Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session All Bills
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H5555
Introduced
2/26/25
Refer
2/26/25
BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- VETERINARY PRACTICE - Authorizes veterinarians to establish a client-patient relationship through electronic means, subject to limitations and requirements such as Vet making a good faith effort to determine if care should be provided through telemedicine instead of in person.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H5556
Introduced
2/26/25
Refer
2/26/25
BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- PSYCHOLOGISTS - Includes licensed school psychologists under the provisions of the general laws governing the regulations of psychologists and expands the licensing of school psychologists for independent practice.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H5557
Introduced
2/26/25
Refer
2/26/25
Report Pass
5/8/25
Engrossed
5/15/25
Refer
5/23/25
BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- PROFESSIONAL LICENSING AND REGULATION OF SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS AND AUDIOLOGISTS - Establishes prevailing standards and procedures for licensing speech-language pathologists and audiologists in Rhode Island.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H5558
Introduced
2/26/25
Refer
2/26/25
Report Pass
3/25/25
Engrossed
4/10/25
Refer
5/2/25
Report Pass
5/28/25
BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- CONTRACTORS' REGISTRATION AND LICENSING BOARD - Requires all applicants who seek to register as a contractor to produce a legible copy of a valid government issued identification.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H5559
Introduced
2/26/25
Refer
2/26/25
BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- BARBERS, HAIRDRESSERS, COSMETICIANS, MANICURISTS AND ESTHETICIANS - Allows mobile salons to visit the houses of individuals with special needs or sensory-related disorders or differences in order to provide haircuts or hairdressing services.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H5560
Introduced
2/26/25
Refer
2/26/25
BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- REAL ESTATE SALES DISCLOSURES - Modifies the real estate sales disclosure form to include the disclosure of “blower door diagnostic air leakage testing” and advises that air leakage testing is recommended prior to purchasing a residential unit.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H5561
Introduced
2/26/25
Refer
2/26/25
Report Pass
5/8/25
Engrossed
6/3/25
BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- BOARD OF MEDICAL LICENSURE AND DISCIPLINE - Prohibits healthcare providers and health plans from denying the payment of a medical bill, solely because the bill may have arisen from a third-party claim.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H5562
Introduced
2/26/25
Refer
2/26/25
Report Pass
3/20/25
Engrossed
4/1/25
Refer
5/2/25
BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- SOLICITATION BY CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS - Provides that charitable organizations with a gross income of one million dollars ($1,000,000) or less can meet the required reporting and records requirements by providing either an IRS Form 900 or other approved financial statements.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H5563
Introduced
2/26/25
Refer
2/26/25
Report Pass
5/8/25
Engrossed
5/22/25
Refer
5/23/25
BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- THE HUMAN TRAFFICKING PREVENTION NOTICE ACT - Requires hotel employees and short-term rental property operators to annually receive human trafficking awareness training.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H5564
Introduced
2/26/25
Refer
2/26/25
STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- RHODE ISLAND ECONOMIC GROWTH BLOCKCHAIN ACT - Establishes an economic growth blockchain, regulates virtual and digital assets, and establishes depository banks for these purposes.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H5565
Introduced
2/26/25
Refer
2/26/25
Report Pass
5/15/25
Engrossed
5/29/25
FOOD AND DRUGS -- THE RHODE ISLAND KRATOM ACT - Authorizes and regulates the distribution of the product known as "kratom."
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H5566
Introduced
2/26/25
Refer
2/26/25
CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS, AND PARTNERSHIPS -- THE RHODE ISLAND LIMITED-LIABILITY COMPANY ACT - Permits a member or members of a limited-liability company to avoid dissolution by buying the membership interest owned by the other member or members seeking dissolution.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H5567
Introduced
2/26/25
Refer
2/26/25
COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICES - Prohibits disclosure terms "down payment", "money down", or any similar language to describe lump sum payments in order to reduce monthly lease payments. Provides that lump sum payments are non-refundable in the event of a total loss of the vehicle.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H5568
Introduced
2/26/25
Refer
2/26/25
INSURANCE -- SMALL EMPLOYER HEALTH INSURANCE AVAILABILITY ACT - Includes members of the Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce in the exclusion of premium rates for the Rhode Island Builders’ Association.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H5569
Introduced
2/26/25
Refer
2/26/25
Report Pass
3/25/25
Engrossed
4/8/25
Refer
5/2/25
INSURANCE -- PET INSURANCE ACT - Provides for the sale and regulation of pet insurance.