Legislation In RI - 2018

RICDHH Lead Bills

Bill	Date Intro.	Brief	Latest Status Link	RICDHH Position	Result
House Bill 7135	1/12/2018	Hearing Aid Mandated Coverage Insurance up to $2,000 for all ages	https://legiscan.com/RI/bill/H7135/2018	Support	Dead
Senate Bill 2223	2/1/2018	Hearing Aid Mandated Coverage Insurance up to $2,000 for all ages	https://legiscan.com/RI/bill/S2223/2018	Support	Dead
House Bill 7368	1/31/2018	Communication Access Service Mandated covered by the insurance company	https://legiscan.com/RI/bill/H7368/2018	Support	Dead
Senate Bill 2233	2/1/2018	Communication Access Service Mandated covered by the insurance company	https://legiscan.com/RI/bill/S2233/2018	Support	Dead

RICDHH Monitors Bills

Bill	Date Intro.	Brief	Latest Status Link	RICDHH Position	Result
House Bill 7076	1/10/2018	Requires Internet service providers to follow Internet service neutrality requirements.	https://legiscan.com/RI/bill/H7076/2018	Support	Dead
House Bill 7083	1/10/2018	Requires the police officer commission on standards and training to establish mandatory training standards for police officers and trainees in all incidents involving mental health literacy.	https://legiscan.com/RI/bill/H7083/2018	Support with Amendment	Dead
House Bill 7085	1/10/2018	Requires mandatory training standards for police officers and trainees, in identifying, responding, and handling all incidents involving any person with a developmental disability.	https://legiscan.com/RI/bill/H7085/2018	Support with Amendment	Dead
House Bill 7086	1/10/2018	Prohibits the sale and/or delivery of hearing aids directly to the consumer through the Internet or direct mail unless the consumer has a valid certificate of need, and provides for criminal penalties for violations.	https://legiscan.com/RI/bill/H7086/2018	Oppose	Dead
House Bill 7098	1/10/2018	Establishes community senior services grant program providing financial assistance to municipalities / nonprofit organizations operating senior centers / programs.	https://legiscan.com/RI/bill/H7098/2018	Neutral	Dead
House Bill 7150	1/12/2018	Provides students attending public or private schools enrolled in grades K-12 with a student's bill of rights prohibiting discrimination based on race, sex, gender, economic status or mental, physical, developmental or sensory disabilities.	https://legiscan.com/RI/bill/H7150/2018	Support	Dead
House Bill 7152	1/12/2018	Establishes the Rhode Island Early Childhood Innovation Act and funds to support programs designed to narrow the education achievement gap for at-risk children who are entering kindergarten.	https://legiscan.com/RI/bill/H7152/2018	Support	Dead
Senate Bill 2008	1/11/2018	Requires Internet service providers to follow Internet service neutrality requirements.	https://legiscan.com/RI/bill/S2008/2018	Support	Dead
House Bill 7172	1/17/2018	Establishes aging/disability resource center within division of elderly affairs as part of long-term care system for elderly / disabled persons / family caregivers / providers.	https://legiscan.com/RI/bill/H7172/2018	Neutral	Dead
House Bill 7200	1/18/2018	Making Appropriations For The Support Of The State For The Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2019	https://legiscan.com/RI/bill/H7200/2018	No position yet	Passed
House Bill 7200	1/18/2018	Article 6 - Transfer Board of the Interpreters to Department of Business Regulations	BillText18/HouseText18/Article-006.pdf	No position yet	Removed
House Bill 7200	1/18/2018	Article 9 - Students who are not deaf or hard of hearing may be admitted to the RISD in accordance with rules and regulations promulgated by the commissioner of elementary and secondary education	BillText18/HouseText18/Article-009.pdf	Oppose on "allowing hearing students to enroll at RISD." Support to RISD to have receipt account."	Removed
House Bill 7272	1/24/2018	Requires BHDDH to provide speech and communication support to eligible persons.	https://legiscan.com/RI/bill/H7272/2018	No position yet	Dead
House Bill 7286	1/25/2018	Requires audio and video recordings of certain open meetings and posting of said recordings on secretary of state's website.	https://legiscan.com/RI/bill/H7286/2018	Oppose unless they will provide closed captioning.	Dead
