S2901 - Prohibits contractors and subcontractors from paying employees the cash equivalent of any applicable healthcare benefit in lieu of actually purchasing the healthcare benefit. Violations would be subject to civil fines.
Rhode Island - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Frank A. Ciccone, Louis P. Dipalma, Leonidas P. Raptakis
Last updated 6 months ago6 Co-Sponsors
PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- LABOR AND PAYMENT OF DEBTS BY CONTRACTORS - Prohibits contractors and subcontractors from paying employees the cash equivalent of any applicable healthcare benefit in lieu of actually purchasing the healthcare benefit. Violations would be subject to civil fines.
STATUS
Passed
S2535 - Establishes requirements which would have to be met by an applicant prior to the issuing of permits for an activity that would have an environmental impact on or would increase the cumulative impacts on an environmental justice area.
Rhode Island - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Dawn Euer, Tiara T. Mack, Joshua B. Miller
Last updated 9 months ago10 Co-Sponsors
STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ACT - Establishes requirements which would have to be met by an applicant prior to the issuing of permits for an activity that would have an environmental impact on or would increase the cumulative impacts on an environmental justice area.
STATUS
Introduced
S2375 - Establishes a tax credit against income tax based on eligible expenses incurred for care and support of an eligible family member.
Rhode Island - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Linda L. Ujifusa, Jacob Bissaillon, Ana B. Quezada
Last updated 10 months ago10 Co-Sponsors
HUMAN SERVICES -- THE RHODE ISLAND FAMILY CAREGIVER TAX CREDIT ACT - Establishes a tax credit against income tax based on eligible expenses incurred for care and support of an eligible family member.
STATUS
Introduced
S2084 - Establishes Children's Catastrophic Illness in Children Relief Fund to provide finance assistance to families for medical expenses not covered by state or federal programs or insurance contract.
Rhode Island - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Pamela J. Lauria, Valarie J. Lawson, Bridget G. Valverde
Last updated 6 months ago10 Co-Sponsors
HEALTH AND SAFETY -- CATASTROPHIC ILLNESS IN CHILDREN RELIEF FUND - Establishes Children's Catastrophic Illness in Children Relief Fund to provide finance assistance to families for medical expenses not covered by state or federal programs or insurance contract.
STATUS
Engrossed
S2174 - Establishes the procedures and requirements for the licensing of youth camps.
Rhode Island - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
David P. Tikoian, Frank S. Lombardi, Gordon E. Rogers
Last updated 5 months ago6 Co-Sponsors
HEALTH AND SAFETY -- LICENSING OF YOUTH CAMPS - Establishes the procedures and requirements for the licensing of youth camps.
STATUS
Passed
S2474 - Amends the examination requirements for a hoisting engineers license.
Rhode Island - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Frank A. Ciccone, John P. Burke, Robert Britto
Last updated 10 months ago5 Co-Sponsors
LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- HOISTING ENGINEERS - Amends the examination requirements for a hoisting engineers license.
STATUS
Introduced
S2152 - Enacts the Comprehensive PFAS Ban Act of 2024, prohibiting the intentional addition of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances of PFAS in products offered for sale or manufactured in the state as of January 1, 2027.
Rhode Island - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Meghan E. Kallman, Alana DiMario, Joshua B. Miller
Last updated 5 months ago10 Co-Sponsors
HEALTH AND SAFETY -- CONSUMER PFAS BAN ACT OF 2024 - Enacts the Comprehensive PFAS Ban Act of 2024, prohibiting the intentional addition of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances of PFAS in products offered for sale or manufactured in the state as of January 1, 2027.
STATUS
Passed
S3112 - SENATE RESOLUTION EXTENDING THE REPORTING DATE OF THE SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO REVIEW AND PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PROFESSIONAL AND LABOR-MANAGEMENT STANDARDS THAT PROVIDE SCHOOL-BASED FLEXIBILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY FOR EMPLOYEES OF THE PROVIDENCE PUBLIC SCHOOLS (This resolution would extend the reporting date of the commission to review and provide recommendations for professional and labor management standards for employees of the Providence Public Schools, from January 24, 2024 to June 4, 2024.)
