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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 · House Apr 6, 2021

HB 6085: AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE--PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- CAUSES OF ACTION (Grants immunity from civil liability and professional disciplinary action for any action or inaction arising out of a disaster or declared emergency, when acting in good faith.)

04/06/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House Apr 6, 2021

HB 6154: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES (Requires any facility or business which teaches, gives lessons, classes or training to children and youth to have their prospective employees submit to a criminal background check, through the state or local police department, prior to them being hired.)

04/06/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Apr 5, 2021

SB 579: AN ACT RELATING TO WATERS AND NAVIGATION -- NARRAGANSETT BAY COMMISSION--THE TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP OF SEWAGE INFRASTRUCTURE FROM THE CITY OF CENTRAL FALLS TO THE NARRAGANSETT BAY COMMISSION (Authorizes the city of Central Falls to transfer ownership of the city's sewer infrastructure to the Narragansett Bay Commission.)

04/05/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Apr 5, 2021

SB 290: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- FOUNDATION LEVEL SCHOOL SUPPORT (Act provided increased school housing aid for communities that utilize resident architectural firms for services included in new school or renovation project.)

04/05/2021 Committee postponed at request of sponsor (04/07/2021)

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Apr 5, 2021

SB 64: AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES - AUTOMATED TRAFFIC SPEED ENFORCEMENT SYSTEM (Authorizes the use of automated traffic-speed camera-enforcement systems on all state and local roads within the state, not just in school zones)

04/05/2021 Committee postponed at request of sponsor (04/08/2021)

in committee · Rhode Island · House Apr 5, 2021

HB 6065: AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE - UNFAIR CLAIMS SETTLEMENT PRACTICES ACT (Raises appraisal threshold for auto insurance from $2,500 to $5,000, requires an insurance company to complete the appraisal within four days and redefines fair market value to include commonly used insurance industry compilations.)

04/05/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Apr 5, 2021

SB 586: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- TEACHERS' RETIREMENT (SEE TITLE 16 CHAPTER 97-THE RHODE ISLAND BOARD OF EDUCATION ACT) (Replaces the suspension year COLA for all retired teachers, state employees and municipal with a fractional COLA award of twenty-five percent (25%).)

04/05/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Apr 5, 2021

SB 478: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- THE FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYERS SAVINGS ACCOUNT ACT (Authorizes the creation of first-time homebuyer savings account from which savings to purchase a home could be deducted from an individual's or couple's personal income taxes.)

04/05/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Apr 5, 2021

SB 578: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC FINANCE - DIVESTMENT OF STATE PENSION FUNDS FROM MILITARY CONTRACTORS (Requires the state investment commission to identify and divest pension fund investments in military weapon manufacturers whether held directly and indirectly.)

04/05/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House Apr 5, 2021

HB 6169: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- RENEWAL ENERGY RESOURCE PROJECTS (Prohibits the co-location of multiple renewable energy resources one or more contiguous parcels, unless the total capacity of the co-location is less than ten megawatts (10MW) in total.)

04/05/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House Apr 5, 2021

HB 6141: AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS AGRICULTURAL EQUIPMENT RIGHT TO REPAIR ACT (Provides that original equipment manufacturers of agricultural equipment would provide independent service providers repair information and tools to maintain and repair electronics of the agricultural equipment.)

04/05/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House Apr 5, 2021

HB 5990: AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE IN PARTICULAR ACTIONS -- SOCIAL MEDIA CENSORSHIP PROTECTION ACT (Prohibits certain social media companies from censoring users speech by either removal of the user's speech or using algorithms to prevent the user's speech.)

04/05/2021 Committee postponed at request of sponsor (04/06/2021)