| S0646 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Criminal Offenses - Weapons: would specifically exclude a crossbow from the definition of a "firearm" in the provisions of the general laws regulating weapons
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-10
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S0064 | Pass | An Act Relating To Solemnization Of Marriages: would allow Paul Foster to join Sarah Powers and Mitch Foster in marriage within the Town of Smithfield, Rhode Island, on or about July 23, 2011
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-10
Effective without Governor's signature |
| S0660 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Waters And Navigation -- Water Resources Board: would deem the speaker of the house and the senate president as persons who have made a timely request pursuant to the administrative procedures act for purposes of section 46-15-8
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-10
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S0580 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Taxation - Advertising: would impose a sales and use tax on all advertising services provided by newspapers of general circulation including papers that are engaged in interstate commerce
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-10
To Senate Finance Committee |
| S0069 | Pass | An Act Relating To Solemnization Of Marriages: would allow Christopher Danforth to join Lauren Canestrari and Benjamin Lamanna in marriage within the City of East Providence, Rhode Island, on or about November 5, 2011
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-10
Effective without Governor's signature |
| S0640 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Courts And Civil Procedure - Procedure Generally - Tort Liability: would place certain limits on the joint and several liability of the State of Rhode Island and its officials, employees, and political subdivisions
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-10
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S0565 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Education-school Budgets: would exempt the town of Westerly from state laws pertaining to the level of funding of education
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-10
To Senate Finance Committee |
| S0622 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To State Affairs And Government -- Establishing An Office Of Inspector General: would establish the office of inspector general as an independent administrative agency charged with the purpose of preventing and detecting fraud, waste ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-10
To Senate Finance Committee |
| S0590 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Taxation -- Eliminating Excise Tax For Qualified Electric Plug-in Drive Vehicles: would exempt qualified electric plug-in drive vehicles from excise taxes
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-10
To Senate Finance Committee |
| S0594 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Taxation -- Sales And Use Taxes--liability And Computation: would provide that the sales price of a service agreement for cellular telephone service subject to the sales tax would not include consideration received by a cell phone ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-10
To Senate Finance Committee |
| S0687 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Public Records - Custody And Protection: would make quasi-public agencies subject to the state law regarding custody and protection of public records
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-10
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S0596 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Education -- Foundation Level School Support: would provide that the requirement under foundation level school support for a community to contribute local funds to its school committee in an amount not less than its local contribut...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-10
To Senate Finance Committee |
| S0688 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Domestic Relations - Divorce And Separation: there would be no presumption in favor of or against shared legal/physical custody at a trial on the merits; however, in issuing a temporary/permanent custody order the court would consi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-10
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S0673 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Property -- Residential Landlord And Tenant Act: would allow for the eviction of a tenant of the mortgagor of property purchased at a foreclosure sale but only for certain reasons such as nonpayment
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-10
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S0115 | Intro
Sine Die | Joint Resolution To Approve And Publish And Submit To The Electors A Proposition Of Amendments To The Constitution Of The State (marriage)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-10
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S0502 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Financial Institutions -- Security: would require all financial institutions and credit unions to video tape their customer doors, automatic teller machines, and night deposit repositories
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-10
To Senate Corporations Committee |
| S0407 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Labor And Labor Relations - Payment Of Wages: would provide that teachers shall not be terminated based upon their failure to authorize the deduction of union dues from their pay
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-10
To Senate Labor Committee |
| S0448 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Waters And Navigation - Public Drinking Water Supply System Protection: would repeal the law requiring water suppliers to formulate a program for the installation of radio frequency reading systems
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-10
To Senate Environment and Agriculture Committee |
| S0649 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To State Affairs And Government -- Open Meetings: allow a public body to hold an emergency meeting upon an affirmative vote of the maj.of members of the body when the meeting is deemed necessary to address an unexpected occurrence tha...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-10
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S0627 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Human Services -- Health Care For Families: would limit cost-sharing to three percent (3%) of annual income and exclude pregnant women and children under the age of one from cost-sharing
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-10
To Senate Finance Committee |
| S0585 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Education - Funding Of Charter Public Schools: would change the formula in granting access for reimbursement of charter school housing costs
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-10
To Senate Finance Committee |
| S0695 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Criminal Offenses - Sexual Offender Registration: would require that all costs associated with mandatory sexual offender notification, including, but not limited to, those costs incurred by local police departments, be the responsi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-10
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S0593 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Taxation -- Tax Incentives For Employers: would require all Rhode Island corporations to opt out of the domestic production deduction, to add back any amount to their income they would deduct under this deduction
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-10
To Senate Finance Committee |
| S0396 | Pass | Senate Resolution Proclaiming March 10, 2011, To Be "culture Stops! Day" In The State Of Rhode Island
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-10
Senate read and passed |
| S0567 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To State Affairs And Government - Department Of Administration: would authorize the director of the DOA to grant waivers from the operation of any state mandate/requirement administered by the dept., for such a period and on such term...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-10
To Senate Finance Committee |
