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.
Adopted, Repealed and Amended Regulations The following is broken down by Division and calendar year and includes proposals by the Department to adopt, amend or repeal regulations. If the proposal was adopted a link is included to the Final Regulation and, if available, a Concise Explanatory Statement is included. The Concise Explanatory Statement is issued by the Department pursuant to R.I.G.L. § 42-35-2.3 and identifies the reasons for adopting the rule and a description of any differences between the text of the rule adopted as adopted, other than editing changes, stating the reasons for change. Banking Regulation Adopted, Repealed and Amended Regulations Banking PDF file, less than 1mbmegabytes Board of Accountancy Adopted, Repealed and Amended Regulations BOA PDF file, less than 1mbmegabytes Boards of Design Professionals Adopted, Repealed and Amended Regulations BDP PDF file, less than 1mbmegabytes Central Management Adopted, Repealed and Amended Regulations CM PDF file, less than 1mbmegabytes Commercial Licensing and Regulation Adopted, Repealed and Amended Regulations Commercial PDF file, less than 1mbmegabytes Insurance Regulation Gaming and Athletics 2017 Proposals Repeal of Racing and Athletics Regulation 5 No Hearing date unless objection received by May 22, 2017 PDF file, less than 1mbmegabytes Repeal of Racing and Athletics Regulation 2 - Greyhound Racing No Hearing date unless objection received by June 17, 2017 PDF file, less than 1mbmegabytes Securities Regulation Adopted, Repealed and Amended Regulations Securities PDF file, less than 1mbmegabytes
Repeal of Racing and Athletics Regulation 5 No Hearing date unless objection received by May 22, 2017 PDF file, less than 1mbmegabytes
Repeal of Racing and Athletics Regulation 2 - Greyhound Racing No Hearing date unless objection received by June 17, 2017 PDF file, less than 1mbmegabytes