Personal Income Tax [HB-5212]
Allows Rhode Island personal income taxpayers to deduct from their adjusted gross income all medical and dental expenses as allowed by the Internal Revenue Service.
HB-5212: Personal Income Tax
Sponsored by: Rep. Lauren Carson
Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study on 05/06/2021
The Edward O. Hawkins And Thomas C. Slater Medical Marijuana Act [HB-5271]
Prohibits the transfer of any compassion center license to any other owner or location and provides that new compassion center licenses issued by way of lottery be issued only to the location and ownership approved in the application.
HB-5271: The Edward O. Hawkins And Thomas C. Slater Medical Marijuana Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Scott Slater
Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study on 04/12/2021
Divorce And Separation--child Support [HB-5293]
Extends child support obligations for non-custodial parents beyond emancipation if the children are attending a 2 or 4 year college and still reside with the custodial parent until 22 years of age.
HB-5293: Divorce And Separation--child Support
Sponsored by: Rep. Joseph McNamara
Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study on 02/09/2021
Hotels--human Trafficking Reporting And Prevention Act [HB-5270]
Creates the Human Trafficking Reporting and Prevention Act applicable to hotels, requiring them to educate their employees about identifying, reporting and preventing human trafficking, on their premises.
HB-5270: Hotels--human Trafficking Reporting And Prevention Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Joseph McNamara
Signed By Governor on 07/09/2021
Health And Safety Of Pupils [HB-5233]
Provides students attending public schools enrolled in grades K-12 with a students' bill of rights prohibiting discrimination based on race, sex, gender, economic status or mental, physical, developmental or sensory disabilities.
HB-5233: Health And Safety Of Pupils
Sponsored by: Rep. Joseph McNamara
Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study on 02/24/2021
Residence Of Those In Government Custody Act [HB-5285]
Requires that the state use the actual residences of persons in government custody for census and redistricting purposes. Such information would be determined by the DOC and the secretary of state, and forwarded to the United States census bureau.
HB-5285: Residence Of Those In Government Custody Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Scott Slater
Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study on 03/01/2021
Health And Safety Of Pupils [HB-5235]
Provides school districts may employ LPNs to assist certified nurse teachers. The act also would require that no fewer than one nurse be employed for every seven hundred fifty (750) students.
HB-5235: Health And Safety Of Pupils
Sponsored by: Rep. Grace Diaz
Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study on 03/17/2021
Workers' Compensation - Occupational Diseases [HB-5264]
Classifies as an occupational disease any disability or quarantine resulting from COVID-19 or other viral infection classified by an executive order during a declared state of emergency, subject to certain requirements.