SUPPORT/OPPOSE

SENATE BILL #s

SENATE SPONSORS

HOUSE SPONSORS

COYOTE TESTIMONY LETTER

WRITTEN TESTIMONY

PROSTITUTION/DOC

IMMUNITY-Commercial Sexual Activity

Brianna Henries (D)*, Enrique Sanchez (D)*, Jennifer Stewart (D)*,

Immunity Commercial Sexual Activity

Ajello, Craven, Knight, Tanzi, Cruz, Kislak

Prevention And Suppression Of Contagious Diseases -- Hiv/aids

Ajello, Cravem, Tanzi, Cruz, Shallcroos-Smith, Potter, McGaw, Handy, Sanchez, Kislak

DOC WOMENS DIVERSION PROGRAM- NM

Murray, Mack, Valverde, McKenney, Acosta, DiMario, Euer,
Kallman, and Lauria

Ajello, Craven, Tanzi, Cruz, Kislak, Sanchez, and Handy

Lombardi, Hull, Ajello, Felix, Morales, Henries, Stewart, Cruz

DOC FREE COMMUNICATION

Kallman, McKenney, Burke, Mack, DiMario, Bissaillon, Miller,
Britto, Zurier, and Gallo

Limitations on civil arrests.

Kallman, Cano, Euer, Acosta, Mack, McKenney, Burke,
Quezada, Murray, and Miller

poor immunity bill

RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- COMMERCIAL SEXUAL ACTIVITY

Senators Murray, and Mack

RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- COMMERCIAL SEXUAL ACTIVITY

Mack, and Murray

Senate calender 5/16

RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- PREVENTION AND SUPPRESSION OF
CONTAGIOUS DISEASES -- HIV/AIDSa

Murray,Mack, LaMountain, Lauria, F Lonbardi, Bissaillon

Relocates the chapter relating to licensing of massage therapists from the health and safety title to the businesses and professions title with multiple amendments.

Baginski, Bennett, Corvese, Finkelman

Relocates the chapter relating to licensing of massage therapists from the health and safety title to the businesses and professions .

Miller DiMario, Valverde, Cano, Lauria & Ujifusa

LEBORoR & CRIMINAL JUSTICE

STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS' BILL OF RIGHTS - Creates the law enforcement officer's due process accountability and transparency act.

House Judiciary

Representatives Hull, Corvese, Noret, Diaz, Abney, Dawson, Perez,
Vella-Wilkinson, Azzinaro, and Bennett

STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS' BILL OF RIGHTS - Creates the law enforcement officer's due process accountability and transparency act.

Senators Ruggerio, Pearson, Acosta, Mack, Gallo, Tikoian, LaMountain, Kallman, Cano, and Britto

House & Senate Jurdicary

Senators Mack, Acosta, Valverde, Kallman, and Bell

Stewart , Potter, Cruz, Morales, Sanchez ,Ajello ,Kislak, Lombardi, Henries

PASSED- Request futher study

S2096 & S2096A

Amends LEOBOR to a five (5) member committee and extends summary punishment to fourteen (14) days

Ruggerio, Pearson ,Acosta ,Mack, Gallo Tikoian, LaMountain, Kallman, Cano, Britto

H7263 & H7263a

Amends LEBORor

Hull, Corvese, Noret, Diaz, Abney, Dawson, Perez,
Vella-Wilkinson, Azzinaro, and Bennett

Amends LEBORor

Batista, Potter, Tanzi, Felix, Giraldo, J. Lombardi,
Alzate, Kislak, Spears, and Boylan

SUPPORT/PASSED

Amends the comprehensive community-police relationship act of 2015 to require an annual study by an outside agency chosen by the department.

Quezada, Bell, DiMario, Euer, Britto, Cano, Valverde, Acosta

RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- POLICE OFFICERS--
COMMISSION ON STANDARDS AND TRAINING

Acosta, Mack, Quezada, Kallman, Euer, Britto, Cano, Murray, Bell

Prohibits any questioning of a juvenile who is suspected of delinquent or criminal behavior, unless the parent of guardian of the juvenile is present, or unless an attorney is present or the juvenile and their parents have waived their presence.

