| H7938 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes the "Fantasy Contest Act" which imposes various consumer protection practices upon fantasy contest operators and requires them to register with the department of business regulation.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-11
To House Finance Committee |
| H7372 | Intro
Sine Die | Directs the office of management and budget to develop a plan to implement a centralized administrative hearing agency on or before December 31, 2016.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-11
To House Finance Committee |
| H7429 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the state to pay a lighting district's energy bill, if the lighting district fails to pay it.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-10
To House Finance Committee |
| H7180 | 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] | 2016-05-10
To House Finance Committee |
| H8169 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibits any pet shop owner from confining any animal in a sales display window in a manner that places the animal in direct sunlight, without providing some form of cover or shade.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-10
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H7430 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes the office of inspector general as an independent administrative agency charged with the responsibility to prevent and detect fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement in the expenditure of public funds.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-10
To House Finance Committee |
| H7594 | Intro
Sine Die | Creates a veteran's preference in the issuance of state contracts.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-10
To House Finance Committee |
| H8125 | Intro
Sine Die | 2016) (Regulates fiduciary designated recipient access to digital assets relating to probate practice and procedure by creating a uniform act to conform to law of other adopting states.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-10
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H7107 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibits state guide plan from requiring any city or town from adopting a housing ordinance that exceeds laws of Rhode Island or city or town's zoning laws.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-10
To House Finance Committee |
| H7721 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes a restricted receipt account for beach and park user fees, and direct the department of environmental management to report receipts and disbursements annually to the general assembly.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-10
To House Finance Committee |
| H7071 | Intro
Sine Die | Implement the provisions of the Lean government initiative, which has been adopted in the private business community and governments throughout the country, to eliminate waste and inefficiency in the operation of government.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-10
To House Finance Committee |
| H7213 | Intro
Sine Die | Adds the atomic energy commission to the list of entities that are exempt from the state purchases competitive bidding process in circumstances when federal funds are involved.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-10
To House Finance Committee |
| H7073 | Intro
Sine Die | Creates a hardship relief fund for business owners showing financial hardship resulting from past due completion of road or bridge projects.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-10
To House Finance Committee |
| H7119 | Intro
Sine Die | Creates a veteran's preference in the issuance of state contracts.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-10
To House Finance Committee |
| H8187 | Intro
Sine Die | Permits minor victims of sex trafficking to seek compensation under the criminal injuries compensation act and would establish immunity from prosecution, for sexually exploited children and require sexually exploited children to be reported to DCYF.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-10
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H8188 | Intro
Sine Die | Increases the fine motorists pay for not driving reasonable and prudent speeds, emergency break-down lane travel, and right-of-way violations, if the violation caused bodily injury to someone other than themselves.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-10
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H7290 | Intro
Sine Die | Adds a chief innovation officer to the governors list of appointments to be made following an election to office.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-10
To House Finance Committee |
| H7794 | Intro
Sine Die | Empowers the PFMB to advise/assist city/town or municipal/regional board/commission/agency relating to issuance/financial planning of general obligation notes/bonds without local entity request.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-06
To House Finance Committee |
| H7796 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires public finance management board approval of municipal leases in excess of one million dollars ($1,000,000) and notice to the board of the issuance of new borrowing obligations.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-06
To House Finance Committee |
| H8181 | Intro
Sine Die | Renames the Seekonk River as forming a part of the Blackstone River.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-06
To House Finance Committee |
| H7923 | Intro
Sine Die | Exempts qualified plug-in electric drive vehicles from excise taxes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-05
To House Finance Committee |
| H7888 | Intro
Sine Die | Enables the Foster-Glocester Regional School District to set tax rates and levy taxes to pay for the district's local share of educational aid.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-05
To House Finance Committee |
| H7099 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibits the Narragansett Bay Commission and/or DEM from charging fees, inclusive of annual permits, to any business using its own recycling process and not utilizing a public wastewater system (sewer).
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-05
To House Finance Committee |
| H7918 | Intro
Sine Die | Eliminates personnel decisions from the enumeration of the powers of budget commissions.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-05
To House Finance Committee |
| H7924 | Intro
Sine Die | Classifies the two (2) types of water quality protection funds and provides for the administration of the funds deposited therein.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-05
To House Finance Committee |
| H8162 | Intro
Sine Die | Raises the threshold amount at which a decedent's estate is subject to the state's estate taxation from approximately one million, five hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000) to two million dollars ($2,000,000).
