This act would require that a super majority of three-fifths (3/5) of the duly appointed council is required to override a recommendation by the CRMC staff.
Requires certain health care facilities to allow a terminally ill patient’s use of medicinal cannabis within the health care facility, subject to certain restrictions.
Maddy summarySB 704 requires Rhode Island nursing homes to publicly disclose detailed financial information starting July 1, 2025. Owners and managers with 5% or more ownership or financial influence must submit balance sheets, income statements, cash flow reports, and proof that services provided were at fair market value. This includes all assets, liabilities, expenses, and details on goods/services supplied to the facility. The public will access this data while protecting individual owner privacy, aiming to increase transparency in nursing home finances.
Maddy summarySB 384 establishes the Rhode Island Special Deposits Act, creating a legal framework for specific bank deposits held under written agreements between banks, depositors, and named beneficiaries. It defines key terms like "special deposit" (funds held for escrow, security, or other defined purposes) and requires banks to pay beneficiaries only when a specified condition (contingency) occurs and the bank has knowledge of it. The law protects these deposits from standard creditor actions (like garnishment) during normal legal proceedings, while clarifying that regular deposits and fraudulent transfers remain unaffected. This directly impacts banks, individuals or businesses setting up such deposits, and beneficiaries named in agreements.
Requires the court to set reasonable bail for all those individuals who appear before it as probation violators and establish a presumption of personal recognizance unless the new alleged offense is a crime of violence as defined in the act.
Caps amount payable for 30 day supply of equipment/supplies for insulin administration/glucose monitoring at $25 or equipment designed to last more than 30 days with no deductible commencing January 1, 2026.
Requires that one of the seven (7) directors of the Rhode Island airport corporation be appointed by the governor after the governor gives due consideration to a list of individuals submitted by the mayor of the city of Warwick.
Proposes a state constitutional amendment to provide no person could hold office as general officer unless that person was a resident and a registered voter in the State of Rhode Island for at least 2 years, continuously, prior to taking office.
Amends several statutes relating to elections and the dates for primaries and dates within which to file nomination papers and object to nomination papers.
Maddy summarySR 820 proposes a constitutional amendment to change voting eligibility rules in Rhode Island. It would remove the current 30-day state and local residency requirement for voting, instead requiring voters to be registered by election day. The amendment also maintains a 30-day residency requirement for candidates seeking office. This change would directly affect all eligible voters and candidates for state offices in Rhode Island, altering how residency and registration are handled under the state constitution.
