approve such participation. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would require that applicants for a retail liquor license in the town of Westerly acquire commercial, general-liability, liquor liability and property damage insurance coverage in the amount of three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000). This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would allow animal control officers in the cities and towns to lawfully take charge of and provide adequate care to any animal found abandoned or neglected or hazardously accumulated and would include them as agents authorized to enforce the provisions of this section. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would require public bodies to offer translation services for all open meetings of said bodies. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would make sexual contact or penetration between any law enforcement officer that is on duty and a person that is a detainee, arrestee, in custody or a suspect during questioning, a felony. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would prohibit any questioning of a juvenile who is suspected of delinquent or criminal behavior unless (1) the parent, legal guardian of the juvenile or the DCYF when parental rights are terminated is present, (2) unless an attorney is present, (3) the juvenile and their parent or legal guardian have waived their presence, (4) the court is satisfied that the juvenile has made a knowing voluntary waiver of their rights, or (5) the juvenile is emancipated or has misrepresented their age as being eighteen (18) years or older. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would require one elector of the parole board to be a person directly impacted by the criminal justice system who has completed the probation/parole process three (3) or more years prior to selection with a professional background in certain enumerated areas. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would require courts to presume release for most probation violations, set reasonable bail or non-monetary conditions, limit detention to cases of risk or danger, require prompt hearings, and mandate written reasons for detention. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would require the courts to consider the parental status of the defendant at the time of sentencing and would allow the defendant to present a family impact statement, including testimony, videos and documents relative to their parental status. Unless the court finds that the parent poses a significant risk to the community that outweighs the harm of the parent’s absence from the child’s life, it shall impose a sentence that does not include imprisonment. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would grant tenants that are the victim of various forms of abuse including, but not limited to, sexual and domestic abuse and stalking, the right to terminate a lease agreement early without penalty or liability for rent. This act would also provide for requests to change locks. This act would take effect upon passage.

Under current law, employers are not obligated to pay overtime to their executive, administrative, and professional employees who are compensated through salary rather than hourly wages, unless the salary of such employees would, if calculated according to a 40-hour work week, fall below the state’s current minimum wage. This act would raise that cut-off and make additional salaried employees non-exempt and therefore eligible for overtime pay, by requiring small employers with one to fifty (1-50) employees and large employers with fifty (50) or more employees, to pay overtime wages to currently exempt workers, if their salary falls below a threshold based upon multipliers of minimum hourly wage, for a forty (40) hour workweek. For example, for the year 2027, the multiplier would be one and one-half (1½) times the minimum hourly wage for a forty (40) hour workweek for small employers with less than fifty (50) employees and two (2) times the minimum hourly wage for a forty (40) hour workweek for large employers with more than fifty (50) employees, resulting in overtime entitlement for more employees. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would provide for the right to strike for public sector workers in Rhode Island, including teachers, with exceptions for police officers, firefighters, 911 employees, and correctional officers. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would create a new registration plate for qualified individuals to possess an "adaptive vehicle license plate" to accommodate the transportation needs of an individual with a significant mobility impairment. This act would take effect six (6) months after passage.

This act would repeal daylight savings time in the state and follow the “United States Standard Eastern Time” as provided by an exemption from the advancement of time as provide by the federal Uniform Time Ac of 1966, 15 U.S.C. § 260(a). This act would take effect upon passage and enactment by a law of a permanent year-round “United States Eastern Standard Time” in the states of Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont, in substantially the same form as § 42-5.2-1 and upon a date agreed upon by all five (5) states.

This act would exempt an individual in foster or adoptive homes from the fee associated with drivers education classes at the community college of Rhode Island. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would create a special license plate for the charity Real Access Motivates Progress, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. This act would take effect six (6) months after passage.

Senate Resolution Proclaiming January 18th-24th, 2026, To Be "certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists Week" In The State Of Rhode Island

Senate Resolution Celebrating The Life And Extending Deepest Condolences On The Passing Of Carrigan Mccorrie-raine Nelson

Senate Resolution Expressing Condolences On The Passing Of Margaret M. Ottman

This act would create additional safety features for artificial intelligence (AI) companion technology including provisions addressing suicidal ideation, potential physical harm or financial harm to others expressed by a user. The act also requires notification that the AI companion does not have human emotions. This act would take effect on January 1, 2027.

This act would, with limited exception, prohibit the compelled production of a private key as it relates to a digital asset, digital identity or other interest or right. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would establish regulations regarding the use of artificial intelligence in mental healthcare treatments. This act would take effect upon passage.

Senate Resolution Creating A Special Legislative Commission To Study Blockchain And Cryptocurrency (creates A Ten Member Commission To Recommend Legislative Proposals For Blockchain And Cryptocurrency, And Submits An Interim Progress Report By January 5, 2027, And A Final Report By January 5, 2028, And Expires On February 5, 2028.)

This act would declare that any change in producer compensation would be a contract modification. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would require a direct-to-consumer genetic testing company, as defined, to provide a consumer with certain information regarding the company’s policies and procedures for the collection, use, maintenance, and disclosure, as applicable, of genetic data, and to obtain a consumer’s express consent for collection, use, or disclosure of the consumer’s genetic data, as specified. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would strengthen consumer protections by including definitions related directly to deceptive trade practices inherent in the insurance claim process. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would provide on and after July 1, 2027, a school district could elect and choose to not spend money on any mandate that is not fully funded through the state education aid formula or of any other state funding received through the department of elementary and secondary education. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would include 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, 2027. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would provide that licensed independent clinical social workers be able to enroll and bill Medicaid directly for covered services provided to adults with Medicaid fee-for-service coverage. This act would take effect upon passage.

Joint Resolution Creating A Special Legislative Commission To Study Safe Staffing Ratios In Hospitals (creates A 15-member Joint Commission To Study And Provide Recommendations Regarding Safe Staffing Ratios In Hospitals, And Who Would Report Back To The General Assembly By September 1, 2027, And Expire On January 30, 2028.)

