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Rhode Island House Corporations Committee
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Second Vice Chair
Justine Caldwell (D)
Stephen Casey (D)
Anthony DeSimone (D)
Alex Finkelman (D)
Brian Kennedy (D)
Brian Newberry (R)
First Vice Chair
Bill O'Brien (D)
Christopher Paplauskas (R)
Bob Phillips (D)
Brandon Potter (D)
Enrique Sanchez (D)
Pat Serpa (D)
Chair
Joseph Solomon (D)
Tina Spears (D)
Brandon Voas (D)
| Bill | Bill Name | Progress | Referral Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| H5017 | Requires manufacturers of assisting technology devices to make available to independent repair providers/the owner of the device, any documentation/parts, software/other items intended for use with the equipment/parts, including updates to software. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/10/2025 |
| H5018 | Provides that effective July 1, 2025, the profit margin of any electric distribution company gas distribution company, would not exceed four percent (4%), in any given calendar year. | Dead | 01/10/2025 |
| H5042 | Repeals the provisions of the general laws allowing deferred deposit providers, also known as "payday lenders." | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/15/2025 |
| H5043 | Provides protection from and prevent the unethical, improper conduct and the collection of fees by, anyone advising or assisting a veteran filing a claim for disability benefits with the Department of Veterans Affairs except as authorized by federal law. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/15/2025 |
| H5066 | Prohibits certain claim practices of health insurers and medical providers. The act would further require fulfillment of medical record requests within fourteen (14) days. | Dead | 01/16/2025 |
| H5067 | 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. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/16/2025 |
| H5068 | Extends the forbearance of utility terminations for customers with serious illness certifications and would amend various provisions related to the termination of utility services for persons who are disabled, seriously ill, or in arrears. | Dead | 01/16/2025 |
| H5104 | Forbids a motor vehicle liability insurance carrier from considering the zip code of where an insured lives for purposes of calculating their policy premium. | Dead | 01/22/2025 |
| H5105 | Enables the Rhode Island public transit authority (RIPTA) to work with the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority (MBTA) to allow commuter rail passes to be used as dual passes for both RIPTA and MBTA. | Dead | 01/22/2025 |
| H5106 | Provides that any rate increase with respect to electric distribution companies would be no greater than the increase in the Consumer Price Index or 5.5%, whichever is greater, unless there is approval of a higher rate by the general assembly. | Dead | 01/22/2025 |
| H5107 | Prohibits the practice of patient brokering and would provide monetary penalties and enforcement by the office of the attorney general. | Dead | 01/22/2025 |
| H5108 | Allows foreign trained physicians limited license to practice in Rhode Island under specific conditions. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/22/2025 |
| H5109 | 2022) (Implements technical corrections to the transition rules for transactions governed by 2024 Public Laws Chapters 65 and 66 regarding security interests in emerging technologies. | Dead | 01/22/2025 |
| H5110 | Provides for the operation and duties of natural organic reduction for the contained, accelerated conversion of human remains to soil. Disposition facilities would be used for either cremation or natural organic reduction. | Dead | 01/22/2025 |
| H5155 | Provides that architects and other authorized disaster response workers, in the course of performing their duties, be entitled to all rights in like manner as state employees. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/24/2025 |
| H5156 | Provides that the “meetings” requirements from § 34-36.1-3.08 be applicable to condominiums created before July 1, 1982, and would permit remote participation in condominium meetings. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/24/2025 |
| H5157 | Provides that any disaster response worker shall, in the course of their duties, be considered a state employee and be entitled to all rights in like manner as state employees. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/24/2025 |
| H5158 | Repeals the examination requirement in order to qualify for a clinical social workers license. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/24/2025 |
| H5159 | Provides that original equipment manufacturers, implemented by/with surrogate distributors, of agricultural equipment, provide to independent service providers repair information and tools to maintain and repair electronics-enabled agricultural equipment. | Dead | 01/24/2025 |
