| S0308 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Elections -- Secretary Of State: act would require that voting machines be programmed to prevent a voter from voting for a straight party ticket by simply checking one mark on the ballot
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-15
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| H5765 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Labor And Labor Relations - Firefighters' Arbitration: would provide that contractual benefits in effect would continue until an agreement has been reached between the parties or an arbitration award has been rendered with regard t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-15
Withdrawn at sponsor's request |
| S0237 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Elections - Rhode Island Campaign Contributions And Expenditures Reporting: would remove the requirement that a person making an expenditure to support or defeat a candidate is required to report all of his or her expenditures and ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-15
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S0427 | Pass | Senate Resolution Congratulating Jing Wang As A 2011 Siemens Award For Advanced Placement Recipient
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-15
Senate read and passed |
| S0340 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To General Assembly - Composition Of Senate - Composition Of The House Of Representatives: would assign a voting district to incarcerated individuals
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-15
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| H5036 | Pass | An Act Relating To Solemnization Of Marriages: Christopher Danforth to join Laruen Canestrari and Benjamin Lamanna in marriage within the City of East Providence, Rhode Island, on or about November 5, 2011.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-11
Effective without Governor's signature |
| H5037 | Pass | An Act Relating To Solemnization Of Marriages: Sara Szado to join Maura Paton and Peter Chlebus in marriage within the City of Newport, Rhode Island, on or about May 2, 2011
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-11
Effective without Governor's signature |
| H5038 | Pass | An Act Relating To Solemnization Of Marriages: Jane Crosscup to join Alycia Marie Griffith and Adam John Noble in marriage within the City of Newport, Rhode Island, on or about September 2, 2011
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-11
Effective without Governor's signature |
| H5039 | Pass | An Act Relating To Solemnization Of Marriages: Edith Mueller to join Sarah Ruth Thoensen and Cory Mitchell Saunders in marriage within the City of Newport, Rhode Island, on or about September 24, 2011.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-11
Effective without Governor's signature |
| H5044 | Pass | An Act Relating To Solemnization Of Marriages: John Flynn to join Nicole T. Felici and Erick D. Nelson in marriage within the City of East Providence, Rhode Island, on or about July 2, 2011
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-11
Effective without Governor's signature |
| H5014 | Pass | An Act Relating To Solemnization Of Marriages: would allow Jason Grabowski to join Joseph Wyld-Chirlco, Jr. and Jenna Pimental in marriage on or about May 21, 2011, within the Town of North Smithfield, Rhode 3 Island.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-11
Effective without Governor's signature |
| H5015 | Pass | An Act Relating To Solemnization Of Marriages: Would allow Richard S. Corrente to join Kristi Rae Miller and Stephen Mason in marriage with the City of Newport, Rhode Island, on or about May 29, 2011
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-11
Effective without Governor's signature |
| H5018 | Pass | An Act Relating To Solemnization Of Marriages: Sandra Carr to join Francine M. Ferris and Dennis E. Maher in marriage within the City of Newport, Rhode Island, on or about September 5, 2011
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-11
Effective without Governor's signature |
| H5067 | Pass | An Act Relating To Solemnization Of Marriages: Georgiana Jordan to join Meghan Charlene Souza and William Hill Jr. in marriage within the City of Newport, Rhode Island, on or about May 21, 2011
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-11
Effective without Governor's signature |
| H5097 | Pass | An Act Relating To Solemnization Of Marriages: Zachary Mercurio to join Hannah Minch and Andrew Mercurio in marriage within the Town of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, on or about April 15, 2011
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-11
Effective without Governor's signature |
| H5190 | Intro
Sine Die | House Resolution Creating A Special House Commission To Study Regionalizing City And Town Deed Registries By County In The State Of Rhode Island: would create a nine member special legislative study commission whose purpose it would be to make a comp...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-10
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S0630 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Food And Drugs -- Good Samaritan Overdose Prevention Act: would create "The Good Samaritan Overdose Prevention Act" which would exempt from liability any person who administers an opioid antagonist to another person to prevent a dr...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-10
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| H5192 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To State Affairs And Government -- Economic Development: would create a small business revolving loan and credit enhancement fund to be administered by the RI economic development corporation to help Rhode Island employers with one hu...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-10
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| H5720 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Taxation: would allow small businesses to claim a tax credit for amounts paid to the U.S. small business administration as a guaranty fee when offering SBA guaranteed financing
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-10
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S0501 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Commercial Law--general Regulatory Provisions -- Unfair Sales Practices: would provide that social security numbers may not be required for the providing and billing of health care or pharmaceutical-related services, including the ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-10
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| H5103 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Health And Safety -- Programs For Fire Departments: would amend the process by which fire depts implement the requirements of NFPA 1500. The act would also amend the composition of the NFPA 1500 Implementation Plan Review Committee
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-10
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S0577 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Education - Foundation Education Aid Formula: would provide for additional education aid funding for school districts who receive less state aid under the new formula for foundation education aid
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-10
To Senate Finance Committee |
| S0376 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Domestic Relations -- Domestic Unions: creates a statutory right to enter into domestic unions
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-10
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| H5926 | Pass | House Resolution Proclaiming March 10th, 2011, As "catholic Schools Day" In The State Of Rhode Island
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-10
House read and passed |
| S0420 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Labor And Labor Relations -- Temporary Disability Insurance -- Benefits: would permit an individual working more than one job to collect temporary disability benefits from one job, even though not disabled from the other job, provi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-10
To Senate Labor Committee |
