| H8129 | Pass | Authorizes Pawtucket to issue not more than $5,000,000 in bonds to finance the rehabilitation of the City Hall Tower.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-07-01
Effective without Governor's signature |
| H8160 | Pass | Authorizes the Town of Westerly to issue bonds and notes in an amount not exceeding $38,500,000 to finance the construction, renovation, rehabilitation, repair, improvements, furnishing and equipping of and/or additions to schools and school faciliti...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-07-01
Effective without Governor's signature |
| H8128 | Pass | Authorizes the city of Pawtucket to issue not more than $1,000,000 general obligation bonds to finance improvements and replacement of road safety improvements and traffic control devices in the city and all costs related thereto.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-07-01
Effective without Governor's signature |
| H7126 | Pass | Authorizes the town of Portsmouth to establish a tax stabilization program for legally permitted new commercial construction projects located within its borders.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-07-01
Effective without Governor's signature |
| H8227 | Pass | Authorizes the town of Barrington to issue not more than $68,400,000 bonds, notes and other evidences of indebtedness to finance the acquisition, construction, furnishing and equipping of a New Middle School and all expenses incident thereto.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-07-01
Effective without Governor's signature |
| H7990 | Pass | Increases the quorum requirement for the Woonsocket Housing Authority from three to four.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-07-01
Effective without Governor's signature |
| H7992 | Pass | Authorizes the town of Middletown to issue not more than $10,000,000 general obligation bonds/notes/other evidences of indebtedness to finance health/safety/fire-code related repairs, alterations, renovations, improvements/ equipping of school facili...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-07-01
Effective without Governor's signature |
| H8083 | Pass | Authorizes the city of Cranston to issue not more than $1,000,000 general obligation bonds and temporary notes for the construction, improvement, renovation, repair, alteration, furnishing and equipping of public buildings in the city.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-07-01
Effective without Governor's signature |
| H8087 | Pass | Authorizes the town council of Charlestown to provide for a property tax exemption to veterans, who were honorably discharged, or to the veteran's unmarried widow or widower, in an amount not to exceed one hundred fifty dollars ($150).
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-07-01
Effective without Governor's signature |
| H7511 | Pass | Grants exclusive authority subject to federal law, to the state of Rhode Island and the Rhode Island Airport Corporation to regulate unpiloted aerial vehicles, remotely piloted aircraft, drones, and unmanned aircraft systems.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-07-01
Effective without Governor's signature |
| H8090 | Pass | Authorizes the city of Cranston to issue not more than Four Million Dollars ($4,000,000) general obligation bonds and temporary notes for the acquisition, improvement, renovation and repair of fire and public safety equipment.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-07-01
Effective without Governor's signature |
| H8337 | Pass | Mandates that polls in the town of Burrillville open at 7 a.m. for all elective meetings.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-07-01
Effective without Governor's signature |
| H8091 | Pass | Authorizes the city of Cranston to issue not more than $20,000,000 general obligation bonds and temporary notes for the construction, renovation, rehabilitation, repair, improvement and landscaping of roads, sidewalks and drainage facilities.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-07-01
Effective without Governor's signature |
| H8144 | Pass | Enables the West Warwick town council, by ordinance, to increase the veterans' and elderly tax exemptions from one hundred seventy dollars ($170) up to ten thousand dollars ($10,000).
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-07-01
Effective without Governor's signature |
| H8152 | Pass | Authorizes North Providence to issue bonds and notes not exceeding $75,000,000 for construction, renovating, equipping of schools upon approval of its electors.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-07-01
Effective without Governor's signature |
| H8151 | Pass | Authorizes the town of Bristol to issue not more than $17,000,000 general obligation bonds, notes and other evidences of indebtedness to finance the design, engineering and construction of certain capital improvement projects.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-07-01
Effective without Governor's signature |
| H8264 | Pass | Exempts the real and personal property owned by Mount Saint Charles Academy located within the city of Woonsocket from all municipal taxes due and payable on and after July 1, 2018.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-07-01
Effective without Governor's signature |
| H8194 | Pass | Exempts from taxation the real and personal property located at 242 Dexter Street, plat 44, lot 444, within the city of Pawtucket, belonging to Tides Family Services, Inc., a Rhode Island nonprofit corporation.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-07-01
Effective without Governor's signature |
| H7121 | Pass | Authorizes The Town of Middletown to issue not more than $5,000,000 bonds and notes to finance the design, construction, repair, rehabilitation and improvement of streets and sidewalks in the town.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-07-01
Effective without Governor's signature |
| H7793 | Pass | Authorizes the town of Portsmouth to issue ten million dollars ($10,000,000) of general obligation bonds and/or notes in order to design, construct, equip and furnish a new police station.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-07-01
Effective without Governor's signature |
| H8225 | Pass | Authorizes the town of Tiverton to issue not more than $15,438,230 bonds and notes to finance replacement of roofs and HVAC systems at the Tiverton Middle School and the Tiverton High School.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-07-01
Effective without Governor's signature |
| H8214 | Pass | Authorizes the Town of Warren to issue not more than $20,000,000 bonds and notes to finance the maintenance and construction of sewers and sewerage systems.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-07-01
Effective without Governor's signature |
| H8215 | Pass | Authorizes the town of Coventry to issue up to twenty million dollars in bonds and notes to finance rehabilitation of town buildings.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-07-01
