SCHEDULED FOR HEARING AND/OR CONSIDERATION
House Bill No. 5006 |
| BY Kazarian, Felix, Ajello, Alzate, Blazejewski, Fogarty, McEntee, Knight, Giraldo, Carson |
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- HEALTH CARE FOR CHILDREN AND PREGNANT WOMEN -- EQUALITY IN ABORTION COVERAGE {LC149/1} (Provides for abortion coverage in the Medicaid program and repeal the abortion coverage exclusion for state employee insurance plans.)
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01/06/2023 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
03/01/2023 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
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| House Bill No. 5047 |
| BY Perez, Diaz, Vella-Wilkinson, Costantino, Cardillo |
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- BORN-ALIVE INFANT PROTECTION ACT {LC514/1} (Provides duties/obligations of medical personnel to born-alive infants resulting from an abortion punishable as a felony along with a civil action for compensatory/punitive damages/automatic one year license suspension.)
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01/11/2023 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
03/01/2023 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
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| House Bill No. 5228 |
| BY Perez, Fellela, Hull, Vella-Wilkinson |
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- CHILDREN {LC503/1} (Criminalizes the knowing and intentional failure of a physician, nurse, or other licensed medical person to provide reasonable medical care and treatment to an infant born alive as a felony.)
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01/25/2023 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
03/01/2023 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
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| House Bill No. 5298 |
| BY Edwards, Ajello, Potter, Kazarian, Slater, Kislak |
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE--PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- JUDGMENTS, ORDERS, AND DECREES -- INTEREST IN CIVIL ACTIONS {LC397/1} (Provides that pre- and post-judgment interest on civil actions begin on the date of the filing of the civil action and be calculated based upon a rate equal to the coupon issue yield equivalent.)
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02/01/2023 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
03/01/2023 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
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| House Bill No. 5439 |
| BY Shanley, Dawson |
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE--PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- CAUSES OF ACTION {LC1000/1} (Provides for punitive damages in civil actions where there is willful or wanton conduct or a reckless disregard for health, safety and welfare.)
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02/08/2023 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
03/01/2023 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
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| House Bill No. 5440 |
| BY Solomon, Craven, Dawson |
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE--PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- DECISIONS, SPECIAL FINDINGS AND ASSESSMENT OF DAMAGES {LC1007/1} (Adds the doctrine of assumption of risk to the current comparative negligence statute.)
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02/08/2023 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
03/01/2023 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
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| House Bill No. 5441 |
| BY Craven, Caldwell, Dawson, McEntee, Solomon |
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE --PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- EVIDENCE {LC996/1} (Repeals the collateral source rule in medical malpractice actions.)
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02/08/2023 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
03/01/2023 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
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House Bill No. 5444
(Dept. of Administration) |
| BY Noret, Casimiro, Hull, Casey, Baginski, Corvese, O'Brien, Phillips, Dawson, Finkelman |
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC FINANCE -- THE OFFICE OF INTERNAL AUDIT {LC1299/1} (Provides that the chief of the office of internal audit, when carrying out official duties, shall have access to certain records relating to the purchase of services from vendors or contractors by public bodies.)
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02/08/2023 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
03/01/2023 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
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| House Bill No. 5508 |
| BY Potter, Baginski, Dawson |
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- WORKERS' COMPENSATION--PROCEDURE {LC999/1} (For purposes of liability of third persons for damages relating to claims for workers compensation, provides that reimbursement not be provided for certain damages, and reduces any award by any percentage of the employees comparative negligence.)
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02/10/2023 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
03/01/2023 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
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| House Bill No. 5509 |
| BY Baginski, Potter, Dawson, Solomon, J. Brien, McEntee |
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- LITIGATION LENDING AGREEMENTS {LC1004/1} (Makes litigation loan agreements subject to state usury laws.)
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02/10/2023 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
03/01/2023 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
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| House Bill No. 5512 |
| BY Baginski, Potter, Dawson, J. Brien, McEntee |
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE--PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- EVIDENCE {LC1010/1} (Prohibits the introduction into court proceedings of any evidence that the fair and reasonable charge for healthcare services is the amount received by the healthcare provider rather than the amount billed by healthcare providers.)
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02/10/2023 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
03/01/2023 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
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| House Bill No. 5513 |
| BY Baginski, Potter, Dawson, J. Brien, McEntee |
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE--PROCEDURE IN PARTICULAR ACTIONS -- DEATH BY WRONGFUL ACT {LC998/1} (Raises the minimum recovery in a civil action to recover for a wrongful death from $250,000 to $365,000 and automatically increases for inflation the minimum recovery annually on January 31. The increase is based on the consumer price index.)
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02/10/2023 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
03/01/2023 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
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| House Resolution No. 5515 |
| BY Kislak, Potter, Ajello, Cortvriend, McGaw, Morales, Boylan, Donovan, McEntee, Stewart |
ENTITLED, HOUSE RESOLUTION SUPPORTING FEDERAL LEGISLATION GRANTING STATEHOOD TO THE PEOPLE OF WASHINGTON, D.C. {LC189/1}
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02/10/2023 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
03/01/2023 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
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| House Bill No. 5573 |
| BY Perez, Diaz, Lima, P. Morgan, Corvese, Phillips, Costantino, Azzinaro, Hull, Fellela |
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE IN PARTICULAR ACTIONS -- DEATH BY WRONGFUL ACT {LC1735/1} (Extends the statute of limitations for certain wrongful death actions involving a child to six (6) years.)
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02/15/2023 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
03/01/2023 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
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House Bill No. 5887
(Judiciary) |
| BY Kazarian |
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- POWER OF OFFICERS TO ADMINISTER OATHS {LC2420/1} (Adds active magistrates and retired and active justices of the worker's compensation court to those public officers and employees authorized to administer oaths within the State of Rhode Island.)
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03/01/2023 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
03/01/2023 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
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House Bill No. 5908
(Judiciary) |
| BY Donovan |
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE IN PARTICULAR ACTIONS -- SMALL CLAIMS AND CONSUMER CLAIMS {LC2414/1} (Provides a set filing fee to the parties, allow for a party to be made financially whole depending upon who files an appeal, and allow for electronic filing.)
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03/01/2023 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
03/01/2023 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
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| House Bill No. 5926 |
| BY Kennedy |
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- THIRD-PARTY LITIGATION FINANCING CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT {LC2069/1} (Comprehensively regulates the practices of third-party litigation financers in Rhode Island to provide transparency in litigation.)
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03/01/2023 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
03/01/2023 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
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