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State Legislature US Congress

All 25,118 Active 7,678 In committee 7,673 Passed 5,917 Signed 4,510 Failed 6,972

signed · Rhode Island · House Jun 24, 2023

HB 5869: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- LICENSING OF HEALTHCARE FACILITIES (Sepsis and septic shock best practices for hospital and emergency care facilities.)

06/24/2023 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · House Jun 24, 2023

HB 6090: AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES (Provides that adaptive reuse for the conversion of commercial property into residential or mixed-use developments shall be a permitted use and allowable by specific and objective provisions of a zoning ordinance, subject to certain restrictions.)

06/24/2023 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 24, 2023

SB 1134: AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES -- MAMMOGRAMS AND PAP SMEARS -- COVERAGE MANDATED

06/24/2023 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 24, 2023

SB 1052: AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES (Creates the transit oriented development pilot program to encourage residential housing near convenient public transportation.)

06/24/2023 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 24, 2023

SB 924: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION (Subjects to taxation real property owned by non-profit institutions of higher education/nonprofit hospitals also amends charters issued by the general assembly to non-profit institutions/hospitals.)

06/24/2023 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · House Jun 24, 2023

HB 5737: AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- NURSE LICENSURE COMPACT (Amends the interstate nurse licensure compact and adopts an enhanced and more comprehensive version of the compact, to allow nurses to hold a multi-state license allowing them to practice across state lines without having to obtain multiple licenses.)

06/24/2023 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 24, 2023

SB 275: AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- NURSE LICENSURE COMPACT (Amends the interstate nurse licensure compact and adopts an enhanced and more comprehensive version of the compact, to allow nurses to hold a multi-state license allowing them to practice across state lines without having to obtain multiple licenses.)

06/24/2023 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · House Jun 24, 2023

HB 5099: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- RHODE ISLAND HOPE SCHOLARSHIP PILOT PROGRAM ACT (Establishes the Rhode Island hope scholarship pilot program to provide two-year scholarships to junior and seniors at Rhode Island college.)

06/24/2023 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · House Jun 23, 2023

HB 6490: AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT (Replaces the 2016 CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain with the 2022 CDC Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Pain.)

06/23/2023 Effective without Governor's signature

signed · Rhode Island · House Jun 23, 2023

HR 5169: JOINT RESOLUTION EXTENDING THE REPORTING AND EXPIRATION DATES OF THE SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY THE GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE OF RHODE ISLAND'S PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM (This resolution would extend the reporting and expiration dates of the commission to study the governance structure of Rhode Island’s public education system, from March 1, 2023, to March 1, 2024, and would expire on July 1, 2024.)

06/23/2023 Effective without Governor's signature

signed · Rhode Island · House Jun 23, 2023

HB 6425: AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (Allows the Honorable Arkadiusz Z. Smigielski to join Danielle St. Pierre and Michael Smigielski in marriage on or about October 27, 2023, within the City of Newport, Rhode Island.)

06/23/2023 Effective without Governor's signature

signed · Rhode Island · House Jun 23, 2023

HB 5195: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- TEACHERS' RETIREMENT (Allows anyone who rendered services as a correction officer to receive pension credit for service as a state or municipal employee.)

06/23/2023 Effective without Governor's signature