Rhode Island Legislature | 2017 | Regular Session | Adjourned Sine Die
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Active Rhode Island Bills (Introduced, Engrossed, Enrolled, Passed)
| Bill | Summary | Action |
|---|---|---|
| H5868 | Adds two (2) members to the board of the Kent County Water Authority. | 2017-07-21 Effective without Governor's signature |
| H6362 | Updates the definition of visually impaired persons to conform to the federal standard based upon medical advances and to assure a uniform application by all municipalities in granting the exemption. | 2017-07-21 Effective without Governor's signature |
| H6130 | Allows retired nurses to be employed at state colleges for up to 75 days or150 half days before their pension payment would be suspended. | 2017-07-21 Effective without Governor's signature |
| H6287 | Increases the tax exemption for real property held by the Burrillville Land Trust to two million dollars ($2,000,000). | 2017-07-21 Effective without Governor's signature |
| H5601 | Adds illness sustained while in the performance of duty to the definition of accidental disability. | 2017-07-21 Effective without Governor's signature |
| H5935 | Establishes limited conditions that must be satisfied to permit an increase in the bed capacity of existing nursing facilities, despite the moratorium on expansion. | 2017-07-21 Effective without Governor's signature |
| H5817 | Adds certain federal requirements to the selection of architects and engineers and permits prequalification of architects and engineers by cities and towns. | 2017-07-21 Effective without Governor's signature |
| H6103 | Creates the Block Island utility district to provide utility products and services to the town of New Shoreham. | 2017-07-21 Effective without Governor's signature |
| H6277 | Authorizes the town of Scituate to issue not more than $4,900,000 bonds and notes to finance various improvements at the town of Scituate's schools. | 2017-07-21 Effective without Governor's signature |
| H5444 | Increases the guardianship ad litem maximum fee from $400 to $800 in guardian/limited guardianship proceedings. | 2017-07-21 Effective without Governor's signature |
Top Rhode Island Sponsors
| House Sponsors | # Bills | RSS |
|---|---|---|
| Rep. Joseph Shekarchi [D] | 181 |  |
| Rep. Patricia Morgan [R] | 125 | |
| Rep. Robert Craven [D] | 125 | |
| Rep. Kenneth Marshall [D] | 119 | |
| Rep. John Edwards [D] | 108 | |
| Senate Sponsors | # Bills | RSS |
|---|---|---|
| Sen. Erin Lynch Prata [D] | 282 | |
| Sen. Frank Lombardi [D] | 216 | |
| Sen. Michael McCaffrey [D] | 168 | |
| Sen. Stephen Archambault [D] | 155 | |
| Sen. Joshua Miller [D] | 154 | |
Top Rhode Island Committees
| House Committees | # Bills | RSS |
|---|---|---|
| Finance | 319 | |
| Judiciary | 227 | |
| Corporations | 91 | |
| Health, Education and Welfare | 75 | |
| Labor | 43 | |
| Senate Committees | # Bills | RSS |
|---|---|---|
| Judiciary | 162 | |
| Finance | 137 | |
| Health and Human Services | 52 | |
| Labor | 34 | |
| Education | 28 | |
Most Viewed Rhode Island Bills
| Bill | Summary | Text |
|---|---|---|
| H6011 | House Resolution Creating A Special Legislative Commission To Study The Establishment Of Procedures To Regulate And License The Intentional Manipulation Of The Global Environment Through Geoengineering (creates A 5 Member Commission To Study And Prov... | Bill Text |
| H5343 | Prohibits the state from interfering with a woman's decision to prevent, commence, continue, or terminate a pregnancy prior to fetal viability. | Bill Text |
| H5555 | Establishes a system for the regulation and taxation for adult use and cultivation of marijuana. | Bill Text |
| H5093 | Promotes the state and local enforcement of federal immigration laws, through civil and criminal penalties. | Bill Text |
| H5277 | Prohibits "conversion therapy" by licensed health care professionals with respect to children under eighteen (18) years of age. | Bill Text |
| H5515 | Creates standards for responding to immigration detainees for the law enforcement officials' transportation of inmates, who are the subject of immigration detainers or administrative warrants. | Bill Text |
| S0420 | Establishes a system for the regulation and taxation for adult use and cultivation of marijuana. | Bill Text |
| H5175 | Relating To Making Appropriations For The Support Of The State For The Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2018 | Bill Text |
| H5413 | Requires employers with eighteen (18) or more employees to provide three (3) paid sick days in 2018, four (4) paid sick days in 2019 and five (5) paid sick days thereafter. | Bill Text |
| H5155 | Criminalizes the manufacture, import, possession, purchase, sale or transfer of any ammunition feeding device capable of accepting more than ten (10) rounds. | Bill Text |
Most Monitored Rhode Island Bills
| Bill | Summary | Text |
|---|---|---|
| H5343 | Prohibits the state from interfering with a woman's decision to prevent, commence, continue, or terminate a pregnancy prior to fetal viability. | Bill Text |
| H5093 | Promotes the state and local enforcement of federal immigration laws, through civil and criminal penalties. | Bill Text |
| H5277 | Prohibits "conversion therapy" by licensed health care professionals with respect to children under eighteen (18) years of age. | Bill Text |
| S0274 | Prohibits the state from interfering with a woman's decision to prevent, commence, continue, or terminate a pregnancy prior to fetal viability, or restricting the use or manner of medically recognized methods of contraception or abortion. | Bill Text |
| S0223 | Criminalizes the manufacture, import, possession, purchase, sale or transfer of any ammunition feeding device capable of accepting more than ten (10) rounds known as high capacity magazines. | Bill Text |
| H5510 | Limits access to firearms when an individual is under certain types of domestic restraining orders or protective orders issued or renewed on or after July 1, 2017. | Bill Text |
| H5155 | Criminalizes the manufacture, import, possession, purchase, sale or transfer of any ammunition feeding device capable of accepting more than ten (10) rounds. | Bill Text |
| H5515 | Creates standards for responding to immigration detainees for the law enforcement officials' transportation of inmates, who are the subject of immigration detainers or administrative warrants. | Bill Text |
| H5100 | Defines and regulates, and in some cases, prohibit dismemberment abortions. | Bill Text |
| H5555 | Establishes a system for the regulation and taxation for adult use and cultivation of marijuana. | Bill Text |
Rhode Island Sessions
| Year | Session | Introduced | Completed | Legislation | Search | Dataset |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Regular Session | 2384 | 786 | Browse | Search | Download |
| 2016 | Regular Session | 2472 | 1013 | Browse | Search | Download |
| 2015 | Regular Session | 2399 | 845 | Browse | Search | Download |
| 2014 | Regular Session | 2526 | 1139 | Browse | Search | Download |
| 2013 | Regular Session | 2389 | 1105 | Browse | Search | Download |
| 2012 | Regular Session | 1386 | 585 | Browse | Search | Download |
| 2011 | Regular Session | 2420 | 974 | Browse | Search | Download |
| 2010 | Regular Session | 2189 | 703 | Browse | Search | Download |
