| S0922 | Intro
Sine Die | Adds a definition for "manufacturer" for purposes of providing a tax credit application exemption to certain projects under the RI Tax Credit Act to include occupants that are manufacturers.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-30
To Senate Finance Committee |
| S0921 | Intro
Sine Die | Exempts projects governed by the RI Industrial Facilities Corporation Act and approved after 6/30/2017, from the payment of sales tax applicable to materials/furniture/fixtures/equipment used in the construction/reconstruction/rehab of the project.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-30
To Senate Finance Committee |
| S0920 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides for a reduction to local per pupil funding for state-operated schools that do not have teachers who participate in the state teacher's retirement system.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-30
To Senate Finance Committee |
| H5981 | Intro
Sine Die | Increases the exemptions for taxable retirement income to twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000). This increased exemption would apply to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2018.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-30
To House Finance Committee |
| H5506 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires that a fifteen percent (15%) minimum markup be added to the total cost of cigarettes sold by retailers.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-30
To House Finance Committee |
| H5124 | Intro
Sine Die | Exempts from sales and use tax that portion of motor vehicle lease payments collected to be remitted for tangible personal property tax, municipal property tax, excise tax or any other similar tax.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-30
To House Finance Committee |
| S0274 | 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, or restricting the use or manner of medically recognized methods of contraception or abortion.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-30
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| H5072 | Intro
Sine Die | Exempts the amount of military pension included in federal adjusted gross income from the state income tax.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-30
Withdrawn at sponsor's request |
| H5831 | 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] | 2017-05-30
To House Finance Committee |
| S0128 | Intro
Sine Die | Increases the maximum tax on qualifying low-income property from eight percent (8%) of the previous year's gross scheduled rental income to ten percent (10%) of prospective year's gross scheduled rental income.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-30
To Senate Finance Committee |
| H5563 | 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] | 2017-05-30
To House Finance Committee |
| H5024 | Intro
Sine Die | Increases the exemption for retirement income from state income tax from $15,000 to $30,000 commencing in 2018.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-30
To House Finance Committee |
| H6096 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides for a voluntary deduction from any refund from the Rhode Island personal income tax for a contribution to the substance use and mental health leadership council of RI.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-30
To House Finance Committee |
| H5769 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes a ten (10) year statute of limitations on the collection of any business tax and/or personal income tax owed to the division of taxation.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-30
Withdrawn at sponsor's request |
| H5327 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes standards of practice for providers of clinical nursing services for medically-fragile students.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-30
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| H6264 | Intro
Sine Die | Sets aside $500,000 for pesticide registration funds for DEM pest management program costs.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-26
To House Finance Committee |
| S0713 | Intro
Sine Die | Defines snow removal contracts between service providers and service receivers and limit liability between them and declare indemnity agreements void as against public policy.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-25
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S0488 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the definition of "individualized program plan" for purposes of the state's division of developmental disabilities to include evaluation of skill sets taught by outside sources.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-25
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| H6174 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the statute regarding civil defense license plates to provide that such plates shall now be identified as emergency management plates, and further provides that the plates may be issued to emergency management directors.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-25
To House Finance Committee |
| S0810 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes the Rhode Island cooperative water authority. The authority would have the power to acquire, lease, manage, sell, and otherwise deal with land and water supply systems and authorized to issue bonds and notes in furtherance of its mission.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-25
Committee recommended Substitute A be held for further study |
| S0804 | Intro
Sine Die | Regulates fiduciary and designated recipient access to digital assets relating to probate practice and procedure by creating the "Revised Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act" to promote uniformity of the law among states that enact it.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-25
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S0899 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires a person, who has waived their right to an adjudicatory hearing, to pay an administrative penalty. Interest would accrue, where payment is late, at a rate of 12% per annum.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-25
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| H5334 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides that no further gantries or other tolling facilities shall be erected until one gantry has been erected and in operation collecting tolls for a period of six (6) months, or until any litigation is resolved.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-25
To House Finance Committee |
| H5381 | Intro
Sine Die | Joint Resolution To Approve And Publish And Submit To The Electors A Proposition Of Amendment To The Constitution -- Restriction On Tolling (proposes A Constitutional Amendment Providing That Any New Highway Or Bridge Would Require Voter Approval Sta...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-25
To House Finance Committee |
| H5331 | Intro
Sine Die | Repeals the provisions of the general laws allowing deferred deposit providers, also known as "payday lenders."
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-25
To House Finance Committee |
| S0836 | Intro
Sine Die | Removes the July 1, 2018 sunset provision imposed by Chapters 325 and 406 of the 2013 Public Laws with respect to §34-27-3.2 ("mediation conference").
