| S2971 | Intro
Sine Die | Require that an annual inflation index be applied to rates for nursing facilities for Medicaid services. The act would apply to state contracts.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-13
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S2241 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorize the division of motor vehicles to issue a special driver's license to foreign nationals
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-13
Meeting postponed (05/15/2014) |
| S2584 | Intro
Sine Die | Establish the pilot childcare assistance transition program.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-13
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S2077 | Intro
Sine Die | Amend the provisions of the general laws relating to the state car tax in order that the assessment of used motor vehicles would be based on average trade-in price, rather than retail price and would also extend the appeal period from 30 to 45 days
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-13
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S2074 | Intro
Sine Die | Provide all net taxable estates with an exemption from the estate and transfer tax of up to the amount of two million dollars ($2,000,000).
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-13
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S2821 | Intro
Sine Die | Makes changes to the definition of the term "resident" for purposes of the motor vehicle code and includes those who do business in the state or intrastate or declares Rhode Island his or her residence.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-13
Meeting postponed (05/15/2014) |
| S2195 | Intro
Sine Die | Provide for the director of the DBHDDH to adopt a state reimbursement system for community and nonprofit agencies that would encourage the hiring and retention of competent, qualified, caring individuals
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-08
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S2627 | Intro
Sine Die | Grants the state bureau of audits, with the DOA directors approval to issue subpoena for the production of documents and records needed by the audit.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-08
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S3000 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides for a bond referendum to authorize bonds and notes of the state in the amount of $18,000,000 for improvements to Roger Williams Park and Zoo.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-08
To Senate Finance Committee |
| S2581 | Intro
Sine Die | Extend relief to the local district from paying the second, third, and fourth quarterly payment if the student does not attend the first quarter or does not return in the second quarter.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-08
Committee heard |
| S2617 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes the judiciary and colleges to set reasonable tuition rates for approved colleges or universities offering driver retraining courses to require individuals convicted of driving while intoxicated as part of their criminal sentence.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-08
To House Health, Education and Welfare Committee |
| S2583 | Intro
Sine Die | Increases the reimbursement rate for certain Medicaid home health and day health providers by requiring a 10% increase to the base rate.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-08
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S2244 | Intro
Sine Die | Create the "Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Act" which would require coaches and assistant coaches to complete a child sexual abuse prevention training program, with at least two (2) hours of instruction time
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-08
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S2346 | Intro
Sine Die | Establish the office of inspector general as an independent administrative agency charged with the purpose of preventing and detecting fraud, waste and abuse, and mismanagement in the expenditure of public funds
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-08
Committee heard |
| S2026 | Intro
Sine Die | Establish a select commission to investigate the failure of public loan guarantee programs and prescribes its powers and duties
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-08
Committee heard |
| S2499 | Intro
Sine Die | Eliminates the asset test for eligibility child care assistance program for low-income working families and would also require beneficiaries to cooperate in enforcing child support orders for any child for whom child care assistance is received.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-08
Committee heard |
| S2266 | Intro
Sine Die | Allow farmers to protect their crops by hunting and possessing deer without first obtaining deer tags or a hunting license
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-07
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S2882 | Intro
Sine Die | Expands various notice requirements relating to zoning matters and eliminates the requirement that municipalities maintain a public notice registry.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-06
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S2874 | Intro
Sine Die | Establish procedures for the licensing of naturopathic physicians, and defines the practice of naturopathic medicine.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-06
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S2477 | Intro
Sine Die | Amend the law on assessing and taxing low income housing so that such property would be taxed at eight percent (8%) of the gross rental income or a lesser amount determined by the municipality in which the low income housing is located.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-06
Committee heard |
| S2030 | Intro
Sine Die | Establish the E-Verify compliance act which would require all non-governmental employers within the state with 3 or more employees to apply to participate in the federal E-Verify program and to agree to participate in the program if accepted
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-06
Committee heard |
| S2489 | Intro
Sine Die | Allocate $0.0021 of the 1% per gallon environmental fee to the department of human services elderly/disabled transportation program, $0.0079 to the RIPTA elderly/disabled transportation program.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-06
Committee heard |
| S2435 | Intro
Sine Die | Add to the purpose of distributed generation standard contracts so that it would encourage the reuse and redevelopment of contaminated property as defined in this act.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-02
Meeting postponed (05/07/2014) |
| S2375 | Intro
Sine Die | Vest with the governor the sole authority to nominate, on the basis of merit, from a list submitted by the judicial nominating commission with the advice and consent of the senate, all judges and magistrates, to all courts
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-01
