| 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 |
| 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 |
| S2623 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes livable home tax credit granting credits for new resident purchases, retrofitting of existing residence, administered by Rhode Island Housing and Mortgage Finance Corporation.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-02-25
To Senate Finance Committee |
| S2530 | Intro
Sine Die | Excludes from tax exemption some properties whose income or profits are derived from activity not involving education.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-02-25
To Senate Finance Committee |
| S2620 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes a process for the establishment of voter initiative and referendum proposal and also for a process of submitting said proposals to the secretary of state, the general assembly and the governor for approval.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-02-25
To Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs Committee |
| S2531 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides that food and beverages served complimentary or free of charge would not be subject to the local meals and beverage tax.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-02-25
To Senate Finance Committee |
| S2536 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires facilities which perform abortions to post a conspicuous notice informing patients that abortions require free and voluntary consent without coercion.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-02-25
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S2557 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides for Medicaid rate adjustment in parity with MA and CT for health care services provided in the home and develops annual adjustments to home care providers, home nursing care providers, and hospice provider reimbursement rates.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-02-25
To Senate Finance Committee |
| S2340 | Intro
Sine Die | Permits classroom observation of special needs children by parents and experts retained by parents.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-02-25
Withdrawn at sponsor's request |
| S2496 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires municipalities with locally administered pension, to submit reports that include a 20 years amortization schedule of required contributions. Also requires that a critical status be published on website and effects be transmitted.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-02-25
To Senate Finance Committee |
| S2582 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends and revises the definitions and penalties pertaining to partial-birth abortions. Further provides that any physician who knowingly performs a partial-birth abortion would be guilty of a felony and may be liable for civil penalties and fines.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-02-25
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S2371 | Intro
Sine Die | Changes first and second offenses for driving with a suspended or expired license to civil violations and would also reduce the potential monetary penalty.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-02-25
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S2529 | Intro
Sine Die | Extends the authority of cities and towns for calendar years 2015 and 2016 to issue bonds, notes or other evidence of indebtedness to evidence loans from the municipal road and bridge revolving fund.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-02-25
To Senate Finance Committee |
| S2651 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorize the holder of a wholesaler's Class C license to sell alcohol to manufacturers of food products in connection with the manufacture of such products.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-02-25
To Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs Committee |
| S2512 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides that no state or federal funds be used for induced abortions except where the life of the mother is endangered or the pregnancy is result of rape or incest.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-02-25
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S2642 | Intro
Sine Die | Reduces the statutory interest on judgments for money in civil actions from twelve percent (12%) to six percent (6%).
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-02-25
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S2372 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires a reduction in any mandatory period of license suspension with the imposition of an ignition interlock system ordered by the court. Conditional hardship licenses would be granted subject to additional conditions.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-02-25
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S2656 | Intro
Sine Die | Repeals provisions of the general laws regarding "payday lenders".
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-02-25
To Senate Finance Committee |
| S2583 | Intro
Sine Die | Repeals provisions of general laws that prohibit health insurance coverage for induced abortions.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-02-25
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
