| H7261 | Pass | An Act Relating To State Affairs And Government - The Rhode Island Petroleum Savings And Independence Advisory Commission (would Establish The Rhode Island Petroleum Savings And Independence Advisory Commission)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-06-19
Signed by Governor |
| H7523 | Pass | An Act Relating To Commercial Law - General Regulatory Provisions - Unfair Sales Practices - Gift Cards (would Exempt Gift Card Or Gift Certificates That Are Given To A Non-profit Corporation Or Association, For Fundraising, From The Prohibition Agai...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-06-19
Signed by Governor |
| H7180 | Pass | An Act Relating To Animals And Animal Husbandry -- Unlawful Confinement Of A Covered Animal (would Prohibit The Unlawful Confinement Of Calves Raised For Veal Or Sows During Gestation)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-06-19
Signed by Governor |
| H7057 | Pass | An Act Relating To Property (would Exempt Land Held By Nonprofit Corporations For Cemetery Purposes From Adverse Possession Or Prescription.)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-06-19
Signed by Governor |
| H7910 | Pass | An Act Relating To Health And Safety - Refuse Disposal (would Require The Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation To Establish An Off-site Air Quality Monitoring System.)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-06-19
Signed by Governor |
| S2433 | Pass | An Act Relating To Commercial Law - General Regulatory Provisions - Unfair Sales Practices - Gift Cards (would Exempt Gift Cards/certificates That Are Given To A Non-profit Corp. Or Association, For Fundraising, From The Prohibition Against Expiratio...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-06-19
Signed by Governor |
| H7942 | Veto | An Act Relating To Health And Safety - The Rhode Island Climate Risk Reduction Act Of 2010 (would Change The Date The Commission Would Provide A Report Of Its Findings And Recommendations To The Governor, From March 1, 2011 To March 1, 2013.)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-06-19
Vetoed by Governor |
| H7283 | Pass | An Act Relating To Health And Safety - The Hospital Conversions Act (would Amend The Procedure Allowing For-profit Hospitals, Their Subsidiaries &/or Affiliates To Apply For & Receive Approval For Conversions Of More Than One Hospital In The Same Yea...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-06-19
Effective without Governor's signature |
| S2729 | Pass | An Act Relating To Towns And Cities - Dam Management Districts (would Grant Dam Management Districts Immunity From Civil Liability For Any Tort Committed Upon Any Lake Bed The Dam Management District May Acquire, Hold, Use Or Lease.)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-06-19
Signed by Governor |
| S2395 | Pass | An Act Relating To Health And Safety - Refuse Disposal (would Require The Ri Resource Recovery Corporation To Establish An Off-site Air Quality Monitoring System.)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-06-19
Signed by Governor |
| H7242 | Pass | An Act Relating To Criminal Offenses - Assaults (would Make Domestic Assault By Strangulation A Felony Punishable By Imprisonment For Not More Than Twenty Years.)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-06-19
Signed by Governor |
| S2336 | Pass | An Act Relating To Elections
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-06-19
Signed by Governor |
| S2180 | Pass | An Act Relating To Health And Safety - Hospital Conversions Act (would Eliminate Certain Requirements Imposed On For-profit Corps Seeking To Gain An Interest In Hospitals/would Permit A For-profit Hospital, Its Subsidiaries/affiliates, To Apply For/r...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-06-19
Effective without Governor's signature |
| H7314 | Pass | An Act Relating To Labor And Labor Relations - Payment Of Wages (would Allow Employers In Any Industry To Petition The Dept. Of Labor & Training For Permission To Pay Its Employees Less Frequently Than Weekly, Provided The Employer Has Satisfied Exis...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-06-19
Signed by Governor |
| H7126 | Pass | An Act Relating To Education - Statewide Virtual Education (would Establish The Rhode Island Statewide Virtual Education Act, To Promote The Use Of And Quality Of Virtual Courses As Part Of Public Education In Rhode Island.)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-06-18
Signed by Governor |
| H7248 | Pass | An Act Relating To Food And Drugs - Good Samaritan Overdose Prevention Act (would Create The Good Samaritan Overdose Prevention Act Which Would Exempt From Liability Any Person Who Administers An Opioid Antagonist To Another Person To Prevent A Drug ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-06-18
