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• 2 subscribers:
  House Bill #5006: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- HEALTH CARE FOR CHILDREN AND PREGNANT WOMEN -- EQUALITY IN ABORTION COVERAGE
  Provides for abortion coverage in the Medicaid program and repeal the abortion coverage exclusion for state employee insurance plans.
  • 2023-01-06: Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
  • 2023-03-01: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/06/2023)
  • 2023-03-06: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
• 2 subscribers:
  House Bill #5502: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- BEVERAGE CONTAINER DEPOSIT RECYCLING ACT OF 2023
  Establishes a system for the recycling of beverage containers working with the department of environmental management.
  • 2023-02-10: Introduced, referred to House Environment and Natural Resources
  • 2023-03-17: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/23/2023)
  • 2023-03-23: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
• 1 subscriber:
  Senate Bill #14: 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.
  • 2023-01-18: Introduced, referred to Senate Environment and Agriculture
• 1 subscriber:
  Senate Bill #32: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- HEALTH CARE FOR CHILDREN AND PREGNANT WOMEN--EQUALITY IN ABORTION COVERAGE
  Provides for abortion coverage in the Medicaid program and repeals the abortion coverage exclusion for state employee insurance plans.
  • 2023-01-18: Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
• 1 subscriber:
  Senate Bill #37: AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MINIMUM WAGES
  Sets the minimum wage at fifteen dollars ($15.00) per hour commencing January 1, 2024, and at twenty dollars ($20.00) per hour commencing January 1, 2025.
  • 2023-01-18: Introduced, referred to Senate Labor
• 1 subscriber:
  Senate Bill #68: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- FEDERAL AID
  Requires free lunches to be provided for all elementary and secondary students attending public schools, to the extent state and federal funds are available.
  • 2023-02-01: Introduced, referred to Senate Education
• 1 subscriber:
  Senate Bill #78: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- SALES AND USE TAXES -- LIABILITY AND COMPUTATION
  Exempts from the sales and use tax the sale of beer and malt beverages at retail.
  • 2023-02-01: Introduced, referred to Senate Finance
• 1 subscriber:
  Senate Bill #121: AN ACT RELATING TO DOMESTIC RELATIONS -- ADOPTION OF CHILDREN
  Creates a new section which provides a streamlined adoption process for children born through assisted reproduction and who need adoption to confirm, not establish, their legal parentage to protect them against discrimination in all jurisdictions.
  • 2023-02-01: Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
  • 2023-03-24: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/30/2023)
• 1 subscriber:
  Senate Bill #186: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- RIGHTS OF STUDENTS ACT
  Provides protections for students and parents against discrimination on the basis of a religious viewpoint or religious expression in schools. Allows students to pray or engage in religious activities before, during or after school.
  • 2023-02-16: Introduced, referred to Senate Education
• 1 subscriber:
  Senate Bill #196: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- COMPREHENSIVE PFAS BAN ACT OF 2023
  Prohibits the use of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances or "PFAS" in various products including carpets, cookware, cosmetics, ski wax, and various other items.
  • 2023-02-16: Introduced, referred to Senate Environment and Agriculture
• 1 subscriber:
  Senate Bill #261: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- EDUCATION FREEDOM ACCOUNT PROGRAM
  Establishes a new program where the per pupil funding, calculated annually by RIDE, would be transferred into a newly created educational funding account run by the children's scholarship fund to pay for educational expenses.
  • 2023-02-16: Introduced, referred to Senate Finance
• 1 subscriber:
  Senate Bill #300: AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES
  Extends COVID moratorium. Establishes outdoor dining act.
  • 2023-02-16: Introduced, referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government
• 1 subscriber:
  Senate Bill #352: AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- CHILDREN
  Prohibits the distribution, transfer, or possession of any material that depicts a minor engaging in sexually explicit conduct and is obscene and lacks serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value.
  • 2023-02-16: Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
• 1 subscriber:
  Senate Bill #472: AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW--GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- GROCERY STORES
  Creates a new chapter related to grocery stores, specifically limiting the number of self-service checkout units.
  • 2023-03-07: Introduced, referred to Senate Commerce
  • 2023-03-10: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/14/2023)
  • 2023-03-10: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
  • 2023-03-14: Meeting postponed (03/14/2023)
  • 2023-03-17: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/23/2023)
  • 2023-03-23: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
• 1 subscriber:
  Senate Bill #483: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- SCHOOL COMMITTEES AND SUPERINTENDENTS
  Provides that school policies which provide for excused absences for participation in a sport or other extracurricular activity be amended and deemed to include attending agricultural fairs as an excused absence.
