Sen. Alana DiMario

Primary SB 2184

Signed into law · Rhode Island Senate · Lead sponsor

AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- SOCIAL WORK LICENSURE COMPACT

Maddy summaryThis bill establishes a Social Work Licensure Compact that allows licensed social workers to practice across multiple member states with a single license. It creates a commission to manage the system, which includes sharing information about licenses and disciplinary actions between states. The law aims to improve public access to services, reduce the need for multiple licenses, and support military families by enabling easier interstate practice. Additionally, the compact permits the use of telehealth to expand service availability while maintaining each state's authority to protect public safety.

Signed into law Jun 25, 2024 0 co-sponsors

Primary SB 2183

Signed into law · Rhode Island Senate · Lead sponsor

AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- COUNSELING COMPACT

Adopts a counseling compact for the interstate practice of licensed professional counselors by providing for the mutual recognition of other member state licenses governed and administrated by commission.

Signed into law Jun 25, 2024 0 co-sponsors

Primary SB 2121

Signed into law · Rhode Island Senate · Lead sponsor

AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- TEMPORARY DISABILITY INSURANCE -- BENEFITS

Makes care recipients eligible for temporary caregiver benefits and increase the maximum temporary caregiver benefit weeks from six (6) to eight (8) weeks over of period of two years.

Signed into law Jun 25, 2024 0 co-sponsors

Primary SB 2173

Signed into law · Rhode Island Senate · Lead sponsor

AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- AUDIOLOGY AND SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY INTERSTATE COMPACT

Adopts the Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact and would establish a joint public agency known as the Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Compact commission to administer the provisions of the compact between the states.

Signed into law Jun 25, 2024 0 co-sponsors

Primary SB 2083

Signed into law · Rhode Island Senate · Lead sponsor

AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- NURSES

Amends the conditions upon which a nurse would be exempt from certain licensing requirements to include eligibility to practice, before taking and receiving results of the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX).

Signed into law Jun 25, 2024 0 co-sponsors

Primary SB 2623

Signed into law · Rhode Island Senate · Lead sponsor

AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY LICENSURE COMPACT

Creates the occupational therapy licensure compact that would allow licensed occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants to practice in all states that join the compact.

Signed into law Jun 25, 2024 0 co-sponsors

Primary SB 2086

Signed into law · Rhode Island Senate · Lead sponsor

AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES

Prohibits healthcare entities from interfering with a patient's right to choose to obtain a clinician-administered drug from their provider or pharmacy of choice.

Signed into law Jun 24, 2024 0 co-sponsors

Primary SB 2732

Signed into law · Rhode Island Senate · Lead sponsor

AN ACT RELATING TO FISH AND WILDLIFE -- HUNTING AND HUNTING SAFETY -- CAPTIVE HUNTING PROHIBITED

Prohibits captive hunting for domestic or wild animals and does not prohibit the release of domestic game birds for hunting on licensed shooting preserves.

Signed into law Jun 24, 2024 0 co-sponsors

Primary SB 2526

Signed into law · Rhode Island Senate · Lead sponsor

AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES

Outlines the requirements and process for LEAs to get written parental consent before conducting an evaluation or making an initial placement of a student in a special education program of services.

Signed into law Jun 24, 2024 0 co-sponsors

Primary SB 2021

Signed into law · Rhode Island Senate · Lead sponsor

AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MINIMUM WAGES

Maddy summaryThis bill expands the state's minimum wage laws to include individuals who work in domestic service or within private homes. Currently, these workers are excluded from the definition of "employee" under the existing statute, meaning they are not covered by minimum wage requirements. The legislation amends the relevant legal definitions to remove this specific exemption, thereby bringing these workers under the same wage protections as other employees. Once signed into law, employers in this sector will be required to pay their domestic workers at least the state-mandated minimum wage.

Signed into law Jun 24, 2024 0 co-sponsors