| H5160 | Clarifies what a contract modification is, namely any change in producer compensation. | Dead | 01/24/2025 |
| H5161 | JOINT RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL JOINT LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY PUBLIC OWNERSHIP OF PUBLIC UTILITIES (Creates a special joint legislative study commission to study public ownership of certain public utilities, including electricity and natural gas.) | Dead | 01/24/2025 |
| H5214 | Bans the sale of parrots at pet stores from a breeder or broker. The pet store may sell parrots obtained from animal care facilities or animal rescue organizations. The sale would also be prohibited at any outdoor markets or retail parking lots. | Dead | 01/29/2025 |
| H5215 | Provides that health clubs must discontinue automatic deductions from the consumer's account or credit card within 30 calendar days of receiving a notice to stop from the consumer. | Dead | 01/29/2025 |
| H5235 | Provides an interest rate cap on medical debt. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/29/2025 |
| H5245 | Creates an income-sensitive tiered subsidy program to ensure that home energy utility costs are affordable for eligible low-income households. | Dead | 01/31/2025 |
| H5246 | Establishes a digital electronics right to repair, which would allow for digital electronic equipment and parts that are sold in this state on or after January 1, 2026, to be repaired at an independent repair provider | Dead | 01/31/2025 |
| H5247 | Provides that advertising goods that don't include a price referencing all mandatory fees and charges shall be a deceptive trade practice. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/31/2025 |
| H5248 | Restricts audits of pharmacists conducted by insurers and their intermediaries, limiting audits to one per year unless an identified problem exists or fraud or misrepresentation is suspected. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/31/2025 |
| H5249 | Mandates that a cannabis dispensary display the signage warning that the consumption of marijuana and THC products during pregnancy poses risks to infant development. | Dead | 01/31/2025 |
| H5250 | Adds Juneteenth National Freedom Day to the definition of "holidays" to the chapter governing retail business. | Dead | 01/31/2025 |
| H5291 | Creates the Rhode Island Social Media Regulation act, which would not permit a Rhode Island resident who is a minor to be an account holder on a social media's platform unless the minor has the express consent of a parent or guardian. | Dead | 02/05/2025 |
| H5329 | Defines a vape shop and exempt it from the prohibition of selling electronic nicotine-delivery system products. | Dead | 02/07/2025 |
| H5330 | Provides that amendments to §§ 34-36.1-1.03 and 34-36.1-3.08 are applicable to condominiums created before July 1, 1982, provides a definition for the term “special assessment” and allows unit owners to participate in association meetings remotely. | Dead | 02/07/2025 |
| H5331 | Removes the licensing exemption for a lender that originates less than six (6) loans in twelve (12) consecutive months. | Dead | 02/07/2025 |
| H5332 | Establishes the Rhode Island Special Deposits Act to be governed by an account agreement between the bank and the depositor or its beneficiary. | Dead | 02/07/2025 |
| H5333 | Requires homeowner’s insurance providers to provide two months’ notice before increasing any policy more that 20%. Also caps rate increases for policy holders that are 65 years of age or older and meet certain income limits. | Dead | 02/07/2025 |
| H5334 | Requires veterinarians to provide consultations to animal owners when a drug is prescribed and dispensed for that annual patient. | Dead | 02/07/2025 |
| H5415 | Provides standards for developing, implementing, and maintaining reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect the security, confidentiality, and integrity of customer information. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/12/2025 |
| H5416 | Prohibits auto insurance companies from using certain race and geographical locations criteria when determining insurance rates. | Dead | 02/12/2025 |
| H5417 | Provides that water utility companies be responsible for all costs associated with maintenance, operation and delivery of water pumping stations to individual parcels of land and schools with no pumping stations on the property. | Dead | 02/12/2025 |
| H5418 | Amends the definition of "small employer" for purposes of the small employer health insurance availability act to mean a business employing less than one hundred (100) employees rather than fifty (50) employees. | Dead | 02/12/2025 |
| H5419 | "SAVE ACT") (Establishes the "safeguarding American veteran empowerment act". | Dead | 02/12/2025 |
| H5465 | Establishes a single-payer health care insurance system, consolidating public and private payments into a more efficient Medicare-for-all style program, funded by progressive taxes, to reduce health care costs. | Dead | 02/13/2025 |
