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Well over 200 bills were introduced in the RI General Assembly over the week. This thread covers those in the @RIHouseofReps.

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H5424 from @DavidPlace01 @MikeWChip Nardone & @Blake_Filippi provides that a student in the care & custody of @ridcyf may attend @RICNews without the payment of tuition & room & board as long as they meet admission criteria of @RICNews.

http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText21/HouseText21/H5424.htm

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H5425 from @DavidPlace01 & @Blake_Filippi establishes an economic growth blockchain act set regulations for the sale of hemp regulate virtual & digital assets & establish depository banks for these purposes.

http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText21/HouseText21/H5425.htm

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H5426 from @DavidPlace01 & @BobQuattrocchi expands the definition of legitimate theaters to extend beyond Newport & Burrillville.

http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText21/HouseText21/H5426.htm

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H5427 from @DavidPlace01 & @BobQuattrocchi authorizes fire districts to provide for an exemption from fire taxes for volunteer firefighters.

http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText21/HouseText21/H5427.htm

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H5428 from @DavidPlace01 @MikeWChip & @BobQuattrocchi establishes a policy for the regulation of occupations specifying criteria for gov reg to increase opportunities, promote competition, encourage innovation, protect consumers, establish canons of statutory interpretation &

... create a process to review the criminal history of business owners to reduce offenders' disqualifications.

http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText21/HouseText21/H5428.htm

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H5429 from @DavidPlace01 & @BobQuattrocchi allows a municipality to publish any public notice in a newspaper within the municipality or any other platform selected by the town or city council of such municipality.

http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText21/HouseText21/H5429.htm

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H5430 from @DavidPlace01 @MikeWChip & @BobQuattrocchi provides that the burden of proof in an administrative hearing is by a preponderance of the evidence...

The act would allow hearing officers to issue subpoenas; authorize the use of deposition testimony; & mandate that superior court rules of evidence & procedure be utilized. On appeal issues of law would be decided de novo.

http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText21/HouseText21/H5430.htm

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H5431 from @Miaforrep @MikeWChip Hawkins Baginski & @RIDemChair require retail establishments w/ 3 or more employees on the premises without immediately accessible public restroom facilities to...

... allow customers suffering from eligible medical conditions access to their employee restrooms upon presentation of documentation issued by a licensed physician.

http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText21/HouseText21/H5431.htm

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H5432 from @Miaforrep @MikeWChip Hawkins Baginski & @RIDemChair provides insurance coverage for certain prostate & colorectal preventive screening examinations &

...would prohibit cost sharing for persons related to colorectal screening examinations laboratory tests initial & follow-up colonoscopies covered by health insurance policies or plans.

http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText21/HouseText21/H5432.htm

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H5437 from @repjay70 allows the test applicant to earn the required credits towards the qualification for the journeyperson "B" electrical examination by completing 288 hours of classroom training in a recognized trade school...

...This act would also increase the required period of indentured apprenticeship w/ the department of labor & training & a licensed electrician master from 2 to 4 years.

http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText21/HouseText21/H5437.htm

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H5438 from @VellaWilkinson @CBlazejewski @RepKazarian @EvanShanley1 @rep_solomon @CarlosTobon & @Rep_Williams9 provides that health insurance contributions made by enrollees for cost sharing requirements shall...

... include cost sharing amounts paid by the enrollee or on behalf of the enrollee by another person & requires that cost sharing reductions be applied in full at the time rendered.

http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText21/HouseText21/H5438.htm

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H5439 from Nardone provides that water utility companies be responsible for all costs associated w/ maintenance operation & delivery of water to individual parcels of land.

http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText21/HouseText21/H5439.htm

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H5440 from @Kathy35SK @LaurenHCarson @TerriCortvriend @SDonovanBristol Ajello @RepKazarian @RepRayHull @MarvinAbney73 & @GreggAmore1 requires electric transmission & electric distribution companies to conduct periodic equipment inspections...

... Such companies would also be required to submit a periodic report to the public utilities division regarding the status of such inspections.

http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText21/HouseText21/H5440.htm

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H5441 from @junespeakman Casey @RepDebRuggiero @SDonovanBristol @RebeccaKislak & @DavidMoralesRI require individual health insurers large group health insurers &

...small employer health insurers to provide coverage for 10 categories of essential health benefits listed in the act.

http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText21/HouseText21/H5441.htm

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H5442 from @DavidMoralesRI @VellaWilkinson Barros @JoshuaJGiraldo @Miaforrep @Justine4RI @RepMcEntee33 @bhenriesri @Karen_Alzate26 & @GreggAmore1 impose a moratorium on the termination of utility services throughout a limited period of any emergency declared by the governor...

