Residential Solar Energy Disclosure and Homeowners Bill of Rights Act, 2024 P.L. Ch. 67 & 68 Pursuant to the recently-enacted Residential Solar Energy Disclosure and Homeowners Bill of Rights Act, 2024 P.L. Ch. 67 & 68, the Department of Business Regulation will begin licensing retailers, sales representatives, and other entities involved with the sale or lease of residential solar energy systems on March 1, 2025. The Department is currently preparing regulations and guidance necessary to implement the provisions of this Act. If you have any questions or complaints relating to the regulation of solar retailers, please email the Department at DBR.Solar@dbr.ri.gov. Stay tuned for further updates.
Holiday Hours and Cold Weather Safety The State of Rhode Island will be observing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's Birthday on Monday, January 20, 2025 and our office will be closed. Normal business hours will resume on Tuesday, January 21st at 8:30 AM.The National Weather Service is forecasting overnight low temperatures Monday and Tuesday "mainly in the single digits" with some "below zero readings possible too," adding "wind chills will certainly drop below zero." Here are some Cold Weather Safety Tips posted on the State Fire Marshal's website
CCC Adult Use Regulations Proposed Proposed rules and regulations for Adult Use Cannabis have been proposed by the Cannabis Control Commission and can be found on the Secretary of State website or on the Commission’s website.The Commission is accepting written comments on the proposed regulations through February 7, 2025. Please send your comments to cccinquiry@ccc.ri.gov or the Commission’s mailing address, however, email is preferred.A public hearing on all four regulations will be held in person on Friday, January 24, 2025, at 1pm at the Public Utilities Commission, 89 Jefferson Blvd, Warwick, RI, 02886. Public comment will only be received in person at this hearing.
Proposed Regulations and Hearing Notices Rhode Island Code of Regulations Title 230 – Department of Business Regulation (including OHIC) Click here for the Notices of Proposed Rulemaking for the following subject areas: Insurance (including Health Insurance) Banking Central Management Commercial Licensing Gaming & Athletics Hemp Medical Marijuana Securities & Franchises Office of the State Fire Marshal Title 400 - Board of Accountancy Notices of Proposed Rulemaking Title 415 - Board of Examination and Registration of Architects Notices of Proposed Rulemaking Title 420 - Board of Examiners of Landscape Architects Notices of Proposed Rulemaking Title 430 - Board of Registration for Professional Engineers Notices of Proposed Rulemaking Title 435 - Board of Registration for Professional Land Surveyors Notices of Proposed Rulemaking Title 440 - Contractors Registration & Licensing Board Notices of Proposed Rulemaking Title 450 - Fire Safety Code Board of Appeal & Review Notices of Proposed Rulemaking Title 510 - Building Code Commission Notices of Proposed Rulemaking