Kallman, Valverde, McKenney, Acosta, Mack, Lauria, DiMario,
Bissaillon, Miller, and Cano

BAIL AND RECOGNIZANCE

Quezada, Acosta, Bell, Cano, Mack, and Ujifusa

Further delineate the definitions of felony, misdemeanor and petty misdemeanor.

Acosta, Cano, Kallman, Euer, Bissaillon, Mack, Britto, Gu, Quezada, and Ujifusa

RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- SENTENCE AND EXECUTION

Kallman, Mack, Bell, Sosnowski, Valverde, Murray, and Miller

Permits those persons with felony convictions to have up to six misdemeanor offenses expunged from their criminal record.

Knight, Speakman, Dawson, Batista, Craven, McEntee, Ajello, Felix, Cruz, and Caldwell

Requires sentencing court to consider whether defendant is parent of child, or caregiver of elderly, disabled or terminally ill person whose well-being would be adversely affected by the person's incarceration and if so, shall impose a non-jail sente..

Cruz, Ajello, Morales, Stewart, Batista, Henries, Cotter, Sanchez, Felix, and Solomon

Second Look Sentencing Act

Casimiro, Boylan, Donovan, Speakman, Cruz, Potter,
Morales, Felix, Alzate, and Batista

RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY--
POLICE RELATIONSHIP ACT OF 2015

Ajello, Craven, Tanzi, Cruz, Batista, Felix, Knight,
McEntee, Bennett, and Biah

RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- POLICE OFFICERS--
COMMISSION ON STANDARDS AND TRAINING

Batista, Potter, Cruz, and Sanchez

RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY --
POLICE RELATIONSHIP ACT OF 2015

Batista, Sanchez, Knight, Morales, Potter, and Cruz

RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT-- CORRECTIONS DEPARTMENT

Felix, Kazarian, Batista, Stewart, Alzate, Craven, Tanzi,
Morales, Dawson, and Henries

SENATE RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY THE IMPACT AND POTENTIAL ECONOMIC BENEFITS OF BAIL REFORMS ON BLACK RHODE ISLANDERS AND THE STATE (Creates an eleven (11) member commission to study the impact and potential economic benefits of bail reforms on Black Rhode Islanders and the State, and would report back by February 5, 2025, and expire on April 5, 2025.)

Mack, Valverde, Acosta, Euer, Bell, and McKenney

RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- SOLITARY CONFINEMENT
REFORM ACT

Felix, Cruz, Craven, Batista, Alzate, Ajello, Shallcross Smith, Stewart, Kazarian, and Hull

RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- PREVENTION AND SUPPRESSION OF
CONTAGIOUS DISEASES -- HIV/AIDS

Ajello, Craven, Tanzi, Cruz, Shallcross Smith, Potter,
McGaw, Handy, Sanchez, and Kislak

RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- CHILDREN

Perez, Vella-Wilkinson, Lima, Costantino, Azzinaro, Serpa, and Corvese

RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE IN PARTICULAR ACTIONS -- DEATH BY WRONGFUL ACT

Perez, Vella-Wilkinson, Lima, Azzinaro, Serpa, Corvese, Diaz

RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- SENTENCE AND EXECUTION

RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- CUSTODIAL LAW ENFORCEMENT SEXUAL
PENETRATION

Bell, Mack, Murray, Lauria, Euer, Valverde, Gu, Ujifusa,
Quezada, and Kallman

Henries, Morales, Giraldo, Cotter, Felix, Speakman,
Stewart, Tanzi, Sanchez, and Alzate

SOLITARY CONFINEMENT
REFORM ACT

Felix, Cruz, Craven, Batista, Alzate, Ajello, Shallcross Smith, Stewart, Kazarian, and Hull

GENDER/SEXUALITY

TO APPROVE, PUBLISH AND SUBMIT TO THE ELECTORS A PROPOSITION OF
AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE -- SEXUAL ORIENTATION,
GENDER IDENTITY DISCRIMINATION

Senate Jurdicary

Bell, Murray, Mack, Pearson, Kallman, Bissaillon, Valverde,
Cano, Ujifusa, and Gu

RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- HEALTH CARE PROVIDER SHIELD BILL

House & SenateJudicary

Euer, Mack, Pearson, DiMario, Miller, Sosnowski, DiPalma,
McKenney, Murray, and F. Lombardi

Edwards, Kislak, Ajello, McNamara, Kazarian, Knight,
Donovan, Craven, McEntee, and Felix

Outlines the process for a person petitioning to change their name in the probate court in the town or city where they reside. It also makes the statute regarding name change gender neutral.

