| H5842 | Pass | Amends several sections relative to the eligibility and award process for projects that receive financial assistance from PACE (Property Assessment Clean Energy) programs and the Rhode Island infrastructure bank.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-10-13
Signed by Governor |
| H6073 | Pass | Permits the town of Scituate to provide a tax credit to disabled veterans in lieu of a tax exemption.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-10-11
Effective without Governor's signature |
| H6304 | Pass | 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] | 2017-10-11
Effective without Governor's signature |
| H5532 | Pass | Removes the exception to qualification for a broker's license previously granted those with a baccalaureate in real estate.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-10-11
Effective without Governor's signature |
| H6279 | Pass | Amends from ten (10) years to twelve (12) years the period which the city of Central Falls may authorize a stabilization of taxes on qualifying property located in the city of Central Falls.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-10-11
Effective without Governor's signature |
| H6326 | Pass | Increases the upper gross weight limit for vehicles eligible for a combination plate from eleven thousand four hundred pounds (11,400 lbs.) to eleven thousand eight hundred pounds (11,800 lbs.).
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-10-11
Effective without Governor's signature |
| H5204 | Pass | Makes a number of technical amendments to the general laws, prepared at the recommendation of the Law revision Office. Article I of the act includes the statutory construction bill. Article II of the act contains reenactments of selected general laws...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-10-11
Effective without Governor's signature |
| H6292 | Pass | Places time requirements on the implementation of projects authorized by the state traffic commission excluding geometric improvements, roundabouts and new signals.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-10-11
Effective without Governor's signature |
| H6357 | Pass | Imposes on breeders requirements already in place on other pet custodial agencies.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-10-11
Effective without Governor's signature |
| H6185 | Pass | Enables the town of Bristol to provide tax relief to volunteer firefighters based upon certain qualifying criteria.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-10-11
Effective without Governor's signature |
| H6374 | Pass | Allows the Town of Cumberland’s board of licenses to approve the liquor license application for a business located at 88 Broad Street on tax assessor’s map plat 2 lot 32, plat 2 lot 51 and plat 2 lot 52.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-10-11
Effective without Governor's signature |
| H6076 | Pass | Places the current Cranston police chief in a defined contribution retirement plan.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-10-11
Effective without Governor's signature |
| H6259 | Pass | Authorizes the city council of Pawtucket to exempt from taxation, to the extent it may from time to time determine, the real and personal property of The Samaritans, Inc., located at 67 Park Place in Pawtucket, a RI §501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-10-11
Effective without Governor's signature |
| H5152 | Pass | Provides for an exception to the prohibition on texting while driving for any person activating, viewing or deactivating a global positioning device or navigation application.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-10-11
Effective without Governor's signature |
| H6376 | Pass | To Vacate The Forfeiture Or Revocation Of The Charter Of Johnston Little League
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-10-11
Effective without Governor's signature |
| H5039 | Pass | Empowers certain municipal housing courts to order a building into receivership pursuant to the provisions of chapter 44 of title 34, "abandoned property."
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-10-11
Effective without Governor's signature |
| H5691 | Pass | Increases the amount of time, from fourteen (14) days to twenty-eight (28) days, for a summons to issue solely based on evidence obtained by use of an automated traffic-violation-detection system.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-10-11
Effective without Governor's signature |
| H6090 | Pass | Authorizes the city of Pawtucket to exempt from taxation the real and personal property of the Neil J. Houston, Jr. Community Resources for Justice Center.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-10-11
Effective without Governor's signature |
| H6331 | Pass | Joint Resolution Making An Appropriation To Pay Certain Claims
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-10-11
Effective without Governor's signature |
| H5921 | Pass | Gives the city of Woonsocket the power to license and regulate peddlers selling or offering flowers.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-10-06
Effective without Governor's signature |
| H5882 | Pass | Adds hoarding of animals to the list of cruelty to animal offenses, and requires a mental health evaluation for a person convicted of animal cruelty involving hoarding.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-10-06
Effective without Governor's signature |
| H5709 | Pass | Provides additional guidance concerning the proposed disposition of remaining campaign funds of a deceased candidate or officeholder, former candidate or former officeholder.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-10-06
Effective without Governor's signature |
| H5876 | Pass | Prohibits the sale of liquid that is intended for human consumption and/or use in an electronic nicotine delivery system that is not contained in child resistant packaging, and also bans the use of electronic nicotine delivery systems in schools.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-10-05
Signed by Governor |
| H6141 | Pass | Gives the department of labor and training the jurisdiction to review claims alleging that employers had improperly inquired about an applicant’s criminal history on an employment application.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-10-05
Signed by Governor |
| H5520 | Pass | Decriminalizes second, third and subsequent violations of §31-27-2.1 in cases of refusal to submit to a blood test in light of recent precedent but would also set forth new civil penalties for second, third and subsequent violations.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-10-05
