| S2552 | Intro
Sine Die | Directs the chairperson of the housing resources commission to appoint a 9 member committee to formulate rules, regulations and standards relating to homeless shelters.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-06-12
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S2718 | Intro
Sine Die | Increases the daily penalty for violations of zoning ordinances from $500 to $1,000 and provides a one time unlimited civil penalty for violations which caused permanent damage to the public health.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-06-12
To House Municipal Government Committee |
| S3017 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the state to maintain certain roads in Providence.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-06-12
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S2935 | Intro
Sine Die | Increases the penalty for violations determined by the board of examiners of electricians.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-06-12
To House Labor Committee |
| S2660 | Intro
Sine Die | Transfers violation over the possession of 1 oz or less of marijuana by a minor from the traffic tribunal to the family court and would allow for substance assessment and treatment.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-06-12
To House Judiciary Committee |
| S2208 | Intro
Sine Die | Establish a new charter public school's state housing aid formula based in part on the average ratio of all the cities and towns from which the charter public school draws its students.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-06-12
Committee recommended Substitute A be held for further study |
| S2556 | Intro
Sine Die | Exempt hospitals operating for profit from sales and use taxes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-06-12
To House Finance Committee |
| S3097 | Pass | Senate Resolution Congratulating The Tiverton/rogers Co-op Boys' Lacrosse Team On Winning The 2014 Rhode Island Boys' Lacrosse Division Iii State Championship
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-06-11
Senate read and passed |
| S3096 | Pass | Senate Resolution Joyously Celebrating The Visit Of Two Bruno United Under-13 Boys Futbol Teams To The Rhode Island State Senate On June 11, 2014
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-06-11
Senate read and passed |
| S2468 | Intro
Sine Die | Repeal the five hundred dollar ($500) minimum tax on corporations, limited liability companies and partnerships.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-06-11
Meeting postponed (06/11/2014) |
| S3014 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibit casinos from attaching the real estate of any person who is provided a casino marker or line of credit by the casino.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-06-11
To Senate Finance Committee |
| S2968 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes with the department of elementary and secondary education on adult education waiting list eliminating programs along with a one million dollars ($1,000,000) 2015 fiscal year appropriation.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-06-11
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S3090 | Intro
Sine Die | Removes exemption for property of non-profit hospital with over 500 beds if property generates income non-healthcare related and exemption for Brown president and professors.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-06-11
To Senate Housing and Municipal Government Committee |
| S3086 | Intro
Sine Die | Establish several new entities and programs to promote a unified statewide approach to updating, renovating, and otherwise improving public school buildings in the state.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-06-11
To Senate Finance Committee |
| S2049 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorize the general treasurer to withhold state aid to municipalities which do not fully fund their annual required contribution to a locally administered pension plan
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-06-11
To House Finance Committee |
| S2858 | Engross
Sine Die | Authorizes the office of regulatory reform to review state and local regulatory and permitting processes and provide online maps, flow charts, and other visualizations.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-06-11
Committee recommends passage in concurrence |
| S2342 | Intro
Sine Die | Provide that a portion of the fees generated by plan review applications under the fire code be used to fund the cost of professional services and training education
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-06-11
Meeting postponed (06/11/2014) |
| S2579 | Intro
Sine Die | Exempting the commerce corporation from sales taxes collected on materials used in construction, reconstruction rehabilitation projects by removing the restriction of projects approved prior to July 1, 2011.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-06-11
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S3081 | Pass | Senate Resolution Congratulating The Honorable Maureen Cotter For Receiving The Distinguished Service Award From The National School Boards Association
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-06-10
Senate read and passed |
| S2937 | Intro
Sine Die | Provide that candidates for governor and lieutenant governor would run on a joint ticket commencing with the general election in 2018.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-06-10
Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence |
| S2785 | Pass | Provide for the implementation of Title XI of the "Federal Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery & Enforcement Act of 1989".
