| S2533 | Engross
Sine Die | Expands certain rights of persons with developmental disabilities. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-06-23 To House Judiciary Committee |
| S2463 | Engross
Sine Die | Penalizes a motorist for two (2) separate violations if they are driving an unregistered motor vehicle and without insurance or proof of insurance. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-06-22 To House Judiciary Committee |
| S2298 | Engross
Sine Die | Makes the owner of any vehicle not inspected as required by §§31-38-3 or 31-38-4 responsible for any fines or penalties imposed as a result of non-inspection and prohibits any law enforcement officer from citing the operator of said vehicle. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-06-22 To House Judiciary Committee |
| S2085 | Engross
Sine Die | Amends Coventry's sewer system enabling legislation to allow appropriations from town tax fund for wastewater system sewers/projects only after voter approval. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-06-21 To House Municipal Government Committee |
| S2699 | Engross
Sine Die | Extends protection to domestic servants/includes retaliation as unlawful practice and requires employers of 4 or more employees to conduct sexual harassment programs for new employees within 1 month of the date of hire/all employees by September 1, 2... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-06-20 To House Labor Committee |
| S2847 | Engross
Sine Die | Amends procedures regarding local liquor license appeals. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-06-20 Committee recommends passage in concurrence |
| S2015 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires the participation and input of the EOHHS, DHS, DCYF and BHDDH in medical assistance and public assistance caseload estimating conferences and the generation of monthly data to the members of the caseload estimating conference. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-06-20 To House Finance Committee |
| S2862 | Engross
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] | 2018-06-20 To House Judiciary Committee |
| S2208 | Engross
Sine Die | Entitles correctional officers with twenty-five (25) years of service and who are at least fifty-five (55) years of age to a non-Medicare-eligible retiree health care insurance benefit. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-06-20 To House Corporations Committee |
| S2871 | Engross
Sine Die | Provides an opportunity for employees affected by plant closings or mass layoffs to furnish competitive bids to purchase businesses otherwise at risk of reducing workforce. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-06-20 To House Labor Committee |
| S2010 | Engross
Sine Die | Prohibits the town of Coventry from charging its sewage works' users more than the interest the town has actually paid for its borrowed funds for sewage works' purposes. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-06-14 To House Municipal Government Committee |
| S2857 | Engross
Sine Die | Increases the number of years that the town of West Greenwich may enter into tax stabilization agreements from ten (10) to twelve (12). [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-06-14 To House Municipal Government Committee |
| S2332 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires pub. utilities/electric distribution co. to provide prompt/adequate service to ratepayers for new service/ upgrades w/penalty of up to $1,000 with electric distribution co. to provide written estimates/itemized bill for work in excess of $50... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-06-13 To House Corporations Committee |
| S2931 | Engross
Sine Die | Provides that health insurance coverage would cover short-term limited duration policies and certain policies that pay on a cost-incurred basis. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-06-08 To House Health, Education and Welfare Committee |
| S2909 | Engross
Sine Die | Submits 2018 capital development program requesting the issuance of $375,500,000 in general obligation bonds to the voters for approval at the November 6, 2018, general election. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-06-01 To House Finance Committee |
| S2291 | Engross
Sine Die | Provides that cell phone tracking notice and warrant requirements do not apply to location information obtained by court order intercepting wire/oral communications or pen registers/trap and trace devices. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-05-31 To House Judiciary Committee |
| S2870 | Engross
Sine Die | Prevents credit history or score from being used to determine insurance rates. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-05-31 To House Corporations Committee |
| S2762 | Engross
Sine Die | Amends the definition of public works so that it would include any public works projects performed for any city or town or quasi-municipal entity and the state and any quasi-state entity. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-05-25 To House Labor Committee |
| S2589 | Engross
Sine Die | Provides immunity to persons donating food to food banks. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-05-25 To House Judiciary Committee |
| S2473 | Engross
Sine Die | Ensures appropriate disability language is used in job descriptions and statutes. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-05-25 To House Labor Committee |
| S2433 | Engross
Sine Die | Allows a person to make satisfactory arrangements for the payment of motor vehicle fines or costs, and would permit a person to request an ability to pay hearing before a license is suspended for failure to pay such fines or costs. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-05-25 To House Judiciary Committee |
| S2710 | Engross
