| S0641 | Engross
Sine Die | Makes changes to the procedure for counting mail ballots and public notice of counting sessions.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-25
Placed on House Calendar (06/25/2015) |
| H5678 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires that municipal animal control officers be certified by the National Animal Care & Control Association.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-25
Placed on House Calendar (06/25/2015) |
| S0203 | Intro
Sine Die | Allows non-veterinarians to perform certain husbandry procedures that are commonly performed by owners of animal pets and livestock.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-25
Placed on House Calendar (06/25/2015) |
| H5189 | Intro
Sine Die | Makes it unlawful to sell or provide powdered alcohol to any person under the age of 21 or for a person under the age of 21 to possess powdered alcohol, with certain exceptions for religious purposes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-25
Committee continued |
| H5293 | Pass | House Resolution Creating A Special Legislative Commission To Study And Review Regulation Of Drones And Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (creates A 9 Member Special Legislative Study Commission To Study And Make Recommendations For The Regulation Of Drones A...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-25
House read and passed |
| S1017 | Engross
Sine Die | Joint Resolution Respectfully Requesting That The Governor Initiate A Comprehensive Broadband Policy For The State Of Rhode Island
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-25
To House Corporations Committee |
| H6161 | Intro
Sine Die | This act is the annual statutory construction bill. The act would make a number of technical amendments to the general laws, prepared at the recommendation of the Law Revision Office.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-25
Placed on Senate Calendar (06/25/2015) |
| H5938 | Intro
Sine Die | Gives employees several enhanced ways to help them collect their wages from nonpaying employers, set forth penalties for nonpayment of wages by an employer, and implements the procedure to be followed for filing of claims.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-25
Placed on House Calendar (06/25/2015) |
| S0181 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires master and journeyperson plumbers to complete a course of continuing education prior to the renewal or reinstatement of their license as determined by the board of examiners.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-25
Placed on House Calendar (06/25/2015) |
| S0713 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires a judge or magistrate to grant a hardship license immediately upon the finding or admission of guilt to driving under the influence or refusal to submit to a chemical test, subject to a finding of need.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-25
Committee recommends passage of Sub A as amended in concurrence |
| S0274 | Engross
Sine Die | Gives employees several enhanced ways to help them collect their wages from nonpaying employers, set forth penalties for nonpayment of wages by an employer, and implements the procedure to be followed for filing of claims.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-25
Placed on House Calendar (06/25/2015) |
| S0440 | Pass | Allows landlords to withhold from a security deposit paid by a vacating tenant, reasonable cleaning and trash disposal expenses they have incurred.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-25
Effective without Governor's signature |
| H5077 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes the Complete College RI Act, for purposes of creating a comprehensive compilation of data showing academic progress among students, develop strategies to increase the number of students graduating from state institutions of higher educati...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-25
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| H6350 | Pass | House Resolution Honoring Alfred R. Bettencourt, Jr., For His Dedicated Service With The Rhode Island Farm Bureau
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-24
House read and passed |
| H6345 | Engross
Sine Die | Allows the Honorable Arthur M. Diamond to join Brian Benjamin McDevitt Goldberger and Kimberly Frances Morse in marriage on or about June 27, 2015, within the Town of Middletown, Rhode Island.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-24
House read and passed |
| H6348 | Pass | House Resolution Congratulating The Coventry Boys’ Junior Varsity Volleyball Team On Winning The Rhode Island Volleyball Coaches' Association Junior Varsity State Championship
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-24
House read and passed |
| H5019 | Intro
Sine Die | Creates a cause of action for employees who are discharged or otherwise sanctioned by an employer on account of being required to attend court or other hearing pursuant to a validly issued subpoena.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-24
Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence |
| H6346 | Pass | House Resolution Welcoming United States Navy Ship, The Uss Tortuga And Its Crew, To Bristol, Rhode Island, On July 2, 2015, To Celebrate The 4th Of July Festivities
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-24
House read and passed |
| S0790 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires purchaser of tax sale property, not the redeeming party, to pay collector's deed recording fee with reimbursement by any redeeming party, if any.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-24
Committee recommends passage |
| H6347 | Pass | House Resolution Congratulating The Alan Shawn Feinstein Middle School Of Coventry Girls' Softball Team On Winning The Rhode Island Principals' Committee On Athletics Middle School State Softball Championship
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-24
House read and passed |
| S0195 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the DOT to complete snow removal on all sidewalks located on state highway overpasses, and on all pedestrian overhead walkways under the control of the state within (24) hours after the end of a snowstorm.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-24
Placed on House Calendar (06/25/2015) |
| S0644 | Engross
Sine Die | Permits retired members of ERSRI to substitute teach no more than 90 days per year.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-24
To House Finance Committee |
| S0733 | Intro
Sine Die | Extends the least cost procurement and system reliability programs reporting requirements, regarding utility base rates and adds a charge per kilowatt to be charged to customers to fund demand like management programs.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-24
To House Corporations Committee |
| H5978 | Intro
Sine Die | Imposes a series of regulatory requirements upon the electrical generation and distribution industry for the protection of consumers.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-24
Committee recommends passage of Sub A as amended in concurrence |
| S0521 | Intro
Sine Die | Permits a petition for adoption, and if necessary, termination of parental rights, to be filed by a grandparent(s) without the noncustodial parents' consent, when the child is in the sole custody of the grandparent(s).
