| H7536 | Engross
Sine Die | Allows those persons with less than 6 misdemeanor convictions to file a motion for the expungement.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-26
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S2130 | Intro
Sine Die | Increases the income eligibility limit for the Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) to 200% of the federal poverty level (from 180%).
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-26
Committee heard |
| S2207 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires hospitals to provide within two (2) business days, a written estimate for medical services over five thousand dollars ($5,000), including facility fees.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-26
To House Corporations Committee |
| S2028 | Intro
Sine Die | Direct 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] | 2016-05-26
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S2195 | Intro
Sine Die | Exempts from personal income tax the first twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) received from pensions, interest income, 401k plans and individual retirement accounts.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-26
To Senate Finance Committee |
| H8219 | Intro
Sine Die | Reduces the period of time that a state employee, under contract, could receive benefits (including salary) after termination from six (6) months to two (2) weeks and would also reduce maximum severance pay from one year to two (2) weeks.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-26
To House Labor Committee |
| S2471 | Intro
Sine Die | Increases from three (3) to six (6) years the interval of time within which a city or town must conduct an update of its last real property revaluation.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-26
To Senate Finance Committee |
| S3035 | Intro
Sine Die | Creates the position of a state-designated ombudsperson for services for intellectually/developmentally disabled individuals.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-26
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| S3029 | Intro
Sine Die | Insures access to chiropractic physicians for opioid treatment and health providers access to nurse anesthetists of their choice.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-26
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| S3028 | Intro
Sine Die | Creates a developmental disabilities ombudsman program to be attached to the department of administration. The ombudsman would advocate for developmentally disabled adults and would be selected by the governor from a list of 3-5 candidates.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-26
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| H7811 | Pass | Allows Ronald Crudele to join Bethany Lee Crudele and John Darryl Jones, Jr., in marriage on or about August 12, 2016, within the Town of Bristol, Rhode Island.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-25
Effective without Governor's signature |
| H7908 | Pass | Allows the Honorable Doreen M. Costa to join Rosella Ann Nappi and Richard A. Patenaude in marriage on or about July 24, 2016, within the Town of North Kingstown, Rhode Island.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-25
Effective without Governor's signature |
| H7909 | Pass | Allows Richard Frank Ruggiero, Jr., to join Abby Rose Paon and Matthew James Sutton in marriage on or about July 2, 2016, within the Town of Johnston, Rhode Island.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-25
Effective without Governor's signature |
| S2955 | Intro
Sine Die | Directs the climate change coordinating council to study a carbon pricing program.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-25
To Senate Environment and Agriculture Committee |
| H8158 | Intro
Sine Die | Permits certain Cranston fire department union employees to enroll in a defined contribution plan.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-25
To House Finance Committee |
| H7906 | Pass | Allows Charles Tsonos to join Stacey L. Doyle and Seth A. Mandeville in marriage on or about October 2, 2016, within the Town of Burrillville, Rhode Island.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-25
Effective without Governor's signature |
| S2256 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires that all new school buses purchased or leased for use in the state be equipped with seat belt assemblies for each passenger and operator seat.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-25
To House Health, Education and Welfare Committee |
| H7292 | Intro
Sine Die | Increases the state's share to support local public library services in distressed communities by an amount equal to the amount paid by the distressed community to the ocean state libraries (OSL) annual assessment charges.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-25
To House Finance Committee |
| H7809 | Pass | Allows Jayne Marie Davolio to join Michael Alan Watson, Jr., and John Peter Rondeau in marriage on or about September 3, 2016, within the Town of Smithfield, Rhode Island.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-25
Effective without Governor's signature |
| H8136 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires that the division of planning create a checklist of environmental and energy issues that certain state construction projects which cost in excess of ten million dollars ($10,000,000) would need to consider and address.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-25
To House Finance Committee |
| S2549 | Intro
Sine Die | Adds foster care to the definition of parental care for purpose of the "Parental and Family Medical Leave Act".