... w/ special provisions related to emergencies related to health epidemics.

http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText21/HouseText21/H5442.htm

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H5443 from @VellaWilkinson @JohnJLombardiRI Noret Fellela @RepCraven & @Rep_Williams9 provide an exception to required school immunizations for pupils whose personal philosophical or religious beliefs are contrary to immunization and/or testing

http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText21/HouseText21/H5443.htm

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H5444 from @RepCraven provides for school construction projects approved after Jul 1 that do not utilize at least 51% of a project's architectural services & 100% of project educational design services shall only be eligible to receive 5 incentive points.

http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText21/HouseText21/H5444.htm

H5445 from @LaurenHCarson @TerriCortvriend @CBlazejewski @RepKazarian @RepDebRuggiero @SDonovanBristol @junespeakman @Rep_Jason @RepMcEntee33 & @Karen_Alzate26 establishes a statewide greenhouse gas emission reduction mandate.

http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText21/HouseText21/H5445.htm

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H5446 from @CarlosTobon Casey @RepCraven @repgracediaz & @rep_solomon exempts post-use polymers & recovered feedstocks used in advanced recycling processes from the definition of solid waste.

http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText21/HouseText21/H5446.htm

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H5447 from @CarlosTobon Casey @RepDebRuggiero Azzinaro @repgracediaz & @VellaWilkinson creates an instant ticket scratch off game pilot program to raise funds for RI veterans & dependents of qualified service members.

http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText21/HouseText21/H5447.htm

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H5448 from @Mcgaw71 @LeonelaFelix @RebeccaKislak @Karen_Alzate26 @BrandonPotterRI @JohnJLombardiRI @RepMcEntee33 @Tanzister & @RepDebRuggiero creates a Medicaid employers assessment...

... It would require all for-profit employers w/ more than 300 employees to compensate the state 10% of the wages of each of their employees who are enrolled in Medicaid & capped at $1500.

http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText21/HouseText21/H5448.htm

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H5449 from @Mcgaw71 @DavidMoralesRI @bhenriesri @TerriCortvriend @BrandonPotterRI @Tanzister @j_f_batista @LeonelaFelix Baginski & @Karen_Alzate26 requires the auditor general to conduct an audit of @MedicaidGov programs administered by MCOs...

... The auditor general would report findings to the General Assembly & the director of @RIEOHHS by Nov 1 2021. The director of @RIEOHHS would provide the General Assembly w/ a plan to end privatized management of @MedicaidGov by Jan 1 2022...

... if the audit demonstrates the plan would result in savings and/or better access to health care.

http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText21/HouseText21/H5449.htm

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H5450 from @Rep_Williams9 Messier @VellaWilkinson Slater @LeonelaFelix & @Karen_Alzate26 establishes the “distressed community child enrichment program” which would create a grant program to fund educational programs in distressed communities...

...75% of the funds allocated would be designated to the RI STEAM Programs & 25% of the funds allocated would be designated to academic & non-academic programs...

... Funding for the program would be provided from 3% of the fees paid for compassion center approvals or renewals.

http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText21/HouseText21/H5450.htm

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H5451 from @Rep_Williams9 @VellaWilkinson Slater @LeonelaFelix & @Karen_Alzate26 apportions remaining revenue in the restricted receipt accounts after @RIHEALTH expenses from the Edward O Hawkins & Thomas C Slater Medical Marijuana Act to...

... the distressed communities relief fund & charitable organizations.

http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText21/HouseText21/H5451.htm

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H5452 from @Rep_Williams9 Messier @VellaWilkinson Slater @LeonelaFelix & @Karen_Alzate26 directs the department of business regulation to undertake a social equity & race analysis to examine whether racial disparities exist in the...

... process to obtain a state license to sell marijuana & in arrest & conviction rates pertaining to marijuana. The department would publish the analysis on or before Jan 1 2022...

...This act would also seek to remove barriers to persons of color or persons found to be disproportionately impacted by marijuana prohibition from entering into the marijuana industries...

...The act would ensure that a policy is implemented to promote an equitable distribution of licenses & certificates related to these industries. The act would also establish a loan program to be administered by the department of business regulation to...

... assist persons of color or persons found to be disproportionately impacted by marijuana prohibition to gain access into the marijuana industries...

... This act would also provide for expungement of past criminal misdemeanor & felony convictions for marijuana offenses.

http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText21/HouseText21/H5452.htm

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H5453 from Slater & @Rep_Williams9 directs @RIHEALTH to create a hardship designation for patients receiving SSI SSDI or @MedicaidGov; task the department of business regulation to establish a discount medicine program; eliminate the plant tagging system to tax plants; ...

...remove the numerical limit on the number of compassion center licenses; change the definition of debilitating medical condition; add nurse practitioners to the definition of practitioner; reduce the compassion center license to $5000; ...

... remove ownership discrimination based on criminal convictions; & allow patients who cultivate their own marijuana to possess up to 16 oz.

http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText21/HouseText21/H5453.htm

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