| H8374 | Pass | House Resolution Honoring Representative Elaine A. Coderre For Her Service To The People Of The State Of Rhode Island
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-06-20
House read and passed |
| H8372 | Engross
Sine Die | Joint Resolution Creating A Special Legislative Commission To Study Regional Energy
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-06-20
House read and passed |
| H7410 | Intro
Sine Die | Eliminate the requirement that sampling events may not be promoted except on the licensed premises.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-06-20
To House Corporations Committee |
| H8376 | Pass | House Resolution Creating A Special Legislative Commission To Study The Requirements For The Spaying And Neutering Of Dogs (this Would Create An Eleven Member Commission To Study Requirements For Spaying, Neutering, And An "intact" Permitting Process...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-06-20
House read and passed |
| H8377 | Pass | House Resolution Honoring Representative William San Bento, Jr., For His Service To The People Of The State Of Rhode Island
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-06-20
House read and passed |
| H8378 | Pass | House Resolution Recognizing The Honorable Gordon D. Fox For His Service To The People Of The State Of Rhode Island
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-06-20
House read and passed |
| H7553 | Intro
Sine Die | In Amendment Of Chapter 286 Of The Public Laws, 1986, Entitled "in Amendment Of And In Addition To Chapter 55 Of The Public Laws, 1958, Entitled 'authorizing The Towns Of Charlestown And Richmond Together, Or Together With The Town Of Hopkinton, To J...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-06-20
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| H7568 | Intro
Sine Die | In Amendment Of Chapter 286 Of The Public Laws, 1986, Entitled "in Amendment Of And In Addition To Chapter 55 Of The Public Laws, 1958, Entitled 'authorizing The Towns Of Charlestown And Richmond Together, Or Together With The Town Of Hopkinton, To J...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-06-20
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| H8259 | Pass | To Vacate The Forfeiture Or Revocation Of The Charter Of Newbell, Inc.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-06-20
Effective without Governor's signature |
| H8355 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes a cancer patient safety and environmental protection study commission to examine protections related to the disposal of extremely hazardous wastes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-06-19
To House Health, Education and Welfare Committee |
| H8356 | Intro
Sine Die | Joint Resolution Creating A Special Legislative Commission To Study Regional Energy (this Resolution Creates A Six Member Commission To Monitor And Assess Regional Energy Challenges And Opportunities, And Who Would Report Any Findings To The General ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-06-19
To House Environment and Natural Resources Committee |
| H8358 | Pass | House Resolution Creating A Special Legislative Commission To Study The Feasibility And Regulations Necessary To Implement Approval Inspections For Barbershop, Hairdresser, And Cosmetician Locations And Apprenticeship Programs (this Creates A 9 Membe...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-06-19
House read and passed |
| H8362 | Pass | House Resolution Creating A Special Legislative Commission To Study Captioning And Audio Descriptions For Persons Who Are Hearing Or Visually Impaired In Rhode Island Commercial And Residential Settings (this Creates A Ten Member Commission To Study ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-06-19
House read and passed |
| H7808 | Intro
Sine Die | Joint Resolution Creating A Special Legislative Commission To Study And Assess Rhode Island's "fair Funding Formula" (creates A Special Legislative Commission Whose Purpose Would Be To Make A Comprehensive Study And Assessment Of Rhode Island's "fair...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-06-19
To House Finance Committee |
| H7702 | Intro
Sine Die | Change the name and composition of the commission established to study and evaluate property tax related issues.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-06-19
House passed Sub A |
| H8360 | Engross
Sine Die | Allow Bruce Turner to join Mark Lounsbury and Alison Connell in marriage on or about September 27, 2014, within the Town of Barrington, Rhode Island.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-06-19
House read and passed |
| H8361 | Pass | House Resolution Supporting An Open Internet Protected By The Principle Of Net Neutrality
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-06-19
House read and passed |
| H8359 | Pass | House Resolution Creating A Special Legislative Commission To Study And Assess Rhode Island's "fair Funding Formula" (would Create A Legislative Commission To Study And Assess The School Fair Funding Formula.)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-06-19
House read and passed |
| H8364 | Intro
Sine Die | House Resolution Creating A Special Legislative Commission To Study Minimum Wage Discrepancies In The Hospitality, Hotel, And Restaurant Industries (this Would Create A Nine Member Commission To Study Minimum Wage Discrepancies In The Hospitality, Ho...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-06-19
To House Labor Committee |
| H7133 | Pass | State Budget
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-06-19
Signed by Governor |
| H7928 | Engross
Sine Die | Mandates the department of labor and training develop a report that presents options for adjusting and creates state unemployment insurance laws regarding employees, employers, and industries of a seasonal nature, no later than December 1, 2014.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-06-19
House read and passed |
| H8208 | Engross
Sine Die | Authorize the city of Newport to increase the cruise ship fees by one dollar ($1.00) per passenger for landing and one dollar ($1.00) per passenger for embarking. This act would take effect November 1, 2015.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-06-19
House read and passed |
| H8179 | Pass | Add the President of the Rhode Island Brotherhood of Correctional Officers and the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court to the Criminal Justice Oversight Committee.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-06-19
Effective without Governor's signature |
| H7235 | Engross
Sine Die | Establish a reciprocal preference provision in the awarding of state contracts and would require the department of administration to publish a list of states that give preference to in-state bidders with the percent increase applied in each state
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-06-18
House read and passed |
| H7623 | Intro
Sine Die | House Resolution Creating A Special Legislative Commission To Study The Requirements And Feasibility Of Implementing Apprenticeship Prerequisites For Public Works Contracts (this Would Create A Seven Member Study Commission To Study And Make Recommen...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-06-18
House passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment) |
| H7480 | Intro
