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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 18, 2021

SR 125: JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE AND PUBLISH AND SUBMIT TO THE ELECTORS A PROPOSITION OF AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE -- REFERENDUM ON LINE ITEM VETO (This proposed amendment to the Constitution would provide the governor with a line item veto on the budget and other bills for the appropriation of money.)

03/18/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Mar 18, 2021

SB 657: AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- PROHIBITION OF SINGLE-FAMILY ZONING IN URBAN GROWTH BOUNDARIES ACT OF 2021 (Prohibits single-family residential zoning in municipalities with populations of over twenty-thousand (20,000) and mandate that those municipalities adopt zoning regulations for middle housing in single-family residential zones.)

03/18/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Mar 18, 2021

SB 623: AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- MAIL BALLOTS (Allows the board of elections to begin the certification of mail ballots (20) days prior to election day and require notice of such certification sessions. It also establishes a new and more comprehensive mail ballot voter signature verification process.)

03/18/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Mar 18, 2021

SB 689: AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- WAGES (Increases minimum wage on October 1, 2021, to $13, gradually increases future wages to $16 in 2023.)

03/18/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Labor

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Mar 18, 2021

SB 516: AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS (Makes very comprehensive changes to the election laws concerning voter registration, voter rights, mail ballots and early day voting.)

03/18/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Mar 18, 2021

SB 247: AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS - MAIL BALLOTS (Creates early in-person voting and online applications for mail ballots. It removes the two (2) witnesses' notarization of voter signature for mail ballots.)

03/18/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Mar 18, 2021

SB 668: AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL RENT AND MORTGAGE CANCELLATION ACT OF 2021 (Forgives rent for tenants and mortgage payments for small homeowners from the date of a declared health emergency by the governor until the expiration of ninety (90) days after the governor declares that the state of emergency has ended.)

03/18/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary

in committee · Rhode Island · House Mar 18, 2021

HB 5819: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION ((Requires nonprofit entity exempt from real property tax to provide assessor with information every 5 yeas relating to the usage of the land/building/structures starting December 31, 2021.)

03/18/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Mar 18, 2021

SB 423: AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- PRIMARY ELECTION DATES (Requires that the primary election date, typically the eighth Tuesday preceding the biennial state elections, shall be held on the Wednesday immediately following Labor Day, only if the eighth Tuesday immediately follows Labor Day.)

03/18/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House Mar 18, 2021

HB 6038: AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- SUBDIVISION OF LAND (Allows minor subdivision to remain minor and subject to the lesser time period for certification and also add more time for certification at the master and preliminary plan phases on major subdivisions and land developments.)

03/18/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House Mar 18, 2021

HB 5818: AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- AWARD OF MUNICIPAL CONTRACTS (Increases the aggregate amount of procurements for cities and towns from $10,000 to $25,000 for construction and from $5,000 to $10,000 for all other purchases.)

03/18/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Mar 18, 2021

SR 569: JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE AND PUBLISH AND SUBMIT TO THE ELECTORS A PROPOSITION OF AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE - OF SUFFRAGE (Amends the state constitution to remove the requirement that you must reside in the state for thirty (30) days prior to registering to vote in the state.)

03/18/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study