Signed by Governor |
| H6293 | Pass | Each individual violating law governing electricians, plumbers, and other trades constitutes a separate offense for firms/corporations.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-10-05
Signed by Governor |
| H6308 | Pass | Requires an automated external defibrillator (AED) and qualified person to administer an AED at all public places capable of holding three hundred (300) people or more.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-10-05
Signed by Governor |
| H5819 | Pass | Requires physicians or duly certified registered nurse practitioners involved in the delivery and care of infants to report cases of infants born with or affected by substance abuse.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-10-05
Signed by Governor |
| H5042 | Pass | Requires planning board members to receive training on issues related to development in flood plains and the effects of sea level rise.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-10-05
Signed by Governor |
| H6365 | Pass | Amends reinsurance credit statute to conform with NAIC model/surplus lines statute for taxation of fees/protected cell statute as to business transfer with insolvency protection/insurance premium tax statute defining qualifying jobs.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-10-05
Signed by Governor |
| H5536 | Pass | Amends the laws regulating the aggregation of electrical loads by a municipality or group of municipalities; requires that at least one public hearing be held for review by its residents prior to adopting any plan; then approval by the PUC.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-10-05
Signed by Governor |
| H5425 | Pass | Creates the Ocean State Animal Coalition motor vehicle plate to help raise revenue and subsidize spay and neuter services for cats and dogs.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-10-05
Signed by Governor |
| H6112 | Pass | Amends the electronic waste preventions, reuse and recycling act.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-10-05
Signed by Governor |
| H5427 | Pass | Expands the "Green Buildings Act" to include public projects and updates the standards to include LEED for Neighborhood Development, and SITES.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-10-05
Signed by Governor |
| H5478 | Pass | Creates the Rhode Island Sailing Events Commission in order to attract amateur and professional marine events in Rhode Island.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-10-05
Signed by Governor |
| H5923 | Pass | Requires the general treasurer to maintain its transparent treasury initiative to assist the public in accessing information regarding how state pension investments are managed and performing.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-10-05
Signed by Governor |
| H5704 | Pass | Authorizes the board of elections to establish a post-election risk-limiting audit program to improve the accuracy of election results.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-10-05
Signed by Governor |
| H5071 | Pass | Increases the monthly minimum benefits of spouses and domestic partners of retired teachers.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-10-05
Signed by Governor |
| H5137 | Pass | Makes available special motor vehicle registration plates for the Salt Water Anglers Association.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-10-05
Signed by Governor |
| H5448 | Pass | Raises the age of children that can accompany a voter in the voter booth, from under the age of thirteen (13) years to under the age of eighteen (18) years.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-10-05
Signed by Governor |
| H5945 | Pass | Articulates the role of police officers in obtaining treatment for those showing symptoms of mental illness.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-10-05
Signed by Governor |
| H5854 | Pass | Makes assault and battery upon delivery persons a felony and mandates a maximum sentence of imprisonment of 3 years. Persons convicted of such an assault and battery while using a dangerous weapon, the minimum sentence is imprisonment for 5 years.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-10-05
Signed by Governor |
| H5368 | Pass | Increases the maximum post retirement employment earnings from $15,000 to $18,000 a year for retired educators who provide instruction at state colleges.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-10-05
Signed by Governor |
| H5206 | Pass | Upon defendant's violation of terms of bail, the amount forfeited by court is limited to10% of surety deposited.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-10-05
Signed by Governor |
| H5529 | Pass | Authorizes operators of developmental disability agencies, acting as a group, to self-insure health care costs for employees, retirees and other beneficiaries and allows a third-party administrator to administer said program.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-10-05
Signed by Governor |
| H5826 | Pass | Provides that elderly persons may, absent an emergency, cancel any agreement for contractor services within three (3) days if the contract originated in an in-home solicitation by the contractor.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-10-05
Signed by Governor |
| H6061 | Pass | Designates October 23 of each year as a day to commemorate the nine Rhode Island marines killed in the 1983 terrorist attack in Beirut, Lebanon.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-10-05
Signed by Governor |
| H6298 | Pass | Adds two (2) requirements that a hospital provide to a prospective patient, the requested cost estimate of their requested anticipated hospital services within five (5) calendar days of request and the cost of any facility fee.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-10-04
Signed by Governor |
| H5634 | Pass | Permits an audit or claims investigation for a pattern of inappropriate billing only if it is determined that the claims are known by the provider to be inappropriate.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-10-04
Signed by Governor |
| H5717 | Pass | Allows those individuals with prior convictions for possession with intent to deliver or crimes of violence, to be eligible for the drug court program in Superior Court.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-10-04
Signed by Governor |