| H5484 | Increases the penalties for public utilities for violations of the general law governing the duties of utilities and carriers. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/13/2025 |
| H5485 | Provides that the renewable energy fund remains in existence until December 31, 2033, to align with the mandate that 100% of Rhode Island's electricity demand is from renewable energy and also complies with federal grant requirements. | Dead | 02/13/2025 |
| H5486 | Requires certified athletic trainers to be trained in the administration of epinephrine auto-injectors (epi-pens) and would require such professionals to be equipped with the medication while performing professional activities. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/13/2025 |
| H5546 | Provides a criminal background check procedure for for-hire intrastate passenger transportation services. | Dead | 02/26/2025 |
| H5547 | Increases the public utilities reserve fund cap and the cap on expenses relating to the public utilities commission and the division of public utilities and carriers representing the state before federal agencies. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/26/2025 |
| H5548 | Makes numerous technical corrections related to insurance, provides a definition for "cybersecurity insurance", and would repeal the chapter relating to reciprocal exchanges and interinsurers. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/26/2025 |
| H5549 | Provides a framework through which the department of business regulation can seek grants to fund a home hardening program. | Dead | 02/26/2025 |
| H5550 | Standardizes successor appointment language for various boards and adds language providing that a quorum be a majority of appointed members and the language applies across several healthcare professional boards that currently lack this language. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/26/2025 |
| H5551 | Provides that an electronic shelving label by itself would not satisfy the disclosure and display requirements for unit pricing by way of the attachment of a stamp, tag or label to the commodity. | Dead | 02/26/2025 |
| H5552 | Creates a new chapter to protect Rhode Island consumers from coercive tactics at grocery stores. | Dead | 02/26/2025 |
| H5553 | 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. | Dead | 02/26/2025 |
| H5554 | Prohibits the charging of interchange fees on taxes and gratuities. | Dead | 02/26/2025 |
| H5555 | Authorizes veterinarians to establish a client-patient relationship through electronic means, subject to limitations and requirements such as Vet making a good faith effort to determine if care should be provided through telemedicine instead of in person. | Dead | 02/26/2025 |
| H5556 | Includes licensed school psychologists under the provisions of the general laws governing the regulations of psychologists and expands the licensing of school psychologists for independent practice. | Dead | 02/26/2025 |
| H5557 | Establishes prevailing standards and procedures for licensing speech-language pathologists and audiologists in Rhode Island. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/26/2025 |
| H5558 | Requires all applicants who seek to register as a contractor to produce a legible copy of a valid government issued identification. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/26/2025 |
| H5559 | Allows mobile salons to visit the houses of individuals with special needs or sensory-related disorders or differences in order to provide haircuts or hairdressing services. | Dead | 02/26/2025 |
| H5560 | Modifies the real estate sales disclosure form to include the disclosure of “blower door diagnostic air leakage testing” and advises that air leakage testing is recommended prior to purchasing a residential unit. | Dead | 02/26/2025 |
| H5561 | Prohibits healthcare providers and health plans from denying the payment of a medical bill, solely because the bill may have arisen from a third-party claim. | Dead | 02/26/2025 |
| H5562 | Provides that charitable organizations with a gross income of one million dollars ($1,000,000) or less can meet the required reporting and records requirements by providing either an IRS Form 900 or other approved financial statements. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/26/2025 |
| H5563 | Requires hotel employees and short-term rental property operators to annually receive human trafficking awareness training. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/26/2025 |
| H5564 | Establishes an economic growth blockchain, regulates virtual and digital assets, and establishes depository banks for these purposes. | Dead | 02/26/2025 |
| H5565 | Authorizes and regulates the distribution of the product known as "kratom." | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/26/2025 |
