| S0610 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Education - Foundation Education Aid Formula: would provide a "hold harmless" clause in the new foundation education aid formula
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-10
To Senate Finance Committee |
| S0162 | 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 |
| S0598 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Taxation -- Levy And Assessment Of Local Taxes: would establish maximum tax rate increases for cities and towns. It would allow cities and towns to consider growth in a local tax base in setting the tax rate
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-10
To Senate Finance Committee |
| S0584 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To General Assembly -- Joint Committee On Legislative Services: would require senators and representatives to pay a share for their health insurance benefits equal to 20% of the cost of benefits and would prohibit any payment for waiv...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-10
To Senate Finance Committee |
| S0576 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To General Assembly - Joint Committee On Legislative Services: would require the Joint Committee on Legislative Services to comply with the state purchasing requirements of chapter 37-2
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-10
To Senate Finance Committee |
| S0568 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Exempting From Taxation The Real, Mixed And Personal Property Of The Rhode Island Farm Bureau Land Trust: would exempt from taxation the property of the Rhode Island farm bureau land trust
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-10
To Senate Finance Committee |
| S0654 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To State Affairs And Government -- Social Security Number Privacy: would make it unlawful for a state or local government agency to deny any individual any right, benefit or privilege because of that individual's refusal to disclose h...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-10
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S0675 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Health And Safety -- Health Care Rights Of Conscience Act: would provide protection from discrimination to all health care providers who chose not to participate in a health care service that violates the conscience of the health c...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-10
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S0522 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Education - Health And Safety Of Pupils: would allow a municipality to establish ordinances that would permit a municipality to relieve itself from payment for certain services and products for students who attend private schools
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-10
To Senate Education Committee |
| S0657 | 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 |
| S0104 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Health And Safety -- Country Of Origin Labeling For Fish And Shellfish: would require all retailers of seafood to provide labeling indicating the seafood's point of origin and the method of production for either farm-raised or fres...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-09
Committee continued |
| S0062 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Health And Safety - Laboratories: would prohibit laboratories or stations from examining or reporting on specimens without proper documented requests and/or procedures
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-09
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S0202 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To State Affairs And Government - Long-term Care Ombudsperson Act Of 1995: would expand the definition of "facility" in the Long-Term Care Ombudsman Act to include shared living programs
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-09
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S0266 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Animals And Animal Husbandry - Cruelty To Animals
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-09
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S0138 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Animals And Animal Husbandry: require any person hired at an animal shelter, whether it be as a new/current employee, subsequent to January 1, 2012, to achieve certain level of training offered by National Animal Control Associatio...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-09
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S0168 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Motor And Other Vehicles: would allow firefighter motor vehicle registration plates to be issued to trucks owned by individual firefighters, provided that the truck is not used for business and/or commercial purposes
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-09
Committee heard |
| S0093 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Animals And Animal Husbandry: require any person hired at an animal shelter, whether it be as a new employee or current employee, subsequent to January 1, 2012, to achieve a certain level of training offered by the National Animal ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-09
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S0253 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Motor And Other Vehicles - Registration Of Vehicles: would designate that passenger vehicles and certain trucks be treated the same for registration fees and license plate selection purposes
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-09
Committee heard |
| S0108 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Health And Safety -- Toxic Mold Protection Act: would create a mold advisory board to advise the dept of health to establish permissible exposure limits for mold exposure/procedures for assessment of the health risk posed by presen...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-09
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S0167 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Motor And Other Vehicles - Registration Of Vehicles: would authorize and direct the administrator of the division of motor vehicles to issue a Senator Emeritus plate for the private passenger motor vehicle of former senator John F....
