Maddy summaryThis bill establishes a new review process for state agencies seeking to repurpose vacant state-owned land (e.g., converting old buildings) when the project doesn’t align with local zoning or comprehensive plans. The state planning council must issue a determination within 60 days, verifying the project meets specific standards (per §45-24-37(h)), has obtained local government feedback, and includes expert reports on potential impacts to traffic, environment, and infrastructure. It directly affects state agencies planning such projects and local municipalities that provide input. The law applies solely to adaptive reuse projects on state-owned property not conforming to local plans, streamlining approvals while requiring compliance checks.
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Dictates the length a search warrant involving a tracking device would be valid and provide a process to extend the time frame of the tracking device for good cause.
Provides for sentencing enhancements for any person using prohibited firearms, being a prohibited person or engaging in certain other firearm related offenses resulting in death and constituting first or second degree murder.
Maddy summaryThis bill is a House resolution from the State of Rhode Island that urges the U.S. Congress to authorize the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal or similar recognition for U.S. service members who served in Honduras between 1981 and 1992. The resolution states that these service members faced hostile conditions, terrorist threats, and dangerous circumstances during their deployment, with at least one receiving the Purple Heart and others losing their lives. It requests that the Secretary of State send copies of this resolution to key federal officials, including Senate and House leaders and the Secretary of Defense. The measure does not directly change federal law but serves as a formal recommendation from the Rhode Island House of Representatives to the U.S. Congress.
Converts the Rhode Island Hope Scholarship Pilot Program Act into a continuing scholarship program at Rhode Island College, similar to the Rhode Island Promise Scholarship at the Community College of Rhode Island.
Establishes the office of inspector general as an independent administrative agency charged with the responsibility to investigate, detect, and prevent fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement in the expenditure of public funds.
Permits dealers without a distributor's license to resell cigars, and ultra premium pipe tobacco, excluding pipe tobacco intended for cigarettes, to other dealers.
Maddy summaryThis bill is a ceremonial resolution that designates April 28, 2026, as 'Pay It Forward With Love From Tori Day' in Rhode Island. It honors the memory of Tori Lynn Andreozzi and encourages residents to perform acts of kindness on that date. The measure directs the Secretary of State to send a copy of the resolution to Cathy Andreozzi.
Maddy summaryThis bill designates April 12-18, 2026, as "National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week" within the State of Rhode Island to honor the work of 9-1-1 dispatchers and other emergency call handlers. The resolution formally recognizes these professionals as the vital link between the public and emergency services, highlighting their role in managing hundreds of thousands of calls annually through the state's centralized E-911 system. It directs the Secretary of State to send certified copies of the resolution to the Director of the Rhode Island Department of Public Safety, the Superintendent of the Rhode Island State Police, and the Director of the E-911 system. This measure serves as a commemorative acknowledgment rather than establishing new operational rules or funding.
Requires persons convicted of driving under influence or refusal to submit to chemical test, have an ignition interlock system installed in vehicle as part of sentence and to pay an assessment to pay for the interlock systems.