| S2810 | Intro
25% | FISH AND WILDLIFE -- DEER HUNTING - Modifies reporting requirements regarding collisions between vehicles and wildlife where the vehicle has been substantially damaged.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-02
Placed on Senate Calendar (05/09/2024) |
| S2459 | Engross
50% | HUMAN SERVICES -- THE RHODE ISLAND WORKS PROGRAM - Removes the requirement that families consent to, and cooperate with the department of human services in establishing paternity and enforcing child and medical support orders as a condition of eligib...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-02
Senate read and passed |
| S3034 | Intro
25% | PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- STATE PURCHASES - Prohibits state agency contract for licensing of software applications designed for generally available desktop/server hardware cannot limit agency choice to install/run software o its hardware.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-02
To Senate Finance Committee |
| H8235 | Pass | House Resolution Expressing Condolences
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-02
House read and passed |
| H7713 | Engross
50% | MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- ELECTRIC BICYCLES - Defines 3 classes of electric bicycles, authorizes the DEM to determine allowable uses of electric bicycles at properties under the department's jurisdiction, allows Class 1 electric bicycles to legally...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-02
House passed Sub A |
| S2539 | Pass | ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY -- DOGS - Permits Smithfield to enact ordinances that would allow the animal control officer to issue citations which could be paid my mail and to prescribe penalties for violations of the town's ordinances regulating dog...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-02
Effective without Governor's signature |
| H8234 | Pass | House Resolution Commemorating "national Osteogenesis Imperfecta Awareness Week" On May 4 - 11, 2024
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-02
House read and passed |
| S3029 | Intro
25% | Authorizes the Town of Johnston to issue bonds and notes in an amount not exceeding $40,000,000 to finance construction and other improvements throughout the town.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-02
To Senate Finance Committee |
| S2227 | Engross
50% | CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- EXPUNGEMENT OF CRIMINAL RECORDS - Redefines misdemeanors for expungement purposes and make prior felonies, subsequently reclassified as misdemeanors, eligible for expungement pursuant to sections 12-1.3-2 and 12-1.3-3.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-02
Senate read and passed |
| H7302 | Engross
50% | CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- SEARCH WARRANTS - Dictates the length a search warrant involving a tracking device would be valid and provide a process to extend the time frame of the tracking device for good cause.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-02
House read and passed |
| S3030 | Intro
25% | Authorizes the Town of Glocester to finance the renovation and/or expansion of Glocester police station and to issue not more than $10,700,000 bonds and notes therefore.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-02
To Senate Finance Committee |
| S2933 | Intro
25% | TOWNS AND CITIES -- INTERLOCAL CONTRACTING AND JOINT ENTERPRISE - Removes the attorney general's oversight of interlocal agreements.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-02
Senate passed as amended (floor amendment) |
| S2824 | Intro
25% | PROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT - Provides that landlords would pay interest on security deposits in residential landlord-tenant matters.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-02
[Hearing: May 2]
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S3027 | Intro
25% | TAXATION -- SALES AND USE TAXES -- LIABILITY AND COMPUTATION - Reduces the sales tax from seven percent (7%) to six and one-half percent (6 ½%).
