| S0551 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides for the authorized taking of mushrooms from public lands.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-04-24
To Senate Environment and Agriculture Committee |
| S0622 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the rules and regulations for sellers of event tickets.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-04-24
To Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs Committee |
| S0605 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides guidelines and restrictions pertaining to short-term rentals to address health and safety concerns.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-04-23
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S0473 | Intro
Sine Die | Adds live-in caregivers and others residing in a dwelling unit to the definition of tenant, and would permit such person to extend the term of a lease for up to three (3) months.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-04-23
Withdrawn at sponsor's request |
| S0110 | Intro
Sine Die | Senate Resolution Respectfully Requesting That The United States Congress Adopt "an American Economic Recovery" Program
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-04-23
To Senate Commerce Committee |
| S0322 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the sealing of any district court file, where a resolution of a trespass and eviction complaint results in a verdict for the tenant and no appeal is taken.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-04-23
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S0071 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibits residential landlords from terminating period tenancies from December 1 to February 1 and would require sixty (60) days written notice to the elderly or disabled.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-04-23
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S0081 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibits any contractual clause in a contract for home repairs which would limit the homeowner's ability to initiate legal proceedings against the contractor for breach of contract.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-04-23
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S0030 | Intro
Sine Die | Mandates that a landlord have a general liability policy of at least $100,000 in effect for those injured on premises due to the landlord's negligence. Failure to provide proof of insurance would preclude a landlord from proceeding on an eviction act...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-04-23
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S0784 | Intro
Sine Die | Permits those other residents of a residential dwelling unit to extend the term of the rental agreement for a period not to exceed three (3) months after the death of the lessee.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-04-23
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S0067 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the definition of "individualized program plan" to require that evaluations issued thereby be conducted by an independent third party.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-04-23
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| S0594 | Intro
Sine Die | Gives RIHMFC authority to bring foreclosure petitions after one year from sale of property for taxes if it is foreclosed, not owner occupied or abandoned; changes members of advisory board; exempts RIHMFC owned property from non-utilization tax.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-04-23
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S0681 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides for the assessment of administrative monetary penalties for certain licensed professionals who are found guilty of unprofessional conduct.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-04-23
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| S0650 | Intro
Sine Die | Clarifies that all interconnection and standby transformer costs are to be socialized by National Grid throughout the state of Rhode Island, retroactive to June 15, 2010.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-04-23
To Senate Commerce Committee |
| S0195 | Intro
Sine Die | Reduces the usury rate to twelve percent (12%).
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-04-23
To Senate Commerce Committee |
| S0231 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibits a landlord from asking about the immigration status of a tenant, prospective tenant, occupant, or prospective occupant of residential rental property.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-04-23
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S0025 | Intro
Sine Die | Creates ombudsperson program for developmental disabilities attached to department of administration with ombudsperson selected by committee named by governor to advocate on behalf of affected adults.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-04-23
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| S0170 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires conservation and preservation restrictions to be liberally interpreted in favor of the grants awarded.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-04-23
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S0722 | Intro
Sine Die | Places responsibility on landlords to house evicted tenants due to landlord neglect/gives cities/towns revolving fund account flexibility/allows municipal lien similar to property taxes for action against property.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-04-23
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S0672 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides that payments for injuries in the line-of-duty, issued as part of the collective bargaining agreement between the state of Rhode Island and the Rhode Island department of corrections, shall not be subject to taxation.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-04-12
To Senate Finance Committee |
| S0664 | Intro
Sine Die | Adds department of corrections' correctional officers to the list of public safety employees that are entitled to their full salary if they are injured and become disabled as a result of performance of their job duties.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-04-11
To Senate Finance Committee |
| S0751 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides that notices of amendments to zoning ordinances be sent first class mail. A quorum of the zoning board of review shall be a majority of the authorized members to vote, including alternates.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-04-11
To Senate Housing and Municipal Government Committee |
| S0752 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides that planning board votes for approval require a majority of the members present at the time of the vote, and that members absent at any hearing on a matter may, upon the consent of the applicant, vote on such matter.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-04-11
To Senate Housing and Municipal Government Committee |
| S0560 | Intro
Sine Die | Allows state employees who had also been a correctional officer to elect to combine their service time earned from each job, for the determination of their retirement eligibility date and calculation of retirement benefits.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-04-11
To Senate Finance Committee |
| S0370 | Intro
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 thirty-six dollars ($636) per week.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-04-11
To House Finance Committee |
| S0451 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires state/city/town to install solar panels supplying at least 50% of the electrical needs within five (5) years of the completion date for any new public buildings, including schools, prior to the issuance of a construction permit.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-04-11