Sine Die | Provides that a vehicle unlawfully parked in a properly marked "handicapped parking" space would be towed at the owners expense. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-05-23 To House Judiciary Committee |
| S2301 | Engross
Sine Die | Prohibits discrimination in housing against those persons who have a lawful source of income. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-05-16 To House Judiciary Committee |
| S2521 | Engross
Sine Die | Exempts from sales and use taxes specialized packaging equipment such as kegs and barrel containers for alcoholic beverages. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-05-09 To House Finance Committee |
| S2018 | Engross
Sine Die | Adds urns and shrouds, prayer cards and other items customarily sold or provided by a funeral director to those funeral items which are already exempt from sales and use taxes. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-05-09 To House Finance Committee |
| S2551 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes aging/disability resource center within division of elderly affairs as part of long-term care system for elderly/disabled persons/family caregivers/providers. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-05-09 To House Health, Education and Welfare Committee |
| S2068 | Engross
Sine Die | Creates micro zones in distressed areas to stimulate economic revitalization/employment opportunities/business development through redevelopment of abandoned industrial/commercial structures. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-05-04 To House Finance Committee |
| S2486 | Engross
Sine Die | Expands the existing disability business enterprises program. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-05-03 To House Veterans Affairs Committee |
| S2652 | Engross
Sine Die | Expands the definition of eligible net metering resources by including "eligible biomass fuels" as defined in § 39-26-2(6). [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-05-03 To House Corporations Committee |
| S2806 | Engross
Sine Die | Increases the maximum weekly unemployment benefit rate to the higher of fifty-seven and one-half percent (57.5%) of the average weekly wages paid to workers in the prior calendar year or six hundred sixteen dollars ($616) per week. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-05-03 To House Labor Committee |
| S2325 | Engross
Sine Die | Exempts the town of New Shoreham from the jurisdiction of the division of public utilities and carriers for purposes of regulating transportation network companies. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-04-11 To House Municipal Government Committee |
| S2619 | Engross
Sine Die | Creates a legal process to aid employees in collecting their unpaid wages from their employer. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-04-11 To House Labor Committee |
| S2489 | Engross
Sine Die | Adds prepackaged cheeses to the items allowed for sale at Class A license holders premises in towns or cities of ten thousand (10,000) or more inhabitants. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-04-06 To House Corporations Committee |
| S2646 | Engross
Sine Die | Commissioner of elementary and secondary education would be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate and serves at the pleasure of the governor. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-04-06 To House Health, Education and Welfare Committee |
| S2399 | 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] | 2018-04-04 To House Health, Education and Welfare Committee |
| S2083 | Engross
Sine Die | Authorizes HHS to apply for waivers to ensure for housing, healthcare, and mental and behavioral health care services for the homeless. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-04-04 To House Finance Committee |
| S2129 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires the executive office of health and human services (EOHHS) to conduct a study to assess the impact of using Medicaid funds to provide coverage for the treatment of the chronically homeless. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-04-04 To House Finance Committee |
| S2153 | Engross
Sine Die | Raises the juror's fees for each day's attendance on the superior court to twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per day commencing July 1, 2019, and increase to thirty-five dollars ($35.00) per day commencing July 1, 2020 and thereafter. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-03-23 To House Judiciary Committee |
| S2302 | Engross
Sine Die | Creates joint committee to compile suggestions for repeal of statutes, regulations, and executive orders. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-03-23 To House Judiciary Committee |
| S2402 | 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] | 2018-03-22 To House Health, Education and Welfare Committee |
| S2469 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires children who seek a special limited work permit to successfully complete a worker rights' training program established and funded by the department of labor and training. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-03-09 To House Labor Committee |
| S2430 | Engross
Sine Die | Prohibits any questioning of a juvenile who is suspected of delinquent or criminal behavior, unless the parent of guardian of the juvenile is present, or unless an attorney is present or the juvenile and their parents have waived their presence. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-03-07 To House Corporations Committee |
| S2002 | Engross
Sine Die | Permits redevelopment agencies to finance the construction of projects for residential, recreational, commercial, industrial, institutional, public, or other purposes contemplated by a redevelopment plan. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-01-17 To House Finance Committee |