| H5856 | Intro
Sine Die | Workers' compensation court to hear public safety injured-on-duty disability retirement matters and appeals.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-14
To House Finance Committee |
| H5666 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides that applicants/licensees for fossil fuel electricity generating facilities invest in renewable energy facilities in conjunction with the fossil fuel facility construction.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-14
To House Environment and Natural Resources Committee |
| H5396 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes the issuance of veteran plates with decals affixed to the top left corner for veterans who are recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor, Distinguished Flying Cross, Silver Star and Bronze medal.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-14
To House Special Legislation Committee |
| H5789 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides for the establishment of comprehensive solar energy siting ordinances in each municipality of the state.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-14
To House Environment and Natural Resources Committee |
| H5647 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibits any city or town employee, including private contractors, removing trash from leaving trash receptacles so as to constitute a hazard on the highways.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-14
To House Municipal Government Committee |
| H5791 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the composition of the council for veterans' affairs by replacing members of the general assembly with veterans-at-large.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-14
To House Veterans Affairs Committee |
| H5650 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides specific language for signs to be posted at certain establishments notifying people of contact information to the national human trafficking resource center.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-14
To House Special Legislation Committee |
| H5261 | Intro
Sine Die | Adds and makes correctional offices to the definition of "police officer" for the purpose of payment to their salary during line of duty illness or injury.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-14
To House Finance Committee |
| H5651 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides an exemption, for private detectives and private security guards, from the law banning nontransparent windshields and windows.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-14
To House Special Legislation Committee |
| H5830 | Intro
Sine Die | Creates a comprehensive resolution scheme for cities and towns to follow concerning the sale and control of tobacco in their communities.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-14
To House Municipal Government Committee |
| H5781 | Intro
Sine Die | Allows municipalities to reasonably restrict access to public areas for safety and security reasons.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-14
To House Municipal Government Committee |
| H5027 | Intro
Sine Die | House Resolution Respectfully Requesting That The Rhode Island Attorney General And The Rhode Island Board Of Elections Initiate A Campaign To Reform The Rhode Island Campaign Process By Initiating A Lawsuit Against Those Entities And People Who Try ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-14
Withdrawn at sponsor's request |
| H5476 | Intro
Sine Die | Permits the settlor of a trust to designate a trust director who shall be a person other than the trustee to direct actions relative to a trust and pursuant to any power of direction.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-13
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H5352 | Intro
Sine Die | Allows school committees to add item(s) to their agendas for the purposes of discussion only without having to publish notice of the additional item(s).
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-13
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H5724 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides that fees for costs charged for search, retrieval or copying of public records shall be waived for members of the general assembly who certify that they are acting in their official capacity.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-13
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H5702 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends multiple sections relating to "open meetings" including utilizing advances in technology for observing meetings, how quorums are calculated, procedures for closed meetings and notice requirements.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-13
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H5729 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires initial, biennial, and continuing education in land use law and planning for local planning, zoning, or historic board and commission members.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-13
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H5838 | Intro
Sine Die | Places limitations on the tax exempt real and personal property a nonprofit hospital may hold.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-13
To House Finance Committee |
| H5495 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires nonprofit entities and candidates comply with reporting requirements for transportation and other amenities provided to any candidate, prohibits nonprofit owned by candidate from providing any amenity to any other candidate.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-13
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H5442 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires children who seek a special limited work permit to successfully complete a training program to include workers' rights, workplace health and safety, and workers' compensation, established and funded by the department of labor and training.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-13
To House Labor Committee |
| H5420 | Intro
Sine Die | Mandates blood testing services coverage by accident/sickness/nonprofit hospital/nonprofit medical service corporation/HMOs effective 1/1/20.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-13
To House Health, Education and Welfare Committee |
| H5424 | Intro
Sine Die | Protects the health and safety of children, families and firefighters from exposure to harmful flame retardants contained in bedding, carpeting, children's products, residential upholstered furniture or window treatments. Effective January 1, 2020.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-13
To House Health, Education and Welfare Committee |
| H5494 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the attorney general to respond to open meetings violation complaints within twenty (20) days of receiving the complaint.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-13
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H5323 | Intro
Sine Die | Permits students in grades nine (9) through twelve (12) to possess/use over-the-counter medication and products without a doctor's or parent's note during school.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-13
To House Health, Education and Welfare Committee |
| H5556 | Intro