  • 2023-03-07: Introduced, referred to Senate Education
• 1 subscriber:
  Senate Bill #517: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- TAX CREDIT FOR FOOD DONATION
  Provides a tax credit for food donations by qualified taxpayers to nonprofit organizations.
  • 2023-03-07: Introduced, referred to Senate Finance
• 1 subscriber:
  Senate Bill #558: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- THE RHODE ISLAND CLIMATE CHANGE AND OCEAN PROTECTION EDUCATION PROGRAM ACT
  Appropriates five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) per fiscal year to invest in climate change and ocean protection education to enhance literacy of these issues for Rhode Island's youth and include a grant program.
  • 2023-03-07: Introduced, referred to Senate Finance
• 1 subscriber:
  Senate Bill #675: AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- RETAIL LICENSES
  Allows holders of a Class P license to purchase alcoholic beverages from either a retail or wholesale establishment in the State of Rhode Island.
  • 2023-03-07: Introduced, referred to Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs
  • 2023-03-17: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/22/2023)
  • 2023-03-22: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
• 1 subscriber:
  Senate Bill #683: AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES
  Extends the moratorium on penalties related to COVID-19 modifications to food business or food service establishments to February 15, 2024.
  • 2023-03-17: Introduced, referred to Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs
  • 2023-03-17: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/22/2023)
  • 2023-03-22: Committee recommends passage
  • 2023-03-23: Placed on Senate Calendar (03/28/2023)
  • 2023-03-28: Senate read and passed
  • 2023-03-28: Placed on House Calendar (03/29/2023)
  • 2023-03-29: House passed in concurrence
  • 2023-03-29: Transmitted to Governor
• 1 subscriber:
  House Bill #5120: AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- HOMELESS BILL OF RIGHTS
  Creates a commission to establish homeless shelter standards through regulations.
  • 2023-01-12: Introduced, referred to House Municipal Government & Housing
  • 2023-03-03: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/07/2023)
  • 2023-03-07: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
• 1 subscriber:
  House Bill #5161: AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW--GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- GROCERY STORES
  Creates a new chapter related to grocery stores, specifically limiting the number of self-service checkout units.
  • 2023-01-19: Introduced, referred to House Corporations
  • 2023-02-03: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/09/2023)
  • 2023-02-09: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
• 1 subscriber:
  House Bill #5171: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - REFUSE DISPOSAL - FOOD WASTE BAN
  Requires a covered entity generating organic waste materials of more than 52 tons/year and located less than 30 miles from an authorized composting facility or anaerobic digestion facility to recycle the waste at that facility beginning January 1, 2024.
  • 2023-01-19: Introduced, referred to House Environment and Natural Resources
  • 2023-02-10: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/16/2023)
  • 2023-02-16: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
• 1 subscriber:
  House Bill #5226: AN ACT RELATING TO DOMESTIC RELATIONS -- ADOPTION OF CHILDREN
  Creates a new section which provides a streamlined adoption process for children born through assisted reproduction and who need adoption to confirm, not establish, their legal parentage to protect them against discrimination in all jurisdictions.
  • 2023-01-25: Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
  • 2023-03-03: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/09/2023)
  • 2023-03-09: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
• 1 subscriber:
  House Bill #5301: AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- SANITATION IN FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS
  Adds pickles and relish to those foods, not requiring refrigeration, which are permitted to be manufactured and sold as a farm home food product.
  • 2023-02-01: Introduced, referred to House Small Business
  • 2023-02-03: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/08/2023)
  • 2023-02-08: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
• 1 subscriber:
  House Bill #5334: AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- RETAIL LICENSES -- HAPPY HOUR
  Allows happy hour drink specials served in conjunction with meals prepared on the premises sufficient to constitute breakfast, lunch or dinner, excluding snacks.
  • 2023-02-03: Introduced, referred to House Corporations
  • 2023-02-10: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/15/2023)
  • 2023-02-15: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
• 1 subscriber:
  House Bill #5342: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- CURRICULUM
  Requires all public high schools to require students, as part of the curriculum, to enroll in a nutrition course, food preparation course and cooking course during any year of a student's four (4) year enrollment.
  • 2023-02-03: Introduced, referred to House Education
  • 2023-02-24: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/01/2023)
  • 2023-03-01: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
• 1 subscriber:
  House Bill #5397: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- SALES AND USE TAXES -- LIABILITY AND COMPUTATION
  Exempts from the sales and use tax the sale of beer and malt beverages at retail.
  • 2023-02-03: Introduced, referred to House Finance
• 1 subscriber:
  House Bill #5415: 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.
