Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session All Bills (Page 143)
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2375
Filed/Introduced
Introduced
1/30/26
Refer
1/30/26
STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- INSPECTOR GENERAL - Establishes the office of inspector general as an independent administrative agency charged with the responsibility to investigate, detect, and prevent fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement in the expenditure of public funds.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2376
Filed/Introduced
Introduced
1/30/26
Refer
1/30/26
Joint Resolution Making An Appropriation Of $15,200,000 To Be Used To Purchase Pfas-free Firefighting Gear (authorizes The Appropriation Of The Sum Of $15,200,000 To Cities And Towns To Purchase Firefighter And Rescue Personnel Protective Gear Which Is Pfas Free.)
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2385
Filed/Introduced
Introduced
1/30/26
Refer
1/30/26
Report Pass
3/26/26
Engrossed
4/2/26
Refer
4/3/26
HUMAN SERVICES -- MEDICAL ASSISTANCE -- PRESCRIPTION DRUGS - Prohibits the Rhode Island medical assistance program from requiring prior authorization or a step therapy protocol for the coverage of a medication classified as an anticonvulsant or antipsychotic.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2386
Filed/Introduced
Introduced
1/30/26
Refer
1/30/26
INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES - Requires health insurance providers to provide insurance coverage for pharmacists’ services.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2387
Filed/Introduced
Introduced
1/30/26
Refer
1/30/26
FOOD AND DRUGS -- WHOLESALE PRESCRIPTION DRUG IMPORTATION PROGRAM - Establishes the Wholesale Prescription Drug Importation Program for the importation of wholesale prescription drugs from Canada, to provide savings to Rhode Island consumers.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2388
Filed/Introduced
Introduced
1/30/26
Refer
1/30/26
HEALTH AND SAFETY -- DETERMINATION OF NEED FOR NEW HEALTHCARE EQUIPMENT AND NEW INSTITUTIONAL HEALTH SERVICES - Imposes a moratorium on the issuance of new home care provider, home nursing care provider and hospice provider licenses prior to 7/1/2031, and provides for health systems planning specific to these provider licenses during the moratorium by the DOH.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2389
Filed/Introduced
Introduced
1/30/26
Refer
1/30/26
PUBLIC RECORDS -- ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS - Makes changes to the access to public records act, including clarifying various provisions, increasing the sanctions for knowing and willful violations of the law, and making certain traffic accident data and preferred license plate information public.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2380
Filed/Introduced
Introduced
1/30/26
Refer
1/30/26
HEALTH AND SAFETY -- THE HOSPITAL CONVERSIONS ACT - Prohibits the closure or significant reduction of services of a birthing center without notice, application, financial disclosure, public hearing, and approval by the department of health.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2381
Filed/Introduced
Introduced
1/30/26
Refer
1/30/26
INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES - Requires health insurance plans to cover services provided by licensed certified professional midwives. Insurers would be required to report utilization and cost data annually and certain limited benefit policies would be exempt.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2382
Filed/Introduced
Introduced
1/30/26
Refer
1/30/26
INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES - Mandates all insurance contracts, plans or policies provide insurance coverage for the expense of diagnosing and treating infertility, for women between the ages of twenty-five (25) and forty-two (42) years.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2383
Filed/Introduced
Introduced
1/30/26
Refer
1/30/26
INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES - Requires health insurance policies to cover licensed certified lactation counselor services for childbearing families. It would also prohibit requiring supervision or duplicate payments for services and mandates annual reporting.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2384
Filed/Introduced
Introduced
1/30/26
Refer
1/30/26
FOOD AND DRUGS -- PRESCRIPTION DRUG COST PROTECTION - Prohibits the state, participating ERISA, or any health plan from purchasing referenced drugs for a cost higher than the referenced rate.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2390
Filed/Introduced
Introduced
1/30/26
Refer
1/30/26
COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- GIFT CARD FRAUD - Makes offenses against gift card holders subject to the penalties for larceny.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2391
Filed/Introduced
Introduced
1/30/26
Refer
1/30/26
Report Pass
4/16/26
Engrossed
4/28/26
Refer
4/29/26
PROPERTY -- PUBLIC AUCTIONS OF REAL ESTATE - Requires public auctions by any city or town of real estate or an interest therein to only be done in person and not by electronic or remote procedures unless authorized by court order.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2392
Filed/Introduced
Introduced
1/30/26
Refer
1/30/26
MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- SCHOOL BUS SAFETY ENFORCEMENT - Allows parents or guardians to have access to GPS data of the bus or other motor vehicle used to transport students to and from school.