| H5073 | Pass | Allows Stephen C. Bailey to join Abigail Rachel Bailey and Michael Joseph Parker in marriage on or about August 10, 2015, within the Town of Portsmouth, Rhode Island.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-20
Effective without Governor's signature |
| H5050 | Pass | Allows John Austin Murphy to join Ellen Marie Hermann and Stephen DeVoe, III, in marriage on or about July 4, 2015, within the Town of Jamestown, Rhode Island.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-20
Effective without Governor's signature |
| S0415 | Engross
Sine Die | Joint Resolution Creating A Special Legislative Commission To Study Motor Fuel Tax (creates An 8 Member Commission Whose Purpose Is To Study And Make Recommendations On The Elimination Of The Motor Fuel Tax, And Who Would Report Back To The General A...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-20
To House Finance Committee |
| S0243 | Pass | Allows Mark A. Hodgkin to join Christine LaFrance and Raymond Farnsworth in marriage on or about June 20, 2015, within the City of Providence, Rhode Island.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-20
Effective without Governor's signature |
| H5035 | Pass | Allows Justin Barrasso to join Lindsay Pollock and Paul Erickson in marriage on or about June 27, 2015, within the City of Newport, Rhode Island.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-20
Effective without Governor's signature |
| H5185 | Pass | Allows the Honorable Gary M. Kuch to join Heather Margaret Barry and Samuel Clarence Paterson in marriage on or about June 13, 2015, within the Town of Westerly, Rhode Island.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-20
Effective without Governor's signature |
| S0268 | Pass | Allows Rita Brant to join Kristine Alvanas and Brian Kearns in marriage on or about September 18, 2015, within the City of Newport, Rhode Island.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-20
Effective without Governor's signature |
| H5243 | Pass | Allows the Honorable Gregg Amore to join Michael Anthony Silva and Marisa Martinez in marriage on or about July 25, 2015, within the City of Providence, Rhode Island.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-20
Effective without Governor's signature |
| H5072 | Pass | Allows Keith Rivers to join Amy Elyse Robinson and Jeffrey David Raymond in marriage on or about October 3, 2015, within the Town of Middletown, Rhode Island.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-20
Effective without Governor's signature |
| H5023 | Pass | Allows Ryan Jacobson to join Lindsey Sullivan and Eric Korytkowski in marriage on or about September 12, 2015, within the Town of Middletown, Rhode Island.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-20
Effective without Governor's signature |
| H5022 | Pass | Allows Robert Elmer to join Christina Liv Towle and Christian Michael Wood in marriage on or about August 27, 2015, within the Town of Westerly, Rhode Island.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-20
Effective without Governor's signature |
| H5020 | Pass | Allows Donato DiGenova to join Kayla Rose Mineau and David Daniel Kurtz in marriage on or about August 15, 2015, within the Town of Westerly, Rhode Island.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-20
Effective without Governor's signature |
| H5025 | Pass | Allows Robert Elmer to join Jessica Lee Brandt and Ryan Christopher Dunbar in marriage on or about June 14, 2015, within the City of Newport, Rhode Island.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-20
Effective without Governor's signature |
| S0244 | Pass | Allows Travis Allen Ward to join Julianne Marie Forchione and James Ernest Joly in marriage on or about June 6, 2015, within the Town of Bristol, Rhode Island.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-20
Effective without Governor's signature |
| H5928 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the term "extraordinary costs" for the purposes of excess costs associated with special education students. The new definition of extraordinary costs would be educational costs that are over 3 times the average statewide special education cost...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-19
To House Finance Committee |
| S0738 | Intro
Sine Die | Senate Resolution Creating A Special Legislative Commission To Be Known As "the Task Force To Study The Integration Of Block Island Into The State Electric Grid" (creates A 10 Member "task Force" To Study The Integration Of Block Island Into The Stat...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-19
To Senate Environment and Agriculture Committee |
| S0633 | Intro
Sine Die | Clarifies independent advocate campaign finance reporting requirements and exempts candidates who fund their campaigns or receive party in-kind contributions from annual filing requirements.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-19
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| H5437 | Intro
Sine Die | Includes campus police officers appointed by the Rhode Island Board of Education for purposes of injured on duty benefits.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-19
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S0639 | Intro
Sine Die | Allows a voter who has applied for a mail ballot to cast a provisional ballot.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-19
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S0215 | Intro
Sine Die | Expands the definition of food and food ingredients for purposes of title 44 to include seeds and plants used to grow food and food ingredients.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-19
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S0235 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires nonprofit dental service plan providers to provide notice of any changes relating to coverage to all plan purchasers purchasing dental services for employees under a group or individual policy contract or health benefit plan.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-19
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S0729 | Pass | Senate Resolution Recognizing March 2-8, 2015, As National Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week In The State Of Rhode Island
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-19
Senate read and passed |
| H5592 | Intro
Sine Die | House Resolution Respectfully Requesting The Rhode Island Congressional Delegation To Petition The Army Corps Of Engineers To Study The Possibility Of Constructing A Jetty At The Mouth Of The Narrow River
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-19
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| H5673 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes the formation of a task force to ensure protection of the state's natural resources.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-19
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| H5947 | Pass | House Resolution Expressing Deepest Condolences On The Passing Of William Merritt Field