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-09
Committee heard |
| S0141 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Animals And Animal Husbandry -- Animal Abuser Registry: would create an animal abuser registry and would provide for penalties for failure to register
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-09
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S0091 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Animals And Animals And Animal Husbandry - Animal Care: would require that animal shelters establish a registry of all organizations willing to accept animals for adoption or long-term placement, and would further require that anim...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-09
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S0257 | Pass | An Act To Vacate The Forfeiture Or Revocation Of The Charter Daniel Hochberger, M.d., Inc.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-09
Effective without Governor's signature |
| S0385 | Pass | Senate Resolution Congratulating Scoutmaster Joseph Thomas Delponte On Receiving The Silver Beaver Award
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-09
Senate read and passed |
| S0137 | Pass | Senate Resolution Respectfully Requesting The Bureau Of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation, And Enforcement To Comprehensively Involve Fishermen In The Development Of Offshore Energy Projects
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-08
Senate read and passed |
| S0111 | Pass | Senate Resolution Respectfully Requesting The State Traffic Commission To Install Safety Improvements In The City Of Cranston
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-08
Senate read and passed |
| S0035 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To General Assembly -- Permanent Joint Committee On Naming All New Buildings, Bridges, Edifices And Other State Constructions: would rename the Rhode Island fire academy as "The Rene Coutu State Fire Academy"
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-08
Withdrawn at sponsor's request |
| S0383 | Pass | Senate Resolution Recognizing The Unique And Important Relationship Between The United States And Canada, And, More Specifically Rhode Island And Canada
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-03
Senate read and passed |
| S0068 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To State Affairs And Government -- Open Meetings: would eliminate the requirement, for the purposes of the open meetings law, that school committees be required to give public notice of their meetings by publication in a newspaper of ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-03
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S0248 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Courts And Civil Procedure - Procedure Generally - Alternative Publication Of Legal Notices: would create an alternative method for the publication of legal notices by way of the Internet
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-03
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S0384 | Pass | Senate Resolution Expressing Condolences On The Passing Of Bernard F. Lessard
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-03
Senate read and passed |
| S0231 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To State Affairs And Government -- Open Meetings: would amend various provisions relative to school committees and notice for open meetings and publication of such notice via electronic means
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-03
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S0123 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To State Affairs And Government -- School Committees -- Open Meetings Notice: would expand the number and type of newspapers which could publish required legal notices of school committees meetings to include daily or weekly newspaper...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-03
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S0381 | Pass | Senate Resolution Honoring The Distinguished Musical Career And Service To Rhode Island By Mr. David Greely
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-02
Senate read and passed |
| S0326 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Motor And Other Vehicles - Mobile And Manufactured Homes: would provide a procedure for a landlord who has not received a certified letter from an incorporated home owner households association pursuant to section 31-44-3.1 to init...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-02
Withdrawn at sponsor's request |
| S0382 | Pass | Senate Resolution Honoring Marcia B. Reback On The Occasion Of Her Retirement As President Of The Rhode Island Federation Of Teachers And Health Professionals
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-02
Senate read and passed |
| S0378 | Pass | Senate Resolution Expressing Condolences On The Passing Of Albert D. Lombardi
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-01
Senate read and passed |
| S0249 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To State Affairs And Government -- Corrections Department: would allow probationers and parolees to be given “good time” credit towards their sentence in the same manner as incarcerated prisoners serving time
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-01
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S0210 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To State Affairs And Government -- Corrections Department: would include interest earned on moneys held in the prisoner's account as part of the prisoner's funds to be turned over upon release from the prison
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-01
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S0380 | Pass | Senate Resolution Congratulating Steven Morrone On Being Selected As Rhode Island's 2009-2010 "outstanding First Year Principal"
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-01
Senate read and passed |
| S0023 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Criminal Offenses -- Failure To Pay Child Support: would decrease the amount of child support arrearage constituting a felony from ten thousand dollars ($10,000) to five thousand dollars ($5,000
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-01
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S0230 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Domestic Relations - Putative Father Registry: would establish a putative father registry establishing procedures relating to paternity
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-01
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S0116 | Pass | Joint Resolution Creating A Special Legislative Commission To Be Known As "the Rhode Island Civil War Sesquicentennial Commemoration Commission": resolution would create a twenty-seven (27) member special legislative commission to be known as "The Rh...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-02-24
Effective without Governor's signature |
| S0370 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Commercial Law--general Regulatory Provisions: would eliminate a provision regarding construction indemnity agreements in regard to the validity of any insurance contract, workers' compensation agreement, or an agreement issued by ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-02-16
To Senate Labor Committee |
| S0323 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Human Services - The Rhode Island Works Program: would prevent the interruption in paid employment for parents receiving child care subsidies whose income fluctuates between one hundred eighty percent (180%) and two hundred twenty-...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-02-16
To Senate Finance Committee |
| S0320 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Taxation -- Motor Vehicle Tax Elimination: would allow anyone who receives social security retirement or disability and who meets certain income and net worth limitations to a local exemption of six thousand dollars ($6,000) of the...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-02-16
To Senate Finance Committee |
| S0356 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To State Affairs And Government - Rhode Island Housing And Mortgage Finance Corporation: establish a program of loan guarantees or interest subsidies within the RIHMFC for the purpose of making home modifications to the primary reside...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-02-16
To Senate Finance Committee |
| S0357 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Taxation - Estate And Transfer Taxes - Enforcement And Collection: would provide that real property held by small businesses (as defined by the United States Small Business Administration) for at least 5 years prior to an exchange ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-02-16
To Senate Finance Committee |
| S0294 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To State Affairs And Government: would require recipients of certain tax credits to annually file reports with the state tax administrator
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-02-16
To Senate Finance Committee |
| S0359 | 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 parent(s
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-02-16
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