Sine Die | Allow the director of environmental management to appoint one or more inspectors in the state rather than a commissioner in each county to inquire into the condition of any domestic animal
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-06-18
House passed Sub A in concurrence |
| H7947 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes a three-year pilot program to assist students formerly enrolled in college to obtain college degrees, limited to no more than one thousand participants and delivered through a partnership between program facilitators and a program evaluat...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-06-18
House passed Sub A |
| H7653 | Intro
Sine Die | Require anyone seeking the issuance or renewal of a hackney operator's license for the purpose of driving a taxicab, limited public motor vehicle, or public motor vehicle to undergo a national and state criminal background check.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-06-18
House passed Sub A |
| H8324 | Engross
Sine Die | Exempt the town of West Warwick from complying with the statutory requirements of chapters 77, 77.1, 77.2, 77.3 and 77.4 of title 16 regarding a Mayoral Academy, schools, and municipal academies for a five (5) year period.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-06-18
House read and passed |
| H7733 | Intro
Sine Die | Extends the period of time that the DHS provides childcare to families with income below 180% of the federal poverty level under the RI works program by 6 months to June 30, 2015.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-06-18
House passed as amended |
| H7258 | Intro
Sine Die | Restrict the installation, concealment or placement of an electronic tracking device in or on a motor vehicle, and would add electronic tracking devices to the definition of "domestic violence" under the "Domestic Violence Protection Act"
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-06-18
Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence |
| H7684 | Engross
Sine Die | Allow the owner of open space land or holder of a conservation easement or the attorney general to bring an action in superior court to prevent further encroachment of the land and to recover damages resulting from this encroachment.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-06-18
House read and passed |
| H7941 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibit recipients of direct cash assistance on electronic benefit cards from utilizing and store owners from accepting the cards for the purchase of alcoholic beverages, lottery tickets or tobacco products.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-06-18
House passed Sub A |
| H7514 | Engross
Sine Die | Expand the time period that law enforcement officials, who have received internet subscriber acct information & have not instituted arrest/grand jury proceeding/criminal prosecution have between 60 days&75 days to between 100 days&120 days
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-06-18
House read and passed |
| H7819 | Intro
Sine Die | Creates the RI healthcare authority to report to the governor and general assembly actions necessary to implement an active purchaser health insurance and health services model to aggregate all funding of such services through HealthSource RI.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-06-18
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| H7873 | Intro
Sine Die | Permits cities and towns to authorize, by ordinance, the use of low speed vehicles within a certain distance of a golf course.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-06-18
House passed Sub A |
| H7164 | Pass | Require that prior notice be given to the town of North Providence and the town is named as an additional insured prior to the issuance, modification, or cancellation of the certificate of insurance for a retail liquor license.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-06-18
Effective without Governor's signature |
| H7563 | Intro
Sine Die | This act extends the sunset provision for the child care subsidy transition program within the department of human services from September 30, 2014 to September 30, 2016, a period of two (2) years.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-06-18
House passed Sub A |
| H7300 | Engross
Sine Die | Require that parole board members serve no more than three (3) terms
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-06-18
House read and passed |
| H7344 | Intro
Sine Die | Allow the director of the department of environmental management to issue permits every five (5) years, instead of annually, to a landowner for the protection of property and crop destruction caused by deer.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-06-18
House passed Sub A |
| H8275 | Intro
Sine Die | Permits a petition for adoption to be filed by a grandparent(s) without the non-custodial parents' consent when the child is in the sole custody of the grandparent(s).
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-06-18
House passed Sub A |
| H8080 | Engross
Sine Die | Allow the Smithfield town council in its discretion to issue full and limited Class B licenses which shall not be transferred to another person, entity or to another location, but which shall revert to the town if not renewed.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-06-18
House read and passed |
| H8288 | Engross
Sine Die | Provide that certain corporations be regulated by the Rhode Island department of business regulations, removing such jurisdiction from the provisions of the general laws regulating insurance companies.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-06-18
House read and passed |
| H8150 | Intro
Sine Die | Underground storage tanks installed prior to May 8, 1988 are permitted to remain in use until December 22, 2020. Five (5) members of the Underground Storage Tank Review Board constitutes a quorum.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-06-18
House passed Sub A |
| H7393 | Intro
Sine Die | Add military status discrimination as an unlawful housing practice protecting veterans who have an honorable or administrative discharge or a member of the Armed Forces of the United States and the RI National Guard
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-06-18
House passed Sub A |
| H7425 | Engross
Sine Die | Implement the federal Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA) (Title I of Public Law 109-248)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-06-18
House read and passed |
| H8352 | Pass | House Resolution Expressing Sincere Condolences On The Passing Of Kelly Marie Butterworth (july 5, 1961 - May 22, 2014)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-06-18
House read and passed |
| H8353 | Pass | House Resolution Congratulating And Honoring Karissa Carlton On Being Named The 2014 Rhode Island Gatorade Softball Player Of The Year
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-06-18
House read and passed |
| H8262 | Engross
Sine Die | Make available motor vehicle registration plates for Rhode Island colleges and universities.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-06-18
House read and passed |
| H8060 | Pass | Joint Resolution To Submit The Following Question To The Qualified Electors Of The State At The Next General Election In 2014: "shall There Be A Convention To Amend Or Revise The Constitution?"
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-06-18
Signed by Governor |
