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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 15, 2023

HB 5677: AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- HEALTH CARE ACCESSIBILITY AND QUALITY ASSURANCE ACT (Provides that dental services and treatment rendered to patients in Rhode Island would be reimbursed by standards governed by the general laws of Rhode Island.)

03/15/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Mar 15, 2023

HB 5748: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- MINORITY BUSINESS ENTERPRISE (Increases the minimum required awarded to minority business enterprises to 20% and of that, require a minimum of 10% be awarded to minority owned businesses and that a minimum of 10% be awarded to women owned businesses.)

03/15/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · Senate Mar 15, 2023

SB 198: AN ACT RELATING TO FISH AND WILDLIFE -- AQUACULTURE (Requires all aquaculture leases in Sakonnet river area to be located at least one thousand feet (1,000') from the median high tide/tide line. Existing oyster farms would be exempt and this restriction would expire on July 1, 2025.)

03/15/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Mar 15, 2023

HB 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.)

03/15/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Mar 15, 2023

HB 6073: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- LICENSING OF NURSING SERVICE AGENCIES (Establishes a cap on the rates that nursing service agencies can charge; protects clients from having their staff recruited/hired by a nursing service agency while providing services to them; updates training, report and other administrative details.)

03/15/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Mar 15, 2023

HB 5927: AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- FAIR EMPLOYMENTS PRACTICES (Expands the definition of employee to include individuals under appointment or contract of hire or apprenticeship, volunteers or unpaid interns and decreases from 4 to 1 the number of employees required to trigger the designation of employer.)

03/15/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Mar 15, 2023

HB 5930: AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- EQUAL OPPORTUNITY AND AFFIRMATIVE ACTION (Incorporates the federal affirmative action and nondiscrimination obligations of federal contractors and subcontractors regarding individuals with disabilities and further expands the existing disability enterprises program.)

03/15/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Mar 15, 2023

HB 5507: AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- PRESCRIPTION DRUG ADVISORY BOARD - GROUP PURCHASING BOARD FOR RX WE CAN AFFORD (A prescription drug advisory board is created to evaluate drug prices in an attempt to make them more affordable.)

03/15/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Mar 15, 2023

HB 6077: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- HABILITATION PROCUREMENT PROGRAM (Provides that persons with disabilities be afforded participation opportunities in state funded and state directed public construction projects.)

03/15/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Mar 15, 2023

HB 6098: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- MERIT SYSTEM (Requires the personnel administrator, any time any state agency has fifty (50) position vacancies or more, to administer civil service exams to fill those positions at least three (3) times per year.)

03/15/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Mar 15, 2023

HB 5173: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- ASSISTED LIVING RESIDENCE LICENSING ACT (Allows ALFs to provide medical/skilled nursing care services to residents in assisted living setting, as their care needs change, rather than requiring transition to a skilled nursing facility when full-time skilled services are required for the resident.)

03/15/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Mar 15, 2023

HB 5743: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- CERTIFICATE OF NEED PROCESS (Repeals the certificate of need process statutes which are used by the department of health to determine the need for new health care equipment and new institutional health services.)

03/15/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study