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RIS2051Intro

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TAXATION -- SALES AND USE TAXES -- LIABILITY AND COMPUTATION - Exempts reusable bags from the state sales tax.
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2024-05-23
To Senate Finance Committee
RIS2929Intro

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PUBLIC FINANCE -- RHODE ISLAND BABY BOND TRUST - Creates the Rhode Island baby bond trust to provide investment funds to children born to families with public health insurance or no insurance living in Rhode Island.
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2024-05-23
To Senate Finance Committee
RIS2325Intro

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PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- RETIREMENT SYSTEM -- CONTRIBUTIONS AND BENEFITS - Effective July 1, 2024, entitles environmental police officers to the benefits provided by chapter 45-21.2 entitled "Optional retirement for members of police force an...
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2024-05-23
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RIS2573Intro

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STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION -- HUMAN SERVICES FTE ACCOUNTABILITY PORTAL - Directs the department of administration to establish a human services transparency FTE portal.
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2024-05-23
To Senate Finance Committee
RIS2865Intro

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PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- RETIREMENT SYSTEM -- CONTRIBUTIONS AND BENEFITS - Requires any benefit enhancements afforded under the employees' retirement system of Rhode Island or the municipal employees' retirement system to be amortized over in...
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2024-05-23
To Senate Finance Committee
RIS2369Intro

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TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES - Permits every municipality in the state to offer a homestead tax exemption of up to 20% of assessed value on residential properties, and also provides that municipalities that grant greater exemptions ...
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2024-05-23
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RIS2864Intro

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EDUCATION -- BUILDING OPPORTUNITIES IN OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME - Provides $4 million to support after school and school vacation, summer learning workforce development programs for K-12 students with annual reports on status and programs.
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2024-05-23
To Senate Finance Committee
RIS2563Intro

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TAXATION -- PERSONAL INCOME TAX - Allows a modification to federal adjusted gross income of twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) of social security income for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2024.
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2024-05-23
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RIS2960Intro

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TAXATION -- PERSONAL INCOME TAX - Allows a modification to federal adjusted gross income of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) of taxable pension and/or annuity income for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2025.
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2024-05-23
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RIS2567Intro

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TOWNS AND CITIES -- STATE AID - Requires an appropriation of an additional five percent (5%) of the assessed value of all low-income housing as part of the payment in lieu of taxes program to the municipality where the property is located beginning i...
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2024-05-23
To Senate Finance Committee
RIS2159Intro

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TAXATION -- PERSONAL INCOME TAX - Allows real property owner a one-time non-refundable tax credit for the actual costs of connecting a single family or multi-family dwelling to a municipal sewer system credited to the owner's personal or corporate in...
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2024-05-23
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RIS2560Intro

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EDUCATION -- RESIDENCE OF CHILDREN FOR SCHOOL PURPOSES - Relieves East Providence from providing any educational/financial resources to children in the CRAFT program or other Bradley Hospital programs. Requires the school district of origin where the...
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2024-05-23
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RIS2054Intro

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TAXATION -- PERSONAL INCOME TAX - Increases the state earned-income credit as of January 1, 2025 to seventeen percent (17%) of the federal earned-income credit, not to exceed the amount of state income tax.
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2024-05-23
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RIS2312Intro

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PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- RETIREMENT SYSTEM -- CONTRIBUTIONS AND BENEFITS - Provides that vacancies in excess of 3% for full time equivalent state employees which are substituted with contract employees shall require an appropriation to the pe...
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2024-05-23
To Senate Finance Committee
RIS3079Intro

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TOWNS AND CITIES -- OPTIONAL RETIREMENT FOR MEMBERS OF POLICE FORCE AND FIREFIGHTERS - Allows police and firefighters to retire with 20 years of service and attained 57 years of age based on their highest 3 years consecutive compensation.
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2024-05-23
To Senate Finance Committee
RIS2167Intro

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TAXATION -- SALES AND USE TAXES -- LIABILITY AND COMPUTATION - Exempts from the sales tax scalp hair prosthesis or wigs that are necessary due to hair loss from a medical condition.
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2024-05-23
To Senate Finance Committee
RIS2368Intro

