| H5217 | Pass | Validate and ratify amendments to the Home Rule Charter of the town of Coventry, which amendments were adopted and approved by the electors of the town of Coventry on November 3, 2020.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-04-21
Effective without Governor's signature |
| H5101 | Pass | Ratifies the town of Jamestown Home Rule Charter amendment to Section 219 of the charter adopted at a November 3, 2020 referendum, concerning the process and procedures by which voter initiative can be activated.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-04-21
Effective without Governor's signature |
| H5330 | Pass | Validating And Ratifying Amendments To The Home Rule Charter Of The Town Of Barrington
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-04-21
Effective without Governor's signature |
| H6109 | Pass | Allows John Wardle to join Alison Bubly and Adam Feinstein in marriage on or about August 1, 2021, within the Town of Middletown, Rhode Island.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-04-21
Effective without Governor's signature |
| H5253 | Pass | Allows the Honorable Justice James D. Gleason to join Julia C. Scott and Brandon T. Elliano in marriage on or about August 28, 2021, within the City of Newport, Rhode Island.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-04-21
Effective without Governor's signature |
| H6068 | Pass | To Vacate The Forfeiture Or Revocation Of The Charter Of Ranere Associates, Inc.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-04-21
Effective without Governor's signature |
| H6120 | Pass | Allows the Honorable Stephen R. Ucci to join Darlene M. Boudreau and the Honorable Michael A. Morin in marriage on or about July 30, 2021, within the City of Warwick, Rhode Island.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-04-21
Effective without Governor's signature |
| H5414 | Pass | Allows William Bon Bauer to join Kaitlin Bauer and Gustazo Cabarcas in marriage on or about June 21, 2021, within the City of Providence, Rhode Island.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-04-21
Effective without Governor's signature |
| H6130 | Pass | Allows Adam Olivere to join Alexa Shanahan and Leighton Scott Lobdell in marriage on or about October 9, 2021, within the City of Newport, Rhode Island.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-04-21
Effective without Governor's signature |
| H5534 | Pass | Authorizes Providence to issue not more than $140,000,000 bonds to finance the construction, renovation, improvement, alteration, repair, landscaping, furnishing and equipping of schools and school facilities throughout the city of Providence.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-04-19
Signed by Governor |
| H5481 | Pass | Allows James R. Boyd, Jr., to join Alyssa Lynn LeValley and Andrew James Fleming in marriage on or about July 23, 2021, within the City of East Providence, Rhode Island.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-04-19
Signed by Governor |
| H5482 | Pass | Allows Peter Monopoli to join Gabrielle LaBrie and Lee Stamas in marriage on or about July 9, 2021, within the Town of Exeter, Rhode Island.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-04-19
Signed by Governor |
| H5952 | Pass | Allows the honorable John G. Edwards to join Kelsey Kristine Edwards and David M. Coletta in marriage on or about October 23, 2021, within the City of Pawtucket, Rhode Island.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-04-19
Signed by Governor |
| H5483 | Pass | Allows the Honorable Scott Avedisian to join Lorna M. Simpson and John V. Kelly in marriage on or about August 21, 2021, within the Town of North Kingstown, Rhode Island.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-04-19
Signed by Governor |
| H5448 | Intro
Sine Die | Creates a Medicaid employees assessment and would require all for profit employers with more than 300 employees to compensate the state 10% of each of their employees' wages, capped of $1500, who are enrolled in Medicaid.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-04-15
To House Finance Committee |
| H5257 | Pass | Prohibits discrimination in housing against those persons who have a lawful source of income.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-04-15
Signed by Governor |
| H5935 | Intro
Sine Die | Directs the department of health to establish an inspection and evaluation program and establish rules and regulations regarding air quality in elementary and secondary schools.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-04-14
To House Education Committee |
| H6179 | Intro
Sine Die | Allows RIDE to utilize Massachusetts and Connecticut licensed school bus drivers to fulfill a shortage of Rhode Island bus drivers to meet all obligations of transportation of students for a temporary period of time, up to thirty (30) days.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-04-14
To House Education Committee |
| H6193 | Intro
Sine Die | Allows the EOHHS to use appropriated funds to support graduate medical education programs and research and directs the secretary of EOHHS to determine the appropriate Medicaid payment mechanism in order to make the payments annually.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-04-14
To House Finance Committee |
| H5934 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires all school districts to provide students enrolled in grades Kindergarten through twelve (K-12) access to high-speed Internet.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-04-14
To House Education Committee |
| H5351 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires elementary/secondary schools to have at least 1 school employee trained to administer/assist with the self-administering of seizure rescue medication prescribed to treat seizure disorder systems and the use of prescribed electrical stimulati...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-04-14
To House Education Committee |
| H6174 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes a volunteer DNA defender advocates program for law students.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-04-13
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H5951 | Intro
Sine Die | Creates a deputy secretary of commerce and housing within the executive office of commerce to oversee housing initiatives and develop a housing plan.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-04-13
To House Finance Committee |
| H6104 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires all police officers to be certified through the municipal police training academy and complete mandatory continuing education and create a process in which the police may be decertified for failure to maintain proper certification.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-04-13
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H6148 | Intro
Sine Die | Mandates the courts to release defendant on alleged probation violation.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-04-13
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H5728 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes state police to provide retention/storage of municipal police officers body camera footage.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-04-13
