| H5430 | Intro
Sine Die | Makes it a disciplinary offense for a veterinarian’s failure to return an animal after treatment, solely because of an unpaid bill.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-03
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| H5305 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides that interest on judgments would accrue from the date of the filing of the civil action and not the date the cause of action accrued. This would also apply to medical malpractice claims.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-03
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S0211 | Intro
Sine Die | Exempts the trade-in values of motorcycles from sales taxes retroactive to January 1, 2015.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-03
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| H5097 | Intro
Sine Die | Delays the issuance of license plates from 9/1/15 to 9/1/17 and provides owners with option to retain current plates.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-03
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| H5425 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires health insurers to maintain accurate and up-to-date directories of all in-network providers, and to provide that information to plan enrollees. This act would take effect upon passage.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-03
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| H5400 | Intro
Sine Die | House Resolution Creating A Special House Commission To Study The Feasibility Of Utilizing Self-service Kiosks In Lieu Of Beach Fees At Rhode Island State Beach Parking Lots
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-03
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| H5717 | Intro
Sine Die | Reduces the historic structure tax credit and would further provide that the credit be issued in the form of a rebate.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-03
Withdrawn at sponsor's request |
| S0311 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the provisions of the state car tax by providing that the assessment of used motor vehicles would be based on the average trade-in price, rather than retail price.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-03
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| H5376 | Intro
Sine Die | Expand the open enrollment period of all Medicare supplement insurance policies, or Medigap so that applications would be accepted anytime throughout the year.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-02
Withdrawn at sponsor's request |
| S0344 | Intro
Sine Die | Includes persons who have been convicted of murder as defined in § 11-23-1 within the class of persons which would be subject to the sexual offender registration and community notification provisions of the general laws.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-02-26
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| H5734 | Intro
Sine Die | Reinstates the residential renewable energy system tax credit.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-02-26
To House Finance Committee |
| S0469 | Intro
Sine Die | Repeals unfair uniform sales practices law as to transactions between wholesalers and retailers.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-02-26
To Senate Finance Committee |
| S0514 | 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] | 2015-02-26
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| H5316 | Intro
Sine Die | Exempts school bus drivers laid off at the end of the school year, who have an agreement for or with a call-back date at the start of the next term, from the usual eligibility requirements for receipt of unemployment benefits.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-02-26
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| H5232 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides that child support garnishment be paid first before any other garnishment including a garnishment for the payment of taxes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-02-26
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| H5728 | Intro
Sine Die | Permits legal notice by way of a department of administration authorized website.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-02-26
To House Finance Committee |
| H5476 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibits the disposal of any recyclable materials and/or recyclable waste in the central landfill per any rules or regulations promulgated by the Rhode Island resource recovery corporation.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-02-26
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S0517 | Intro
Sine Die | Impose restrictions on the manufacture, transfer and possession of certain semiautomatic assault weapons.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-02-26
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S0017 | Intro
Sine Die | Modifies the federal adjusted gross income for purposes of state income tax by deducting military and federal pension income.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-02-26
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S0309 | Intro
Sine Die | Directs the Rhode Island commerce corporation to develop a combat veterans' small business loan program.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-02-26
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| H5233 | Intro
Sine Die | Increases the minimum amount of a state purchase subject to competitive bidding.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-02-26
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| H5320 | Intro
Sine Die | Joint Resolution Creating A Special Legislative Commission To Study The Actual And Potential Effects Of Ocean Acidification On Rhode Island (creates A Special Legislative Study Commission To Study And Report On Effects Of Ocean Acidification On Rhode...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-02-26
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S0473 | Intro
Sine Die | Imposes a 2% tax increase on personal income over $250,000 beginning January 1, 2016. The revenue collected therefrom shall be deposited into a restricted account to pay for public school construction and maintenance.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-02-26
To Senate Finance Committee |
| S0529 | Intro
Sine Die | Creates a board within the executive department to hear appeals of the denial of applications to carry a concealed fire arm.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-02-26
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S0310 | Intro
Sine Die | Exempts the amount of military pension which is included in federal adjusted gross income from the state income tax.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-02-26
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| H5005 | Intro
Sine Die | Enables the authority to work with MBTA to allow commuter rail passes to be used on RIPTA buses.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-02-26
