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All 25,118 Active 7,678 In committee 7,673 Passed 5,917 Signed 4,510 Failed 6,972

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate May 15, 2023

SB 998: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- RETIRMENT SYSTEM - CONTRIBUTIONS AND BENEFITS (Adds the administrator of community confinement and the home confinement coordinator in the state retirement system.)

05/15/2023 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate May 15, 2023

SB 1000: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- THE RHODE ISLAND ALL-PAYER HEALTH CARE PAYMENT REFORM ACT (Requires health insurance commissioner/Medicaid director convene a working group to develop models for reforming payment for healthcare insurers based on advanced value-based payment with annual reports to general assembly.)

05/15/2023 Introduced, referred to Senate Health and Human Services

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate May 15, 2023

SB 996: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- TEACHERS' RETIREMENT (Provides all retired teachers and all retired state employees a one-time stipend in the amount of 3% of the lesser of either the member's retirement allowance or the $30,000 of the member's retirement allowance.)

05/15/2023 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate May 15, 2023

SB 997: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- RETIREMENT SYSTEM - CONTRIBUTIONS AND BENEFITS (Provides that vacancies in excess of 3% for full time equivalent state employees which are substituted with contract employees shall require an appropriation to the pension fund equal to the average annual employer contribution for each vacant position.)

05/15/2023 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate May 15, 2023

SB 1017: AN ACT RELATING TO HOLIDAYS AND DAYS OF SPECIAL OBSERVANCE -- HOLIDAYS (Changes the name of the holiday on the second Monday of August from Victory Day to Peace and Remembrance Day)

05/15/2023 Introduced, referred to Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate May 15, 2023

SB 664: AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- FREEDOM TO TRAVEL AND WORK ACT (Establishes an occupational regulatory framework by authorizing the issuance of occupational licenses and government certifications by recognition for qualified worker applicants from other states.)

05/15/2023 Committee postponed at request of sponsor (05/17/2023)

in committee · Rhode Island · House May 15, 2023

HB 5523: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- RETIREMENT SYSTEM CONTRIBUTIONS AND BENEFITS (Awards all members of the state pension system a three percent (3%) annual benefit adjustment (COLA).)

05/15/2023 Committee postponed at request of sponsor (05/18/2023)

in committee · Rhode Island · House May 13, 2023

HB 5646: AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- MEDICAL ASSISTANCE (Requires EOHHS working with the auditor general to develop a plan within two (2) years of the passage of this act to transition to a fee-for-service state-run Medicaid program.)

05/13/2023 Committee postponed at request of sponsor (05/16/2023)

in committee · Rhode Island · House May 12, 2023

HR 6401: HOUSE RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY AND PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS AND COMMENTS FOR HEALTHCARE LIABILITY REFORM (Creates a 15 member legislative commission to study and provide recommendations and annotations for healthcare liability reform in Rhode Island, and report back to the House by January 15, 2024, and expire on April 15, 2024.)

05/12/2023 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary

in committee · Rhode Island · House May 12, 2023

HB 6402: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- ACQUISITION OF LAND -- CRANSTON (Requires state properties committee of the State of RI to sell/transfer/convey all of its right/title/interests in and to the property located at 735 New London Avenue (RT2) Cranston, RI to the city of Cranston, RI for consideration in the amount of $1.00)

05/12/2023 Introduced, referred to House Finance

in committee · Rhode Island · House May 12, 2023

HB 6399: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM (Establishes a universal, comprehensive, affordable single-payer health care insurance program and helps control health care costs, which would be referred to as, "the Rhode Island Comprehensive Health Insurance Program" (RICHIP).)

05/12/2023 Introduced, referred to House Health & Human Services

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate May 11, 2023

SB 619: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- VITAL RECORDS (Adds the division of taxation, division of motor vehicles and department of revenue to those agencies who receive lists of reported deaths.)

05/11/2023 Meeting postponed (05/11/2023)