| H5640 | Intro
Sine Die | Places an energy efficiency charge cap on the 2018 state energy efficiency program plan and require the office of energy resources to conduct a study to verify the energy savings measures from the state energy efficiency programs.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-06-28
To Senate Commerce Committee |
| H6197 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires the state to procure professional architectural, engineering, and consultants services through a Qualifications Based Selection (QBS) process as required by the federal government for federally funded projects under the Brooks Act.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-06-28
To Senate Labor Committee |
| H6368 | Pass | House Resolution Extending Condolences
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-06-28
House read and passed |
| S0995 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides that all city employees covered by Central Falls retirees' settlement agreement would have benefits gradually increased over five years from 75% base to 87.5% base pension benefit amount.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-06-28
To Senate Finance Committee |
| H6104 | Engross
Sine Die | Authorizes a city or town clerk/recorder of deeds, at the clerk's/recorder's option, to accept electronic documents for recording real property and land records and to index and store those documents.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-06-28
Committee recommends passage in concurrence |
| S0996 | Pass | Senate Resolution Congratulating The Honorable Michael A. Traficante, Dedicated Public Servant And Former Mayor Of The City Of Cranston, On Having The Senior Center In Cranston Re-named The "michael A. Traficante Enrichment Center" In His Honor
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-06-28
Senate read and passed |
| H6371 | Pass | House Resolution Congratulating And Thanking John J. Lancellotta For 40 Years Of Devoted And Exemplary Service To The United States Junior Chamber (jaycees)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-06-28
House read and passed |
| H6370 | Pass | House Resolution Extending Condolences On The Passing Of The Honorable Eugene J. Mccaffrey, Jr.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-06-28
House read and passed |
| H6369 | Pass | House Resolution Extending Congratulations
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-06-28
House read and passed |
| S0811 | Intro
Sine Die | Makes sex trafficking victims eligible for criminal injuries compensation fund and designates them as abused, neglected children and establishes "safe harbor" provisions.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-06-28
Senate passed Sub A |
| H5783 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires DOT to identify impact of Rhode Works projects on affected small businesses and provide DOC with information to minimize the economic financial impact.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-06-28
Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence |
| S0516 | Intro
Sine Die | Restores the lottery commission.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-06-27
Committee recommended Substitute A be held for further study |
| S0901 | Pass | Joint Resolution Amending The Membership Of The Special Legislative Commission On Defense Economy Planning (amends The Membership Of The Special Legislative Commission On Defense Economy Planning By Increasing The Number Of Members From Twenty-five (...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-06-27
Signed by Governor |
| H5212 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires "No Right Turn on red" signs posted at "Don't Block the Box" intersections and extends warning period from January 1, 2017 to May 31, 2017 and delays enforcement period until June 1, 2017.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-06-27
Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence |
| H6295 | Pass | House Resolution Respectfully Requesting The Rhode Island Department Of Administration To Study And Provide Recommendations For Maximizing Information Technology (it) Deployment Strategies In Order To Improve Government Efficiency
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-06-27
House read and passed |
| H6355 | Intro
Sine Die | Allows users of telecommunications services to retain, within the same area code, existing phone numbers without impairment of quality, reliability, or convenience when switching from one telecommunications service provider to another.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-06-27
To House Corporations Committee |
| H6172 | Intro
Sine Die | Defines secondary agricultural operations and would provide that municipalities may limit and regulate secondary agricultural use if it is determined that the use is harmful to public safety, but may not prohibit such agricultural operations.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-06-27
House passed Sub A |
| H5274 | Pass | Expands the renewable energy growth program for an additional ten (10) years after the fifth program year, with an annual target of forty (40) nameplate megawatts for each year of the ten (10) year period.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-06-27
Signed by Governor |
| S0812 | Pass | Includes fentanyl analogs and synthetic opioids into Schedule I and Schedule II of the list of uniform controlled substances.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-06-27
Signed by Governor |
| S0966 | Intro
Sine Die | Permits a borrower and a licensee to agree to interest and fees charged by the licensee if disclosure is made pursuant to 12 CFR Part 1026.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-06-27
To Senate Commerce Committee |
| H6059 | Pass | Provides that any applicant for employment or volunteer activity of a religious organization, undergo a national background check at the request of said religious organization, as a condition of employment.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-06-27
Signed by Governor |
| H6274 | Intro
Sine Die | House Resolution Creating A Special Legislative Commission To Explore Construction Of A Veterans' Of Invisible Wounds Memorial (creates A 7 Member Special Legislative Commission To Study The Creation Of A Permanent Veterans' Of Invisible Wounds Memor...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-06-27
House passed Sub A |
| S0177 | Pass | Excludes preliminary drafts, notes, impressions, memoranda, working papers and work products involving research at state institutions of higher learning from the definition of a public record.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-06-27
Signed by Governor |
| H6261 | Intro
Sine Die | Removes the exception to the $100,000 limitation of damages when the state is engaged in a proprietary function in the commission of a tort or the state has agreed to indemnify the federal government or any agency for any tort liability.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-06-27
To House Finance Committee |
| H5738 | Pass | Includes fentanyl analogs and synthetic opioids into Schedule I and Schedule II of the list of uniform controlled substances.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-06-27
