| RI | H7468 | Engross
50% | MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION FEES - Exempts the Rhode Island Disaster Medical Assistance Team, Inc. from payment of certain vehicles registration fees.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-16
To Senate Finance Committee |
| RI | H7061 | Engross
50% | TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION - Exempts from taxation the real and tangible personal property of the Johnnycake Center Realty Corporation, a domestic nonprofit corporation, located in South Kingstown.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-11
Committee recommends passage in concurrence |
| RI | H7433 | Intro
25% | INSURANCE -- MEDICARE SUPPLEMENT INSURANCE POLICIES - Amend the standards for issuing Medicare supplemental insurance policies.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-11
To House Corporations Committee |
| RI | H8164 | Pass | House Resolution Proclaiming April 7-13, 2024, To Be "national Library Week" In The State Of Rhode Island
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-11
House read and passed |
| RI | H7491 | Intro
25% | PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- RHODE ISLAND PUBLIC TRANSIT AUTHORITY - Authorizes the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority to enter into certain projects and procure related services including the transit center project, using design build contrac...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-10
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H7685 | Intro
25% | WATERS AND NAVIGATION -- OIL SPILL PREVENTION, ADMINISTRATION AND RESPONSE FUND - Provides funds to support Executive Climate Change Coordinating Council to reduce climate emissions.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-10
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H8003 | Intro
25% | Joint Resolution Making An Appropriation Of $10,000,000 To The Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council (crmc) (this Resolution Would Authorize The Appropriation Of The Sum Of $10,000,000 To The Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Coun...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-10
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H7995 | Intro
25% | TAXATION -- TAX CREDIT FOR FOOD DONATION - Provides a tax credit for food donations by qualified taxpayers to nonprofit organizations up to five thousand dollars ($5,000) per year.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-10
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H8154 | Intro
25% | COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- FAMILY COURT - Permits the family court to disclose criminal records of juvenile offenders to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System for the purposes of background check conducted when an individual attemp...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-10
To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H8157 | Intro
25% | MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGULATION OF RENTAL OF MOTORIZED BICYCLES, MOTOR SCOOTERS AND MOTORIZED TRICYCLES IN NEW SHOREHAM - Expands the authority of the town council to enact ordinances establishing procedures and standards related to the rental...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-10
To House Municipal Government & Housing Committee |
| RI | H8155 | Intro
25% | PROBATE PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE -- PRACTICE IN PROBATE COURTS - Outlines the process for a person petitioning to change their name in the probate court in the town or city where they reside. It also makes the statute regarding name change gender neutr...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-10
To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H7361 | Pass | House Resolution Creating A Special Commission To Make A Comprehensive Study And Provide Recommendations For Remedies To The Erosion Of Rhode Island Beaches (creates A 9 Member Commission To Study And Provide Recommendations For Remedies To The Erosi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-09
House read and passed |
| RI | H7482 | Intro
25% | Joint Resolution Making An Appropriation Of $500,000 To The Rhode Island Black Business Association (this Resolution Would Authorize The Appropriation Of The Sum Of $500,000 To The Rhode Island Black Business Association.)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-09
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H7638 | Intro
25% | CRIMINALS -- CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS -- STATE COMMISSION ON PARDONS - Establishes a nine (9) member commission on pardons to provide recommendations to the governor as to who should receive executive pardons per the state constitution.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-09
To House State Government & Elections Committee |
| RI | H7999 | Intro
25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- THE RHODE ISLAND MUNICIPAL INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT PROGRAM - Provides that the $5,500,000 appropriation to the infrastructure bank from the 2023 budget act be allocated for eligible municipal infrastructure grant program ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-09
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H8150 | Pass | House Resolution Extending Condolences On The Passing Of Richard P. Baccari
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-09
House read and passed |
| RI | H8152 | Pass | House Resolution Proclaiming April Of 2024 To Be "bilingual And Multilingual Learner Month" In The State Of Rhode Island
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-09
House read and passed |
| RI | H7096 | Intro
