| H5307 | Intro
Sine Die | Exempts fire districts with no tax and/or policy making authority from certain posting requirements of the open meetings act.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-17
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| H5517 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the joint committee on legislative services to provide a hyperlink on the general assembly website to enable the public to immediately access the casting and recording of votes of the members of the general assembly.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-17
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S0685 | Pass | Senate Resolution Congratulating Duncan C. Speel On His Retirement From The Woonsocket Housing Authority After More Than Thirty-eight Years Of Exemplary And Devoted Service To The Citizens Of Woonsocket
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-17
Senate read and passed |
| S0261 | Intro
Sine Die | Permits individuals convicted of between one and six misdemeanors to get those convictions expunged after ten years from the date of their last conviction. Certain exceptions (domestic violence, DUI/Refusal) would apply.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-17
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| H5909 | Pass | House Resolution Expressing Sincere Condolences On The Passing Of Jose Pacheco
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-17
House read and passed |
| S0686 | Pass | Senate Resolution Expressing Condolences On The Passing Of Henry A. Walsh, Jr.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-17
Senate read and passed |
| H5912 | Pass | House Resolution Extending Congratulations
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-17
House read and passed |
| S0064 | Intro
Sine Die | Makes eligible for expungement persons with fewer than three (3) prior criminal convictions.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-17
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| H5913 | Pass | House Resolution Expressing Condolences On The Passing Of Henry A. Walsh, Jr.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-17
House read and passed |
| H5646 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires that the names and compensation of those providing professional services to municipal agencies and fire districts be made public.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-17
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S0682 | Intro
Sine Die | Redefines "first-time offender" and would permit individuals with a record of up to two (2) misdemeanor convictions to be eligible for expungement..
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-17
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S0513 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the state tax administrator to provide written notice of the existence of a lien on real property owned by a decedent, to his or her executor, administrator, heirs-at-law and surviving joint tenant.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-17
Senate held on desk |
| S0330 | 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] | 2015-03-17
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| H5156 | Intro
Sine Die | Makes public entity budgets available in digital form through the secretary of state.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-17
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| H5658 | Intro
Sine Die | Allows charitable organizations to conduct temporary casino gaming not to exceed a period of four (4) consecutive days, commonly known as a "Las Vegas Night".
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-17
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| H5326 | 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 |
| H5633 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires state departments, when required to promulgate their rules and regulations in a timely manner.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-17
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S0671 | Intro
Sine Die | Revises procedure for expungement of records after completion of a deferred sentence.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-17
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| H5910 | Pass | House Resolution Honoring Bike Newport And Celebrating Their 2015 Annual Event, Themed "the First Mile", On March 19, 2015, And Recognizing All The Committed Bicyclists On Aquidneck Island
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-17
House read and passed |
| H5540 | Intro
Sine Die | Restores the amount of education aid given to the towns of Middletown and Portsmouth to those amounts and levels in effect for the fiscal year prior to the implementation of the permanent foundation education aid formula.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-17
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S0439 | Intro
Sine Die | Increases the assessment collected from persons convicted of or placed on probation for domestic violence from one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125) to two hundred twenty-five ($225) dollars.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-17
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| 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 |
| S0684 | Pass | Senate Resolution Expressing Condolences On The Passing Of Everett Michael Armour
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-17
Senate read and passed |
| 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 |
| H5911 | Pass | House Resolution Extending Condolences
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-17
House read and passed |
| 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 |
| H5098 | Pass | To Vacate The Forfeiture Or Revocation Of The Charter Of East Greenwich Citizens Who Care
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-12
Effective without Governor's signature |
| H5588 | Intro
Sine Die | Prevents unauthorized deductions from employee wages.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-12
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| H5494 | Pass | Joint Resolution Extending The Reporting And Expiration Dates Of The Special Legislative Commission To Be Known As "the 1696 Historical Commission" Of Rhode Island And The United States
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-12
Effective without Governor's signature |
| 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 |
| H5095 | Pass | Allows The Honorable Kenneth Shluger to join Steven D. Zuboff and Karen L. Shaw in marriage on or about May 30, 2015, within the Town of Westerly, Rhode Island.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-12
Effective without Governor's signature |
| H5183 | Pass | Allow Christine Mitchell to join Michelle Melendy and Ben Albert in marriage on or about April 23, 2016, within the City of Providence, Rhode Island
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-12
Effective without Governor's signature |
| H5877 | Pass | House Resolution Congratulating Duncan C. Speel On His Retirement From The Woonsocket Housing Authority After More Than Thirty-eight Years Of Exemplary And Devoted Service To The Citizens Of Woonsocket
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-12
House read and passed |
| H5048 | Pass | Allows Matthew Ryan Hozempa to join Tracey Juliette Canario and Joseph Cruz, IV in marriage on April 11, 2015, within the Town of Bristol, Rhode Island.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-12
Effective without Governor's signature |
| 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 |
| H5094 | Pass | Allows Robert Elmer to join Adam Tucker Young and Elizabeth Elmer in marriage on or about March 21, 2015, within the Town of Westerly, Rhode Island.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-12
Effective without Governor's signature |
| 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 |
| H5080 | Pass | To Vacate The Forfeiture Or Revocation Of The Charter Of Loulou's Decor, Inc.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-12
Effective without Governor's signature |
| S0677 | Pass | Senate Resolution Expressing Condolences On The Passing Of Robert A. Crowley
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-12
Senate read and passed |
| S0678 | Pass | Senate Resolution Honoring Sandra Phair Mundy On The Occasion Of Her Retirement
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-12
Senate read and passed |
| S0680 | Pass | Senate Resolution Expressing Our Deepest Sympathies And Condolences On The Passing Of Josephine Tamburini
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-12
Senate read and passed |
| H5184 | Pass | Allows Thorr D. Bjorn to join Jeffrey A. Cammans and Courtney F. Findlen in marriage on or about May 23, 2015, within the City of Newport, Rhode Island.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-12
Effective without Governor's signature |
| S0679 | Pass | Senate Resolution Expressing Sympathy On The Passing Of Mrs. Linnear Hopkins Horne
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-12
Senate read and passed |
| 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 |
