Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session All Bills
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2041
Introduced
1/12/24
Refer
1/12/24
EDUCATION -- RIGHTS OF PARENTS AND GUARDIANS IN PUBLIC EDUCATIONAL INSTRUCTION ACT - Enables parents to review public school learning materials/object if the parent decides that the material is harmful. Also a parent may withdraw their student from the activity or class where the material is used and request an alternative assignment.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2042
Introduced
1/12/24
Refer
1/12/24
Report Pass
6/13/24
Engrossed
6/13/24
Engrossed
6/14/24
Passed
6/26/24
EDUCATION -- TRANSPARENCY IN ARTS EDUCATION ACCESS AND PROFICIENCY ACT - Establishes the Transparency in Arts Education Access and Proficiency Act to promote arts education.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2043
Introduced
1/12/24
Refer
1/12/24
Report Pass
3/27/24
Engrossed
4/2/24
Refer
4/3/24
Report Pass
5/30/24
Engrossed
6/4/24
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. Adds director of DEM and executive director of CRMC to economic development planning council.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2044
Introduced
1/12/24
Refer
1/12/24
STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- 2021 ACT ON CLIMATE - Incorporates ethical energy standards to the 2021 Act on Climate.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2045
Introduced
1/12/24
Refer
1/12/24
Report Pass
6/6/24
Passed
6/26/24
PUBLIC FINANCE -- RHODE ISLAND RETIREMENT SAVINGS PROGRAM ACT - Establishes Rhode Island Secure Choice Retirement Savings Program to be administered by the general treasurer.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2046
Introduced
1/12/24
Refer
1/12/24
EDUCATION -- FEDERAL AID - Requires free breakfast and lunches to be provided for all elementary and secondary students attending public schools.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2047
Introduced
1/12/24
Refer
1/12/24
Report Pass
6/6/24
Engrossed
6/11/24
TOWNS AND CITIES -- REDEVELOPMENT PROJECTS - Adds the city of Central Falls as exempt from taxation for property acquired by an agency for redevelopment purposes.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2048
Introduced
1/12/24
Refer
1/12/24
TOWNS AND CITIES -- STATE AID - Includes municipal detention facility corporations as exempt from taxation, and requires that an amount equal to twenty-seven percent (27%) of all tax that would have been collected if the property was taxable be paid to the municipality annually.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2049
Introduced
1/12/24
Refer
1/12/24
TAXATION -- SALES AND USE TAXES -- LIABILITY AND COMPUTATION - Reduces the sales tax rate to 5%.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2050
Introduced
1/12/24
Refer
1/12/24
EDUCATION -- EDUCATION SAVINGS ACCOUNTS PROGRAM - Requires general treasurer upon request from RIDE to establish education savings account to assist remote-learning students with educational support exempt from state income tax.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2051
Introduced
1/12/24
Refer
1/12/24
TAXATION -- SALES AND USE TAXES -- LIABILITY AND COMPUTATION - Exempts reusable bags from the state sales tax.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2052
Introduced
1/12/24
Refer
1/12/24
TAXATION -- BUSINESS CORPORATION TAX - Repeals the corporation minimum tax.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2053
Introduced
1/12/24
Refer
1/12/24
EDUCATION -- THE BRIGHT TODAY SCHOLARSHIP AND OPEN ENROLLMENT EDUCATION ACT - Establishes a new educational program that allows students to enroll public and private schools of their choice.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2054
Introduced
1/12/24
Refer
1/12/24
TAXATION -- PERSONAL INCOME TAX - Increases the state earned-income credit as of January 1, 2025 to seventeen percent (17%) of the federal earned-income credit, not to exceed the amount of state income tax.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2055
Introduced
1/12/24
Refer
1/12/24
Joint Resolution Making An Appropriation Of $15,200,000 To Be Used To Purchase Pfas-free Firefighting Gear (authorizes The Appropriation Of The Sum Of $15,200,000 To Cities And Towns To Purchase Firefighter And Rescue Personnel Protective Gear Which Is Pfas Free.)