Senate Bill No.
Senate Bill No.
701BY Archambault, Miller, Burke, DiMario, Valverde, Paolino
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PUPILS (Requires that one third of all Rhode Island teachers, for the next three (3) years trained in the basic emergency and response skills curriculum ("BEARS"), specifically in hand-only cardiopulmonary resuscitation, Heimlich maneuver, and bleeding control.)
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3/26/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Education
Senate Bill No.
702BY Miller
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - PESTICIDE CONTROL (Restricts the use of Neonicotinoids within the state of Rhode Island by allowing the director to classify all neonicotinoids that are labeled for outdoor use limited use)
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3/26/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Environment and Agriculture
Senate Bill No.
703BY Mendes, DiMario, Calkin, Valverde
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE FOCUS AREAS (Establishes environmental justice focus areas and coastal zones and establish procedures for the investigation and remediation of contaminated sites within the coastal zones under the direction of the DEM with increased community participation.)
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3/26/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Environment and Agriculture
Senate Bill No.
704BY Valverde, Euer, Anderson, DiMario, Miller
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- REFUSE DISPOSAL (Requires certain businesses and educational facilities that produce at least fifty-two (52) tons of organic-waste yearly and are located within thirty (30) miles of an authorized composting facility to use authorized methods of recycling.)
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3/26/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Environment and Agriculture
Senate Resolution No.
705BY Goodwin
ENTITLED, JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $400,000 FOR FAMILY SERVICE OF RHODE ISLAND TO OPERATE AND EXPAND THE GO TEAM RESPONSE PROGRAM (Joint Resolution to appropriate $400,000 for GO Team Response Program.)
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3/26/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance
Senate Bill No.
706BY Ruggerio, McCaffrey
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION -- EXEMPTIONS (Includes the real and tangible personal property of St. John Baptist De La Salle Institute, d/b/a La Salle Academy, a Rhode Island domestic nonprofit corporation, located in Providence, Rhode Island, on the list of properties exempt from taxation.)
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3/26/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance
Senate Bill No.
707BY Burke, DiMario, Picard, Lawson
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PRECEPTORS TAX CREDIT ACT (Allows for a tax credit of $500 for certain nurse practitioners or physicians.)
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3/26/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance
Senate Bill No.
708BY Lawson
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO A TAX AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF EAST PROVIDENCE AND EXXONMOBIL OIL CORPORATION (Provides for a tax treaty between the city of East Providence and ExxonMobil Oil Corporation subject to the ratification of the East Providence city council.)
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3/26/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance
Senate Bill No.
709BY Mendes, Mack, Bell, Calkin, Anderson
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE – DENTAL INSURANCE (Expands dental insurance coverage, prohibits certain deductions and requires coverage where there is a pre-existing conditions or any earlier treatments. Annual reports must be publicized and filed with the department of health.)
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3/26/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Health and Human Services
Senate Bill No.
710BY Mack, Bell, Calkin, Anderson
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES (Requires all health insurance providers offering prescription drug benefits to limit person’s out-of-pocket costs to$100 for 30 day supply. Commencing 1/1/22.)
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3/26/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Health and Human Services
Senate Resolution No.
711BY Archambault
ENTITLED, SENATE RESOLUTION RESPECTFULLY REQUESTING THAT THE RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF ACTIVITIES THAT EXPOSE PEOPLE TO TICKS, BETTER EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE SYMPTOMS OF LYME DISEASE AND THE IMPORTANCE OF EARLY DETECTION, AND UPDATE THEIR FINDINGS, DATA, AND PHYSICIAN PROTOCOLS WITH REGARDS TO THE EARLY DETECTION AND TREATMENT OF LYME DISEASE
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3/26/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Health and Human Services
Senate Bill No.
712BY Goodwin
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES -- LIFETIME LIMITS (Revokes the authority of the health insurance commissioner's ability to enforce a ruling of the federal government or federal court that revokes the prohibition on limits on health insurance.)
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3/26/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Health and Human Services
Senate Bill No.
713(Dept. of Health)
BY Goodwin
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - OFFICE OF STATE MEDICAL EXAMINERS (Removes the sunset provision on the requirement that the office of state medical examiners be responsible for a multidisciplinary team review of drug related overdose deaths.)
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3/26/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Health and Human Services
Senate Bill No.
714BY Miller
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- RESTROOM ACCESS ACT (Requires retail establishments with 3 or more employees on the premises without accessible public restroom to allow customers suffering from eligible conditions access to their employee restrooms.)