This act would establish a building energy reporting program for covered residential, nonresidential properties and campuses containing twenty-five thousand (25,000) or more gross square feet. The office of energy resources (OER) shall be responsible for reporting this information to the public in order to provide transparency to the marketplace. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would prohibit any city, town, quasi-municipal corporation or public corporation from assessing any existing agricultural operation or agricultural land for the extension of any water utilities past the property and from imposing any connection fee. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would prohibit state and municipal officials or body from entering into and renewing any agreements that will be used to detain individuals for federal civil immigration violations. It would also prohibit state and local leaders from leasing their public real estate for use as an immigration detention facility. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would grant tenants that are the victim of various forms of abuse including, but not limited to, sexual and domestic abuse and stalking, the right to terminate a lease agreement early without penalty or liability for rent. This act would also provide for requests to change locks. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would increase the penalty for cruelty to animals, first offense, from eleven months to twelve months incarceration. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would strengthen consumer protections in insurance claims by expanding definitions of unfair claims settlement practices as well as clarifying an insured’s right to pursue bad-faith remedies. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would establish the commuter transportation benefit chapter. Employers with five hundred (500) or more employees would be required to establish a pre-tax commuter transportation fringe benefit program. This act would take effect on January 1, 2027.

This act would require that before any fire fighter or police officer is eligible to receive benefits for an illness or injury sustained while off duty, that they prove they had reasonable grounds to believe that an emergency existed that required immediate need of their assistance. This act would take effect upon passage.

Senate Resolution Proclaiming January 27, 2026 To Be “rhode Island Food Insecurity Awareness Day” In The State Of Rhode Island

Senate Resolution Celebrating The 12th Annual "physician Anesthesiologists Week" From January 26th Through February 1st, 2026, In The State Of Rhode Island

Senate Resolution Commemorating January 30, 2026, As "fred Korematsu Day Of Civil Liberties And The Constitution"

This act would establish property, tangible, sales and use tax exemptions as incentives for the location of qualified data centers in Rhode Island upon a minimum qualified investment of two hundred million dollars ($200,000,000) in a designated enterprise zone and four hundred million dollars ($400,000,000) in a non-enterprise zone. The application requirements and approval process would be in a form and manner prescribed by the Rhode Island commerce corporation. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would direct that, on or before September 8, 2026, middle and high schools which issue student identification cards to include on those cards contact crisis telephone numbers for suicide prevention and substance use disorder prevention. This information would also be required to be placed on identification cards issued to school and district employees working in the schools. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would remove clean coal as a renewable fuel given priority as an energy generation project. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would prohibit the importation, disbursement, distribution, or sale, of any species of non-native (exotic) terrestrial invasive plants. This act would take effect on January 1, 2027.

This act would establish Medicaid fee-for-service reimbursement rates set by the general assembly as the rate floor for Medicaid managed care by home care, home nursing care and hospice providers licensed by the department of health, establish rate modifiers to incentivize direct care workers to provide care during evenings, nights, Sundays and holidays as well as hard-to-serve Medicaid beneficiaries that reside in department of health defined low density population communities, comply with federal department of labor rules on time and travel for direct care workers, and adopt the rate review recommendations from the office of the health insurance commissioner for home care, home nursing care and hospice providers. This act reduces administrative burden on Medicaid-contracted home care providers and the Executive Office of Health and Human Services by eliminating a statutory reporting requirement that is no longer relevant to current and future Medicaid home care reimbursement rates. This act would also permit the Rhode Island Partnership for Home Care, with oversight by the Executive Office of Health and Human Services, to coordinate behavioral health training to licensed nurse assistants and homemakers delivering paraprofessional care services to Medicaid home care beneficiaries This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would eliminate the age requirement for modification on Social Security income. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would allow a modification to federal adjusted gross income of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) of social security income for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2026. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would direct the department of human services and the department of elementary and secondary education to work collaboratively to manage existing workforce development and compensation programs for educators working in licensed child care and early learning programs statewide and would allocate at least $1,000,000 to continue the Child Care WAGE$ model to help strengthen and sustain the child care workforce. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would eliminate the sales tax on taxi services and pet care services. This act would take effect upon passage.

Joint Resolution Making An Appropriation Of $200,000 To The Rhode Island Free Clinic (appropriates The Sum Of $200,000 To The Rhode Island Free Clinic.)

This act would authorize the secretary of the executive office of health and human services (EOHHS) to increase resource eligibility limits for persons with long-term-care needs who reside at home to $12,000 for single persons and $18,000 for couples. The act would also require that Medicaid certified assisted living facilities and adult day service providers furnish semi-annual reports to the EOHHS regarding the number of persons served each month and patients’ certification categories for the prior six months. This act would take effect upon passage.

This bill would require health insurance plans to cover services provided by licensed certified professional midwives. Insurers would be required to report utilization and cost data annually and certain limited benefit policies would be exempt. This act would take effect on January 1, 2027.

This act would require that the department of health provide recommended air quality standards for schools. This act would further provide that the department of education incorporate indoor air quality testing as part of the school building authority needs assessment conducted every five years pursuant to § 16-105-3. This act would also provide that HVAC systems in schools achieve a MERV level of 13 or the highest level achievable by system design. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would require health insurance policies to cover licensed certified lactation counselor services for childbearing families. It would also prohibit requiring supervision or duplicate payments for services and mandates annual reporting. This act would take effect on January 1, 2027.

This act would prohibit the state, participating ERISA, or any health plan from purchasing referenced drugs for a cost higher than the referenced rate. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would establish the Wholesale Prescription Drug Importation Program for the importation of wholesale prescription drugs from Canada to provide savings to Rhode Island consumers. The program would require the designation of a state agency to become a licensed drug wholesaler, or to contract with a licensed drug wholesaler, use of prescription drug suppliers in Canada; ensure that only drugs approved by the US Food and Drug Administration are imported; and import only drugs expected to generate savings; and prohibit the distribution or sale of these drugs outside of Rhode Island. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would impose a moratorium on the issuance of new home care provider, home nursing care provider and hospice provider licenses prior to July 1, 2031, and provide for health systems planning specific to home care providers, home nursing care providers and hospice providers licenses during the moratorium by the department of health. This act would take effect on July 1, 2026.

This act would increase penalties for a second or subsequent offense with a fine of not less than two hundred fifty dollars ($250) or no more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) and up to eleven (11) months imprisonment, for violating the law on the care of dogs. This act would further amend existing law to include city and town animal control officers as agents authorized to enforce the provisions of this law. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would establish a motor vehicle license plate to honor Governor Roger Williams. This act would take effect six (6) months after passage.

