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State Legislature US Congress

All 25,118 Active 7,678 In committee 7,673 Passed 5,630 Signed 4,797 Failed 6,972

died · Rhode Island · House Mar 27, 2023

HB 5291: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT - PUBLIC NOTICE ACT (Allows the towns of Burrillville and Glocester to publish notices in any newspaper located within their municipalities and would also allow publication in other designated platforms selected by their city or town councils.)

03/27/2023 Meeting postponed (03/28/2023)

died · Rhode Island · House Mar 26, 2023

HB 5446: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- LABOR AND PAYMENT OF DEBTS BY CONTRACTORS (Requires a contractor, subcontractor or public body to include offsite fabrication work in weekly certified prevailing wage records.)

03/26/2023 Withdrawn at sponsor's request (03/29/2023)

died · Rhode Island · House Mar 25, 2023

HB 6072: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- COMMITMENT OF ALCOHOLICS OR SUBSTANCE ABUSERS (Allows police officers to be included as persons eligible to petition to have an alcoholic or person with a substance use disorder involuntarily committed to a treatment facility.)

03/25/2023 Withdrawn at sponsor's request

died · Rhode Island · Senate Mar 23, 2023

SB 287: AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR MENTAL ILLNESS AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE (Requires insurance coverage for at minimum ninety (90) days of residential or inpatient services for mental health and/or substance use disorders for American Society of Addiction Medicine levels of care 3.1 and 3.3.)

03/23/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · Senate Mar 23, 2023

SB 176: AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- CONSUMER CREDIT HISTORY EMPLOYMENT PROTECTION ACT -- DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICES (Prohibits employers from seeking/using credit reports in making hiring decisions concerning prospective employees, asking questions about the applicant's financial past during interviews or including credit history questions in their job applications.)

03/23/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · Senate Mar 23, 2023

SB 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.)

03/23/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · Senate Mar 23, 2023

SB 28: AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR MENTAL ILLNESS AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE (Increases the rate of reimbursement for in-network behavioral health care services below the medial commercial reimbursement rate and also Rhode Island Medicaid shall increase the rate of reimbursement.)

03/23/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · Senate Mar 23, 2023

SB 102: AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS -- BOARD OF MEDICAL LICENSURE AND DISCIPLINE -- PROMPT PROCESSING OF INSURANCE CLAIMS (Prohibits a health insurer from denying a claim for any medical bill based on sole reasoning that the bill may arise from a motor vehicle accident or other third-party claim and prohibits a medical provider from refusing to submit medical for same reason.)

03/23/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · Senate Mar 23, 2023

SB 477: AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- CONSUMER CREDIT HISTORY EMPLOYMENT PROTECTION ACT -- DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICES (Provides state employee public safety professionals with parity to municipal public safety employees in the state/municipal retirement systems effective July 1, 2023 with 10% contribution.)

03/23/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · Senate Mar 23, 2023

SB 579: AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- HEALTH CARE ACCESSIBILITY AND QUALITY ASSURANCE ACT (Requires each healthcare entity/network plan to compile/report to health insurance commissioner a summary of how the healthcare entity/network plan requires its contracted providers to submit claims for in-network outpatient behavioral health services.)

03/23/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · Senate Mar 23, 2023

SB 286: AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- NONPROFIT DENTAL SERVICE CORPORATIONS (Requires carriers offering dental benefit plans to annually submit information which includes the current and projected medical loss ratio for claims for their plans. The medical loss ratio would be eighty-five percent (85%).)

03/23/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Mar 23, 2023

HB 5862: AN ACT RELATING TO WATERS AND NAVIGATION -- NON-FLUSHABLE WIPES (Provides for the establishment of labeling requirements to enable consumers to easily identify proper disposal methods for non-flushable wipes.)

03/23/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study