| S0314 | Intro
Sine Die | Subtracts state tax refunds, paid to an individual in the previous year, from federal adjusted gross income, for purposes of the state income tax for tax years beginning January 1, 2018.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-06-01
To Senate Finance Committee |
| S0456 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides that when calculating the income for Federal income tax purposes, there may be subtracted from Federal adjusted gross income up to $15,000 of the taxable portion of the retirement income provided in a taxpayer's Federal income tax return.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-06-01
To Senate Finance Committee |
| H5196 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires the marking of all underground utility facilities when the underground utility is under a public right-of-way.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-06-01
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S0833 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires attachments and executions to describe real estate with particularity by using the recorded legal description, or metes and bounds, street address or assessors plat and lot number.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-06-01
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S0926 | 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] | 2017-06-01
Withdrawn at sponsor's request |
| S0758 | Intro
Sine Die | Adds to the protection afforded to subcontractors on public work contracts, and provides for the award of reasonable attorneys' fees and costs.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-06-01
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| H6275 | Pass | House Resolution Congratulating St. Peter School Students And Teachers On Successfully Advancing To The National History Fair Competition
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-06-01
House read and passed |
| S0311 | Intro
Sine Die | Imposes 2% tax increase on personal income over $250,000 effective January 1, 2018.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-06-01
To Senate Finance Committee |
| S0042 | Intro
Sine Die | Exempts the portion of a military pension which is included in federal adjusted gross income from the state income tax.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-06-01
To Senate Finance Committee |
| S0028 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides that for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2018, a taxpayer entitled to a federal earned-income credit shall be allowed a state earned-income credit equal to 18% of the federal earned-income credit.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-06-01
To Senate Finance Committee |
| H6276 | Pass | House Resolution Expressing Condolences On The Passing Of Umile Ritacco
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-06-01
House read and passed |
| S0323 | Intro
Sine Die | Exempts from personal income tax the first $25,000 a taxpayer received from pensions, interest income, 401K plans and individual retirement accounts, and up to $50,000 for joint filers.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-06-01
To Senate Finance Committee |
| S0034 | Intro
Sine Die | Exempts from state taxation certain pension benefits that originate from, and were taxed in another state.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-06-01
To Senate Finance Committee |
| S0451 | Intro
Sine Die | Increases credit against RI estate tax from $64,400 to $99,600 for decedents dying after 12/31/17 which is equivalent to estate tax exemption of $2,000.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-06-01
To Senate Finance Committee |
| H6242 | Pass | Allows Deborah A. Connor to join Erin Mahoney and Michael Weis in marriage on or about June 10, 2017, within the City of Newport, Rhode Island.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-06-01
Signed by Governor |
| S0564 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides a one-time tax credit up to two hundred fifty dollars ($250) per dependent child for certain Rhode Island households who contribute to an account under the Rhode Island college bound tuition savings program.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-06-01
To Senate Finance Committee |
| S0259 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes a nineteen percent (19%) carried interest fairness fee for investment management services in order to tax the carried interest income of hedge fund and private equity investors as traditional ordinary earned income.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-06-01
To Senate Finance Committee |
| S0490 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides insurance for infertility regardless of marital status and also increases the maximum treatment age from 40 years to 42 years. Also redefines the term "infertility" to mean a woman who is unable to sustain a pregnancy during a period of 1 ye...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-31
To House Corporations Committee |
| H6273 | Pass | House Resolution Expressing Condolences On The Passing Of The Honorable Arthur N. Votolato
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-31
House read and passed |
| H5281 | Intro
Sine Die | Exempts the trade-in value of pickup trucks under eight thousand one hundred pounds (8,100 lbs.) gross weight, used exclusively for personal use, from sales tax.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-31
To House Finance Committee |
| H5355 | Intro
Sine Die | Reduces the sales and use tax, commencing July 1, 2017, from the current level of seven percent (7%) in yearly increments of one quarter percent (.25%), until the level of six and one quarter percent (6.25%) is reached.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-31
To House Finance Committee |
| H5248 | Intro
Sine Die | Exempts containers and storage devices designed for safe storage of guns from sale and use tax.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-31
To House Finance Committee |
| H5166 | Intro
Sine Die | Exempts from sales and use taxes the sale of cremation urns for humans and pets.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-31
To House Finance Committee |
| H6245 | Intro
Sine Die | Exempts from taxation the real and tangible personal property of Providence Country Day School a Rhode Island nonprofit corporation, located in East Providence, Rhode Island, effective as of December 31, 2011.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-31
To House Municipal Government Committee |
| H5164 | Intro
Sine Die | Repeals the sales tax on pet care services.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-31