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-06-10
Signed by Governor |
| S3040 | Intro
Sine Die | - Nursing Education Center Lease Authorization
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-06-10
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S2417 | Engross
Sine Die | Joint Resolution To Approve And Publish And Submit To The Electors A Proposition Of Amendment To The Constitution Of The State (governor And Lieutenant Governor To Appear Jointly On The Ballot)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-06-10
Committee recommends passage in concurrence |
| S3084 | Pass | Senate Resolution Celebrating The 100th Anniversary Of The Founding Of Johnson & Wales University
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-06-10
Senate read and passed |
| S3070 | Pass | Senate Resolution Celebrating The 170th Anniversary Of The Founding Of St. Mary's Church In West Warwick, Rhode Island
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-06-10
Senate read and passed |
| S2198 | Intro
Sine Die | Provide that the costs of a municipality's receivership and bankruptcy would be waived if its officers certify that it was in conformity with and had completed the plan order by US Bankruptcy Court.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-06-10
Committee recommended Substitute A be held for further study |
| S3074 | Pass | Senate Resolution Respectfully Requesting That The Honorable Governor Of The State Of Rhode Island Hereby Authorize The Director Of The Rhode Island Department Of Environmental Management To Conduct A Comprehensive Site Investigation And Appropriate ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-06-10
Senate read and passed |
| S2331 | Intro
Sine Die | Allow the host municipality to share in all beach parking fee receipts, not just daily parking fee receipts
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-06-10
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S2337 | Intro
Sine Die | Provide a six thousand dollars ($6,000) exemption to the motor vehicle excise tax for residents of distressed communities
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-06-10
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S2438 | Intro
Sine Die | Provide for the siting and operating standards for farm based renewable energy facilities.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-06-10
Meeting postponed (06/12/2014) |
| S2784 | Pass | Make technical changes to the standard valuation and standard nonforfeiture provisions of the general laws relating to insurance.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-06-10
Signed by Governor |
| S2549 | Pass | Define "limited English proficient person" for the purposes of interpreters for legal proceedings as any person whose primary language is not English & who does not have the ability to adequately understand or communicate effectively in English
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-06-09
Signed by Governor |
| S2543 | Pass | Make changes to the governing procedures within the workers' compensation court to permit electronic filing.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-06-09
Signed by Governor |
| S2754 | Pass | Provide minimum mandatory sentences for certain quantities of synthetic drugs.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-06-09
Signed by Governor |
| S2354 | Pass | Joint Resolution Respectfully Requesting The Rhode Island Department Of Health To Provide Additional Information Regarding Licensed Assisted Residences On Its Website
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-06-09
Signed by Governor |
| S2542 | Pass | Increases the term a dating or engagement relationship must exist from 6 months to 1 year, before a party can be a victim of domestic violence.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-06-09
Signed by Governor |
| S2667 | Pass | Changes the composition of various boards and committees within the RI justice commission and eliminates the requirement that they meet quarterly.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-06-09
Signed by Governor |
| S2253 | Pass | Amend the requirements necessary to issue a tank endorsement under this section
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-06-09
Signed by Governor |
| S2502 | Pass | Remove the sunset provision from the act that allows the department of health to issue statutory variances from one or more of the specific requirements of the Health Care Services Utilization Review Act.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-06-09
Signed by Governor |
| S3006 | Pass | To Vacate The Forfeiture Or Revocation Of The Charter Of Rotondo Builders, Inc.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-06-06
Effective without Governor's signature |
| S2996 | Pass | To Vacate The Forfeiture Or Revocation Of The Charter Of Main Street Remainder Business Trust Ltd.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-06-06
Effective without Governor's signature |
| S2995 | Pass | To Vacate The Forfeiture Or Revocation Of The Charter Of West Warwick Ri Business Trust Ltd.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-06-06
Effective without Governor's signature |
| S2796 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes preference in the awarding of state contracts for person or business whose highest paid executive receives compensation/salary equal to or less than (32) times that amount paid to its lowest paid full-time employee.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-06-05
To House Finance Committee |
| S2472 | Intro
Sine Die | Require the office of management and budget to prepare an annual report regarding the state’s financial status. This act would also require the secretary of state to produce an annual citizens’ guide to state finances.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-06-05
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S2092 | Intro
Sine Die | Make unlawful the use of a non-hands-free mobile telephone while operating a motor vehicle, except for public safety personnel or in an emergency situation
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-06-05
To House Judiciary Committee |
| S2636 | Intro
Sine Die | Provide the notice under the provisions of the mechanics' lien law maybe provided in a written contract or a separate document incorporated in a written contract prior to or within ten (10) days of commencing physical work or the land.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-06-05
To House Judiciary Committee |
| S2079 | Intro
Sine Die | Establish the Stay Invested in RI Tax Credit. It would authorize a tax credit against RI personal income tax for graduates who remain a resident of and work in RI for up to10 years after graduation from an institution of higher education
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-06-05
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S2602 | Engross
Sine Die | Clarify the criminal offense of human trafficking. This act would also revise the procedures governing forfeitures of proceeds seized from human trafficking.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-06-05
To House Judiciary Committee |
| S2248 | Intro
Sine Die | Create a financial incentive for business entities to create new jobs by offering a business tax reduction
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-06-05
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S2878 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibits group health plans and health insurance issuers from discriminating, concerning plan participation or coverage, against any health care provider who is acting within the scope of their state license or certification.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-06-05
To House Health, Education and Welfare Committee |