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| H5351 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides for periodic drug and alcohol testing for operators of government vehicles and prescribe penalties for those testing positive.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-02-26
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| H5523 | Intro
Sine Die | Reduces the licensing fee to $500 for any distillery producing less than 50,000 gallons per year and grants a tax exemption to distilleries doing business in RI for at least 12 months.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-02-26
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| H5150 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires, prior to the award of authority, that all bidders for public works contracts provide a list of the subcontractors to be utilized.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-02-26
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S0523 | Intro
Sine Die | Allows police officers to seize weapons without a warrant in certain situations.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-02-26
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S0501 | Intro
Sine Die | Creates a wine direct shipper license to allow for shipment of limited amounts of wine through the mail to eligible customers.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-02-26
To Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs Committee |
| H5716 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides municipality or LEA with A rating or better with any of primary rating agencies and can issue and sell bonds on open market without general assembly approval or being issued through Rhode Island health and educational building corporation.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-02-26
To House Finance Committee |
| H5228 | Intro
Sine Die | Creates the "Student Equal Economic Opportunity Act" which would identify those students who are exempt from paying nonresident tuition at public universities, colleges or community colleges.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-02-26
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| H5659 | Intro
Sine Die | Repeals the requirement of notice to husband of a patient before an abortion procedure.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-02-26
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H5648 | Intro
Sine Die | Require that an ultrasound fetal image be made of every fetus about to be aborted for review by the woman seeking the abortion, and would add language which makes it clear that a woman can refuse an abortion.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-02-26
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H5273 | Intro
Sine Die | Allows the Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation to consider the use of incineration as a method to dispose of solid waste.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-02-26
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| H5363 | Intro
Sine Die | Seeks to prohibit employers from demanding payment or deductions from a tip or service charge given to waitstaff, prohibiting tip pools and would require that any service charge imposed by an employer be remitted to the service staff.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-02-26
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| H5172 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires municipalities that fail to make required contributions to their locally administered pension funds, to use any budget surplus they may have to make up for their delinquent contributions.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-02-26
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S0472 | Intro
Sine Die | Imposes tax increases on personal income, with the revenue collected therefrom to be deposited into restricted receipt accounts for the purposes of state aid to municipalities and reimbursement of public school construction.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-02-26
To Senate Finance Committee |
| H5722 | Intro
Sine Die | Lowers the sales and use tax rates to five percent (5%).
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-02-26
To House Finance Committee |
| H5415 | Intro
Sine Die | Creates the “Uniform Electronic Legal Material Act” for the purpose of regulating the official publication of legal material in an electronic record.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-02-26
Withdrawn at sponsor's request |
| S0528 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides the licensing authorities for permits to carry concealed weapons, discretion in deciding whether to issue such permit and would require that the applicant exhibit a "proper showing of need." Also establishes a procedure for appeals.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-02-26
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| H5144 | Intro
Sine Die | Mandates that RIPTA provide basic transit services to all cities and towns with the exception of the town of New Shoreham.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-02-26
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S0511 | Intro
Sine Die | Makes a number of changes to the statutes relating to the sale and possession of weapons and to the penalties for violating the same. This act also provides for mandatory sentences.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-02-26
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| H5255 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes municipal sewer systems to service/maintain lines in bordering city/town with no legal liability or agreement.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-02-26
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S0251 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires parole board members be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-02-26
Committee recommends passage |
| S0412 | Intro
Sine Die | Limits the number of cats per household to ten (10) without special permission.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-02-25
To Senate Environment and Agriculture Committee |
| S0438 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorize random drug screening as a condition for continued public assistance, and would provide a mechanism for re-testing those who fail the test.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-02-25
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S0385 | Intro
Sine Die | Allows law enforcement agencies to keep the proceeds from confiscated property for law enforcement purposes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-02-25
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| H5356 | Intro
Sine Die | Makes it a felony for any party or witness in a child support calculation matter to provide the court with material misrepresentation or misinformation.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-02-25
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
