| S0295 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Taxation - Sales And Use Taxes - Liability And Computation: would impose a tax on distributors, manufacturers and wholesalers of a soft drink at a rate of one cent ($0.01) per ounce
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-05-03
Committee heard |
| S0931 | Pass | Senate Resolution Recognizing And Commending Joshua Paul Lessard Upon Achieving Scouting's Most Distinguished Honor The Rank Of Eagle Scout
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-05-03
Senate read and passed |
| S0831 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Criminal Offenses - Weapons: would make the possession of ammunition and firearms by a minor unlawful unless the minor holds a valid permit and is in the presence of a parent, guardian or supervising adult, or falls into other lega...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-05-03
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S0843 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Public Utilities And Carriers -- Public Motor Vehicles: would allow the division of public utilities and carriers to set a minimum charge for public motor vehicles services in the amount of not less than thirty-five dollars ($35.00
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-04-28
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S0052 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Towns And Cities -- Audit Of Accounts And Installation Of Systems: would create a uniform system of auditing for municipal finances
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-04-28
Committee heard |
| S0564 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Towns And Cities - State Aid: would allow cities and towns to receive state aid in lieu of taxes not paid by federal government facilities located in their jurisdictions
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-04-28
Committee heard |
| S0908 | Pass | Senate Resolution Proclaiming The Month Of May To Be Lupus Awareness Month In The State Of Rhode Island
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-04-28
Senate read and passed |
| S0845 | Intro
Sine Die | Senate Resolution Requesting The Rhode Island Department Of Administration To Switch To Compact Fluorescent Lightbulbs By July 1, 2012
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-04-28
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S0318 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Commercial Law--general Regulatory Provisions: would establish penalties for unfair practices by electronic payment systems
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-04-28
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S0272 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Public Property And Works
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-04-28
To House Labor Committee |
| S0854 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Towns And Cities -- Rhode Island Interlocal Regional Services Commission: would establish a public corporation to be known as "The Rhode Island Interlocal Regional Services Commission."
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-04-28
Committee heard |
| S0006 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Public Utilities And Carriers -- Excavation Near Underground Utility Facilities -- Costs: would require public utilities to incur all costs incurred by municipal corps associated with the temporary or permanent relocation of utilit...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-04-28
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S0910 | Pass | Senate Resolution Recognizing April 29, 2011, As The Make-a-wish Foundation's "world Wish Day"
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-04-28
Senate read and passed |
| S0250 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Businesses And Professions -- Electricians: would increase the administrative penalties the director of labor and training may assess for violations of the general la ws which regulate electricians
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-04-27
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S0425 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Labor And Labor Relations - Mechanical Trades - Master Pipefitters: would provide that only licensed master pipefitters may install boilers and other water heaters
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-04-27
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S0800 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Alcoholic Beverages - Manufacturing And Wholesale Licenses: allow holder of a manufacturer's license to sell not to exceed 375 ml per visitor of distilled spirits and 72 oz per visitor of malt beverages to visitors for off-premise ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-04-27
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S0876 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Insurance - Medical Copayments: would require deductibles, copayments and other forms of patient financial responsibility for hospital services to be collected by insurers
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-04-27
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S0905 | Pass | Senate Resolution Congratulating The Eleanor Slater Hospital/zambarano Unit On The Recognition Of Zambarano Day
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-04-27
Senate read and passed |
| S0074 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Public Property And Works -- Labor And Payment By Contractors: would provide that each bidder, prior to the award of a contract for public works, would submit to the proper authority a list of his or her subcontractors for any part...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-04-27
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S0434 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Education - School Committees And Superintendents - Newport School Committee: would allow the school committee for the city of Newport to adopt a dress code for elementary, middle, and high school students
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-04-27
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S0479 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Insurance -- Establishing Minimum Physician Reimbursement Rates For Payments From Commercial Health Insurers: would require health insurers to reimburse eligible physicians not less the 140% of the amount medicare would provide for...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-04-27
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S0902 | Pass | Senate Resolution Amending The Rules Of The Senate For The Years 2011 And 2012
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-04-27
Senate read and passed |
| S0251 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Public Officers And Employees - Merit System: would provide that highway maintenance operators shall be eligible for overtime work despite being granted sick leave during the same payroll period
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-04-27
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S0134 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To State Affairs And Government -- State Lottery: would direct the state lottery division to conduct an instant game known as the "Scratch-A-Tick Game" during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2012
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-04-27
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S0873 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Insurance - Contract With Healthcare Providers: provide that any contract that includes rate of payment for service that exceeds a percentage, be established annually by the health insurance commission, of rate paid for the same se...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-04-27
