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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 Mar 23, 2021

HB 5910: AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- NONPROFIT DENTAL SERVICE CORPORATIONS (Authorizes the insurance commissioner to review dental fees paid to participating dentists by a nonprofit dental service corporation to ensure that they are fair and reasonable.)

03/23/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House Mar 23, 2021

HB 5211: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION (Provides two million dollars ($2,000,000) to support comprehensive and effective afterschool, summer learning and workforce development programs for students in grades kindergarten through twelve (K-12).)

03/23/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House Mar 23, 2021

HB 5062: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- THE RHODE ISLAND EARLY CHILDHOOD INNOVATION ACT (Establishes the RI Early Childhood Innovation Act and authorizes department of human services to fund programs for at-risk kindergarten children of $1,000,000 annually.)

03/23/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House Mar 23, 2021

HB 5239: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- THE WORLD LANGUAGE AND DUAL LANGUAGE IMMERSION ACT (Establishes and require funding for a world language and dual language immersion program.)

03/23/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House Mar 23, 2021

HB 5908: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT - UNFAIR SALES PRACTICES (Requires the formulation of a plan to reduce or waive fees and taxes for businesses negatively impacted by COVID-19.)

03/23/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House Mar 23, 2021

HB 5450: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- THE DISTRESSED COMMUNITY CHILD ENRICHMENT PROGRAM (Establishes distress community child enrichment program to provide grants for education in distresses communities apportioned 75% to STEAM programs/25% to academic/non-academic programs with funding from portion of fees paid for center approvals/renewals.)

03/23/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House Mar 23, 2021

HB 5668: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- TEACHER'S RETIREMENT (Allows teachers, state and municipal employees to retire upon the earlier of reaching age sixty (60) with thirty (30) years of service or the employee's retirement eligibility date under present state statutes.)

03/23/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House Mar 23, 2021

HB 5915: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- COMMUNITY ANTENNA TELEVISION SYSTEMS (Requires cable television companies to give their customers the option to purchase, at its fair market value, a device which decodes digital cable signals for their cable signal reception.)

03/23/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House Mar 23, 2021

HB 5905: AN ACT RELATING TO CORPORATIONS - ASSOCIATIONS, AND PARTNERSHIPS - GENERAL PROVISIONS (Requires publicly held corporations to be represented by women on their board of directors. Fines would be imposed for non-compliance.)

03/23/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House Mar 23, 2021

HB 5679: 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%).)

03/23/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House Mar 23, 2021

HB 5317: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - ARIANNA'S SPEECH FLUENCY ACT (Requires screening for dyslexia and related disorders for public school students in grades kindergarten through grade four (K-4) and would provide for instruction in cursive writing.)

03/23/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House Mar 23, 2021

HB 5916: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION (Requires all public utilities to maintain a customer service facility within the state to perform services such as addressing customer inquiries and accepting bill payments.)

03/23/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study