| S0043 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the state to reimburse the city or town for any costs associated with transporting children placed in foster care to an educational facility outside the regional transportation district.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-05-01
To Senate Education Committee |
| S0042 | Intro
Sine Die | Joint Resolution To Approve And Publish And Submit To The Electors A Proposition Of Amendment To The Constitution -- Right To An Adequate Education (if Approved, Requires The State To Ensure That All Students Have The Opportunity To Achieve At High L...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-05-01
To Senate Education Committee |
| S0616 | Intro
Sine Die | Public works project subcontractors may seek payment directly from awarding authority.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-05-01
To Senate Labor Committee |
| S0759 | Intro
Sine Die | Grants solar energy system retail purchasers protections requiring disclosures in the retail/lease documents the right to cancel/rescind agreement within 90 days prior to installation/notice of liens filed on their property.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-05-01
To Senate Environment and Agriculture Committee |
| S0240 | Intro
Sine Die | Exempts unclassified employees covered by terms/provisions of collective bargaining from 2 grade increase limit per year at the maximum of the grade.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-05-01
To Senate Labor Committee |
| S0196 | Intro
Sine Die | Extends the sunset provision for the pilot program known as "after school alternative program" until June 30, 2024.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-05-01
To Senate Education Committee |
| S0613 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the provisions for prompt payment of monies owed by the department of administration to their contractors or subcontractors.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-05-01
To Senate Labor Committee |
| S0045 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the department of elementary and secondary education and the department of children, youth and families to each pay fifty percent (50%) of out of certain district transportation costs
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-05-01
To Senate Education Committee |
| S0662 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes a fee on companies that sell fossil fuels in Rhode Island for consumption or distribution within the state and establishes an "economic and climate resilience fund" to disburse the collected funds.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-05-01
To Senate Environment and Agriculture Committee |
| S0658 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes the Rhode Island global warming solutions act to reduce carbon emissions across various sectors of the local economy.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-05-01
To Senate Environment and Agriculture Committee |
| S0651 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires public utilities and electric distribution companies to provide prompt and adequate service to its rate payers relating to new service and service upgrades.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-04-30
To Senate Commerce Committee |
| S0455 | Intro
Sine Die | Changes the definition of owner to exclude the state and municipalities for the purposes of liability limitations relating to public use of private lands.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-04-30
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S0261 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires every electric distribution company and natural gas distribution company to submit to the division of public utilities and carriers an emergency response plan for review and approval.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-04-30
Committee recommended indefinite postponement |
| S0593 | Intro
Sine Die | Increases from 10% to 25% amount attorney general receives from multi-state initiative settlements/eliminates $65,000 cap and spending restrictions.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-04-30
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S0471 | 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] | 2019-04-30
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S0769 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the definition of the practice of pharmacy to include the administration of adult medications.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-04-30
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| S0599 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the lien and notice procedures for facility operators of dry dock facilities.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-04-30
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S0224 | Intro
Sine Die | Mandates that the E-911 uniform emergency telephone system division develop and commence operation of a text-to-911 emergency system on January 1, 2020.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-04-30
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S0155 | Intro
Sine Die | Increases compensation paid by the airport corporation to the city of Warwick for municipal services at the T.F. Green Airport.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-04-30
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S0368 | Intro
Sine Die | Joint Resolution To Approve And Publish And Submit To The Electors A Proposition Of Amendment To The Constitution -- Reapportionment
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-04-30
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S0771 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides licensing and regulation of central service technicians, i.e., persons who decontaminates, inspects, assembles, packages, and sterilizes reusable medical instruments or devices.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-04-30
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| S0583 | Intro
Sine Die | Lists information needed by recipients of transportation of non-emergency medical appointment services.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-04-30
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| S0129 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides for tax years on or after 1/1/2020 a taxpayer entitled to federal earned-income credit increase from 15% to 18% as a state- earned income credit not to exceed the amount of state income tax.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-04-30
To Senate Finance Committee |
| S0073 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the tax administrator to commence any action for collection of personal income tax due and payable within ten (10) years of April 15 of the year the tax return was or would have been filed.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-04-30
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S0810 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires electric/gas distribution companies submit to DPUC an emergency response plan on/before 6/1/20 and annually; authorizes civil/administrative penalties for noncompliance; establishes process for DPUC to assess same.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-04-30
To Senate Commerce Committee |
| S0163 | Intro
Sine Die | Extends DOT authority to lease airport property to 50 years. Increase to 9 directors on the airport corporation board.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-04-30
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S0234 | Intro
Sine Die | Creates "Consumer Privacy Protection Act."
