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State Legislature US Congress

All 25,118 Active 5 In committee 20,549 Passed 5,917 Signed 4,510 Failed 6,972

died · Rhode Island · House May 12, 2022

HB 8076: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE STABILIZATION PROGRAM (Provides for a fund to administer retention payments of two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) for certain health care workers who worked during the COVID-19 pandemic.)

05/12/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House May 12, 2022

HB 7861: AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR MENTAL ILLNESS AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE (Increases the rate of reimbursement for in-network behavioral health care services below the medial commercial reimbursement rate and also Rhode Island Medicaid shall increase the rate of reimbursement.)

05/12/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House May 12, 2022

HB 7388: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - CATASTROPHIC ILLNESS IN CHILDREN RELIEF FUND (Establishes Children's Catastrophic Illness in Children Relief Fund to provide finance assistance to families for medical expenses not covered by state or federal programs or insurance contract.)

05/12/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House May 12, 2022

HB 7859: AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- HEALTH CARE FOR ELDERLY AND DISABLED RESIDENTS ACT (Increases the income eligibility limit for medical assistance coverage for seniors and disabled individuals from one hundred percent (100%) to one hundred thirty-three percent (133%) of federal poverty level.)

05/12/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House May 12, 2022

HB 7628: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH SERVICES FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS (Directs the executive office of health and human services to increase Medicaid rates for the Early Intervention and First Connections programs allowing for payment of competitive wages for qualified professionals.)

05/12/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House May 12, 2022

HB 7758: AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- MEDICAL ASSISTANCE (Requires the auditor general to oversee audits of Medicaid programs and report findings to the general assembly and EOHHS and requires a plan from EOHHS to end privatized managed care and institute a state run plan.)

05/12/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House May 12, 2022

HB 7490: AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- PUBLIC ASSISTANCE ACT (Allows SNAP recipients to receive a minimum of $0.50 credit on their EBT card, for each $1.00 spent on fruits and vegetables also creates a separate SNAP fund to allocate funds from the general fund to effectuate this act.)

05/12/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House May 12, 2022

HR 7387: HOUSE RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PROTECTING AND PROVIDING EFFECTIVE CARE FOR VULNERABLE POPULATIONS IN STATE-FUNDED HOME CARE PROGRAMS

05/12/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · Senate May 12, 2022

SB 2779: AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- BAIL AND RECOGNIZANCE (Prohibits the court from setting financial conditions of bail.)

05/12/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House May 12, 2022

HB 7445: AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- MEDICAL ASSISTANCE (Increases eligibility for the three (3) federal Medicare Savings Programs and eliminates the asset test for these programs.)

05/12/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House May 12, 2022

HB 8050: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- MERIT SYSTEM (Effective January 1, 2023, increase the salaries of the child advocate and the assistant child advocate for the office of the child advocate to $135,000 and $120,000 respectively.)

05/12/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · Senate May 12, 2022

SB 2904: AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- EXPUNGEMENT OF CRIMINAL RECORDS (Allows persons convicted of felonies punishable by 10 years or less to file to expunge records after 5 years after sentence completion except felonies of sex registration/ domestic violence/weapons)

05/12/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study