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-24
Committee recommends passage |
| H5907 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires insurance companies to submit information on their governance structure to the department of business regulation.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-24
Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence |
| S0784 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires insurance companies to submit information on their governance structure to the department of business regulation.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-24
Scheduled for consideration (06/25/2015) |
| H5962 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the general laws relative to regulation of freshwater wetlands by establishing state standards for freshwater buffers and setbacks.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-24
House passed Sub A |
| S0130 | Intro
Sine Die | Creates a cause of action for employees who are discharged or otherwise sanctioned by an employer on account of being required to attend court or other hearing pursuant to a validly issued subpoena.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-24
Committee recommends passage of Sub A |
| S0191 | Intro
Sine Die | Senate Resolution Respectfully Requesting The Rhode Island Commerce Corporation Convene A Task Force With The Goal Of Encouraging And Supporting The Creation Of The Quahog Cup, An Annual Collegiate Basketball Tournament Among Brown University, Bryant...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-24
Senate passed Sub A |
| H5859 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires the court, to consider certain new standards, when deciding whether or not to grant amendments to conservation restrictions.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-24
Committee recommends passage in concurrence |
| S0144 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides that funding for kindergartens that have been converted from part-time to full-time beginning with the 2015-2016 school year would be fully funded beginning in fiscal year 2016.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-24
To House Finance Committee |
| S0411 | Intro
Sine Die | Adds hoarding of animals to the list of cruelty to animal offenses. This act would take effect upon passage.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-24
Committee recommends passage |
| H5963 | Engross
Sine Die | Converts from a review to an advisory board of 7 members, removes $50,000 from removal/replacement grants for underground tanks, makes changes to hearing/claim procedures.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-24
Committee recommends passage in concurrence |
| H5450 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires the sealing and destruction of all arrest records and indices of arrest for those persons who are wrongfully arrested or detained by any law enforcement agency.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-24
House read and passed |
| H6040 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibits certain affordable housing programs with requirements that exceed those set forth in the general laws of the state from being included in the statewide planning program.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-24
House passed Sub A |
| S0487 | Intro
Sine Die | Creates a uniform rate review procedure for health insurance policies issued by non-profit hospitals, medical services corporations and catastrophic health insurance companies, by requiring public hearings and meetings.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-24
To House Corporations Committee |
| H6238 | Intro
Sine Die | Makes various modifications to the enabling act for the Warwick Sewer Authority.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-24
House passed as amended (floor amendment) |
| H6210 | Engross
Sine Die | Permits dogs in outdoor dining of restaurants under certain circumstances and does not affect the rights of an individual to use a service animal.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-24
House read and passed |
| H5018 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibits a recipient of direct cash assistance on electronic benefit cards from utilizing said card to purchase certain items.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-24
Committee recommends passage of Sub A as amended in concurrence |
| H5033 | Engross
Sine Die | Revises procedure for expungement of records after completion of a deferred sentence.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-24
Committee recommends passage in concurrence |
| S0100 | Intro
Sine Die | Expands the powers of the health and educational building corporation in regard to the financing and granting of approval for school facility projects and also provides for a seventy million dollar appropriation.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-24
To House Finance Committee |
| H6090 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes the court to permit residents of Block Island to complete a court-approved counseling program in domestic violence cases with a provider on Block Island.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-24
House passed Sub A |
| S0321 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires health insurance policies, plans or contracts to include provisions for the reimbursement to telemedicine services.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-24
Committee recommends passage of Sub A |
| H5392 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires DOT to clear state-owned sidewalks on overpasses, overhead walkways, and handicapped signal-equipped crosswalks.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-24
To House Finance Committee |
| H5766 | Intro
Sine Die | Adds post-traumatic stress disorder to the definition of "debilitating medical condition" for purposes of qualifying for medical marijuana provided that patient is 18 years of age or older.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-24
House passed Sub A |
| H5600 | Engross
Sine Die | Provides that dissolved, terminated or revoked limited liability companies would have five (5) years after the date of the dissolution, termination, or revocation for the purpose of enabling it to wind up and close its affairs.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-24
Committee recommends passage in concurrence |
| H6219 | Pass | To Vacate The Forfeiture Or Revocation Of The Charter Of The Rhode Island Commodores
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-24
Effective without Governor's signature |
| H6227 | Intro
Sine Die | Provide that regulations and licensing necessary for underground utility contractors shall only be required if the construction is performed in conjunction with a municipal sewer connection.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-24
House passed Sub A |
| S0222 | Intro
Sine Die | Creates a financial incentive for business entities to create new jobs by offering a business tax reduction.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-24
To House Judiciary Committee |