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3/26/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Health and Human Services
Senate Bill No.
715(University of Rhode Island)
BY Sosnowski
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- OPEN MEETINGS (Permits URI Board of Trustees to attend open public board meetings remotely.)
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3/26/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
Senate Bill No.
716(University of Rhode Island)
BY Sosnowski
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND (University of Rhode Island board of trustees to be composed of seventeen (17) members appointment by the governor.)
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3/26/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
Senate Bill No.
717(University of Rhode Island)
BY Sosnowski
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- EMERGENCY POLICE POWER (Authorizes higher education institution department to enter into an agreement with any city/town to provide police assistance in non emergency situations.)
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3/26/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
Senate Bill No.
718BY McCaffrey
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT (Requires a landlord to obtain and have in full force and effect a general liability policy of at least one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) for those persons injured on the premises due to the negligence of the landlord.)
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3/26/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
Senate Bill No.
719BY McCaffrey, Goodwin, Ruggerio
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS - CONFIDENTIALITY OF HEALTH CARE COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION ACT (Amends the definition of "authorized representative" in the confidentiality of health care communications and information act.)
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3/26/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
Senate Bill No.
720BY Sosnowski
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (Allows Everett Petronio, Jr., to join Bethany Josephine Coia and Mark Peter DeFanti in marriage on or about October 23, 2021, within the Town of Narragansett, Rhode Island.)
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3/26/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
Senate Bill No.
721BY Sosnowski
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (Allows Fiona Fitzpatrick to join Jane Elizabeth Stanley and David Ethan Swee in marriage on or about May 25, 2021, within the Town of New Shoreham, Rhode Island.)
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3/26/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
Senate Bill No.
722BY McCaffrey, Ruggerio
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE - PROCEDURE IN PARTICULAR ACTIONS - DEATH BY WRONGFUL ACT (Allows recovery of damages for the emotional distress, grief, and loss of enjoyment of life as a result of the wrongful death of a spouse, a parent or a son or daughter.)
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3/26/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
Senate Bill No.
723BY Archambault, Coyne, Lombardo
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE – LIABILITY INSURANCE (Provides that if an insured has one or more motor vehicles with uninsured motorist’s coverage, the insured is permitted to collect up to the aggregate amount of coverage for all vehicles covered by the insurance policies.)
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3/26/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
Senate Bill No.
724(Judiciary)
BY McCaffrey
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC FINANCE - STATE FUNDS (Adds the Judiciary's Indirect Cost Recovery/Supreme Court, Victims' Rights Information, RI Supreme Court Disciplinary Counsel and Small Claims Mediation accounts to the list of restricted receipt accounts which are not subject to indirect cost recovery.)
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3/26/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
Senate Bill No.
725BY Archambault
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO AERONAUTICS -- AIRPORTS AND LANDING FIELDS (Allows DOT to lease airport property up to 50 years for substantial improvement/building and increases RI airport corporation directors from 7 to 9 with one appointment (RIPA) and (RIGABOA).)
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3/26/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
Senate Bill No.
726(Judiciary)
BY Coyne, Lombardi, Euer
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- LAW PRACTICE (Provides that the rules and unauthorized practice of law committee would be approved and promulgated by the supreme court.)
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3/26/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
Senate Bill No.
727(Judiciary)
BY Lombardi, Euer
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- COURTS -- FAMILY COURT (Only protective orders issued against adults are to be transmitted to A.G.'s B.C.I. for inclusion in the R.O.N.C.O. system. Protective orders against juveniles will be accessible to law enforcement.)
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3/26/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
Senate Bill No.
728(Judiciary)
BY Goodwin
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- COURTS (Removes references to minors in certain sections relative to domestic assault protective orders as the family court currently has jurisdiction over protective orders involving minors.)
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3/26/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
Senate Bill No.
729(Attorney General)
BY Quezada, Cano
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- CAUSES OF ACTION (Expands and creates civil causes of action for certain protected groups who experience threats or intimidation.)
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3/26/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
Senate Bill No.
730(Attorney General)
BY Archambault
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE - COUNTY GRAND JURIES (Permits county and statewide grand juries to issue reports with review/acceptance by superior court with sunset date of July 1, 2026.)
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3/26/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
Senate Bill No.
731(Attorney General)
BY Coyne
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- INTERCEPTION OF WIRE AND ORAL COMMUNICATIONS (Authorizes wire tap application for Human Trafficking offense investigations.)
