| H6071 | Intro
Sine Die | Joint Resolution Making An Appropriation Of $100,000 To Teach For America Rhode Island
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-05-28
To House Finance Committee |
| H5219 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibits the collection of a sales or use tax on that portion of a motor vehicle lease payment representing taxes payable by the lessor on the leased motor vehicle.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-05-28
To House Finance Committee |
| H5398 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides that a tax payment shall be paid by midnight on the date in which the tax becomes due and payable, and reduces the amount of penalty for taxes unpaid from a maximum of twenty-one percent (21%) to ten percent (10%).
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-05-28
To House Finance Committee |
| H5049 | Intro
Sine Die | Joint Resolution Making An Appropriation Of $12,000 To The Rhode Island Department Of Transportation (this Resolution Would Authorize The Appropriation Of The Sum Of $12,000 To The Department Of Transportation.)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-05-28
To House Finance Committee |
| H6139 | Intro
Sine Die | Extends historic tax credits for 3 years until December 31, 2022, projects which have been funded through the Cultural Arts and the Economy Grant program, as enacted in chapter 145 of the 2014 Pub. L., and which would have expired on December 31, 201...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-05-28
To House Finance Committee |
| H5395 | Intro
Sine Die | Excludes for the purposes of RI state income taxes, the first $25,000 of military retirement income, paid by the state or federal government to persons 60 years or older.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-05-28
To House Finance Committee |
| H5111 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires DOT and Commerce Corporation to coordinate with senior citizens housing complexes/centers to minimize economic and financial impact of road works projects.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-05-28
To House Finance Committee |
| H5372 | Intro
Sine Die | Allows Rhode Island personal income taxpayers to deduct from their adjusted gross income all medical and dental expenses as allowed by the Internal Revenue Service.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-05-28
To House Finance Committee |
| H5194 | Intro
Sine Die | Repeals the sunset provision of chapter 33.6 of title 44 which grants tax credits to individuals or companies redeveloping historic structures.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-05-28
To House Finance Committee |
| H5960 | Intro
Sine Die | Revises the distribution of the hotel tax collected from residential units offered for tourist/transient use through hosting platforms.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-05-28
To House Finance Committee |
| H6149 | Intro
Sine Die | Renames the state airport in Warwick from "T.F. Green state airport" to "Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport."
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-05-28
To House Corporations Committee |
| H5586 | Intro
Sine Die | Adds the Judiciary's Indirect Cost Recovery – Supreme Court, Victims' Rights Information, RI Supreme Court Disciplinary Counsel and Small Claims Mediation accounts to the list of restricted receipt accounts which are not subject to indirect cost re...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-05-28
To House Finance Committee |
| H6152 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes the Rhode Island Livable Home Modification Grant which allows eligible homeowners and renters to retrofit their residence to nationally recognized accessibility standards.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-05-24
To House Finance Committee |
| H6151 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes an executive office of environmental management and the position of secretary of environment and provides for the establishment of an ocean management plan.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-05-24
To House Finance Committee |
| H6144 | Pass | House Resolution Honoring And Recognizing John Gregory For His Service To The People And Businesses In The State Of Rhode Island
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-05-23
House read and passed |
| H6146 | Pass | House Resolution Honoring And Thanking Brigadier General Steve Gilland, Commandant Of Cadets, United States Military Academy At West Point, For His Extraordinary Leadership And Direction Which Resulted In The Graduation Of The Largest Number Of Afric...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-05-23
House read and passed |
| H6125 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes the town council of the town of South Kingstown to create a municipal court and housing court and defines the respective jurisdiction of those two courts.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-05-23
To House Municipal Government Committee |
| H6145 | Pass | House Resolution Honoring Joseph A. Nagle On The Occasion Of His Retirement
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-05-23
House read and passed |
| H6147 | Pass | House Resolution Congratulating Emma Dewitt Cotter On Attaining Her Ph.d. From The University Of Washington
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-05-23
House read and passed |
| H6148 | Pass | House Resolution Congratulating The Boston Bruins For Winning The Nhl Eastern Conference Title And Wishing Them Continued Success In The Stanley Cup Finals Against The St. Louis Blues
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-05-23
House read and passed |
| H5459 | Engross
Sine Die | Authorizes the governor and the reciprocity board to enter into motor vehicle and disability parking reciprocity agreements with the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-05-22
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| H5429 | Engross
Sine Die | Extends the benefits of the dual enrollment equal opportunity act to cover home-schooled students.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-05-22
To Senate Education Committee |
| H6141 | Pass | House Resolution Congratulating Andy Andrade, Chuck Paiva And Chris Patsos On Being Inducted Into The George D. Donnelly Sunset League Class Of 2018 Hall Of Fame
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-05-22
House read and passed |
| H6111 | Intro
Sine Die | Directs the council on elementary and secondary education assign LEA Assistance Partners to help local education agencies implement new curriculum.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-05-22
To House Health, Education and Welfare Committee |
| H5520 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires any mayoral academy which is part of a network that seeks to be established or expanded to provide evidence that its attrition rates, special education rates and suspension rates are within acceptable averages.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-05-22
