| H7503 | Intro
Sine Die | Allows surviving spouses entitled to workers' compensation death benefits to receive annual cost-of-living increases in the amount of the total percent of increase in the CPI-W, as opposed to the existing four percent (4%) cost-of-living increase.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-10
To House Labor Committee |
| H7629 | Intro
Sine Die | Allows an employer or workers' compensation insurer to recover any overpayments of benefits made to the injured employee by set-off against future payments due to an employee for loss of use or of disfigurement.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-10
To House Labor Committee |
| H7929 | Pass | House Resolution Honoring University Of Rhode Island Police Officers Salvatore Bugge And Michael Mccabe
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-10
House read and passed |
| H7699 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends timeframes and procedures for appeals in the zoning enabling act and land development and subdivision review enabling act, and shortens the time for, and number of, appeals during the planning board of review process.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-10
To House Municipal Government Committee |
| H7701 | Intro
Sine Die | Sets aside the third Saturday in April annually to be known as Historic Cemetery Restoration Day.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-10
To House Environment and Natural Resources Committee |
| H7697 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends provisions of the Rhode Island Development Impact Fee Act regarding the basis for impact fees, the need for impact fees for new schools, impact fees for low, moderate and age restricted housing, and how municipalities manage impact fees accoun...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-10
To House Municipal Government Committee |
| H7928 | Pass | House Resolution Recognizing And Commending The Dedication And Leadership Of The Newport Restoration Foundation For "keeping History Above Water"
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-10
House read and passed |
| H7504 | Intro
Sine Die | Adds campus police officers to the group of public safety officials eligible to collect salary, wages, benefits during periods of whole/partial incapacitation incurred while on-duty or while providing emergency assistance within the state while off-d...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-10
To House Labor Committee |
| S2738 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides that certain Cranston firefighters in Local 1363 would be exempt from the municipal employee's retirement system and would allow the city of Cranston to consider all such employees for a city-sponsored defined contribution plan.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-10
To Senate Finance Committee |
| S2741 | Intro
Sine Die | Allows the city of Cranston to allow Colonel Michael Winquist to participate in the city of Cranston's 401(k) retirement plan in lieu of the Rhode Island Municipal Employees' Retirement System.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-10
To Senate Finance Committee |
| S2726 | Pass | Senate Resolution Congratulating South County Artificial Limb & Brace On Being Nationally Recognized For Forty Years Of Dedicated And Exemplary Treatment Of Veterans Administration And Other Patients In The Local Community
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-10
Senate read and passed |
| H7528 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes the rights and obligations of property owners concerning the maintenance of private easements and rights-of-way.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-09
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H7639 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires all school districts to designate an athletic trainer to be available for high school athletic practices and games.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-09
To House Health, Education and Welfare Committee |
| S2569 | Intro
Sine Die | Prevents funds from the worker's compensation administrative fund restricted receipts account from being transferred to the general fund.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-09
To Senate Labor Committee |
| S2649 | Intro
Sine Die | Relieves any party who files a workers' compensation petition alleging an employee's recurrence of decrease of capacity to work of their former obligation to document a comparative change of their medical condition.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-09
To Senate Labor Committee |
| H7603 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides that appeals from administrative orders or decisions regarding the taxation of tangible property are to the sixth (6th) division district court, and not the superior court.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-09
To House Judiciary Committee |
| S2068 | Intro
Sine Die | State purchasing law amended to make explicit the inclusion of costs for labor and benefits of programs mandated by a workers' compensation insurer as a reimbursable cost.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-09
To Senate Labor Committee |
| H7573 | Intro
Sine Die | Allows for the use of the terms "special warranty deed" and "special warranty covenants" in any deed of conveyance, recorded or not, whereby the grantor will warrant and defend the granted premises to the grantee forever against lawful claims.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-09
To House Judiciary Committee |
| S2603 | Intro
Sine Die | Allows an employer or workers' compensation insurer to recover any overpayments of benefits made to the injured employee by set-off against future payments due to an employee for loss of use or of disfigurement.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-09
To Senate Labor Committee |
| S2212 | Intro
Sine Die | Allows mobile and manufactured homes which are a part of a mobile and manufactured home park to be counted as low and moderate income housing for purposes of compliance with the requirements of the city or town's comprehensive use plan.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-09
To Senate Housing and Municipal Government Committee |
| S2395 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires school districts, on an annual basis, make public and furnish to the department of education a comprehensive assessment matrix detailing and summarizing the district's assessment system.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-09
To Senate Education Committee |