House Bill 7287	1/25/2018	Requires audio and video recordings of all open meetings of state and quasi-public agencies and bodies be transmitted to the secretary of state's office for posting on its website to be available for public access.	https://legiscan.com/RI/bill/H7287/2018	Oppose unless they will provide closed captioning.	Dead
House Bill 7289	1/25/2018	Creates restricted receipt account for all 911 funds and requires these funds to be used solely for operation of the 911 system.	https://legiscan.com/RI/bill/H7289/2018	Support	Dead
House Bill 7384	2/1/2018	Requires that all persons serving on boards and commissions appointed by the governor have a connection to the state through residence or licensure.	https://legiscan.com/RI/bill/H7384/2018	Oppose	Dead
Senate Bill 2232	2/1/2018	Requires movie theaters to provide open captioning for persons who are deaf or hard-of-hearing.	https://legiscan.com/RI/bill/S2232/2018	Neutral	Dead
House Bill 7402	2/1/2018	Removes the requirement that a student with disabilities be a college student in order to be eligible to participate in the Mary Brennan fellowship fund program and also removes the requirement that the fellowship program take place in Providence.	https://legiscan.com/RI/bill/H7402/2018	Neutral	Passed
Senate Bill 2197	2/1/2018	Creates restricted receipt account for all 911 funds and requires these funds to be used solely for operation of the 911 system.	https://legiscan.com/RI/bill/S2197/2018	Support	Dead
Senate Bill 2198	2/1/2018	Establishes community senior services grant program providing financial assistance to municipalities / nonprofit organizations operating senior centers / programs.	https://legiscan.com/RI/bill/S2198/2018	Neutral	Dead
House Bill 7422	2/2/2018	Requires net neutrality by fixed or mobile broadband Internet access services.	https://legiscan.com/RI/bill/H7422/2018	Neutral	Passed
House Bill 7436	2/2/2018	Establishes and require funding for a world language and dual language immersion program.	https://legiscan.com/RI/bill/H7436/2018	Support	Removed
House Bill 7615	2/14/2018	Protects homeless persons in possession of a service animal, as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, from being denied access to any homeless shelter in violation of the ADA or the state or federal Fair Housing Practices Acts.	https://legiscan.com/RI/bill/H7615/2018	Support	Passed
House Bill 7717	2/28/2018	Open Meeting Act - Revisions	https://legiscan.com/RI/bill/H7717/2018	No position yet	Dead
Senate Bill 2616	2/28/2018	Open Meeting Act - Revisions	https://legiscan.com/RI/bill/S2616/2018	No position yet	Dead
Senate Bill 2506	3/1/2018	Establish and require funding for a world language and dual language immersion program including ASL.	https://legiscan.com/RI/bill/S2506/2018	Support	Dead
Senate Bill 2518	3/1/2018	Making an appropriation of $2 million dollars to the RI State Police Municipal Police Academy for Law Enforcement mental health first aid training	https://legiscan.com/RI/bill/S2518/2018	Support with Amendment	Dead
Senate Bill 2533	3/1/2018	This act would expand certain rights of persons with developmental disabilities	https://legiscan.com/RI/bill/S2533/2018	Neutral	Dead
Senate Bill 2547	3/1/2018	This act would establish within the department of human services, division of elderly affairs (DEA), the Rhode Island aging and disability resource center (ADRC) as part of the Rhode Island system of long-term care for older adults, persons with disabilities, family caregivers and providers. This act would also make an annual appropriation in a sum not to exceed $1,000,000 for the purpose of establishing the ADRC.	https://legiscan.com/RI/bill/S2547/2018	Neutral	Dead
Senate Bill 2551	3/1/2018	This act would establish within the department of human services, division of elderly affairs (DEA), the Rhode Island aging and disability resource center (ADRC) as part of the Rhode Island system of long-term care for older adults, persons with disabilities, family caregivers and providers. This act would also make an annual appropriation in a sum not to exceed $1,000,000 for the purpose of establishing the ADRC.	https://legiscan.com/RI/bill/S2551/2018	Neutral	Dead