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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 Feb 3, 2022

HB 7020: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- THE BREAST CANCER ACT (Amends the current law so that digital breast tomosynthesis (dbt) screenings are available wherever mammograms are conducted and to provide insurance coverage for such screenings.)

02/03/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Feb 3, 2022

HR 7210: HOUSE RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY AND REVIEW THE IMPACT OF EXISTING RULES AND REGULATIONS ON THE CREATION OF NEW BUSINESSES, AND PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS TO REVISE LAWS IN ORDER TO ELIMINATE BARRIERS (Creates a 17 member commission to study the impact of rules and regulations on new businesses, and make recommendations that would eliminate barriers, and who would report back by January 4, 2023, and expire on March 4, 2023.)

02/03/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Feb 3, 2022

HB 7077: AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES (Requires that a participant or beneficiary of a health insurance plan incur no greater out-of-pocket costs for emergency services than they would have incurred with an in-network provider other than in-network cost sharing.)

02/03/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Feb 3, 2022

HB 7183: AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES -- LIFETIME LIMITS (Repeals the authority of the health insurance commissioner to enforce any act of Congress/decision of federal court invalidating or repealing the prohibition of annual lifetime limits on health insurance in this state.)

02/03/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Feb 3, 2022

HB 7078: AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR MENTAL ILLNESS AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE (Requires a health plan to cover clinically appropriate and medically necessary residential or inpatient services, including detoxification and stabilization services, for the treatment of mental health and substance use disorders.)

02/03/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Feb 3, 2022

HB 7135: AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES -- PHYSICAL THERAPY COPAY (Limits copays, coinsurance or office deductible for services of a physical therapist to the amount authorized for the services of a primary care physician or osteopath.)

02/03/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Feb 3, 2022

HB 7081: AN ACT RELATING TO -- FOOD AND DRUGS -- FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETIC LABELING (Requires that all cosmetics manufactured, sold, delivered, or held for offering to be sold contain a label that completely and accurately lists all of its component ingredient.)

02/03/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Feb 2, 2022

HB 7166: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- CURRICULUM (Requires courses in family life or sex education be taught in grades 6 -12 and be appropriate for students of all races, genders, sexual orientations, ethnic and cultural backgrounds.)

02/02/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Feb 2, 2022

HB 7027: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- LABOR AND PAYMENT OF DEBTS BY CONTRACTORS (Requires bidders on public school construction contracts of $5,000,000 or more to have an apprenticeships program compliant with chapter and truthful reporting of program data to DOLT effective July 1, 2022.)

02/02/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Feb 2, 2022

HB 7162: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- SCHOOL COMMITTEES AND SUPERINTENDENTS (SEE TITLE 16 CHAPTER 97 -- THE RHODE ISLAND BOARD OF EDUCATION ACT) (Allows schools to impose an out-of-school suspension for students in grade 6 or above, if they are found to be a threat to the physical safety of school occupants.)

02/02/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Feb 2, 2022

HB 7198: AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES' ARBITRATION (Recognizes that municipal employees have the opportunity to utilize interest arbitration and would establish new factors for the arbitrators to consider. These factors include comparisons of wages/hourly conditions of employment in similarly skilled jobs)

02/02/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Feb 2, 2022

HB 7089: AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- FIREFIGHTERS' ARBITRATION (Provides that all contractual provisions in a firefighter's collective bargaining agreement would continue until a successor agreement has been reached or an interest arbitration award has been rendered.)

02/02/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study