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State Legislature US Congress

All 25,118 Active 7,678 In committee 7,673 Passed 5,630 Signed 4,797 Failed 6,972

in committee · Rhode Island · House May 13, 2021

HB 6035: AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE - ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES (Requires every individual or group health insurance contract effective on or after January 1, 2022, to provide coverage to the insured and the insured's spouse and dependents for all FDA-approved contraceptive drugs, devices and other products.)

05/13/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House May 13, 2021

HB 5166: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- RHODE ISLAND BEST RX PRESCRIPTION DRUG DISCOUNT PROGRAM FOR THE UNINSURED (Requires that enrollees in the Rhode Island best RX Prescription drug discount program for the uninsured are not charged a copay for their prescriptions.)

05/13/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate May 13, 2021

SB 237: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES (Increases the maximum tax for qualifying low-income housing from eight percent (8%) to ten percent (10%) of the property's previous year's gross scheduled rental income.)

05/13/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate May 13, 2021

SB 771: AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- COMMERCIAL SEXUAL ACTIVITY (Decriminalizes certain commercial sexual activity and repeals the authority to detain a defendant in the event they test positive for venereal disease.)

05/13/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House May 13, 2021

HB 5449: AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- MEDICAL ASSISTANCE (Requires auditor general to conduct audit of Medicaid programs administered by MCOs.)

05/13/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House May 13, 2021

HB 5628: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM (Establishes a universal, comprehensive, affordable single-payer health care insurance program which shall be referred to as, "the Rhode Island Comprehensive Health Insurance Program" (RICHIP))

05/13/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate May 13, 2021

SB 799: AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS - REGISTRATION OF VOTERS (Increases the role of the division of motor vehicles in the voter registration and address verification process, by establishing very specific obligations.)

05/13/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House May 13, 2021

HB 5715: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- SUGARY DRINKS (Creates a tax on sugary drinks with the intent of discouraging excessive consumption of those beverages and would create a dedicated revenue source for programs designed to benefit public health.)

05/13/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate May 13, 2021

SB 667: AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- SEXUAL ASSAULTS (Defines any act of sexual penetration or contact perpetrated by an individual with a position of authority upon a person over the age of fourteen (14) and under the age of eighteen (18) as third degree sexual assault.)

05/13/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate May 13, 2021

SB 666: AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS - MAIL BALLOTS - CONDUCT OF ELECTION AND VOTING EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES (Requires any person voting by mail ballot or emergency mail ballot to provide proof of identity, exempting those who are hospitalized or residents in a hospice or skilled nursing facility.)

05/13/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate May 13, 2021

SB 763: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- ESTATE AND TRANSFER TAXES--LIABILITY AND COMPUTATION (Increases the exemption for estate taxes to two million five hundred thousand dollars ($2,500,000) effective January 1, 2023. There would be a further increased estate tax exemption to five million dollars ($5,000,000) effective January 1, 2025.)

05/13/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate May 13, 2021

SB 797: AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- THE GOOD SAMARITAN PREVENTION ACT OF 2016 (Changes the title and text of the immunity from legal repercussions for emergency overdose care to include the furnisher of assistance for medical emergencies.)

05/13/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study