| S0456 | Pass | Amends the definition of a third-party loan servicer to include a person or entity that owns servicing rights whether or not that owner services the loan themselves or contracts with another person or entity for servicing.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-15
Effective without Governor's signature |
| S0976 | Pass | Permits the town of Smithfield to require that serves of alcoholic beverages complete their certified training prior to employment within the town.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-15
Effective without Governor's signature |
| S0825 | Pass | Amends the procedure for the licensing of constables.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-15
Effective without Governor's signature |
| S0303 | Pass | Requires smoking bar owners to demonstrate on a quarterly rather than annual basis that revenues generated from tobacco products exceeds revenue generated from food and beverage sales.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-15
Effective without Governor's signature |
| S0968 | Pass | Eliminates the requirement that notice of a mechanics' lien be given within 10 days of commencing physical work on the property, or upon delivery of materials.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-15
Effective without Governor's signature |
| S0351 | Pass | Allows, subject to an employer's consent, an employee to set up a payroll card account with his or her financial institution which can accept electronic transfer credit of wages from employer.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-15
Effective without Governor's signature |
| S0863 | Pass | Exempts the Industrial Foundation of Burrillville from the state sales and use taxes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-15
Effective without Governor's signature |
| S0208 | Pass | Extends the sunset provision of The Permanent Air Quality Monitoring Act from July 31, 2015 to July 31, 2017.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-15
Effective without Governor's signature |
| S0132 | Pass | Increases the time convicted murderers must serve of their sentences before they are eligible for parole.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-15
Effective without Governor's signature |
| S0746 | Pass | Prohibits an employer from terminating an employee for failing to report to regularly scheduled work when employee is responding to an emergency in his or her capacity as a volunteer firefighter or ambulance technician.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-15
Effective without Governor's signature |
| S1011 | Pass | Authorizes First Freewill Baptist Church of Smithfield to take, hold, transmit, convey real/personal estate without restriction as to amount as a nonprofit corporation.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-15
Effective without Governor's signature |
| S1008 | Pass | Enables the department of administration to remove the battle flags/markers from cases for repair/preservation and present findings/recommendations for conservation/ display to governor and general assembly on or before January 1, 2017.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-15
Effective without Governor's signature |
| S0568 | Pass | Provides for the Rhode Island Housing and Mortgage Finance Corporation to give thirty (30) days to parties of interest that the property tax was paid and a tax lien is acquired.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-15
Effective without Governor's signature |
| S0995 | Pass | Changes the effective date of the granting of property tax exemption to ten (10) nonprofit entities in East Providence from 2013 to December 31, 2011.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-15
Effective without Governor's signature |
| S0530 | Pass | Eliminates references to the department of administration and inserts supreme court director of finance as accounting entity for court clerks.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-15
Effective without Governor's signature |
| S0538 | Pass | Allows the Middletown school committee to review and approve paid advertising and business sponsorship opportunities that use or may be located on school district property.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-15
Effective without Governor's signature |
| S0988 | Pass | Joint Resolution Making An Appropriation To Pay Certain Claims
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-15
Effective without Governor's signature |
| S0880 | Pass | Makes a number of changes to the law governing sewer charges and assessments in the town of Coventry.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-15
Effective without Governor's signature |
| S0621 | Pass | Regulates the blasting, creation, and storage of stone dust.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-15
Effective without Governor's signature |
| S0788 | Pass | Provides that notice of a public hearing of a zoning ordinance be sent by the city or town by first class mail to adjoining property owners within two hundred feet (200 ft.) of any zoning ordinance change.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-15
Effective without Governor's signature |
| S0914 | Pass | Amends the charter provisions of the North Providence town charter.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-15
Effective without Governor's signature |
| S0973 | Pass | Authorizes DEM to lease state property for 40 years for public recreation or natural resource board industry.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-10
Signed by Governor |
| S0455 | Pass | Establishes regulations and standards for distance learning educational programs.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-10
Signed by Governor |
| S0535 | Pass | Allows self service gas stations to use delivery nozzles with latch-open device when equipped with safeguards.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-10
Signed by Governor |
| S0697 | Pass | Expands the definition of public motor vehicles to include transportation services licensed home care nursing care providers and facilities, assisted living providers, licensed adult day services as well as programs for inclusive care for the elderly...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-10
