Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session All Bills
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H5495
Introduced
2/13/25
Refer
2/13/25
Report Pass
3/13/25
Engrossed
3/25/25
Refer
5/2/25
Report Pass
6/3/25
HEALTH AND SAFETY -- MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH SERVICES FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS - Authorizes a midwife, nurse practitioner or physicians assistant attending a newborn to cause that child to be subject to newborn screening tests for conditions for which there is a medical benefit to the early detection and treatment of the disorder.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H5496
Introduced
2/13/25
Refer
2/13/25
BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- NURSES - Makes several changes to the licensing and disciplinary process of the board of nursing.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H5497
Introduced
2/13/25
Refer
2/13/25
INSURANCE -- INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR MENTAL ILLNESS AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS - Requires EOHHS to develop a budget and seek funding to establish an early childhood mental health hub program to improve access to infant and early childhood mental health services for children under six (6) years and their families.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H5498
Introduced
2/13/25
Refer
2/13/25
STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- OFFICE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES - Requires the secretary of the executive office of health and human services to monitor and mandate changes to the price-setting practices of pharmacy benefit managers to prohibit the spread pricing payment model.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H5499
Introduced
2/13/25
Refer
2/13/25
INSURANCE -- MEDICARE SUPPLEMENT INSURANCE POLICIES - Seeks to promote increased consumer access to Medicare supplement health insurance policies.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H5500
Introduced
2/13/25
Refer
2/13/25
BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- CONFIDENTIALITY OF HEALTH CARE COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION ACT - Amends provisions relative to confidentiality of health care communications and the process for requesting records and/or confidential health care information.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H5501
Introduced
2/13/25
Refer
2/13/25
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- BAIL AND RECOGNIZANCE - Prohibits the courts from setting cash or surety bail on any misdemeanor offense but permits the court to set reasonable non-monetary conditions of bail to assure the defendant's presence in court as required and to protect the community.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H5502
Introduced
2/13/25
Refer
2/13/25
CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- GENERAL PROVISIONS - Furthers delineate the definitions of felony, misdemeanor and petty misdemeanor.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H5503
Introduced
2/13/25
Refer
2/13/25
PROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT - Provides for just cause evictions for residential landlord tenancies.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H5504
Introduced
2/13/25
Refer
2/13/25
PROPERTY -- RHODE ISLAND FAIR HOUSING PRACTICES ACT - Tenants with disabilities may request to keep an emotional support animals.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H5505
Introduced
2/13/25
Refer
2/13/25
Report Pass
5/6/25
Engrossed
5/15/25
Refer
5/30/25
Report Pass
6/2/25
PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- LABOR AND PAYMENT OF DEBTS BY CONTRACTORS - Prohibits payments in lieu of pension benefits to person employed more than ninety (90) days.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H5506
Introduced
2/13/25
Refer
2/13/25
LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- EMPLOYEES' FREE SPEECH IN WORKPLACE - Protects employees' rights in the workplace concerning political and religious matters, by creating a civil action that may provide damages and attorneys' fees.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H5507
Introduced
2/13/25
Refer
2/13/25
LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MINIMUM WAGES - Gradually increases the minimum wage for employees receiving gratuities.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H5508
Introduced
2/13/25
Refer
2/13/25
LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MINIMUM WAGES - Provides that commencing January 1, 2026, the minimum wage shall be twenty-two dollars ($22.00) per hour.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H5509
Introduced
2/13/25
Refer
2/13/25
HEALTH AND SAFETY -- STATE BUILDING CODE - Requires the state building commissioner to implement electronic permitting for any category of state or local permit authorized under state law to significantly impact the expediency of construction and development.