Rhode Island Senator Jessica de la Cruz [R]

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RIS0992PassIncreases the total amount of all flat tax credits from three percent (3%) to four percent (4%) of the prior year's tax levy.
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2023-06-27
Effective without Governor's signature
RIS1077PassAuthorizeS, subject to voter approval, the merger and consolidation of the Oakland-Mapleville Fire District #4 and the Nasonville Fire District into a district to be called the "East Burrillville Fire District."
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2023-06-24
Effective without Governor's signature
RIS1074PassAuthorizes North Smithfield to issue 18,000,000 of general obligation bonds and notes to finance the construction of a new police station or the renovation, improvement, alteration and repair of an existing building to be used as a police station.
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2023-06-24
Effective without Governor's signature
RIS1078PassTo Vacate The Forfeiture Or Revocation Of The Charter Of Keegan Dinagen Post 1023 Veterans Of Foreign Wars
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2023-06-22
Effective without Governor's signature
RIS0419PassEstablishes regulations for the registration and operation of low-speed vehicles in this state.
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2023-06-21
Signed by Governor
RIS0538Engross
50%
Joint Resolution Making An Appropriation Of $5,000,000 To Eleanor Slater Hospital, Zambarano Unit (this Resolution Would Authorize The Appropriation Of The Sum Of $5,000,000 To Eleanor Slater Hospital, Zambarano Unit For The Purpose Of Re-building A ...
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2023-06-15
Senate read and passed
RIS0592Engross
50%
Provides that water utility companies be responsible for all costs associated with maintenance, operation and delivery of water pumping stations to individual parcels of land and schools with no pumping stations on the property.
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2023-06-14
Senate read and passed
RIS1110PassSenate Resolution Recognizing And Celebrating June 14, 2023 As "national Flag Day" In The State Of Rhode Island
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2023-06-14
Senate read and passed
RIS1117PassSenate Resolution Congratulating Coach Brian Allen Of Burrillville On Being Inducted Into The National Wrestling Hall Of Fame
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2023-06-13
Senate read and passed
RIS1102PassSenate Resolution Proclaiming June 10, 2023, As The "day Of Portugal" In The State Of Rhode Island
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2023-06-08
Senate read and passed
RIS0359Engross
50%
Provides that the director of department of environment management shall by January 1, 2024 designate areas where operating recreational vehicles shall be permitted.
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2023-06-07
To House Corporations Committee
RIS0425Engross
50%
Provides identity theft protections by requiring reporting of breaches by certain municipal and state agencies, and requires notice to collective bargaining agents where required and requires an explanation of remediation services.
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2023-06-02
To House Innovation, Internet, & Technology Committee
RIS0961Intro
25%
Requires certain candidates for state and municipal political office and political action committees designate a financial institution as a depository for campaign funds.
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2023-06-01
To Senate Judiciary Committee
RIS0491Intro
25%
Establishes language academies for non-English proficient students and also establishes the Rhode Island education revitalization fund to provide funding to the language academies.
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2023-05-31
To Senate Education Committee
RIS0118Intro
25%
Increases penalties for a variety of motor vehicle offenses.
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2023-05-25
To Senate Judiciary Committee
RIS0260Intro
25%
Joint Resolution Making An Appropriation Of Approximately $30,000,000 To Rhode Island's Public Schools For Safety And Security Improvements (this Resolution Would Authorize The Appropriation Of The Sum Of $100,000 To Each Public School In Rhode Islan...
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2023-05-25
To Senate Finance Committee
RIS0335Intro
25%
Mandates that police officers qualify in the use of firearms two (2) times per year instead of one time annually and correction officers qualify annually under lowlight/no light conditions.
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2023-05-23
To Senate Judiciary Committee
RIS0334Intro
25%
Increases the number of minimum rounds fired from one hundred (100) to three hundred (300) during the qualification and training of police officers.
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2023-05-23
To Senate Judiciary Committee
RIS0333Intro
25%
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.
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2023-05-23
To Senate Judiciary Committee
RIS0313PassAmends the Harrisville fire district charter to allow the district to provide rescue services in addition to fire suppression, medical and ambulance services.
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2023-05-23
Signed by Governor
RIS0475Intro
25%
Prohibits the consideration of an applicant's credit history in determining automobile insurance rates.
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2023-05-23
To Senate Commerce Committee
RIS0591Intro
25%
Requires as part of the solar permit application an assessment on carbon-neutral, a solar permit would only be approved if it was carbon neutral based on the assessment.
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2023-05-18
To Senate Housing and Municipal Government Committee
RIS1026PassSenate Resolution Honoring And Celebrating "armed Forces Day" On May 20th, 2023, In The State Of Rhode Island
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2023-05-18
Senate read and passed
RIS1027PassSenate Resolution Proclaiming May 19th Of 2023 As "greek Pontian Genocide Remembrance Day" In The State Of Rhode Island
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2023-05-18
Senate read and passed
RIS0143Intro
25%
Increases the number of days a retired municipal employee could work in a calendar year without interruption of pension benefits to ninety (90) days.
