Provides standards for developing, implementing, and maintaining reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect the security, confidentiality, and integrity of customer information.
Maddy summarySB 649 establishes a regulatory framework for pet insurance policies sold in the state, directly affecting pet insurance companies and pet owners. The bill requires insurers to clearly define key terms (like preexisting conditions, chronic conditions, and hereditary disorders) in policies, disclose all exclusions and coverage limits upfront, and provide a summary of how claim payments are calculated. It also mandates a 15-day "free look" period allowing pet owners to return policies for a full refund if unsatisfied before filing claims, and prohibits applying waiting periods to policy renewals. These provisions aim to increase transparency and consumer understanding of pet insurance coverage.
Criminalizes the unauthorized dissemination of sexually explicit images of another person that are created by digital devices or created without the consent of the person depicted.
Under certain circumstances, provides immunity from arrest and prosecution for prostitution, procurement of sexual conduct for a fee, loitering for prostitution and soliciting from motor vehicles for indecent purposes.
Maddy summarySB 1116 sets annual limits on how much property taxes can increase for cities and towns, directly affecting local governments and property owners. It gradually reduces the maximum allowable tax increase from 5.5% in 2007 down to 4% annually starting in 2013, with specific exceptions for emergencies, debt service increases, or major infrastructure needs. The bill also includes a special provision for Providence in 2026, allowing limited revenue from certain commercial property tax rates to exceed the cap. Local governments must report tax levies to the state for compliance monitoring, and exceptions require approval by a supermajority vote or specific certifications. The law became effective without the governor's signature on July 1, 2025.
Creates a new motor vehicle registration for "forestry vehicles" also provides that forest product operations are permitted uses within all zoning districts of a municipality except where prohibited.
Maddy summarySB 229 repeals the legal authorization for "deferred-deposit transactions," commonly known as payday loans, by removing the specific definition that allowed these services in the state. This directly affects payday lenders operating within the state, ending their ability to legally offer short-term cash advances secured by personal checks or future account debits. The bill eliminates the regulatory framework enabling these transactions, which were previously defined under "deferred-deposit transactions" and "payday loans" in the licensing statutes. The law was signed by the governor on July 1, 2025, making it effective immediately.
Requires the board of regents to adopt support and intervention strategies consistent with Comprehensive Education Strategy and SALT in one district at a time.
Maddy summarySB 887 ensures continued protection against disability discrimination in Rhode Island state programs and federally funded activities, even if federal law changes. It requires the state to maintain all existing disability protections under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 if that federal law is repealed or invalidated by a court or federal action. The law automatically reverts to the state’s prior legal standards for disability rights as of the day before any federal change takes effect. This directly affects all state agencies, schools, and organizations receiving state funding or operating under state regulation.
Grants Rhode Island's family court jurisdiction to make findings for Special Immigrant Juvenile Status petitions, including determinations about dependency, parental reunification, and the child’s best interest, for minors under twenty-one (21) years.
