| S2405 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Education -- Textbooks (would Require The Commissioner Of Education To Establish A Textbook List Specifying Two (2) Textbooks For Each Grade In Each Subject And Require That The Procurement Of All Textbooks Be Done By The Dept. Of ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-05-20
Withdrawn at sponsor's request |
| S2775 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To State Affairs And Government -- Economic Development (would Establish Within The Economic Development Corporation An Expanded Program To Assist Rhode Island Companies To Secure New Business With Federal, State And Local Governments...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-05-20
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S2841 | Pass | An Act Relating To Public Utilities And Carriers -- Revenue Decoupling (would Establish A Mechanism For The Decoupling Of Electricity And Gas Revenues From Sales In Order To Improve The Electric And Gas Distribution System)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-05-20
Signed by Governor |
| S2384 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Public Officers And Employees -- Retirement System--administration (would Define "active Member" And "vested" As It Applies To Members Of The State Retirement System)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-05-19
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S2684 | Intro
Sine Die | resolution mechanism and would limit instances when an arbitration award can be vacated.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-05-19
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S2433 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To The General Assembly - Electronic Voting (would Require The Joint Committee On Legislative Services To Make The Record Of The Votes Of The General Assembly Available To The Public And The Secretary Of State Electronically Within Th...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-05-19
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S2890 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Permanent Joint Committee On Naming All New Buildings, Bridges, Edifices And Other State Constructions (would Name Route 402, As "lincoln Almond Road)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-05-19
To Senate Constitutional and Regulatory Issues Committee |
| S2821 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Motor And Other Vehicles - Animal Rights License Plate (would Empower The Division Of Motor Vehicles To Make Available A Special Design License Plate To Support Animal Rights And Protection)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-05-19
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S2099 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Alcoholic Beverages (would Allow The Town Of Johnston To Retain All Fines Collected As A Result Of Violation Of Its Alcoholic Beverages Ordinances To Be Dedicated To The Johnston Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-05-19
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S2263 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Education -- Kindergarten
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-05-18
Committee transferred to Senate Finance |
| S2717 | Pass | An Act Relating To Solemnization Of Marriages (would Allow Jim Dimaio To Join Jessica Elaine Dimaio And Eric Marc Gosselin In Marriage Within The Town Of Narragansett, Rhode Island, On Or About October 16, 2010)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-05-14
Signed by Governor |
| S2802 | Pass | An Act Relating To Alcoholic Beverages -- Retail Liquor Licenses (would Authorize The Liquor Licensing Board Of The Town Of Tiverton To Issue A Class Bv Retail License To A Restaurant Located In Tiverton At 221 Main Road)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-05-14
Signed by Governor |
| S2185 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Taxation -- Personal Income Tax -- Earned Income Credit (would Increase The Refundable State Earned Income Credit From Fifteen Percent (15%) To One Hundred Percent (100%))
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-05-13
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S2186 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Taxation -- Personal Income Tax (would Require Taxpayers Earning More Than Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000) To Pay An Additional Three Percent (3%) On Income Above Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000).)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-05-13
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S2189 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Public Property And Works -- Minority Business Enterprise (clarify Definitions, Broaden Administration Flexibility, Provide Accountability And Includes Women-owned Business Enterprises (wbe) For (10%) Of The Dollar Value Of Entire ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-05-13
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S2194 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Public Records -- Public Records Administration (would Allow The Public Access To State Agencies' Records Relative To Their Budget And Expenditures)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-05-13
Committee heard |
| S2205 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Health And Safety - Tanning Facility Safety Standards (would Require The Director Of The Dept Of Health To Include, As Minimum Safety Standards For Tanning Facilities, A Prohibition On The Use Of Such Facilities By Persons Younger ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-05-13
To House Health, Education and Welfare Committee |
| S2488 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Public Property And Works - State Purchases
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-05-13
Committee heard |
| S2744 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Public Utilities And Carriers - Rhode Island Highway Maintenance And Public Transit Trust Fund Act (would Create The Rhode Island Highway Maintenance And Public Transit Trust Fund Which Would Impose A Forty Dollar ($40.00) Surcharg...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-05-13
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S2489 | Intro
Sine Die | equal to the percent, if any, of the preference given to the bidder in the state in which the bidder resides.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-05-13
Committee heard |
| S2236 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Labor And Labor Relations -- Correctional Officers Arbitration (would Expand The Definition Of Correctional Officer To Include Any Bargaining Unit In Which Correctional Officers Constitute A Majority Of The Bargaining Unit)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-05-13
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S2548 | Engross
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Human Services -- Medical Assistance (would Require Employers Who Employ Medical Assistance Beneficiaries Or Applicants To Provide The Department Of Human Services With Insurance Related Information)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-05-13
To House Health, Education and Welfare Committee |
| S2041 | Intro
Sine Die | agency charged with the purpose of preventing & detecting fraud, waste & abuse, & mismanagement in the expenditure of public funds.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-05-13
Committee heard |
| S2312 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Criminal Procedure -- Statute Of Limitations (would Make The Statute Of Limitations For Unlawful Appropriation Ten (10) Years.)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-05-13
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S2063 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Criminal Procedure -- Costs (would Require Any Person Who Enters A Plea Or Is Found Guilty After Trial To Pay, As Part Of His Or Her Sentence, The Investigating Agencies' Actual Costs In Investigating And Prosecuting The Individual...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-05-13
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S2733 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Education (would Provide That A City Or Town Council Member Would Be Included In Any Contract Negotiations A School Committee Is Involved In)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-05-12