25% | DELINQUENT AND DEPENDENT CHILDREN -- PROCEEDINGS IN FAMILY COURT - Prohibits any questioning of a juvenile who is suspected of delinquent or criminal behavior, unless the parent of guardian of the juvenile is present, or unless an attorney is present...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-04
To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H7177 | Enroll
75% | SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES - Allows Michael Cervullo, Jr., to join Jillian Cervullo and Tyler Shemick in marriage on or about June 8, 2024, within the Town of North Kingstown, Rhode Island.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-04
Transmitted to Governor |
| RI | H7642 | Intro
25% | DELINQUENT AND DEPENDENT CHILDREN -- PROCEEDINGS IN FAMILY COURT - Prohibit the family court from detaining any juvenile or committing any juvenile, under the age of 14 years, to the training school, for any offense other than murder, first degree se...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-04
To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H7629 | Intro
25% | CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- INDICTMENTS, INFORMATIONS AND COMPLAINTS - Includes the offense of second-degree sexual assault among the offenses to which there shall be no statute of limitations and provides for a ten (10) year statute of limitations for thi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-04
To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H7697 | Intro
25% | DOMESTIC RELATIONS -- THE RHODE ISLAND INDIAN CHILD WELFARE ACT - Codifies the federal legislation pertaining to the federal Indian child welfare act into state law.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-04
To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H7728 | Intro
25% | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- COMPREHENSIVE FIRE SAFETY ACT - Mandates an entity that owns five hundred acres or more of land to have a forest plan with fire mitigation.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-04
To House Environment and Natural Resources Committee |
| RI | H7729 | Intro
25% | AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY -- AGRICULTURE FUNCTIONS OF DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT - Provides a definition for "agricultural land" and removes the definition of "farmer" within the chapter on agricultural functions of the department of envir...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-04
To House Environment and Natural Resources Committee |
| RI | H8095 | Intro
25% | ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY -- DOGS - Increases the penalty for violations of the care of dogs statute to a minimum fine of one hundred dollars ($100) and a maximum fine of one thousand dollars ($1,000) per violation.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-04
To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H7200 | Intro
25% | LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES' ARBITRATION - Recognizes that municipal employees have the opportunity to utilize interest arbitration and would establish new factors for the arbitrators to consider. These factors include comparison...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-03
To House Labor Committee |
| RI | H7202 | Intro
25% | LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- FIREFIGHTERS' ARBITRATION - Provides that all contractual provisions in a firefighters collective bargaining agreement continue until a successor agreement has been reached or an interest arbitration award has been render...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-03
To House Labor Committee |
| RI | H7201 | Intro
25% | LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MUNICIPAL POLICE ARBITRATION - Extends provisions of an existing collective bargaining agreement for municipal police arbitration purposes until a successor agreement is reached or an interest arbitration award is rendere...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-03
To House Labor Committee |
| RI | H8129 | Intro
25% | CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- ELECTRONIC IMAGING DEVICES - Includes visual images that are created or manipulated by digitization, or without the consent of the person, within the purview of the crime of unauthorized dissemination of indecent material and exp...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-03
To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H7017 | Intro
25% | PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION - Directs PUC to extend utility termination moratorium for gas/electricity from April 15 to May 1, of each year with discretion to respond to emergency/ economic conditions/customers' needs...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-02
To House Corporations Committee |
| RI | H7464 | Intro
25% | TOWNS AND CITIES -- RELIEF OF INJURED AND DECEASED FIRE FIGHTERS AND POLICE OFFICERS - Extends injured-on-duty (IOD) benefits to police officers and firefighters that suffer from diagnosed post-traumatic stress disorders, except under certain conditi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-02
To House Municipal Government & Housing Committee |
| RI | H8007 | Intro
25% | MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- TRANSFER OF VEHICLES - Allows temporary vehicle registration and plates issued to Rhode Island residents by another state to be valid; provided that, the plates and registration issued to an out-of-state resident by a Rhod...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-02
To House State Government & Elections Committee |
| RI | H7127 | Intro
25% | PUBLIC FINANCE -- RHODE ISLAND RETIREMENT SAVINGS PROGRAM ACT - Establishes Rhode Island Secure Choice Retirement Savings Program to be administered by the general treasurer.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-28
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H7688 | Intro
