| S2140 | Intro
Sine Die | Creates a refundable fifty cent ($0.50) deposit for miniature alcoholic beverage containers, often referred to as "nips."
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-01-25
To Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs Committee |
| S2041 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires that benchmarks specific to each local education authority (LEA) be developed by the department of education to improve cost controls, efficiencies and program effectiveness.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-01-25
To Senate Education Committee |
| S2147 | Intro
Sine Die | Increases the tax rates for individuals, bankruptcy estates, trusts and estates.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-01-25
To Senate Finance Committee |
| H7088 | Intro
Sine Die | Permits the family court to award custody of household pets to the plaintiff in a domestic abuse complaint.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-01-25
To House Judiciary Committee |
| S2034 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the method for the calculation of the permanent foundation education aid to school districts, and would make an adjustment based upon students residing in qualified low-income housing.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-01-25
To Senate Education Committee |
| S2027 | Pass | Senate Resolution Honoring And Thanking Bill White On The Occasion Of His Retirement
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-01-25
Senate read and passed |
| H7153 | Pass | House Resolution Extending Congratulations
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-01-25
House read and passed |
| S2150 | Intro
Sine Die | Designates Rhode Island as a Sanctuary State, prohibits law enforcement from cooperating with federal immigration authorities.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-01-25
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S2058 | Intro
Sine Die | Enables school teachers, state and municipal employees to retire earlier.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-01-25
To Senate Finance Committee |
| S2110 | Intro
Sine Die | Limits the governor to one thirty (30) day renewal of a declaration of emergency without a joint resolution of the general assembly.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-01-25
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| H7148 | Pass | House Resolution Expressing Deepest Condolences On The Passing Of Annie S. Zainyeh
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-01-25
House read and passed |
| H6632 | Intro
Sine Die | Same as 21H-5986 --Increases penalties for damages to electric/cellular communication lines from $3,000 to $50,000/imprisonment from 2 to 10 years, or both/requires restitution for economic harm/increases water supply systems imprisonment to 10 years...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-01-25
To House Judiciary Committee |
| S2019 | Pass | Senate Resolution Joyously Celebrating The 30th Anniversary Of The Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew Of Constantinople
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-01-25
Senate read and passed |
| H7150 | Pass | House Resolution Honoring Patricia Redfearn On Her Retirement After More Than Eighteen Years Of Dedicated Service As The Director Of The George Hail Free Library Of Warren
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-01-25
House read and passed |
| H7139 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibits lobbyists from making any political contributions to any member of the general assembly from January 1 through July 1 in any year, unless the general assembly adjourns for the year prior to July 1.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-01-25
To House Judiciary Committee |
| S2056 | Intro
Sine Die | Modifies the maximum tax on qualifying low-income property from eight percent (8%) of the previous year's gross scheduled rental income to ten percent (10%) of the prospective year's gross scheduled rental income.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-01-25
To Senate Finance Committee |
| H7149 | Pass | House Resolution Extending Deepest Condolences On The Passing Of Rita Michaelson
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-01-25
House read and passed |
| S2026 | Pass | Senate Resolution Proclaiming The Week Of January 23-29, 2022, To Be "certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists Week" In The State Of Rhode Island
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-01-25
Senate read and passed |
| H7151 | Pass | House Resolution Honoring And Congratulating Pam Gasner On Her Retirement As The Executive Director Of The Block Island Historical Society
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-01-25
House read and passed |
| S2138 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides for a reduction in the minimum number of special plates to be ordered from the DMV to one hundred fifty (150) sets, upon payment of a conditionally refundable fee of three thousand dollars ($3,000).