To Senate Housing and Municipal Government Committee |
| S0663 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes and implements woodland stewardship and preservation programs managed by the department of environmental management administered by cities and towns through local comprehensive planning and zoning.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-04-10
To Senate Environment and Agriculture Committee |
| S0550 | Intro
Sine Die | Eliminates the tax imposed on hard-to-dispose materials such as lubricating oils, glycol-based antifreeze and tires used on motor vehicles.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-04-10
To Senate Environment and Agriculture Committee |
| S0091 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes office of inspector general which would be charged with preventing fraud and mismanagement of public funds, regardless of their source and would oversee all state programs and operations.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-04-10
To Senate Rules, Government Ethics and Oversight Committee |
| S0619 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the joint committee on legislative services to make the record of the votes of the general assembly available to the public and the secretary of state electronically within thirty (30) minutes of the casting of said vote.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-04-10
To Senate Rules, Government Ethics and Oversight Committee |
| S0552 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes minimum energy and water efficiency standards for appliances and specified equipment purchased or installed after July 1, 2020.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-04-10
To Senate Environment and Agriculture Committee |
| S0176 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes the office of inspector general as an independent administrative agency charged with the responsibility to investigate, detect, and prevent fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement in the expenditure of public funds.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-04-10
To Senate Rules, Government Ethics and Oversight Committee |
| S0385 | Intro
Sine Die | Entitles all honorably discharged veterans to a waiver of the motor vehicle registration fees.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-04-10
To Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs Committee |
| S0243 | Intro
Sine Die | Allows the owner of motor vehicles, which is between ten (10) and twenty (20) years old and cannot locate a title certificate obtain a registration certificate with the name of the current registered owner(s).
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-04-10
To Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs Committee |
| S0659 | Intro
Sine Die | Senate Resolution Respectfully Requesting An Assessment Of The Benefits To Rhode Island Of Enactment Of A Green New Deal, Including, But Not Limited To, Findings And Recommendations For State Legislation Based On Green New Deal Principles.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-04-10
To Senate Environment and Agriculture Committee |
| S0383 | Intro
Sine Die | Allows business vehicles which are owned by an entity which a veteran owns, and registered and authorized to conduct business in the state of Rhode Island, to register such business vehicles with veteran plates.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-04-10
To Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs Committee |
| S0341 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides that juveniles sentenced as adults parole eligible after completing 15 years of their sentence.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-04-09
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S0212 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides for a stipend to be paid to certain retired state employee, municipal employees, and teachers or their beneficiaries during years when a cost of living adjustment is not scheduled.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-04-09
To Senate Finance Committee |
| S0573 | Intro
Sine Die | Renders participating provider contracts between health insurance carriers/health plans with health care providers covered by group/facility agreements binding on all licensed providers without need for individual contracts.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-04-09
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| S0555 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes the general treasurer to withhold state aid to municipalities which do not meet certain requirements regarding locally-administered pension plans and, if applicable, funding improvement plans.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-04-09
To Senate Finance Committee |
| S0423 | Intro
Sine Die | Changes the retirement benefits of state employees who were eligible to retire by reason of age on 6/30/12. Exempts these employees from the 401(a) plan, and returns them to the traditional defined benefit plan.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-04-09
To Senate Finance Committee |
| S0596 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides for specific fines and sanctions to operators of motor vehicles who fail to exercise due care to avoid colliding with a vulnerable road user causing injury, serious injury, or death to the vulnerable road user.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-04-09
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S0701 | Intro
Sine Die | Enables innocent persons who have been wrongfully convicted of a crime to petition the presiding justice of the superior court for an award of compensation and damages.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-04-09
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S0724 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires that the license plates of a vehicle be confiscated by a law enforcement officer if the owner was arrested for driving while their license was suspended, revoked or cancelled for refusing to submit to a chemical test.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-04-09
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S0695 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides for minimum qualifications for court constable to include education, military, or law enforcement experience and drug and psychological screening.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-04-09
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S0504 | Intro
Sine Die | Extends the look-back period from five (5) years to ten (10) years for third and subsequent offenses for driving under the influence of liquor or drugs and refusal to submit to chemical testing.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-04-09
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S0229 | Intro
Sine Die | Standardizes procedures for asset forfeitures for all crimes simplifying procedures and addresses counterproductive incentives.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-04-09
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S0602 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes procedures for the Courts to establish non-monetary bail for pretrial release of detainees who are deemed eligible following an investigation and report submitted by the pretrial services unit utilizing the risk assessment tool.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-04-09
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S0146 | 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] | 2019-04-09
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| S0618 | Intro
Sine Die | Senate Resolution Amending The Rules Of The Senate
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-04-09
To Senate Rules, Government Ethics and Oversight Committee |