Signed by Governor |
| S3018 | Pass | An Act Establishing The Smithfield Land Trust (would Add Two (2) Alternate Trustees To Administer The Smithfield Land Trust.)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-06-18
Signed by Governor |
| H8240 | Pass | An Act Relating To Solemnization Of Marriages (would Allow The Honorable Timothy M. Bibaud To Join Laura O’brien And Alfonso Payne In Marriage On Or About August 10, 2012, Within The Town Of Middletown, Rhode Island)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-06-18
Signed by Governor |
| H8239 | Pass | An Act Relating To Solemnization Of Marriages (would Allow Susan Perkins To Join Tori-lynn Heaton And Jason Lee Wiebenga In Marriage On Or About June 22, 2012, Within The City Of Newport, Rhode Island)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-06-18
Signed by Governor |
| H7909 | Pass | An Act Relating To Insurance -- Health Insurance - Consumer Protection (would Establish Health Ins. Rules & Standards In Addition To, But Not Inconsistent With, The Health Ins. Standards Established In The Pp&aca Of 2010, As Amended By The Hcera Of 2...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-06-18
Signed by Governor |
| H8226 | Pass | An Act Relating To Solemnization Of Marriages (would Allow Robert J. Oliveira To Join Nancy Elizabeth Amaral And Paul Arthur Hanson In Marriage Within The Town Of Warren, Rhode Island, On Or About August 16, 2012.)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-06-18
Signed by Governor |
| H8254 | Pass | An Act Relating To Solemnization Of Marriages
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-06-18
Signed by Governor |
| S2730 | Pass | An Act Relating To Criminal Offenses -- Assaults (would Replace References To The Dept Of Mental Health, Retardation, And Hospitals With The Dept Of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities And Hospitals In The Criminal Assault And Abuse Law...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-06-18
Signed by Governor |
| S2841 | Pass | An Act Relating To Food And Drugs - Good Samaritan Overdose Prevention Act (would Create The Good Samaritan Overdose Prevention Act Which Would Exempt From Liability Any Person Who Administers An Opioid Antagonist To Another Person To Prevent A Drug ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-06-18
Signed by Governor |
| S2335 | Pass | An Act Relating To Elections - Mail Ballots
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-06-18
Signed by Governor |
| H7877 | Pass | An Act Relating To Health And Safety -- Alcoholism (would Establish A Pilot Alternative Program, Under The Authority Of The Department Of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities And Hospitals, To Help Those Individuals Impaired By Substance...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-06-18
Signed by Governor |
| H7100 | Pass | An Act Relating To Elections - Mail Ballots (change The Time Period In Which A Person Could Request An Absentee Ballot To The Time Period Specified By Federal Law, Provided He/she Is A Member Of The Armed Forces Providing Services Connected With Mili...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-06-18
Signed by Governor |
| S2480 | Pass | An Act Relating To Health And Safety - Licensing Of Health Care Facilities
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-06-18
Signed by Governor |
| H8116 | Pass | An Act Authorizing The Town Of North Providence To Redistrict The Town Council And School Committee Districts (would Authorize The Town Of North Providence To Redistrict The Town Council And School Committee Districts.)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-06-15
Effective without Governor's signature |
| H7473 | Pass | An Act Relating To Towns And Cities -- General Powers -- Barrington Municipal Court (would Authorize The Town Of Barrington To Establish A Municipal Court)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-06-14
Signed by Governor |
| H7534 | Pass | An Act Relating To Health And Safety - Air Pollution (would Exempt Gas Stations With New Gasoline Dispensing Equipment From The Department Of Health's Stage Ii System Requirements.)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-06-14
Signed by Governor |
| H7016 | Pass | An Act Relating To Motor Vehicle Operator Licenses - Veterans (would Direct The Administrator Of The Dmv To Issue Operators' Licenses With A Designation That The Holder Is A Veteran. A Fee Shall Be Paid To The Division Of Motor Vehicles For The Veter...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-06-14
Signed by Governor |
| H7628 | Pass | An Act Relating To Public Property And Works - Small Disability Business Enterprises
