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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

signed · Rhode Island · House Jun 27, 2022

HB 7349: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION (Allows the city of East Providence to adopt a tax exemption classification for disabled veterans who have a disability rating of less than one hundred percent (100%).)

06/27/2022 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · House Jun 27, 2022

HB 8174: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES -- TOWN OF NEW SHOREHAM -- REVALUATION (Grants the town of New Shoreham a one-year extension to complete the revaluation due in 2022. The revaluation would be based on valuations as of December 31, 2022.)

06/27/2022 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · House Jun 27, 2022

HB 8230: AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- SEXUAL ASSAULT (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.)

06/27/2022 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · House Jun 27, 2022

HB 7587: AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES -- BIOMARKER TESTING COVERAGE (Requires health insurers, nonprofit hospital service corporations, nonprofit medical service corporations and health maintenance organizations that issue policies that provide coverage for biomarker testing on or after 1/1/23.)

06/27/2022 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · House Jun 27, 2022

HB 7953: AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES - HEALTH AND EDUCATIONAL BUILDING CORPORATION (Provides municipalities in the state with appropriate additional means to improve the health, living conditions, and welfare of their residents with expanded access to public educational, or child daycare centers, or public recreational facilities.)

06/27/2022 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · House Jun 27, 2022

HB 8124: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND (Modifies appointment/removal process for URI board of trustees with all appointments by governor for 3 yr-terms with advice/consent of senate/URI president appoints faculty member/student to serve in non-voting/ex officio capacity.)

06/27/2022 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · House Jun 27, 2022

HB 7068: AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- PUBLIC ASSISTANCE ACT (Requires the RI department of human services to develop a plan to streamline the application, certification and recertification process for SNAP beneficiaries aged sixty years and over.)

06/27/2022 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 27, 2022

SB 2086: AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES (Requires insurance providers to seek recoupment or set off of insurance payments made to health care providers within twelve (12) months and requires health care providers to seek reimbursement for underpayment within twelve (12) months.)

06/27/2022 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 27, 2022

SB 2767: AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- NONPROFIT HOSPITAL SERVICE CORPORATIONS--RATE REVIEW ACT (Creates uniform rate review procedure for rates to be changed.)

06/27/2022 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · House Jun 27, 2022

HB 7737: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION (Requires the office of diversity, equity and opportunity (ODEO) to create, and for all state and municipal employees to receive, annual training in cultural competency. Defines "cultural competency".)

06/27/2022 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 27, 2022

SB 2659: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- ADDRESS CONFIDENTIALITY PROGRAM (Creates an Address Confidentiality Program for persons subjected to domestic violence, human trafficking, sexual assault, or stalking.)

06/27/2022 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 27, 2022

SB 2411: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- FEDERAL AID (Requires school lunch service contracts to provide for payment to school-lunch workers and aides for one hundred eight (180) days or the length of the contract for the school year, whichever is longer.)

06/27/2022 Signed by Governor