| H5424 | Intro
Sine Die | Protects the health and safety of children, families and firefighters from exposure to harmful flame retardants contained in bedding, carpeting, children's products, residential upholstered furniture or window treatments. Effective January 1, 2020.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-13
To House Health, Education and Welfare Committee |
| H5494 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the attorney general to respond to open meetings violation complaints within twenty (20) days of receiving the complaint.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-13
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H5323 | Intro
Sine Die | Permits students in grades nine (9) through twelve (12) to possess/use over-the-counter medication and products without a doctor's or parent's note during school.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-13
To House Health, Education and Welfare Committee |
| H5556 | Intro
Sine Die | Develops a common summary of payments forms, to be used by all health insurance carriers and to be provided to health care consumers, providing the consumer with their responsibility for payment, of any portion of a health care provider claim.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-13
To House Health, Education and Welfare Committee |
| H5440 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires that collective bargaining agreements would be posted on government websites prior to execution.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-13
To House Labor Committee |
| H5837 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides that nonprofit hospital property used exclusively for the purpose for which the nonprofit hospital is incorporated shall be tax exempt.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-13
To House Finance Committee |
| H5432 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires school districts to maintain classroom temperatures and humidity levels within targeted levels.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-13
To House Health, Education and Welfare Committee |
| H5435 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires each member of the board of education to have experience in a position of higher education.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-13
To House Health, Education and Welfare Committee |
| H5493 | Intro
Sine Die | Eliminates exceptions to the "revolving-door rule" and for persons holding senior policy making/discretionary/confidential staff positions with 5 years of uninterrupted state service.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-13
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H5441 | Intro
Sine Die | Creates a seasonal employment designation for purposes of unemployment benefits, which would allow employers hiring employees for less than twenty (20) weeks to apply for a seasonal determination by the director of the department of labor and trainin...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-13
To House Labor Committee |
| H5468 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires audio and video recordings of all open meetings of state and quasi-public agencies and bodies to be transmitted to the secretary of state's office.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-13
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H5836 | Intro
Sine Die | Places limitations on the tax exempt real and personal property a nonprofit college or university may hold.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-13
To House Finance Committee |
| H5423 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the ODEO to create and for all state and municipal employees to receive annual training in cultural competency.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-13
To House Health, Education and Welfare Committee |
| H5503 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires that the attorney general's office respond to complaints prohibiting public access public records within twenty (20) days and would proceed as necessary within that timeframe.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-13
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H5425 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the council of elementary and secondary education take into consideration the time and cost of transporting students across municipal boundaries.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-13
To House Health, Education and Welfare Committee |
| H5727 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires all candidates for United States President and Vice President file copies of their last 5 years of federal income tax returns with the state board of elections no later than 50 days prior to the general election.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-13
To House Judiciary Committee |
| S0075 | Pass | Allows Daniel R. Baker to join Christy Caroline Baker and Amber Lynn Stewart in marriage on or about August 25, 2019, within the City of Newport, Rhode Island.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-13
Effective without Governor's signature |
| H5421 | Intro
Sine Die | Protects people with health insurance from surprise medical bills for emergency and other services by requiring a non-participating health care provider to bill an insured party only for a co-payment, or deductible.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-13
To House Health, Education and Welfare Committee |
| H5190 | Intro
Sine Die | Redefines the term "covered services" as used to describe applicable subscriber agreements between a health care entity and a dentist, to exclude waiting period provisions.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-13
To House Health, Education and Welfare Committee |
| H5738 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends provisions of the election laws relative to self-funding campaign contributions, the paperwork to be filed upon dissolution of a campaign account and liabilities imposed upon political action committee treasurers for late filings.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-13
Withdrawn at sponsor's request |
| H5736 | Intro
Sine Die | Permits campaign funds to be used to pay all childcare expenses that are incurred as a direct result of campaign activity.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-13
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H5657 | Intro
Sine Die | Shifts the legal burden of proof in certain workers' compensation actions involving intoxicating substances.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-13
To House Labor Committee |
| H5471 | Intro
Sine Die | Regulates the use of electronic changeable highway message signs (CMS) and requires the signs to display traffic operational, regulatory, warning, guidance, accident, and road information.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-12
Withdrawn at sponsor's request (03/12/2019) |
| S0317 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes criteria for the criminal offense of sexual assault when the victim is in the custody of a peace officer. Provides that a person convicted of custodial sexual assault would face imprisonment for not more than 3 years.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-12
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| H5137 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibits discrimination in housing against those persons who have a lawful source of income.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-12
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H5755 | Intro
