| H5726 | Intro
Sine Die | Reduces the motion picture production tax credit from 25% to 22.5% 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Withdrawn at sponsor's request |
| S0540 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the state and municipalities to award bids for purchases of goods or services to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder whose bid is the lowest price.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-03
To Senate Finance Committee |
| H5235 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires that the governor submit a zero based budget to the general assembly. The zero based budget would be phased in over a five (5) year period.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-03
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| H5355 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides that only one registration plate be issued per vehicle.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-03
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S0595 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides for straight dollar for dollar setoff regarding tort settlements involving multiple defendants and provides for straight setoff of the amount paid by a settling tortfeasor from the amount recoverable against other tortfeasors.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-03
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S0577 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides that an original tortfeasor is liable for a victim's enhanced injury from negligent third party treatment, subject to a right of contribution against a subsequent third person for the amount of the negligently enhanced injury.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-03
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| H5482 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires HIE advisory commission with making strategic plan/recommendations to department of health for standards/infrastructure for EHR systems interoperability.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-03
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| H5252 | Intro
Sine Die | Changes the real property tax exemption for St. Andrew's School to five (5) acres.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-03
Withdrawn at sponsor's request |
| H5377 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibits home inspectors or associate home inspectors from entering into contracts limiting their liability to less than $500,000.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-03
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| H5773 | Pass | House Resolution Expressing Condolences To The Lenihan Family On The Passing Of The Honorable J. Michael Lenihan
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-03
House read and passed |
| H5230 | Intro
Sine Die | Directs the office of management and budget to develop a plan to implement a centralized administrative hearing agency.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-03
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| H5414 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires a court of competent jurisdiction to order the appointment of an animal care advocate where animal cruelty is at issue.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-03
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| H5401 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires all commercial haulers of solid waste to be licensed by DBR, renewable every 5 years with penalties for violations.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-03
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S0573 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides that persons and small businesses purchasing coverage through the health benefit exchange shall have the option of purchasing at least one plan that excludes coverage for induced abortions.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-03
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S0050 | Intro
Sine Die | Exempts the trade-in value of pickup trucks under six thousand pounds (6,000 lbs.) gross weight used exclusively for personal use from sales tax.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-03
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S0507 | Intro
Sine Die | Creates process to classify as Schedule I controlled substances certain synthetic substances/compounds.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-03
Withdrawn at sponsor's request |
| H5424 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibits any person under twenty-one (21) years of age from a nightclub where alcoholic beverages are served.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-03
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| 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 |
| H5772 | Pass | House Resolution Extending Condolences
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-03
House read and passed |
| 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 |
| H5747 | Pass | House Resolution Congratulating Paul Harrington On His Promotion To The Position Of Joint Industry Council Coordinator With The Amalgamated Transit Union
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-02-26
House read and passed |
| 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 |
| H5741 | Pass | House Resolution Commemorating The 171st Anniversary Of Dominican Republic Independence On February 27, 2015
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-02-26
House read and passed |
| 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 |
| S0395 | Pass | Senate Resolution Honoring Kenneth J. Burke Upon Achieving The Providence Engineering Society's 2015 Humanitarian Of The Year Award
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-02-26
Senate read and passed |
| H5745 | Pass | House Resolution Strongly Condemning Hate Crimes And Religious Bigotry
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-02-26
House read and passed |
