All Bills - Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H5165
Introduced
1/24/25
Refer
1/24/25
Report Pass
3/25/25
Engrossed
4/22/25
EDUCATION -- THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT TEAMS - Requires the school board or committees of cities and towns to establish a safety and behavioral health committee and also lays out the representation requirements committee responsibilities to ensure a stable learning environment for all students.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H5166
Introduced
1/24/25
Refer
1/24/25
HEALTH AND SAFETY -- HIGH HEAT WASTE FACILITY ACT - Provides for a prohibition on the licensing of any new high-heat waste facility.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H5167
Introduced
1/24/25
Refer
1/24/25
HEALTH AND SAFETY -- THE RHODE ISLAND CLEAN HEAT STANDARD ACT - Creates the Rhode Island clean heat standards act to implement a system of tradeable clean heat credits earned from the delivery of clean heat measures that reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H5168
Introduced
1/24/25
Refer
1/24/25
HEALTH AND SAFETY -- LICENSING OF HEALTHCARE FACILITIES - Requires all state licensed healthcare facilities to convert the powering of their operations from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources. DOH promulgates rules and regulations to implement the requirements.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H5169
Introduced
1/24/25
Refer
1/24/25
HEALTH AND SAFETY -- ASSISTED LIVING RESIDENCE LICENSING ACT - Establishes, encourages and supports the establishment of family councils and resident councils in managed residential communities providing assisted living services.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H5170
Introduced
1/24/25
Refer
1/24/25
HEALTH AND SAFETY -- RIGHTS OF NURSING HOME PATIENTS - Supports the role of independent family council and makes the waiting list transparent by requiring nursing facilities with more than thirty percent (30%) self-pay residents to admit applicants on a first-come-first-served basis for non-private rooms.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H5171
Introduced
1/24/25
Refer
1/24/25
Report Pass
3/18/25
Engrossed
4/1/25
HEALTH AND SAFETY -- HARM REDUCTION CENTER ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND PILOT PROGRAM - Extends the sunset provision of the four (4) year pilot program to prevent drug overdoses through the establishment of harm reduction centers for two (2) years to March 1, 2028.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H5172
Introduced
1/24/25
Refer
1/24/25
INSURANCE -- THE TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE USE BY HEALTH INSURERS TO MANAGE COVERAGE AND CLAIMS ACT - Would promote transparency and accountability in the use of artificial intelligence by health insurers to manage coverage and claims.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H5173
Introduced
1/24/25
Refer
1/24/25
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 House Bill H5174
Introduced
1/24/25
Refer
1/24/25
BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- CERTIFIED SURGICAL FIRST ASSISTANTS - Allows for the licensing of certified surgical first assistants to assist in surgeries through the department of health and a seven (7) member board of licensure.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H5175
Introduced
1/24/25
Refer
1/24/25
HEALTH AND SAFETY -- NOTIFICATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS, POLICE OFFICERS AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS AFTER EXPOSURE TO INFECTIOUS DISEASES - Amends the definition of infectious diseases to include the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H5176
Introduced
1/24/25
Refer
1/24/25
Report Pass
3/6/25
Engrossed
3/11/25
Refer
3/21/25
EDUCATION -- STUDENT COMPUTER DEVICE PRIVACY - Prohibits an educational institution or school district from accessing or using location data for tracking a student's institutional device or personal device, except in limited circumstances.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H5177
Introduced
1/24/25
Refer
1/24/25
COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- CAUSES OF ACTION - Creates "Harter's Law" to extend the civil statute of limitations, for injuries resulting from first degree child abuse, to thirty-five (35) years.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H5178
Introduced
1/24/25
Refer
1/24/25
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- EXPUNGEMENT OF CRIMINAL RECORDS - Allows expungement of multiple felony convictions for non-violent felonies10 years after sentence completed.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H5179
Introduced
1/24/25
Refer
1/24/25
COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- JUDGMENTS, ORDERS, AND DECREES - Amends calculations of interest in civil actions a rate determined by average accepted auction price for last auction of 52 week U.S. treasury bills.