This act would permit the continuation of instructor-led virtual instruction for drivers’ education until July 1, 2028, the board of education would be required to provide a report comparing test scores of virtual versus in-person instruction to the speaker of the house and president of the senate no later than September 1, 2028. This act would take effect upon passage.

This would allow the dependents of a national guard member, who is in good standing, to be eligible for tuition assistance. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would require the state building commissioner to implement electronic permitting for any category of state or local permit authorized under state law to significantly impact the expediency of construction and development. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would authorize and empower the department of transportation to plant pollinator friendly native species of trees, shrubs, grasses and plants within limits of a roadway, including state highways. The department would follow guidelines to benefit pollinators consistent with § 23 U.S.C.332. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would require any person or business engaged in the sale of goods or services, and who offers a discount to its customers for utilizing automatic payment systems, via ACH or EFT or similar payment systems, provide the same discount to any person who is sixty-five (65) years of age or older who makes a payment using paper checks. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would grant automatic admission to state public institutions of higher education to any applicant who is a resident of the State of Rhode Island who has earned the rank of Eagle Scout from Scouting America or the Gold Award from the Girl Scouts of the USA and meets all minimum application submission requirements of the institution. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would establish a performance audit division within the office of the auditor general. The purpose of the performance audit division would include preparing an annual performance audit plan, conducting audits in accordance with Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards, evaluating agencies and contractors receiving state or federal funds, and publishing a public report containing the divisions’ findings and recommendations. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would mandate insurance coverage for scalp cooling treatments for cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy to prevent hair loss during chemotherapy treatments. This act would take effect upon passage.

This bill would require landlords of residential properties built before 1978, to register lead hazard mitigation information with the department of health and the information would remain private and only accessible by specific entities. The act also would make revisions to prohibited retaliatory conduct and the statewide mandatory rental registry. The act further would allow landlords to register free of charge, restrict DOH from creating any additional burdens, and promptly issue lead documentation. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would substitute "housing resources commission" with the "department of health" for lead hazard mitigation purposes. It would also make it easier for a property owner to release funds placed into an escrow account, as long as the money is needed to make required repairs or improvements. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would make traffic accident data a public record, subject to federal law. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would amend the section of law relative to violations for driving after denial, revocation or suspension of a license and would expand the list of offenses for which an unlicensed motorist would be in violation. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would require a healthcare entity to submit written notice to the attorney general and the department of health of any material change transaction at least one hundred eighty (180) days prior to that transaction. This act would also authorize the attorney general and the department of health to review the transaction, approve, modify or deny the transaction, and provide factors to be considered within that review. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would create a comprehensive statutory framework to address and regulate the use of artificial intelligence in the workplace, considering the interests of employers and employees. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act, beginning on July 1, 2026, would allow state union employees to negotiate longevity payments in their collective bargaining agreements. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would establish the workplace psychological safety act to provide protection for employees from workplace psychological abuse (bullying) by requiring employers and representative employees to take all reasonable steps to prevent workplace bullying and respond appropriately thereto. This act would also provide a cause of action for employees to pursue injunctive relief and/or actual and punitive damages. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would require employers to provide each employee, defined as a nonexempt employee who works at a warehouse distribution center, upon hire, with a written description of each quota to which the employee is subject, including the quantified number of tasks to be performed or materials to be produced or handled, within the defined time period and any potential adverse employment action that could result from failure to meet the quota. This act would take effect on January 1, 2027.

This act would allow holders of a Class P license to purchase alcoholic beverages from either a retail or wholesale establishment in the State of Rhode Island and allow wholesalers to refuse to fulfill orders permitted under this section, or set minimum quantities or dollar values per order. It would also permit caterers to serve and leave an event host's alcoholic beverages at their residence so long as it is under the caterer's control for the entirety of the event. This act would take effect upon passage.

Senate Resolution Congratulating James Parisi On His Retirement After Three Decades Of Exemplary Service As A Lobbyist For The Rhode Island Federation Of Teachers And Health Professionals

Senate Resolution Recognizing February 10th, 2026, As "211 Day" In The State Of Rhode Island And Honoring United Way 211 For Its Service To Rhode Islanders

Senate Resolution Proclaiming February 7th Through The 14th Of 2026, To Be "congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week" In The State Of Rhode Island

Senate Resolution Proclaiming February 10, 2026, As "the 3rd Rhode Island Regiment/black Regiment Recognition Day" To Commemorate The Contributions Of Black Soldiers During The American Revolutionary War

Senate Resolution Expressing Condolences On The Passing Of Thomas Joseph Holland

Senate Resolution Recognizing February Of 2026, As "national Children's Dental Health Month" In The State Of Rhode Island

This act would establish provisions for student and teacher classroom safety, and provides for the authority to remove students from classrooms and the administrative response to the same. This act would provide for student and educator protections from said removals and the school district’s responsibilities to the safety of the student. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would establish enforcement limitations on contract terms for the licensing of electronic books or digital audiobooks to libraries to preclude the library from being subject to unfair sales practices. This act would not be enforceable until the attorney general determines and publishes notices that at least four (4) other states have enacted laws that establish enforcement limitations on contract terms for the licensing of electronic books or digital audiobooks to libraries. This act shall take effect upon the publication of notice by the attorney general that at least four (4) other states have enacted laws that establish enforceable limitations on contract terms for the licensing of electronic books or digital audiobooks to libraries that are substantially similar in purpose to this act, and that those states collectively represent a combined population of at least ten million (10,000,000) persons, as determined by the most recent United States decennial census.

This act would prohibit the use of combustion-based heating for air or water heating in any state or municipal building open to the public constructed, altered or renovated on or after January 1, 2028. Systems for emergency back-up power, or buildings specifically designed for occupancy of a commercial food establishment, laboratory, laundromat, hospital, or crematorium, shall be exempt. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would require the executive office of health and human services to amend the state Medicaid plan and secure sufficient state general revenue to increase Medicaid payment rates to an amount equal to one hundred thirty percent (130%) of Medicare rates for outpatient clinical pediatric services. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would direct the general assembly to appropriate in the fiscal year 2027 budget, a sum sufficient to fund ten additional full time equivalent ("FTE") positions to be assigned to the department of environmental management (the "department"), and to fund necessary equipment and supplies, with the intent to support and expand the department's efforts in the areas of forests and forestry projects. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would require as part of the director of administration’s report to the general assembly to include information on the number of hybrid, combustion engine, plug-in hybrid, and ZEV vehicles in the light duty fleet. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would limit prior authorization requirements for rehabilitative and habilitative services. This act would prohibit prior authorization for the first twelve (12) visits of a new episode of care and for ninety (90) days following a chronic pain diagnosis. This act would also require that insurers must respond to requests within twenty-four (24) hours, and delays result in automatic approval. This act would further allow retroactive authorization for medically necessary services and provides appeal rights for denied requests. This act would take effect on January 1, 2027.