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-06-14
Signed by Governor |
| S3059 | Pass | An Act Relating To Food And Drugs - The Edward O. Hawkins And Thomas C. Slater Medical Marijuana Act
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-06-14
Signed by Governor |
| H7092 | Pass | An Act Relating To Food And Drugs -- Uniform Controlled Substances Act (would Decriminalize The Possession Of 1 Oz. Or Less Of Marijuana And Make It A Civil Offense In Most Cases, And Would Impose Civil Penalties.)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-06-13
Signed by Governor |
| H7249 | Pass | An Act Relating To Criminal Offenses - Weapons (would Specifically Exclude A Crossbow From The Definition Of A Firearm In The Provisions Of The General Laws Regulating Weapons.)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-06-13
Signed by Governor |
| S2659 | Pass | An Act Relating To Courts And Civil Procedure - The State False Claims
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-06-13
Signed by Governor |
| H7522 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Public Utilities And Carriers - Telephone Regulation Modernization Act (would Provide That The Public Utilities Commission Not The Division Of Public Utilities And Carriers Would Have Jurisdiction Or Authority Over Wireless Provide...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-06-13
To House Corporations Committee |
| H8172 | Pass | An Act Relating To Towns And Cities - Pascoag Utility District (would Allow The Pascoag Utility District To Produce, Purchase, Acquire, Distribute And Sell Electricity At Wholesale Or Retail Within Or Without Its Utility Service Area.)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-06-13
Signed by Governor |
| S2521 | Pass | An Act Relating To Domestic Relations - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction And Enforcement (would Facilitate And Expedite A Fair, Efficient, And Swift Process To Resolve Matters Regarding Custody And Visitation When A Parent Receives Temporary Duty, ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-06-13
Signed by Governor |
| H7950 | Pass | An Act Relating To Courts And Civil Procedure - False Claim Act (would Authorize City And Town Solicitors To Bring Civil Actions Under The State False Claim Act.)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-06-13
Signed by Governor |
| H7056 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To Criminal Procedure -- Dna Detection Of Sexual And Violent Offenders (would Require The Collection Of Dna Samples For Any Person Arrested For A Crime Of Violence As Defined In This Act Or Any Felony.)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-06-13
To House Judiciary Committee |
| S2962 | Engross
Sine Die | Joint Resolution Memorializing The United States Congress To Support Passage Of House Resolution 3797
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-06-13
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H8126 | Intro
Sine Die | An Act Relating To State Affairs And Government -- Sheriffs
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-06-13
House passed Sub A |
| H8266 | Pass | Joint Resolution Respectfully Requesting The Rhode Island Division Of Lottery To Work With Technology Providers And Central Computer System Provider To Address The Application Of The Promotional Points Program And To Report Back To The General Assemb...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-06-13
Senate passed in concurrence |
| S2253 | Pass | An Act Relating To Food And Drugs -- Uniform Controlled Substances Act (would Decriminalize The Possession Of One Ounce (1 Oz.) Or Less Of Marijuana And Make It A Civil Offense In Most Cases, And Would Impose Civil Penalties Starting At $150.)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-06-13
Signed by Governor |
| H8267 | Pass | House Resolution Honoring Representative J. Russell Jackson For His Service To The People Of The State Of Rhode Island
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-06-13
House read and passed |
| S2445 | Pass | An Act Relating To Towns And Cities - Soil Erosion And Sediment Control (would Establish Guidelines For The Use Of Alternative Paving Materials For Non-residential Driveways And Parking Lots Under The Soil Erosion And Sediment Control Model Ordinance...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-06-13
Signed by Governor |
| H8268 | Pass | House Resolution Honoring Representative Robert A. Watson
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-06-13
House read and passed |
| H8269 | Pass | House Resolution Honoring Representative Gregory J. Schadone For His Service To The People Of The State Of Rhode Island
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-06-13
House read and passed |
