Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session All Bills
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2356
Introduced
2/12/24
Refer
2/12/24
STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- THE RHODE ISLAND CLIMATE CHANGE AND OCEAN PROTECTION YOUTH EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ACT - Establishes the Rhode Island Climate Change and Ocean Protection Youth Education and Workforce Development Act.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2357
Introduced
2/12/24
Refer
2/12/24
EDUCATION -- THE EDUCATION EQUITY AND PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT - Provides that in local educational agencies when over 45% of the children have a family income that is at or below 185% of federal poverty guidelines then the student success factor will be 50% by the core instruction per-pupil amount.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2358
Introduced
2/12/24
Refer
2/12/24
TAXATION -- SALES AND USE TAXES -- LIABILITY AND COMPUTATION - Increases the amount of exemption from sales tax for clothing including footwear from two hundred fifty dollars ($250) to five hundred dollars ($500). Effective July 1, 2023.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2359
Introduced
2/12/24
Refer
2/12/24
HEALTH AND SAFETY -- MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH SERVICES FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS - Directs the executive office of health and human services to increase Medicaid rates for the Early Intervention and First Connections programs allowing for payment of competitive wages for qualified professionals.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2360
Introduced
2/12/24
Refer
2/12/24
HEALTH AND SAFETY -- THE RHODE ISLAND FAMILY HOME-VISITING ACT - Makes the Medicaid rate increase permanent for the first connections family home-visiting program and requires additional information to be added to the annual family home-visiting report.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2361
Introduced
2/12/24
Refer
2/12/24
TAXATION -- REAL ESTATE CONVEYANCE TAX - Allows a municipality to set its own conveyance tax rate for residential properties sold in excess of $800,000.00 at $10 per $500. Provides collected taxes to be in a restricted account and distributed within 2 years for affordable housing.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2362
Introduced
2/12/24
Refer
2/12/24
TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION - Exempts from taxation the real and tangible personal property of the Providence Preservation Society.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2363
Introduced
2/12/24
Refer
2/12/24
Joint Resolution Making An Appropriation To Provide State Aid In An Amount Necessary To Carry Out The Requirements Of Rhode Island General Laws § 45-13-5.1 (this Resolution Would Authorize An Appropriation In An Amount Necessary To Carry Out The Requirements Of Rhode Island General Laws § 45-13-5.1.)
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2364
Introduced
2/12/24
Refer
2/12/24
EDUCATION -- THE EDUCATION EQUITY AND PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT - Requires a review by the department of elementary and secondary education of the formula components used to compute the aid needed to support high need students.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2365
Introduced
2/12/24
Refer
2/12/24
EDUCATION -- PAUL W. CROWLEY STUDENT INVESTMENT INITIATIVE - Restructures professional development investment fund to assume duties of dissemination of curriculum materials/frameworks/assessments/development plans with annual allocation of $200 per student.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2366
Introduced
2/12/24
Refer
2/12/24
PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- DUTIES OF UTILITIES AND CARRIERS - Creates an income-sensitive tiered subsidy program to ensure that home energy utility costs are affordable for eligible low-income households.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2367
Introduced
2/12/24
Refer
2/12/24
PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- RETIREMENT SYSTEM -- CONTRIBUTIONS AND BENEFITS - Expands the positions that a person in the state retirement system could have at a state college or university post-retirement.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2368
Introduced
2/12/24
Refer
2/12/24
HEALTH AND SAFETY -- PUBLIC HEALTH AND WORKPLACE SAFETY ACT - Repeals the exemption granted to pari mutual facilities and casinos from the smoke free workplace requirement contained in the Public Health and Workplace Safety Act.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2369
Introduced
2/12/24
Refer
2/12/24
TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES - Permits every municipality in the state to offer a homestead tax exemption of up to 20% of assessed value on residential properties, and also provides that municipalities that grant greater exemptions not be limited by this section.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2370
Introduced
2/12/24
Refer
2/12/24
WATERS AND NAVIGATION -- WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT - Requires 10% of all rental fees collected by the water resources board pursuant to a lease with the Coventry Pines Golf Club be paid to the town of Coventry and 10% to the Central Coventry Fire District.