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HEALTH AND SAFETY -- PUBLIC HEALTH AND WORKPLACE SAFETY ACT - Repeals the exemption granted to pari mutual facilities and casinos from the smoke free workplace requirement contained in the Public Health and Workplace Safety Act.
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2024-05-14
To Senate Finance Committee
RIS2584Intro

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Joint Resolution Making An Appropriation To Higher Ground International To Provide Support To Complete The Initial Phase Of Higher Ground International's New Headquarters (authorizes The Appropriation Of The Sum Of $450,000 To Higher Ground Internati...
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2024-05-14
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RIS2755Intro

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PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- MERIT SYSTEM - Creates separate and distinct employment positions and salaries under the unclassified pay plan for the board of elections employees.
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2024-05-14
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RIS3026Intro

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Joint Resolution Making An Appropriation Of $2,000,000 To The Elisha Project (this Resolution Would Authorize The Appropriation Of The Sum Of $2,000,000 To The Elisha Project.)
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2024-05-14
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RIS2961Intro

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TAXATION -- SALES AND USE TAXES -- LIABILITY AND COMPUTATION - Exempts battery energy storage system equipment, solar thermal collectors for commercial applications and solar storage tanks that are part of a commercial solar hot water system from the...
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2024-05-14
To Senate Finance Committee
RIS2958Intro

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Joint Resolution Making An Appropriation Of $180,000 For The Rhode Island State Conservation Committee And Its Three Conservation Districts (this Resolution Would Authorize The Appropriation Of The Sum Of $180,000 To The Ri State Conservation Committ...
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2024-05-14
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RIS3022Intro

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TOWNS AND CITIES -- GENERAL POWERS - Enables the city of Newport to impose a nine percent (9%) amusement tax on the sale of certain amusement ticket sales.
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2024-05-09
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RIS2323Intro

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Joint Resolution Making An Appropriation Of $500,000 To The Rhode Island Black Business Association (this Resolution Would Authorize The Appropriation Of The Sum Of $500,000 To The Rhode Island Black Business Association.)
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2024-05-09
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RIS2351Intro

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Joint Resolution Making An Appropriation Of $750,000 To Waterfire Providence (authorizes The Appropriation Of The Sum Of $750,000 To Waterfire Providence.)
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2024-05-09
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RIS2963Intro

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PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- RETIREMENT SYSTEM CONTRIBUTIONS AND BENEFITS - Provides state employee public safety professionals with parity to municipal public safety employees in the state/municipal retirement systems eff. 7/1/24 with 10% contri...
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2024-05-09
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RIS2985Intro

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STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- COUNCIL ON THE ARTS - Establishes a Rhode Island creative futures fund in the amount of eighteen million dollars ($18,000,000).
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2024-05-09
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RIS3033Intro

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TAXATION -- SALES AND USE TAXES -- LIABILITY AND COMPUTATION - Imposes an additional local hotel tax in the city of Newport, at a rate of two and one-half percent (2.5%) to be retained and used for its public infrastructure and resiliency purposes.
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2024-05-09
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RIS2329Intro

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PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- RETIREMENT SYSTEM -- MEMBERSHIP AND SERVICE CREDITS - Allows members of the retirement system who served in the national guard or reserves and who qualifies as veterans to purchase retirement service credits.
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2024-05-09
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RIS2375Intro

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HUMAN SERVICES -- THE RHODE ISLAND FAMILY CAREGIVER TAX CREDIT ACT - Establishes a tax credit against income tax based on eligible expenses incurred for care and support of an eligible family member.
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2024-05-07
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RIS2161Intro

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STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- HEALTH CARE FOR CHILDREN AND PREGNANT WOMEN - Provides children from birth through age five (5) with continuous coverage eligibility for RIte Track/RIte Care so that they are not at risk of losing coverage at the yearl...
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2024-05-07
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RIS2575Intro

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TAXATION -- PERSONAL INCOME TAX -- CHILD TAX CREDIT - Establishes a child tax credit of one thousand dollars ($1,000) per dependent.
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2024-05-07
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RIS3034Intro

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PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- STATE PURCHASES - Prohibits state agency contract for licensing of software applications designed for generally available desktop/server hardware cannot limit agency choice to install/run software o its hardware.
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2024-05-02
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RIS3027Intro

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TAXATION -- SALES AND USE TAXES -- LIABILITY AND COMPUTATION - Reduces the sales tax from seven percent (7%) to six and one-half percent (6 ½%).
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2024-05-02
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RIS2860Intro

