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Senate roundup: Major bills passed May 2, 2024 — moratorium extension, insurance protections, surveys, energy and more
Summary
The Rhode Island Senate cleared a broad calendar on May 2, passing bills on utility moratorium extensions, insurance rating protections for widowed people, land survey access, train-crew safety, consumer protections for residential solar sales and several local and court-related measures; most measures passed by wide margins.
The Rhode Island Senate completed its May 2 calendar, passing a package of bills covering utilities, insurance, public safety, property access and consumer protections. Key outcomes recorded on the floor included:
- Extension of utility moratorium: Senator Murray’s bill directing the Public Utilities Commission to lengthen the utility moratorium period from April 15 to May 1 passed with 36 in the affirmative and none opposed.
- Insurance rating protections (SB 22-69): Whip Lawson’s bill preventing insurers from treating widowed persons differently than married people when setting rates passed with…
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