| H5566 | Permits a member or members of a limited-liability company to avoid dissolution by buying the membership interest owned by the other member or members seeking dissolution. | Dead | 02/26/2025 |
| H5567 | Prohibits disclosure terms "down payment", "money down", or any similar language to describe lump sum payments in order to reduce monthly lease payments. Provides that lump sum payments are non-refundable in the event of a total loss of the vehicle. | Dead | 02/26/2025 |
| H5568 | Includes members of the Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce in the exclusion of premium rates for the Rhode Island Builders’ Association. | Dead | 02/26/2025 |
| H5569 | Provides for the sale and regulation of pet insurance. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/26/2025 |
| H5570 | Prohibits casualty insurers from assessing any premium surcharge or penalty against an insured solely for inquiring about the terms of the insured's policy. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/26/2025 |
| H5571 | Increases minimum amount for required damages and time to perform appraisal from three days to four. | Dead | 02/26/2025 |
| H5572 | Defines a “consumer accessible fair market value” for a vehicle valuation figure. | Dead | 02/26/2025 |
| H5573 | Requires applications for energy facilities to take into consideration the 2021 Act on Climate and how the facility may advance or delay the greenhouse gas emissions reductions. | Dead | 02/26/2025 |
| H5574 | Requires the owner of a utility pole to remove the old pole within 30 days of installation of new pole. | Dead | 02/26/2025 |
| H5575 | Allows for the procurement of nuclear power. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/26/2025 |
| H5576 | Establishes thermal energy networks network infrastructure by any public utility company that provides electric/natural gas distribution to maximize cost-effective investments deemed in the public interest by the public utilities commission (PUC). | Dead | 02/26/2025 |
| H5577 | Impose requirements and actions that certain electric distribution and gas distribution companies must meet prior to implementing rate changes. | Dead | 02/26/2025 |
| H5578 | Prohibits public utilities from raising the cost for access to the internet for senior citizens. | Dead | 02/26/2025 |
| H5579 | Requires the public utilities commission to produce a report each January containing an analysis of the electric grid and its ability to supply the electricity needs to power cars, buildings and heat homes within the state. | Dead | 02/26/2025 |
| H5580 | Prohibits utility companies from limiting the eligibility of a net metering site based on prior consumption and requires excess energy not consumed under the net metering system to be credited to the consumer. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/26/2025 |
| H5581 | Removes the licensing exemption for a lender that originates less than six (6) loans in twelve (12) consecutive months. | Dead | 02/26/2025 |
| H5582 | Creates the interchange fee restriction act restricting interchange fees on sales and use tax or excise tax when payment is made with a credit or debit card. | Dead | 02/26/2025 |
| H5583 | Limits the development of utility scale solar energy projects. | Dead | 02/26/2025 |
| H5584 | Requires that one of the seven (7) directors of the Rhode Island airport corporation be appointed by the governor from a list of individuals submitted by the mayor of the city of Warwick. | Dead | 02/26/2025 |
| H5585 | Requires associations to provide unit owners within thirty (30) days notice of any increase in the deductible application to the association’s policy. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/26/2025 |
| H5586 | Creates process for condominium associations to give notice to and obtain approval from unit mortgage holders for certain association actions by mailing a written request for approval to the unit mortgagees via regular and certified mail. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/26/2025 |
| H5587 | References both the declaration and bylaws of a condominium association as possible sources of association insurance regulation for the condominiums and require additional insurance to protect unit owners, when necessary. | Dead | 02/26/2025 |
| H5588 | Extends certain protocols applicable to vehicle manufacturers to their distributors and factory branches, updates definitions relative to common entities and sales. | Dead | 02/26/2025 |
| H5589 | Prohibits a person under the age of sixteen (16) from being in a rideshare vehicle such as Uber or Lyft alone. | Dead | 02/26/2025 |
| H5590 | Extends certain protocols applicable to motor vehicle manufacturers to their distributors and factory branches, as well as updates warranty reimbursement and recall obligation policies. | Dead | 02/26/2025 |
