| S0028 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Taxation - Sales And Use Taxes - Liability And Computation (would Exempt The Sale, Storage, And Use Or Other Consumption In This State Of An Automobile Powered 100 % By Electricity From The Provisions Of The Sale And Use Taxes Impo...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-29
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S0064 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Animals And Animal Husbandry -- Cruelty To Animals (would Prohibit The Use Of Gas Chambers For The Destruction Of Any Animal.)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-29
Withdrawn at sponsor's request |
| H5151 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Alcoholic Beverages -- Retail, Manufacturing And Wholesale Licenses (make Unlawful For Manufacturer/wholesaler/retailer Of Alcoholic Beverages To Lend/borrow Money, Directly/indirectly, To Or From Another/place Restrictions Upon Th...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-29
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| H5129 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Public Utilities And Carriers -- Public Transit Authority (would Limit Damages To One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) In Any Tort Action Against The Public Transit Authority Except In Cases Where The General Assembly May Author...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-29
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S0024 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Sales And Use Taxes - Liability And Computation (would Exempt The Trade-in Value Of Pickup Trucks Under 6,000 Lbs Gross Weight Used Exclusively For Personal Use From Sales Tax As Presently Available To Automobiles.)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-29
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S0023 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Taxation - Personal Income Tax (would Provide For A Capital Gains Tax Exemption With Respect To Investments Made In Ri Businesses, Provided Certain Conditions Are Met.)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-29
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S0022 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Taxation -- Estate Tax (would Provide All Net Taxable Estates With An Exemption From The Estate And Transfer Tax Of Up To The Amount Of $2,000,000)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-29
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S0021 | 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] | 2013-01-29
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| H5087 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Public Utilities And Carriers -- Duties Of Utilities And Carriers (would Prohibit Termination Of Services On A Friday, Saturday, Sunday Or Any State Celebrated Holiday)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-29
Withdrawn at sponsor's request |
| S0121 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Health And Safety - Outdoor Wood-fired Hydronic Heaters (would Regulate The Sale And Installation Of Outdoor Wood-fired Hydronic Heaters)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-24
To Senate Environment and Agriculture Committee |
| S0146 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Property -- Immigration Status (would Prohibit A Landlord From Asking About The Immigration Status Of A Prospective Tenant)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-24
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S0124 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Taxation - Fire Districts Located In Coventry (would Make Any Tax Increases In Any Of The Four (4) Fire Districts Located Within The Town Of Coventry Subject To The Maximum Levy Sections Of The General Laws, After A Gradual Six (6)...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-24
To Senate Finance Committee |
| S0149 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Labor And Labor Relations (would Submit To The Electors Of The State A Non-binding Referendum Question Concerning Whether Or Not Union Membership Would Be A Requirement Of Employment)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-24
To Senate Labor Committee |
| S0150 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Education -- Teachers' Right To Work (would Enact The Rhode Island Teachers’ Right To Work Act, Making Union Membership And Union Dues Voluntary, And Enabling Those Exercising Their Rights Thereunder To Bargain Independently With...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-24
To Senate Labor Committee |
| S0152 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Elections -- Initiative And Referendum (would Provide A Detailed Process By Which A Proponent Of A Voter Initiative And Referendum Proposal Would Present The Proposal To The Secretary Of State, The General Assembly And The Governor...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-24
To Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs Committee |
| H5168 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Taxation -- Personal Income Tax (would Exclude, For The Purposes Of Rhode Island State Income Taxes, Any Military Retirement Income Paid By The State Or Federal Government To Persons Sixty-five (65) Years Or Older)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-24
To House Finance Committee |
| H5169 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Towns And Cities - State Affairs And Government - Law Enforcement Officers - Injured And Deceased Firefighters And Police (would Amend The Definition Of Police Officer Or Law Enforcement Officer To Include Campus Police Officers)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-24