This act would establish the “Prescription Drug Savings and Transparency Act of 2026.” This act would authorize an independent, comprehensive study by the office of the auditor general to determine whether Rhode Island would benefit from adopting a consolidated prescription drug management program within the Medicaid program. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would require that routine childhood and adult immunization vaccine recommendations be based on, and developed from, evidence-based, medically sound scientific research by the department of health as well as the Academy of Pediatrics, American Medical Association, American Academy of Family Physicians, and other such similar medical professional organizations. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would require healthcare providers and healthcare facilities to inform patients of the use of artificial intelligence to memorialize patient visits. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would require annual inspections of those assisted living residences which contain units licensed to treat residents with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would amend the Rhode Island Fair Housing Practices Act to define "assistance animal" and clarify existing protections for persons with such animals consistent with the federal Fair Housing Act; clarify the ability of the Rhode Island Commission for Human Rights to accept, investigate, and decide cases alleging discrimination on the basis of "housing status;" make unlawful the issuance of discriminatory notices or statements related to the sale, rental or leasing of housing; and delete a provision in current law prohibiting parties from discussing their fair housing cases publicly. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would create a Rhode Island civil cause of action allowing individuals to sue persons acting under color of federal law for violations of Federal Constitutional rights committed under color of federal law. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would prohibit law enforcement officers from wearing masks without an exception granted by this act and would impose criminal and civil liability for violations. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would create a cause of action for the intentional or negligent injury or death of a pet. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would amend what is considered sexual abuse for purposes of limitations on actions based on sexual abuse or exploitation of a child and would amend the provisions for when a cause of action may be brought. This act would take effect on July 1, 2026.

This act would provide an end to transaction fees for school lunches in all districts. The department would ensure there is at least one no-fee payment method for school lunches. This act would also require that any payment processing platform used by the district clearly discloses whether fees will be charged. This act would take effect upon passage.

Senate Resolution Honoring The Lives Of Rhonda Dorgan, Aidan Dorgan And Gerald Dorgan, Commending The Heroism Of First Responders And Citizens, And Expressing The Deepest Sympathy Of The Rhode Island Senate Following The Tragic Events At The Dennis M. Lynch Arena In The City Of Pawtucket

This act would amend the Identity Theft Protection Act of 2015. The act would eliminate the definitions for "classified data" and "personal information" and establish a definition for "personally identifiable information". This act would also add division of enterprise technology strategy and services (ETSS) or successor state agency, or successor to the chief digital officer to notification requirement provisions of the chapter. This act would raise the penalty provisions for violations. This act would take effect on July 1, 2027.

This act would establish the catastrophe savings account act. This act would take effect on July 1, 2026, and would be applicable to taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2027.

This act would create a new chapter to protect Rhode Island consumers from coercive tactics at grocery stores. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would require veterinarians to provide consultations to dog or cat owners when a drug is prescribed and dispensed for that animal patient. This act would take effect on January 1, 2027.

This act would require applications for energy facilities to take into consideration the net- zero mandate contained in the 2021 act on climate and how the facility may advance or delay the greenhouse gas emissions reductions. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would remove the requirement that five percent (5%) of the hotel tax generated from the South County tourism district be paid to the Greater Providence-Warwick Convention and Visitors Bureau, and would add that five percent (5%) of the hotel tax to the existing tax paid to the Rhode Island commerce corporation. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would increase the income limit for eligible families from two hundred sixty-one percent (261%) to two hundred eighty-five percent (285%) of the federal poverty level (FPL) beginning January 1, 2027, and would increase the exit threshold from three hundred percent (300%) to three hundred twenty-five percent (325%). This act would also increase the reimbursement rates for infants by five percent (5%). Section 1 of this act would take effect after January 1, 2027, except for the provisions of § 40-5.2-20(c) which would take effect July 1, 2026. Section 2 of this act would take effect July 1, 2026.

Joint Resolution Making An Appropriation Of $150,000 To The Main Street Rhode Island Program (authorizes The Appropriation Of The Sum Of One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000) To The Main Street Rhode Island Program.)

This act would increase the monthly minimum death benefit for a spouse, domestic partner or former spouse. This act would take effect upon passage.

Joint Resolution Authorizing The State To Enter Into A Financing Agreement Relating To School Construction In The City Of Pawtucket And Authorizing The City Of Pawtucket To Finance Renovations And Repairs To Samuel Slater Middle School Facilities, Or The Acquisition, Construction, Improvement, Furnishing And Equipping Of A New Middle School And School Facilities And All Expenses Incident Thereto Including, But Not Limited To, Costs Of Design, Demolition, Athletic Fields, Landscaping And Parking By The Issuance Of Not More Than $22,500,000 City Bonds, City Notes And/or Other Evidences Of Indebtedness Therefor (authorizes The City Of Pawtucket To Issue Bonds For School Renovations.)

This act would create the joint committee of the repealer for a term of six (6) years to compile suggestions for repeal of statutes, regulations, and executive orders received from citizens, businesses, and government agencies, including, but not limited to, those that are not considered "business-friendly", and those that are archaic and out of date. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would increase the fine for speeding, one to ten miles per hour (1-10 mph) in excess of posted speed limit in a residential or school zone to one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125) and would increase the fine to two hundred fifty dollars ($250) for speed in excess of eleven miles per hour (11 mph) in a residential or school zone. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would create a cause of action for the replacement cost of a child restraint system that is in a motor vehicle at the time of a motor vehicle accident. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would include animal cruelty offenses to the domestic violence crimes committed by a family or household members against another. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would create an intervenor compensation program to provide compensation in the form of grants for legal fees, expert witness fees, and other reasonable costs to an intervenor in both, energy siting board and public utilities commission proceedings. This act would take effect upon passage.

