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State Legislature US Congress

All 25,118 Active 7,678 In committee 7,673 Passed 5,630 Signed 4,797 Failed 6,972

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate May 17, 2021

SB 394: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- CORRECTIONS DEPARTMENT (Provides for a safety inspection of the Wyatt Detention Facility twice a year.)

05/17/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House May 15, 2021

HR 6317: HOUSE RESOLUTION RESPECTFULLY REQUESTING THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (EOHHS) TO CREATE A COVID-19 SURGE PLAN FOR HANDLING THE INCREASING NEED FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENTS

05/15/2021 Committee postponed at request of sponsor (05/17/2021)

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate May 14, 2021

SB 902: AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES (Requires towns and cities to allow tiny homes to be used as an accessory dwelling.)

05/14/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary

in committee · Rhode Island · House May 13, 2021

HB 6268: AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- COVERAGE FOR MENTAL ILLNESS AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE (Increases reimbursement rates for behavioral health providers over a five (5) year period. The minimum increase per year would be four percent (4%) resulting in a total increase of twenty-three and four tenths percent (23.4%).)

05/13/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House May 13, 2021

HB 5809: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- THE PERCENTAGE OF INCOME HOME ENERGY AFFORDABILITY ACT (Creates the Percentage of Income Home Energy Affordability Program, an income-sensitive tiered subsidy program to ensure that home energy utility costs are affordable for eligible low-income households.)

05/13/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House May 13, 2021

HB 5794: AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES - MEDICAL ASSISTANCE (Directs EOHHS to implement process for determining fees/reimbursement rates for non-emergency medical transportation service/sets $147 fee per trip/$1.50 per mile/certificate of need required after 7/1/21 .)

05/13/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate May 13, 2021

SR 663: JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE AND PUBLISH AND SUBMIT TO THE ELECTORS A PROPOSITION OF AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION -- GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO REVIEW REGULATIONS

05/13/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House May 13, 2021

HR 6285: HOUSE RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR A PLAN AND THE DESIGN OF A VIETNAM MEMORIAL TO BE LOCATED IN THE CITY OF PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND (Creates a 9 member commission to study and make recommendations for a plan and design of a Vietnam Memorial to be located in the City of Providence, and who would report back to the House by January 31, 2022, and expire on April 30, 2022.)

05/13/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate May 13, 2021

SB 835: AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- SECRETARY OF STATE (Authorizes the secretary of state and board of elections to conduct an extensive cybersecurity assessment of our election systems and facilities and to establish a cybersecurity review board.)

05/13/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate May 13, 2021

SB 238: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES (Permits a municipality, in which twelve percent (12%) of the housing in a municipality qualifies for low-income housing, to charge a tax up to ten percent (10%) of the current year's gross scheduled rental income.)

05/13/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate May 13, 2021

SB 598: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- VITAL RECORDS (Requires notification of the name and address of the deceased on a death certificate with the office of secretary of state and the chairperson of the board of canvassers for the purpose of removal from the rolls of registered voters.)

05/13/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House May 13, 2021

HB 6073: AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL RENT AND MORTGAGE CANCELLATION ACT OF 2021 (Forgives rent for tenants and mortgage payments for small homeowners from the date of a declared health emergency by the governor until the expiration of ninety (90) days after the governor declares that the state of emergency has ended.)

05/13/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study