Sen. Elaine Morgan

Requires the PUC to make public notification of any changes in eligibility or production of energy, and would direct the commission to promulgate rules and regulations to allow and facilitate the prompt public disclosure of this information.

Maddy summarySB 405, the Rhode Island Clean Air Preservation Act, prohibits all polluting atmospheric experiments and interventions within Rhode Island, including cloud seeding, solar radiation modification (SRM), and other weather-altering techniques. It directly affects any entity - such as government agencies, corporations, or AI systems - conducting these activities, banning the release of pollutants like PFAS ("forever chemicals") found in chaff or aerosols. Key provisions define "atmospheric activity" broadly to cover human, machine learning, or AI-driven experiments that release contaminants, and establish a regulatory process to prevent such releases. The law aims to protect public health and the environment by eliminating atmospheric pollution from these methods, without specifying enforcement details or outcomes.

Establishes the first time home buyer savings program act. Allows modifications to federal adjusted gross income for $50,000 in contributions and $150,000 of interest and dividends included in federal adjusted gross income.

Prohibits the distribution, transfer, or possession of any material that depicts a minor engaging in sexually explicit conduct and is obscene and lacks serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value.

Requires healthcare facilities that perform abortions meet the license requirements of similar healthcare facilities and allows the department of health to conduct unannounced inspections.

Permits students at failing schools to enroll in any public school and also established the Rhode Island education revitalization fund to provide funding to the school choice program.

Maddy summarySB 441 repeals the law that authorized toll collection on Rhode Island's state highways, specifically ending the Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority's power to charge tolls on the Newport Bridge, Mount Hope Bridge, Sakonnet River Bridge, Jamestown Verrazzano Bridge, and the turnpike. This bill directly affects the Authority and drivers using these specific bridges and the turnpike, eliminating their toll-based revenue model. The key provision removes all authority to "fix and revise... tolls" and related financial mechanisms outlined in the existing law. The bill does not create new tolls or change bridge operations - it simply repeals the legal foundation for toll collection on these routes. This is a procedural repeal affecting only the toll authorization, not the infrastructure itself.

Increases the membership of the energy facility siting board from 3 to 5 members and would revise the process of energy facility siting to mandate inclusion/participation of the host community of the facility as well as of the public and cities and towns.

Requires written consent by recipient or parent before vaccine and prohibits discrimination against those who don't vaccinate and fines up to $25,000 for violation. Also prohibits DCYF from investigating their for failure to vaccinate their child.

Enables parents to review public school learning materials/object if the parent decides that the material is harmful. Also a parent may withdraw their student from the activity or class where the material is used and request an alternative assignment.