Senate Resolution Recognizing The Culture And Heritage Of TaÍno Descendants In Rhode Island

Senate Resolution Respectfully Condemning The Assaults On Police Officers In New York During The Blizzard And Urging Investigation And Accountability

This act would define a "catastrophic loss" to a residential property. It would allow a customer to be discharged from making the first payment following the date of a catastrophic loss. The solar customer would be required to provide the retailer with documentation of the loss in order to qualify for a temporary suspension of payments. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would create the Rhode Island Delete Act, requiring any entity that knowingly collects, shares or sells to third parties the personal data of a consumer with whom the business does not have a direct relationship, to register with the department of business regulation. Consumers may request that their personal information be deleted through an appropriate deletion mechanism as established by the department of business regulation. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would permit eating and drinking establishments to accept consumer-provided containers to fill or refill with takeout food or beverages. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would require that certain data centers requiring large amounts of electricity be required to fund the cost of necessary infrastructure improvements to supply such electricity. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would provide that no new charter school application shall be granted, if the proposed school is a network charter school or the expansion of an existing charter school would create a network charter school. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would update the description of the early intervention program and the agency responsible for the program under Part C of the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Furthermore, the act would direct the executive office of health and human services (EOHHS) to increase Medicaid rates for early intervention service providers by the amount recommended in the 2025 rate review and require that the office maintain and regularly update the existing early intervention data dashboard on a public website. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would prevent the council on elementary and secondary education from granting preliminary approval or final approval for the creation or expansion of any district charter school, independent charter school or mayoral academy charter school beginning operations in 2026-2027, 2027-2028, or 2028-2029 school years. This act would also prevent the state from approving or appropriating funding to any new charter school or to expand an existing charter school that has not been approved by the council on elementary or secondary education prior to July 01, 2025 for fiscal year 2026-2027, fiscal year 2027-2028, or fiscal year 2028-2028. This act would take effect upon passage.

Joint Resolution Creating A Special Legislative Commission To Study And Provide Recommendations For The Creation Of A Statewide Teacher Healthcare Plan (creates An 11-member Commission To Study And Make Recommendations On A Statewide Teacher Healthcare Plan, And Would Report Quarterly As Of September 1, 2026, And Submit A Final Report By September 1, 2027, And Expires On December 31, 2027.)

This act would create rodent integrated pest management pilot programs for municipalities that choose to participate. Reports would be approved by the municipality's mayor or administrator and would be submitted to the department of environmental management. Sections 1 and 4 of this act would take effect upon passage, and sections 2 and 3 would take effect on January 1, 2027.

This act would modernize the state’s existing online E-Permitting Portal by requiring automated plan review and instant permits issuance for residential solar energy systems or other eligible small-scale solar energy systems that meet all safety and building codes. It would also authorize remote virtual inspections as a valid practice for typical rooftop residential installations in an effort to reduce administrative costs for Rhode Island’s municipalities, businesses, and consumers. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would prohibit the use of artificial turf as material to cover compacted solid waste at a sanitary landfill on or after July 1, 2026. This act would also establish a pilot program to determine the benefits of using a plant mix and/or grass mix with pollinators as landfill cover. This act would also impose reporting requirements on the resource recover corporation on these matters on or before January 1, 2028. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would allow local government recipients of grant funds from the Rhode Island infrastructure bank's OSCAR fund, Rhode Island infrastructure fund, and municipal resilience program to use monies for insurability planning. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would require the state and private health insurers to reimburse claims for healthcare services provided by nurse practitioners and physician assistants at the same amount as the reimbursement paid to a physician performing the service in the area served. This act would take effect on January 1, 2027.

This act would establish a property tax deferral program for senior citizens, disabled persons or veterans. This act would take effect upon passage.

Joint Resolution Making An Appropriation Of $118,422 To The Rhode Island Parent Information Network (ripin) (appropriates The Sum Of $118,422 To The Rhode Island Parent Information Network (ripin).)

This act would remove the language that requires the department of elementary and secondary education to prorate funds available for distribution among school districts if the total approved costs of sought after reimbursement exceeds the amount of funding appropriated in any fiscal year. This act would also eliminate the funding of the categorical programs pursuant to the transition plan in § 16-7.2-7. This act would take effect upon passage.

The act would require a review by the department of elementary and secondary education of the formula components used to compute the aid needed to support high need studies. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would establish a child tax credit in the amount of three hundred thirty dollars ($330) for eligible taxpayers adjusted for inflation annually commencing January 1, 2027. This act would take effect upon passage.

Joint Resolution Making An Appropriation Of $5,000,000 To The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (authorizes The Appropriation Of The Sum Of Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000) To The Ri Public Transit Authority To Continue Services, Hire And Train More Bus Operators, And Implement The State's Act On Climate Goals.)

This act would provide that in local education agencies when over forty-five percent (45%) of the children have a family income that is at or below one hundred and eighty-five percent (185%) of federal poverty guidelines, then the student success factor will be fifty percent (50%) by the core instruction per-pupil amount. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would appropriate two million seven hundred thousand dollars ($2,700,000) to fund the primary care training sites program to provide training for physicians, nurse practitioners and physician assistants within the department of health. This act would take effect on July 1, 2026.

This act would permit children with diagnosed developmental disabilities whose third birthday is between May 1 and August 31 to continue to receive early intervention services through September 1 after the child’s third birthday. Further, this act would direct the EOHHS to develop and implement a plan to ensure continuity of services and minimize gaps in support as children with services transition to early childhood special education. Additionally, this act would require private health insurers to cover this extended early intervention option. This act would take effect on July 1, 2026.

This act would add the First Connections family home-visiting program as a provider under the statute and change the department of health’s annual reporting requirements regarding family home-visiting programs. This act would also direct the executive office of health and human services to increase Medicaid rates for early intervention service providers by the amount recommended in the 2025 rate review, appropriate the minimum amount of general revenue to access the maximum amount of federal MIECHV funds and direct the department to spend all available federal funds. This act would take effect upon passage.

