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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 Mar 26, 2021

SB 746: AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MINIMUM WAGES (Provides that employers pay essential health care facility employees at a rate of one hundred fifty percent (150%) of their regular pay during a declared public health emergency.)

03/26/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Labor

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Mar 26, 2021

SR 705: JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $400,000 FOR FAMILY SERVICE OF RHODE ISLAND TO OPERATE AND EXPAND THE GO TEAM RESPONSE PROGRAM (Joint Resolution to appropriate $400,000 for GO Team Response Program.)

03/26/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Mar 25, 2021

SB 605: AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS - THE FAIR CHANCE EMPLOYMENT ACT (Prohibits employers from conducting a background check until after a conditional employment offer is made, and prohibit considering convictions.)

03/25/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Mar 25, 2021

SB 189: AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- FAIR EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES (Forbids an employer to require an employee to execute a nondisclosure agreement; or non-disparagement agreement regarding alleged violations of civil rights or criminal conduct as a condition of employment.)

03/25/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Mar 25, 2021

SB 249: AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES - SEXUAL ASSAULT (Establishes criteria for the criminal offense of sexual assault when the victim is in the custody of a peace officer. The act would also provide that a person convicted of custodial sexual assault would face imprisonment for not more than 3 years.)

03/25/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Mar 25, 2021

SB 241: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- CRANSTON STREET ARMORY FOUNDATION (Establishes the Cranston Street Armory Foundation to restore, renovate, reconstruct and allow public use and access to the historical Cranston Street Armory structure.)

03/25/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Mar 25, 2021

SB 315: AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE - BAIL AND RECOGNIZANCE (Amends the conditions of bail and recognizance to permit the release of a person charged with a misdemeanor without financial conditions.)

03/25/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House Mar 25, 2021

HB 5479: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- NEW HOME BUYERS FIRE PROTECTION ACT (Mandates that builders of new one or two (2) family residential dwellings provide the buyer with written information regarding the installation of automatic fire sprinkler system.)

03/25/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Mar 25, 2021

SB 257: AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES - THEFT, EMBEZZLEMENT, FALSE PRETENSES, AND MISAPPROPRIATION (Provides for a reduced penalty for the offense of larceny, and further provides for a tiered penalty system for the offense of shoplifting.)

03/25/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Mar 25, 2021

SB 313: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- LITTER CONTROL AND RECYCLING (Prohibits littering upon private property owned by another person.)

03/25/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Mar 25, 2021

SB 393: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS OF VOLUNTEERS AND INTERNS (Requires state and national criminal background checks person volunteering or interning at any elementary or secondary educational institution. It would also waive fees for background checks employment with salary of less than forty thousand dollars.)

03/25/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Mar 25, 2021

SB 533: AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- BURGLARY AND BREAKING AND ENTERING (Provides a rebuttable defense if any person shall die or sustain a personal injury while committing any violent criminal offense that individual is lawfully in a place they have a right to be, and acted in self-defense and reasonable belief of harm.)

03/25/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study