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EDUCATION -- THE PAUL W. CROWLEY RHODE ISLAND STUDENT INVESTMENT INITIATIVE - Permits a school to calculate its maintenance of effort on a per-pupil basis and to deduct any nonrecurring expenditure from its maintenance of effort.
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2024-05-02
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RIS3020Intro

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HUMAN SERVICES -- GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION - Allows the executive office of health and human services to use appropriated funds to support graduate medical education programs and research.
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2024-05-02
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RIS2320Intro

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EDUCATION -- FEDERAL AID - Establishes new programs for free breakfast and lunch meals in all public schools.
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2024-05-02
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RIS3028Intro

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TAXATION -- LOW-INCOME HOUSING IMPROVEMENT TAX CREDIT - Establishes the Rhode Island low-income housing improvement tax credit program providing tax credits for a period of five (5) years to applicants that are competitively selected and that meet th...
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2024-05-02
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RIS3032Intro

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TAXATION -- PERSONAL INCOME TAX - Authorizes a retroactive tax credit for tax yr 2022/thereafter/allowing investment tax credits to be passed through to the personal income tax returns of eligible Sub-S corporation shareholders/limited liability comp...
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2024-05-02
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RIS3025Intro

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Joint Resolution Making An Appropriation Of $150,000 To The Rhode Island Commerce Corporation For The Blackstone Valley Visitors Center (authorizes The Appropriation Of The Sum Of $150,000 To The Rhode Island Commerce Corporation For The Blackstone V...
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2024-05-02
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RIS2046Intro

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EDUCATION -- FEDERAL AID - Requires free breakfast and lunches to be provided for all elementary and secondary students attending public schools.
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2024-05-02
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RIS2918Intro

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Joint Resolution Making An Appropriation Of $1,600,000 To The Department Of Housing For Legal Assistance And Housing Navigation Resources (this Resolution Would Authorize The Appropriation Of The Sum Of $1,600,000 To The Rhode Island Department Of Ho...
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2024-04-30
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RIS2868Intro

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STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- HOUSING PRODUCTION REVOLVING FUND ACT - Authorizes the department of housing to issue bonds in the amount of $50,000,000 with a maturity date not to exceed 20 years, to establish the housing production revolving fund, ...
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2024-04-30
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RIS2372Intro

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TAXATION -- REAL ESTATE CONVEYANCE TAX - Increases conveyance tax for residential properties sold above $2,000,000 to a rate of $3.30 per $500, to be collected for RI housing for elderly affordable housing development. Provides and exemption to any e...
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2024-04-30
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RIS2556Intro

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PROPERTY -- FIRST TIME HOME BUYER SAVINGS PROGRAM ACT - Establishes the first time home buyer savings program act. Allows modifications to federal adjusted gross income for $50,000 in contributions and $150,000 of interest and dividends included in f...
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2024-04-30
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RIS2752Intro

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STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- AFFORDABLE HOUSING RENT PILOT PROGRAM - Establishes and fund an affordable housing pilot program at reduced rents to be administered by the state department of housing with an appropriation of three million dollars ($3...
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2024-04-30
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RIS2361Intro

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TAXATION -- REAL ESTATE CONVEYANCE TAX - Allows a municipality to set its own conveyance tax rate for residential properties sold in excess of $800,000.00 at $10 per $500. Provides collected taxes to be in a restricted account and distributed within ...
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2024-04-30
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RIS2349Intro

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STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- RHODE ISLAND HOUSING AND MORTGAGE FINANCE CORPORATION - Establishes a revolving fund to assist first-time home buyers and veterans to purchase a home in Rhode Island by issuing grants of up to forty thousand dollars ($...
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2024-04-30
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RIS2555Intro

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Joint Resolution Making An Appropriation Of $20,000,000 For The Housing Down Payment Assistance Program (this Resolution Would Authorize The Appropriation Of The Sum Of $20,000,000 To Support The Down Payment Assistance Program.)
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2024-04-30
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RIS2317Intro

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STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- SHERIFFS - Allows retired sheriffs and other retired law enforcement personnel to be recalled into service as a sheriff or deputy sheriff without any reduction in their pension benefit.
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2024-04-25
To Senate Finance Committee
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