Joint Resolution Making An Appropriation Of $500,000 To Sojourner House In Rhode Island (authorizes The Appropriation Of The Sum Of $500,000 To Sojourner House To Support Its Permanent Housing Development Program That Provides Safe, Secure Housing To Individuals And Families Fleeing From Dangerous Situations.)

This act would authorize pharmacists to order, perform and interpret CLIA-waived tests authorized by statewide protocol and prescribe medications. This act would further permit for such test-and-treat authority to be covered by all health insurance carriers. This act would take effect on January 1, 2027.

This act would allow patients to authorize providers to email medical notes or records, require written consent acknowledging risks, and ensure compliance with HIPAA while expanding delivery options beyond fax or in-person pickup. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would require hospital emergency rooms and free-standing emergency care facilities to offer and provide pregnancy prevention medication to victims of sexual assault. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would require the department of elementary and secondary education or the department of health to develop and implement policies to allow students diagnosed with asthma, a condition that may lead to bronchospasm or anaphylaxis, or both, to carry and self-administer asthma medication or auto-injectable or intranasal epinephrine, or both. This act would further provide immunity to any school teacher, school administrator, or school healthcare personnel, school bus driver, school bus monitor, or any other school personnel for civil damages which may result from the administration of such medications. This act would take effect on January 1, 2027.

This act would include routine, scheduled or recommended immunizations to individuals between the ages of three (3) and eighteen (18) years, under the consent and reporting provisions required for pharmacy administered immunizations to individuals between three (3) and eighteen (18) years of age. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would require the department of health to implement a tobacco control program that incorporates evidence-based best practices for tobacco prevention and cessation to prevent tobacco-related diseases and diminish tobacco use in the state. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would allow foreign-trained dentists and dental hygienists to obtain limited licenses if they graduate from reputable dental colleges or universities, work under a supervising dentist, and pass a board-approved exam. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would require the state, and private insurers that cover prescription hormone therapy, to dispense twelve (12) months’ worth of the prescription as a single prescription. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would mandate health insurance coverage by eliminating out-of-pocket costs for lung cancer screenings in order to enable patients to get the critical care they need without delay. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would expand the existing law regarding collaborative practice agreements between pharmacists and physicians to allow other healthcare providers to enter into such agreements. This act would also remove the definition of “collaborative practice committee”. This act would take effect on July 1, 2026.

This act would increase continuing medical education requirements for physician assistants to fifty (50) hours biannually. The act also would remove restrictions of physician assistants to render charitable care provided they have liability coverage; permit physician assistants to render aid under The School and Youth Programs Concussion Act and “The Sudden Cardiac Arrest Prevention Act; and remove restrictive covenants and non-compete agreements. This act would take effect upon passage.

This bill would require the executive office of health and human services to provide self- measured blood pressure monitoring for eligible pregnant and postpartum individuals, covering home monitors, training, data transmission, and co-interventions, with state funds if federal aid is unavailable. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would require certain healthcare facilities to allow a terminally ill patient’s use of medicinal cannabis within the healthcare facility, subject to the following restrictions including: requiring a patient to provide the healthcare facility with an ID and a copy of their medical marijuana card or written documentation that the use of medicinal cannabis is recommended by a physician, and requiring a healthcare facility to restrict how a patient stores and uses medicinal cannabis to ensure the safety of other patients, guests, and employees of the healthcare facility. The act would also provide that compliance with the bill would not be a condition for obtaining, retaining, or renewing a license as a healthcare facility. The act would authorize a healthcare facility to suspend compliance with these provisions if a federal agency takes specified actions. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would prohibit health insurance companies or other payors from including in their physician participation agreements any provisions that restrict or prevent a physician practice from charging patients reasonable administrative or operational fees to support practice overhead. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would change the naming of doctor of naturopathy to naturopathic doctor within this chapter. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would ensure that more developmentally disabled adults can self-direct the care they need and want, by incorporating collective bargaining rights into the self-directed supports program to enhance service access, increase the availability of education and training options and improve the recruitment and retention of the individuals selected by participants as direct support professionals. This act does not alter or limit the authority of the director of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals to administrator the self-directed supports program, enforce existing rules, regulations and procedures, or adopt amended rules, regulations and procedures for operating the program. This act further does not alter or limit the rights of participants and their representatives to select, direct and terminate the services of self-directed direct support professionals or to determine the wages of self-directed direct support professionals within the range set by the director. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would establish a twenty-seven (27) member joint commission to study ways to maximize revenue for child welfare and children’s behavioral health services. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would add new sections which set forth conditions for pharmacists to prescribe tobacco cessation drug therapies, including education approved by the state board of pharmacy. The cessation therapies pharmacists’ services for cessation therapies would be covered by all health insurance carriers on or after January 1, 2027. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would mandate health insurance coverage for medically necessary hormonal and non-hormonal therapy to treat symptoms of peri-menopause and menopause, if the therapy is recommended by a qualified healthcare provider who is licensed, accredited, or certified under Rhode Island law and the therapy has been proven safe and effective. This coverage would be mandated for all insurance policies issued on or after January 1, 2027. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would clarify and update language in the office of state medical examiners statute to address outdated or ambiguous language, outdated practices, outdated position titles/qualifications, and ensure compliance with federal HIPAA requirements. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would establish the Residential and Commercial Property Acquisition Program Act to implement residential or commercial property acquisitions, in high-hazard zones, paired with funding for relocation costs within or proximate to the current community and restore the acquired land to its natural habitat and use it to enhance shoreline or riverine access and outdoor recreation. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would provide that no train or light engine used in connection with the movement of freight be operated unless it had a crew consisting of at least two (2) persons. This act would include the imposition of fines upon a company, individual or business entity for violation of the act. This act would take effect on October 1, 2026.

This act would require employers to provide full-time employees four (4) hours of paid leave, once a year to donate blood through an approved blood donation program. This act would take effect upon passage.

Senate Resolution Creating A Special Legislative Commission To Study And Provide Recommendations For Juvenile Hearing Boards (creates A 19 Member Special Legislative Study Commission Whose Purpose It Would Be To Study Current Practices Of State And Municipal Juvenile Hearing Boards Established Pursuant To §§ 8-10-23.1 Or 8-10-23.2.)