Sine Die | Develops a common summary of payments forms, to be used by all health insurance carriers and to be provided to health care consumers, providing the consumer with their responsibility for payment, of any portion of a health care provider claim.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-13
To House Health, Education and Welfare Committee |
| H5846 | Pass | House Resolution Proclaiming March 10-16, 2019, To Be "ms Awareness Week" In The State Of Rhode Island
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-13
House read and passed |
| H5440 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires that collective bargaining agreements would be posted on government websites prior to execution.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-13
To House Labor Committee |
| H5837 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides that nonprofit hospital property used exclusively for the purpose for which the nonprofit hospital is incorporated shall be tax exempt.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-13
To House Finance Committee |
| H5325 | Intro
Sine Die | House Resolution Creating A Special Legislative Commission To Study The Policies And Procedures At The Rhode Island Department Of Children, Youth, And Families (creates A 5 Member Commission To Study The Ri Department Of Children, Youth, And Families...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-13
To House Health, Education and Welfare Committee |
| H5432 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires school districts to maintain classroom temperatures and humidity levels within targeted levels.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-13
To House Health, Education and Welfare Committee |
| H5435 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires each member of the board of education to have experience in a position of higher education.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-13
To House Health, Education and Welfare Committee |
| H5493 | Intro
Sine Die | Eliminates exceptions to the "revolving-door rule" and for persons holding senior policy making/discretionary/confidential staff positions with 5 years of uninterrupted state service.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-13
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H5441 | Intro
Sine Die | Creates a seasonal employment designation for purposes of unemployment benefits, which would allow employers hiring employees for less than twenty (20) weeks to apply for a seasonal determination by the director of the department of labor and trainin...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-13
To House Labor Committee |
| H5468 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires audio and video recordings of all open meetings of state and quasi-public agencies and bodies to be transmitted to the secretary of state's office.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-13
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H5836 | Intro
Sine Die | Places limitations on the tax exempt real and personal property a nonprofit college or university may hold.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-13
To House Finance Committee |
| H5423 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the ODEO to create and for all state and municipal employees to receive annual training in cultural competency.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-13
To House Health, Education and Welfare Committee |
| H5503 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires that the attorney general's office respond to complaints prohibiting public access public records within twenty (20) days and would proceed as necessary within that timeframe.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-13
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H5425 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the council of elementary and secondary education take into consideration the time and cost of transporting students across municipal boundaries.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-13
To House Health, Education and Welfare Committee |
| H5845 | Pass | House Resolution Proclaiming The Week 0f March 11th Through March 17th To Be "brain Injury Awareness Week" In The State Of Rhode Island
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-13
House read and passed |
| H5727 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires all candidates for United States President and Vice President file copies of their last 5 years of federal income tax returns with the state board of elections no later than 50 days prior to the general election.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-13
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H5421 | Intro
Sine Die | Protects people with health insurance from surprise medical bills for emergency and other services by requiring a non-participating health care provider to bill an insured party only for a co-payment, or deductible.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-13
To House Health, Education and Welfare Committee |
| H5190 | Intro
Sine Die | Redefines the term "covered services" as used to describe applicable subscriber agreements between a health care entity and a dentist, to exclude waiting period provisions.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-13
To House Health, Education and Welfare Committee |
| H5738 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends provisions of the election laws relative to self-funding campaign contributions, the paperwork to be filed upon dissolution of a campaign account and liabilities imposed upon political action committee treasurers for late filings.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-13
Withdrawn at sponsor's request |
| H5320 | Pass | House Resolution Reaffirming The Friendship Between Rhode Island And Taiwan, Enhancing Bilateral Relations, Celebrating The 40th Anniversary Of The Taiwan Relations Act (tra), And Supporting Taiwan In The International Community
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-13
House read and passed |
| H5736 | Intro
Sine Die | Permits campaign funds to be used to pay all childcare expenses that are incurred as a direct result of campaign activity.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-13
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H5657 | Intro
Sine Die | Shifts the legal burden of proof in certain workers' compensation actions involving intoxicating substances.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-13
To House Labor Committee |
| H5471 | Intro
Sine Die | Regulates the use of electronic changeable highway message signs (CMS) and requires the signs to display traffic operational, regulatory, warning, guidance, accident, and road information.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-12
Withdrawn at sponsor's request (03/12/2019) |
| H5835 | Pass | House Resolution Expressing Profound Sympathy On The Passing Of Donald J. Maroney, Esq.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-12
House read and passed |
| H5137 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibits discrimination in housing against those persons who have a lawful source of income.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-12
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H5755 | Intro
Sine Die | Allows the superior court or the family court in reviewing sex offender level determination by the sex offender board of review, to raise or lower the offender's community notification level.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-12
To House Judiciary Committee |
