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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 17, 2021

HB 5876: AN ACT RELATING TO ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY -- SEIZURE OF ANIMALS BEING CRUELLY TREATED (Allows defendant to be served petition at arraignment for animal cruelty.)

03/17/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Mar 17, 2021

SB 469: AN ACT RELATING TO AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY -- FAMILY FARM PROTECTION ACT (Prohibits industrial sized factory farming.)

03/17/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Mar 17, 2021

SB 551: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- STATE BUILDING CODE (Increases the levy on total construction costs for building permits and direct 50% of such levy be transmitted monthly to DLT and deposited into the construction workforce training restricted receipt account to be used for workforce training grants.)

03/17/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House Mar 17, 2021

HB 5854: AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- FAIR EMPLOYMENTS PRACTICES (Amends the definition of employees to include gig workers for purposes of the fair employment practices chapter.)

03/17/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House Mar 17, 2021

HB 5877: AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE--PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- CAUSES OF ACTION (Exempts independent third-party contractors from liability for the unauthorized use of the name, portrait or picture of the right of privacy of an individual from appropriation of one’s name or likeness pursuant to a contract with a third party.)

03/17/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House Mar 17, 2021

HB 5737: AN ACT RELATING TO FISH AND WILDLIFE -- VIOLATIONS (Enhances the penalties for the violation of any law, rule or regulation relating to wild animals.)

03/17/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House Mar 17, 2021

HB 5713: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PUPILS (Requires that one third of all Rhode Island teachers, for the next three years, be trained in the basic emergency and response skills curriculum ("BEARS"), specifically in hand-only cardiopulmonary resuscitation, Heimlich maneuver, and bleeding control.)

03/17/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House Mar 17, 2021

HB 5735: AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- PUBLIC UTILITIES (Requires any person recording an oral communication, whether in person, telephonically or otherwise, to inform the other party or parties that the communications are being recorded.)

03/17/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House Mar 17, 2021

HR 5492: HOUSE RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO EXAMINE THE STATE'S GROWING HOME SCHOOL POPULATION AND PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS TO ENSURE THAT ALL STUDENTS HAVE ACCESS TO ALL AVAILABLE SERVICES IN ORDER TO MAXIMIZE THEIR EDUCATION (Creates an 11 member commission to examine the home school population and make recommendations for all students to have access to services to maximize their education, and would report back by January 4, 2022 and expire on April 4, 2022.)

03/17/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House Mar 17, 2021

HB 6086: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- CODE OF ETHICS (Requires a member of the general assembly who receives any financial payments from any entity or employer seeking legislative approval to file a written recusal.)

03/17/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House Mar 17, 2021

HB 5652: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- RHODE ISLAND SANCTUARY STATE ACT (Designates schools, places of worship and courts as sensitive locations and would require that a judicial warrant be obtained before federal immigration authorities could be granted access to those premises to enforce immigration laws.)

03/17/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Mar 17, 2021

SB 471: AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- FORCE-FED POULTRY PRODUCTS (Prohibits a retail food or a food service establishment from the sale of any force-fed poultry product or food containing a force-fed poultry product and would impose a civil penalty of $500 for each violation.)

03/17/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study