| RI | H5684 | Intro | Exempts bicycles from sales and use tax.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-05-17
[Hearing: May 20]
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H5786 | Intro | Creates a tax credit for the purchase of a qualified gun safe, not to exceed $1,000. It would also exempt gun safes from the sales tax.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-05-17
[Hearing: May 20]
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H6034 | Intro | Increases the aggregate amount of tax credits for contributions to scholarship organizations to $5,000,000 for 2022.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-05-17
[Hearing: May 20]
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H6316 | Intro | Requires the secretary of state to include on all mail ballots it provides, an easily discernable watermark for verification purposes that is also approved by the board of elections.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-05-17
To House State Government & Elections Committee |
| RI | H5542 | Intro | Directs the executive office of health and human services to increase income disregards for certain Medicare programs.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-05-13
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H5848 | Intro | Provides medical assistance coverage for medical services provided qualifying eligible recipients for community based care.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-05-13
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H6321 | Pass | House Resolution Recognizing May 15th As "national Peace Officers Memorial Day" And Commemorating May 9th -15th, 2021, As "national Police Week" In The State Of Rhode Island
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-05-11
House read and passed |
| RI | H6304 | Pass | House Resolution Celebrating "national Hospital Week" On May 9th Through May 15th In The State Of Rhode Island
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-05-06
House read and passed |
| RI | H6305 | Pass | House Resolution Celebrating The Week Of May 6th Through May 12th As "national Nurses Week" In The State Of Rhode Island
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-05-06
House read and passed |
| RI | H6297 | Intro | Removes the requirement that five percent (5%) of the hotel tax be paid to the Greater Providence-Warwick Convention and Visitors Bureau and redistribute the five percent (5%) tax to the city or district where the hotel or residential unit is located...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-05-05
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H6290 | Pass | House Resolution Congratulating Bishop Hendricken Graduate Kwity Paye On Being Selected By The Indianapolis Colts With The 21st Pick In The First Round Of The 2021 Nfl Draft
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-05-04
House read and passed |
| RI | H6296 | Pass | House Resolution Proclaiming May Of 2021 To Be "motorcycle Awareness Month" In The State Of Rhode Island And Urging All Motorists To Avoid Distracted Driving
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-05-04
House read and passed |
| RI | H6293 | Pass | House Resolution Commemorating May Of 2021 As "mental Health Awareness Month" And May 20th Of 2021 As "mental Health Action Day" In The State Of Rhode Island
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-05-04
House read and passed |
| RI | H6274 | Intro | Extends from twenty (20) days to thirty (30) days, the period of time that a newly purchased motor vehicle may be temporarily operated, using the purchaser's current licenses plates.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-05-03
To House State Government & Elections Committee |
| RI | H5432 | Pass | Insurance coverage for prostate/colon cancer screening.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-04-29
Signed by Governor |
| RI | 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 |
| RI | H6192 | Intro | Allows "Disabled Veterans" as defined in § 31-6-8 to apply for as many registration plates desired for vehicles they own.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-04-12
To House State Government & Elections Committee |
| RI | H5865 | Intro | 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. Eff...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-04-09
To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H5431 | Engross | Requires retail establishments with 3 or more employees on the premises without accessible public restroom to allow customers suffering from eligible conditions access to their employee restrooms.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-04-08
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| RI | H5605 | Intro | Provides that the students with disabilities shall be eligible to participate in the state's promise scholarship program and provided with reasonable accommodations to access the opportunities.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-04-07
To House Education Committee |
| RI | H6149 | Intro | Establishes an education savings account whereby the General Treasurer may assist and support parents, guardians and caretakers of a school age child learning at home or remotely with materials, technology and other educational support.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-04-07
To House Education Committee |
| RI | H5886 | Intro | Allows the certified operator of a home based business, as long as it meets the criteria for a home office income tax deduction and uses at least ten percent (10%) of the premises for parking.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-03-31
To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H5841 | Intro | Allows charter schools to engage in nontraditional approaches to learning which must be approved by the department of education.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-03-31
To House Education Committee |
| RI | H5917 | Intro | Enables some Massachusetts and Connecticut based students transportation providers without Rhode Island licensed and registered vehicles to operate in Rhode Island, under limited conditions.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-03-29
To House Corporations Committee |
| RI | H5918 | Intro | House Resolution Creating A Special Legislative Commission To Study The Manner In Which Health Insurance, Disability Insurance, Unemployment Insurance, Retirement Plans And Other Traditional Employer Provided Benefits Are Accorded To Uber And Lyft Dr...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-03-29
To House Corporations Committee |
| RI | H6100 | Intro | Amends the definition of automobiles to include pick-up trucks weighing eight thousand eight hundred pounds (8,800 lbs) and permit them to be registered as passenger vehicles.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-03-29