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-04-30
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S0729 | Intro
Sine Die | Allows for cities or towns to require local licensing of any person, firm or corporation, engaged in the general business of a tobacco retailer.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-04-25
To Senate Housing and Municipal Government Committee |
| S0320 | Intro
Sine Die | Creates the Lila Manfield Sapinsley Compassionate Care Act, to provide a legal mechanism whereby a terminally ill patient may choose to end his or her life using drugs prescribed by a physician.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-04-25
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S0216 | Intro
Sine Die | Allows for a nurse to delegate tasks to certified nursing assistants and authorizes the department of health to promulgate regulations that delineate delegable tasks.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-04-25
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| S0165 | Intro
Sine Die | Extends the immunity from liability for ordinary negligence to any person who uses an automated external defibrillator or performs cardiopulmonary resuscitation to a person in need thereof.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-04-25
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S0462 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides certain restrictions on the sale of tobacco products, enhance the definition of "tobacco products", and raises the minimum age to purchase tobacco products and nicotine-delivery systems from 18 to 21 years of age.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-04-25
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S0682 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes the governor to enter into the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact and designates an office to administer this compact.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-04-25
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| S0467 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the definitions of abuse and neglect with regard to elderly affairs by deleting the term "willful" and would also delete the definition of willful.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-04-25
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S0293 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides consumer protection in eye care services by developing standards and enforcement protocols related to the utilization of emergent technologies in the provision of eye care services, as well as for the delegation of eye care services by provi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-04-25
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| S0497 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides for a process for married and unmarried parents, to complete adoption to confirm their parentage of children born into their relationships with mutual intent and through assisted reproduction.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-04-25
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S0157 | Intro
Sine Die | Creates the Lila Manfield Sapinsley Compassionate Care Act, to provide a legal mechanism whereby a terminally ill patient may choose to end their life using drugs prescribed by a physician.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-04-25
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S0449 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes the town of Warren to enact ordinances for the purpose of regulating the sale of tobacco, flavored tobacco products, electronic vaporizer devices and liquids used in electronic vapor devices.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-04-25
To Senate Housing and Municipal Government Committee |
| S0553 | Intro
Sine Die | Adds pickles and relish to those foods which are permitted to be manufactured and sold as a farm home food product.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-04-24
To Senate Environment and Agriculture Committee |
| S0660 | Intro
Sine Die | Precludes Rhode Island local fishermen or aquaculturists from being found a public or private nuisance due to alleged objectionable odor or noise as a result of generally accepted industry procedures.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-04-24
To Senate Environment and Agriculture Committee |
| S0116 | Intro
Sine Die | Allows students in public schools to possess and use sunscreen. Students in grades kindergarten through five (5) may only possess sunscreen with a note from a parent or guardian.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-04-24
To Senate Education Committee |
| S0200 | Intro
Sine Die | Senate Resolution Extending The Reporting And Expiration Dates Of The Special Legislative Commission To Conduct A Comprehensive Review And Make Recommendations Regarding The Appropriate State Agency To House Adult Education (extends The Reporting And...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-04-24
To Senate Education Committee |
| S0758 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides funding to Rhode Island department of environmental management, office of energy resources and to coastal resource management council from any offshore land lease fees associated with offshore wind systems that access state waters.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-04-24
To Senate Environment and Agriculture Committee |
| S0623 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides regulations for the reselling of tickets for entertainment events including regulations for refunds, counterfeit ticket sales, delivery of tickets and deceptive ticket sales websites.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-04-24
To Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs Committee |
| S0264 | Intro
Sine Die | Permits students to possess and use over-the-counter products to treat menstrual cramps or vaginal yeast infections during school activities without a doctor's or parent's note.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-04-24
To Senate Education Committee |
| S0548 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the RIDE, within the next three years, to create a plan where all RI teachers would be trained in the BEARS curriculum (BEARS training includes hands-only cardiopulmonary resuscitation, Heimlich maneuver, and bleeding control).
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-04-24
To Senate Education Committee |
| S0757 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires that the department of environmental management to request proposals, every two (2) years, to solicit procurement of a representative organization to operate the paint stewardship program.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-04-24
To Senate Environment and Agriculture Committee |
| S0407 | Intro
Sine Die | Exempts the producers of certain milk and milk product produced for personal consumption from the inspection requirements of the milk sanitation code.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-04-24
To Senate Environment and Agriculture Committee |
| S0400 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires all school districts to designate an athletic trainer to be available for high school athletic practices and games.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-04-24
To Senate Education Committee |
| S0179 | Intro
Sine Die | Creates the "Healthy Beverage Act" which would require that children's meals offered by restaurants include certain healthy beverage options if the beverage is automatically included in the meal.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-04-24
To Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs Committee |