This act would align the implementation date of youth camp licensing within the operational, and statutory framework of the Rhode Island department of human services and department of children, youth and families. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would mandate all private equity companies or real estate investment trusts (REIT) that are seeking to invest in healthcare providers or provider-sponsored organizations in this state, submit a notice of material change with attorney general and deposit a bond with the department of health (DOH). This act would also require that the bond be the equivalent of one year of the investor’s expenses and be maintained as long as the company owns or controls the provider or provider organization and for 7 years after leaving. DOH would be allowed to collect the bond if the provider or provider-sponsored organization declares bankruptcy, is at risk of closure, or closes a majority of essential services. The act would also prohibit the investor from interfering with or controlling the clinical decisions of health care practitioners. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would provide measures to prevent title fraud by authorizing the recorder of deeds to require the production of a government-issued photographic identification card before recording a deed or certain other instruments and providing for a separate cause of action to quiet title after an attempted fraudulent conveyance. This act would take effect on January 1, 2027, and would apply to instruments presented for recording on or after that date.

This act would allow a party to condition a transaction by electronic means on their stated desire to obtain and receive a written copy of the document in English or Spanish before electronic execution of the agreement or performance is required of the party. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would create the Rhode Island Social Media Regulation act, which would not permit a Rhode Island resident who is a minor to be an account holder on a social media's platform unless the minor has the express consent of a parent or guardian. This act would take effect on January 1, 2027.

This act would create a process for an individual to voluntarily be either temporarily or indefinitely added to a list restricting their rights to purchase or possess firearms as well as to request removal from the restricted list. The act would further require that all individual records related to the person's inclusion on the list would be destroyed and not subject to the access to public records act. Additionally, the act would also impose a twenty-five dollar ($25.00) fine for firearm possession by a person on a restricted list and make it a misdemeanor for adding or attempting to add a person to either restricted list without their knowledge. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would provide that advanced practice registered nurses have the same immunity from liability as physicians under the mental health law. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would create the reproductive health and gender-affirming healthcare data privacy act. This act would further protect reproductive and gender-affirming care data. The act would require the holders of such data, with certain exceptions, obtain consent from a consumer before collecting the data. The act would prohibit the sale of the data without the permission of the consumer. The act contains several enforcement mechanisms to ensure compliance with the law, including an individual cause of action and authority for the attorney general to bring enforcement of an action. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would provide services for veterans in the criminal justice system ensuring disclosure and connections with federal and state resources. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would require that any contractor performing any construction or maintenance for RIDOT, RITBA or any other construction on any state roads have in place an attenuator truck/crash truck with an operational camera. Violators may be punished criminally and be barred from performing work on any state project for up to 5 years. This act would take effect on January 1, 2027.

Senate Resolution Recognizing March 8, 2026, As "international Women's Day" And The Month Of March As "women's History Month" In The State Of Rhode Island

This act would create multiple chapters to provide and establish a comprehensive program for recycling of beverage containers and extended producer responsibility for packaging and paper, after the completion of an implementation analysis by the department of environmental management, which would be the lead department in overseeing, implementing, and enforcing the provisions of this act. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would require the state investment commission to create a capital access initiative to expand potential investment opportunities for the state’s pension fund and engage qualified but traditionally underrepresented investment managers. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would establish the Rhode Island education funding and accountability act, which would include a totally revised and revamped formula for funding all levels of public education in Rhode Island. This act would take effect upon passage, with full implementation no later than fiscal year 2030.

This act would permit those individuals convicted of multiple felonies and misdemeanors to have their records expunged and provide criteria for the court to consider in determining whether the person is of good character. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would require a court considering evidence for the issuance of a temporary emergency protective order to cause the respondent to be taken into protective custody by law enforcement and sent to an emergency room of any hospital, pursuant to § 40.1-5-7.1. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would set an earlier deadline from June to April for filing of declaration of candidacy and nomination papers It would delay the filing of nomination papers from fifty-four (54) days to eighty-four (84) days, before the date of the primary. It would also change the date of primary elections, from the eighth Tuesday preceding the biennial state elections to the second Tuesday. This act would take effect on January 1, 2027

This act would increase the role of the division of motor vehicles in the voter registration and address verification process, by establishing very specific obligations and responsibilities that must be followed before offering an individual an application to register to vote. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would prohibit individuals from conveying certain items to or from the training school for youth without prior consent by the executive director of the division of youth development at the department of children, youth and families. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would provide amendments to the assessment of filing fees required to appeal from certain matters adjudicated by the district court. This act would take effect on January 1, 2027.

Senate Resolution Joyously Celebrating "world Greek Language Day In The State Of Rhode Island" As Proclaimed By Unesco

Senate Resolution Creating A Special Legislative Commission To Make A Comprehensive Study Of Rhode Island's Healthcare Workforce Related To Educating And Retaining Primary Care Providers (creates A 17-member Commission To Study Rhode Island’s Healthcare Workforce Related To Educating And Retaining Primary Care Providers And Who Would Report Back Annually To The President Of The Senate.)

This act would establish requirements for capital, liquidity, and corporate governance including audit, risk management, and board oversight, for nonbank mortgage servicers. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would update the state’s public accountancy act for consistency with the 9th edition of the Uniform Accountancy Act, as issued by NASBA and AICPA in July 2025. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would allow any member of a federally recognized Indian tribe located in Rhode Island to receive recreational freshwater and saltwater fishing licenses free of charge. It would also make a technical correction to a separate section of law dealing with commercial fishing dealers' licenses. Sections 1 and 3 of this act would take effect on March 1, 2027. Section 2 of this act would take effect upon passage.

This act would merge the coastal resources management council with the department of environmental management and create the bureau of coastal resources management within the department of environmental management. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would permit the Quonset Development Corporation to acquire, own, maintain, and control all streetlights located within the Quonset Business Park. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would provide that roads located within the Quonset Business Park be under the control of the Quonset Development Corporation who shall have the sole authority relating to the care and maintenance of roads, freeways and bridges designated as QDC public roads. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would, effective April 1, 2027, require every vehicle that operates in intrastate commerce be permanently marked with a USDOT number. This act would take effect upon passage.

Senate Resolution Commemorating The Celebration Of St. Joseph's Day

This act would allow a modification to federal adjusted gross income for all public pension benefits administered by the employees' retirement system of Rhode Island. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would create a new class of retirement status license for retirees that had possessed a professional license issued by the division of professional regulation. This act would take effect on January 1, 2027.

