| S2205 | Intro
Sine Die | Revises the timing and process for calculating a foundation education aid bonus to regionalized school districts.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-02-01
To Senate Finance Committee |
| S2175 | Intro
Sine Die | Changes the definition of a net-metering financing arrangement and changes the crediting of net-metered accounts.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-02-01
To Senate Commerce Committee |
| S2233 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires health insurance to provide coverage for communication access between deaf patients and their physicians.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-02-01
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| S2128 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires insurance coverage for at least ninety (90) days of residential or inpatient services for mental health and/or substance-use disorders for American Society of Addiction Medicine levels of care 3.1 and 3.3.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-02-01
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| S2193 | Intro
Sine Die | Incorporates bonds issued by the Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank into the computation of school housing aid assistance and school housing project costs.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-02-01
To Senate Finance Committee |
| S2180 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides for quarterly assessments of district payments to charters, Davies and the Met Center calculated on a per diem basis and payable within 30 days and requires those schools to keep enrollment records with student ID numbers to avoid double bil...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-02-01
To Senate Education Committee |
| S2212 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes the Quonset development corporation to borrow up to one million dollars ($1,000,000) for operational purposes, the debt would not be a debt of the state and would be secured only by the Quonset development corporation's assets.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-02-01
To Senate Finance Committee |
| S2215 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires charter schools to issue a detailed invoice to the public school districts for local aid.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-02-01
To Senate Finance Committee |
| S2255 | Intro
Sine Die | Names the traffic tribunal building on New London Avenue "The Albert E. DeRobbio Traffic Tribunal."
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-02-01
To Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs Committee |
| S2218 | Intro
Sine Die | Eliminates certain tax exemptions and dedicates one percentage point of sales & use tax revenue to the school building authority capital fund, as created by the department of education and administered by the Rhode Island Educational Building Corpora...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-02-01
To Senate Finance Committee |
| S2187 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires public schools, including charter schools, begin the school year on the day after Labor Day commencing in the school year 2019-2020.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-02-01
To Senate Education Committee |
| S2261 | Intro
Sine Die | Joint Resolution To Approve And Publish And Submit To The Electors A Proposition Of Amendment To The Constitution Of The State Of Rhode Island (this Proposed Constitution Amendment, If Adopted, Would Give The Governor A Line Item Veto In Any Bill App...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-02-01
To Senate Rules, Government Ethics and Oversight Committee |
| S2278 | Intro
Sine Die | Joint Resolution To Approve And Publish And Submit To The Electors A Proposition Of Amendment To The Constitution -- Senate Terms For Four (4) Years (provides For Constitutional Amendment For Voter Approval Extending Senate Terms From 2 Years To 4 Ye...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-02-01
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S2053 | Intro
Sine Die | Senate Resolution Extending The Reporting And Expiration Dates Of The Special Legislative Commission To Study The Rhode Island Water Resources Board And Water Supply (amends And Increases The Membership Of Said Commission From 15 To 16, Extend The Re...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-01-30
Senate passed Sub A |
| S2165 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides that no officer, director or senior management employee of any nonprofit hospital medical service corporation or subsidiary would solicit or accept any pecuniary reward as a result of a conversion.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-01-25
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| S2166 | Intro
Sine Die | Caps certain hospital employee compensation at not exceeding 110% of NE regional average of comparable personnel at comparable hospitals with exemption for physicians/nurses/licensed health care personnel effective October 1, 2018.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-01-25
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| S2125 | Intro
Sine Die | Removes some of the restrictions on post-retirement re-employment of public employees.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-01-23
To Senate Finance Committee |
| S2124 | Intro
Sine Die | Moves many state employee public safety professionals from the state retirement system to the municipal retirement system, effective July 1, 2018. It sets their retirement contribution to 10% of their compensation.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-01-23
To Senate Finance Committee |
| S2118 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes the creation of a state sponsored loan program to provide financial assistance to purchase a home and to help pay off student debt.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-01-23
To Senate Finance Committee |
| S2111 | Intro
Sine Die | Joint Resolution To Approve And Publish And Submit To The Electors A Proposition Of Amendment To The Constitution Of The State-line Item Veto (this Proposed Amendment To The Constitution Would Provide The Governor With A Line-item Veto On The Budget ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-01-23
To Senate Rules, Government Ethics and Oversight Committee |
| S2123 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires little cigars tax be imposed in the same manner as cigarette tax with little cigars be sold in packs of twenty (20) or more.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-01-23
To Senate Finance Committee |
| S2059 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the calculation of the permanent foundation education aid to school districts, and makes an adjustment based upon students residing in qualified low-income housing.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-01-18
To Senate Finance Committee |
| S2049 | Intro
Sine Die | Redefines extraordinary costs associated with the education of special education students.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-01-18
To Senate Education Committee |
| S2075 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides for the imposition of a two (2%) tax increase on personal income over two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000).
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-01-18
To Senate Finance Committee |
| S2060 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides for an appropriation of state funds to cities and towns who are members of the Narragansett Bay marine task force (NBMTF) for the maintenance of boats providing services to Narragansett Bay.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-01-18
To Senate Finance Committee |
| S2065 | Intro
Sine Die | Enacts a ten (10) year limitations statute on collection actions for any due and payable sales and use estate personal income business corporation tax effective July 1, 2018.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-01-18
To Senate Finance Committee |
| S2047 | Intro
Sine Die | Senate Resolution Respectfully Requesting That The United States Congress Adopt "an American Economic Recovery" Program
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-01-18
To Senate Commerce Committee |
| S2035 | Intro
Sine Die | Joint Resolution To Approve And Publish And Submit To The Electors A Proposition Of Amendment To The Constitution Of The State (initiative And Referendum)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-01-11
To Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs Committee |
| S2034 | Intro
Sine Die | Joint Resolution To Approve And Publish And Submit To The Electors A Proposition Of Amendment To The Constitution Of The State (governor And Lieutenant Governor To Appear Jointly On The Ballot) (provides For A Joint Resolution For Submission To Voter...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-01-11
To Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs Committee |
| S2011 | Intro
Sine Die | CARE) (Creates Caretaker Assistance and Relief for Elderly (CARE) program within div of elderly affairs/program svcs with payment up to $70/day for support svcs costs for qualified elders for caregivers, allowing families to work/pursue other individ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-01-11
To Senate Finance Committee |
| S2028 | Intro
Sine Die | Makes it an unfair sales practice to sell, offer for sale, lease or distribute a product creating Internet access without digital blocking capabilities for obscene material.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-01-11
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S2027 | Intro
Sine Die | Possession, transportation, manufacture or sale of bump stock is punishable by up to 5 years imprisonment and/or $15,000 fine.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-01-11
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S2031 | Intro
Sine Die | Joint Resolution To Approve And Publish And Submit To The Electors A Proposition Of Amendment To The Constitution Of The State -- Referendum On Line Item Veto (this Proposed Amendment To The Constitution Would Provide The Governor With A Line Item Ve...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-01-11
To Senate Rules, Government Ethics and Oversight Committee |
| S2014 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the Education and Property Tax Relief Act by setting the regionalization bonus at (2%) of the state's share of foundation education formula and by eliminating third year bonus provision.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-01-11
To Senate Finance Committee |
| S2036 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides a detailed process by which a proponent of a voter initiative and referendum proposal would present the proposal to the secretary of state, the general assembly and the governor.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-01-11
To Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs Committee |