To House Finance Committee |
| H5022 | Intro
Sine Die | Creates a sales tax holiday for the days of August 12, 2017 and August 13, 2017 and no excise or sales taxes would be collected on non-business sales of tangible personal property with certain exceptions.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-31
To House Finance Committee |
| H5282 | Intro
Sine Die | Exempts the trade-in values of motorcycles from sales tax.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-31
To House Finance Committee |
| H5380 | Intro
Sine Die | Exempts from the sales and use tax the sale of beer and malt beverages at retail.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-31
To House Finance Committee |
| H5283 | Intro
Sine Die | Exempts the trade-in value of pickup trucks under six thousand pounds (6,000 lbs.) gross weight, used exclusively for personal use, from sales tax.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-31
To House Finance Committee |
| H6265 | Intro
Sine Die | Exempts the real and personal property of the nonprofit Sancutari, Inc. from taxation.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-31
To House Municipal Government Committee |
| H5770 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides that any person who has a retail sales permit would not be required to pay a separate registration fee to make sales at flea markets; however, the person remains responsible to pay all taxes due as a result of sales at a flea market.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-31
To House Finance Committee |
| H6272 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes a pilot program to promote the creation of roof solar installations on school property in order to reduce the use of fossil fuels and to generate electricity in school buildings.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-31
To House Finance Committee |
| S0325 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires managed care organizations to consult with the EOHHS to develop incentives for nursing facilities that demonstrate lower direct care staff turnover.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-31
To House Finance Committee |
| H5142 | Intro
Sine Die | Eliminates assessment of sales and use tax on taxicab services effective July 1, 2017.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-31
To House Finance Committee |
| H6173 | Intro
Sine Die | Exempts from sales and use taxes specialized packaging equipment such as kegs for alcoholic beverages.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-31
To House Finance Committee |
| S0931 | Pass | Senate Resolution Honoring Peter Stetson On His Retirement After More Than 40 Years Of Dedicated Service Educating The Young People At Coventry High School
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-31
Senate read and passed |
| H5247 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides that effective January 1, 2018, delivery charges would not be subject to either a sales or use tax.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-31
To House Finance Committee |
| S0499 | Intro
Sine Die | Allows for a nurse to delegate tasks to nursing assistants and authorizes the department of health to promulgate regulations that delineate delegable tasks.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-31
To House Health, Education and Welfare Committee |
| H6005 | Intro
Sine Die | Reduces the sales and use tax from seven percent (7%) to three percent (3%) effective July 1, 2017.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-31
To House Finance Committee |
| S0578 | Engross
Sine Die | Prohibits insurance companies from varying the premium rates charged for a health coverage plan based on the gender of the individual policy holder, enrollee, subscriber, or member.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-31
To House Corporations Committee |
| H6127 | Intro
Sine Die | House Resolution Creating A Special Legislative Commission To Study And Provide Recommendations On The Feasibility Of Reducing The State's Sales Tax To Three Percent (creates A 10 Member Commission To Study And Provide Recommendations On The Feasibil...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-31
To House Finance Committee |
| S0930 | Pass | Senate Resolution Congratulating The Coventry High School Envirothon Team Members And Their Advisors On Winning The 2017 Rhode Island Envirothon Competition
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-31
Senate read and passed |
| H5979 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides that in the event sales and use tax revenue exceeds projections, then in such event the tax administrator would reduce the sales tax rate by one percent (1%) until the end of the fiscal year.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-31
To House Finance Committee |
| S0731 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires local district payments to Davies, and the Met Center schools only for those periods where a student is both enrolled and physically present in attendance at those schools.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-31
To Senate Education Committee |
| H5771 | Intro
Sine Die | Raises the local hotel tax rate from one percent to two and one-half percent.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-31
To House Finance Committee |
| H5497 | Intro
Sine Die | Exempts the trade-in value of trucks up to fifteen thousand pounds (15,000 lbs.) gross vehicle weight from sales tax.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-31
To House Finance Committee |
| H5787 | Intro
Sine Die | Creates a tax on sugary drinks for the purpose of reducing the demand for those beverages, and discouraging the excessive consumption of, sugary drinks.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-31
To House Finance Committee |
| H5377 | Intro
Sine Die | Exempts from the sales tax products used for feminine hygiene in connection with the menstrual cycle.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-31
To House Finance Committee |
| H6199 | Intro
Sine Die | Exempts from taxation the donation of alcoholic beverages to nonprofit organizations that are exempt from federal taxation under §501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-31
To House Finance Committee |
| H5832 | Intro
Sine Die | Exempts the portion of an automobile lease agreement relating to the reimbursement of the motor vehicle dealer/lessor for the assessment of excise tax by the state and/or the tangible personal property tax by any city or town commencing July 1, 2017.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-31
To House Finance Committee |