This act would create the Rhode Island voting rights act to establish procedures to prevent discrimination in the voting process. This act would take effect on January 1, 2027.

Senate Resolution Celebrating "uri Day" At The Rhode Island State House On March 26, 2026

This act would increase the historic tax credit to thirty percent (30%) of the qualified rehabilitation expenditures; provided that, at least eighty percent (80%) of the total rental area of the certified historic structure would be made available for multi-family housing. This act would further increase the tax credit to thirty-five percent (35%); provided that, at least eighty percent (80%) of the total rental area of the certified historic structure would be made available for multi- family housing in which twenty percent (20%) of rental units would constitute affordable rental units, or ten percent (10%) of available units would be sold as affordable housing. This act would take effect on upon passage.

This act would authorize the secretary of the executive office of health and human services (EOHHS) to increase resource eligibility limits for persons with long-term care needs who reside at home to $12,000 for single persons and $18,000 for couples. This act would take effect upon passage.

Joint Resolution Creating A Special Joint Legislative Commission On City And Town Affairs (establishes A Joint Legislative Commission On City And Town Affairs.)

Senate Resolution Celebrating The 172nd Anniversary Of The United States And Japan Treaty Of Peace And Amity

Senate Resolution Recognizing And Honoring The Courage, Heroism, And Compassion Of The Individuals Who Rendered Aid During The Lynch Arena Shooting In Pawtucket

Senate Resolution Congratulating The Blackstone Valley Schools (bvs) Boys Co-op Team On Winning The Rhode Island Division Ii High School State Hockey Championship

Senate Resolution Commemorating March 25, 2026, As The 205th Anniversary Of Greek Independence Day And Celebrating Democracy In Greece And The United States

Senate Resolution Expressing Deepest Condolences On The Passing Of The Honorable Joseph A. Abbate

Senate Resolution Proclaiming April 16, 2026, As "rhode Island Manufacturers Association Recognition Day" In The State Of Rhode Island

Senate Resolution Honoring Family Medicine Physicians For Their Service And Advocacy

Senate Resolution Proclaiming April 16, 2026, To Be "community College Of Rhode Island Day" In The State Of Rhode Island

Senate Resolution Congratulating Sandra Berube On Her Retirement After 33 Years Of Dedicated Service To The State Of Rhode Island And The Rhode Island General Assembly As A Senior Staff Member With The Rhode Island State Senate

Senate Resolution Commemorating May 4, 2026, As Rhode Island Independence Day And The 250th Anniversary Of The General Assembly's Historic Act Of Renunciation

Senate Resolution Celebrating The 175th Anniversary Of The Ymca In The United States And Recognizing The Impact Of The Rhode Island Alliance Of Ymcas

Senate Resolution Recognizing April 2026 As "out-of-school Time Month" In The State Of Rhode Island

Senate Resolution Condemning Political Violence And Reaffirming The Principles Of Civility, Public Safety, And Democratic Governance

Senate Resolution Congratulating The Eleanor Slater Hospital--zambarano Campus On The Recognition Of "zambarano Day" On May 5, 2026

Senate Resolution Proclaiming May 2026, To Be "older Americans Month" In The State Of Rhode Island

Senate Resolution Proclaiming The First Saturday In May As "rhode Island Labyrinth Day" And Recognizing May 2, 2026, As "world Labyrinth Day" In The State Of Rhode Island

Senate Resolution Recognizing May 6, 2026, As A "national Day Of Reason" In The State Of Rhode Island And Affirming The Central Importance Of Reason In The Betterment Of Humanity

This act would strengthen enforcement of the state's pharmacy audit law by clarifying and tightening audit procedures to ensure pharmacy audits are conducted fairly and transparently. This act would take effect upon passage.

Senate Resolution Proclaiming May 19th Of 2026 As "greek And Pontic Genocide Remembrance Day" In The State Of Rhode Island

Senate Resolution Commemorating May Of 2026, As "national Speech-language-hearing Month" In The State Of Rhode Island

Senate Resolution Congratulating Ripin On 35 Years Of Improving Rhode Islanders' Lives

Senate Resolution Celebrating "national Hospital Week" On May 10-16, 2026, In The State Of Rhode Island

Senate Resolution Honoring The Rhode Island Medical Society For Organizing The 2026 State House Advocacy Day

Senate Resolution Proclaiming May 2026, To Be "als Awareness Month" In The State Of Rhode Island

Senate Resolution Declaring May 2026 As "brain Tumor Awareness Month" In The State Of Rhode Island

Senate Resolution Recognizing May 2026 As "national Women's Health Month" In The State Of Rhode Island

This act would provide that the commissioner of elementary and secondary education would direct all local education agencies to select one of the identified high-quality curricula and materials for science and technology no later than June 30, 2027. This act would take effect upon passage.

Senate Resolution Proclaiming May 10th, 2026, To Be "lupus Day" In The State Of Rhode Island

Senate Resolution Celebrating And Honoring The Girl Scouts Of Southeastern New England

Senate Resolution Declaring May 28, 2026, As "pharmacy Advocacy Day" In The State Of Rhode Island

Senate Resolution Honoring The 241st Bristol Fourth Of July Celebration And Recognizing The 2026 Honorees

Senate Resolution Honoring Rev. Dr. Bernard Lafayette Jr. For His Contributions To The State Of Rhode Island

Senate Resolution Creating A Special Legislative Commission To Make A Comprehensive Study Of Rhode Island's Healthcare Workforce Related To Educating And Retaining Primary Care Providers

Senate Resolution Proclaiming September 14 To September 18, 2026, To Be National Adult Education And Family Literacy Week In The State Of Rhode Island

Senate Resolution Proclaiming And Acknowledging June Of 2026 As "portuguese American Heritage Month" In The State Of Rhode Island

Senate Resolution Recognizing The Month Of June 2026 As "pride Month" In The State Of Rhode Island

Senate Resolution Honoring Thrive Behavioral Health, Inc. On The Occasion Of Its 50th Anniversary And Recognizing Its Enduring Impact On The Health And Well-being Of Rhode Islanders

Senate Resolution Congratulating And Recognizing The Students And Faculty Of Thompson Middle School For Their Participation In The Annual Rhode Island Civics Day And Celebrating Their Award-winning Achievement