This act adjusts the state's renewable energy plan. The act extends the 2004 Renewable Energy Standard Schedule Program, which required the suppliers of retail electricity to purchase increasing minimum amounts of renewable energy from 2019 to 2035.

This act empowers the state's Student Loan Authority to refinance and consolidate existing loans. It also allows the SLA to purchase and invest its own bonds and notes.

This act requires employers to provide reasonable accommodations related to an employee's pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition so long as such accommodations do not disrupt or place an undue hardship on the employer's normal operations. This act specifically protects women who need to express breastmilk for their children, requiring the employer to accommodate the employee's needs.

This act requires the secretary of state to establish a system for the electronic registration of voters. The act would also limit the use or transfer of the information supplied by the voter in registering.

This act creates a system for automatic voter registration. This act would provide that persons who apply to the division of motor vehicles for a driver's license, its renewal or a personal identification document shall simultaneously register to vote, unless they expressly decline to do so. It would also require that the person certify that they are an American citizen. It would also require intent to provide false voting registration information to the department of motor vehicles, before a person can be criminally prosecuted.

This act restricts Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation. SLAPPs are cases by corporations against a party's exercise of its right of petition or of free speech, used to silence and harass critics by forcing them to spend money to defend these suits. Victims of a SLAPP can collect a fine and attorneys fees from those misusing a SLAPP.

This act provides for the creation of Low-Profit Limited Liability Companies in the state. A low-profit limited liability company (L3C) is a legal form of business entity in the United States that was created to bridge the gap between non-profit and for-profit investing by providing a structure that facilitates investments in socially beneficial, for-profit ventures while simplifying compliance with Internal Revenue Service rules for Program Related Investments.

The act deems medically inappropriate any restraints used on a pregnant prisoner or detainee that is in the second or third trimester of pregnancy. It restricts use of restraints on pregnant women during transport, unless there are compelling grounds that she is a threat or a flight risk. According to the act, no leg or waist restraints may be used on any prisoner or detainee who is in labor or delivery, or during postpartum recovery. Any woman who has been restrained in violation of this chapter may file a civil action for damages.

The act amends Rhode Island law to prohibit employers from inquiring about the prior criminal convictions of applicants until at least the first oral interview. The act applies to both public and private employers of four or more individuals, as well as any person acting in the interest of an employer, either directly or indirectly. The act provides an exception from the prohibition where (1) state or federal law disqualifies an applicant from employment due to certain criminal histories; or (2) a standard fidelity bond is required for the position, and the applicant's criminal convictions would disqualify him or her from obtaining the bond.

This act restores the right to vote to individuals convicted of felony offenses when such an individual is no longer under the incarcerated by the Rhode Island Department of Corrections, the Department of Corrections shall provide that person with a voter registration form, assistance in filling out the form, and a document certifying the person is eligible to vote. The Department of Corrections shall deliver completed voter registration forms to the appropriate registration agency. Before accepting a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to a felony, and before imposing a felony sentence after trial, the court shall notify the defendant that conviction will result in loss of the right to vote as long as the person is confined and that voting rights are restored upon discharge.