Effective without Governor's signature |
| H8220 | Pass | To Incorporate The Wesquage Community District
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-07-01
Effective without Governor's signature |
| H7084 | Pass | Authorizes the director of DEM the authority to issue emergency refuse transfer licenses for temporary periods of time.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-07-01
Effective without Governor's signature |
| H7283 | Pass | Requires any person convicted of a felony domestic offense be ordered by the court to surrender all firearms in their possession, care, custody or control to either the state/local police or federally licensed firearms dlr and file proof with the cou...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-30
Signed by Governor |
| H7007 | Pass | Enables any city or town by ordinance to regulate the opening, the presence, the location, and operation of any body works business or any business providing body works services, within the municipality.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-30
Signed by Governor |
| H7438 | Pass | Regulates business relationship between pharmacy services providers/group health insurers/health service organizations with department of health oversight.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-29
Effective without Governor's signature |
| H7534 | Veto | Allows the administrator of motor vehicles to make agreements to recognize foreign drivers' licenses and require the administrator to adopt rules and regulations setting forth the standards for such agreements.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-29
Vetoed by Governor |
| H8350 | Pass | To Vacate The Forfeiture Or Revocation Of The Charter Of Copyfax, Inc.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-29
Effective without Governor's signature |
| H8113 | Pass | Authorizes the cities of Providence and Central Falls to create an alternative academy for students having difficulty in traditional public school settings.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-29
Signed by Governor |
| H7025 | Pass | Clarifies the provisions of §12-19-19 and make those persons who complete a deferred sentence agreement immediately eligible for expungement of all arrest records if they have complied with all terms and conditions of the deferred sentence agreement...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-29
Signed by Governor |
| H7395 | Pass | Makes various amendments to the administrative procedures act.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-29
Signed by Governor |
| H7446 | Pass | Authorizes department of transportation and municipalities to operate automated school zone speed enforcement systems.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-29
Effective without Governor's signature |
| H7574 | Pass | Amends the RI Real Estate Time-Share Act to provide for dissolution of the time-share form of ownership by fewer than 60% of the owners in certain circumstances.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-29
Effective without Governor's signature |
| H7933 | Pass | Individuals subject to an agreement of "reasonable assurance" to return to work within 12 weeks employed by a private contractor to an educational institution are not subject to disqualification or a reduction of unemployment benefits.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-29
Signed by Governor |
| H7052 | Pass | Adds dyslexia-targeted assistance as a required aspect of the literacy program for students at the elementary grade level.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-29
Signed by Governor |
| H8224 | Pass | Requires pharmacies to transmit prescription information to the prescription monitoring data base within twenty-four hours of dispensing an opioid. Provides limits on amounts of opoids to be prescribed.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-28
Signed by Governor |
| H7056 | Pass | Directs school superintendents to review discipline data to determine unequal impact on students based on race/ethnicity/disability status and respond to any disparity and sets out of school supervision standards.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-28
Signed by Governor |
| H8326 | Pass | Improves the usefulness and value of the prescription drug monitoring database program by adding analytical functions, requiring program updates at least weekly, and incorporating data from similar programs in other states.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-28
Signed by Governor |
| H8100 | Pass | Permits holders of a manufacture's license to sell at retail alcoholic beverages manufactured by them known for on/off-site consumption in an amount not in excess of 288 oz per visitor/per day, to be sold in bottles that hold no more than 72 oz each.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-28
Signed by Governor |
| H8022 | Pass | Directs health insurers to provide prescription drug coverage for prescriptions of less than a thirty (30) day supply for the treatment of chronic conditions.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-28
Signed by Governor |
| H7330 | Pass | Changes the definition of vote to accommodate the new computer voting machine, it authorizes the BOE to promulgate rules concerning the process by which irregular ballots with write-in candidates are maintained and changes how printout tapes are hand...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-28
Signed by Governor |
| H7160 | Pass | Requires health insurance policies to reimburse telemedicine services.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-28
Signed by Governor |
| H7637 | Pass | Allows nursing and related professionals to practice under supervision of an RN without certain registration requirements.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-28
Signed by Governor |
| H7710 | Pass | Requires all health insurance providers that provide prescription coverage to provide coverage for opioid antagonists (overdose preventive medicine), and all related devices and services.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-28
Signed by Governor |
| H7847 | Pass | Authorizes any vendor, agent, contractor, or designee who operates an electronic medical health record (EMR) or clinical management system to have access to the prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP).
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-28
Signed by Governor |
| H7050 | Pass | Appropriate public education made available to a disabled child until their twenty-first birthday or completion of program in which they are enrolled as of their twenty-first birthday.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-28
Signed by Governor |
| H7849 | Pass | Allows for electronic system data transmission of Schedule V prescriptions.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-28
Signed by Governor |
| H8035 | Pass | Requires the governor's workforce board to expand job and career opportunities for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-28
Signed by Governor |