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-05
To House Finance Committee |
| H7295 | Intro
Sine Die | Extends property tax exemptions given to veterans, gold star parents and blind persons to leased motor vehicles and trailers.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-05
To House Finance Committee |
| H8123 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes the Charlestown town council to exempt from taxation tangible business property in whole or in part located in that town.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-05
To House Municipal Government Committee |
| H8161 | Intro
Sine Die | Increases the exemption for the motor vehicle excise tax from five hundred dollars ($500) to two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500).
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-05
To House Finance Committee |
| H8101 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires that members of local planning boards and commission receive two (2) hours of training on issues related to development in flood plains and the effects of sea level rise once every two (2) years.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-05
To House Municipal Government Committee |
| H8159 | Intro
Sine Die | Joint Resolution Making An Appropriation Of $537,766 To Rhode Island Legal Services, Inc. (would Authorize The Appropriation Of The Sum Of $537,766 To Rhode Island Legal Services, Inc.)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-05
To House Finance Committee |
| H8054 | Intro
Sine Die | Directs the department of administration to study using the bonding authority of the state to consolidate the bonded indebtedness of the towns and cities.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-05
To House Finance Committee |
| H7789 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides that the excise tax assessed against vehicles and trailers may be determined by a non-binding recommendation of the vehicle value commission, or by the assessor's combination of the published retail and trade-in values.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-05
To House Finance Committee |
| H8053 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the prior approval of the municipal finance division of the department of administration for the issuance of bonded indebtedness by the towns and cities in the state.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-05
To House Finance Committee |
| H7231 | Intro
Sine Die | Changes motor vehicle tax assessments from clean retail to average trade-in value over a 3-year period, and indemnifies cities and towns for any loss.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-05
To House Finance Committee |
| H7214 | Intro
Sine Die | Removes fire districts from budget commission oversight.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-05
To House Finance Committee |
| H7925 | Intro
Sine Die | Makes changes in the procedure for the remittance and disbursement of water charges and would provide that upon dissolution of the water resources board, charges would be maintained by each supplier to support water quality protection programs.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-05
To House Finance Committee |
| H7369 | Intro
Sine Die | Exempts all retirement income from personal income tax for those individuals who have attained the age used for calculating the maximum social security retirement benefits.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-04
To House Finance Committee |
| H7112 | 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] | 2016-05-04
To House Finance Committee |
| H7347 | Intro
Sine Die | Raises the earned income tax credit from ten percent (10%) to twelve and one-half percent (12.5%) for tax year 2016 and to twenty percent (20%) for tax year 2017 and beyond.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-04
To House Finance Committee |
| H7989 | Intro
Sine Die | House Resolution Creating A Special Legislative Commission To Study The Low And Moderate Income Housing Act (creates A 13 Member Commission To Study Implementation Of The Low And Moderate Income Housing Act In The State, And Who Would Report Back To ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-04
House passed Sub A |
| H7272 | Intro
Sine Die | Exempts the first $15,000 from federal adjusted gross income when person withdraws from retirement/savings plan.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-04
To House Finance Committee |
| H7113 | Intro
Sine Die | Defines as "disabled," persons receiving veterans' affairs disability benefits paid by the federal government for purposes of property tax relief.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-04
To House Finance Committee |
| H7376 | Intro
Sine Die | Increases the rate of interest on delinquent state tax payments from 2% to 3% greater than the prime rate, and also reduces the cap and floor on such interest to no greater than 15% and 12% per annum, respectively.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-04
To House Finance Committee |
| H7102 | Intro
Sine Die | Exempts state, federal, and military pensions from state income tax.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-04
To House Finance Committee |
| H7105 | Intro
Sine Die | Increases the amount of contribution to a tuition savings program which can be excluded from adjusted gross income on a Rhode Island income tax return.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-04
To House Finance Committee |
| H7795 | Intro
Sine Die | Increases the amount of funds distributed to the city or town where meals and beverages are sold from one percent (1%) in FY 2016 to eight percent (8%) in FY 2024 annually at a rate of 1% per fiscal year budget surplus in corresponding fiscal year.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-04
To House Finance Committee |
| H7371 | Intro
Sine Die | Allows state taxpayers to reduce their federal adjusted gross income by the amount of all costs, payments and expenses for care in a state licensed nursing home as allowed pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Internal Revenue Code.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-04
To House Finance Committee |
| H8020 | Intro
Sine Die | Excludes state tax refunds from federal adjusted gross income for purposes of the state income tax.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-04
To House Finance Committee |
| H7770 | Intro
Sine Die | Exempts sale of seeds and plants used to provide food for human consumption from sales and use taxes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-04
To House Finance Committee |