| H5591 | Requires commercial property owners to install vehicle barriers at their retail establishment locations when new construction are being done and permits insurers to consider the installation to provide a discount on the owner's insurance policy. | Dead | 02/26/2025 |
| H5592 | JOINT RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY AND EVALUATE THE POTENTIAL NECESSITY FOR CHANGES IN THE GENERAL LAWS PERTAINING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND RECREATIONAL CANNABIS (Creates a 13 member commission to evaluate and determine changes needed in Title 3 and Chapter 28.11 of Title 21 of the RIGL, and would report back by January 7, 2026, and would expire on March 7, 2026.) | Dead | 02/26/2025 |
| H5810 | JOINT RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY BLOCKCHAIN AND CRYPTOCURRENCY (Creates a 7-member commission to for proposals encouraging a positive economic environment for blockchain and cryptocurrency, and would submit an interim report by January 5, 2026, a final report by January 5, 2027, and expires on February 5, 2027.) | Dead | 02/28/2025 |
| H5811 | Prohibits an individual who is licensed as both a Rhode Island real estate agent and mortgage loan originator to be compensated for both the sale of the property and the origination or referral of the loan in securing the property. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/28/2025 |
| H5812 | Requires that insurance policies for property damage, personal injuries, and indemnification other than payment of compensation for workers compensation, state policy limits and no amount of the policy may be used to pay costs to defend a claim. | Dead | 02/28/2025 |
| H5813 | Mandates any utility provider from increasing the transmission and distribution fees paid by a consumer for a period of two (2) years. | Dead | 02/28/2025 |
| H5814 | Requires the PUC to produce report on comprehensive study by April 30, 2026. | Dead | 02/28/2025 |
| H5815 | Establishes an intervenor support program to provide compensation for an intervenor who makes a substantial contribution to a proceeding resulting in a decision favorable to the interest of utility consumers. | Dead | 02/28/2025 |
| H5816 | Mandates state and electric distribution companies develop proposals and encourage off shore wind power development and give priority in those projects to providing employment and business opportunities to workers from disadvantaged communities. | Dead | 02/28/2025 |
| H5817 | Establishes the “2025 Rhode Island Broadband Transparency and Consumer Protection Act." | Dead | 02/28/2025 |
| H5818 | Prohibits public utilities, serving greater 100,000 customers from recovering through rates any direct or indirect cost associated with, amongst other costs, advertising, marketing, communications. | Dead | 02/28/2025 |
| H5819 | Changes the excess renewable net-metering credit to a wholesale rate. | Dead | 02/28/2025 |
| H5820 | Amends the obligation of entities to sell at retail to Rhode Island and use customers. | Dead | 02/28/2025 |
| H5821 | Provides amendments to procedures necessary for approval of transactions between utilities by giving the public utilities commission jurisdiction; mandates public hearings, allows intervention by any interested party and provides for appeal. | Dead | 02/28/2025 |
| H5822 | Creates a taskforce to provide recommendations, advice and guidance to help expedite and provide technical assistance with regard to the development of solar energy systems on property owned by the state. | Dead | 02/28/2025 |
| H5823 | Voids any provision in a condominium declaration or bylaw that would limit an increase in annual assessments relative to a percentage of the prior year's assessment. | Dead | 02/28/2025 |
| H5824 | Requires condo associations to obtain and comply with reserve studies certified by an architect or engineer. | Dead | 02/28/2025 |
| H5825 | Restricts increases in monthly common expenses and limit special assessments to cover unforeseen costs not included in condo association’s approved annual budget for common expenses in associations where the minority of the units are deed-restricted units | Dead | 02/28/2025 |
| H5826 | Creates a process for condominium associations to give notice to and obtain approval from unit mortgage holders for certain association actions. | Dead | 02/28/2025 |
| H5827 | Requires a person selling real property to provide disclosures as it relates to flooding on the property which occurred either through natural events or mechanical failures. | Dead | 02/28/2025 |
| H5828 | Requires that beginning January l, 2027, all contractors supervising structural remodeling or building new residential structures with one to four (4) family dwelling units be licensed by the contractors' registration and licensing board. | Dead | 02/28/2025 |
| H5829 | Makes several amendments to the cannabis act relating to applications for licensure, the social equity assistance program and the application of cannabis tax revenue. | Dead | 02/28/2025 |
