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S2175 - 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%).
Linda L. Ujifusa, Joshua B. Miller, Meghan E. Kallman
Last updated 10 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
INSURANCE -- NONPROFIT DENTAL SERVICE CORPORATIONS -- THE RHODE ISLAND FAIR SHARE FOR DENTAL CARE ACT - 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%).
STATUS
Introduced
S2021 - Allows individuals employed in domestic service or in or about a private home to be included as an employee, for purposes of minimum wages law.
Dawn Euer, Valarie J. Lawson, Frank S. Lombardi
Last updated 5 months ago
8 Co-Sponsors
LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MINIMUM WAGES - Allows individuals employed in domestic service or in or about a private home to be included as an employee, for purposes of minimum wages law.
STATUS
Passed
S2062 - Removes the exemption from the state hotel tax for residences rented in their entirety. Effective 1/1/2025.
Joshua B. Miller, Dawn Euer, Linda L. Ujifusa
Last updated 10 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
TAXATION -- SALES AND USE TAXES -- LIABILITY AND COMPUTATION - Removes the exemption from the state hotel tax for residences rented in their entirety. Effective 1/1/2025.
STATUS
Introduced
S2028 - Establishes standards governing the municipal regulation of outdoor dining at food service establishments.
Alana DiMario, Jacob Bissaillon, Frank S. Lombardi
Last updated 9 months ago
9 Co-Sponsors
TOWNS AND CITIES -- OUTDOOR DINING ACT - Establishes standards governing the municipal regulation of outdoor dining at food service establishments.
STATUS
Passed
S2218 - Requires purchasers of firearms, to take and pass a basic firearm safety test and requires the firearm test administered by DEM be updated every two years, as deemed appropriate and repeals § 11-47-35.2.
Mark P. McKenney, Pamela J. Lauria, Meghan E. Kallman
Last updated 10 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS - Requires purchasers of firearms, to take and pass a basic firearm safety test and requires the firearm test administered by DEM be updated every two years, as deemed appropriate and repeals § 11-47-35.2.
STATUS
Introduced
S2240 - Authorizes the division of motor vehicles to issue special license plates in recognition of The Commercial Fisheries Research Foundation.
Virginia Susan Sosnowski, Alana DiMario, Frank S. Lombardi
Last updated 5 months ago
5 Co-Sponsors
MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES - Authorizes the division of motor vehicles to issue special license plates in recognition of The Commercial Fisheries Research Foundation.
STATUS
Passed
S2013 - Prohibits the state, participating ERISA or any health plan from purchasing referenced drugs for a cost higher than the referenced rate.
Louis P. Dipalma, Joshua B. Miller, Alana DiMario
Last updated 6 months ago
8 Co-Sponsors
FOOD AND DRUGS -- PRESCRIPTION DRUG COST PROTECTION - Prohibits the state, participating ERISA or any health plan from purchasing referenced drugs for a cost higher than the referenced rate.
STATUS
Engrossed
S2090 - Requires radon testing within one year of any residential real estate transaction and the installation of a radon mitigation system if unsafe radon levels are present, at the seller's expense.
Dominick J. Ruggerio, Ryan William Pearson, Alana DiMario
Last updated 5 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- REAL ESTATE SALES DISCLOSURES - Requires radon testing within one year of any residential real estate transaction and the installation of a radon mitigation system if unsafe radon levels are present, at the seller's expense.
STATUS
Engrossed
S2140 - 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.
Ana B. Quezada, Meghan E. Kallman, Alana DiMario
Last updated 10 months ago
8 Co-Sponsors
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.
STATUS
Introduced
S2236 - Creates new definition for the term "employee", for purposes of wages, workers' compensation, temporary disability and unemployment insurance benefits, which deems a worker to be an employee, as opposed to an independent contractor.
Ana B. Quezada, Meghan E. Kallman, Alana DiMario
Last updated 10 months ago
7 Co-Sponsors
LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MINIMUM WAGES - Creates new definition for the term "employee", for purposes of wages, workers' compensation, temporary disability and unemployment insurance benefits, which deems a worker to be an employee, as opposed to an independent contractor.
STATUS
Introduced
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Senator from Rhode Island district SD-036
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