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-02
To Senate Finance Committee |
| S2826 | Engross
50% | CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- SEXUAL OFFENDER REGISTRATION AND COMMUNITY NOTIFICATION - Allows the sexual offender board of review to use, in addition to applicable validated risk assessment tools, a structured professional judgment approach to determine the ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-02
Senate read and passed |
| S3022 | Intro
25% | TOWNS AND CITIES -- GENERAL POWERS - Enables the city of Newport to impose a nine percent (9%) amusement tax on the sale of certain amusement ticket sales.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-02
To Senate Finance Committee |
| S2328 | Enroll
75% | TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION -- TAX EXEMPTIONS -- JAMESTOWN - Grants the town of Jamestown the legal authority to grant a tax dollar reduction to gold star parents and to visually impaired persons.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-02
House passed in concurrence |
| H7657 | Pass | ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY -- DOGS - Permits Smithfield to enact ordinances that would allow the animal control officer to issue citations which could be paid my mail and to prescribe penalties for violations of the town's ordinances regulating dog...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-02
Effective without Governor's signature |
| S3020 | Intro
25% | HUMAN SERVICES -- GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION - Allows the executive office of health and human services to use appropriated funds to support graduate medical education programs and research.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-02
To Senate Finance Committee |
| S2154 | Intro
25% | FISH AND WILDLIFE -- BIRDS - Allows the taking of wild turkeys by using a crossbow in compliance with rules and regulations promulgated by DEM.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-02
Placed on Senate Calendar (05/09/2024) |
| H7040 | Engross
50% | MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- OPERATORS' AND CHAUFFEURS' LICENSES - Requires the DMV to create a blue envelope program for drivers with autism.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-02
House passed Sub A |
| H7931 | Intro
25% | TAXATION -- SALES AND USE TAX HOLIDAY - Creates a sales and use tax holiday for the second Saturday and Sunday in July, annually.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-02
[Hearing: May 2]
To House Finance Committee |
| S3031 | Intro
25% | TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION - Removes the exemption from taxation granted to Bryant University located in Smithfield, RI subjecting the university to full taxation unless, the university and the town of Smithfield reach an agreement on p...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-02
To Senate Finance Committee |
| S3021 | Intro
25% | TOWNS AND CITIES -- GENERAL POWERS - Increases passenger landing and boarding fees for passenger cruise vessels landing at a dock in Newport from three dollars ($3.00) to ten dollars ($10.00).
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-02
To Senate Finance Committee |
| S3028 | Intro
25% | TAXATION -- LOW-INCOME HOUSING IMPROVEMENT TAX CREDIT - Establishes the Rhode Island low-income housing improvement tax credit program providing tax credits for a period of five (5) years to applicants that are competitively selected and that meet th...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-02
To Senate Finance Committee |
| S3018 | Pass | Senate Resolution Celebrating May 2, 2024, As "rhode Island College Day" In The State Of Rhode Island
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-02
Senate read and passed |
| H7629 | Engross
50% | CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- INDICTMENTS, INFORMATIONS AND COMPLAINTS - Includes the offense of second-degree sexual assault among the offenses to which there shall be no statute of limitations and provides for a ten (10) year statute of limitations for thi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-02
House read and passed |
| S2297 | Intro
25% | FISH AND WILDLIFE -- FURBEARING ANIMALS - Deletes subsection (b) of this section which lists the furbearing mammals in the state and requires DEM to promulgate by rule, a list of "furbearers" for this chapter.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-02
Placed on Senate Calendar (05/09/2024) |
| S3023 | Intro
25% | TOWNS AND CITIES -- OPTIONAL RETIREMENT FOR MEMBERS OF POLICE FORCE AND FIREFIGHTERS - Provides an option for members to receive retirement allowances, without reduction, upon reaching twenty-five (25) years of total service or after twenty (20) year...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-02
To Senate Finance Committee |
| H7125 | Intro
25% | MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF LICENSES -- VIOLATIONS - Eliminates the requirement of paying reinstatement fees to restore a person's right to drive.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-02
[Hearing: May 2]
To House Finance Committee |
| S2541 | Intro
25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- STATE AGENCY EMISSION REPORTING - Requires executive climate change coordinating council (EC4) to develop a template to be used by all agencies of the state to track their climate emissions to uphold the pathway to Rho...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-02
Placed on Senate Calendar (05/09/2024) |
| H7213 | Intro
25% | BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- RHODE ISLAND PHYSICAL THERAPIST LICENSURE COMPACT ACT - Allows the state to become a member of the physical therapist licensure compact adopted by twenty-five (25) states in order to facilitate the interstate practice of...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-02
