Criminalizes the knowing and intentional failure of a physician, nurse, or other licensed medical person to provide reasonable medical care and treatment to an infant born alive as a felony.
Expands the statute of limitations with respect to any wrongful act resulting in the death of a child in utero or within six (6) months after the birth of the child, to ten (10) years after the death of the child.
Maddy summaryHB 6333 authorizes the town of Scituate to issue up to three Class A liquor licenses, overriding its usual population-based licensing limits. This change directly affects Scituate's local government and future license applicants by allowing a fixed number of licenses regardless of the town's population size. The bill amends existing law to specifically exempt Scituate from standard restrictions that typically limit Class A licenses to one per 6,000 residents (or one per 4,000 in smaller towns).
Maddy summaryHB 6204 repeals a specific energy efficiency charge that utilities previously included in customer rates. This directly affects electric and gas distribution companies in Rhode Island, which must stop adding this charge to base rates. The bill does not alter existing requirements for funding demand-side management programs (through a separate 0.3 mills/kWh charge) or renewable energy programs (funded until 2028). It removes only the energy efficiency charge, leaving other utility funding mechanisms and program structures unchanged.
Maddy summaryHB 6201 would amend Rhode Island's renewable energy law to explicitly include nuclear energy sources as a qualifying renewable resource. This change would allow utilities to count electricity generated from nuclear power toward the state's renewable energy requirements. The bill adds "nuclear energy sources" as a new category in the definition of eligible renewable resources under Section 39-26-5 of the General Laws. It does not create new mandates but adjusts the legal definition for compliance purposes.
Maddy summaryHB 6203 repeals Rhode Island's Renewable Energy Growth Program, which was a tariff-based financing system for distributed renewable energy projects. The program established rules for financing solar and other renewable projects under 5-year targets, with specific requirements for site selection (avoiding core forests) and project size limits. This bill removes all existing provisions of the program from state law, ending its operation without creating new mechanisms or requirements. The repeal directly affects electric distribution companies, renewable energy developers, and customers participating in the program.
Maddy summaryHB 6202 imposes a moratorium on three specific energy-related policies starting January 1, 2026. It prohibits new or renewed net metering contracts (allowing customers to offset electricity use with self-generated power), bans the state from entering long-term solar/wind energy purchase agreements (exceeding five years), and stops state funding for heat pump subsidies. This directly affects residential and commercial customers using solar/wind systems, utilities managing net metering, and energy providers seeking long-term contracts. The bill halts these programs under current state law without creating new exemptions or alternatives.
Maddy summaryHB 5777 proposes to repeal the legal authority for the Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority to implement tolls on state roads and bridges. This bill would remove the power of the authority to charge and collect tolls for transit over the turnpike and facilities such as the Newport Bridge, Mount Hope Bridge, Sakonnet River Bridge, and Jamestown Verrazzano Bridge. If enacted, it would directly affect the funding mechanisms of the Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority and users of these roadways.
Maddy summaryHB 5393 shifts the responsibility for maintaining sidewalks along state highways from local entities to the state government. Under this bill, the state would be accountable for all upkeep of these sidewalks, such as repairs and general maintenance. However, the state would not be responsible for snow and ice removal on these sidewalks, which would remain with other parties. This change clarifies maintenance duties for sidewalks used by pedestrians and directly affects state and local government entities.
Creates an 11-member commission to study and provide recommendations and potential solutions to address the flooding of the Pawtuxet River, and who would report back by March 2, 2026, and would expire on June 2, 2026.
