Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session All Bills
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H7240
Introduced
1/19/24
Refer
1/19/24
TOWNS AND CITIES -- OPTIONAL RETIREMENT FOR MEMBERS OF POLICE FORCE AND FIREFIGHTERS - Authorizes an annual two and one-half percent (2.5%) escalation for all active and retired police and firefighter's retirement pension allowance, compounded each year on January 1 following the year of retirement and continuing yearly, on that date.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H7241
Introduced
1/19/24
Refer
1/19/24
TOWNS AND CITIES -- OPTIONAL RETIREMENT FOR MEMBERS OF POLICE FORCE AND FIREFIGHTERS - Amends definition for final compensation, relative to police officers and firefighters, provides them life annuity regardless of age or years of service, upon retirement and further provides additional benefits upon retirement.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H7242
Introduced
1/19/24
Refer
1/19/24
TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION - Exempts the Center for Mediation and Collaboration Rhode Island from taxation of the real property and tangible personal property located at 831 Bald Hill Road in the city of Warwick.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H7243
Introduced
1/19/24
Refer
1/19/24
Report Pass
2/8/24
Engrossed
2/14/24
Refer
3/1/24
Report Pass
4/2/24
Enrolled
5/2/24
Passed
5/10/24
TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION -- TAX EXEMPTIONS -- JAMESTOWN - Grants the town of Jamestown the legal authority to grant a tax dollar reduction to gold star parents and to visually impaired persons.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H7244
Introduced
1/19/24
Refer
1/19/24
Report Pass
3/7/24
Engrossed
3/12/24
Refer
4/3/24
Report Pass
4/11/24
Engrossed
4/25/24
Passed
5/3/24
TOWNS AND CITIES -- GENERAL POWERS - Authorizes the town of Cumberland to require the registration of certain business entities not registered with the secretary of state that are situated in Cumberland.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H7245
Introduced
1/19/24
Refer
1/19/24
Report Pass
2/8/24
Engrossed
2/27/24
Refer
3/1/24
Report Pass
4/11/24
Enrolled
4/25/24
Passed
5/3/24
ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY -- DOGS - Increases the fines for dog ordinance violations in the town of Cumberland.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H7246
Introduced
1/19/24
Refer
1/19/24
Report Pass
5/30/24
Engrossed
6/4/24
Engrossed
6/11/24
Passed
6/17/24
STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- LONG-TERM ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - Adds climate change, sea-level rise and coastal resiliency to the analysis of data of the strategic plan for economic development policy.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H7247
Introduced
1/19/24
Refer
1/19/24
ELECTIONS -- MAIL BALLOTS - Requires verification of applicant's date of birth and either a Rhode Island driver's license or state identification number with all mail ballot, mail ballot applications and emergency mail ballots.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H7248
Introduced
1/19/24
Refer
1/19/24
ELECTIONS -- VOTING DISTRICTS AND OFFICIALS -- POLLING PLACE CAP - Increases the maximum number of voters that a polling place can accommodate from three thousand (3,000) to three thousand five hundred (3,500).
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H7249
Introduced
1/19/24
Refer
1/19/24
EDUCATION -- COUNCIL ON POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION - Restores longevity payments of five percent (5%) of base salary for employees after ten (10) years of service and increase to ten percent (10%) of base salary after twenty (20) years of service, beginning July 1, 2024.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H7250
Introduced
1/19/24
Refer
1/19/24
EDUCATION -- THE EDUCATION EQUITY AND PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT - Amends the term "extraordinary costs" for the purposes of excess costs associated with special education students. The new definition of extraordinary costs would be educational costs that are over 3 times the average statewide special education cost.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H7251
Introduced
1/19/24
Refer
1/19/24
EDUCATION -- RHODE ISLAND EARLY EDUCATOR COMPENSATION STABILIZATION ACT - Directs the departments of human services and education to work together to sustain and strengthen existing workforce development and compensation programs for educators working in licensed child care and early learning programs statewide.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H7252
Introduced
1/19/24
Refer
1/19/24
EDUCATION -- THE EDUCATION EQUITY AND PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT - Amend the calculation of state funding provided to local education agencies for special education services.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H7253
Introduced
1/19/24
Refer
1/19/24
EDUCATION -- HIGHER EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES - Establishes the Higher Education Opportunities for Students with Disabilities Act.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H7254
Introduced
1/19/24
Refer
1/19/24
PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- RETIREMENT SYSTEM -- MEMBERSHIP AND SERVICE CREDITS - Allows members of retirement systems who also served in the national guard or reserves to purchase retirement services credits.