Limits the governor to one thirty (30) day renewal of a declaration of emergency without a joint resolution of the general assembly.
Phases out the local meals and beverage tax by January 1, 2028.
Allows anyone receiving a state pension to serve on fire district boards and the Pascoag utility board. Authorizes for volunteer firefighters municipal approved real/personal property tax exemptions and income tax credits for training/ equipment costs.
Prohibits gender transition procedures for all minors, uses of public funds for that purpose, discipline for health care providers for providing same, a thirty (30) year statute of limitation, right to a civil action for damages.
Penalizes as a misdemeanor for the first two offenses and a felony for any third or subsequent offense for obstructing the free, convenient, and normal use of any municipal, state or interstate road or highway.
Changes the requirements of quarterly meetings of the board to monthly meetings. The chairperson of the board would be the commissioner or acting commissioner of the office of energy resources.
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.
Repeals a 2021 law that mandated minimum staffing levels and standards for quality care for nursing homes and their residents with violations subject to monetary penalties.