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S2835 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Insurance -- Establishing Minimum Physician Reimbursement Rates For Payments From Commercial Health Insurers (would Require Commercial Health Insurers To Pay Physicians At Least 125% Of Medicare Rates, If Those Physicians Participa...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-05-12
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S2583 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Public Officers And Employees - State Employee Wellness Program (would Establish A Comprehensive State Employees Wellness Program To Promote The Improved Health And Wellness Of State Employees)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-05-12
Committee heard |
| S2709 | Engross
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Domestic Relations -- Divorce And Separation (would Allow The Family Court To Order Child Support For A Child With A Severe Or Mental Impairment Beyond The Child's Emancipation)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-05-11
To House Judiciary Committee |
| S2056 | Engross
Sine Die | obstruction of performance of their duties afforded by section 11-32-1.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-05-11
To House Judiciary Committee |
| S2430 | Engross
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Businesses And Professions -- Psychologists (act Would Allow The Board Of Psychology The Discretion To Suspend Or Dismiss A Complaint Without A Finding So That The Psychologist Against Whom A Complaint Has Been Filed May Participat...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-05-06
To House Health, Education and Welfare Committee |
| S2208 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Motor And Other Vehicles - Comprehensive Racial Profiling Prevention Act Of 2009 (would Amend The Provisions Of The General Laws Banning Racial Profiling In Traffic Stops By State/municipal Law Enforcement By Requiring Agencies To ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-05-06
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S2422 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Health And Safety -- The Rhode Island Autism Spectrum Disorder Intervention And Treatment Act (would Direct The Departments Of Health And Human Services To Prepare An Accelerated Intervention Plan For Dealing With Autism Spectrum D...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-05-05
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S2746 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Commercial Law--general Regulatory Provisions -- Protection Against Unfair Prescription Drug Practices (would Require Pharmacy Benefit Managers To Act As Fiduciaries For Their Clients. It Would Also Prevent Fraud And Deception And ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-05-05
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S2752 | Engross
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Towns And Cities - Storm Drainage System Maintenance (would Allow The Town Of Warren To Inspect Its Storm Drainage Systems Every Three (3) Years Instead Of On An Annual Basis)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-05-05
To House Municipal Government Committee |
| S2759 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Health And Safety - Vital Records (would Create The "adoptee Vital Records File" To Be Maintained For The Purpose Of Providing Adoptees With Copies Of Birth Certificates And/or Other Vital Records Relative To Health)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-05-05
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S2760 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Health And Safety - Vital Records (would Allow Adult Adoptees Or Their Representative Access To Their Original Birth Certificate And Possibly Medical And Contact Information For The Birth Parents)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-05-05
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S2705 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Domestic Relations -- Divorce And Separation (would Expand And Further Define The Grounds By Which A Family Court Could Grant An Award Of Sole Custody And Physical Placement Of A Child)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-05-04
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S2707 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Elections - Mail Ballots (would Make Several Revisions To The Mail Balloting Election Statutes Including A Permanent Absentee Voting Option, Removal Of Witness/notary Requirements And Shortening Of Certain Deadlines)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-05-04
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S2748 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Taxation -- Payment Of Local Taxes (would Permit Municipalities To Require Immediate Payment Of Taxes On Only A Late Installment And To Impose An Interest Charge Only On That Late Installment)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-05-04
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S2749 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Highways - Construction And Maintenance Of State Roads (would Eliminate The Exception For Certain Towns And Cities In The Definition Of Public Roads Notwithstanding The Provisions Of Section 24-8-1.1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-05-04
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S2781 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Towns And Cities - General Powers (would Allow Cities And Towns To Postpone Their Budget Decisions And Would Extend The Period Of Time That Any Law, Statute Or Ordinance Requiring Action On Such Budget Decisions For A Period Of Nin...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-05-04
To House Finance Committee |
| S2786 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Food And Drugs -- The 2010 Marijuana Policy Act (would Decriminalize Possession Of One Ounce Or Less Of Marijuana By Persons 18 Years Of Age Or Older And Designate The Use Of The Fines Collected By The Towns And Cities To Be Used F...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-05-04
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S2296 | Intro
Sine Die | Mortgage Finance Corporation and in conjunction with the Housing Resource Commission.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-05-04
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S2045 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Education -- Health And Safety Of Pupils (would Make It A Misdemeanor To Make Telephone Calls And Certain Other Anonymous Communications That Knowingly Annoy Or Alarm The Recipient Of The Telephone Call)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-05-04
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S2818 | Pass | An Act Relating To State Retirement System (would Defer The Employer's Contribution To The State Retirement System From The Effective Date Of This Act To June 15, 2010)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-05-01
Signed by Governor |
| S2443 | Engross
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Public Property And Works - State Purchases (would Require That Determinations Made Regarding State Purchases Be In Detail And Made Available To The Public)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-04-29
To House Finance Committee |
| S2740 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Motor And Other Vehicles (would Impose A Registration Fee Of Forty Dollars ($40.00) For Every Trailer Used For The Transport Of Persons Or Household Goods)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-04-29
Withdrawn at sponsor's request |
| S2791 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Towns And Cities (would Expand The Scope Of An Historic District's Review Powers, And Would Create A New Downtown District In The City Of Providence)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-04-29
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S2817 | Engross
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Taxation -- Motor Vehicle And Trailer Excise Tax Elimination Act Of 1988 (would Defer Fourth Quarter Motor Vehicle Excise Tax Reimbursement Payments To Cities And Towns And Fire Districts From May 1, 2010 Until June 15, 2010)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-04-29
To Senate Finance Committee |
