| H5315 | Intro
Sine Die | Raises the minimum wage for tipped workers by fifty cents ($.50) per year commencing on January 1, 2018 until the tipped minimum wage is not less than two-thirds (2/3) of the regular minimum wage.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-30
To House Labor Committee |
| H5815 | Intro
Sine Die | Regulates the phase-out of wood stoves without EPA certification in densely populated residential areas and requires material burned in wood stoves to be clean wood or other approved material.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-30
To House Environment and Natural Resources Committee |
| H5595 | Intro
Sine Die | Gradually increases the hourly minimum wage from $9.60 to $15.00 on January 1, 2022, as well as gradually increasing the hourly minimum wage for employees receiving gratuities from $3.89 an hour to $15.00 an hour on January 1, 2026.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-30
To House Labor Committee |
| H5569 | Intro
Sine Die | Repeals §25-3-7 of the general laws which gives the director of the department of labor and training the authority to exempt certain classes of employees form receiving overtime pay for Sunday and holiday work.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-30
To House Labor Committee |
| H5610 | Intro
Sine Die | Increases WRB membership from 15 to 23 members consisting of 12 public representatives and 11 members associated with various public agencies.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-30
To House Environment and Natural Resources Committee |
| H5316 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibits employers from receiving any portion of the tips given by customers to their tipped employees with limited exceptions for credit card service charges.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-30
To House Labor Committee |
| H5057 | Intro
Sine Die | Increases the minimum wage to ten dollars and fifty cents ($10.50) commencing July 1, 2017.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-30
To House Labor Committee |
| H5997 | Intro
Sine Die | Adopts a penalty of twelve percent (12%) per annum on administrative penalties that are in default.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-30
To House Environment and Natural Resources Committee |
| H6028 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires that "individualized program plan" (IPP) include evaluation of individuals strengths, difficulties, needs and goals by independent third party at the sole expense of the division of developmental disabilities.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-30
To House Finance Committee |
| H5922 | Intro
Sine Die | Exempts from taxation open air structures that are used for the sheltering and/or feeding and watering of animals utilized in connection with agricultural operations.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-29
To House Municipal Government Committee |
| H5675 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires food packaging to disclose that food has been packaged in reduced or modified oxygen, including a list of the gasses used, the percentage of each gas used, and the date the food was packaged.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-29
To House Health, Education and Welfare Committee |
| H6025 | Intro
Sine Die | Joint Resolution Appropriating Sufficient Sums To Pay One-half The Costs Of Teachers In Obtaining An International Dyslexia Association ("ida") Aligned Graduate Certificate In Dyslexia Knowledge And Practice (appropriates Sufficient Sums To Pay One-h...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-29
Withdrawn at sponsor's request |
| H5907 | Intro
Sine Die | Promotes safe drinking water at school and early childhood programs by implementing procedures to reduce and eliminate lead in water.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-29
To House Health, Education and Welfare Committee |
| H5399 | Intro
Sine Die | House Resolution Recognizing The Fetus As A Human Life Upon The Existence Of A Heartbeat
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-29
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H5605 | Intro
Sine Die | Defines covered animals and prohibits their abuse and sale.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-29
Withdrawn at sponsor's request |
| H5158 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibits abortions solely as a means of sex selection.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-29
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H5100 | Intro
Sine Die | Defines and regulates, and in some cases, prohibit dismemberment abortions.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-29
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H5823 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibits the use of containers, or food packaged in containers that contain bisphenol A.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-29
To House Health, Education and Welfare Committee |
| H5741 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibits smoking in common areas of multi-unit residential developments.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-29
To House Health, Education and Welfare Committee |
| H5674 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides consumer protection in eye care services by developing standards and enforcement protocols related to the utilization of emergent technologies in the provision of eye care services, as well as for the delegation of eye care services by provi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-29
To House Health, Education and Welfare Committee |
| H5967 | Intro
Sine Die | Exempts from taxation the real and tangible personal property of Oasis International, Inc., a Rhode Island nonprofit corporation, located in Providence, Rhode Island.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-29
To House Municipal Government Committee |
| H5822 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibits the use of formaldehyde or formaldehyde replacements in certain children's products.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-29
To House Health, Education and Welfare Committee |
| H5830 | Intro
Sine Die | Repeals the requirement of notice to husband of a patient before an abortion procedure.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-29
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H5809 | Intro
Sine Die | Creates an enforcement process for the right to breast-feed at work. In addition, it would require all schools to provide reasonable accommodation to its lactating students.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-29
To House Health, Education and Welfare Committee |
| H5955 | Intro
Sine Die | Exempts the real and tangible property of Hope Health located in Providence, Rhode Island from taxation.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-29
To House Municipal Government Committee |
| H5682 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes certain student privacy rights in regard to take-home technology devices from school.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-29
