| H5308 | Intro
Sine Die | Enables the secretary of the oversight commission to issue subpoenas upon a majority vote.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-17
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| H5787 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes open space land owner/holder of conservation easement. Attorney General to bring a civil action for injunction/damages for encroachment.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-17
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S0345 | Intro
Sine Die | Excludes information pertaining to an alleged victim of domestic violence from the definition of public records.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-17
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| H5164 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes 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] | 2015-03-17
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| H5309 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides that public can review death and marriage certificates but must redact all social security numbers with no fee charged for viewing any of said records.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-16
Withdrawn at sponsor's request |
| H5849 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires municipalities to include a 20 year amortization schedule with its annual report every 3 years and provides an alternative funding critical status funding plan to state officials.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-12
To House Finance Committee |
| H5588 | Intro
Sine Die | Prevents unauthorized deductions from employee wages.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-12
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| H5675 | Intro
Sine Die | Adds "siblings" to the class of workers who can allow temporary disability benefits when providing caregiver services to their brother or sisters, when no other covered family member is available and willing to provide the needed services.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-12
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S0423 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes Rhode Island’s membership in the interstate medical licensure compact. It details the procedure to be followed in order to allow physicians to become licensed in multiple states, while ensuring the safety of patients.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-12
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| H5858 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes a venture capital investment tax credit to qualified Rhode Island businesses and the credit would be available to businesses certified by the Rhode Island commerce corporation as meeting certain set requirements.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-12
To House Finance Committee |
| H5457 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides for the transmission of a notice of violation to the arresting agency or place of presentment by the attorney general upon a finding of probable cause that a defendant is a violator of his or her bail or probation.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-11
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S0664 | Intro
Sine Die | Limits liability of tortfeasor for damages to several only and not joint if defendant's act on omission is no more than 25% of damages.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-11
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S0662 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the application process for requesting a license or permit to carry a concealed weapon.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-11
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| H5627 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibits smoking on public beaches in the state of Rhode Island.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-11
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| H5832 | Intro
Sine Die | Exempts ancillary services provided to customers of rental companies that are unrelated to airport access from airport access fees.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-11
To House Finance Committee |
| S0178 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides that a real estate conveyance tax shall be imposed on the transfer of a controlling interest in an entity possessing real property.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-11
Withdrawn at sponsor's request |
| H5464 | Intro
Sine Die | Criminalizes residential mortgage fraud.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-11
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| H5519 | Intro
Sine Die | Joint Resolution To Approve And Publish And Submit To The Electors A Proposition Of Amendment To The Constitution Of The State Referendum On Line Item Veto
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-11
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| H5841 | Intro
Sine Die | Repeals the provisions of the general laws that prohibit health insurance coverage for induced abortions for all contracts including those policies covering state and municipal employees.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-11
To House Judiciary Committee |
| S0670 | Intro
Sine Die | Includes orange or otherwise brightly colored plugs, or tips inserted into the barrel of any firearm within the definition of "mark of identification" for those persons who change, alter, remove, or obliterate any mark of identification on a firearm.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-11
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| H5496 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes a mandatory reporting requirement for all students in grades K-12 for any administered assessments.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-11
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S0672 | Intro
Sine Die | Makes the department of public safety responsible for the management and administration of traffic tribunal security officers.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-11
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| H5650 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibits the imposition of life without parole to persons under the age of eighteen (18) at the time an offense is committed.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-11
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S0656 | Intro
Sine Die | Reduces the statutory interest on judgments for money and in civil actions from twelve percent (12%) to six percent (6%).
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-11
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| H5345 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes additional ways by which local fire districts would be required to notify their members of future meetings.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-11
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| H5630 | Intro
Sine Die | Expands the definition of the practice of law to include activities relating to conducting real estate closings and prohibits municipalities from imposing licensing requirements on attorneys licensed in the state of Rhode Island.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-11
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| H5343 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes fiscal stability guidelines for fire districts.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-11
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| H5386 | Intro
Sine Die | House Resolution Creating A Special Legislative Commission To Study And Assess The Need For Technology Funding To Prepare Students For 21st Century Careers (creates A Nine Member Special Legislative Commission To Study And Assess The Need For Technol...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-11
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| H5412 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the department of education to analyze certain costs to the state and municipalities which costs were incurred in conducting annual assessments of student performance.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-11
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| H5344 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires that a quorum for all local fire district financial meetings be at least two percent (2%) of the total registered and qualified voting members of the fire district.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-11
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| H5651 | Intro
Sine Die | Creates the domestic violence prevention fund program, administered by the RI coalition against domestic violence. Funding would come from additional fees for marriage licenses and would be used to promote programs to prevent domestic violence.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-11
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| H5833 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides honorably discharged veterans with free RIPTA service.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-11
To House Finance Committee |
| H5385 | Intro
Sine Die | Ensures parental access to information, materials or results to state assessments of students, including instructions, answer sheets and assessments. It prevents the collection of personally identifiable and personal data.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-11
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| H5257 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes an order of priority for persons applying for moorings, and would create a fee schedule for moorings.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-11
Withdrawn at sponsor's request |
| H5289 | Intro
Sine Die | Eliminates the exemption from the maximum interest rate for loans over one million dollars ($1,000,000).
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-10
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S0536 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires electric and gas companies that require security deposit or escrow accounts from commercial or industrial customers to deposit such funds in a separate interest bearing account for the benefit of the customer.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-10
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S0152 | Intro
Sine Die | Limits the number of commercial customers of electric distribution companies that are required to maintain security deposits for electric utility accounts.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-10
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S0247 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the penalties for certain drunk driving offenses.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-10
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| H5657 | Intro
Sine Die | Increases the fines for motor vehicles operators who block the box at traffic signal controlled intersections and would authorize the state traffic commission to allow for the painting of a four (4) sided box at dangerous intersections.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-10
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| H5329 | Intro
Sine Die | Terminates "HealthSourceRI" and transfers its management and operation to the federal government beginning January 1, 2016.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-10
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| H5647 | Intro
Sine Die | Restricts the prohibition against possessing firearms or other weapons on school grounds to students or other persons under 18 years of age and would include knives of any length, if capable of cutting of stabbing another person.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-10
Withdrawn at sponsor's request |
| H5106 | Intro
Sine Die | Exempts the trade-in value of pickup trucks under eight thousand one hundred pounds (8,100 lbs.) gross weight used exclusively for personal use from sales tax.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-10
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| H5369 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires that notice of default by a consumer under an automobile lease or loan agreement be sent by certified and regular mail.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-10
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| H5656 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides a penalty for failing to exercise due care to avoid colliding with a vulnerable road user.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-10
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S0164 | Intro
Sine Die | Changes the real property tax exemption for St. Andrew's School to five (5) acres.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-10
Withdrawn at sponsor's request |
| H5422 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires health insurance policies, plans or contracts to include provisions for the reimbursement to telemedicine services.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-10
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| H5143 | Intro
Sine Die | Exempts the trade-in values of motorcycles from sales taxes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-10
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| H5634 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibits the use of a non-hands-free personal wireless communication device while operating a motor vehicle, except for public safety personnel or in an emergency situation, and provides for monetary fines for violations.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-10
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S0174 | Intro
Sine Die | Extends the time period from five (5) years to ten (10) years for persons convicted of driving under the influence of liquor or drugs as it relates to the penalties applicable for first, second, and/or third convictions of this offense.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-10
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S0026 | Intro
Sine Die | Exempts the towns of Coventry, East Greenwich and West Greenwich from all the terms and provisions of § 42-64.17-1 entitled the "Long-Term Economic Development Vision and Policy."
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-10
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