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3/26/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
Senate Bill No.
732BY Mendes, Calkin, Valverde, Mack, Acosta
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT (Provides for standardized procedures for asset forfeitures across all crimes.)
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3/26/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
Senate Bill No.
733BY Lombardi, McCaffrey
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE - PROCEDURE ON PARTICULAR ACTIONS - CONTRIBUTION AMONG JOINT TORTFEASORS (Limits credit of tortfeasor to amount paid by released tortfeasor.)
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3/26/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
Senate Bill No.
734BY DiMario, Felag, Euer, Sosnowski, Valverde, Mendes, Coyne, Raptakis, Murray
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- ABUSED AND NEGLECTED CHILDREN (Establishes a military family advocacy program to address child abuse and neglect in military families.)
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3/26/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
Senate Bill No.
735(Judiciary)
BY Coyne, Lombardi
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- COURTS -- COURT ADMINISTRATION (Invests the chief justice of the supreme court with the explicit authority to address issues affecting the conduct of judicial business and order whatever response(s) he or she deems necessary.)
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3/26/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
Senate Bill No.
736BY Archambault, McCaffrey
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE--PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- CAUSES OF ACTION (Products liability defense of subsequent alteration eliminated.)
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3/26/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
Senate Bill No.
737BY Archambault, Coyne
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS (Authorizes the police authority making a background check of an applicant to invoice the seller of concealable weapons, rifles or shotguns a twenty-five dollar ($25.00) fee per non-disqualifying background check.)
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3/26/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
Senate Bill No.
738BY Archambault
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS - MAIL BALLOTS (Entitles disabled and military voters to utilize electronically transmitted ballots.)
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3/26/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
Senate Bill No.
739BY Archambault
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- TAX SALES (Requires dismissal of complaints filed after the statute of limitations to set aside the final decree of a tax sale foreclosure and award defense costs. Establish additional standards for abandoned and blighted properties.)
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3/26/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
Senate Bill No.
740BY Lombardi, McCaffrey, Ruggerio
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - ABUSE IN HEALTH CARE FACILITIES (Removes the "intentional" element in the definition of "abuse" and "neglect" in the abuse in health care facilities' law..)
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3/26/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
Senate Bill No.
741BY Mendes, Bell, Anderson, Mack
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS – AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PLANS (Requires a contractor to submit an affirmative action and equal employment opportunity plan or program prior to the award of any contract.)
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3/26/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
Senate Bill No.
742BY Archambault
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS ((Includes the chief inspector and inspector as those exempt from carrying a firearm without a permit and defines them as peace officers.)
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3/26/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
Senate Bill No.
743BY Felag
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- RHODE ISLAND TITLE INSURERS ACT (Provides that only RI attorneys can act as title insurance agents and determine insurability and marketability. Limits discount title insurance premiums and restricts sharing premiums.)
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3/26/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
Senate Bill No.
744BY Goodwin
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES -- TYPES OF VEHICLES (; Creates new section for electric bicycles, mandates manufactures to provide label of classification of electric bike.)
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3/26/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
Senate Bill No.
745(University of Rhode Island)
BY Sosnowski
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- ELECTRICIANS (Creates Certificate PC for public institutions of higher learning to employ CB journey person electricians for minor electrical work on their premises.)
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3/26/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Labor
Senate Bill No.
746BY Mack, Bell, Calkin, Anderson
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MINIMUM WAGES (Provides that employers pay essential health care facility employees at a rate of one hundred fifty percent (150%) of their regular pay during a declared public health emergency.)
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3/26/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Labor
Senate Bill No.
747BY Cano, Kallman, Mendes, Acosta
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- RETAIL LICENSES (Exempts the city of Pawtucket from the restrictions for issuing liquor licenses within two hundred (200’) feet of a school or place of worship for the "Tidewater Landing" project.)
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3/26/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs
Senate Bill No.
748BY Archambault
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- GENERAL PROVISIONS - MANUFACTURING AND WHOLESALE LICENSES (Authorizes the issuance of farmer-brewery and farmer-distillery licenses to qualifying farms subject to conditions and regulations issued by the department of regulation.)
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3/26/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs
Senate Bill No.
749BY Goodwin
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO GENERAL ASSEMBLY -- JOINT COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE SERVICES (Provides for amendments to statutes by the director of law revision to comply with the state name change approved by way of statewide referendum in November, 2020.)
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3/26/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs
Total Bills: 51
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