| H5697 | Intro
Sine Die | Mandates education that the department of human services develop programs to assess benchmark for deaf/hard-of-hearing children and require IEPs/IFSPs to include recommendations to assist those children.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-24
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| H5178 | Intro
Sine Die | Allows class A liquor retail license holders to serve unlimited samples of wine products available for purchase on one occasion each year.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-24
House passed Sub A |
| H5461 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires motor vehicle operator and chauffeur licenses valid for motorcycle operation, to state so conspicuously.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-24
Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence |
| H5602 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires that pharmacy benefits managers include in each contract the methodology utilized to determine generic drug pricing and update such pricing reduction every ten (10) calendar days.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-24
House passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment) |
| H5160 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides the creation of a new charter public school or the expansion of an existing charter public school would require approval from the city or town council of each sending school district.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-24
House passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment) |
| H6126 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes loss of use of a rental vehicle as an element of damage in a property liability claim, limited to reasonable expenses for time needed to repair or replace the vehicle, and calculates without regard to fleet utilization reports.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-24
Meeting postponed (06/24/2015) |
| H5141 | Intro
Sine Die | Exempts out-of-state food processors and wholesalers from the five hundred dollar ($500) fee charged to food processors and wholesalers by the department of health.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-24
House passed as amended (floor amendment) |
| H5581 | Intro
Sine Die | Mandates each school district to adopt a written policy that addresses the use of Internet filtering measures for computer access in schools.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-24
Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence |
| H5555 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the board of education to make certain findings regarding the sending districts before granting approval to a new charter school project.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-24
Scheduled for consideration (06/25/2015) |
| H6339 | Intro
Sine Die | House Resolution Amending The Rules Of The House Of Representatives For The Years 2015 And 2016
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-24
To House Rules Committee |
| H6338 | Intro
Sine Die | Modifies fines, administrative fees and penalties for motorists who are toll violators and evaders, and who fail to timely pay their fines and fees.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-24
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| H6340 | Intro
Sine Die | Restores certain provisions of chapter 16.2 of title 23 as well as all of chapter 16.3 of title 23, which were repealed or deleted in the 2015 budget Act, 2015 H 5900 Substitute A as amended. .
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-24
Meeting postponed (06/24/2015) |
| H5262 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes state fire marshals to prohibit public adjusters from physical presence on and solicitation or inspection of the premises under investigation until twenty-four (24) hours after control of the premises is released to its owner or occupant.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-24
House passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment) |
| H6342 | Intro
Sine Die | Creates a comprehensive regulatory scheme for motor vehicle passenger services provided by transportation network companies which use digital network as software application services to connect passengers to transportation providers.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-24
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| H5607 | Intro
Sine Die | Creates a procedure for the licensing of motor vehicle glass repair or replacement shops.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-24
Senate passed Sub B |
| H6033 | Intro
Sine Die | Names a certain portion of Sand Hill Cove Road in Narragansett, "Durfee Way".
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-24
Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence |
| H5488 | Intro
Sine Die | House Resolution Creating A Special Legislative Commission To Study And Make Recommendations On Providing Interent, Cable Television, And Phone Services To Eligible Residents In Underserved Communities In Northwestern Rhode Island (create A 9 Member ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-24
House passed Sub A |
| H6290 | Intro
Sine Die | Clarifies the definition of the term "entity" that advocates for the approval or question presented to voters at a financial town meeting, to include business entities, political action committees, persons and exempt nonprofits.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-23
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| H5817 | Intro
Sine Die | Restricts the installation, concealment or placement of an electronic tracking device in or on a motor vehicle, and adds electronic tracking devices to the definition of "domestic violence" under the "Domestic Violence Protection Act".
