Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5942 Compare Versions

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9	9	S T A T E O F R H O D E I S L A N D
10	10	IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
11	11	JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2025
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14	14	A N A C T
15	15	RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- SANITATION IN FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS
16	16	Introduced By: Representatives McNamara, Serpa, Ackerman, Shanley, Read, Solomon,
17	17	and Costantino
18	18	Date Introduced: February 28, 2025
19	19	Referred To: House Labor
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22	22	It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
23	23	SECTION 1. Section 21-27-10 of the General Laws in Chapter 21-27 entitled "Sanitation 1
24	24	in Food Establishments" is hereby amended to read as follows: 2
25	25	21-27-10. Registration of food businesses. 3
26	26	(a) No person shall operate a food business as defined in § 21-27-1 unless he or she 4
27	27	annually registers the business with the state director of health; provided, that food businesses 5
28	28	conducted by nonprofit organizations, hospitals, public institutions, farmers markets, roadside farm 6
29	29	stands, or any municipality shall be exempt from payment of any required fee. Additionally, no 7
30	30	license fee shall be required for an establishment that: 8
31	31	(1) Holds a Class C liquor license pursuant to § 3-7-8; and 9
32	32	(2) Complies with the license limits set forth in § 3-7-8(b). 10
33	33	(b) In order to set the registration renewal dates so that all activities for each establishment 11
34	34	can be combined on one registration instead of on several registrations, the registration renewal 12
35	35	date shall be set by the department of health. The registration period shall be for twelve (12) months 13
36	36	commencing on the registration renewal date. Any renewal registration fee shall be at the full, 14
37	37	annual rate regardless of the date of renewal. Any fee for a first-time application shall have the 15
38	38	registration fee pro-rated based upon the date of issuance of registration. If the registration renewal 16
39	39	date is changed, the department may make an adjustment to the fees of registered establishments, 17
40	40	not to exceed the annual registration fee, in order to implement the changes in registration renewal 18
41	41	date. Registrations issued under this chapter may be suspended or revoked for cause. Any 19
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45	45	registration or license shall be posted in a place accessible and prominently visible to an agent of 1
46	46	the director. 2
47	47	(c) Registration with the director of health shall be based upon satisfactory compliance 3
48	48	with all laws and regulations of the director applicable to the food business for which registration 4
49	49	is required. 5
50	50	(d) The director of health is authorized to adopt regulations necessary for the 6
51	51	implementation of this chapter. 7
52	52	(e) Classification for registration shall be as follows: 8
53	53	(1) In-state and out-of-state food processors that sell food in Rhode Island (Wholesale) 9
54	54	(2) Food processors (Retail) 10
55	55	(3) Food service establishments: 11
56	56	(i) 50 seats or less 12
57	57	(ii) More than 50 seats 13
58	58	(iii) Mobile food service units 14
59	59	(iv) Industrial caterer or food vending machine commissary 15
60	60	(v) Cultural heritage educational facility 16
61	61	(4) Vending machine sites or location: 17
62	62	(i) Three (3) or less machines 18
63	63	(ii) Four (4) to ten (10) machines 19
64	64	(iii) Eleven (11) or more machines 20
65	65	(5) Retail markets: 21
66	66	(i) 1 to 2 cash registers 22
67	67	(ii) 3 to 5 cash registers 23
68	68	(iii) 6 or more cash registers 24
69	69	(6) Retail food peddler (meat, seafood, dairy, and frozen dessert products) 25
70	70	(7) Food warehouses 26
71	71	(f) In no instance, where an individual food business has more than one activity eligible 27
72	72	under this chapter for state registration within a single location, shall the business be required to 28
73	73	pay more than a single fee for the one highest classified activity listed in subsection (e) of this 29