| S0493 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To State Affairs And Government -- Video Lottery Terminal: would provide that additional state revenues gained from the expansion of gambling would be directed and allocated to support elementary and secondary education in the state
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-10
To Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs Committee |
| S0678 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Criminal Procedure - Sentence And Execution: change the sentencing laws regarding violators of deferred probation/suspended sentences, limiting the amount of time a defendant may be sentenced to jail on a violation of their sentenc...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-10
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S0680 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Public Records -- Access To Public Records: would mandate that a public body receiving a request for access to public records comply within seven (7) business days
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-10
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S0655 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Property - Commercial Leasing And Other Services: would prohibit landlords of commercial property from limiting or restricting who may provide services to their tenants
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-10
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S0466 | Intro
Sine Die | Senate Resolution Respectfully Urging Governor Lincoln Chafee To Refrain From Implementing All Aspects Of "the Patient Protection And Affordable Care Act" With The Exception Of Provisions On Health Care Exchanges
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-10
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| S0591 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Taxation: would provide, for established transfer tax purposes, that property held by small businesses, at least 5 years prior to the exchange shall be appraised at its use value, provided said property is held by the small busines...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-10
To Senate Finance Committee |
| S0672 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Education - School Committees And Superintendents: would establish standards and procedures whereby a school committee may, within five (5) days of a negative vote by an appropriating authority
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-10
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S0608 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Authorizing The City Of Central Falls To Provide For The Renovation, Rehabilitation, Replacement, Improvement, And Equipping Of Public School Buildings And School Facilities In The City Of Central Falls And Authorizing The Financing Thereof, I...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-10
To Senate Finance Committee |
| S0377 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Domestic Relations: would authorize the establishment of reciprocal beneficiary agreements for the purpose of permitting any two (2) unmarried persons who are excluded from entering into a valid marriage under the marriage laws of ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-10
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S0519 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Businesses And Professions -- Engineers: would add the definition of “engineering surveys” to the provisions of the laws regulating engineers
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-10
To Senate Corporations Committee |
| S0667 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Health And Safety - Emergency Medical Transportation Services: would provide that run reviews and meetings held by emergency medical technicians for the purpose of analyzing procedures and delivery of services be confidential and e...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-10
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S0684 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Criminal Offenses -- Weapons: would exempt persons issued a license to carry a pistol or revolver by the attorney general from the seven (7) day waiting period to purchase a pistol or revolver
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-10
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S0386 | Pass | Senate Resolution Recognizing And Thanking Michael P. Lunney For Fifteen Years Of Service To The Students And Residents Of Portsmouth
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-10
Senate read and passed |
| S0586 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Education - Foundation Level School Support: would, in computing the school housing aid ratio, the floor on state aid for school housing costs, as well as the annual percentage increases for the floor on school housing costs, apply...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-10
To Senate Finance Committee |
| S0390 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To State Affairs And Government - Open Meetings: would provide that in the town of Smithfield notice of a school committee meeting would not be required to be posted in a paid newspaper
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-10
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S0409 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Labor And Labor Relations -- Public Employee Empowerment: would make union membership and payment of dues a voluntary matter for public employees
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-10
To Senate Labor Committee |
| S0573 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Labor And Labor Relations: would change the amount of employer's job development assessment based on employer's taxable payroll
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-10
To Senate Finance Committee |
| S0529 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Towns And Cities -- Ordinances: would eliminate the mandate of providing municipal ordinances to state senators and representatives free of charge and would also allow municipalities to provide the ordinances electronically
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-10
To Senate Housing and Municipal Government Committee |
| S0616 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To State Affairs And Government -- Establishing An Office Of Inspector General: would establish the office of inspector general as an independent administrative agency charged with the purpose of preventing and detecting fraud, waste,...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-10
To Senate Finance Committee |
| S0651 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To State Affairs And Government -- Public Safety--director Of Public Safety: would permit the director of the state department of public safety to serve as superintendent of the state police
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-10
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S0459 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Health And Safety - Producer Responsibility For Discarded Products: would provide leadership regarding the responsible recycling, reuse and disposal of consumer products
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-10
To Senate Environment and Agriculture Committee |
| S0029 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Domestic Relations -- Persons Eligible To Marry: would broaden the definition of persons eligible to marry to include persons of the same gender. This act would also provide that members of the clergy would not be required to offic...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-10
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S0696 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Criminal Offenses - Weapons: would grant discretion to the state municipalities in the issuance of concealed weapon permits
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-10
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S0030 | Pass | An Act Relating To Solemnization Of Marriages: would allow The Honorable Louis P. Cirillo to join Jaime Lynn Estrella and Adam Jacob Medeiros in marriage on or about June 18, 2011, within the Town of Bristol, Rhode Island
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-10
Effective without Governor's signature |
| S0563 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Taxation - Motor Vehicle And Trailer Excise Tax Elimination Act Of 1998: would repeal the motor vehicle and trailer excise tax elimination act of 1998
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-10
To Senate Finance Committee |