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S2879 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibit commercial motor trucks or tractors with a gross weight exceeding four (4) tons from traveling on that portion of Route 116 known as Smith Avenue in the town of Smithfield.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-01
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S2705 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the zoning board (Z.B.) to send notices, and decisions to locally registered neighborhood groups, require as tax exempt by IRS and would allow them to appeal Z.B. decisions.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-01
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S2948 | Intro
Sine Die | Create the “Remediation Act of 2014” which would create a pilot program at CCRI for writing remediation and would mandate a report for the proposal on a redesign of the mathematics remediation program.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-01
To Senate Education Committee |
| S2954 | Intro
Sine Die | Require the lottery director to offset from lottery winnings in excess of six hundred dollars ($600), money owed to the executive office of health and human services for medical assistance overpayments.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-01
To Senate Finance Committee |
| S2085 | Intro
Sine Die | Allow mobile and manufactured homes which are a part of a mobile and manufactured home park to be counted as low/moderate income housing for purposes of compliance with requirements of the city or town's comprehensive land use plan
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-01
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S2603 | Intro
Sine Die | Change the interest rate to six percent (6%) per annum on any child or spousal support debt due or owing, to be assessed at the discretion of the family court.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-01
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S2531 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides that the department of business regulation oversees the business relationship between pharmacy providers and health service organization to establish requirements and the criteria to be an acceptable pharmacy provider.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-01
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S2309 | Intro
Sine Die | Repeal the provisions of the general laws allowing deferred deposit providers, also known as "payday lenders."
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-01
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S2589 | Intro
Sine Die | Permit the director of the department of labor and training to release information to the department of corrections.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-05-01
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S2938 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes a special license plate to help the Operation Support RI Troops organization provide veterans with housing and support services.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-04-30
To Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs Committee |
| S2917 | Intro
Sine Die | Reduce the business corporation tax from nine percent (9%) to seven percent (7%).
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-04-30
To Senate Finance Committee |
| S2430 | Intro
Sine Die | Direct the commissioner of education to develop a method to analyze data regarding the imposition of school discipline, focusing on whether discipline imposed has a disproportionate impact on students based on race or ethnicity.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-04-30
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S2914 | Intro
Sine Die | This act authorizes the director of DEM to issue special collector's permits for taking, handling and/or possession of any species of wild animals for studies of wildlife populations.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-04-30
To Senate Environment and Agriculture Committee |
| S2431 | Intro
Sine Die | Provide that non-certified teacher assistants and special education teacher assistants would not be subject to the same laws, standards, policies, procedures, and rules that govern certified teachers.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-04-30
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S2683 | Intro
Sine Die | Prevent the disciplining of a school child for possession of a toy gun unless a reasonable person could mistake the toy for a real gun.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-04-30
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S2729 | Intro
Sine Die | Permit class A liquor retail license holders to elect on four (4) occasions annually to serve unlimited samples of wine products which are available for purchase from the licensee's outlet.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-04-30
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S2918 | Intro
Sine Die | Change the minimum corporate tax by calculating the tax based on gross income.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-04-30
To Senate Finance Committee |
| S2060 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibit any closed beach under this section from charging parking fees
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-04-30
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S2921 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes the creation of tax free zones where certain types of businesses would be exempt from paying state income, business and corporate tax as well as local taxes for up to 10 years.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-04-30
To Senate Finance Committee |
| S2919 | Intro
Sine Die | Reduce the state sales tax rate and the use tax rate from seven percent (7%) to three percent (3%) effective January 1, 2015.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-04-30
To Senate Finance Committee |
| S2922 | Intro
Sine Die | Relating To The Chariho Regional School District
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-04-30
To Senate Finance Committee |
| S2165 | Intro
Sine Die | Enable the general assembly in grand committee to fill a vacancy in the office of the lieutenant governor.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-04-30
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S2892 | Intro
Sine Die | Change the dates of the Smithfield tax assessment map to December 31, 2013, to be used by the town council in determining exemptions to the issuance of retailers' class B, C and I, liquor licenses.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-04-30
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S2274 | Intro
Sine Die | Create a tax credit for electronic vehicle manufacturers capped at 6% based upon the aggregate amount of new employment during each taxable year commencing July 1, 2014
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-04-29
Committee heard |
| S2803 | Intro
Sine Die | Outlines rules for disposal of toxic drug wastes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-04-29
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S2078 | Intro
Sine Die | Increase from three (3) to six (6) years the interval of time within which a city or town must conduct an update of its last real property revaluation
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-04-29
Committee heard |