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-23
Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence |
| H6306 | Intro
Sine Die | House Resolution Creating A Special Legislative Commission To Study Methods For Growing Tourism In The State Of Rhode Island Through Coordinated Branding And Marketing Efforts
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-23
House passed Sub A |
| H5177 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes the provision of healthcare services by "telemedicine", as therein defined, on the same basis as face-to-face consultation, where appropriate, and require healthcare insurers to adjust their coverage protocols accordingly.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-23
House passed Sub A |
| H6240 | Intro
Sine Die | Limits amount of bail that may be forfeited upon defendant’s violation of terms of bail, to amount set as surety and prevent Attorney General from filing a petition to forfeit bail until 45 days after entry of arrest warrant into court’s database...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-23
House passed Sub A |
| H5637 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides that personal property that the owner uses as a residence would be subordinate to a mortgage encumbering the property.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-23
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| H5577 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires recertification of food service establishments every three (3) years and the presence of food safety managers during operation in food establishments which serve potentially hazardous foods.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-23
Meeting postponed (06/23/2015) |
| H6051 | Intro
Sine Die | Require the secretary of state to establish a system to provide for the electronic registration of voters. The act would limit the use or transfer of the information supplied by the voter in registering.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-23
Committee recommends passage in concurrence |
| H5068 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibits computer, phone or like device to make threats endangering students at a daycare facility, school or university in RI and upon conviction would be a felony with fines &/or imprisonment and restitution to the state, municipality &/or school.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-23
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| H6125 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides super-priority lien status to fines issued in connection with violations of the state building code, and the state property maintenance code, in the same manner as already provided for boarding and demolition liens.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-23
Meeting postponed (06/23/2015) |
| H5610 | Intro
Sine Die | Creates an electronic vehicle liability insurance confirmation and compliance.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-23
House passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment) |
| H5653 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibits the detention of juveniles at the Rhode Island Training School based on allegations that he or she was in violation of a court order and would not classify conditions when a petition is placed on file, as a valid court order.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-23
Committee recommends passage of Sub B |
| H5680 | Intro
Sine Die | Regulates the blasting, creation, and storage of stone dust.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-23
House passed Sub A |
| H5481 | Intro
Sine Die | Repeals the nurse licensure compact wherein every nurse practicing in a party state must comply with the state practice laws in which the patient is located at the time care is rendered.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-23
Meeting postponed (06/23/2015) |
| H5652 | Intro
Sine Die | Limits the temporary detention at, or commitment to, the training school of a juvenile twelve (12) years of age or younger to situations in which that juvenile has been charged with or found delinquent of committing an offense involving murder.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-23
Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence |
| H6280 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires commercial landlords to review and inspect the necessary licenses of barbers and hairdressers, who seek to rent their premises and increases the penalties for license violations.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-23
House passed Sub A |
| H5898 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes the director of labor and training to disclose information to the department of corrections, upon request, for the purpose of case management and post-release supervision.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-23
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| H5284 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides that any lessor or secured party of an automobile that fails to provide proper notice of: (1) default; and (2) opportunity to cure said default to a lessee or purchaser of an automobile, shall be fined up to five hundred dollars.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-23
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| H6316 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes the rights and obligations of property owners concerning the maintenance of private easements and rights-of-way.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-23
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| H5887 | Intro
Sine Die | Eliminates the governor's commerce and workforce coordination cabinet, and gives additional duties to the secretary of commerce.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-22
Meeting postponed (06/22/2015) |
| H6138 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides that the excise tax assessed against vehicles and trailers may be determined by a non-binding recommendation of the vehicle value commission, or by the assessor's combination of the published retail and trade-in values.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-22
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| H6321 | Intro
Sine Die | Creates a process for the replacement, reconstruction, and maintenance of all bridges in Rhode Island, except the Newport, Mount Hope, Jamestown-Verrazzano and Sakonnet River bridges, through the limited tolls of large commercial trucks.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-22
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| H5339 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires consent by a municipality of any land acquisition therein by the water resources board.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-19
To House Municipal Government Committee |
| H5750 | Intro
Sine Die | Changes the name and composition of the legislative commission established to study and evaluate property tax related issues, including tax classification systems and the process of valuation appeals by making it a permanent commission.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-18
To Senate Finance Committee |
| H6177 | Intro
Sine Die | Allows for the growth and sale of hemp as an agricultural product subject to registration as cultivator with the division of agriculture, while sales, storage and growth of hemp products would be under the regulation of the department of health.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-18
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| H5505 | Intro
Sine Die | Makes changes in the definitions of what constitutes unlawful confinement, and would apply them throughout the chapter accordingly.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-18
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| H5671 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires manufacturers of mercury-containing lamps to establish and implement a statewide collection system for the recycling of mercury-containing lamps.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-18
To Senate Environment and Agriculture Committee |
| H5672 | Intro
Sine Die | Regulates the phase-out of wood stoves without EPA certification in densely populated residential areas.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-18
House passed as amended (floor amendment) |
| H5297 | Intro
Sine Die | House Resolution Creating A Special Legislative Commission To Study The Creation Of A Council To Coordinate Resources For Providing Care To Individuals With Rare Diseases (establishes A Rare Disease Community Advisory Council Within Dhs To Help Devel...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-18
House passed Sub A |
| H6194 | Intro
Sine Die | Creates the "electronic vehicle recovery services act", and sets forth certain requirements for owners of vehicles within which such recovery services apparatus has been installed, and for all such recovery service providers.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-16
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| H6094 | Intro
Sine Die | Allows certain animals or birds to accompany their owners at state-owned campgrounds.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-11
To Senate Environment and Agriculture Committee |
| H5053 | Intro
Sine Die | Allows persons who are involuntarily unemployed and are subject to license or registration non-renewal as a result of failure to pay taxes to obtain a conditional renewal during their period of unemployment.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-11
To Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs Committee |
| H5187 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends and repeals certain provisions of the Rhode Island general laws so as to prohibit the sale of consumer fireworks to the general public.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-11
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
