HB 6284: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- LICENSING OF SWIMMING POOLS (No lifeguard or person trained in first aid required at swimming pools.)
05/05/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
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SB 808: AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- EMPLOYMENT SECURITY -- BENEFITS -- RHODE ISLAND BACK TO WORK INCENTIVE PROGRAM (Provides 13 weeks of benefits to persons returning to work of $150 per week prorated plus additional compensation up to $1,950 prorated with benefits expiring on January 1, 2022.)
05/05/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Sponsors
Roger Picard
(D)
,
Frank Lombardo
(D)
,
Stephen R. Archambault
(D)
,
Frank Ciccone
(D)
,
Frank Lombardi
(D)
+1 more
HB 5114: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PRECEPTORS TAX CREDIT ACT (Allows for a tax credit of $500 for certain nurse practitioners or physicians.)
05/05/2021 Committee postponed at request of sponsor (05/06/2021)
Sponsors
Kathleen Fogarty
(D)
,
Julie Casimiro
(D)
,
Carol McEntee
(D)
,
Robert Craven
(D)
,
David Bennett
(D)
SB 207: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- RESIDENCE OF CHILDREN FOR SCHOOL PURPOSES (Requires state to reimburse the city/town for any costs associated with transporting children placed in foster care by RI-licensed child-placing agency or RI governmental agency to an educational facility outside the regional transportation district.)
05/05/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
SB 466: AN ACT RELATING TO ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY - ANIMAL CARE (Waives the adoption fee to adopt a dog or cat from a public animal shelter for a veteran that presents a current and valid driver’s license or identification card with the word “veteran” printed on its face.)
05/05/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Sponsors
Michael J. McCaffrey
(D)
,
James A. Seveney
(D)
,
Frank Ciccone
(D)
,
Dominick Ruggerio
(D)
SB 154: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- ECONOMIC AND CLIMATE RESILIENCE ACT OF 2021 (Establishes a fee on companies that sell fossil fuels in Rhode Island and establishes a fund to disburse the collected funds.)
05/05/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Sponsors
Cynthia Armour Coyne
(D)
,
Meghan Kallman
(D)
,
Michael J. McCaffrey
(D)
,
Lou DiPalma
(D)
,
Hanna Gallo
(D)
+4 more
SB 437: AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MINIMUM WAGES (For proposed wages, workers' compensation, temporary disability and unemployment benefits this act creates a new definition for "employee".)
05/05/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
SB 838: AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- GAMES OF CHANCE -- FILING REQUIREMENTS (Removes the requirement, that retail businesses that promote themselves using games of chance, have to register those games of chance with the secretary of state and pay a one hundred fifty dollar ($150) filing fee.)
05/05/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Sponsors
Walter Felag
(D)
,
Roger Picard
(D)
,
Frank Lombardo
(D)
,
Hanna Gallo
(D)
,
Val Lawson
(D)
+2 more
SB 758: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- RENEWABLE ENERGY STANDARD (Sets forth new renewable energy standards.)
05/05/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
SB 431: AN ACT RELATING TO HOLIDAYS AND DAYS OF SPECIAL OBSERVANCE -- HOLIDAY AND SUNDAY WORK (For purposes of overtime pay on Sundays and holidays, removes health care and maintenance workers from the definition of employees not entitled to overtime pay, thereby enabling them to collect overtime pay.)
05/05/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
HB 6218: AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- EMPLOYMENT SECURITY -- BENEFITS -- RHODE ISLAND BACK TO WORK INCENTIVE PROGRAM (Provides 13 weeks of benefits to persons returning to work of $150 per week prorated plus additional compensation up to $1,950 prorated with benefits expiring on January 1, 2022.)
05/04/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
HB 5680: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- STATE BUILDING CODE (Increases the levy on total construction costs that cities and towns may charge for building permits and directs that fifty percent (50%) each of the levy be transmitted monthly to the department of labor and training for workforce training.)
05/04/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
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