Sine Die | Allows the superior court or the family court in reviewing sex offender level determination by the sex offender board of review, to raise or lower the offender's community notification level.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-12
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H5730 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires real estate sellers to provide buyers with an annual building energy cost estimate and imposes a duty on sellers to conduct real estate condition inspections.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-12
To House Corporations Committee |
| H5682 | Intro
Sine Die | Permits a member or members of a limited-liability company to avoid dissolution by buying the membership interest owned by the other member or members seeking dissolution.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-12
To House Corporations Committee |
| S0108 | Intro
Sine Die | Creates a five (5) year period after the date of dissolution, termination, or revocation of limited liability companies or corporations to settle and close its affairs but not to continue its business.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-12
To Senate Commerce Committee |
| H5774 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires real estate sellers to provide buyers with an annual building energy cost estimate and imposes a duty on sellers to conduct real estate condition inspections.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-12
To House Corporations Committee |
| H5462 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires health insurance providers to provide coverage for medical services for injuries received in motor vehicle or other accident regardless of whether the policy holder is seeking or may seek damages from a third party.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-12
To House Corporations Committee |
| H5746 | Intro
Sine Die | Makes using the passing lane on limited access highways a violation when not passing another vehicle.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-12
To House Judiciary Committee |
| S0255 | Intro
Sine Die | Removes the 10 year period within which time the secretary of state's office is authorized to withdraw a certificate of revocation for all Rhode Island business corporations, foreign corporations, nonprofit corporations and limited liability companie...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-12
To Senate Commerce Committee |
| H5474 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires Internet service providers to provide digital blocking of sexual and offensive material.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-12
Withdrawn at sponsor's request (03/12/2019) |
| H5519 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes sentencing act requiring department of corrections to assist offenders with reintegration into society, provide counseling, medical care, and release to home confinement and community confinement for elderly and terminally ill offenders.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-12
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H5694 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires an electric utility to bury power lines in the event of a residential power outage lasting ninety-six (96) consecutive hours or more, unless the outage was caused by the resident.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-12
To House Corporations Committee |
| H5761 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends definition of educational institutions and defines neighborhood. Prohibits level 3 sex offender from living within 1500 feet from schools, prohibits level 3 offender from moving back to neighborhood where offense was committed.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-12
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H5255 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires verification of hours worked on computers by contractors for professional or technical services rendered to the departments of transportation, health, human services, administration and commerce in contracts exceeding $100,000.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-12
To House Corporations Committee |
| H5136 | 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 in certain circumstances.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-12
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H5472 | Intro
Sine Die | Prevents the consideration of an applicant's credit history in determining automobile liability insurance rates.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-12
To House Corporations Committee |
| H5684 | Intro
Sine Die | Limits the use of toll collection facilities to toll collection only and not for issuing any other motor vehicle violation.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-12
To House Corporations Committee |
| H5488 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes an innkeeper to remove any guest who is a level III high risk to reoffend sexual offender who attempts to remain a hotel resident for more than thirty (30) consecutive days in any calendar year.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-12
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H5685 | Intro
Sine Die | Duties Of Utilities And Carriers - Human Trafficking And Child Exploitation Prevention
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-12
Withdrawn at sponsor's request |
| H5490 | Intro
Sine Die | Clarifies the jurisdiction of special police officers upon the land and buildings of educational institutions, and on roads adjacent to the educational institutions to instances where the officer notices that a person is in danger of bodily harm.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-12
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H5748 | Intro
Sine Die | Makes threats of mass violence to any educational or religious institution, social, civic or fraternal association a felony and allows the court to set reasonable conditions of release of the defendant in order to assure the safety of the community.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-12
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H5720 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the sealing of an application for a search warrant unless the court issuing the warrant issues an order granting relief from the seal.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-12
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H5718 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibits the use of a stingray cell-site simulator device by any law enforcement agency except upon application for its use and the granting of its order by the presiding justice of the superior court.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-12
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H5515 | Intro
Sine Die | Eliminates the statute of limitations for second-degree and third-degree sexual assault.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-12
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H5176 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides protections to residents of this state furloughed by the federal government relating to civil proceedings, credit card transactions, payments relating to mortgages, leases and installment contracts.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-11
To House Special Legislation Committee |
| H5508 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires lottery director to setoff lottery prize exceeding $600 against back child support (1st priority)/labor benefit overpayments (2nd priority)/back taxes (3rd priority)/non-tax state debts (4th priority) before prize payment.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-08
To House Finance Committee |
