Legislative Research: RI H5439 | 2017 | Regular Session
Other Sessions
| Session | Title/Description | Last Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 Regular Session (Introduced - Dead) | CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- IDENTIFICATION AND APPREHENSION OF CRIMINALS - Mandates that the clerk of the district court, upon request of the defendant, automatically seal individual counts of criminal complaints upon dismissal pursuant to rule 48(a) of th... [H5439 2025 Detail][H5439 2025 Text][H5439 2025 Comments] | 2025-04-01 Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| 2023 Regular Session (Introduced - Dead) | Provides for punitive damages in civil actions where there is willful or wanton conduct or a reckless disregard for health, safety and welfare. [H5439 2023 Detail][H5439 2023 Text][H5439 2023 Comments] | 2023-03-06 Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| 2021 Regular Session (Introduced - Dead) | Provides that water utility companies be responsible for all costs associated with maintenance, operation and delivery of water to individual parcels of land. [H5439 2021 Detail][H5439 2021 Text][H5439 2021 Comments] | 2021-02-11 Withdrawn at sponsor's request |
| 2019 Regular Session (Introduced - Dead) | Makes the fair employment practices act expressly applicable to individuals elected to state public officer or any political subdivision thereof and would provide civil liability for a person who directly or indirectly violates the chapter. [H5439 2019 Detail][H5439 2019 Text][H5439 2019 Comments] | 2019-02-27 Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| 2017 Regular Session (Introduced - Dead) | Clarifies the surviving spouse's right regarding elective shares against the decedent's will as to real and personal estate for decedents dying on and after January 1, 2017. [H5439 2017 Detail][H5439 2017 Text][H5439 2017 Comments] | 2017-03-15 Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| 2015 Regular Session (Introduced - Dead) | Provides that public safety officers employed by the State of Rhode Island, be considered members of the Rhode Island State Police for purposes of retirement benefits under this chapter. [H5439 2015 Detail][H5439 2015 Text][H5439 2015 Comments] | 2015-02-12 Introduced, referred to House Finance |
| 2013 Regular Session (Introduced - Dead) | An Act Relating To Motor And Other Vehicles - License For Motorcycles (would Provide Landowners Who Allow Private Property To Be Used For A Motorcycle Safety Education Program With Civil Immunity.) [H5439 2013 Detail][H5439 2013 Text][H5439 2013 Comments] | 2013-03-06 Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| 2011 Regular Session (Introduced - Dead) | An Act Relating To Criminal Offenses --children--tobacco Sales: would require the department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals to issue new smoking warnings signs [H5439 2011 Detail][H5439 2011 Text][H5439 2011 Comments] | 2011-03-16 Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
References Online
| Search Phrase | Web | News | Financial | Encylopedia | Biography |
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| [Rhode Island H5439] | Google Web | Google News | |||
| [Rhode Island House Judiciary Committee] | Google Web | Google News | FollowTheMoney | ||
| [Representative Hagan McEntee RI] | Google Web | Google News | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
| [Representative Robert Craven RI] | Google Web | Google News | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
| [Representative Daniel Mckiernan RI] | Google Web | Google News | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
| [Representative William O'Brien RI] | Google Web | Google News | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Legislative Citation
APA
RI H5439 | 2017 | Regular Session. (2017, March 15). LegiScan. Retrieved June 09, 2026, from https://legiscan.com/RI/bill/H5439/2017
MLA
"RI H5439 | 2017 | Regular Session." LegiScan. LegiScan LLC, 15 Mar. 2017. Web. 09 Jun. 2026. <https://legiscan.com/RI/bill/H5439/2017>.
Chicago
"RI H5439 | 2017 | Regular Session." March 15, 2017 LegiScan. Accessed June 09, 2026. https://legiscan.com/RI/bill/H5439/2017.
Turabian
LegiScan. RI H5439 | 2017 | Regular Session. 15 March 2017. https://legiscan.com/RI/bill/H5439/2017 (accessed June 09, 2026).
Subjects
Rhode Island State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://status.rilegislature.gov/ |
| Text | https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText17/HouseText17/H5439.pdf |