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-01-25
To Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs Committee |
| S2042 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibits total education aid paid to any local education agency from being reduced by more than one percent (1%) of the municipal education appropriation in the previous year.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-01-25
To Senate Education Committee |
| H6624 | Intro
Sine Die | Same as 21H-5040 --Creates the "animal abuser registry act" which would require all persons convicted of felonies involving animal abuse, to register with an online registry to be established and maintained by the department of public safety.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-01-25
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H7112 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires installation of designated electric vehicle parking spaces, with charging capabilities, by certain business/ municipalities/housing developments in existing/new/expanded parking lots as of 1/1/23.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-01-25
To House Corporations Committee |
| S2129 | Intro
Sine Die | Repeals the current law on partnerships contained in chapter 12 of title 7 and replaces the repealed chapter with the Uniform Partnership Act.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-01-25
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| H6631 | Intro
Sine Die | Same as 21H-5440-Requires electric transmission & electric distribution companies to conduct periodic equipment inspections. Such companies would also be required to submit a periodic report to the public utilities division regarding the status of su...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-01-25
To House Corporations Committee |
| S2084 | Intro
Sine Die | Increases the maximum tax for qualifying low-income housing from eight percent (8%) to ten percent (10%) of the property's previous year's gross scheduled rental income.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-01-25
To Senate Housing and Municipal Government Committee |
| S2148 | Intro
Sine Die | Repeals the authority of various cities and towns to provide certain tax exemption and tax stabilization agreements.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-01-25
To Senate Finance Committee |
| S2145 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides for $1,000,000,000 in bonds to improve local roadways, pedestrian spaces, bikeway paths and municipal parks.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-01-25
To Senate Finance Committee |
| H7152 | Pass | House Resolution Expressing Condolences
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-01-25
House read and passed |
| H6628 | Intro
Sine Die | Same as 21H-5348 --Permits a member or members of a limited-liability company to avoid dissolution by buying the units owned by the other member or members seeking dissolution.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-01-25
To House Corporations Committee |
| H6630 | Intro
Sine Die | Same as 21H-5866--Prohibits the use of a stingray cell-site simulator device by any law enforcement agency except upon application for its use and the granting of an order by the presiding justice of the superior court.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-01-25
To House Judiciary Committee |
| S2036 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes certain student privacy rights in regard to take-home technology devices from school.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-01-25
To Senate Education Committee |
| S2028 | Pass | Senate Resolution Expressing Deepest Condolences To The Alves Family On The Passing Of The Honorable William L. Alves
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-01-25
Senate read and passed |
| S2038 | Intro
Sine Die | Removes funding requirement from department of elementary and secondary education.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-01-25
To Senate Education Committee |
| H7147 | Pass | House Resolution Extending Deepest Condolences On The Passing Of The Honorable Julian P. Forgue, Iii
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-01-25
House read and passed |
| H7091 | Pass | House Resolution Extending The Reporting And Expiration Dates For The Special Legislative Commission To Study The Low And Moderate Income Housing Act (extends The Reporting And Expiration Dates For The Commission To Study The Low And Moderate Income ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-01-25
House read and passed |
| S2025 | Pass | Senate Resolution Expressing Deepest Condolences On The Passing Of Armand W. Dubois
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-01-25
Senate read and passed |
| S2112 | 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] | 2022-01-25
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| H6602 | Intro
Sine Die | Same as 21H-5859--Provides that any reports of investigations conducted by internal affair units or their equivalent are public records.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-01-25
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H7142 | Intro
Sine Die | Allows an inmate’s immediate family to be notified of and attend a parole hearing.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-01-25
To House Judiciary Committee |
| S2146 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes tax on private school tuition not including financial aid. Exempts $13,000 in tuition for K-12 and $25,000 for postsecondary. Requires cities to explain basis for exemption within municipality. Exempt status may be challenged.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-01-25
To Senate Finance Committee |
| H7122 | Intro
Sine Die | Relating To Making Revised Appropriations In Support Of Fy 2022
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-01-20
To House Finance Committee |
| H7106 | Pass | House Resolution Extending Deepest Sympathy On The Passing Of Christina A. Mckiernan
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-01-18
House read and passed |
| H7103 | Pass | House Resolution Expressing Deepest Condolences On The Passing Of Gerald J. Granahan
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-01-18
House read and passed |
| S2022 | Pass | Senate Resolution Commemorating The Celebration Of The Birth Of The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-01-18
Senate read and passed |
| S2016 | Pass | Senate Resolution Expressing Deepest Sympathy On The Passing Of Meaghan Mcgonagle
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-01-18
Senate read and passed |
| H7109 | Pass | House Resolution Proclaiming The Week Of January 23-29, 2022, To Be "certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists Week" In The State Of Rhode Island
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-01-18
House read and passed |
| S2021 | Pass | Senate Resolution Extending Condolences On The Passing Of Joe Dowdy
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-01-18
Senate read and passed |
| H7102 | Pass | House Resolution Expressing Deepest Condolences On The Passing Of Andrew David Dickson
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-01-18
House read and passed |
| H7104 | Pass | House Resolution Extending Condolences On The Passing Of The Honorable Raymond J. Gallogly
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-01-18
House read and passed |
