| S2493 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires that the council of elementary and secondary education take into consideration the time and cost of transporting students and other programs that impact the education of students.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-09
To Senate Education Committee |
| S2470 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes rules and procedures for licensing emergency shelters including setting minimum standards and prohibiting the charging fees to the residents.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-09
To Senate Housing and Municipal Government Committee |
| S2734 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes the administrator of motor vehicles to enter into agreements to recognize foreign drivers' licenses.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-09
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S2551 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires employers to pay the reasonable transportation costs for employees that travel round-trip to receive workers' compensation related health care services.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-09
To Senate Labor Committee |
| S2650 | Intro
Sine Die | Adds a doctor of acupuncture and Oriental medicine to the medical advisory board at the workers' compensation court, and respects patient choice in the selection of treatment therapies for certain conditions.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-09
To Senate Labor Committee |
| S2242 | Intro
Sine Die | Eliminates the additional fee for registration renewal of courtesy (vanity) plates.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-09
To Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs Committee |
| S2617 | Intro
Sine Die | Broadens the definition of "suitable alternative employment". It also expands the circumstances under which an earning capacity can be set by the workers' compensation court.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-09
To Senate Labor Committee |
| S2689 | Intro
Sine Die | Creates a statewide uniform motor vehicle excise tax rate and would establish a fund to reimburse the cities and towns that will financially lose taxes due to the enactment of the statewide motor vehicle excise tax rate.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-08
To Senate Finance Committee |
| S2183 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes a lease agreement between the town of Coventry and the water resources board for a portion of the Big River reservoir property to be used as a compost facility.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-08
To Senate Environment and Agriculture Committee |
| S2600 | Intro
Sine Die | Reduces the time a person or government agency who stores personal information has to disclose a breach of that information security to 14 days; breaches affecting more than 500 people must be reported to the AG and major credit bureaus within 24 hrs...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-08
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S2580 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides guidelines for the delegation by physicians of laser or energy-based procedures to a properly trained and qualified individual.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-08
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| S2630 | Intro
Sine Die | Makes it unlawful to post a message through the use of any medium, without the intended recipient’s consent, if the contact would amount to 2 or more incidents of unconsented contact and such contact would cause the recipient to feel frightened.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-08
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S2349 | Intro
Sine Die | Increases the refundable state earned income credit from ten percent (10%) to thirty-five percent (35%) for the 2017 taxable year, and each taxable year thereafter.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-08
To Senate Finance Committee |
| S2332 | 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] | 2016-03-08
To Senate Commerce Committee |
| S2515 | Intro
Sine Die | Criminalize injuries to cell/radio towers and increases penalties for injury to electric and communication lines from $3,000 to $50,000; imprisonment from 2 years to 10 years, or both and requires restitution for economic harm.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-08
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S2709 | Intro
Sine Die | Creates Sapinsley Compassionate Care Act to provide mechanism for terminally ill patient to choose to end their life using physician prescribed drugs.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-08
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S2156 | 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] | 2016-03-08
To Senate Finance Committee |
| S2700 | Intro
Sine Die | Includes the majority leader of the senate as a member of the joint committee on legislative services.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-08
To Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs Committee |
| S2364 | Intro
Sine Die | Repeals the law regarding contribution among joint tortfeasors and replace it with the Apportionment of Tort Responsibility Act, in order to provide a fair, uniform, and comprehensive system for the apportionment of tort responsibility.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-03
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S2404 | Intro
Sine Die | Attorney fees may be awarded to a prevailing defendant in a breach of contract action.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-03
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S2312 | 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 and would also apply to medical malpractice claims. Takes effect January 1, 2017.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-03
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S2613 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires that cities and towns comply with certain procedures when prosecuting defendants such as the right to counsel, and would amend the penalties imposed for ordinance violations.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-03
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S2652 | Intro
Sine Die | Expands a pharmacist's immunization authority for individuals between the ages of 9 and 18.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-03
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| S2169 | Intro
Sine Die | Senate Resolution Supporting And Encouraging Stem/steam Degrees And Programs In Rhode Island Elementary, Secondary, And Institutions Of Higher Education
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-03
Senate passed Sub A |
| S2560 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the Executive Office of Health and Human Services ("EOHHS") to create a critical prescription drug list and requires financial disclosure by drug manufacturers.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-03
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| S2313 | Intro