| H5830 | Requires that any covered entity that develops/provides online services, products, or features that children are reasonably likely to access shall consider the best interest of children when designing/developing such online service, product, or feature. | Dead | 02/28/2025 |
| H5831 | Requires anyone engaged in the sale of goods or services, and who offers a discount to its customers’ for utilizing automatic payment systems, via ACH or EFT or similar payment systems, provide the same discount to any person who is sixty-five (65 | Dead | 02/28/2025 |
| H5832 | Amends powers/duties of the office of the health insurance commissioner to increase total cost of care for services reimbursed under contracts after risk adjustment that exceeds the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers percentage increase. | Dead | 02/28/2025 |
| H5833 | Allows providers of services under this section to visit the houses of individuals with special needs or sensory-related disorders or differences in order to provide haircuts or hairdressing services. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/28/2025 |
| H5834 | HOUSE RESOLUTION RESPECTFULLY REQUESTING THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION, OFFICE OF ENERGY RESOURCES, AND DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT TO IDENTIFY ISSUES RELATED TO ELECTRIC RATES AND POTENTIAL RATE REFORM STRATEGIES | Dead | 02/28/2025 |
| H5969 | HOUSE RESOLUTION RESPECTFULLY REQUESTING THE DIVISION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS TAKE ACTION TO ADDRESS HIGH UTILITY BILLS FOR RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES IN RHODE ISLAND | Dead | 03/07/2025 |
| H6032 | Requires at fault insurance companies to provide to any claimant whose vehicle is damaged in an accident, to provide a vehicle that is comparable to the claimant’s vehicle and that rental charges shall be based on local retail prices. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/07/2025 |
| H6033 | Requires all public utilities to maintain a customer service facility within the state to perform services such as addressing customer inquiries and accepting bill payments. | Dead | 03/07/2025 |
| H6053 | Makes it an unfair claims practice for insurer to designate a motor vehicle a total loss if the cost to repair motor vehicle to its pre-accident condition is less than 75% to 80% of the fair market value. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/12/2025 |
| H6054 | Changes the process by which a dispute between the insured and their insurance company, concerning property damages and requires that the umpire appraisers shall be disinterested and the cost shared equally. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/12/2025 |
| H6055 | Allows RI to opt out of the provisions of DIDMCA exempting out of state lenders from interest rate limits which apply to RI lenders. Prevents evasion of statutory interest rate limits and lending rules for loans made in RI. | Dead | 03/12/2025 |
| H6056 | Authorizes the sale of THC-infused beverages to be regulated by the DBR division of commercial licensing. It also establishes licensing and an endorsement process for wholesale and retail THC-infused beverages. | Dead | 03/12/2025 |
| H6079 | Restricts private vehicle property damage insurance coverage for a rental passenger vehicle, to the named insured and drivers on that private policy, unless the designated driver is specifically excluded. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/12/2025 |
| H6085 | Allows preferred sites to be developed without being subject to the cap or rate reduction in the net metering statute. | Dead | 03/14/2025 |
| H6086 | VACATE THE FORFEITURE OR REVOCATION OF THE CHARTER OF THE KANE-BARRENGOS FOUNDATION | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/14/2025 |
| H6106 | Requires certain landlords to obtain insurance to cover alternate living accommodations for displaced tenants due to fire or disaster. | Dead | 03/19/2025 |
| H6155 | Prohibits dental insurers from refusing to honor directions to pay from insured, modifying benefits to be paid. Requires providers to accept payment by virtual credit card as unfair claims practices. | Dead | 04/02/2025 |
| H6201 | Adds nuclear energy sources to the list of renewable energy resources. | Dead | 04/09/2025 |
| H6202 | Places a moratorium on net metering contracts, subsidies for heat pumps and long-term contracts for the purchasing of solar or wind energy. | Dead | 04/09/2025 |
| H6203 | Repeals the Renewable Energy Growth Program. | Dead | 04/09/2025 |
| H6204 | Repeals the energy efficiency charge. | Dead | 04/09/2025 |
| H6240 | Allows for the expansion of limited registrations of dentists and dental hygienists. | Dead | 04/17/2025 |
| H6243 | Establishes the biotechnology regulatory sandbox program within the department of business regulation. | Dead | 04/23/2025 |
