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State Legislature US Congress

All 25,118 Active 5 In committee 20,549 Passed 5,917 Signed 4,510 Failed 6,972

died · Rhode Island · House Mar 9, 2022

HB 7633: AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- PERSONAL CARE ATTENDANT PROGRAM FOR MINORS (Creates a personal care attendant program for minors with disabilities to provide personal care to those individuals and allow family members, inclusive of the minors’ parent, to serve as the individual’s personal care attendant and be compensated.)

03/09/2022 Withdrawn at sponsor's request

died · Rhode Island · House Mar 9, 2022

HB 7560: AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- INDIVIDUAL HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE (Requires individual health insurers, large group health insurers and small employer health insurers to provide coverage for ten (10) categories of essential health benefits listed in the act.)

03/09/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Mar 9, 2022

HB 7558: AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES (Requires insurance carriers, nonprofit hospital service plans, nonprofit medical service corporations and HMOs to cover costs of breast ultrasounds and/or MRI breast exams for person receiving notice of dense breast tissue.)

03/09/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · Senate Mar 9, 2022

SB 2047: AN ACT RELATING TO WATERS AND NAVIGATION -- PUBLIC DRINKING WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM PROTECTION (Requires public drinking water suppliers to utilize technologies to remove PFAS from pubic drinking water supplies.)

03/09/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Mar 9, 2022

HB 7768: AN ACT RELATING TO MILITARY AFFAIRS AND DEFENSE -- RHODE ISLAND VETERANS' HOME (Removes the "honorably discharged veteran of the United States Armed Forces" from the veterans' home administrator requirement and would require licensure of such individual through the licensing of nursing home administrators statute.)

03/09/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Mar 9, 2022

HB 7537: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- COUNCIL ON ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (Requires the council on elementary and secondary education to adopt standards which take into consideration the time and cost of transporting students across municipal boundaries and promotes maximum efficiency in other programs.)

03/09/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Mar 9, 2022

HB 7538: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF TEACHERS GENERALLY (Broadens the definition of "teacher" and create a comprehensive bill of rights for school teachers.)

03/09/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Mar 9, 2022

HB 7295: AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- HOMELESS BILL OF RIGHTS (Creates a commission to establish homeless shelter standards through regulations.)

03/09/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · Senate Mar 9, 2022

SB 2046: AN ACT RELATING TO WATERS AND NAVIGATION -- WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (Mandates that all public water providers annually test and generate a report of the level of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in their water supply.)

03/09/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Mar 9, 2022

HB 7479: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - RHODE ISLAND CERTIFICATION STANDARDS BOARD (Amends the right to read act allowing for instruction utilizing a multi-sensory, phonics based approach, by providing teachers to have proof of having completed hours phonological awareness Orton-Gillingham training.)

03/09/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · Senate Mar 9, 2022

SB 2447: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY REMEDIATION AND REUSE ACT (Defines and provides that "per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances" (PFAS) be included within the definition of "hazardous substances" for purposes of industrial property remediation and reuse.)

03/09/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Mar 9, 2022

HB 7735: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT (Requires the general assembly to provide race, ethnicity and gender impact statements as to all legislation, addressing the disproportionate impact of the legislation on people of color and gender.)

03/09/2022 Withdrawn at sponsor's request