74	74	section; provided, that, where several separate but identically classified activities are located within 30
75	75	the same building and under the management and jurisdiction of one person, one fee shall be 31
76	76	required. In each of the instances in this subsection, each activity shall be separately registered. 32
77	77	(g) Fees for registration of the above classifications shall be as set forth in § 23-1-54. 33
78	78	(h) The department shall also annually charge food service establishments an additional 34
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82	82	fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) per year, which shall be transferred to the department of labor and 1
83	83	training and shall be deposited into the hospitality training restricted receipt account, which shall 2
84	84	be exempt from the indirect cost recovery provisions of § 35-4-27. Subject to appropriation by the 3
85	85	general assembly, these funds shall be used to provide hospitality industry workforce training 4
86	86	grants including, but not limited to, certified food and alcohol safety training programs offered in 5
87	87	multiple languages. 6
88	88	SECTION 2. Section 35-4-27 of the General Laws in Chapter 35-4 entitled "State Funds" 7
89	89	is hereby amended to read as follows: 8
90	90	35-4-27. Indirect cost recoveries on restricted receipt accounts. [Effective January 1, 9
91	91	2025.] 10
92	92	Indirect cost recoveries of ten percent (10%) of cash receipts shall be transferred from all 11
93	93	restricted receipt accounts, to be recorded as general revenues in the general fund. However, there 12
94	94	shall be no transfer from cash receipts with restrictions received exclusively: (1) From contributions 13
95	95	from nonprofit charitable organizations; (2) From the assessment of indirect cost-recovery rates on 14
96	96	federal grant funds; or (3) Through transfers from state agencies to the department of administration 15
97	97	for the payment of debt service. These indirect cost recoveries shall be applied to all accounts, 16
98	98	unless prohibited by federal law or regulation, court order, or court settlement. The following 17
99	99	restricted receipt accounts shall not be subject to the provisions of this section: 18
100	100	Executive Office of Health and Human Services 19
101	101	Organ Transplant Fund 20
102	102	HIV Care Grant Drug Rebates 21
103	103	Health System Transformation Project 22
104	104	Rhode Island Statewide Opioid Abatement Account 23
105	105	HCBS Support-ARPA 24
106	106	HCBS Admin Support-ARPA 25
107	107	Department of Human Services 26
108	108	Veterans’ home — Restricted account 27
109	109	Veterans’ home — Resident benefits 28
110	110	Pharmaceutical Rebates Account 29
111	111	Demand Side Management Grants 30
112	112	Veteran’s Cemetery Memorial Fund 31
113	113	Donations — New Veterans’ Home Construction 32
114	114	Commodity Supplemental Food Program-Claims 33
115	115	Department of Health 34
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119	119	Pandemic medications and equipment account 1
120	120	Miscellaneous Donations/Grants from Non-Profits 2
121	121	State Loan Repayment Match 3
122	122	Healthcare Information Technology 4
123	123	Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals 5
124	124	Eleanor Slater non-Medicaid third-party payor account 6
125	125	Hospital Medicare Part D Receipts 7
126	126	RICLAS Group Home Operations 8
127	127	Group Home Facility Improvement Fund 9
128	128	Commission on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing 10
129	129	Emergency and public communication access account 11
130	130	Department of Environmental Management 12
131	131	National heritage revolving fund 13
132	132	Environmental response fund II 14
133	133	Underground storage tanks registration fees 15
134	134	De Coppet Estate Fund 16
135	135	Rhode Island Historical Preservation and Heritage Commission 17
136	136	Historic preservation revolving loan fund 18
137	137	Historic Preservation loan fund — Interest revenue 19
138	138	Department of Public Safety 20
139	139	E-911 Uniform Emergency Telephone System 21
140	140	Forfeited property — Retained 22
141	141	Forfeitures — Federal 23
142	142	Forfeited property — Gambling 24
143	143	Donation — Polygraph and Law Enforcement Training 25
144	144	Rhode Island State Firefighter’s League Training Account 26