| H6270 | JOINT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THAT THE CANNABIS CONTROL COMMISSION PROVIDE THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY WITH RECOMMENDATIONS ON LEGISLATION TO REGULATE AND LICENSE CANNABINOIDS AND HEMP-DERIVED BEVERAGES (Requests that the Cannabis Control Commission conduct a study on statutory reform and rules and regulations to regulate the sale of hemp THC-infused beverages.) | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 04/25/2025 |
| H6282 | Requires grocery stores to specifically limit the number of self-service checkout units to six (6) units per location. The consumer protection unit of the department of attorney general would have authority to enforce these restrictions. | Dead | 04/30/2025 |
| H6315 | Repeals § 27-11.1-3 to eliminate the ten percent (10%) limitation on Schedule BA assets. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 05/09/2025 |
| H6316 | Requires Rhode Island Energy to enter into at least one long-term contract, for at least a four (4) year period, to procure natural gas pipeline capacity with an interstate pipeline operator. | Dead | 05/09/2025 |
| H6344 | Replaces the existing limited liability company act with a newer and updated model act. | Dead | 05/16/2025 |
| H6345 | Prohibits force-feeding to create a force-fed poultry product or the hiring of another to engage in force-feeding of a poultry product. Violations would be subject to a civil penalty of $500 per violation. | Dead | 05/16/2025 |
| H6353 | Authorizes a physician practice to charge a practice support contribution; provided that, the amount does not exceed $120 per year, per patient, enrolled in a healthcare insurance plan, (excluding Medicaid and traditional Medicare). | Dead | 05/21/2025 |
| H6361 | Requires a natural gas and electric utility company to read the meters of all ratepayers on a quarterly basis. The utility would be required to provide a formula, used to create estimated bills, to the PUC in order to send estimated bills. | Dead | 05/23/2025 |
| H6383 | Amends the definition of “hobby breeder” to limit the sale or offering for sale to no more than two (2) litters of dogs or cats, or a combination thereof, in a three hundred and sixty-five (365) day period. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 06/04/2025 |
| H6418 | HOUSE RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY AND PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR INCREASING THE USE AND BUILDING THE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR ALTERNATIVE FUELS (Creates a 14 member commission to study and provide recommendations for viable alternative fuels, excluding solar and wind, and associated infrastructure and costs of its development, and would report back by March 10, 2026, and expire on May 10, 2026.) | Dead | 06/12/2025 |
| H6422 | Requires every individual or group health insurance contract, plan, or policy to provide coverage for at least one type of buprenorphine for each form of administration. | Dead | 06/17/2025 |
| S0083 | Removes the licensing exemption for a lender that originates less than six (6) loans in twelve (12) consecutive months. | Dead | 05/09/2025 |
| S0084 | Prohibits casualty insurers from assessing any premium surcharge or penalty against an insured solely for inquiring about the terms of the insured's policy. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 05/14/2025 |
| S0085 | Requires grocery stores to specifically limit the number of self-service checkout units to six (6) units per location. The consumer protection unit of the department of attorney general would have authority to enforce these restrictions. | Dead | 05/14/2025 |
| S0157 | VACATE THE FORFEITURE OR REVOCATION OF THE CHARTER OF F.H.J. MOVING & STORAGE, INC. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/05/2025 |
| S0172 | Provides an interest rate cap on medical debt. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 05/09/2025 |
| S0321 | Requires certified athletic trainers to be trained in the administration of epinephrine auto-injectors (epi-pens) and would require such professionals to be equipped with the medication while performing professional activities. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 05/07/2025 |
| S0381 | Allows providers of services under this section to visit the houses of individuals with special needs or sensory-related disorders or differences in order to provide haircuts or hairdressing services. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 05/09/2025 |
| S0840 | VACATE THE FORFEITURE OR REVOCATION OF THE CHARTER OF LEO'S SERVICE CENTER, INC. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/21/2025 |
| S1019 | VACATE THE FORFEITURE OR REVOCATION OF THE CHARTER OF LITTLE COMPTON SCOUT ASSOCIATION, INC. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 05/07/2025 |