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H5140 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the law enforcement officers’ bill of rights to require that a person wishing to serve as a third member of a hearing committee attend training and would amend the suspension period for minor violations and the appeals procedure.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-04-13
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H6152 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends law enforcement officers' bill of rights.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-04-13
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H6153 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the law enforcement officers' bill of rights to provide greater accountability in the disciplinary process over law enforcement officers.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-04-13
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H5885 | Intro
Sine Die | Mandates that police officers qualify in the use of firearms in both daylight and nighttime conditions two (2) times per year and that correctional officers qualify every year instead of once every two (2) years.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-04-13
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H5985 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides that only RI attorneys can act as title insurance agents and determine insurability and marketability. Limits discount title insurance premiums and restricts sharing premiums.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-04-13
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H5993 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides police reform by requiring body cameras and makes certain methods of restraint a felony such as chokeholds and using the foot as a weapon.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-04-13
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H6145 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides for an earned compliance credits system to be used to reduce sentence duration and help reduce prison overcrowding.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-04-13
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H5995 | Intro
Sine Die | Changes the criteria for distinguishing between felonies, misdemeanors and petty misdemeanors. It also changes the interpretation of the phrase "one year" wherever it appears in the general or public laws, to be three hundred sixty-four (364) days.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-04-13
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H5687 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides that a portion of the real estate conveyance tax be apportioned to a newly established restricted receipt account known as the housing production fund.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-04-13
To House Finance Committee |
| H5883 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires each police officer during qualification and training sessions to fire a minimum of three hundred rounds effective July 1, 2021.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-04-13
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H5613 | Intro
Sine Die | Increases committee in law enforcement officers’ bill of rights hearing to 5, three as permanent. Hearings commenced in 15 days, allow for summary suspension of 5 days and would mandate pay suspended while the case is pending.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-04-13
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H6171 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibits physical sex characteristics surgery for children under 12 years of age, except to address an immediate risk of physical harm. Provides for a private course of action for violations with a 10 year statute of limitations.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-04-13
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H5456 | Intro
Sine Die | Increases the housing resources restricted receipts account by $.60 previously retained for state use.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-04-13
To House Finance Committee |
| H5869 | Intro
Sine Die | Includes sworn law enforcement officers and Rhode Island state troopers in the group of persons who may obtain the name, address and telephone numbers of persons to whom nonpublished service is furnished.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-04-13
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H5884 | Intro
Sine Die | Mandates that police officers qualify in the use of firearms two (2) times per year instead of one time annually.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-04-13
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H6009 | Intro
Sine Die | Creates a redistricting commission to act every 10 years to adopt a redistricts plan for all general assembly and congressional districts. It also provides for a possible appeal of the plan to the state supreme court.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-04-12
To House State Government & Elections Committee |
| H5271 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibits the transfer of any compassion center license to any other owner or location and provides that new compassion center licenses issued by way of lottery be issued only to the location and ownership approved in the application.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-04-12
To House State Government & Elections Committee |
| H6028 | Intro
Sine Die | Allows the executive office of health and human services to use appropriated funds to support graduate medical education programs and research. At the same time implementing the appropriate payment mechanism in order to make the payments annually.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-04-12
Withdrawn at sponsor's request (04/14/2021) |
| H6151 | Intro
Sine Die | Adopts Wireless Telecommunications Act. Authorizes municipalities to regulate wireless service for zoning and public safety.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-04-12
To House Innovation, Internet, & Technology Committee |
| H5190 | Intro
Sine Die | Includes domestic pets as eligible to use medical marijuana if certified by a licensed veterinarian.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-04-12
To House State Government & Elections Committee |
| H5017 | Intro
Sine Die | Adds a definition to the term "manufacture" in the medical marijuana chapter.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-04-12
To House State Government & Elections Committee |
| H5868 | Intro
Sine Die | Creates an eighteen (18) member special commission to reapportion all general assembly districts and congressional districts based on 2020 federal Census data by January 15, 2022.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-04-12
To House State Government & Elections Committee |
| H6099 | Intro
Sine Die | Tightens up the requirements for registering to vote and for applying for a mail ballot. It mandates that driver's licenses and motor vehicle identification cards for non-drivers have a marking which identifies the holder as a foreign national.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-04-12
To House State Government & Elections Committee |
| H5021 | Intro
Sine Die | Prevents employers from refusing to hire or discriminating against individuals for marijuana use and positive test results.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-04-12
To House State Government & Elections Committee |