  • 2023-02-08: Introduced, referred to House Corporations
  • 2023-03-17: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/21/2023)
  • 2023-03-21: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
• 1 subscriber:
  House Bill #5426: AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- INDIVIDUAL HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE
  Aligns Rhode Island with current federal requirements on health insurers as established by the Affordable Care Act, Also prohibits annual and lifetime limits on coverage within health insurance plans issued within the state.
  • 2023-02-08: Introduced, referred to House Health & Human Services
  • 2023-03-17: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
  • 2023-03-17: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/21/2023)
  • 2023-03-19: Committee postponed at request of sponsor (03/21/2023)
• 1 subscriber:
  House Bill #5428: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- LICENSING OF HEALTH CARE FACILITIES
  Mandates a patient shall not be denied appropriate care on the basis of age/sex/gender identity/sexual orientation, race/color/marital status/familial status/disability/religion/national origin/source of income/source of payment or profession.
  • 2023-02-08: Introduced, referred to House Health & Human Services
  • 2023-02-24: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
  • 2023-02-24: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/28/2023)
  • 2023-02-28: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
• 1 subscriber:
  House Bill #5437: AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- FORCE-FED POULTRY PRODUCTS
  Prohibits force-feeding to create a force-fed poultry product nor hire another to engage in force feeding of a poultry product. Violations subject to a civil penalty.
  • 2023-02-08: Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
  • 2023-02-10: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/14/2023)
  • 2023-02-10: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
  • 2023-02-12: Committee postponed at request of sponsor (02/14/2023)
  • 2023-02-24: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
  • 2023-02-24: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/02/2023)
  • 2023-03-02: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
• 1 subscriber:
  House Bill #5457: AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL CODE PROVISIONS
  Establishes regulations for the registration and operation of low-speed vehicles in this state.
  • 2023-02-08: Introduced, referred to House State Government & Elections
  • 2023-02-24: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/01/2023)
  • 2023-03-01: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
• 1 subscriber:
  House Bill #5557: AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- MILK SANITATION CODE
  Permits and legalizes the sale of raw milk.
  • 2023-02-15: Introduced, referred to House Health & Human Services
  • 2023-03-10: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/15/2023)
  • 2023-03-15: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
• 1 subscriber:
  House Bill #5588: AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MINIMUM WAGES
  Raises minimum wage on January 1, 2026 and each January 1 thereafter, by the percentage increase in the CPI-U, as published by the US Dept. of Labor Statistics, as of August of the previous year over the level as of August of the year preceding that year.
  • 2023-02-15: Introduced, referred to House Labor
  • 2023-03-24: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/29/2023)
  • 2023-03-24: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
  • 2023-03-28: Withdrawn at sponsor's request (03/29/2023)
• 1 subscriber:
  House Bill #5590: AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MINIMUM WAGES
  Commencing 1/1/24, gradually increases the minimum wage for employees receiving gratuities from the current ($3.89) to ($14.95) by 1/1/28 and on 1/1/29 the minimum wage shall be no less than the minimum wage established by the minimum wage law.
  • 2023-02-15: Introduced, referred to House Labor
  • 2023-03-24: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/29/2023)
  • 2023-03-29: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
• 1 subscriber:
  House Bill #5639: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- FEDERAL AID
  Establishes new programs for free breakfast and lunch meals in all public schools.
  • 2023-02-15: Introduced, referred to House Finance
• 1 subscriber:
  House Bill #5672: AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- SINGLE-USE PLASTIC STRAWS
  Mandates that food service establishments only provide single-use foodware accessories and standard condiments to a customer upon request.
  • 2023-02-17: Introduced, referred to House Environment and Natural Resources
  • 2023-03-17: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/23/2023)
  • 2023-03-23: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
• 1 subscriber:
  House Bill #5673: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- COMPREHENSIVE PFAS BAN ACT OF 2023
  Prohibits the use of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances or "PFAS" in various products including carpets, cookware, cosmetics, ski wax, and various other items.
  • 2023-02-17: Introduced, referred to House Environment and Natural Resources
  • 2023-03-17: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/23/2023)
  • 2023-03-23: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
• 1 subscriber:
  House Bill #5735: AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- RETAIL LICENSES
  Prohibits Retailer’s Class B, C, N and other liquor licenses from being issued to retailers operating within two hundred feet (200’) of pre-kindergarten schools and establishments.
