All Bills - Rhode Island 2023 Regular Session
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Rhode Island 2023 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0400
Introduced
2/16/23
Refer
2/16/23
Provides a rebuttable defense if any person shall die or sustain a personal injury while committing any violent criminal offense that individual is lawfully in a place they have a right to be, and acted in self-defense and reasonable belief of harm.
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Rhode Island 2023 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0401
Introduced
2/16/23
Refer
2/16/23
Report Pass
6/14/23
Engrossed
6/15/23
Enrolled
6/15/23
Passed
6/22/23
Requires police officers commission on standards and training to provide training and instructions for officers and trainees to more accurately identify complaints involving persons with cognitive or communication-related disabilities.
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Rhode Island 2023 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0402
Introduced
2/16/23
Refer
2/16/23
Grants immunity to commercial sexual activity persons if they are victims/witnesses of crime.
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Rhode Island 2023 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0403
Introduced
2/16/23
Refer
2/16/23
Report Pass
6/6/23
Engrossed
6/8/23
Refer
6/9/23
Prohibits the declawing of cats by any surgical procedure to amputate or modify a portion of a cat's paw in order to remove the cat's claws. Does not apply to any procedure performed for a therapeutic purpose.
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Rhode Island 2023 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0404
Introduced
2/16/23
Refer
2/16/23
Prohibits any questioning of a juvenile who is suspected of delinquent or criminal behavior, unless the parent of guardian of the juvenile is present, or unless an attorney is present or the juvenile and their parents have waived their presence.
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Rhode Island 2023 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0405
Introduced
2/16/23
Refer
2/16/23
Requires courts to consider parental status of defendant at time of sentencing/unless parent poses a significant risk to community that outweighs harm of parent’s absence from child’s life, it shall impose sentence that does not include imprisonment.
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Rhode Island 2023 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0406
Introduced
2/16/23
Refer
2/16/23
Repeals 42-56-38.1 and requires the department of corrections to provide free communication services to inmates and juveniles held in residential placement or detention centers and requires that those facilities provide in-person contact visits.
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Rhode Island 2023 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0407
Introduced
2/16/23
Refer
2/16/23
Amend several chapters regarding the operation of bikes on state highways and interaction with motor vehicles, reckless driver accountability program & speed limits in thickly settled areas/business districts.
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Rhode Island 2023 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0408
Introduced
2/16/23
Refer
2/16/23
Prohibits contracts with private, for-profit prison facilities or with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for the purposes of housing and detaining people.
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Rhode Island 2023 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0409
Introduced
2/16/23
Refer
2/16/23
Prohibits on-duty/off-duty law enforcement officer from utilizing any robot/police robot dog/UAV, whether armed/unarmed, within the scope of their employment as well as police departments from purchase/procurement of any robots/UVAs/police robot dogs.
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Rhode Island 2023 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0410
Introduced
2/16/23
Refer
2/16/23
Repeals the municipal detention facility corporations and prohibits the operation of private detention facilities and private public partnerships within the state. Those currently in operation may continue to do so until December 31, 2030.
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Rhode Island 2023 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0411
Introduced
2/16/23
Refer
2/16/23
Requires the court to set reasonable bail for all those individuals who appear before it as probation violators.
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Rhode Island 2023 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0412
Introduced
2/16/23
Refer
2/16/23
Report Pass
5/30/23
Engrossed
6/6/23
Enrolled
6/8/23
Passed
6/19/23
Provides that one shall not be denied care on the basis of age, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race, color, marital status, familial status, disability, religion, national origin, source of income, source of payment or profession.
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Rhode Island 2023 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0413
Introduced
2/16/23
Refer
2/16/23
College security may detain criminal offenders.
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Rhode Island 2023 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0414
Introduced
2/16/23
Refer
2/16/23
Provides for a parents' bill of rights related to the health, education and welfare of their minor children.