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-19
House read and passed |
| H5537 | Intro
Sine Die | Exempts fire districts from the provisions of the budget commission chapter.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-19
Withdrawn at sponsor's request (03/19/2015) |
| H5945 | Pass | House Resolution Recognizing March 2-8, 2015, As National Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week In The State Of Rhode Island
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-19
House read and passed |
| H5510 | Intro
Sine Die | Increases the Resource Recovery Corporation tipping fee from three dollars ($3.00) to five dollars ($5.00) per vehicle to be paid to the town of Johnston on a biannual basis.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-19
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S0661 | Intro
Sine Die | Changes the definition of what is a vote, how ballots are stored and establishes risk-limiting audit pilot program.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-19
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| H5946 | Pass | House Resolution Honoring Representative Donald J. Lally, Jr., For His Service To The People Of The State Of Rhode Island
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-19
House read and passed |
| S0571 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibits state vendors from making political contributions to candidates for the office responsible for awarding those state vendor contracts.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-19
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| H5944 | Pass | House Resolution Recognizing And Commending Members Of Pack 17 Blackrock, Coventry, On Achieving The Highest Honor In Cub Scouting, The Arrow Of Light Award
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-19
House read and passed |
| S0226 | Intro
Sine Die | Increases the percentage of state beach fees payable to the city or town where the facility is located from sixteen percent (16%) to twenty percent (20%).
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-19
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| H5558 | Intro
Sine Die | Provide that a city or town in receivership or bankruptcy may have the costs associated with the receivership or bankruptcy that are owed to the state reduced by (20%) for each year that the municipality is in conformity with the bankruptcy plan.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-19
Committee postponed at request of sponsor (03/19/2015) |
| S0479 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires health examinations and dental screenings for school children be performed by a licensed dentist or a licensed public health dental hygienist.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-19
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S0552 | Pass | Senate Resolution Respectfully Requesting The Executive Office Of Health And Human Services To Examine The Licensing Requirements Of Behavioral Health Professionals In Rhode Island
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-19
Senate read and passed |
| S0485 | Pass | Senate Resolution Respectfully Requesting The Governor Convene The Children's Cabinet As Soon As Practicable With The Goal Of Improving Outcomes For Rhode Island Children And Families Served By Multiple State Programs And Departments
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-19
Senate read and passed |
| S0416 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes a dedicated funding stream for the "Local Agriculture and Seafood Grants Program", and expands the program to include support to the fishing community to fully participate in the development of fisheries management policies and regulation...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-19
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S0232 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes the practice of "public health hygienists" who would be authorized to perform certain dental services in a public health setting.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-19
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S0028 | Pass | Permits the town of Coventry to adopt a tax classification plan including a class of mixed-use residential and commercial properties.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-19
Effective without Governor's signature |
| S0731 | Pass | Senate Resolution Recognizing And Commending Members Of Pack 17 Blackrock, Coventry, On Achieving The Highest Honor In Cub Scouting, The Arrow Of Light Award
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-19
Senate read and passed |
| H5666 | Intro
Sine Die | Facilitates the use of solar and wind power in historic districts.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-19
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| H5531 | Intro
Sine Die | Allows the owner of an owner-occupied single family home to build an accessory dwelling unit to house a member of the family who is sixty-two (62) years of age or older.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-19
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| H5200 | Intro
Sine Die | Eliminates personnel decisions from the enumeration of the powers of budget commissions.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-19
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S0689 | Pass | Senate Resolution Proclaiming March 17, 2015, To Be "law Enforcement And Fire Service Department Day" In The State Of Rhode Island
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-19
Senate read and passed |
| H5259 | Intro
Sine Die | Subjects budget commissions to chapter 46 of title 42 of the general laws, "Open Meetings" in its entirety.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-19
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| H5679 | Intro
Sine Die | Imposes a weight restriction on vehicles traveling over Bridge No. 969, commonly referred to as the Ten Mile River Bridge on Route 15 in the city of Pawtucket.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-19
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| H5589 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes the E-Verify act requiring all government and non-government RI employers with three (3) or more employees to apply/participate in the federal program if accepted.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-19
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S0732 | Pass | Senate Resolution Expressing Condolences On The Passing Of Reverend Father Matthew Jeremy Baker
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-19
Senate read and passed |
| S0579 | Intro
Sine Die | Makes a public record of a list sent by the department of corrections to the secretary of state containing information about formerly incarcerated inmates who have been eligible to vote.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-19
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
