Sen. Matt LaMountain

Maddy summarySenate Bill 286 proposes to prohibit individuals from purchasing or taking possession of more than one firearm, including pistols, rifles, and shotguns, within any 30-day period. This restriction directly affects individuals seeking to acquire multiple firearms within a short timeframe. The bill includes several exemptions for specific groups like federally licensed firearm dealers, law enforcement officers, and participants in training courses. Violations would result in misdemeanor charges for a first offense and felony charges for subsequent offenses.

Maddy summarySB 824, titled the "Reproductive Freedom and Gender Affirming Care Health Data Privacy Act," establishes a new framework to protect sensitive health data. It applies to consumer health data related to reproductive or sexual health and gender-affirming care for Rhode Island residents. The bill defines what constitutes this protected "consumer health data" and "gender-affirming care information." It sets strict requirements for obtaining explicit, informed consent before collecting, processing, or transferring such data, disallowing consent through general terms or deceptive designs. This act aims to regulate how entities handle specific personal health information to ensure consumer privacy.

Provides that stores offering food product discounts must provide the same discounts to in store customers that are offered to customers using electronic digital coupons.

Increases the LLC organization fee to $500. Exempts the LLC from filing an annual tax return, paying the minimum tax and obtaining a letter of good standing from the division of taxation in order to dissolve.

Removes the definition of "totally and permanently disabled" from the general law affording college tuition paid by the state to the spouse and children of active members of the police force who are killed or disabled during duty.

Requires persons convicted of driving under influence or refusal to submit to chemical test, have an ignition interlock system installed in vehicle as part of sentence and to pay an assessment to pay for the interlock systems.

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.

Increases the federal adjusted gross income threshold for modification for taxable social security income. Amends references to federal adjusted gross income as pertains to modification of taxable retirement income from certain pension plans or annuities.

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.