Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session All Bills
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2146
Introduced
1/24/24
Refer
1/24/24
Report Pass
5/8/24
Engrossed
5/16/24
Refer
5/17/24
EDUCATION -- SCHOOL AND YOUTH PROGRAMS CONCUSSION ACT - Requires all school districts to designate an athletic trainer to be available for high school athletic practices and games.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2147
Introduced
1/24/24
Refer
1/24/24
Report Pass
5/8/24
Engrossed
5/16/24
Refer
5/17/24
Joint Resolution To Approve, Publish And Submit To The Electors A Proposition Of Amendment To The Constitution -- Right To An Adequate Education (amends The Constitution To Guarantee Rhode Island Residents With Equal Opportunity To Receive An Education That Is Adequate, Equitable And Meaningful And Provides Judicial Enforcement Of This Provision.)
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2148
Introduced
1/24/24
Refer
1/24/24
Report Pass
5/8/24
Engrossed
5/16/24
Refer
5/17/24
EDUCATION -- THE KINDERGARTEN THROUGH GRADE TWO - 2) MAXIMUM CLASS SIZE ACT (Mandates 20 students per classroom for kindergarten through second grade. Exceptions for emergencies and temporary situations, not to exceed 3 days and mid-year enrollments.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2149
Introduced
1/24/24
Refer
1/24/24
MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- PUPIL TRANSPORTATION VEHICLES - "Pupil Transportation Vehicle" to be and constructed to seat not more than ten (10) passengers including the operator, rather than the existing limit of eight (8) passengers.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2150
Introduced
1/24/24
Refer
1/24/24
Report Pass
6/13/24
Engrossed
6/13/24
Engrossed
6/14/24
Passed
6/24/24
ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY -- UNLAWFUL CONFINEMENT OF A COVERED ANIMAL - Exempts egg laying hens kept for commercial egg production purposes from the provisions of chapter 4-1.1 until January 1, 2028.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2151
Introduced
1/24/24
Refer
1/24/24
Report Pass
4/3/24
Engrossed
4/9/24
Refer
4/10/24
Report Pass
5/22/24
Engrossed
6/4/24
Passed
6/12/24
PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- NET METERING - Modifies the definition of "core forest" to refer to unfragmented forest blocks or single or multiple parcels totaling 250 acres or greater and at least 25 yards from mapped roads.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2152
Introduced
1/24/24
Refer
1/24/24
Report Pass
6/11/24
Engrossed
6/13/24
Engrossed
6/13/24
Passed
6/26/24
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.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2153
Introduced
1/24/24
Refer
1/24/24
Report Pass
4/10/24
Engrossed
4/23/24
Refer
4/24/24
Report Pass
6/5/24
Engrossed
6/10/24
Engrossed
6/12/24
Passed
6/26/24
WATERS AND NAVIGATION -- FRESHWATER LAKE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM - Establishes the Rhode Island lake management program within the department of environmental management to aid with lake and pond management issues relating to the control of aquatic invasive plants.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2154
Introduced
1/24/24
Refer
1/24/24
Report Pass
5/1/24
Engrossed
5/9/24
Refer
5/10/24
Report Pass
6/5/24
Enrolled
6/10/24
Passed
6/29/24
FISH AND WILDLIFE -- BIRDS - Allows the taking of wild turkeys by using a crossbow in compliance with rules and regulations promulgated by DEM.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2155
Introduced
1/24/24
Refer
1/24/24
TOWNS AND CITIES -- STATEWIDE MUNICIPAL SOLAR PERMIT - Requires as part of the solar permit application an assessment on carbon-neutral, a solar permit would only be approved if it was carbon neutral based on the assessment.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2156
Introduced
1/24/24
Refer
1/24/24
Report Pass
6/6/24
Engrossed
6/11/24
Enrolled
6/13/24
Passed
6/26/24
PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- RETIREMENT SYSTEM -- CONTRIBUTION AND BENEFITS - Increases the maximum post retirement employment earnings from eighteen thousand dollars ($18,000) to twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) a year for certain retired educators.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2157
Introduced
1/24/24
Refer
1/24/24
TAXATION -- SALES AND USE TAXES -- LIABILITY AND COMPUTATION - Creates a sales tax holiday on August 10 and 11, 2024.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2158
Introduced
1/24/24
Refer
1/24/24
TAXATION -- PERSONAL INCOME TAX - Phases in modifications to federal adjusted gross income over a 4 year period for social security income, from 25% up to 100%, beginning on or after January 1, 2025.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2159
Introduced
1/24/24
Refer
1/24/24
TAXATION -- PERSONAL INCOME TAX - Allows real property owner a one-time non-refundable tax credit for the actual costs of connecting a single family or multi-family dwelling to a municipal sewer system credited to the owner's personal or corporate income tax.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2160
Introduced
1/24/24
Refer
1/24/24
EDUCATION -- CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION - Establishes a group to develop a tuition formula for schools sending students to technical programs.