Allows an income tax credit for employer contributions to an eligible employee's ABLE account, for a maximum credit of two thousand dollars ($2,000) per employee, per year.
Amends the general law relative to right-of-way of pedestrians to reference the schedule of violations for the adjudication of traffic offenses contained in § 31-41.1-4.
Extends the reporting and expiration dates of the commission to study a plan and the design of a Vietnam Memorial in Providence, from January 31, 2025, to January 31, 2028, and said commission would expire on April 30, 2028.
Maddy summaryHouse Bill 5392 amends "The Rhode Island Works Program" to ensure that families receiving cash assistance are also provided Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. The bill adds a provision stating that if a family qualifies for cash assistance under Section 40-5.2-11, they will also be enrolled for assistance in SNAP, provided they meet the program's eligibility requirements. This change aims to streamline access to food assistance for families already receiving financial aid through the state's works program.
Increases the membership of the state crime laboratory commission from five (5) to nine (9). The overseer and co-executive secretaries of the commission have been changed to the deans of URI's colleges of pharmacy and engineering.
Maddy summaryHouse Bill 5842, known as the "Fairness in Women's Sports Act," requires public schools and higher education institutions, as well as certain athletic associations, to designate interscholastic, intercollegiate, intramural, or club athletic teams based on biological sex. Teams designated for females would only be open to students identified as female. If a student's sex is disputed, it would be determined by a physician's statement based on their reproductive anatomy, natural testosterone levels, and genetic makeup. The bill also protects educational institutions for maintaining separate female sports teams and allows students to pursue legal action if they are deprived of athletic opportunities or face retaliation due to violations of this act.
Amends the administrative procedures act and provides that on the review of an agency decision by a court upon appeal, the court shall decide questions of law without deference to any previous determination or interpretation of the law by the agency.
Provides that fees for costs charged for search, retrieval or copying of public records shall be waived for members of the general assembly who certify that they are acting in their official capacity.
Maddy summaryHB 5663 requires state law enforcement agencies (including sheriffs' offices and the department of corrections) to honor all detainer requests from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The bill mandates that these agencies hold individuals in custody until federal immigration authorities take custody, without exception for the detainer requests. It directly affects people detained by state law enforcement who receive an ICE detainer, as it would prevent their release until ICE arrives. This bill does not change immigration law but alters how state agencies handle federal immigration detainers.
Exempts the trade-in value of pickup trucks under eight thousand eight hundred pounds (8,800 lbs.) gross weight, used exclusively for personal use, from sales tax.