Rhode Island - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Samuel D. Zurier
Last updated 6 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
Senate Resolution Extending The Reporting Date Of The Special Legislative Commission To Review And Provide Recommendations For Professional And Labor-management Standards That Provide School-based Flexibility And Accountability For Employees Of The Providence Public Schools (this Resolution Would Extend The Reporting Date Of The Commission To Review And Provide Recommendations For Professional And Labor Management Standards For Employees Of The Providence Public Schools, From January 24, 2024 To June 4, 2024.)
STATUS
Passed
S2282 - Establishes "workplace readiness week". It requires all public high schools, including charter schools, to annually observe that week by providing information to students on their rights as workers and specifies the topics that must be covered.
Rhode Island - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Jacob Bissaillon, Frank A. Ciccone, Sandra Cano
Last updated 10 months ago4 Co-Sponsors
EDUCATION -- CURRICULUM - Establishes "workplace readiness week". It requires all public high schools, including charter schools, to annually observe that week by providing information to students on their rights as workers and specifies the topics that must be covered.
STATUS
Introduced
S2843 - Establishes guidelines for the continued implementation and expansion of high quality public prekindergarten education programs in the state.
Rhode Island - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Hanna M. Gallo, Alana DiMario, Sandra Cano
Last updated 7 months ago7 Co-Sponsors
EDUCATION -- RHODE ISLAND PREKINDERGARTEN EDUCATION ACT - Establishes guidelines for the continued implementation and expansion of high quality public prekindergarten education programs in the state.
STATUS
Engrossed
S2429 - Establishes, as an affirmative defense to the crimes of circulating obscene publications or shows and selling or exhibiting obscene publications to minors, the person’s employment status as an employee of a school, museum, or library.
Rhode Island - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Mark P. McKenney, Hanna M. Gallo, Dawn Euer
Last updated 6 months ago5 Co-Sponsors
CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- OBSCENE AND OBJECTIONABLE PUBLICATIONS AND SHOWS - Establishes, as an affirmative defense to the crimes of circulating obscene publications or shows and selling or exhibiting obscene publications to minors, the person’s employment status as an employee of a school, museum, or library.
STATUS
Engrossed
S2746 - Requires that any lease of tidal lands, or any license issued to use those lands, be approved by the general assembly, and that the coastal resources management council review all request prior to presentation to the general assembly.
Rhode Island - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Dawn Euer, Alana DiMario, Victoria Gu
Last updated 9 months ago6 Co-Sponsors
WATERS AND NAVIGATION -- COASTAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT COUNCIL - Requires that any lease of tidal lands, or any license issued to use those lands, be approved by the general assembly, and that the coastal resources management council review all request prior to presentation to the general assembly.
STATUS
Introduced
S2719 - Creates the Rhode Island drug cost review commission.
Rhode Island - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Alana DiMario, Pamela J. Lauria, Ryan William Pearson
Last updated 6 months ago9 Co-Sponsors
BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- RHODE ISLAND DRUG COST REVIEW COMMISSION - Creates the Rhode Island drug cost review commission.
STATUS
Engrossed
S2472 - Amends the current law on workers' compensation to require any person who is considered an independent contractor to file annually with the director of labor and training and removes the requirement that the form be in writing.
Rhode Island - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Mark P. McKenney, Frank A. Ciccone, John P. Burke
Last updated 6 months ago5 Co-Sponsors
LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- WORKERS' COMPENSATION -- GENERAL PROVISIONS - Amends the current law on workers' compensation to require any person who is considered an independent contractor to file annually with the director of labor and training and removes the requirement that the form be in writing.
STATUS
Passed
S2846 - Allows emergency preliminary certificates for teaching to be issued for up to a total of five (5) years.
Rhode Island - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Jacob Bissaillon, Frank A. Ciccone
Last updated 8 months ago2 Co-Sponsors
EDUCATION -- CERTIFICATION OF TEACHERS - Allows emergency preliminary certificates for teaching to be issued for up to a total of five (5) years.
STATUS
Introduced
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