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-25
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S0838 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the "Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act" to be called the "Uniform Voidable Transactions Act" and amends several provisions to the general laws to reflect this change.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-25
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S0211 | Intro
Sine Die | Directs the department of administration to adopt regulations granting preference in awarding of state contracts to businesses whose highest paid executive receives compensation equal to or less than 25 times the median pay of its non-executive emplo...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-25
To Senate Finance Committee |
| H5782 | Intro
Sine Die | Creates a trust fund, funded by road and bridge tolls, the gasoline tax and fees generated by the division of motor vehicles to pay for the maintenance and construction of state roads and bridges.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-25
To House Finance Committee |
| S0738 | Intro
Sine Die | Exempts any debt issues, bond, or note of or purchase by the Rhode Island and educational building corporation or the school building authority capital fund from the fees authorized by the board to be imposed for services related to debt or board iss...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-25
To Senate Finance Committee |
| H5288 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides appropriation of state funds to cities and towns who are members of NBMTF for maintenance of boats servicing Narragansett Bay.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-25
To House Finance Committee |
| H6128 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibits the commerce corporation, without general assembly approval or resolution, from providing leases, loan guarantees, grants or any other financial assistance, for any baseball park, recreational facility or any ancillary facility development.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-25
To House Finance Committee |
| S0302 | Intro
Sine Die | Joint Resolution Making An Appropriation Of $300,000 To The Department Of Health For Evidenced-based After School Programming For Youth To Decrease Mental Health Concerns In Children And Teens Served Through The State's Health Equity Zones
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-25
To Senate Finance Committee |
| H6196 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibits health care facilities from requiring 1st year medical residents to work a shift in excess of 24 hours except in cases of national, state or municipal emergency, disaster or other catastrophic event.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-25
To House Labor Committee |
| H6129 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends provisions of the tax increment financing act in order to encourage municipalities to use tax increment financing to facilitate economic development.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-25
To House Finance Committee |
| H5373 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides that legislative grants would be awarded by senators and representatives in equal prorated shares, one half (1/2) in each chamber.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-25
To House Finance Committee |
| H6211 | Intro
Sine Die | Abolishes the current temporary disability insurance program and replace it with a more flexible, expansive and mandatory new program that compensates all workers who become disabled due to non-work related injuries.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-25
To House Labor Committee |
| H6230 | Intro
Sine Die | Defines and recognizes the existence and potential liability of lead entities concerning the payment of wages.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-25
To House Labor Committee |
| H6109 | Intro
Sine Die | Repeals the provisions of the general laws which created the "Rhode Island Bridge Replacement, Reconstruction, and Maintenance Fund Act of 2016" ("Rhode Works"), which would have imposed tolls on large commercial trucks.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-25
To House Finance Committee |
| H5757 | Intro
Sine Die | Joint Resolution Making An Appropriation Of $1.9 Million To The Rhode Island Department Of Transportation For Completion Of The Gano Street Gateway Project At India Point Park (authorizes The Appropriation Of The Sum Of $1,900,000 To The Department O...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-25
To House Finance Committee |
| H5251 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes a community senior services grant program to provide financial assistance to municipalities and nonprofit organizations which operate senior centers and/or senior programs.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-24
To House Finance Committee |
| H5165 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes the appropriation of the sum of one million, two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($1,250,000) to the Westerly Higher Education and Job Skills Center, for the fiscal year commencing July 1, 2017.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-24
To House Finance Committee |
| H5778 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes the "Rhode Island Livable Home Tax Credit Act", and would provide for its administration.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-24
To House Finance Committee |
| S0455 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the state and municipalities to award bids for purchases of goods or services to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder whose bid is the lowest price.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-24
To Senate Finance Committee |
| H5744 | Intro
Sine Die | Adds tutoring to the list of occupations which may be performed at a state college or university by a retired public officer or employee without forfeiture or impairment of retirement benefits, subject to an annual limitation of $15,000.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-24
To House Finance Committee |
| H6041 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes a voluntary mutual consent sibling adoption registry where adult adopted children and adult siblings can identify each other.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-24
Committee recommends passage |
| H6186 | Intro
Sine Die | Designates ten percent (10%) of adult education funding for workplace based programs.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-24
To House Finance Committee |
| H6204 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires that any altered roadway be restored to the same or better condition that existed prior to the alteration, immediately after the completion of the alteration, and further establishes a daily penalty for failure to comply.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-24
To House Municipal Government Committee |
| H6218 | Intro
Sine Die | House Resolution Creating A Special Legislative Commission To Study And Make Recommendations On The Occurrence Of Military Sexual Trauma And Harassment In The Rhode Island National Guard (creates A 5 Member Commission To Study And Make Recommendation...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-24
To House Veterans Affairs Committee |
| H5473 | Intro
Sine Die | Allows legal guardians to notify the medical examiner that the performance of an autopsy was against a family's religious beliefs. Friends, without legal status, would no longer be able to provide this information.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-24
To House Health, Education and Welfare Committee |
