Provides a duty upon midwives, physician assistants and nurse practitioners to obtain a blood specimen of pregnant women within thirty (30) days after the first professional visit.
Effective September 1, 2025, requires quarterly testing of biosolids for PFAS contaminants by those seeking to apply biosolids to lands, with subsequent reports to the department of environmental management.
Provides that commercial driver instruction would include industry-specific training on the recognition, prevention, and reporting of human trafficking.
Maddy summaryThis bill allows Rhode Island residents with mutual fund individual retirement accounts (IRAs) to voluntarily elect to have state income tax withheld from required distributions. Mutual fund companies would withhold taxes based on an estimated liability, but only if the taxpayer specifically chooses this option. The tax administrator would determine the withholding method, and this election does not change the taxpayer’s overall tax calculation or liability. The provision takes effect January 1, 2026.
Requires the department of elementary and secondary education and DOH to adopt policies, rules and regulations for the administration of seizure rescue medications for children who have been medically identified as having epilepsy/seizure disorder.
Prohibits prior authorization or a step therapy protocol for the prescription of a nonpreferred medication on their drug formulary used to assess or treat an enrollee's bipolar disorder, schizophrenia or schizotypal.
Provides for warming center and cooling center alerts to trigger certain procedures municipalities shall follow during extreme heat or cold to help at-risk individuals with resources including, but not limited to, warming and cooling centers.
Maddy summaryThis bill protects state-authorized college savings accounts (529 plans) by exempting them from being seized by creditors through court-ordered attachments. It adds these accounts to the list of property already protected under state law, ensuring funds saved for education remain secure. The exemption applies to all 529 plans regardless of state, but does not cover funds subject to divorce or child support court orders. This change directly affects families using 529 programs, safeguarding their college savings during financial hardship.
Allows an individual school district that can utilize its own buses or vendors at a lower cost than the statewide system, to obtain reimbursement for these costs from state funds.
Creates a 5 member commission to recommend legislative proposals for blockchain and cryptocurrency, and submit an interim progress report by January 5, 2026, and a final report by January 5, 2027, and would expire on February 5, 2027.
