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S0543PassAn Act Relating To Cities And Towns - District Management Authorities: would authorize Pawtucket to establish a district management authority
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2011-05-31
Signed by Governor
H5551PassAn Act Relating To Cities And Towns - District Management Authorities: would authorize Pawtucket to establish a district management authority.
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2011-05-31
Signed by Governor
S0209PassAn Act Relating To Town And Cities: would authorize the town of New Shoreham to establish a list of buildings with historic or architectural value to regulate the alteration, repair, moving or demolition of these structures
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2011-05-31
Signed by Governor
S0049PassAn Act Relating To The Kingston Water District -- Bonds: would amend the provisions of the public laws creating the Kingston Water District to authorize the district to pay interest, principal or sinking fund installments out of district revenue
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2011-05-31
Signed by Governor
S0731PassAn Act Relating To Animals And Animal Husbandry - Dogs: would allow the town of Middletown to increase its fines for violations of dog ordinances and would also allow the town to increase its licensing fee for dogs
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2011-05-31
Signed by Governor
H6206Intro

Sine Die
An Act Relating To State Affairs And Government - Corrections Department: would exclude prisoners serving sentences for specified criminal violations from earning time for good behavior or meritorious service
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2011-05-31
To House Judiciary Committee
S0063PassAn Act Relating To The Town Of Burrillville - Validating And Ratifying Amendments To Home Rule Charter: would ratify the Home Rule Charter of Burrillville as amended on November 2, 2010
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2011-05-31
Signed by Governor
H5265Intro

Sine Die
An Act Relating To Public Utilities And Carriers -- Bristol County Water Authority: would subject the rates, fees and charges of the Bristol County Water Authority to the jurisdiction of the public utilities commission
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2011-05-31
Committee recommended measure be held for further study
S0730PassAn Act Relating To The Town Of Middletown
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2011-05-31
Signed by Governor
H5299PassAn Act Relating To Town And Cities: would authorize the town of New Shoreham to establish a list of buildings with historic or architectural value to regulate the alteration, repair, moving or demolition of these structures
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2011-05-31
Signed by Governor
H5553PassAn Act Relating To Towns And Cities - Zoning Ordinances: would amend the definition of "overlay district" under the chapter concerning zoning ordinances.
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2011-05-31
Signed by Governor
H6075PassAn Act Relating To Solemnization Of Marriages: would allow Thomas Kraemer to join Karri Barker and Brian Wright in marriage within the Town of Westerly, Rhode Island, on or about June 11, 2011.
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2011-05-31
Signed by Governor
H6008PassAn Act Relating To The Town Of Middletown
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2011-05-31
Signed by Governor
H5686Intro

Sine Die
An Act Relating To Courts And Civil Procedure - Procedure Generally - Governmental Tort Liability
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2011-05-31
Committee recommended measure be held for further study
H5754Intro

Sine Die
An Act Relating To Courts And Civil Procedure - Procedure Generally - Levy And Sale On Execution: would grant to manufactured homes, the homestead exemption provided by Rhode Island law.
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2011-05-31
Committee recommended measure be held for further study
S0306PassAn Act Relating To Towns And Cities - Zoning Ordinances: would amend the definition of "overlay district" under the chapter concerning zoning ordinances
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2011-05-31
Signed by Governor
S0205PassAn Act Validating And Ratifying Amendments To The Home Rule Charter Of The Town Of Bristol: would allow amendments to the Home Rule Charter of the town of Bristol adopted and approved on November 2, 2010.
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2011-05-31
Signed by Governor
H6143Intro

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An Act Relating To Taxation-motor Vehicle Tax Reimbursement: would distribute the motor vehicle tax reimbursement funds based on the percentage of the total assessed value of the motor vehicles and trailers in each municipality to the total state ass...
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2011-05-31
Committee recommended measure be held for further study
H6019PassAn Act Relating To Animals And Animal Husbandry - Dogs: would allow the town of Middletown to increase its fines for violations of dog ordinances and would also allow the town to increase its licensing fee for dogs
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2011-05-31
Signed by Governor
H5733Intro

Sine Die
An Act Relating To Insurance - Enhancing The Effectiveness Of Health Insurance Rate Review
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2011-05-31
Committee recommended measure be held for further study
H5913Intro

