| H7168 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibits the use of a non-hands-free personal wireless communication device while operating a motor vehicle with certain public or safety personnel and emergency situations.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-01-26
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H7159 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibits utility rate increases in excess of two and one-half percent (2.5%) over any twenty-four (24) month period.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-01-26
To House Corporations Committee |
| H7162 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires health insurance policies include coverage for temporomandibular joint disorder.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-01-26
To House Corporations Committee |
| H7164 | Intro
Sine Die | Regulates/establishes licensing requirements/procedures for establishment of/personnel in body works services business as opposed to massage therapists and provides civil/criminal penalties for violations.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-01-26
Withdrawn at sponsor's request (01/26/2016) |
| H7241 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes foreclosed property upkeep requirements.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-01-26
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H7124 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides that municipal insurance corporations be subject to laws regulating insurance companies and be regulated by the Rhode Island department of business regulation.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-01-26
To House Corporations Committee |
| H7171 | Intro
Sine Die | Creates the "Electronic Vehicle Recovery Services Act" to require vehicle owners with electronic recovery systems to submit an affidavit attesting to the theft of their motor vehicle prior to law enforcement contacting the recovery service provider.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-01-26
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H7032 | Intro
Sine Die | Increases the penalties and fines for the various motor vehicle offenses involving leaving the scene of an accident.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-01-26
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H7166 | Intro
Sine Die | Renders void/unenforceable motor transportation contract terms holding harmless indemnitee from or against its own negligence/intentional acts/omissions upon the effective date.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-01-26
To House Corporations Committee |
| H7145 | Intro
Sine Die | Imposes a penalty of two thousand dollars ($2,000) upon financial institutions failing to promptly record foreclosure deeds and pay outstanding taxes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-01-26
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H7033 | Intro
Sine Die | Increases the penalties for driving so as to endanger, resulting in death, to up to 20 years' incarceration and provides for a license suspension for up to 10 years.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-01-26
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H7092 | Intro
Sine Die | Raises the maximum penalties for the crime of assault of police officers and other officials from 3 to six 6 years imprisonment and from $1,500 to $3,000.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-01-26
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H7091 | Intro
Sine Die | Increases the penalties and fines for the various motor vehicle offenses involving leaving the scene of an accident.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-01-26
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H7205 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibits the fraudulent evasion of any parking and/or storage fee.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-01-26
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H7267 | Intro
Sine Die | Increases the minimum amount of a state purchase subject to competitive bidding.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-01-21
To House Finance Committee |
| H7263 | Intro
Sine Die | Excludes corporations from minimum corporate tax if it is out of business for more than 12 consecutive months.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-01-21
To House Finance Committee |
| H7268 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires resource recovery corporation to pay town of Johnston annually in addition to any other fees.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-01-21
To House Finance Committee |
| H7059 | Intro
Sine Die | Require mandatory training standards for police officers and trainees, in identifying, responding, and handling all incidents involving any person with a developmental disability.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-01-20
To House Health, Education and Welfare Committee |
| H7232 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides for an exemption from the sales tax for the trade-in value of pickup trucks.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-01-20
To House Finance Committee |
| H7218 | Intro
Sine Die | Exempts medical offices from the requirement of paying time and one-half to employees for working on Sundays and holidays.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-01-20
Withdrawn at sponsor's request |
| H7057 | Intro
Sine Die | Directs school superintendents to review and respond to discipline data where there is an unequal impact on students based on race, ethnicity, or disability. No out of school suspensions unless student's conduct meets certain standards.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-01-20
To House Health, Education and Welfare Committee |
| H7058 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires school committees to provide transportation for any student who resides two (2) or more miles from school.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-01-20
To House Health, Education and Welfare Committee |
| H7090 | Intro
Sine Die | Makes it an offense to leave a child under seven (7) years of age unattended in a motor vehicle, punishable by a fine of up to one thousand dollars ($1,000), and possible suspension of license not to exceed three (3) years.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-01-19
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H7004 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides that unless a limited guardian, guardian or conservator is specifically authorized by court order, the limited guardian, guardian or conservator may not restrict the personal rights of the ward.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-01-19
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H7087 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibits an insurer or health care entity from requiring pre-authorization and/or co-payments for certain medical testing prescribed by a physician where the physician determines there is an immediate threat to that person's health.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-01-19
To House Corporations Committee |
| H7046 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibits the sale and/or delivery of hearing aids directly to consumer through internet or direct mail, and provides for criminal penalties.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-01-19
To House Corporations Committee |
| H7045 | Intro
Sine Die | Limits increases in rates electric distribution companies may impose without general assembly approval.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-01-19
To House Corporations Committee |
| H7037 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires that custodial parents give non-custodial parents notice of intentions to apply for at-home schooling. It would also allow appeals of certain school committee decisions about home schooling to the family court.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-01-19
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H7197 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes the attorney general and/or aggrieved persons to file a bad faith patent infringement suit seeking equitable and/or monetary relief including punitive damages in connection with frivolous patent infringement claims.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-01-15
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H7184 | Intro
Sine Die | Repeals the sales tax on pet care services.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-01-14
To House Finance Committee |
| H7177 | Intro
Sine Die | Allows cities, towns, and school districts to cease implementation of state mandates up to 50% of reimbursement shortfall.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-01-14
To House Finance Committee |
| H7049 | Intro
Sine Die | Permits students with necessary educational background to participate in career and technical internships.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-01-13
To House Health, Education and Welfare Committee |
| H7116 | Intro
Sine Die | Permits the town of Tiverton to be prospectively reimbursed at the forty percent (40%) floor of the housing aid share ratio on projects completed before June 30, 2010.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-01-13
To House Finance Committee |
| H7053 | Intro
Sine Die | Makes findings about and establishes a definition of dyslexia.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-01-13
To House Health, Education and Welfare Committee |
| H7055 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides for professional development opportunities relating to reading disabilities and would require two (2) hours of professional development instruction pertaining to reading disabilities for certain general education teachers and specialists.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-01-13
To House Health, Education and Welfare Committee |
| H7118 | Intro
Sine Die | Extends property tax relief for the disabled to those receiving veterans' disability benefits.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-01-13
To House Finance Committee |
| H7114 | Intro
Sine Die | Increases the Rhode Island earned income credit from twelve and one-half percent (12.5%) to fifteen and one-half percent (15.5%).
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-01-13
To House Finance Committee |
| H7041 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires all public utilities to maintain a customer service facility within the state to perform services such as addressing customer inquiries and accepting bill payments.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-01-12
To House Corporations Committee |
| H7047 | Intro
Sine Die | Includes maintenance of certain electrical components within the law governing the licensing of electricians.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-01-12
Withdrawn at sponsor's request |
| H7012 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes the division of motor vehicles to issue special license plates to members of the Providence city council.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-01-06
To House Finance Committee |