Signed by Governor |
| S0517 | Intro
Sine Die | Makes litigation loan agreements subject to state usury statutes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-06-27
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S0661 | Pass | Provides that any applicant for employment or volunteer activity of a religious organization, undergo a national background check at the request of said religious organization, as a condition of employment.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-06-27
Signed by Governor |
| S0991 | Pass | Senate Resolution Extending Condolences On The Passing Of The Honorable Eugene J. Mccaffrey, Jr.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-06-27
Senate read and passed |
| H6363 | Pass | House Resolution Honoring John D. Muggeridge On The Occasion Of His Retirement After More Than Thirty Years Of Accomplished Leadership At Fidelity Investments
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-06-27
House read and passed |
| S0673 | Pass | Changes the director and other positions at the state crime laboratory from board of governors' appointments to employees of the council on postsecondary education.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-06-27
Signed by Governor |
| H5606 | Intro
Sine Die | House Resolution Creating A Special Legislative Commission To Study The Efficacy And Cost Of Implementing A Recycling Program For All Multi-family Residential Units, Including Condominium Complexes (creates A Nine Member Commission To Study Of Effica...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-06-27
House passed Sub A |
| H5821 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the definitions of "smoking" and "retail tobacco store" to include electronic smoking devices, electronic nicotine delivery system products and other products that rely on vaporization or aerosolization.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-06-27
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| H6252 | Engross
Sine Die | Clarifies that the authority of the president of a city or town council to nominate the members of a local canvassing authority only applies to a municipality that does not have a mayoral form of government.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-06-27
Committee recommends passage of Sub A |
| S0333 | Pass | Amends several sections of the general laws pertaining to the calculation of impact fees by municipalities in the state by requiring that needs assessments of the fees be conducted every 5 years with certain exceptions.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-06-27
Signed by Governor |
| S0168 | Pass | Requires a real estate broker to release customer or client funds in an escrow account as instructed by the parties to a failed real estate transaction, within ten (10) days of receipt of a written release.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-06-27
Signed by Governor |
| H5692 | Intro
Sine Die | House Resolution Creating A Special Legislative Commission To Study The Towing Storage Act's Provisions Relative To Police Seizures Of Vehicles (creates A Seven Member Commission To Study The Towing Storage Act's Provisions Relative To Police Seizure...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-06-27
House passed Sub A |
| S0987 | Pass | Senate Resolution Expressing Condolences On The Passing Of Edward Joseph Mcgovern
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-06-27
Senate read and passed |
| S0986 | Pass | Senate Resolution Expressing Condolences On The Passing Of Mary Beth Flynn
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-06-27
Senate read and passed |
| H6132 | Engross
Sine Die | Allows school committees and the Rhode Island Society of Technology Educators ("RISTE") to enter into joint purchase agreements for the purchase of technology and IT infrastructure.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-06-27
House read and passed |
| H5655 | Pass | Amends several sections of the general laws pertaining to the calculation of impact fees by municipalities in the state by requiring that needs assessments of the fees be conducted every 5 years with certain exceptions.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-06-27
Signed by Governor |
| H5222 | Pass | Requires a real estate broker to release customer or client funds in an escrow account as instructed by the parties to a failed real estate transaction, within ten (10) days of receipt of a written release.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-06-27
Signed by Governor |
| H6157 | Pass | Changes the director and other positions at the state crime laboratory from board of governors' appointments to employees of the council on postsecondary education.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-06-27
Signed by Governor |
| H5661 | Pass | Requires accreditation by a Regional Accrediting Agency recognized by the United States Department of Education for distance learning institutions to transact business or grant degrees in Rhode Island.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-06-27
Signed by Governor |
| H5139 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes cities and towns to tax real and/or personal property owned, leased or operated in whole or in part by any nonprofit institution of higher education currently exempt by charter, general, or public law.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-06-27
Committee recommends passage of Sub A |
| H5035 | Engross
Sine Die | Adds the synthetic opioid U-47700 (3,4-dichloro-N-[2-dimethylamino)cyclohexyl]-N-methylbenzamidem) to the list of Schedule I controlled substances as enumerated in §21-28-2.08 of the general laws.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-06-27
Committee recommends passage in concurrence |
| H5098 | Pass | Excludes preliminary drafts, notes, impressions, memoranda, working papers and work products involving research at state institutions of higher learning from the definition of a public record.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-06-27
Signed by Governor |
| S0554 | Pass | Requires accreditation by a Regional Accrediting Agency recognized by the United States Department of Education for distance learning institutions to transact business or grant degrees in Rhode Island.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-06-27
Signed by Governor |
| H5874 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes the city of Woonsocket to establish a municipal housing court to consider potential violations of city zoning ordinances and applicable state laws and code provisions.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-06-27
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H5055 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires driver's instruction courses and tests to include instruction and information on a driver's responsible conduct during a traffic stop.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-06-27
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S0831 | Intro
Sine Die | Adopts the Health Insurance Market Stabilization and Consumer Protection Act of 2017.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-06-26
To House Corporations Committee |