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S0140 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Animals And Animal Husbandry - Dogs: would provide guidelines/penalties for any person that keeps a dog outside tethered/penned/caged/fenced/confined without adequate shelter from the elements and would add definitions to the chapt...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-04-27
Committee heard |
| S0904 | Pass | Senate Resolution Expressing Our Deepest Condolences On The Passing Of John H. Richmond, Sr.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-04-27
Senate read and passed |
| S0906 | Pass | Senate Resolution Recognizing And Commending Shane Stephen Hottin Upon Achieving Scouting's Most Distinguished Honor, The Rank Of Eagle Scout
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-04-27
Senate read and passed |
| S0124 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Businesses And Professions -- Electricians: would require an applicant for journeyperson's Certificate B to have completed one hundred forty-four (144) hours per year for four (4) years of electrical related classroom instruction
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-04-27
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S0182 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Education -- School Committees And Superintendents: would allow school districts to use longer school days to educate students during the school year, and to do so in less than 180 days, so long as the total amount of school hours ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-04-27
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S0354 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Health And Safety -- Litter: would mandate that retail establishments give their customers who provide their own reusable bags a five cent ($.05) per bag instant rebate and to post written notice of the credit to their customers
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-04-27
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S0901 | Pass | Senate Resolution Congratulating Russell Morin Fine Catering On The 100th Anniversary Of The Founding Of The Company
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-04-27
Senate read and passed |
| S0903 | Pass | Senate Resolution Expressing Its Deepest Condolences On The Passing Of Clifford T. Gardner, Jr.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-04-27
Senate read and passed |
| S0470 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Insurance: would provide that a health benefit plan issued to a small employer with an aggregate number of at least 100 insured individuals is exempt from the provisions of the small employer Health Insurance Availability Act
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-04-27
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S0464 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Insurance - Services For Children: would provide mandated coverage for home care, home nursing care, or community-based services for children with disabilities and/or chronic illness
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-04-27
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S0746 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Businesses And Professions - Plumbers And Irrigators: would permit municipalities or water districts, to hire employees or other qualified contractors for the purpose of replacing meters
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-04-27
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S0411 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Businesses And Professions -- Plumbers And Irrigators: would provide that the provisions of chapter 5-20 will not prohibit employees or contractors with municipalities and water districts from replacing water meters, even if such e...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-04-27
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S0455 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Health And Safety - Promotion Of Paper Bag Usage: prohibits retail establishments from using any checkout bag other than recyclable paper bags, compostable plastic bags and/or reusable bags
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-04-27
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S0795 | Engross
Sine Die | An Act Relating To State Affairs And Government -- Historian Laureate Of Rhode Island: would establish the position of historian laureate in Rhode Island
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-04-26
To House Health, Education and Welfare Committee |
| S0335 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Domestic Relations - Divorce And Separation: provide that there would be no presumption in favor of/against shared legal/physical custody at a trial on the merits; however, in issuing a temporary/permanent custody order the court w...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-04-26
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S0008 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Waters And Navigation: would create the Rhode Island Artificial Reef Program
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-04-26
Committee transferred to Senate Finance |
| S0552 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To The Town Of Coventry: would give the town of Coventry the authority to delay the implementation or installation of fire safety equipment or updates in buildings over which the Coventry school committee has jurisdiction or authority...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-04-26
Withdrawn at sponsor's request |
| S0900 | Pass | Senate Resolution Proclaiming April 24, 2011, As "armenian Genocide Remembrance Day" To Commemorate The Armenian Genocide Of 1915 To 1923 And In Honor Of Armenian-americans
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-04-26
Senate read and passed |
| S0019 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Public Property And Works -- Public Buildings: would require public buildings to provide designated parking spaces for motorcycles at the rate of one space per total of thirty (30) spaces
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-04-26
To House Municipal Government Committee |
| S0541 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Health And Safety: would require that plan review fees collected by the state fire marshal’s office be placed in a restricted receipt account to retain the services of professionals to assist in the plan review process
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-04-26
Committee transferred to Senate Finance |
| S0113 | Pass | An Act Relating To Taxation -- Property Subject To Taxation: would exempt from municipal property taxes all real and personal property located at and on Pomham Island, so long as such real and personal property are owned by a 501(c)(3) corporation an...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-04-20
Effective without Governor's signature |
| S0752 | Pass | An Act Relating To Vacate The Forfeiture Or Revocation Of The Charter H2 Offshore, Inc.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-04-20
Effective without Governor's signature |
| S0804 | Pass | An Act To Vacate The Forfeiture Of The Charter Andrew J. Lemoi, D.p.m., Inc.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-04-20
Effective without Governor's signature |
| S0802 | Pass | An Act To Vacate The Forfeiture Or Revocation Of The Charter Of Barrington Presbyterian Church
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-04-20
Effective without Governor's signature |
| S0793 | Pass | An Act Relating To Labor And Labor Relations -- Employment Security -- Benefits: would amend the provisions for triggering the state extended benefits program
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-04-15
Signed by Governor |