Sine Die
An Act Relating To State Affairs And Government -- Rhode Island Housing Resources Act Of 1998: would establish and fund the neighborhood opportunities program to address the housing and revitalization needs of the state's deteriorating neighborhoods.
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2011-05-31
Committee recommended measure be held for further study
H5187PassAn Act Relating To The Town Of Burrillville - Validating And Ratifying Amendments To Home Rule Charter: would ratify the Home Rule Charter of Burrillville as amended on November 2, 2010
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2011-05-31
Signed by Governor
H5266PassAn Act Validating And Ratifying Amendments To The Home Rule Charter Of The Town Of Bristol: would allow amendments to the Home Rule Charter of the town of Bristol adopted and approved on November 2, 2010
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2011-05-31
Signed by Governor
H5102PassAn Act Relating To Motor And Other Vehicles -- Registration Of Vehicles: would provide for motor vehicle registration plates for passenger vehicles based upon the Red Sox Foundation
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2011-05-27
Signed by Governor
S0088PassAn Act Relating To Insurance: would establish the surplus lines insurance multi-state compliance compact to protect the premium tax revenues of the compacting states through facilitating the payment and collection of premium tax on non-admitted insur...
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2011-05-27
Signed by Governor
S0716PassAn Act Relating To Businesses And Professions - Public Accountancy: would amend the definition of "majority" for the purposes of the state public accountancy laws to mean more than fifty percent (50%) ownership in terms of financial interests and vot...
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2011-05-27
Signed by Governor
S0758PassAn Act Relating To Insurance: would provide the authority necessary to bring Rhode Island into compliance with the Nonadmitted and Reinsurance Reform Act of 2010 ("NRRA") enacted as part of the Dodd/Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Ac...
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2011-05-27
Signed by Governor
H5577PassAn Act Relating To Businesses And Professions - Architects: would make several technical changes in the registration requirements of the board of examination and registration of architects.
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2011-05-27
Signed by Governor
S0293PassAn Act Relating To Public Utility - Rates: would harmonize electric and natural gas energy efficiency funding with the provisions of the least-cost procurement law
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2011-05-27
Signed by Governor
S0511PassAn Act Relating To Businesses And Professions - Architects: would make several technical changes in the registration requirements of the board of examination and registration of architects
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2011-05-27
Signed by Governor
H5110PassAn Act Relating To Insurance: would establish the surplus lines ins. multi-state compliance compact
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2011-05-27
Signed by Governor
H5576PassAn Act Relating To Businesses And Professions - Public Accountancy: would amend the definition of "majority" for the purposes of the state public accountancy laws to mean more than 50% ownership in terms of financial interests and voting rights
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2011-05-27
Signed by Governor
H5730PassAn Act Relating To Insurance -- Insurance Holding Company Systems: would update the Insurance Holding Company Systems statutes to incorporate changes from a recently revised model version prepared by the National Association of Insurance Commissioner...
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2011-05-27
Signed by Governor
H5281PassAn Act Relating To Public Utility - Rates
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2011-05-27
Signed by Governor
H5566PassAn Act Relating To Insurance -- Producer Licensing Act -- Life And Health Reinsurance Agreements -- Commercial Special Risks
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2011-05-27
Signed by Governor
S0508PassAn Act Relating To Insurance -- Insurance Holding Company Systems: would update the Insurance Holding Company Systems statutes to incorporate changes from a recently revised model version prepared by the National Association of Insurance Commissioner...
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2011-05-27
Signed by Governor
S0510PassAn Act Relating To Insurance -- Producer Licensing Act -- Life And Health Reinsurance Agreements -- Commercial Special Risks: would eliminate mandatory prelicensing before a resident may obtain an insurance producer license, remove a requirement for ...
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2011-05-27
Signed by Governor
H5953PassAn Act Relating To Insurance: would provide the authority necessary to bring Rhode Island into compliance with the Nonadmitted and Reinsurance Reform Act of 2010 ("NRRA") enacted as part of the Dodd/Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Ac...
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2011-05-27
Signed by Governor
S0485PassAn Act Relating To Motor And Other Vehicles -- Registration Of Vehicles: would provide for motor vehicle registration plates for passenger vehicles based upon the Red Sox Foundation
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2011-05-27
Signed by Governor
H5579Intro

Sine Die
An Act Relating To Financial Institutions: would eliminate the requirement that mortgage loan originators maintain a minimum net worth as well as a minimum surety bond to qualify for licensure in the state and would instead require maintenance of a s...
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2011-05-26
Senate passed Sub B
S0583Intro

Sine Die
An Act Relating To Taxation -- Business Tax Credit: would create a tax credit for businesses that provide English language classes for its non-English speaking employees
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2011-05-26
Committee heard and continued
H6200Intro

Sine Die
An Act Relating To General Assembly - Naming The Ccri Newport Campus: would name the Community College of Rhode Island Newport Campus the David R. Carlin, Jr. Campus.
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2011-05-26
To House Health, Education and Welfare Committee
S0609Intro

Sine Die
An Act Relating To Human Services - The Rhode Island Works Program: would make various amendments to the work requirements and conditions in the provisions of the "Rhode Island Works Program"
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2011-05-26
Committee heard and continued
H6199Intro

Sine Die
An Act Relating To Taxation - Personal Income Tax - Historic Homeownership Assistance: would allow a credit for the maintenance and rehabilitation of historic residences under the Historic Homeownership Assistance Act.
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2011-05-26
To House Finance Committee
H6195Intro

Sine Die
An Act Relating To Health And Safety -- Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation: would transfer certain real property not currently being used to deposit refuse to the Johnston land trust.
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2011-05-26
To House Finance Committee
S0475Intro

Sine Die
An Act Relating To Health And Safety -- Health Care Services--utilization Review Act: would authorize an attending physician to designate a qualified provider to provide information to the utilization agent
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2011-05-26
To House Corporations Committee
S0322Intro

Sine Die
An Act Relating To Taxation -- Cigarette Tax: would exclude a little cigar from the definition of a cigarette for tax purposes, and would define a little cigar as weighing not more than four (4) pounds per thousand
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2011-05-26
Committee heard and continued
S0070Intro

Sine Die
An Act Relating To Criminal Procedure -- Sentence And Execution: would include convictions for petty misdemeanors involving domestic violence when determining if the defendant qualifies for enhanced penalties for domestic violence offenses subsequent...
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2011-05-26
Committee recommended measure be held for further study
H6196Intro

Sine Die
An Act In Accordance With Rhode Island General Laws Section 16-7-44 Approving The Issuance Of $4,750,000 Bonds, Notes Or Other Evidences Of Indebtedness By The Urban Collaborative To Finance The Construction, Renovation, Repair, Alteration, Improveme...
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2011-05-26
To House Finance Committee
S0913Engross

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An Act Relating To Education - School Committees And Superintendents: would codify that school committees are primary advocates for public school students and would add additional phrasing to section 16-2-9.1
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2011-05-26
To House Health, Education and Welfare Committee
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