Rhode Island

EDUCATION -- HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PUPILS - Permits students diagnosed with asthma, a condition that may lead to bronchospasm or anaphylaxis, or both, to carry and self-administer asthma medication or auto-injectable or intranasal epinephrine, or both.

PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION - Requires that certain data centers requiring large amounts of electricity be required to fund the cost of necessary infrastructure improvements to supply such electricity.

EDUCATION -- SCHOOL AND YOUTH PROGRAMS CONCUSSION ACT - Requires all school districts to designate a certified athletic trainer at each high school within its district.

CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- ASSAULTS - Makes an assault upon a sports official during and in the course of their official duties a felony.

HUMAN SERVICES -- JOINT COMMISSION TO STUDY WAYS TO MAXIMIZE REVENUE FOR CHILD WELFARE AND CHILDREN’S BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES - Establishes a twenty-seven (27) member joint commission to study ways to maximize revenue for child welfare and children’s behavioral health services.

STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- SMALL BUSINESS REGULATORY FAIRNESS IN ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES - Expands the duties of the small business ombudsman, by also having the ombudsman serve as the Rhode Island commerce corporation's small business advocate.

INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES - Mandates health insurance coverage by eliminating out-of-pocket costs for lung cancer screenings in order to enable patients to get the critical care they need without delay.

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.

INSURANCE -- UNFAIR CLAIMS SETTLEMENT PRACTICES ACT - Increases minimum amount for required damages and time to perform appraisal from three days to four.

EDUCATION -- FAIRNESS IN WOMEN'S SPORTS ACT - Categorizes women by their biological identity at birth rather than their gender identity for purpose of organized sports.

TOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES - Allows the town of North Providence to determine its density bonuses based upon its underlying zoning.

STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- DIGITAL ASSET KEYS -- PROHIBITION OF PRODUCTION OF PRIVATE KEYS - Prohibits the compelled production of a private key as it relates to a digital asset, digital identity or other interest or right.

LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- TEMPORARY DISABILITY INSURANCE -- BENEFITS - Enables employees to no longer have to utilize sick leave, vacation leave, personal leave or other paid time off as a condition to their maternity leave.

TAXATION -- PERSONAL INCOME TAX - Allows a modification for up to $50,000 of individual retirement account income that is included in federal adjusted gross income for the taxable year; provided that the person with individual retirement accounts has no income from pensions.

HEALTH AND SAFETY -- CATASTROPHIC ILLNESS IN CHILDREN RELIEF FUND - Establishes Children's Catastrophic Illness in Children Relief Fund to provide finance assistance to families for medical expenses not covered by state or federal programs or insurance contract.

LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- PORTABLE BENEFIT PLAN - Establishes a voluntary portable benefit plan for independent contractors.

LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- EMPLOYMENT SECURITY -- BENEFITS - Allows unemployment benefits for workers who are on strike or are locked out of their workplaces by their employer due to a labor dispute.

PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- BROADBAND DEPLOYMENT AND INVESTMENT ACT - Establishes a statewide broadband community outreach coordinator to assist state residents interested in learning more and/or applying for, the federal Affordable Connectivity Program.