| H7043 | Pass | To Vacate The Forfeiture Or Revocation Of The Charter Of The Executives Association Of Rhode Island, Inc.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-09
Effective without Governor's signature |
| H7540 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the rules for the mailing of notices of condominium lien foreclosure by adding a post-sale notice to the unit owner, and grants the unit owner a right of redemption.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-09
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H7902 | Pass | House Resolution Expressing Deepest Sympathies And Condolences On The Passing Of Russell M. Sollitto, Esq.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-09
House read and passed |
| S2397 | Intro
Sine Die | Joint Resolution To Approve And Publish And Submit To The Electors A Proposition Of Amendment To The Constitution -- Right To An Adequate Education (if Approved, Requires The State To Ensure That All Students Have The Opportunity To Achieve At High L...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-09
To Senate Education Committee |
| S2727 | Pass | Senate Resolution Recognizing March 7-13, 2016, As National Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week In The State Of Rhode Island
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-09
Senate read and passed |
| S2078 | Intro
Sine Die | Permits a veteran to request a "Courtesy Plate" with their choice of letters and numbers consistent with present availability with the veteran plate format.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-09
To Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs Committee |
| S2732 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the state to pay for the education of students placed in group homes outside of their municipality.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-09
To Senate Finance Committee |
| H7598 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides for Rhode Island's adoption of the Atlantic Time Zone if and when Massachusetts does so.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-09
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H7529 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends fines for failing to file a foreclosure deed and requires that a notice of intent to foreclose be filed in the city or town where the property is located.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-09
To House Judiciary Committee |
| S2234 | Intro
Sine Die | Repeals the provision of the general laws relating to continuation of workers' compensation benefits for partial incapacity.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-09
To Senate Labor Committee |
| H7756 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires that Interscholastic League Athletes and youth sports athletes who are female and 19 years of age or younger and who play certain softball positions wear protective face masks during practice and at games.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-09
To House Health, Education and Welfare Committee |
| S2074 | Intro
Sine Die | Permits a courtesy plate to be issued on the "veteran" plate design.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-09
To Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs Committee |
| S2339 | Intro
Sine Die | Creates a process for the department of education collection and organization of information concerning the workload and scope of the duties and responsibility performed by school social workers.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-09
To Senate Education Committee |
| H7757 | Intro
Sine Die | Allows parents or guardians sufficient access to observe their child's special education program in order to assess the child's performance in a current program.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-09
To House Health, Education and Welfare Committee |
| H7758 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the incorporation of substance abuse education, provided by licensed chemical dependency professionals, into the health education curriculum.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-09
To House Health, Education and Welfare Committee |
| H7044 | Pass | To Vacate The Forfeiture Or Revocation Of The Charter Of Miceli Construction & Roofing, Inc
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-09
Effective without Governor's signature |
| S2729 | Pass | Senate Resolution Expressing Sincere Condolences On The Untimely Passing Of Dorian J. Murray
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-09
Senate read and passed |
| S2381 | Intro
Sine Die | Permits passenger and commercial Gloria Gemma Breast Cancer Foundation plates to be issued and sets pre-orders at 900 of all types.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-09
To Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs Committee |
| S2238 | Intro
Sine Die | Increases the spendable base wage calculation from seventy-five percent (75%) to eighty-five percent (85%) under the workers' compensation law and makes additional changes relating to partial incapacity.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-09
To Senate Labor Committee |
| H7658 | 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 House Health, Education and Welfare Committee |
| H7584 | Intro
Sine Die | Extends the benefits of the dual enrollment equal opportunity act to cover home-schooled students.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-09
To House Health, Education and Welfare Committee |
| 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 |
| H7901 | Pass | House Resolution Expressing Sincere Condolences On The Untimely Passing Of Dorian J. Murray
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-09
House read and passed |
| 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 |
| H7684 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires condominium unit owners' association officers to verify that management agents or companies retained by the association are insured with respect to the services they provide to the condominium.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-09
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H7042 | Pass | To Vacate The Forfeiture Or Revocation Of The Charter Of Imprint, Inc.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-09
Effective without Governor's signature |
| H7893 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires all groups, organizations, and bodies that are not public bodies and yet nevertheless decide to follow the open meetings law, to be bound by all provisions of it.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-09
To House Judiciary 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 |