145	145	Fire Academy Training Fees Account 27
146	146	Attorney General 28
147	147	Forfeiture of property 29
148	148	Federal forfeitures 30
149	149	Attorney General multi-state account 31
150	150	Forfeited property — Gambling 32
151	151	Department of Administration 33
152	152	OER Reconciliation Funding 34
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156	156	Health Insurance Market Integrity Fund 1
157	157	RI Health Benefits Exchange 2
158	158	Information Technology restricted receipt account 3
159	159	Restore and replacement — Insurance coverage 4
160	160	Convention Center Authority rental payments 5
161	161	Investment Receipts — TANS 6
162	162	OPEB System Restricted Receipt Account 7
163	163	Car Rental Tax/Surcharge-Warwick Share 8
164	164	Grants Management Administration 9
165	165	RGGI-Executive Climate Change Coordinating Council Projects 10
166	166	Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Operating and Maintenance Account 11
167	167	Department of Housing 12
168	168	Housing Resources and Homelessness Restricted Receipt Account 13
169	169	Housing Production Fund 14
170	170	Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Fund 15
171	171	Department of Revenue 16
172	172	DMV Modernization Project 17
173	173	Jobs Tax Credit Redemption Fund 18
174	174	Legislature 19
175	175	Audit of federal assisted programs 20
176	176	Department of Children, Youth and Families 21
177	177	Children’s Trust Accounts — SSI 22
178	178	Military Staff 23
179	179	RI Military Family Relief Fund 24
180	180	RI National Guard Counterdrug Program 25
181	181	Treasury 26
182	182	Admin. Expenses — State Retirement System 27
183	183	Retirement — Treasury Investment Options 28
184	184	Defined Contribution — Administration - RR 29
185	185	Violent Crimes Compensation — Refunds 30
186	186	Treasury Research Fellowship 31
187	187	Business Regulation 32
188	188	Banking Division Reimbursement Account 33
189	189	Office of the Health Insurance Commissioner Reimbursement Account 34
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193	193	Securities Division Reimbursement Account 1
194	194	Commercial Licensing and Racing and Athletics Division Reimbursement Account 2
195	195	Insurance Division Reimbursement Account 3
196	196	Historic Preservation Tax Credit Account 4
197	197	Marijuana Trust Fund 5
198	198	Social Equity Assistance Fund 6
199	199	Judiciary 7
200	200	Arbitration Fund Restricted Receipt Account 8
201	201	Third-Party Grants 9
202	202	RI Judiciary Technology Surcharge Account 10
203	203	Department of Elementary and Secondary Education 11
204	204	Statewide Student Transportation Services Account 12
205	205	School for the Deaf Fee-for-Service Account 13
206	206	School for the Deaf — School Breakfast and Lunch Program 14
207	207	Davies Career and Technical School Local Education Aid Account 15
208	208	Davies — National School Breakfast & Lunch Program 16
209	209	School Construction Services 17
210	210	Office of the Postsecondary Commissioner 18
211	211	Higher Education and Industry Center 19
212	212	IGT STEM Scholarships 20
213	213	Department of Labor and Training 21
214	214	Job Development Fund 22
215	215	Contractor Training Restricted Receipt Account 23
216	216	Hospitality Training Restricted Receipt Account 24
217	217	Rhode Island Council on the Arts 25
218	218	Governors’ Portrait Donation Fund 26
219	219	Statewide records management system account 27
220	220	SECTION 3. This act shall take effect on January 1, 2026. 28
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227	227	EXPLANATION
228	228	BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
229	229	OF
230	230	A N A C T
231	231	RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- SANITATION IN FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS
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233	233	This act would establish a restricted receipt account at the department of labor and training 1
234	234	(“DLT”) to be used for hospitality industry workforce training grants, including certified food and 2
235	235	alcohol safety training programs offered in multiple languages, funded by an annual fee of fifty 3
236	236	($50.00) dollars charged by the department of health (“DOH”) to food service establishments. 4
237	237	This act would take effect on January 1, 2026. 5
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