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2023-05-17
To Senate Labor Committee
RIS0421Intro
25%
Requires the employer's workers’ compensation insurance carrier to cover all of an employee’s associated medical expenses from any adverse medical event resulting from the employer mandating that the employee receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
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2023-05-17
To Senate Labor Committee
RIS0441Intro
25%
Amends the composition of the joint committee on legislative services (JCLS) by adding the senate majority leader to the committee and removing the house majority leader.
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2023-05-17
To Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs Committee
RIS0192Intro
25%
Allows the taking of any wild bird by using a crossbow in addition to the weapons spelled out in this section.
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2023-05-17
To Senate Environment and Agriculture Committee
RIS0265Intro
25%
Mandates that any surplus state tax revenue received in any fiscal year would be refunded to the taxpayers of this state on a proportional basis in relation to the personal income tax liability incurred by the taxpayers in that fiscal year.
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2023-05-16
To Senate Finance Committee
RIS0174Intro
25%
Requires that all sales representatives selling or leasing solar panels are licensed by the department of business regulation and that a statement be provided to homeowners setting forth pertinent information pertaining to the solar panels.
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2023-05-16
To Senate Commerce Committee
RIS0261Intro
25%
Establishes a new program where the per pupil funding, calculated annually by RIDE, would be transferred into a newly created educational funding account run by the children's scholarship fund to pay for educational expenses.
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2023-05-16
To Senate Finance Committee
RIS0221Intro
25%
Establishes a new fund, with 50% of the collected state motor vehicle registration fees, to be administered by the director of the department of transportation, and earmarked for municipal road and bridges maintenance and construction projects.
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2023-05-16
To Senate Finance Committee
RIS0263Intro
25%
Establishes a new educational program that allows students to enroll public and private schools of their choice.
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2023-05-16
To Senate Finance Committee
RIS0259Intro
25%
Increases the net taxable estate exemption to three million six hundred thousand dollars ($3,600,000) on January 1, 2024. Also increases the exemption by one million dollars ($1,000,000) on January 1 per year thereafter.
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2023-05-16
To Senate Finance Committee
RIS0525Intro
25%
Requires general treasurer upon request from RIDE to establish education savings account to assist remote-learning students with educational support exempt from state income tax.
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2023-05-16
To Senate Finance Committee
RIS1021PassSenate Resolution Congratulating The Eleanor Slater Hospital-zambarano Campus On The Recognition Of “zambarano Day” On May 16, 2023
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2023-05-16
Senate read and passed
RIS1024PassSenate Resolution Proclaiming May 10th, 2023, To Be "lupus Day" In The State Of Rhode Island
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2023-05-16
Senate read and passed
RIS0110PassAmends the Burrillville Town Charter.
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2023-05-15
Signed by Governor
RIS0664Intro
25%
Establishes an occupational regulatory framework by authorizing the issuance of occupational licenses and government certifications by recognition for qualified worker applicants from other states.
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2023-05-15
To Senate Labor Committee
RIS0151PassTo Vacate The Forfeiture Or Revocation Of The Charter Of Corona Corp.
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2023-05-10
Effective without Governor's signature
RIS0429Intro
25%
Amends the examination requirements for a hoisting engineers license.
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2023-05-10
To Senate Labor Committee
RIS0204Intro
25%
Increases membership of EFSB 3 to 5 members, revises process of energy facility siting to mandate participation of public, permits hearing officers to make findings on major non-generating facilities, sets forth requirements for public board members.
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2023-05-10
To Senate Environment and Agriculture Committee
RIS0593Intro
25%
Allows municipalities without public transportation extending to urban service boundaries to reduce the low- or moderate-income housing requirements from ten percent (10%) to six percent (6%).
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2023-05-10
To Senate Housing and Municipal Government Committee
RIS0588Intro
25%
Provides another method for municipalities to identify and calculate private residences as low and moderate income housing.
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2023-05-10
To Senate Housing and Municipal Government Committee
RIS0392Intro
25%
Provides equal medicare for infants born-alive as a result of abortion procedure/natural delivery with violations subject to criminal penalties for medical personnel/loss of license/civil action for damages.
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2023-05-09
To Senate Judiciary Committee
RIS0266Intro
25%
Exempts from the sales and use tax that portion of a motor vehicle lease payment collected for tangible personal property tax, municipal property tax, excise or any other similar tax.
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2023-05-09
To Senate Finance Committee
RIS0298Intro
25%
Requires healthcare facilities that perform abortions meet the license requirements of similar healthcare facilities and allows the department of health to conduct unannounced inspections.
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2023-05-09
To Senate Judiciary Committee
RIS0347Intro
25%
Criminalizes the knowing and intentional failure of a physician, nurse, or other licensed medical person to provide reasonable medical care and treatment to an infant born alive as a felony.
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2023-05-09
To Senate Judiciary Committee
RIS0397Intro
25%
Creates the Rhode Island Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, prohibiting the performance or induction of an abortion of an unborn child capable of feeling pain, unless necessary to prevent serious health risk to the unborn child’s mother.
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2023-05-09
To Senate Judiciary Committee
RIS0584Intro
25%
Provides a procedure requiring that health care facilities maintain a list with all standard charges for all facility items.
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2023-05-09
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee
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