| RI | H8028 | Intro
Sine Die | Modifies the application process for interconnection projects to require greater transparency/greater clarity through an 8 member committee and independent ombudsman with prospective application.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-04-12
To House Corporations Committee |
| RI | H7811 | Intro
Sine Die | Creates the crime of stolen valor, for falsely representing himself or herself as a member of the military or armed forces, which is punishable by imprisonment of not more than one year, a fine of one thousand dollars ($1,000), or both.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-04-08
Withdrawn at sponsor's request |
| RI | H7306 | Intro
Sine Die | Criminalizes the knowing and intentional failure of a physician, nurse, or other licensed medical person to provide reasonable medical care and treatment to an infant born alive as a felony.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-04-07
To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H7307 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides equal medicare for infants born-alive as a result of abortion procedure/natural delivery with violations subject to criminal penalties for medical personnel/loss of license/civil action for damages.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-04-07
To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H7405 | Intro
Sine Die | Enacts the Born-Alive Infant Protection Act and provide for the duties and obligations of medical personnel in certain circumstances.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-04-07
To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H7702 | Intro
Sine Die | Creates a mandatory jail sentence of ten (10) years for two or more people who break into a business with the intent to steal.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-04-05
To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H7676 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes organized retail crime act which criminalizes the concerted action of 3 or more people that engage in organized theft from retail stores. Punishable by up to 5 years imprisonment with forfeiture provisions.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-04-05
To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H7459 | Intro
Sine Die | Mandates arming campus police at public higher educational institutions and includes campus police in the definition of "law enforcement officer" for the purposes of the "Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights."
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-03-30
To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H8061 | Pass | House Resolution Thanking And Honoring America's And Rhode Island's Vietnam War Veterans And Asking That All Rhode Island Residents Remember Their Service And Sacrifice On Behalf Of Our Nation On "vietnam Veterans Day"
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-03-29
House read and passed |
| RI | H7087 | Engross
Sine Die | Creates a custody procedure for pets in divorce and separation proceedings based on the best interests of the animal. This act would not apply to assistance/service animals.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-03-24
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H8043 | Pass | House Resolution Commemorating "medal Of Honor Day" On March 25, 2022, In The State Of Rhode Island
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-03-24
House read and passed |
| RI | H7599 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes the attorney general to institute proceedings to enforce any order of restitution pursuant to this chapter.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-03-23
To House Corporations Committee |
| RI | H7601 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibits commercial lease provisions limiting ability to subsequently lease to lawful businesses.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-03-23
To House Corporations Committee |
| RI | H8021 | Pass | House Resolution Expressing Deepest Sympathy On The Passing Of Dean T. Holt
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-03-22
House read and passed |
| RI | H8022 | Pass | House Resolution Expressing Deepest Condolences On The Passing Of Warren Charles Lutzel
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-03-22
House read and passed |
| RI | H8020 | Pass | House Resolution Expressing Deepest Condolences On The Passing Of The Honorable Henry Joseph Nardone, Sr.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-03-22
House read and passed |
| RI | H7726 | Intro
Sine Die | Allows municipalities to establish a program providing property tax exemption to active duty individuals who volunteer services as a firefighter or emergency medical technician.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-03-17
To House Municipal Government & Housing Committee |
| RI | H8000 | Pass | House Resolution Commemorating The Celebration Of St. Joseph's Day
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-03-17
House read and passed |
| RI | H7670 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the definition of "covered services".
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-03-16
To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | H7667 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires that the laws of the state where the medical services are rendered shall be the state law that applies to reimbursement.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-03-16
To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | H7671 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides that dental services rendered to patients in Rhode Island would be governed by the general laws of Rhode Island.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-03-16
To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | H7666 | Intro
Sine Die | Limits the copayment or coinsurance requirement on specialty drugs to one hundred fifty dollars ($150) for a thirty (30) day supply.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-03-16
To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | H7644 | Intro
Sine Die | Effective July 1, 2022, entitles environmental police officers to the benefits provided by chapter 45-21.2 entitled "Optional retirement for members of police force and firefighters."
