Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session All Bills (Page 138)
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2562
Filed/Introduced
Introduced
2/13/26
Refer
2/13/26
STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- THE HEALTHCARE SERVICES FUNDING PLAN ACT - Includes both the MomsPRN and PediPRN teleconsultation lines in the healthcare services funding contributions payable by health insurers.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2563
Filed/Introduced
Introduced
2/13/26
Refer
2/13/26
HEALTH AND SAFETY -- PRESCRIPTION DRUG SAVINGS AND TRANSPARENCY ACT OF 2026 - Establishes the "Prescription Drug Savings and Transparency Act of 2026."
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2571
Filed/Introduced
Introduced
2/13/26
Refer
2/13/26
HEALTH AND SAFETY -- ASSISTED LIVING RESIDENCE LICENSING ACT - Requires annual inspections of those assisted living residences which contain units licensed to treat residents with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2572
Filed/Introduced
Introduced
2/13/26
Refer
2/13/26
BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS - Permits physician assistants to practice without a physician's direct supervision and receives direct payments from Medicaid.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2576
Filed/Introduced
Introduced
2/13/26
Refer
2/13/26
Report Pass
3/12/26
Engrossed
3/31/26
Refer
4/1/26
TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES - Allows the town of Tiverton to apply different tax rates to all classes of property.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2577
Filed/Introduced
Introduced
2/13/26
Refer
2/13/26
Report Pass
3/12/26
Engrossed
3/31/26
Refer
4/1/26
Report Pass
4/15/26
Enrolled
4/28/26
Passed
5/6/26
TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES - Enables the town of Portsmouth to adopt, repeal, or modify their tax classification plan for any tax year on and after December 31, 2026.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2448
Filed/Introduced
Introduced
2/6/26
Refer
2/6/26
GENERAL ASSEMBLY -- GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT - Establishes a performance audit division within the office of the auditor general.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2449
Filed/Introduced
Introduced
2/6/26
Refer
2/6/26
TAXATION -- SALES AND USE TAXES -- LIABILITY AND COMPUTATION - Exempts from sales tax energy storage systems, as defined in § 39-33-1.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2450
Filed/Introduced
Introduced
2/6/26
Refer
2/6/26
Report Pass
6/8/26
Engrossed
6/10/26
TAXATION -- REAL ESTATE CONVEYANCE TAX - Requires that the tax imposed upon the conveyance of any real property that is located in more than one municipality to be allocated between or among the municipalities in proportions to the assessed value of the property located in each municipality.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2451
Filed/Introduced
Introduced
2/6/26
Refer
2/6/26
TAXATION -- ESTATE AND TRANSFER TAXES -- ENFORCEMENT AND COLLECTION - Generates an estate tax discharge upon the recording of a statement by the executor or other estate representative that the value of the decedent’s gross estate does not require a state or federal tax filing.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2466
Filed/Introduced
Introduced
2/6/26
Refer
2/6/26
INSURANCE -- PHARMACY FREEDOM OF CHOICE -- FAIR COMPETITION AND PRACTICES - Provides for fair pharmacy reimbursement from a pharmacy benefit manager, and also provides anti-discrimination prohibitions in regard to non-affiliated pharmacies or pharmacists.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2467
Filed/Introduced
Introduced
2/6/26
Refer
2/6/26
INSURANCE -- INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR MENTAL ILLNESS AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS - Prohibits health insurance providers from requiring preauthorization for in-network mental health or substance use disorder services.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2468
Filed/Introduced
Introduced
2/6/26
Refer
2/6/26
INSURANCE -- BENEFIT DETERMINATION AND UTILIZATION REVIEW ACT - Limits the use by insurers of step therapy, a protocol that establishes a specific sequence in which prescription drugs for a specified medical condition are covered by an insurer, by allowing medical providers to request step therapy exceptions.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2469
Filed/Introduced
Introduced
2/6/26
Refer
2/6/26
TOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES - Amends the zoning ordinances to allow the town to restrict occupancy to one unrelated person per bedroom in a dwelling, up to a five (5) bedroom unit. Units with more than five (5) bedrooms may be limited to five (5) unrelated persons per unit.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2396
Filed/Introduced
Introduced
1/30/26
Refer
1/30/26
COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE IN PARTICULAR ACTIONS -- ARBITRATION - Extends time for a party to apply for stay of arbitration to180 days; invalidates any provision that penalizes a party for seeking legal representation; requires arbitrator to provide notice of default to a party for failure to pay fees.