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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

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Mar 1, 2022

SB 2502: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- HEALTH CARE FOR CHILDREN AND PREGNANT WOMEN (Increases the coverage eligibility for any pregnant person for Medicaid from an income level of 250% of the federal poverty level to 400% of the federal poverty level and provides full health insurance coverage for pregnant people.)

03/01/2022 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Mar 1, 2022

SB 2513: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- TOURISM AND DEVELOPMENT (Prohibits cities, town, and municipalities from stopping an owner of a residential unit from using a hosting platform to rent the property.)

03/01/2022 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Mar 1, 2022

SB 2439: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (Amends charter school lottery admission process and provides for a detailed, weighted lottery process, with parents or guardians being able to opt-out or not have their student participate in the lottery, if they so wish.)

03/01/2022 Introduced, referred to Senate Education

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Mar 1, 2022

SB 2554: AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES -- PROMOTION OF NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTER AND SMART GROWTH (Amends several sections of the Rhode Island Zoning Enabling Act of 1991 with the intent of preserving neighborhood character and promoting smart growth.)

03/01/2022 Introduced, referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Mar 1, 2022

SB 2459: AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- STATE AID (Secures general assembly appropriations in lieu of property taxes for state-owned properties within the town of Exeter.)

03/01/2022 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Mar 1, 2022

SB 2441: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- RIGHTS OF PARENTS AND GUARDIANS IN PUBLIC EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS ACT (Enables parents to review public school learning materials/object if the parent decides that the material is harmful. Also a parent may withdraw their student from the activity or class where the material is used and request an alternative assignment.)

03/01/2022 Introduced, referred to Senate Education

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Mar 1, 2022

SB 2516: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - PARENTS BILL OF RIGHTS ACT (Provides for a parents' bill of rights related to the health, education and welfare of their minor children.)

03/01/2022 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Mar 1, 2022

SB 2438: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- RIGHTS OF STUDENTS ACT (Creates the "Rights of Students Act" to provide protections for students and parents against discrimination on the basis of a religious viewpoint or religious expression.)

03/01/2022 Introduced, referred to Senate Education

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Mar 1, 2022

SR 2526: JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE AND PUBLISH AND SUBMIT TO THE ELECTORS A PROPOSITION OF AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION COMPOSITION OF THE SENATE

03/01/2022 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Mar 1, 2022

SB 2463: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- ESTATE AND TRANSFER TAXES--LIABILITY AND COMPUTATION (Increases the net taxable estate exemption to three million six hundred thousand dollars ($3,600,000) on January 1, 2023 and increases the exemption by one million dollars ($1,000,000) on January 1 per year thereafter.)

03/01/2022 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Mar 1, 2022

SB 2536: AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES (Specifically excludes the cultivation and processing of cannabis from the definitions of plant agriculture contained in the Rhode Island zoning enabling act.)

03/01/2022 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Mar 1, 2022

SB 2456: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- TEACHERS' RETIREMENT (SEE TITLE 16 CHAPTER 97-THE RHODE ISLAND BOARD OF EDUCATION ACT) (Effective January 1, 2023, the current COLA suspension schedule would be replaced with a fractional annual COLA of twenty-five percent (25%) of the COLA declared for that plan year, as it pertains to retired teachers, state and municipal employees.)

03/01/2022 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance