| RI | H8307 | Pass | Authorizing The Town Of Cumberland To Issue Not To Exceed $83,000,000 General Obligation Bonds, Notes And Other Evidences Of Indebtedness To Finance The Construction, Renovation, Improvement, Alteration, Repair, Furnishing And Equipping Of Schools An...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-07-05
Effective without Governor's signature |
| RI | H8013 | Pass | Amends provisions of law relative to motor vehicle replacement parts specifications time limits for using aftermarket body parts, and notification to the vehicle owner of the intention to use aftermarket body parts.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-07-04
Effective without Governor's signature |
| RI | H7324 | Pass | Directs the department of administration to add the names of Rhode Island residents who were killed in the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, to be added to the 9/11 Memorial located in the state house.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-07-02
Signed by Governor |
| RI | H7511 | Pass | Eliminates the penalty of abating rent in cases where a non-resident landlord fails to designate an agent for service of process and would clarify that the fine for violating this section is civil.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-07-02
Signed by Governor |
| RI | H7569 | Pass | Require hospitals to offer flu vaccinations to all inpatient individuals sixty-five (65) years of age or older unless the person has a condition that would not allow such vaccination or if the vaccine is in short supply.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-07-02
Signed by Governor |
| RI | H7641 | Pass | Prohibits the sale of dogs under 8 weeks of age unless approval for sale in writing from a licensed Rhode Island veterinarian with violations subject to imprisonment not to exceed 12 months or $1,000, or both. Pounds and shelters are exempt.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-07-02
Signed by Governor |
| RI | H7987 | Pass | Requires the department of elementary and secondary education to incorporate substance abuse prevention and suicide prevention into the health education curriculum.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-07-02
Signed by Governor |
| RI | H8032 | Pass | Authorizes that the building at 4 Howard Avenue in the city of Cranston would hereafter be named and known as the "Attorney General Julius C. Michaelson Customer Service Center."
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-07-02
Signed by Governor |
| RI | H7715 | Pass | Creates a new criminal offense for the delivery of a controlled substance resulting in death.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-06-29
Signed by Governor |
| RI | H7336 | Pass | Enables newspaper motor route carriers to have installed upon them forward viewing a rotating amber beam lights.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-06-28
Signed by Governor |
| RI | H7443 | Pass | Distinguishes the criminal penalties for violating a final order of the Contractors' Registration Board. Judgments less than $5,000 are misdemeanors; judgments $5,000 or more are felonies.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-06-27
Effective without Governor's signature |
| RI | H7090 | Engross | Makes persons seventy (70) years of age or older eligible for exemption from jury service.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-06-23
House read and passed |
| RI | H7529 | Pass | Joint Resolution Extending The Reporting And Expiration Dates Of The Special Legislative Commission To Study The Effects Of Legalizing Marijuana (extends The Reporting Date Of The Special Legislative Commission To Study The Effects Of Legalizing Mari...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-06-23
Senate passed in concurrence |
| RI | H8349 | Intro | Allows voters to change their party affiliation on or before the thirtieth day preceding a primary, and require the filing of financial statements thirty (30) days after organization of a campaign committee.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-06-23
To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H8359 | Pass | House Resolution Honoring Representative Thomas Winfield For His Service To The People Of The State Of Rhode Island
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-06-23
House read and passed |
| RI | H7543 | Pass | Removes the requirement that each political party convene every two (2) years to adopt a platform.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-06-22
Effective without Governor's signature |
| RI | H8323 | Engross | Combines the individual cost recovery limits for division of public utilities and commission proceedings, and related appeal court expenses into an aggregate limit of $1,000,000.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-06-20
House read and passed |
| RI | H8119 | Intro | Authorizes the use of stunguns/tasers after issuance of permit from attorney general.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-06-19
Committee recommends passage of Sub A |
| RI | H7522 | Pass | Requires the secretary of state to notify the appropriate elected official of a newly registered voter's most recent former place of residence, only if it is located outside of Rhode Island.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-06-18
Signed by Governor |
| RI | H7560 | Pass | Eliminates the requirement that a waiver for fuel content standards be obtained from both weights and measures (DLT) and the department of environmental management (DEM).
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-06-18
Signed by Governor |
| RI | H7982 | Pass | Continues status quo for licensing of approved recipients under DACA program; however, issuance of license does not confer right to vote eff. 12/3/18.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-06-18
Signed by Governor |
| RI | H8325 | Intro | Exempts from sales and use taxes the sale of cremation urns for humans and pets.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-06-15
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H8607 | Intro | Authorizing The Town Of Cumberland To Issue Not To Exceed $83,000,000 General Obligation Bonds, Notes And Other Evidences Of Indebtedness To Finance The Construction, Renovation, Improvement, Alteration, Repair, Furnishing And Equipping Of Schools An...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-06-08
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H8301 | Pass | House Resolution Congratulating Vincent D'adamo On Being Named Grand Marshal Of The 11th Annual North Providence Memorial Day Parade
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-06-07
House read and passed |
| RI | H8243 | Intro | Provides gradual pension benefits increase over 5-year period starting 9/1/18 from 75% to 77.5% of base amount using cost-of-living adjustments over lifetime.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-06-06
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H7251 | Pass | Permits the use of fax or email transmission of the medical certificate required for issuance of a CDL by the division of motor vehicles.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-06-04
Signed by Governor |
| RI | H8090 | Intro | Permits the taking of domesticated and undomesticated game birds on a shooting preserve subject to certain requirements on licensing, shooting area and records required to be kept.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-06-04
To House Corporations Committee |
| RI | H7474 | Engross | Permits a registered nurse who is enrolled in an accredited nurse anesthesia program to practice as a nurse anesthetist under the supervision of a certified registered nurse anesthetist or an anesthesiologist.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-05-31
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| RI | H8269 | Pass | House Resolution Honoring And Thanking Joanne Maceroni On The Occasion Of Her Retirement From The Narragansett Bay Commission
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-05-31
House read and passed |
| RI | H8194 | Intro | Increases Central Falls retiree pension benefits.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-05-29
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H7196 | Pass | Increases the amount of purchases the North Providence's purchasing agent may purchase an item, without bid, from $1,500 to $2,500.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-05-18
Effective without Governor's signature |
| RI | H7140 | Intro | Allows small business employers to purchase health insurance for its employees through the state employee group plan.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-05-16
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H7375 | Pass | House Resolution Amending The Membership And Extending The Reporting And Expiration Dates Of The Special Legislative Commission To Assess And Make Recommendations On The Educational Needs Of Children With Dyslexia And/or Reading Disabilities (increas...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-05-16
House read and passed |
| RI | H7483 | Intro | Requires active duty military personnel receive daycare services for their dependents at state expense.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-05-16
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H7514 | Intro | Provides that persons ages sixty-five (65) years and over who have a surcharge applied to water supplied to them for personal use and consumption would receive a twenty-five (25%) discount on such surcharge.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-05-16
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H7018 | Intro | Subtracts from the federal adjusted gross income, income attributable to the recovery during the tax year of any amount deducted in any prior tax year for the purposes of the calculation of the state income tax.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-05-08
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H8136 | Intro | Provides for a two year certificate of inspection for any non-commercial vehicle with a gross vehicle weight of less than eleven thousand eight hundred pounds (11,800 lbs.).
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-05-08
To House Corporations Committee |
| RI | H8175 | Pass | House Resolution Celebrating May 6th Through May 12th, 2018, As "national Correctional Officers And Employees Week" In The State Of Rhode Island
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-05-08
House read and passed |
| RI | H7343 | Intro | Clarifies that for purposes of its exemption from sales tax, a book would be of fiction or non-fiction.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-05-03
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H7659 | Intro | Requires that a fifteen percent (15%) minimum markup be added to the total cost of cigarettes sold by retailers in addition to any other taxes imposed by the state.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-05-03
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H7938 | Intro | Mandates arming campus police at public higher educational institutions.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-05-02
To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H7274 | Intro | Exempts the town of Little Compton from the law allowing municipalities to waive interest on one quarter of overdue property tax payments.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-04-25
Withdrawn at sponsor's request (04/26/2018) |
| RI | H7955 | Intro | Repeals the criminal prohibition against painting, printing or affixing advertisements to signs and billboards within limits of public highways without the written consent of the chief of police of the city or town in which the highway is located.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-04-12
To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H8086 | Intro | Amends and revises the definitions and penalties pertaining to partial-birth abortions. Further provides that any physician who knowingly performs a partial-birth abortion would be guilty of a felony and may be liable for civil penalties and fines.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-04-12
To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H7523 | Intro | Expands the definition of litter to include commercial signs placed on public property or telephone poles, and allows the authorities to remove such signs without risk of criminal penalties or civil suits.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-04-11
To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H7026 | Intro | Defines and prohibits dismemberment abortions with certain exceptions.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-04-10
To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H7180 | Intro | House Resolution Recognizing The Fetus As A Human Life Upon The Existence Of A Heartbeat
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-04-10
To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H7735 | Intro | Makes the practice of aiding a minor in the process of getting an abortion a civil and criminal offense.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-04-10
To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H7039 | Engross | Requires motor vehicle dealers to disclose in writing that a vehicle being sold has a spare tire/ jack or is otherwise equipped in compliance with applicable law. There shall be a civil penalty of $100 for a violation under this section.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-04-05
To Senate Commerce Committee |
| RI | H7372 | Intro | Requires pharmacies to accept any manufacturer's drug discount card, and pass said discount to the consumer, without requiring the consumer to seek reimbursement from the drug manufacturer directly.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-04-04
To House Health, Education and Welfare Committee |
