Allows teachers, state and municipal employees to retire when they have at least twenty-eight (28) years of active service and their retirement age, when combined with the number of their years of service reaches, the number eighty-five (85).
Maddy summaryHB 7380 prohibits ranked choice voting in all local, state, and federal elections by banning voting systems that allow voters to rank candidates, cast multiple votes for one office, or transfer votes between candidates. It requires all elections to use single-choice voting systems, invalidating any election conducted under prohibited methods and voiding conflicting local ordinances. This bill directly affects all voters and election administrators in the state for every public office election. Exceptions apply only to standard multi-member district elections where voters have one vote per position without vote transfers.
Reinstates, for all teachers and state employees who retired after July 1, 2012, their annual cost of living adjustment for retirement plan year 2026.
Requires mail ballots applications to include the RI driving license or state identification number, if unexpired or expired no more than 6 months prior to the election, or the last four digits of the voter’s Soc Sec number.
Petitions congress to call a convention for the purpose of proposing amendments to the U.S. Constitution to impose restraints on the federal government.
Repeals the law that prevents a collective bargaining agreement covering state employees, public school teachers and municipal employees from specifying a particular healthcare provider in it.
Recognizes that municipal employees have the opportunity to utilize binding arbitration and establishes new factors for the arbitrators to consider. These factors include comparisons of wages/hourly conditions of employment in similarly skilled jobs.
Strengthens enforcement of the state's pharmacy audit law by clarifying and tightening audit procedures to ensure pharmacy audits are conducted fairly and transparently.
Establishes a procedure for a health insurer to reimburse a healthcare provider no less than sixty-five percent (65%) of each unpaid co-payment, co-insurance or deductible amount due, after reasonable collection efforts.
Maddy summaryThis bill requires centers for independent living to have automated external defibrillators on site, expanding the list of healthcare facilities already mandated to have this equipment. The law defines healthcare facilities broadly to include hospitals, nursing homes, clinics, and other medical service providers, while public places like schools and restaurants must also maintain defibrillators. By adding independent living centers to the list of required locations, the bill aims to increase access to life-saving equipment in more community settings. The change takes effect immediately upon passage and applies to all facilities meeting the specified definitions.