To House Finance Committee |
| S0131 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Taxation - Sales And Use Taxes- Liability And Computation (would Provide For Several Periods During The Year Where There Would Be A Sales And Use Tax Holiday On The Purchase Of Alcoholic Beverages Which Are Not To Be Consumed On Th...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-24
To Senate Finance Committee |
| S0135 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Taxation - Excise On Motor Vehicles And Trailers (would Amend Car Tax Statutes So That The Assessment Of Used Motor Vehicles Would Be Based On The Average Trade-in Price, Rather Than Retail Price)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-24
To Senate Finance Committee |
| S0114 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Education - Health And Safety Of Pupils (would Authorize School Committees To Use School Bus Monitors At The Discretion Of The Committee, And Would Remove The Requirement That Bus Monitors In Addition To The Bus Driver Be On Certai...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-24
To Senate Education Committee |
| S0115 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Education -- The Rhode Island Board Of Education Act (would Delay The Establishment Of The Rhode Island Board Of Education And Also Delay The Abolishment Of The Board Of Regents For Elementary And Secondary Education And The Board ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-24
To Senate Education Committee |
| H5020 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities And Hospitals (would Expand The Parent Deinstitutionalization Subsidy To Include Appropriate Relatives And Would Allow A Relative To Care For A Child Or Adult If The Parent Was Unab...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-23
Withdrawn at sponsor's request |
| H5133 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To State Affairs And Government (would Prohibit Governmental Agencies From Charging An Additional Fee In Connection With Online Credit Card Payments)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-23
To House Finance Committee |
| S0002 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Education - The Rhode Island Board Of Education Act (would Extend The Transition Period For Restructuring The Board Of Education)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-23
To House Health, Education and Welfare Committee |
| H5136 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Health And Safety - Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation (would Require The Resource Recovery Corporation To Pay To The Town Of Johnston Annually Six Million Dollars ($6,000,000) In Addition To Any Other Tipping Fees Monies P...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-23
To House Finance Committee |
| H5109 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Property -- The Rhode Island Fair Housing Practices Act (would Add Military Status Discrimination As An Unlawful Housing Practice For An Honorably Discharged Veteran Or A Member Of The Armed Forces Of The United States And The Rhod...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-23
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| H5131 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Education - Higher Education - Job Creation Through Educational Opportunity Program (would Establish The Job Creation Through Educational Opportunity Program Act Of 2013)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-23
To House Finance Committee |
| H5086 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities And Hospitals (would Authorize Operators Of Developmental Disability Agencies, Acting As A Group, To Self-insure Healthcare Costs For Employees, Retirees And Other Beneficiaries, An...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-22
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S0091 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Public Finance -- State Budget (would Provide That All Legislative Grants Awarded By The General Assembly Must Be Included In The Annual State Budget.)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-22
To Senate Finance Committee |
| S0088 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Taxation -- Business Corporation Tax (would Reduce The Minimum Corporate Tax From Five Hundred Dollars ($500) To Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250).)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-22
To Senate Finance Committee |
| S0087 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Taxation - Personal Income Tax (would Increase The Refundable State Earned Income Credit From Fifteen Percent (15%) To One Hundred Percent (100%) For The 2012 Taxable Year And Each Taxable Year Thereafter.)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-22
To Senate Finance Committee |
| S0086 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Taxation -- Property Subject To Taxation (would Authorize The Warwick City Council, By Ordinance, To Increase The Veterans' Tax Exemption To Four Thousand Dollars ($4,000).)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-22
To Senate Finance Committee |
| H5027 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Public Utilities And Carriers (would Allow Consumers The Right To Decline The Installation Of A Wireless Smart Meter And Substitute A Wired Smart Meter, And To Completely Decline The Installation Of Any Smart Meter Technology)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-22
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| H5096 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Towns And Cities - Budget Commissions (would Require That The Compensation For City And Town Budget Commission Members Be Paid By The State)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-16
