Mandates cosmetic medical procedures be performed by a physician, PA, APRN, or delegated to a qualified non-physician, non-PA or non-APRN under the supervision of a physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse.
Adds a definition for "co-living housing" to the zoning ordinance provisions of the general laws and would include such housing as a special provision to be included in a zoning ordinance.
Maddy summarySB 471 establishes licensing standards for speech-language pathologists and audiologists in Rhode Island, affecting professionals who provide these services. It sets license terms (two years, renewable biennially), requires maintaining a clinical competence certificate for renewal, and creates an inactive status option for two years without fees. The bill also details specific requirements for speech-language pathology assistants, including 18 graduate credit hours, 25 observation hours, and 100 clinical hours under supervision. These changes update procedural rules for professional licensing under Rhode Island law.
Amends the administration requirements a zoning ordinance must provide and/or designate and would require that zoning certificates be issued within 20 days of the written request.
Authorizes the establishment of a RI housing champion designation program. This program would make qualified municipalities eligible to receive preferential access to state resources, including discretionary state infrastructure funds, as available.
Maddy summarySB 843 allows property owners with eligible net-metering systems connected to a master meter to allocate excess electricity credits to any individual meter on the same property. This directly affects property owners with solar or renewable energy systems who generate more electricity than they use. The bill specifies that credits can be distributed to any metered account (like residential, commercial, or low-income housing units) without restrictions on the number of meters, as long as the system meets eligibility requirements. It also clarifies that community remote net-metering systems must allocate at least 50% of credits to eligible low-income housing or other designated accounts. The policy change simplifies how excess energy credits are shared across multiple accounts on a single property.
Maddy summarySB 716 establishes a formal process for local governments and private entities to modify parking near public shoreline access areas in Rhode Island. It requires detailed plans showing how changes won’t reduce access, especially for people with disabilities (meeting ADA standards), and mandates a 30-day public comment period before approval. Entities that skip these steps face fines up to $5,000 per day, with penalty funds going to a new "shoreline access improvement fund" for public access projects. The bill directly affects towns, businesses, and organizations managing coastal parking while ensuring compliance with state laws and accessibility requirements.
Establishes a program operated by the Rhode Island housing and mortgage finance corporation called the "housing land bank" to create affordable housing in RI with the authority to buy, receive, and hold real property for housing development.
Maddy summarySB 1007 grants Charlestown's town council the authority to create a homestead exemption program for local property taxes. It allows the council to provide up to a 10% reduction in tax bills for qualifying residential properties (including those with mixed residential/commercial use), based on assessed value. The exemption applies to homes with fewer than five dwelling units or prorated for mixed-use properties based on residential square footage. This bill, effective December 31, 2025, enables Charlestown to directly affect local homeowners by potentially lowering their property tax burden through a locally determined program.
Allows for the enactment of the dietitian licensure compact permitting a licensed dietitian from another state to become licensed within the state, and also permitting a dietitian licensed by the state to become licensed in another compact state.