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-25
Meeting postponed (05/25/2016) |
| H7559 | Intro
Sine Die | Exempts the eligibility of the qualified jobs incentive program to employers with less employees than is currently required, and removes the mandatory tax credit amount of seven thousand five hundred dollars ($7,500) to eligible employers.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-25
To House Finance Committee |
| H7377 | Intro
Sine Die | Creates a two (2) year grant program for qualifying students to attend the Community College of Rhode Island.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-25
To House Finance Committee |
| H7727 | Intro
Sine Die | Increases superior court jurors' fees to thirty-five dollars ($35.00) per day.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-25
To House Finance Committee |
| H7790 | Intro
Sine Die | Utilizes rebates instead of tax credits and increases the available amounts.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-25
To House Finance Committee |
| H7190 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibits the assessment of a convenience fee in connection with an online transaction with the division of motor vehicles.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-25
To House Finance Committee |
| H7009 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes "The Get On Your Feet Loan Forgiveness Program" in Rhode Island, to assist recent college and university graduates in the repayment of their student loans, by providing a grace period for the first 2 years after graduation.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-25
To House Finance Committee |
| H7824 | Pass | Allows the Honorable Michael Stallman to join Brynne Lehner and Scott Colton in marriage on or about September 4, 2016, within the City of Newport, Rhode Island.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-25
Effective without Governor's signature |
| H7264 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides that only in-state wholesale food processors shall be subject to the five hundred dollar ($500) fee charged by the department of health, thereby exempting out-of-state wholesale food processors from such fee.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-25
To House Finance Committee |
| H7261 | Intro
Sine Die | Effective September 1, 2016, all Central Falls' retirees covered by §45-21-67 would have their pension benefits gradually increased during a 5-year period from 75% to 100% of their basic pension benefit amount as of July 31, 2011.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-25
To House Finance Committee |
| H8239 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires non-emergency child placements by DCYF to include in the petition for placement investigations of both paternal and maternal families.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-25
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H7936 | Intro
Sine Die | Enhances the reporting requirements related to the transfer or conveyance of transferable tax credits.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-25
To House Finance Committee |
| S2648 | Intro
Sine Die | Clarifies the law concerning the amount of notice required to be provided to a tenured teacher to be dismissed for good and just cause. Reasonable notice and hearing are required.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-25
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| H7106 | Intro
Sine Die | Imposes a yearly earnings limitation on retired teachers serving as substitute teachers.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-25
To House Finance Committee |
| H7494 | Intro
Sine Die | Permits municipalities to seek reimbursement for essential services provided to certain tax exempt properties based on pro rata basis according to the assessed value of the property serviced.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-25
To House Finance Committee |
| H7927 | Intro
Sine Die | Expands TDI benefits, change the calculation of the taxable wage base; to state and municipal employees; increases the maximum number of weeks an employee can collect TDI and TCI; and expands TCI benefits for the care of siblings and grandchildren.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-25
To House Finance Committee |
| S2191 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the director of the department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals to adopt a state reimbursement system for community and nonprofit agencies.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-24
To Senate Finance Committee |
| S2814 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes the "Rhode Island Livable Home Tax Credit Act", and provide for its administration.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-24
To Senate Finance Committee |
| S2055 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires all aspects relating to connected car vehicle electronic data from generation to sharing and provides consumer rights relating to access and sharing.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-24
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S2670 | Intro
Sine Die | Enables and encourages school committees to make unused and underused school buildings available to other public schools.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-24
To Senate Finance Committee |
| S2096 | Pass | Establishes the RI Family Home Visiting Act. The department of health would develop and coordinate the system of early childhood visiting services to meet the needs of vulnerable families with young children.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-23
Signed by Governor |
| S2740 | Pass | Mandates tax collectors conducting tax sales provide the required notices to the Rhode Island Housing and Mortgage Finance Corporation as well as the department of elderly affairs, and that such notices could be provided electronically.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-23
Signed by Governor |
| S2854 | Pass | Gives the contractor's registration and licensing board jurisdiction over pump installers and residential water filtration/treatment system contractors.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-23
Signed by Governor |
| S2484 | Pass | Renames commissions as Rhode Island Commission on Women and Girls, allows partnerships with other entities with common concerns, designates any money received from any source as restricted revenues.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-23
Signed by Governor |
| H7826 | Pass | Mandates tax collectors conducting tax sales provide the required notices to the Rhode Island Housing and Mortgage Finance Corporation as well as the department of elderly affairs, and that such notices could be provided electronically.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-23
Signed by Governor |
| H7450 | Pass | Renames commissions as Rhode Island Commission on Women and Girls, allows partnerships with other entities with common concerns, designates any money received from any source as restricted revenues.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-23
Signed by Governor |
| S2770 | Pass | Establishes limited licenses for commercial water filtration/treatment system work to be governed under the authority of the board of examiners of plumbers.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-23
Signed by Governor |
| H7869 | Pass | Gives the contractor's registration and licensing board jurisdiction over pump installers and residential water filtration/treatment system contractors.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-23
Signed by Governor |
| H7220 | Pass | Establishes the Rhode Island Family Home Visiting Act, pursuant to which, the Rhode Island department of health would coordinate the system of early childhood visiting services to meet the needs of vulnerable families with young children.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-23
Signed by Governor |
| H7868 | Pass | Establishes limited licenses for commercial water filtration/treatment system work to be governed under the authority of the board of examiners of plumbers.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-05-23
Signed by Governor |
