AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS (Enables Rhode Island businesses to voluntarily promulgate standards to guide its business activities in a sustainable and responsible manner, as well as metrics for assessing whether it has met its objectives.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
Jun 2019
Senate Passage
Jun 2019
House Passage
Jun 2019
Signed into Law
Jul 2019
Introduced Feb 27, 2019
Signed Jul 15, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Jun 4, 2019
How they voted
34–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 35
Jun 4, 2019
D
Democratic30
96% Yea
R
Republican5
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
6
Committee
4
Jul 15, 2019
Signed into law
07/15/2019 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 28, 2019
Lower · Passed
06/28/2019 House passed Sub A in concurrence
lower
Jun 26, 2019
Legislature · Passed
06/26/2019 Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence
legislature
Jun 5, 2019
Committee
06/05/2019 Referred to House Committee on Small Business
lower
Jun 4, 2019
Legislature · Passed
06/04/2019 Senate passed Sub A
legislature
May 28, 2019
Legislature · Passed
05/28/2019 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
legislature
Mar 5, 2019
Legislature · Passed
03/05/2019 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 27, 2019
Introduced
02/27/2019 Introduced, referred to Senate Commerce
legislature
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Cynthia Armour Coyne
DDemocratic
P
Dawn Euer
DDemocratic
P
James A. Seveney
DDemocratic
P
Lou DiPalma
DDemocratic
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