Sine Die | Permits retired district court clerk/magistrates or magistrates to be recalled after retirement.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-03
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S2314 | Intro
Sine Die | Makes litigation loan agreements subject to state usury statutes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-03
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S2394 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends general laws to reference the new council on elementary and secondary education and makes teacher certification provisions for military personnel.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-02
To Senate Education Committee |
| S2184 | Intro
Sine Die | Permits fishing in trout waters at any time of year without seasonal restriction.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-02
To Senate Environment and Agriculture Committee |
| S2099 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires sprinklers within pet grooming and retail pet sales stores.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-02
Committee heard |
| S2173 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides for the creation of a new position in the fish and wildlife division of the department of environmental management, and places oversight of freshwater lakes, streams, and ponds, in the fish and wildlife division.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-02
To Senate Environment and Agriculture Committee |
| S2128 | Intro
Sine Die | Names a portion of the interstate highway 195 "I-Way", bridge number 1081, after Manuel Q. Ledo and John F. Lopez.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-02
To Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs Committee |
| S2472 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorize a vote to amend the composition of the Chariho Regional School District's school committee.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-02
To Senate Housing and Municipal Government Committee |
| S2636 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires DEM to issue regulations requiring any dock or pier longer than twenty feet (20') and located on a freshwater lake or pond to be equipped with reflective material such that it can be seen by watercraft operators.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-02
To Senate Environment and Agriculture Committee |
| S2455 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides that school districts would not be responsible to pay the costs associated with a student's attendance at a post-secondary institution pursuant to a dual enrollment program.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-02
To Senate Education Committee |
| S2393 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes state run higher education institutions to waive application and transcript fees for veterans.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-02
To Senate Education Committee |
| S2126 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires master and journeyperson plumbers to complete a course of continuing education prior to the renewal or reinstatement of their license as determined by the board of examiners.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-02
To Senate Labor Committee |
| S2331 | Intro
Sine Die | Renames the bridge in the city of Providence known as the I-195 Providence River Bridge: No. 1181 to the William D. Warner Memorial Bridge.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-02
To Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs Committee |
| S2537 | Intro
Sine Die | Changes the mail ballot application allowing the applications to serve as an affirmation form for inactive voters who request a mail ballot from the address from which the voter is currently registered.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-01
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S2507 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the secretary of executive office of health and human services to develop a performance based hospital incentive program (HIP).
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-01
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| S2633 | Intro
Sine Die | Permits the hiring of government workers to act as poll workers for primary elections.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-01
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S2010 | Intro
Sine Die | Limits increases in rates electric distribution companies may impose without general assembly approval.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-01
To Senate Commerce Committee |
| S2165 | Intro
Sine Die | Eliminates the need for a special election to create an opt-out municipal energy aggregation plan initiated by any city or town subject to public utility commission approval.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-01
To Senate Commerce Committee |
| S2211 | Intro
Sine Die | Repeals the requirement that nonprofit hospital, medical and dental service corporations obtain written approval from the insurance commissioner before being allowed to hire persons on a commission basis to solicit subscribers.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-01
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| S2628 | Intro
Sine Die | Makes changes to accommodate the new voting equipment concerning ballots with write-in votes and the potential use of electronic voting lists.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-01
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S2215 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides that nomination papers for certain candidates for citywide nonpartisan office in the city of Woonsocket would require at least one hundred (100) signatures.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-01
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S2358 | Intro
Sine Die | Creates a procedure for in-person early voting for all general, primary and special elections, beginning twenty (20) days before the scheduled election.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-01
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S2559 | Intro
Sine Die | Caps certain hospital employees' compensation at a rate not exceeding one hundred ten percent (110%) of the northeast regional average for comparable personnel at comparable hospitals.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-01
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| S2311 | Intro
Sine Die | Changes the period of time a voter may have to change their party affiliation from the 90th day preceding any primary election for which the voter is eligible to the 29th day preceding any primary election for which the voter is eligible.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-01
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S2632 | Intro
Sine Die | Allows a voter who has requested a mail ballot, but has not voted to vote a provisional ballot on election day. Also adds definitions for terms "conduit" and "earmarked" for the purpose of reporting campaign contributions.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-01
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
