| H6198 | Pass | An Act Relating To Public Property And Works: would mandate a specific bid submittal process for proposals submitted by highway and bridge contractors to the DOT
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-07-13
Signed by Governor |
| H6197 | Pass | An Act Relating To Public Property And Works -- State Purchases
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-07-13
Signed by Governor |
| H5203 | Pass | An Act Relating To Health And Safety -- Used Cooking Oil Recycling Act: would establish procedures and requirements for the recycling of used or waste cooking oil and would authorize the department of environmental management to promulgate regulation...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-07-13
Signed by Governor |
| H6285 | Pass | An Act Relating To Highways - Rhode Island Turnpike And Bridge Authority - Newport Bridge Tolls
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-07-13
Signed by Governor |
| H5461 | Pass | An Act Relating To Towns And Cities -- General Powers: would authorize any municipal recreation department to request a background check from their local police department for any employee or volunteer serving their community
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-07-13
Signed by Governor |
| H5803 | Pass | An Act Relating To Criminal Procedure -- Arrest: would add Rhode Island School of Design police officers to the definition of peace officer
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-07-13
Signed by Governor |
| H5446 | Pass | An Act Relating To Businesses And Professions - Agency Relationships In Residential Real Estate Transactions: would redefine "real estate" as vacant land or land with physical improvements consisting of a house or structure comprised of four or fewer...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-07-13
Signed by Governor |
| H5807 | Pass | An Act Relating To Commercial Law--general Regulatory Provisions -- Purchase And Sale Of Tools And Electronics: would require any person engaged in the business of buying or selling tools or electronic equipment to obtain a license from the attorney ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-07-13
Signed by Governor |
| H5918 | Pass | An Act Relating To Taxation: would allow cities and towns that have a homestead exemption to extend that exemption to all owner occupied premises regardless of any law, regulation or ordinance to the contrary.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-07-13
Signed by Governor |
| H5468 | Pass | An Act Relating To Financial Institutions - Lenders And Loan Brokers: would exempt municipalities which makes, brokers or funds loans from state licensing regulations regarding lenders and loan brokers.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-07-13
Signed by Governor |
| H5940 | Pass | An Act Relating To Highways -- Maintenance Of Town Highways: would require the state to maintain all roadways classified by the department of administration as interstate highways, freeways, expressways and principal and minor arterials.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-07-13
Signed by Governor |
| H5960 | Pass | An Act Relating To The Exeter - West Greenwich Regional School District
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-07-13
Signed by Governor |
| H5416 | Pass | An Act Relating To Towns And Cities - Retirement Of Municipal Employees
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-07-13
Signed by Governor |
| H6052 | Pass | An Act Relating To Towns And Cities - Budget Commissions: would limit the powers of a municipal receiver to matters solely related to the fiscal stability of a city or town, with such powers to be exercised within the parameters of applicable state l...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-07-13
Signed by Governor |
| H5558 | Pass | An Act Relating To Days Of Special Observance
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-07-13
Signed by Governor |
| H5244 | Pass | An Act Relating To Insurance - Life Insurance Beneficiaries' Bill Of Rights: would provide greater amounts of information and transparency for purchasers and beneficiaries of life insurance products
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-07-13
Signed by Governor |
| H5408 | Pass | An Act Relating To Food And Drugs - Uniform Controlled Substance Act: would change the minimum amount of hours of community services from not less than one hundred hours to up to one hundred hours for persons convicted of certain drug offenses
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-07-13
Signed by Governor |
| H6021 | Pass | An Act Relating To Towns And Cities: would expand the eligible list of borrowers from the Health and Educational Building Corporation to include not only educational institutions and health care providers
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-07-13
Signed by Governor |
| H5472 | Pass | An Act Relating To Uniform Commercial Code -- Sales
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-07-13
Signed by Governor |
| H5867 | Pass | An Act Relating To Criminal Procedure - Arrest: would include Providence fire department arson investigators within the definition of "peace officer".