| S0643 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To State Affairs And Government -- Open Meetings: would subject non-profits receiving twenty-five percent (25%) of their operational budgets from public funds to the provisions of the open meeting act
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-10
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S0527 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Health And Safety: would give residents of the State of Rhode Island the right to purchase or refuse to purchase health insurance with no penalty to be incurred for the refusal to purchase health insurance
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-10
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| S0612 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Health And Safety - Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation: would require the resource recovery corporation to pay to the town of Johnston annually six million dollars ($6,000,000). This amount would be in addition to any other...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-10
To Senate Finance Committee |
| S0607 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Taxation: would allow RI taxpayers to make a contribution from their state income tax refund to the RI community food bank by checking a line that would appear on the state personal income tax return form
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-10
To Senate Finance Committee |
| S0604 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Taxation -- Combined Reporting: would address the factors required to be taken into account in determining the taxpayers share of the net business income or loss apportionable to the State of Rhode Island
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-10
To Senate Finance Committee |
| S0395 | Pass | Senate Resolution Proclaiming March 10th, 2011, As "catholic Schools Day" In The State Of Rhode Island
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-10
Senate read and passed |
| S0613 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Human Services - Medical Assistance: would require the general assembly to appropriate funds to allow the department of human services to provide sufficient reimbursement for oral health services for Medicaid-eligible individuals w...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-10
To Senate Finance Committee |
| S0646 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Criminal Offenses - Weapons: would specifically exclude a crossbow from the definition of a "firearm" in the provisions of the general laws regulating weapons
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-10
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S0064 | Pass | An Act Relating To Solemnization Of Marriages: would allow Paul Foster to join Sarah Powers and Mitch Foster in marriage within the Town of Smithfield, Rhode Island, on or about July 23, 2011
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-10
Effective without Governor's signature |
| S0660 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Waters And Navigation -- Water Resources Board: would deem the speaker of the house and the senate president as persons who have made a timely request pursuant to the administrative procedures act for purposes of section 46-15-8
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-10
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S0580 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Taxation - Advertising: would impose a sales and use tax on all advertising services provided by newspapers of general circulation including papers that are engaged in interstate commerce
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-10
To Senate Finance Committee |
| S0069 | Pass | An Act Relating To Solemnization Of Marriages: would allow Christopher Danforth to join Lauren Canestrari and Benjamin Lamanna in marriage within the City of East Providence, Rhode Island, on or about November 5, 2011
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-10
Effective without Governor's signature |
| S0640 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Courts And Civil Procedure - Procedure Generally - Tort Liability: would place certain limits on the joint and several liability of the State of Rhode Island and its officials, employees, and political subdivisions
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-10
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S0565 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Education-school Budgets: would exempt the town of Westerly from state laws pertaining to the level of funding of education
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-10
To Senate Finance Committee |
| S0622 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To State Affairs And Government -- Establishing An Office Of Inspector General: would establish the office of inspector general as an independent administrative agency charged with the purpose of preventing and detecting fraud, waste ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-10
To Senate Finance Committee |
| S0590 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Taxation -- Eliminating Excise Tax For Qualified Electric Plug-in Drive Vehicles: would exempt qualified electric plug-in drive vehicles from excise taxes
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-10
To Senate Finance Committee |
| S0594 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Taxation -- Sales And Use Taxes--liability And Computation: would provide that the sales price of a service agreement for cellular telephone service subject to the sales tax would not include consideration received by a cell phone ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-10
To Senate Finance Committee |
| S0687 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Public Records - Custody And Protection: would make quasi-public agencies subject to the state law regarding custody and protection of public records
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-10
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| H5925 | Pass | House Resolution Proclaiming March 10, 2011, To Be "culture Stops! Day" In The State Of Rhode Island
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-10
House read and passed |
| S0596 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Education -- Foundation Level School Support: would provide that the requirement under foundation level school support for a community to contribute local funds to its school committee in an amount not less than its local contribut...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-10
To Senate Finance Committee |
| H5313 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Taxation - Levy And Assessment Of Local Taxes: would amend the property revaluation cycle to occur once every ten (10) years
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-10
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S0688 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Domestic Relations - Divorce And Separation: there would be no presumption in favor of or against shared legal/physical custody at a trial on the merits; however, in issuing a temporary/permanent custody order the court would consi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-10
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S0673 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Property -- Residential Landlord And Tenant Act: would allow for the eviction of a tenant of the mortgagor of property purchased at a foreclosure sale but only for certain reasons such as nonpayment
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-10
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S0115 | Intro
Sine Die | Joint Resolution To Approve And Publish And Submit To The Electors A Proposition Of Amendments To The Constitution Of The State (marriage)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-10
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S0502 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Financial Institutions -- Security: would require all financial institutions and credit unions to video tape their customer doors, automatic teller machines, and night deposit repositories
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-10
To Senate Corporations Committee |