  • 2023-02-21: Introduced, referred to House Corporations
  • 2023-03-10: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
  • 2023-03-10: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/14/2023)
  • 2023-03-14: Meeting postponed (03/14/2023)
  • 2023-03-14: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/17/2023)
  • 2023-03-17: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
• 1 subscriber:
  House Bill #5756: AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- CHILDREN
  Prohibits the distribution, transfer, or possession of any material that depicts a minor engaging in sexually explicit conduct and is obscene and lacks serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value.
  • 2023-02-21: Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
  • 2023-03-10: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/16/2023)
  • 2023-03-16: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
• 1 subscriber:
  House Bill #5760: AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- FAIR CHANCE IN HOUSING ACT
  Limits the use of certain criminal records and credit history reports in denying housing to prospective applicants, provides fines for failure to comply and requires notice of denials be sent to the prospective tenants.
  • 2023-02-21: Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
  • 2023-02-24: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
  • 2023-02-24: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/02/2023)
  • 2023-03-02: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
• 1 subscriber:
  House Bill #5799: AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- PUBLIC ASSISTANCE ACT
  Directs the department of human services commencing July 1, 2023, to pay an additional SNAP benefit of $95.00 per month, through to December 1, 2023, to recipients of SNAP benefits.
  • 2023-02-22: Introduced, referred to House Finance
• 1 subscriber:
  House Bill #5803: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- TAX CREDIT FOR FOOD DONATION
  Provides a tax credit for food donations by qualified taxpayers to nonprofit organizations.
  • 2023-02-22: Introduced, referred to House Finance
• 1 subscriber:
  House Bill #5854: AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- RETAIL LICENSES
  Allows holders of Class P license to purchase from either a Class A alcohol retail or wholesale establishment in the state and permit wholesalers to refuse to fill orders, set minimum quantities or dollar amounts as a requirement of filling an order.
  • 2023-03-01: Introduced, referred to House Corporations
  • 2023-03-10: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
  • 2023-03-10: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/14/2023)
  • 2023-03-14: Meeting postponed (03/14/2023)
  • 2023-03-14: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/17/2023)
  • 2023-03-17: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
• 1 subscriber:
  House Bill #5867: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- LONG-TERM CARE COORDINATING COUNCIL
  Provides that the lieutenant governor serve as the chairperson of the long-term care coordinating council and provides that a quorum of the council consist of twelve (12) members of the council.
  • 2023-03-01: Introduced, referred to House Health & Human Services
  • 2023-03-10: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/15/2023)
  • 2023-03-15: Committee postponed at request of sponsor
• 1 subscriber:
  House Bill #5876: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- PREVENTION AND SUPPRESSION OF CONTAGIOUS DISEASES -- HIV/AIDS
  Permits a licensed pharmacist to prescribe, dispense or administer HIV prevention drugs to an individual who is HIV negative, does not report any signs or symptoms of acute HIV infection, and does not report taking any contraindicated medication.
  • 2023-03-01: Introduced, referred to House Health & Human Services
  • 2023-03-17: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/21/2023)
  • 2023-03-21: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
• 1 subscriber:
  House Bill #5877: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- MEDICAL SPAS SAFETY ACT
  Provides that a cosmetic medical service would be performed by a qualified licensed or certified non-physician only if the services have been delegated by a medical director responsible for on-site supervision of the services.
  • 2023-03-01: Introduced, referred to House Health & Human Services
  • 2023-03-10: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/15/2023)
  • 2023-03-15: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
• 1 subscriber:
  House Bill #5974: AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- MANUFACTURING AND WHOLESALE LICENSES
  Permits those farmer-winery license holders to sell, their products, at retail, off the licensed premises at any time and at up to five (5) separate locations, provided, they obtain a license from the local municipality prior to the sale.
  • 2023-03-01: Introduced, referred to House Small Business
  • 2023-03-03: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/07/2023)
  • 2023-03-07: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
• 1 subscriber:
  House Bill #6054: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- MINIATURE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTAINER ACT OF 2023
  Creates a refundable twenty-five cent ($0.25) deposit for miniature alcoholic beverage containers, often referred to as "nips."
  • 2023-03-03: Introduced, referred to House Environment and Natural Resources
  • 2023-03-17: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/23/2023)
  • 2023-03-23: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
• 1 subscriber:
  House Bill #6066: AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- OBSCENE AND OBJECTIONABLE PUBLICATIONS AND SHOWS
  Establishes, as an affirmative defense to the crimes of circulating obscene publications or shows and selling or exhibiting obscene publications to minors, the person’s employment status as an employee of a school, museum, or library.
  • 2023-03-03: Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
  • 2023-03-10: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/16/2023)
  • 2023-03-16: Committee recommended measure be held for further study