Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session All Bills
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0109
Introduced
1/31/25
Refer
1/31/25
EDUCATION -- THE EDUCATION EQUITY AND PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT - Amends State funding calculations for special education, revising extraordinary cost calculations for FY 2027-2028, and providing additional funds for excess costs when special education students move into a district after the budget is approved.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0110
Introduced
1/31/25
Refer
1/31/25
HUMAN SERVICES -- THE RHODE ISLAND FAMILY CAREGIVER TAX CREDIT ACT - Establishes a tax credit against income tax based on eligible expenses incurred for care and support of an eligible family member.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0111
Introduced
1/31/25
Refer
1/31/25
TAXATION -- RHODE ISLAND NEW QUALIFIED JOBS INCENTIVE ACT 2015 - This act would sunset/discontinue the Jobs Development Act rate reduction as of July 1, 2025.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0112
Introduced
1/31/25
Refer
1/31/25
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 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0113
Introduced
1/31/25
Refer
1/31/25
Report Pass
6/5/25
EDUCATION -- RESIDENCE OF CHILDREN FOR SCHOOL PURPOSES - Relieves East Providence from providing any educational/financial resources to children in the CRAFT program. Requires the school district of origin where the student was last registered to bear this responsibility.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0114
Introduced
1/31/25
Refer
1/31/25
Report Pass
5/6/25
Engrossed
5/13/25
Refer
5/14/25
BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- DEFENDING AFFORDABLE PRESCRIPTION DRUG COSTS ACT - Prohibits any health insurer, pharmacy benefit manager, or other third-party payor from discriminating against any 340B entity participating in a drug discount program.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0115
Introduced
1/31/25
Refer
1/31/25
INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES - Requires health plans that provide prescription benefits to cover at least one type of glucagon auto-injector, nasal spray, or formulation that does not require reconstitution to treat hypoglycemia. No copayment or deductible would be required.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0116
Introduced
1/31/25
Refer
1/31/25
INSURANCE -- BENEFIT DETERMINATION AND UTILIZATION REVIEW ACT - Limits the use by insurers of step therapy, a protocol that establishes a specific sequence in which prescription drugs for a specified medical condition are covered by an insurer, by allowing medical providers to request step therapy exceptions.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0117
Introduced
1/31/25
Refer
1/31/25
STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- OFFICE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES - Sets controls on Medicaid prescription drug costs by imposing transparency and accountability requirements on managed care organizations (MCOs) and their pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs).
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0118
Introduced
1/31/25
Refer
1/31/25
HEALTH AND SAFETY -- NURSING HOME WORKFORCE STANDARDS BOARD ACT - Creates the nursing home workforce standards board act to establish and enforce industry-wide quality of care standards in nursing homes.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0119
Introduced
1/31/25
Refer
1/31/25
FOOD AND DRUGS -- AUTHORIZATION FOR THE USE OF BUPRENORPHINE - Encourages and authorizes the department of health to adopt rules and regulations that lead to the more liberal utilization of buprenorphine.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0120
Introduced
1/31/25
Refer
1/31/25
INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES - Increases insurance coverage for hearing aids from one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) to one thousand seven hundred fifty dollars ($1,750), per ear, for all people regardless of age effective January 1, 2026.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0121
Introduced
1/31/25
Refer
1/31/25
STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- THE RHODE ISLAND HEALTH CARE REFORM ACT OF 2004 -- HEALTH INSURANCE OVERSIGHT - Requires a report to be produced that focuses on prescription drug prior authorizations by January 1, 2026.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0122
Introduced
1/31/25
Refer
1/31/25
Report Pass
6/5/25
STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- HOUSING LAND BANK PROGRAM - Establishes a program operated by the Rhode Island housing and mortgage finance corporation called the "housing land bank" to create affordable housing in RI with the authority to buy, receive, and hold real property for housing development.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0123
Introduced
1/31/25
Refer
1/31/25
TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES - Permits municipalities to enact ordinances that provide them the authority to organize local tax amnesty events once every three (3) years.