LIBRARIES -- STATE AID TO LIBRARIES -- FREEDOM TO READ

House State Government & Elections

Stewart, Morales, Potter, Boylan, Sanchez, Cruz,
Kazarian, Ackerman, Voas, and Casimiro

HOUSING & disabled people

Limits rent increases to no more than 4% annually and provides tenants with a civil action to recover damages for any violations.

Potter, Morales, Cruz, Stewart, Batista, Sanchez, Henries, Ajello, Biah, and Giraldo

RELATING TO PROPERTY -- RHODE ISLAND FAIR HOUSING PRACTICES ACT

Kallman, McKenney, Mack, Gu, DiMario, Miller, Britto, Bell,
LaMountain, and Lauria

RELATING TO PROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT

Senators Mack, Euer, Gu, and Bell

PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS

Senate Commerce Committee

Kallman, Gu, DiMario, Miller, Valverde LaMountain, Acosta, McKenney, & Burke

PROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT

Senate Judiciary Committee

Mack,Bell,Victoria, Gu, Dawn Euer

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- ARREST -

Senate Judiciary Committee

Mack, Kallman, Murray

Min wage/domestic service

Repeals min wage under-24 yrs old

House Labor Committee

Sanchez, Cruz, J. Lombardi, Felix, Morales, Speakman, Donovan, Biah, and Shanley

HEALTHCARE PROVIDER SHIELD ACT -

Dawn Euer [D] Sen. Tiara Mack [D] Sen. Ryan Pearson [D] Sen. Alana DiMario [D]n. Joshua Miller [D] Sen. Susan Sosnowski [D] Sen. Louis Dipalma [D] Sen. Mark McKenney [D]
Sen. Melissa Murray [D] Sen. Frank Lombardi [D]

Requires free breakfast and lunches to be provided for all elementary and secondary students attending public schools

Senate Finance Committee

Acosta, Cano, Kallman, DiMario, Lawson, Mack, Gu, Quezada,
Bell, and Euer

Patient choice in dispensing of clinician-administered drugs.

Ujifusa, Miller, Valverde, DiMario, Gu, Acosta, Mack, Gallo,
Bissaillon, and McKenney

Increases the income limits for disabled individuals to one hundred eighty percent of the federal poverty level to qualify for medical assistance coverage

House Finance Committee

Potter, Tanzi, Morales, Nardone, Giraldo, Kislak, Donovan, Cruz, and Sanchez

RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- CHILDREN

Perez, Vella-Wilkinson, Lima, Costantino, Azzinaro,
Serpa, and Corvese

RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE IN PARTICULAR
ACTIONS -- DEATH BY WRONGFUL ACT

Perez, Vella-Wilkinson, Lima, Azzinaro, Serpa, Corvese, Diaz

RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- BORN-ALIVE INFANT PROTECTION ACT

Perez, Vella-Wilkinson, Diaz, Fellela, Roberts, J. Brien,
Phillips, Hull, and Azzinaro

HEALTH AND SAFETY -- RHODE ISLAND'S CHILDREN DESERVE HELP NOT HARM ACT

House Health & Human Services Committee

RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- DUTIES OF UTILITIES AND
CARRIERS

Sosnowski, Euer, Miller, Ujifusa, Acosta, DiPalma, Kallman,
Britto, and Ciccone

RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

House Corporations

s Slater, Morales, DeSimone, Stewart, Diaz, Alzate, Potter, & Cruz

Certain quantities of controlled substances

Potter, Speakman, McNamara, Slater, Cruz, Batista,
Bennett, Craven, Sanchez, and Handy

CAR INSURANCE