Signed by Governor |
| S0696 | Pass | Eliminates requirement that taxicabs can be operated only by owners or employees during the first twelve (12) month period that the vehicle is in service and allows for leasing of such vehicles.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-10
Signed by Governor |
| S0168 | Pass | Prohibits a group health plan and a health insurance issuer from discriminating with respect to participation under plan or coverage against any health care provider acting within scope of provider's license or certification under state law.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-10
Signed by Governor |
| S0754 | Pass | Increases from 300 ft to 1,000 ft the distance within which a registered sex offender may not reside near a school.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-10
Signed by Governor |
| S0560 | Pass | Establishes a formula for the assessment of municipal construction permit fees.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-10
Signed by Governor |
| S0737 | Pass | Amends the general laws relative to regulation of freshwater wetlands by establishing state standards for freshwater buffers and setbacks.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-10
Signed by Governor |
| S0285 | Pass | Requires retail establishments within the state offering a veteran's preference or discount to honor the Rhode Island operator's license designation as proof of military service.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-10
Signed by Governor |
| S0099 | Pass | Extends low income childcare benefits indefinitely by repealing the June 30, 2015 sunset provision from the law.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-10
Signed by Governor |
| S0490 | Pass | Provides coverage for seven (7) days of residential or inpatient services for opioid treatment to be included within the appropriate classification.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-10
Signed by Governor |
| S0154 | Pass | Requires schools educating pupils in grades 6-12 to maintain opioid antagonists on school premises to treat an opioid overdose. Also provides immunity to school personnel for the administration of an opioid antagonist in a school setting.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-10
Signed by Governor |
| S0797 | Pass | Increases the permissible funeral expense for a veteran who dies at the veterans' home from $5,000 to $10,000.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-10
Signed by Governor |
| S0525 | Pass | Adopts the "Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act" in Rhode Island.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-10
Signed by Governor |
| S0669 | Pass | Amend the racial profiling act to require searches to be documented, to set rules regarding the recordation of stops, the maintenance of any recordings, the completion of reports and prohibits the search of juveniles without probable cause.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-10
Signed by Governor |
| S0537 | Pass | Authorizes connection to existing sanitary sewer lines from facilities across city and town lines under certain circumstances.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-10
Signed by Governor |
| S0709 | Pass | Permits both parents in two parent families to contribute toward the weekly work requirement for TANF eligibility.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-10
Signed by Governor |
| S0459 | Pass | Requires public schools to offer courses in musical performing arts.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-10
Signed by Governor |
| S0813 | Pass | Allows employers to make voluntary contributions to their unemployment account, in order to lower their unemployment insurance tax rate for the following calendar year.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-10
Signed by Governor |
| S0465 | Pass | Establishes private savings (ABLE) account for qualifying disabled persons wherein monies grow tax free and used for qualifying expenses per Section 529A of Internal Revenue Service Code.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-09
Signed by Governor |
| S0347 | Pass | Require that any dog seized as a result of dog fighting or unprovoked attacks upon human beings be placed in the care of the society for the prevention of cruelty to animals.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-09
Signed by Governor |
| S0348 | Pass | Allows the display of religion-related items on condominium and apartment doors despite restrictive covenants to the contrary.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-09
Signed by Governor |
| S0740 | Pass | Requires state agencies and public corporations to establish and maintain adequate internal control structures, and financial reporting policies and procedures, in order to reduce fraud and errors in state programs.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-09
Signed by Governor |
| S0749 | Pass | Allows qualifying veterans/spouses/children under 25 years old to pay resident tuition/fees at state colleges upon filing a letter of intent to reside in the state while so enrolled.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-09
Signed by Governor |
| S0969 | Pass | Defines a mortgage trigger lead with regard to consumer privacy in mortgage applications, and specifies prohibited acts or practices which may result from solicitations based upon information contained in a mortgage trigger lead.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-09
Signed by Governor |
| S0683 | Pass | Allow public health dental hygienists to perform certain dental hygiene procedures in a public setting without the immediate supervision of a dentist.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-09
Signed by Governor |
| S0448 | Pass | Designates the American burying beetle to be the official state insect.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-09
Signed by Governor |
| S0751 | Pass | Student shellfish licenses are to be submitted by June 30 of each year.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-09
Signed by Governor |
