Prohibits healthcare providers and health plans from denying the payment of a medical bill, solely because the bill may have arisen from a third-party claim.
Maddy summarySB 662 aims to improve communication and adjust financial responsibilities between school districts for students attending career and technical education (CTE) or pathways programs outside their home district. Effective July 1, 2025, receiving districts must provide quarterly updates to home districts on these students' status, including any withdrawal from the program. The bill also limits the home district's financial responsibility for education costs to the lower per-pupil cost of the receiving district, if applicable. Additionally, home districts will only be required to pay the actual cost of transportation for these students.
Requires that Medicaid enrollment be maintained or provided to all inmates in the first 30 days of incarceration at the adult correctional institutions within the department of corrections and the last 30 days of incarceration when possible.
Maddy summarySB 83 removes an existing rule that allowed certain lenders to operate without a license if they made fewer than six loans within a twelve-month period. This change means that any person or entity making loans, regardless of volume below six per year, will now be required to obtain a lender's license. The bill amends Section 19-14.1-10 of the General Laws, affecting those who lend money in the state.
Maddy summarySB 449 mandates a re-amortization of the state pension fund, beginning with fiscal year 2026. This means the state will recalculate the payment schedule for its pension fund's outstanding liabilities. The change directly affects the determination of the employer contribution rate paid by the State of Rhode Island into the retirement system for public officers and employees. It amends the section of law that outlines the actuarial cost method used for these contributions and benefits.
Requires that the license plates of a vehicle be confiscated by a police officer if the owner was arrested for driving while their license was suspended, revoked or cancelled for refusing to submit to a chemical test or for operating under the influence.
Maddy summarySB 556 amends the state's definition of "aggressive driving" by adding five new driving violations to the existing list. Under current law, aggressive driving is defined as committing two or more specific violations while operating a motor vehicle. This bill expands that list to include offenses such as failing to obey police officers, specific rules for overtaking on the left, ensuring clearance while overtaking, prohibitions on overtaking in certain places, and rules for driving on laned roadways. This change directly affects motorists by broadening the range of actions that can lead to an aggressive driving charge.
Requires persons convicted of driving under influence or refusal to submit to chemical test, to have an ignition interlock system installed in vehicle as part of sentence and to pay an assessment to pay for the systems for indigent defendants.
Amends the section of law relative to violations for driving after denial, revocation or suspension of a license and expands the list of offenses for which an unlicensed motorist would be in violation.
Establishes and funds the SafeRIde program, which provides transportation, free of charge, to persons suspected of having a blood alcohol concentration that prohibits legal operation of a vehicle.
