Rhode Island State Senator

Valarie Lawson 2024 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 3)

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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2127

Introduced
1/12/24  
Refer
1/12/24  
Report Pass
3/13/24  
Engrossed
3/21/24  
Refer
3/22/24  
Report Pass
5/30/24  
Enrolled
6/5/24  
Allows manufacturer-wineries to sell up to three (3) drinks of wine for on-site consumption or three (3) bottles of wine for off-site consumption or three (3) bottles of wine for off-site consumption.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2142

Introduced
1/24/24  
Refer
1/24/24  
Report Pass
5/14/24  
Refer
5/23/24  
Report Pass
6/10/24  
Engrossed
6/11/24  
Engrossed
6/13/24  
Codifies the previously funded Rhode Island early care and education workforce registry data system.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2148

Introduced
1/24/24  
Refer
1/24/24  
Report Pass
5/8/24  
Engrossed
5/16/24  
2) MAXIMUM CLASS SIZE ACT (Mandates 20 students per classroom for kindergarten through second grade. Exceptions for emergencies and temporary situations, not to exceed 3 days and mid-year enrollments.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2149

Introduced
1/24/24  
"Pupil Transportation Vehicle" to be and constructed to seat not more than ten (10) passengers including the operator, rather than the existing limit of eight (8) passengers.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2152

Introduced
1/24/24  
Refer
1/24/24  
Report Pass
6/11/24  
Engrossed
6/13/24  
Engrossed
6/13/24  
Enacts the Comprehensive PFAS Ban Act of 2024, prohibiting the intentional addition of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances of PFAS in products offered for sale or manufactured in the state as of January 1, 2027.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2160

Introduced
1/24/24  
Establishes a group to develop a tuition formula for schools sending students to technical programs.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2161

Introduced
1/24/24  
Provides children from birth through age five (5) with continuous coverage eligibility for RIte Track/RIte Care so that they are not at risk of losing coverage at the yearly redetermination due solely to administrative barriers.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2168

Introduced
1/24/24  
Directs the department of education to develop and adopt regulations for energy capable school buildings.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2173

Introduced
1/24/24  
Refer
1/24/24  
Report Pass
6/6/24  
Engrossed
6/13/24  
Enrolled
6/13/24  
Adopts the Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact and would establish a joint public agency known as the Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Compact commission to administer the provisions of the compact between the states.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2175

Introduced
1/24/24  
Requires carriers offering dental benefit plans to annually submit information which includes the current and projected medical loss ratio for claims for their plans. The medical loss ratio would be eighty-five percent (85%).
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2176

Introduced
1/24/24  
Mandates health insurance coverage to include transportation for emergency services by ambulance or rescue.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2177

Introduced
1/24/24  
Refer
1/24/24  
Report Pass
5/2/24  
Engrossed
5/9/24  
Prohibits health benefit plans reviewing prescriptions for opioid addiction treatment.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2179

Introduced
1/24/24  
Allows an out-of-state health care practitioner to provide telehealth services to a patient located in this state if the services are consistent with the practitioner's scope of practice and state and federal professional standards.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2180

Introduced
1/24/24  
Requires each healthcare entity/network plan to compile/report to health insurance commissioner a summary of how the healthcare entity/network plan requires its contracted providers to submit claims for in-network outpatient behavioral health services.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2181

Introduced
1/24/24  
Refer
1/24/24  
Report Pass
5/2/24  
Engrossed
5/9/24  
Refer
5/10/24  
Report Pass
6/11/24  
Enrolled
6/12/24  
Repeals the July 1, 2025, sunset provision of the interstate medical licensure act.