To House State Government & Elections Committee |
| RI | H6164 | Pass | House Resolution Expressing Deepest Condolences On The Passing Of The Honorable Richard W. Singleton
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-03-25
House read and passed |
| RI | H5496 | Intro | Requires notification of the name and address of the deceased on a death certificate with the office of secretary of state and the chairperson of the board of canvassers for the purpose of removal from the rolls of registered voters.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-03-24
To House State Government & Elections Committee |
| RI | H5863 | Intro | Requires the general assembly to convene in person or remotely after the extension of an emergency declaration by the governor.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-03-24
To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H6007 | Intro | Prohibits the secretary of state from mass mailing mail ballots and requires that the elector request a mail ballot.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-03-24
To House State Government & Elections Committee |
| RI | H5317 | Intro | Requires screening for dyslexia and related disorders for public school students in grades kindergarten through grade four (K-4) and would provide for instruction in cursive writing.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-03-23
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H5956 | Intro | Grants chairman of PUC and DPUC emergency powers during governor declared emergencies for restoration of all utility services.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-03-23
To House Corporations Committee |
| RI | H5703 | Intro | Establishes an education savings account program to assist and support the parents, guardians and caretakers of students with the materials, tutors, technology and other educational support for learning at-home or at any other remote-learning site.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-03-22
To House Education Committee |
| RI | H5727 | Intro | Requires the office of the attorney general to issue a report containing the total cases charged with a firearm in all Rhode Island courts and a list of cases charged with a firearm which have been disposed during the calendar year.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-03-19
To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H5730 | Intro | Authorizes the attorney general to enter into a reciprocal agreement with Massachusetts and/or Connecticut for handgun permits.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-03-19
To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H5882 | Intro | Amends the definition of firearms to include tasers, as well as define taser and stun gun.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-03-19
To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H5973 | Intro | Permits the open and concealed carry of weapons by any person in the act of evacuating the area pursuant to an order of the governor or local authority under chapter 15 of title 30.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-03-19
To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H5972 | Intro | Permits Rhode Island residents, twenty-one (21) years of age or older, to carry a concealed handgun, without a permit.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-03-19
To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H5819 | Intro | (Requires nonprofit entity exempt from real property tax to provide assessor with information every 5 yeas relating to the usage of the land/building/structures starting December 31, 2021.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-03-18
To House Municipal Government & Housing Committee |
| RI | H5818 | Intro | Increases the aggregate amount of procurements for cities and towns from $10,000 to $25,000 for construction and from $5,000 to $10,000 for all other purchases.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-03-18
To House Municipal Government & Housing Committee |
| RI | H5822 | Intro | Provides that the secretary of state establish a registry for publication of municipal invitations for bids and that municipalities publish notice of invitations for bids with the registry.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-03-18
To House Municipal Government & Housing Committee |
| RI | H5756 | Intro | Creates a new post election audit procedure to verify the accuracy of mail ballot envelopes user's signature prior to the certification of the elections results.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-03-15
To House State Government & Elections Committee |
| RI | H5968 | Intro | Removes the prohibition of taking, killing or destroying wild birds by crossbow.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-03-15
Withdrawn at sponsor's request (03/18/2021) |
| RI | H5525 | Intro | Requires that any manufacturer or installer of solar module systems in Rhode Island establish a program as set up by the department of environmental management, for the safe disposal of those systems.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-03-11
To House Environment and Natural Resources Committee |
| RI | H5682 | Intro | Requires 12% interest per year on improperly billed maintenance fees reimbursed to veterans.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-03-11
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H5795 | Intro | 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] | 2021-03-11
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H6124 | Intro | Exempts active members of the retirement system employed as a state public safety professional and/or a municipal police officer from the cost to purchase credit for military service and interest charges.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-03-11
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H5424 | Intro | Provides that a student in the care and custody of the department of children, youth and families may attend Rhode Island College without the payment of tuition and room and board as long as they meet admission criteria of Rhode Island College
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-03-10
Withdrawn at sponsor's request |
| RI | H5428 | Intro | Establishes policy for regulation of occupations, specifying criteria for government regulation to increase opportunities, competition, protect consumers and create a process to review criminal histories to reduce offenders’ disqualifications.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-03-10
Withdrawn at sponsor's request |
| RI | H5866 | Intro | 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] | 2021-03-10
To House Judiciary Committee |