To House Finance Committee |
| S0017 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Public Officers And Employees - Retirement System - Administration (would Require The General Treasurer With The Establishment/maintenance Of Such Accounts And Statistical Records Required By The Retirement Board, And Would Allow H...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-16
To Senate Finance Committee |
| S0040 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Courts And Civil Procedure - Procedure Generally (would Reduce The Statutory Interest In Civil Actions From Twelve Percent (12%) To Six Percent (6%).)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-16
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S0016 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Public Finance -- State Budget (would Require That The Governor Submit A Zero-based Budget To The General Assembly. This Act Would Also Create A 3 Member Budget Review Panel To Explore And Evaluate Alternative Budget Amounts And Ma...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-16
To Senate Finance Committee |
| H5095 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Taxation - Sales And Use Taxes - Liability And Computation (would Repeal The Sales Tax On Pet Care Services)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-16
To House Finance Committee |
| H5094 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Taxation - Sales Tax Exemption (would Extend Sales Tax Exemptions For Writers, Composers And Artists In The Entire City Of Central Falls And Certain Areas In The Town Of Cumberland)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-16
To House Finance Committee |
| H5093 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Taxation -- Motor Vehicle Tax Elimination (would Provide A Six Thousand Dollars ($6,000) Exemption To The Motor Vehicle Excise Tax For Residents Of Distressed Communities)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-16
To House Finance Committee |
| H5092 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Taxation - Sales And Use Taxes - Liability And Computation (would Exempt From Sales And Use Tax That Portion Of Motor Vehicle Lease Payments Collected To Be Remitted For Tangible Personal Property Tax, Municipal Property Tax, Excis...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-16
To House Finance Committee |
| H5091 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Taxation - Personal Income Tax - Establishment Of Arts District (would Establish A New Arts District Within The Town Of Bristol For Purposes Of The Tax Exemption Provided To Writers, Composers, And Other Artists)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-16
To House Finance Committee |
| S0027 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Education -- Board Of Governors For Higher Education (would Authorize And Direct The Board Of Governors For Higher Education To Assess A Transportation Fee Of $50.00 Per Semester To Students Attending A Ri Public Institution Of Hig...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-16
To Senate Finance Committee |
| S0069 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Taxation - Sales And Use Taxes - Liability And Computation (would Exempt From Sales And Use Tax That Portion Of Motor Vehicle Lease Payments Collected To Be Remitted For Tangible Personal Property Tax, Municipal Property Tax, Excis...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-16
To Senate Finance Committee |
| S0071 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Taxation - Business Corporation Tax And Franchise Tax (would Repeal The Minimum Business Corporation Tax And The Minimum Franchise Tax.)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-16
To Senate Finance Committee |
| S0073 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To State Affairs And Government - Distressed Areas Economic Revitalization Act (would Permit The Pontiac Mills Site In Warwick To Be Approved As An Enterprise Zone.)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-16
To Senate Finance Committee |
| S0076 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Towns And Cities -- Zoning Ordinances (would Expand The Permitted Use Within All Residential Use Districts And All Industrial And Commercial Zoning Use Districts Of A Municipality To Include Animal Agriculture.)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-16
To Senate Housing and Municipal Government Committee |
| S0080 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Courts And Civil Procedure - Procedure In Particular Actions - Joint And Several Liability (would Limit Liability Of A Tortfeasor For Damages To Several Only And Not Joint If It Is Found That The Defendant's Act Or Omission Constit...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-16
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S0081 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Taxation - Estate And Transfer Taxes - Computation (would Increase The Estate Tax Exemption From $850,000 To $1,500,000 For Deaths Occurring After January 1, 2014.)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-16
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| H5098 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Public Finance -- Public Corporation Debt Management (require The Ri Economic Development Corp. To Itemize/identify Individuals And Entities Who Would Be In Receipt Of Proposed Guarantee Of Annual Debt Service/bonds/funds From Bond...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-16
To House Finance Committee |
