Rhode Island bills.

H8242

Establishes an oversight process which would safeguard individuals seeking therapy or psychotherapy services by ensuring that the services are delivered by qualified, licensed, or certified professionals.

• StageIntroduced
• StatusActive
• Session2026 Regular Session

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H8243

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.

• StageIntroduced
• StatusActive
• Session2026 Regular Session

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H8244

HOUSE RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY THE DISPARATE IMPACT OF DISCIPLINARY POLICIES ON STUDENTS (Creates an 12-member commission to study the impact on family and school performance in relation to current disciplinary policies in public schools, and would report back by November 17, 2027, and would expire on February 17, 2028.)

• StageIntroduced
• StatusActive
• Session2026 Regular Session

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H8264

Requires that retailers retain money received for gift certificates in a separate account, until the gift certificate is used or redeemed.

• StageIntroduced
• StatusActive
• Session2026 Regular Session

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H8266

HOUSE RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY EXPANDING PATHWAYS INTO THE TEACHING PROFESSION (Creates a special legislative commission of 17 members whose purpose would be to study evaluate and make recommendations regarding educator preparation, licensure, certification and early-career support systems in the state.)

• StageIntroduced
• StatusActive
• Session2026 Regular Session

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H8275

Establishes the restrictive housing oversight committee ("committee") for the purpose of monitoring the use of restrictive housing ("solitary confinement"), as well as disciplinary and administrative confinement at the department of corrections.

• StageIntroduced
• StatusActive
• Session2026 Regular Session

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S2053

Mandates arming campus police at public higher educational institutions and would include campus police in the definition of "law enforcement officer" for the purposes of the "law enforcement officers' bill of rights".

• StageIn committee
• StatusActive
• Session2026 Regular Session

S2056

Disqualifies individuals with prior felony convictions or nolo contendere pleas from purchasing or possessing a firearm. It also prevents the sentencing judge from suspending the first two (2) years of any sentence under limited circumstances.

• StageIn committee
• StatusActive
• Session2026 Regular Session

S2092

Imposes a seventy-five cent (0.75) surcharge on fares charged by rideshare companies as well as an account to benefit RIPTA from the payment of sales taxes collected from rideshares.

• StageIntroduced
• StatusActive
• Session2026 Regular Session

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S2095

Gives 20% of proceeds in RI Highway Maintenance Account to RIPTA.

• StageIntroduced
• StatusActive
• Session2026 Regular Session

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S2154

Requires law enforcement agencies to obtain search warrants for electronic information, data, location information and other identifying information of subscribers and customers, except in specified circumstances.

• StageIntroduced
• StatusActive
• Session2026 Regular Session

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S2265

Limits municipal minimum lot sizes for residential use to 2,500 sq ft near transit, 5,000 sq. ft with water/sewer, and 1 acre otherwise, while protecting farmlands, forests, and wetlands, and requiring zoning updates to comply.

• StageIntroduced
• StatusActive
• Session2026 Regular Session

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S2272

Requires single-family residential zoning in municipalities with populations of over forty-thousand (40,000) to allow middle housing and mandates that those municipalities adopt zoning regulations for middle housing.

• StageIntroduced
• StatusActive
• Session2026 Regular Session

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S2274

Changes the residential limit for any substantial multi-family housing project not to exceed forty thousand (40,000) residents according to the United States Census Bureau.

• StageIntroduced
• StatusActive
• Session2026 Regular Session

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S2275

Restores the requirement that a local review board issue findings for denial in reviewing a comprehensive permit request and clarifies that affordable housing units shall be included in each town and city when the building permits for units are granted.

• StageIntroduced
• StatusActive
• Session2026 Regular Session

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S2541

Repeals the act authorizing toll facilities on state roads.

• StageIntroduced
• StatusActive
• Session2026 Regular Session

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S2578

Permits but not directs a municipality to establish, by ordinance, certain requirements regarding accessory dwelling units regarding ownership for 5 years, non-family ADUs to be rented at affordable rates and limit size to 1,000 sq. ft.

• StageIntroduced
• StatusActive
• Session2026 Regular Session

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S2668

Sets the allocation to RIPTA at the greater of $0.1175 per gallon or 29.375% of total proceeds, with $0.005 per gallon derived from the $0.01 per gallon environmental protection fee.

• StageIntroduced
• StatusActive
• Session2026 Regular Session

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S2688

Prohibits a healthcare provider from requiring patients to provide electronic payment information to be kept on file as a condition to receiving treatment and makes it a violation a deceptive trade practice.

• StageIntroduced
• StatusActive
• Session2026 Regular Session

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S2702

Requires condominium associations to charge a reduced fee to update a condominium resale certificate after issuance of the initial certificate.

• StageIntroduced
• StatusActive
• Session2026 Regular Session

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