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-07-13
Signed by Governor |
| H5707 | Pass | An Act Relating To Towns And Cities: would add plant agriculture as a permitted use within a residential zoning district, except where prohibited for public safety reasons.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-07-13
Signed by Governor |
| H5301 | Pass | An Act Relating To Businesses And Professions - Municipal Water Meter Replacement: would provide that the provisions of the general laws which regulate plumbers & irrigators will not be construed as to prohibit employees or contractors with municipal...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-07-13
Signed by Governor |
| H5448 | Pass | An Act Relating To Statutes And Statutory Construction: the annual statutory construction bill, prepared based upon recommendations of the Law Revision Office. The act would make technical changes and revisions to various general laws
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-07-13
Signed by Governor |
| H6276 | Pass | An Act Relating To Human Services - Support Of Homeless: would establish a permanent council known as the "Interagency Council on Homelessness" to study and apply solutions for ending homelessness in the state.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-07-13
Signed by Governor |
| H6015 | Pass | An Act Relating To Public Finance - Private Activity Bond Act: would require that the governor grant host approval under section 147(f)(2)(A)(ii) of the Internal revenue Code in order to provide for an effective system of monitoring the use of federa...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-07-13
Signed by Governor |
| H6055 | Pass | An Act Relating To Education - Recovery High Schools: would allow for the establishment of recovery high schools for students diagnosed with substance use disorder or dependency
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-07-13
Signed by Governor |
| H6176 | Pass | An Act Relating To Elections: would establish a study commission to explore the possible use of advanced voting methods for electing persons in this state
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-07-13
Signed by Governor |
| H6309 | Pass | An Act Relating To General Assembly - Actuarial Cost
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-07-13
Signed by Governor |
| H5477 | Pass | An Act Relating To Fish And Wildlife -- Licensing: would change the "pheasant" permits to "stocked game bird" permits
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-07-13
Signed by Governor |
| H6005 | Pass | An Act Relating To Health And Safety -- Cesspools: would extend the date a cesspool must be abandoned under the Rhode Island cesspool act from January 1, 2013 to January 1, 2018
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-07-13
Signed by Governor |
| H5693 | Pass | An Act Relating To Fish And Wildlife - Violations: amends the penalties for taking or possessing striped bass.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-07-13
Signed by Governor |
| H5390 | Pass | An Act Relating To Motor And Other Vehicles - Clean Energy Biofuels: would establish a study commission to investigate the use and promotion of such fuels within the state.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-07-13
Signed by Governor |
| H5016 | Pass | An Act Relating To Criminal Offenses - Public Utilities
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-07-13
Signed by Governor |
| H5017 | Pass | An Act Relating To State Affairs And Government -- State Police: would establish a "Blue Alert" system to assist in the apprehension of criminal suspects who are involved in the murder or serious injury of law enforcement personnel
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-07-13
Signed by Governor |
| H5510 | Pass | An Act Relating To Property
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-07-13
Signed by Governor |
| H5122 | Pass | An Act Relating To Motor Vehicle Offenses - Adjudication Of Traffic Offenses: would require anyone who receives a third summons within a twelve month period to appear in court.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-07-13
Signed by Governor |
| H5936 | Pass | An Act Relating To Labor - Omnibus Fair Contracting Standards Of 2011: address & clarify in many different legal contexts, the issue of whether a worker is an employee or independent contractor / increase the power of the state to penalize businesses...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-07-13
Signed by Governor |
| H5387 | Pass | An Act Relating To State Affairs And Government -- Department Of Environmental Management -- Divisions: would authorize the DEM, agriculture division, to work in conjunction with the department of health and other state or governmental agencies pursu...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-07-13
Signed by Governor |
| H5061 | Pass | An Act Relating To Education -- Compulsory Attendance: would require compulsory school attendance until the age of eighteen and would allow the waiver of the compulsory attendance for pupils over the age of sixteen who are involved with an alternativ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-07-13
Signed by Governor |
| H6293 | Pass | An Act Relating To Public Utilities And Carriers -- Public Utilities Commission
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-07-13
Signed by Governor |
| H5065 | Pass | An Act Relating To Criminal Offenses -- Graves And Corpses: would increase the fines for the defacing or any injury to the Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument, any public statue or monument or any grave site/cemetery and would provide for full restitutio...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-07-13
Signed by Governor |
| H5073 | Pass | An Act Relating To Food And Drugs: would allow the Rhode Island National Guard to participate in the forfeiture of money and assets seized through counterdrug operations in which members of the Guard support federal, state or municipal efforts
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-07-13
Signed by Governor |
| H6314 | Pass | An Act Relating To Public Property And Works
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-07-13
Signed by Governor |
| H6142 | Pass | An Act Relating To Financial Institutions
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-07-13
Signed by Governor |
| H5184 | Pass | An Act Relating To Labor And Labor Relations -- Payment Of Wages: would allow employers to pay their employees on a bi-weekly or semi-monthly basis...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-07-13
Signed by Governor |
| H5946 | Pass | An Act Relating To Taxation -- Payment Of Local Taxes: would permit municipalities to require immediate payment of taxes on only a late installment and to impose an interest charge only on that late installment.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-07-13
Signed by Governor |
| H5380 | Pass | An Act Relating To Towns & Cities -- Rhode Island Comprehensive Planning And Land Use Act: would amend the existing laws on statewide planning and land use
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-07-12
Signed by Governor |
| H6088 | Pass | An Act Relating To Taxation - Town Of Johnston - Tax Amnesty Period
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-07-12
Signed by Governor |
| H6205 | Pass | An Act Relating To Fish And Wildlife -- Commercial Fisheries: would provide that, except for shellfish, an unlicensed crew may assist in direct commercial operations for commercial fisheries as long as the crew is supervised by a properly licensed in...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-07-12
Signed by Governor |
| H5548 | Pass | An Act Relating To Alcoholic Beverages -- Licenses Generally
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-07-12
Signed by Governor |