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-03-15
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H7742 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibits the division of motor vehicles from placing on a motorist's driving record, a traffic violation which fine has been paid no longer than thirty (30) days after its issuance. This procedure would only be utilized twice per year.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-03-15
To House State Government & Elections Committee |
| RI | H6636 | Engross
Sine Die | 21H-5694 Sub A/3) --Authorizes municipalities to regulate the use of quadricycle passenger vehicles within their borders, provided there is approval by the local police chief.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-03-11
To Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs Committee |
| RI | H7678 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes the potential appointment of pro bono attorneys, supervised law students and from a list maintained by the DEM to act as animal advocates in animal cruelty and abuse cases, at the court's discretion, to serve the interests of justice.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-03-10
To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H7768 | Intro
Sine Die | Removes the "honorably discharged veteran of the United States Armed Forces" from the veterans' home administrator requirement and would require licensure of such individual through the licensing of nursing home administrators statute.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-03-09
To House Veterans Affairs Committee |
| RI | H7750 | Intro
Sine Die | Creates a registry of veterans exposed to airborne hazards open burn pits while serving in southwest Asia theaters of operations after August 2, 1990 and September 11, 2011.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-03-09
To House Veterans Affairs Committee |
| RI | H7371 | Intro
Sine Die | Prevents the consideration of an applicant's credit history in determining automobile insurance rates.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-03-08
To House Corporations Committee |
| RI | H7517 | Intro
Sine Die | Adds active firefighters and police officers or officers from their respective union to the retirement board.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-03-08
To House State Government & Elections Committee |
| RI | H7529 | Intro
Sine Die | Limits a rate increase by any gas distribution company to the lesser of five and one-half percent (5.5%) annually or the percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U).
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-03-08
To House Corporations Committee |
| RI | H7582 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the department of transportation to establish a schedule of all landscaping and mowing of lawns on state roads, and provide a copy of said schedule to the department of public works in any city or town where the state road is located.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-03-08
To House State Government & Elections Committee |
| RI | H7372 | Intro
Sine Die | Prevents a motor vehicle dealer from leasing a new or used motor vehicle to a member of the public requiring the payment of the exact amount of any excise tax assessed on the new or used motor vehicle as reimbursement to the motor vehicle dealer.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-03-01
To House Corporations Committee |
| RI | H7554 | Intro
Sine Die | Exempts the trade-in value of pickup trucks under eight thousand one hundred pounds (8,100 lbs.) gross weight, used exclusively for personal use, from sales tax.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-02-18
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H7547 | Intro
Sine Die | Mandates the department of education to provide a proper measurement of the per-pupil poverty count other than the current lunch delivery method, to ensure that school districts are credited accordingly.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-02-18
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H7017 | Pass | To Vacate The Forfeiture Or Revocation Of The Charter Of The Tyler Dock Association
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-02-16
Effective without Governor's signature |
| RI | H7338 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides for an income tax deduction for military service pension benefits.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-02-16
Withdrawn at sponsor's request |
| RI | H7317 | Intro
Sine Die | Expands the classes of licensed vehicles eligible to obtain courtesy veterans' plates, to include vehicles with a gross vehicle weight of up to twelve thousand pounds (12,000 lbs.).
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-02-15
To House Special Legislation Committee |
| RI | H7327 | Pass | House Resolution Expressing Deepest Condolences On The Passing Of John Garofalo, Sr.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-02-03
House read and passed |
| RI | H7013 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires high-volume third-party sellers, selling consumer goods on online marketplaces, to provide certain information to the marketplaces and disclose certain information to consumers on product listings.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-02-01
To House Corporations Committee |
| RI | H7032 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides an exemption to the access to public records law for winners of lottery prizes and/or games.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-02-01
To House State Government & Elections Committee |
| RI | H7263 | Pass | House Resolution Expressing Deepest Condolences On The Passing Of The Honorable Rodney D. Driver
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-02-01
House read and passed |
| RI | H7074 | Intro
Sine Die | Bans the sale of cosmetics developed/manufactured using animal testing. A violation would be a $1,000 fine for each offense.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-01-31
Withdrawn at sponsor's request (02/03/2022) |
| RI | H7109 | Pass | House Resolution Proclaiming The Week Of January 23-29, 2022, To Be "certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists Week" In The State Of Rhode Island
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-01-18
House read and passed |
| RI | H7103 | Pass | House Resolution Expressing Deepest Condolences On The Passing Of Gerald J. Granahan
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-01-18
House read and passed |
| RI | H7007 | Pass | House Resolution Expressing Deepest Condolences On The Passing Of The Honorable Vito Anthony Saritelli
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-01-06
House read and passed |
| RI | H5281 | Pass | Provides during any declared state or local disaster emergency that mental health and substance abuse disorder services be considered an essential health benefit provided, they’re implemented within guidelines established to address the emergency.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-07-14
Signed by Governor |
| RI | H5785 | Pass | Extends the veterans exemption from property tax to any member who served in uniform during the Cold War between 1947 through 1991, even if they did not serve in a declared war or conflict.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-07-14
Signed by Governor |
| RI | H6331 | Pass | Makes various amendments pertaining to the charter of the Hope Valley and Wyoming Fire District.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-07-14
Effective without Governor's signature |
| RI | H6282 | Pass | Gives the ambulance service coordinating board approval powers over regulations, protocols, standards, licensing fees and other administrative actions set proposed by the director of health.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-07-13
Signed by Governor |