25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- TOURISM AND DEVELOPMENT - Redirects the distribution of the hotel tax money generated in the South County regional tourism district.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-28
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H7690 | Intro
25% | Joint Resolution Making An Appropriation Of $100,000 To The Rhode Island Department Of Veterans Of Foreign Wars (ri Vfw) For The Ri Veterans Services Officers (vso) Program (this Resolution Would Authorize The Appropriation Of The Sum Of $100,000 To ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-28
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H7984 | Intro
25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- RHODE ISLAND HOUSING RESOURCES ACT OF 1998 - Provides that mobile and manufactured homes be included as affordable housing under certain conditions.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-28
To House Municipal Government & Housing Committee |
| RI | H7996 | Intro
25% | TAXATION -- STATE TAX OFFICIALS - Reduces the interest rate on delinquent payments to the twelve percent (12%) per annum.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-28
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H7532 | Intro
25% | LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MINIMUM WAGES - Allows individuals employed in domestic service or in or about a private home to be included as an employee, for purposes of minimum wages law.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-27
To House Labor Committee |
| RI | H7969 | Intro
25% | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- ELECTRONIC MONITORING IN NURSING AND ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES - Allows electronic monitoring of residents or private living unit in nursing or assisted living facility with certain restrictions.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-26
To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | H7936 | Intro
25% | MILITARY AFFAIRS AND DEFENSE -- EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT - Provides that any disaster response worker shall, in the course of their duties, be considered a state employee under the provisions of chapters 29 through 38 of title 28 and under § 9-31-8 of t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-26
To House Corporations Committee |
| RI | H7937 | Intro
25% | BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- ARCHITECTS - Provides that architects and other authorized disaster response workers be considered, in the course of performing their duties, state workers and be entitled to all rights in like manner as state employees.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-26
To House Corporations Committee |
| RI | H7356 | Intro
25% | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- COMPREHENSIVE PFAS BAN ACT OF 2024 - Enacts the Comprehensive PFAS Ban Act of 2024, prohibiting the intentional addition of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances of PFAS in products offered for sale or manufactured in the...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-21
To House Environment and Natural Resources Committee |
| RI | H7575 | Intro
25% | CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- OBSCENE AND OBJECTIONABLE PUBLICATIONS AND SHOWS - Establishes, as an affirmative defense to the crimes of circulating obscene publications or shows and selling or exhibiting obscene publications to minors, the person's employmen...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-21
To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H7572 | Intro
25% | CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- GAMBLING AND LOTTERIES - Allows social gaming in private residences and in public taverns or private clubs as long as the gambling is incidental to a bona fide social relationship between the participants and no person other than...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-21
To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H7617 | Intro
25% | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- BUILDING DECARBONIZATION ACT OF 2024 - Establishes a program for the energy and water benchmarking of large buildings in Rhode Island and a standard for their energy performance.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-21
To House Environment and Natural Resources Committee |
| RI | H7619 | Intro
25% | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- TOXIC PACKAGING REDUCTION ACT - Updates the existing Toxic Packaging Act by delaying the ban on PFAS in processing agents, until July 1, 2027, and also expands the law by banning PVC and polystyrene in packaging.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-21
To House Environment and Natural Resources Committee |
| RI | H7740 | Intro
25% | MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF LICENSES -- VIOLATIONS - Provides updates and clarifications to the current penalties for driving after denial, revocation, or suspension of an individual's license.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-21
To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H7811 | Intro
25% | PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- 2024 ENERGY STORAGE ACT - Requires the office of energy resources to initiate the process of developing programs and associated funding mechanisms, for electric energy storage resources connected to the electric distr...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-21
To House Corporations Committee |
| RI | H8092 | Pass | House Resolution Celebrating "uri Day" At The Rhode Island State House On March 21, 2024
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-21
House read and passed |
| RI | H8087 | Pass | House Resolution Commemorating "medal Of Honor Day" On March 25, 2024, In The State Of Rhode Island
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-21
House read and passed |
