Prohibits any agreement whereby an advanced practice registered nurse is restricted in the right to practice in a certain geographic area, assist or provide treatment or establish a professional relationship with any other employer.
Adds climate change, sea-level rise and coastal resiliency to the analysis of data of the strategic plan for economic development policy. Adds director of DEM and executive director of CRMC to economic development planning council.
Prohibits utility companies from limiting the eligibility of a net metering site based on prior consumption and requires excess energy not consumed under the net metering system to be credited to the consumer.
Denies the right of footway, except within one hundred (100) yards of the Pawtuxet River in the cities of Warwick and Cranston and except in connection with a right to pass with carriages to be acquired by prescription or adverse use.
Maddy summaryThis Senate resolution asks the Rhode Island Secretary of Health and Human Services to create a plan for merging the state's separate child and adult mental health systems into one unified network. The proposed system would be managed by the Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals to ensure consistent, high-quality care for people of all ages. The plan must be developed by July 2026 and include a detailed report by April 2025 that outlines how to transfer staff, budgets, and responsibilities between agencies. Additionally, the resolution authorizes the Secretary to sign agreements allowing the sharing of confidential information needed to run the new system and requires other state departments to cooperate with the planning process.
Provides employees with civil administrative remedies against contractors, subcontractors involved in the contract with joint/severable liability imposed on contractors or subcontractors. Effective 9/1/2024.
Requires safe storage of firearms/provides civil and criminal penalties for violations/adds rifles and shotguns to the types of firearms requiring a trigger lock to be included with purchase/requires firearms dealers post signs regarding safe storage.
Maddy summaryThis Senate resolution asks the Rhode Island Executive Office of Health and Human Services to study creating a new, separate Department of Hospitals. The request is based on a 2022 legislative commission recommendation that splitting hospital services from behavioral health and developmental disability agencies would allow for more specialized leadership. The bill directs the state agency to review this structural change and submit its findings and recommendations to the Senate by September 1, 2024.
Requires radon testing within one year of any residential real estate transaction and the installation of a radon mitigation system if unsafe radon levels are present, at the seller's expense.
Maddy summaryThis Senate resolution asks HealthSource RI to create a working group that studies how to make health insurance more affordable for Rhode Islanders in the individual market. The group will examine ways to lower monthly premiums and out-of-pocket costs, especially as federal financial support is set to expire in 2025. Members of the working group will include government officials, insurance companies, healthcare providers, and consumer advocates, and they will consider various funding options such as state taxes or assessments on the health industry. The group is directed to provide recommendations for a state-based assistance program based on a $20 million budget, along with alternative plans for $10 million and $40 million budgets, and submit a final report by January 31, 2025.
