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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 Apr 15, 2021

SB 512: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- OPEN MEETINGS (Requires that all meetings closed to the public be audio recorded by audio tape or other audio recording device.)

04/15/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House Apr 15, 2021

HB 5448: AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- MEDICAID EMPLOYER ASSESSMENT (Creates a Medicaid employees assessment and would require all for profit employers with more than 300 employees to compensate the state 10% of each of their employees' wages, capped of $1500, who are enrolled in Medicaid.)

04/15/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Apr 14, 2021

SB 748: AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- GENERAL PROVISIONS - MANUFACTURING AND WHOLESALE LICENSES (Authorizes the issuance of farmer-brewery and farmer-distillery licenses to qualifying farms subject to conditions and regulations issued by the department of regulation.)

04/14/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Apr 14, 2021

SB 779: AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- OPERATORS' AND CHAUFFEURS' LICENSES (Creates pilot program for 33 hr driver ed program offered in an online/virtual format, effective 10/1/21 and sunsets 10/1/23. Creates the Online Driver Education Program Study Commission to determine by 12/31/22 if the pilot program should be permanent.)

04/14/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House Apr 14, 2021

HB 5351: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- SEIZURE SAFE SCHOOLS ACT (Requires elementary/secondary schools to have at least 1 school employee trained to administer/assist with the self-administering of seizure rescue medication prescribed to treat seizure disorder systems and the use of prescribed electrical stimulation.)

04/14/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House Apr 14, 2021

HB 6193: AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION (Allows the EOHHS to use appropriated funds to support graduate medical education programs and research and directs the secretary of EOHHS to determine the appropriate Medicaid payment mechanism in order to make the payments annually.)

04/14/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Apr 14, 2021

SB 464: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- THE CLIMATE LITERACY ACT (Implements literacy of climate change for all students enrolled in public schools or other schools managed and controlled by the state in kindergarten through twelve (K-12).)

04/14/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Apr 14, 2021

SB 463: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- CURRICULUM (Requires courses in family life or sex education be taught in grades 6 -12 and be appropriate for students of all races, genders, sexual orientations, ethnic and cultural backgrounds.)

04/14/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Apr 14, 2021

SB 778: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- STATE BUILDING CODE (Requires baby changing tables in publicly accessible restrooms in existing and new state and municipal buildings, including state house and that accommodations are equally available regardless of gender for which restroom is designed.)

04/14/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Apr 14, 2021

SB 454: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION (Establishes the Rhode Island ombudsperson for special education to ensure school districts meet the minimum standards required to comply with an individualized education program for students with disabilities.)

04/14/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House Apr 14, 2021

HB 6179: AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- DIVISION OF MOTOR VEHICLES (Allows RIDE to utilize Massachusetts and Connecticut licensed school bus drivers to fulfill a shortage of Rhode Island bus drivers to meet all obligations of transportation of students for a temporary period of time, up to thirty (30) days.)

04/14/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Apr 14, 2021

SB 553: AN ACT RELATING TO MILITARY AFFAIRS AND DEFENSE -- PURPLE-STAR RHODE ISLAND DEPENDENT EDUCATION ACT (Establishes the "Purple-star Rhode Island Dependent Education Act" and provides that the commissioner of elementary and secondary education designate schools as "purple-star" schools.)

04/14/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study