To House Health, Education and Welfare Committee |
| H5343 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibits the state from interfering with a woman's decision to prevent, commence, continue, or terminate a pregnancy prior to fetal viability.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-29
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H5275 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires businesses with gross annual sales of more than $500,000 to post signs that food they offer for sale may contain genetically modified organisms.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-29
To House Health, Education and Welfare Committee |
| H5632 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires that on or after January 1, 2018, health insurance policies must include coverage for temporomandibular joint disorder.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-28
To House Corporations Committee |
| H5950 | Intro
Sine Die | Allows the North Kingstown Municipal Court to issue arrest warrants.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-28
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H5928 | Intro
Sine Die | Permits the prior owner of a parcel of land taken by eminent domain, but unused for the purpose intended, to repurchase at the acquisition price.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-28
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H5306 | Intro
Sine Die | Decreases from twelve percent (12%) per annum to six percent (6%) per annum the statutory interest rate added to judicial civil action money damage judgments.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-28
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H5719 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides that no party would be deemed jointly liable in tort for an injury to person or property unless it is determined that such person is at least fifty-one percent (51%) liable in tort for the injury.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-28
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H5552 | Intro
Sine Die | Makes it civil violation for commercial property owners to allow storm water runoff to flood, erode or otherwise damage abutting property. Violations of this section would be punishable by a civil fine and order of restitution.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-28
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H5718 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires that a tortfeasor's share of a judgment be borne by all parties to the action in accordance with their pro rata share of culpability whenever a tortfeasor is found to be unable to satisfy their share.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-28
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H5305 | 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] | 2017-03-28
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H5895 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires individual or group health plan or policy allow for partial prescription supply for the purpose of patient's medication synchronizing effective January 1, 2018.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-28
To House Corporations Committee |
| H5712 | Intro
Sine Die | Original tortfeasor is liable for a injuries victim suffers due to negligent third-party treatment.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-28
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H5867 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides that an open and obvious danger or defect is not a complete bar to recovery of damages in personal injury or property damage actions.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-28
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H5302 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires that when a judge of color on a state or municipal court leaves the bench, they would be replaced by a person of color.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-28
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H5303 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires that the judicial selection commission be composed of at least three (3) members of color.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-28
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H5522 | Intro
Sine Die | Permits tenants of multi-unit residences to terminate their lease agreements if no action is taken to remedy the presence of secondhand smoke.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-28
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H5949 | Intro
Sine Die | Excludes the state and municipalities from the definition of "owner" for the purposes of liability limitations relating to public use of private lands.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-28
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H5633 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires insurance carriers, nonprofit hospital service plans, nonprofit medical service corporations and health maintenance organizations to cover the costs of breast ultrasounds and or MRI breast exams.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-28
To House Corporations Committee |
| H5301 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires that the judicial selection commission actively and aggressively solicit members of color to apply for judicial appointments, including practicing members of the Rhode Island Bar residing in border states.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-28
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H5869 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends and add several sections relative to gas and electric utility carriers, customer service provided thereby, and customer service levels and billing practices required by the carriers to the customers.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-24
Withdrawn at sponsor's request |
| H5931 | Intro
Sine Die | Eliminates repealed statute references and creates a mechanism for workers to enforce their existing right to continuation of medical benefits, reinstatement after returning from being a temporary caregiver and Sunday pay wage laws.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-23
Withdrawn at sponsor's request |
| H5657 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes the town of Coventry to enact an ordinance granting a $1,000 exemption to any person who was a member of the National Guard for not less than 5 consecutive yrs or served in a National Guard unit that was called to active duty by the Presid...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-23
To House Municipal Government Committee |
| H5658 | Intro
Sine Die | Gives cities and towns the option of entirely exempting the homestead of a disabled veteran or their surviving spouse from taxation.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-23
To House Municipal Government Committee |
| H5873 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes two or more municipalities to form regional emergency communication districts.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-23
To House Municipal Government Committee |
