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died · Rhode Island · House Mar 13, 2025

HB 5717: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- UNIVERSAL REGULATORY SANDBOX ACT

HB 5717, the Universal Regulatory Sandbox Act, creates a program allowing businesses to temporarily test innovative products, services, or business models (particularly in financial services and insurance) under temporary exemptions from certain state laws or regulations. It establishes a "regulatory relief office" within the commerce corporation to administer the program, review applicable rules for potential waivers, and act as a liaison between businesses and regulators. Businesses applying to the sandbox must demonstrate their offering meets defined criteria for innovation, while the program includes an advisory committee to provide industry and agency input. This directly affects fintech and insurance companies seeking to pilot new offerings without full regulatory compliance during testing. The bill focuses on creating a structured testing environment for regulatory innovation, not on specific outcomes or policy advocacy.
George Nardone (R) David Place (R) Marie Hopkins (R) Paul Santucci (R)
died · Rhode Island · Senate Mar 13, 2025

SB 121: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- THE RHODE ISLAND HEALTH CARE REFORM ACT OF 2004 -- HEALTH INSURANCE OVERSIGHT

SB 121 requires Rhode Island's health insurance commissioner to produce a report by January 1, 2026, examining how health insurance plans handle prior authorization for prescription drugs. The report will analyze insurers' processes for approving or denying coverage of medications before they are dispensed. This directly affects health insurers, the commissioner, and patients who rely on prescription medications. The goal is to increase transparency around drug access and inform future policy decisions without advocating for specific changes.
Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareRequires transparency report on prescription drug prior authorization to improve patient access, aligning with support indicators for healthcare access improvement.85% confidence
Lammis Vargas (D) David Tikoian (D) Linda Ujifusa (D) Sam Bell (D) Alana DiMario (D)
died · Rhode Island · House Mar 13, 2025

HB 5617: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- THE PERSONAL HYGIENE PRODUCT SAFETY AND TOXIC METAL REMOVAL ACT OF 2025

Sets a clear and enforceable standard for reducing the presence of harmful metals in personal care products, prioritizing public health through testing, labeling, and the development of safer alternatives.
Topics ✓ EnvironmentSupports EnvironmentReduces toxic metal pollution in consumer products, directly aligning with environmental protection through pollution control and safer alternatives.90% confidence ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareBill mandates safety standards for personal care products to reduce toxic metals, directly prioritizing public health through preventive measures and product safety regulations.95% confidence
Karen Alzate (D) Cherie Cruz (D) Grace Diaz (D) Kathleen Fogarty (D) Leo Felix (D)
died · Rhode Island · House Mar 13, 2025

HB 5864: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- AUTOLOGOUS OR DIRECT BLOOD DONATIONS

HB 5864 establishes legal requirements for autologous (donating one's own blood for future personal use) and direct blood donations (donating blood specifically for another person's future medical procedure). It requires hospitals and blood banks to facilitate these donations when ordered by a healthcare provider, unless the donor has health conditions that make donation unsafe. Blood banks may charge standard fees for processing and storing the blood until it's used. The law takes effect upon passage and directs the Department of Health to create implementing rules.
Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareRequires hospitals/blood banks to facilitate autologous/direct blood donations upon provider order, improving patient access to personalized blood services for medical procedures.85% confidence
Charlene Lima (D) Paul Santucci (R)
died · Rhode Island · House Mar 13, 2025

HB 5331: AN ACT RELATING TO FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS -- LENDERS AND LOAN BROKERS

HB 5331 removes an existing exemption that allowed lenders to operate without a license if they originated fewer than six loans in a year. This change directly affects small lenders or loan brokers who previously did not need a license for low-volume lending activity. The key provision requires these lenders to obtain a license under Rhode Island’s financial regulations, aligning their requirements with other lenders. The bill does not create new licensing standards but eliminates the exemption for the specified low-volume activity. This change applies to all lenders meeting the threshold, regardless of loan purpose or amount.
Justine Caldwell (D) Carol McEntee (D) Robert Craven (D)
died · Rhode Island · House Mar 12, 2025

HB 5425: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION -- STATE CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS METRICS

Requires that the division of planning create a checklist of environmental and energy issues that state construction projects which cost in excess of $10,000,000 would need to consider.
Topics ✓ EnvironmentSupports EnvironmentBill mandates environmental and energy considerations for large state construction projects, requiring proactive environmental assessment in planning.90% confidence
Tina Spears (D) Lauren Carson (D) Jennifer Boylan (D) Arthur Handy (D) Michelle McGaw (D)
died · Rhode Island · House Mar 12, 2025

HB 5610: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- 2021 ACT ON CLIMATE CHANGE

Requires the executive climate change coordinating council to evaluate and make recommendations for the use of carbon emissions removal technology as an alternative to reducing carbon emissions and meeting climate goals.
Topics ✗ EnvironmentOpposes EnvironmentBill promotes carbon removal tech as alternative to reducing emissions, potentially weakening mandatory emission cuts required for climate goals.85% confidence
Dick Fascia (R) Mike Chippendale (R) Brian Newberry (R) George Nardone (R) David Place (R)
died · Rhode Island · House Mar 12, 2025

HB 5612: AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- PROMOTION OF BIOFUELS ACT OF 2011

Repeals the Promotion of Biofuels Act of 2011, which established a study commission to investigate the use and promotion of such fuels within the state, in its entirety.
Topics ✗ EnergyOpposes EnergyRepeals Promotion of Biofuels Act (2011), weakening support for renewable energy (biofuels) by removing study commission mechanism.90% confidence ✗ TransportationOpposes TransportationRepeals biofuels promotion study, eliminating transportation program related to vehicle fuel initiatives90% confidence
Dick Fascia (R) Bob Quattrocchi (R) Brian Newberry (R) Chris Paplauskas (R) Marie Hopkins (R)
died · Rhode Island · House Mar 12, 2025

HB 5166: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- HIGH HEAT WASTE FACILITY ACT

HB 5166 prohibits Rhode Island from licensing any new high-heat waste facilities, including incinerators, gasifiers, and advanced recycling plants that process waste at temperatures above 400°F. The bill defines such facilities broadly to cover processes like pyrolysis, depolymerization, and gasification used for converting waste, plastics, or recovered materials into fuels or chemicals. It directly affects developers and companies seeking to build new facilities of this type in the state. The prohibition would take effect immediately upon the bill's passage, applying to all new construction and operation permits.
Topics ✗ EnergyOpposes EnergyProhibits new facilities converting waste to fuels/chemicals via high-heat processes (gasification, pyrolysis), directly restricting a waste-to-energy infrastructure method.85% confidence ✓ EnvironmentSupports EnvironmentProhibits high-heat waste facilities (incinerators, gasifiers) that could increase pollution, aligning with environmental protection by preventing emissions from waste processing at >400°F.90% confidence
Karen Alzate (D) Lauren Carson (D) Jennifer Boylan (D) Pat Serpa (D) Kathleen Fogarty (D)
died · Rhode Island · Senate Mar 12, 2025

SB 401: AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STUDY OF MOTOR VEHICLE NON-EXHAUST PARTICLE EMISSIONS

Requires the department of transportation, in consultation with the department of environmental management also to conduct an environmental impact study of motor vehicle non-exhaust particle emissions.
Topics ✓ EnvironmentSupports EnvironmentRequires environmental impact study on vehicle emissions, a proactive step toward addressing pollution and informing future environmental protections.95% confidence
Jessica de la Cruz (R) Thomas Paolino (R) Elaine Morgan (R) Gordon Rogers (R) Lou Raptakis (D)
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