[Hearing: May 2]
Committee recommends passage |
| S3015 | Pass | Senate Resolution Commemorating And Recognizing May 2, 2024, As "national Day Of Prayer" In The State Of Rhode Island
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-02
Senate read and passed |
| S3038 | Intro
25% | PROPERTY -- PUBLIC AUCTIONS BY ELECTRONIC OR REMOTE PROCEDURES - Brings greater public scrutiny to the public auction sales of real estate in Rhode Island by requiring public auctions by any city or town of real estate or an interest therein shall on...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-02
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| H7093 | Intro
25% | House Resolution Creating A Special Legislative Commission To Study And Provide Recommendations And Comments For Healthcare Liability Reform (this Resolution Creates A 15 Member Special Legislative Commission To Study And Provide Recommendations And ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-02
[Hearing: May 2]
Committee postponed at request of sponsor |
| H7928 | Intro
25% | TAXATION -- BUSINESS CORPORATION TAX - Repeals the corporation minimum tax.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-02
[Hearing: May 2]
To House Finance Committee |
| S3017 | Pass | Senate Resolution Proclaiming May 5th Through May 11th Of 2024, To Be "tardive Dyskinesia (td) Awareness Week" In The State Of Rhode Island
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-02
Senate read and passed |
| S3039 | Intro
25% | ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- RETAIL LICENSES - Allows for the issuance of Class BV liquor licenses for the properties located at 94 Carpenter Street and 1023 Broad Street, both in the city of Providence.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-02
To Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs Committee |
| S2744 | Intro
25% | ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY -- DOGS - Increases the penalty for violations of the care of dogs statute to a minimum fine of one hundred dollars ($100) and a maximum fine of one thousand dollars ($1,000) per violation.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-02
Placed on Senate Calendar (05/09/2024) |
| H7387 | Engross
50% | ELECTIONS -- DECEPTIVE AND FRAUDULENT SYNTHETIC MEDIA IN ELECTION COMMUNICATIONS - Prohibits synthetic media within ninety (90) days of an election.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-02
House passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment) |
| S3037 | Intro
25% | TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION - Exempts the Center for Mediation and Collaboration Rhode Island from taxation of the real property and tangible personal property located at 831 Bald Hill Road in the city of Warwick.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-02
To Senate Housing and Municipal Government Committee |
| S3016 | Pass | Senate Resolution Celebrating Rhode Island Independence Day On May 4, 2024
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-02
Senate read and passed |
| S3024 | Intro
25% | TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION - Exempts 30% of the lessor’s assessed real property tax expense over $19,500 for each calendar year remaining on the 10 year lease dated July 27, 2021, of Rhode Island Coalition Against Domestic Violence.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-02
To Senate Finance Committee |
| S2262 | Engross
50% | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- HEALTHCARE PROVIDER SHIELD ACT - Creates a protective legal shield for healthcare providers, precluding any civil/criminal action by other states/persons against healthcare providers involving persons seeking access to transgende...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-02
Senate passed Sub A |
| S3019 | Intro
25% | Senate Resolution Extending The Reporting Date Of The Special Legislative Commission To Review And Provide Recommendations For Professional And Labor-management Standards That Provide School-based Flexibility And Accountability For Employees Of The P...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-02
To Senate Education Committee |
| H7565 | Engross
50% | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- LONG-TERM CARE COORDINATING COUNCIL - Provides for remote participation in open public meetings of the long-term care coordinating council and would provide that a quorum of the council consists of 12 members.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-02
House read and passed |
| S3026 | Intro
25% | Joint Resolution Making An Appropriation Of $2,000,000 To The Elisha Project (this Resolution Would Authorize The Appropriation Of The Sum Of $2,000,000 To The Elisha Project.)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-02
To Senate Finance Committee |
| S3032 | Intro
25% | TAXATION -- PERSONAL INCOME TAX - Authorizes a retroactive tax credit for tax yr 2022/thereafter/allowing investment tax credits to be passed through to the personal income tax returns of eligible Sub-S corporation shareholders/limited liability comp...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-02
To Senate Finance Committee |
| S3036 | Intro
25% | TOWNS AND CITIES -- SUBDIVISION OF LAND - Requires that municipalities implement electronic permitting for all development applications pursuant to zoning and the subdivision of land.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-02
To Senate Housing and Municipal Government Committee |
| S3033 | Intro
25% | TAXATION -- SALES AND USE TAXES -- LIABILITY AND COMPUTATION - Imposes an additional local hotel tax in the city of Newport, at a rate of two and one-half percent (2.5%) to be retained and used for its public infrastructure and resiliency purposes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-02
To Senate Finance Committee |