To Senate Education Committee |
| H5202 | Intro
Sine Die | Directs the department of health to promulgate rules and regulations to provide for clinical oversight of the use of therapeutic beds and cribs which are prescribed by a physician for use by a minor.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-05-22
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| H6140 | Pass | House Resolution Welcoming The Narragansett Council, Boy Scouts Of America To The Rhode Island State House For Their 2018 "report To The State" Presentation
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-05-22
House read and passed |
| H5233 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires the driver of a vehicle overtaking another vehicle proceeding in the same direction to use a directional signal and repeals the requirement that such signal be audible.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-05-22
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| H6127 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes a licensed physical therapist to perform physical therapy services to a student while in school without a prescription or referral, in accordance with the student's IEP or IFSP.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-05-22
To House Health, Education and Welfare Committee |
| H5147 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes a special license plate for MASONIC GRAND LODGE CHARITIES OF RHODE ISLAND, specify the minimum order and govern the amount and distribution of the fee surcharge.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-05-22
To Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs Committee |
| H6087 | Intro
Sine Die | Creates the "Healthy Workplace Act of 2019" and would establish a cause of action against employers and employees for workplace bullying, harassment and other abusive conduct.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-05-22
To House Labor Committee |
| H6142 | Pass | House Resolution Recognizing And Supporting The "choosing Wisely Campaign" On May 21, 2019, And Declaring The State Of Rhode Island To Be A "choosing Wisely State"
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-05-22
House read and passed |
| H5907 | Engross
Sine Die | Provides that any women's business enterprise that is certified under the Federal Small Business Act shall be deemed certified by the department of administration as a women's business enterprise.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-05-22
To Senate Commerce Committee |
| H5690 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires a licensed buyer of precious metals or articles, tools, and electronics to take a digital photograph of purchase and upload it to the attorney general's license sales tracking system database, maintained for a period of 3 years.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-05-22
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| H5062 | Engross
Sine Die | Provides that the trapping and subsequent release of any unowned feral or free roaming cat for the purpose of spaying or neutering of the cat shall not be considered abandonment.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-05-22
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| H6113 | Intro
Sine Die | Permits division of motor vehicles to issue probationary operator’s licenses to those who had their licenses suspended, under certain conditions and for reasons of extreme hardship. Offenses involving alcohol, injury or death would be ineligible.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-05-22
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H5035 | Intro
Sine Die | Creates a special motor vehicle registration plate for The Rose Island Lighthouse Foundation, Inc.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-05-22
To Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs Committee |
| H5482 | Engross
Sine Die | Allows the family court, after a fact-finding hearing establishing paternity, including the use of DNA, to terminate the parental rights of a person convicted of sexual assault which resulted in the birth of a child.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-05-22
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| H6110 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes the imposition of administrative penalties against a school district that fails to link the school district's bullying policy on the homepage of the school district's website.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-05-22
To House Health, Education and Welfare Committee |
| H6129 | Pass | House Resolution Honoring Providence Native And Wbo Middleweight Boxing Champion Demetrius Andrade
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-05-21
House read and passed |
| H6130 | Pass | House Resolution Honoring Civil Rights Leader Clifford R. Monteiro
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-05-21
House read and passed |
| H6133 | Pass | House Resolution Extending Heartfelt Condolences On The Passing Of Sanford Tully
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-05-21
House read and passed |
| H6131 | Pass | House Resolution Expressing Condolences
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-05-21
House read and passed |
| H6132 | Pass | House Resolution Extending Congratulations
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-05-21
House read and passed |
| H6128 | Intro
Sine Die | Streamlines process for municipal retirement plans to join MERS by providing flexible funding policies/enables investment commission/general treasurer to invest closed plan assets for maximum efficiency/safety/liquidity.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-05-20
To House Finance Committee |
| H5174 | Pass | Serves as the enabling act for the Providence Public Buildings Authority school housing projects to be eligible for state housing aid reimbursement.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-05-17
Signed by Governor |
| H5662 | Pass | Removes the overtime exemption for firefighters unless they are paid at the rate of one and one-half (1 1/2) times their regular rate for all hours worked in excess of forty-two (42) hours.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-05-17
Effective without Governor's signature |
| H5663 | Pass | Removes the overtime exemption for firefighters and rescue service personnel employed by the cities and towns.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-05-17
Effective without Governor's signature |
| H6123 | Pass | House Resolution Extending Condolences On The Passing Of Pastor Nathaniel Virgil Witcher
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-05-16
House read and passed |
| H5843 | Pass | Allows Charles Krohn Fipshaw to join Rory Bagwell Clark and Stephen Mitchell Miller in marriage on or about June 8, 2019, within the Town of New Shoreham, Rhode Island.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-05-16
Effective without Governor's signature |
