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All 25,118 Active 7,678 In committee 7,673 Passed 5,630 Signed 4,797 Failed 6,972

passed · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 15, 2023

SB 559: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- POSTSECONDARY STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE (Authorizes the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to establish a program to expand the issuance of teaching certificates to bilingual dual language and world language teachers in urban and urban ring schools.)

06/15/2023 Senate passed Sub A

passed both · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 15, 2023

SB 148: AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- MILITARY SPOUSE LICENSURE (Provides issuance of an occupational license, certificate and permit for military service members licensed in other states and relocated to Rhode Island.)

06/15/2023 House passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment)

passed · Rhode Island · House Jun 15, 2023

HR 6534: HOUSE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING SEPTEMBER OF 2023 AS "LATINO HISTORY MONTH" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

06/15/2023 House read and passed

passed · Rhode Island · House Jun 15, 2023

HB 5033: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- NET METERING (Prohibits utility companies from limiting eligibility of net metering site based on prior consumption and requires excess energy not consumed to be credited to consumer. Also amends definition of excess renewable net-metering credit.)

06/15/2023 House passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment)

passed · Rhode Island · House Jun 15, 2023

HR 6533: HOUSE RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND RECOGNIZING VICKI VIRGILIO ON THE OCCASION OF HER RETIREMENT AFTER FORTY-FIVE YEARS WORKING FOR THE BETTERMENT OF MEMBERS OF LOCAL UNION 1033

06/15/2023 House read and passed

passed · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 15, 2023

SB 144: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- MINORITY BUSINESS ENTERPRISE (Increases the minimum required awarded to minority business enterprises to 20% and of that, require a minimum of 10% be awarded to minority owned businesses and that a minimum of 10% be awarded to women owned businesses.)

06/15/2023 Senate passed Sub A

passed both · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 15, 2023

SB 1061: AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES (Provides that the maximum number of unrelated persons living together that could be designated by a local zoning ordinance as constituting an individual household could not be less than one person per bedroom.)

06/15/2023 House passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment)

passed · Rhode Island · House Jun 15, 2023

HB 5784: AN ACT RELATING TO AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY -- FORESTRY AND FOREST PRODUCT OPERATIONS (Creates a new motor vehicle registration for "forestry vehicles"/provides that forest product operations are permitted uses within all zoning districts of a municipality except where prohibited.)

06/15/2023 Referred to Senate Environment and Agriculture

passed · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 15, 2023

SB 1060: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS' BILL OF RIGHTS (Amends LEOBOR to a five (5) member committee and extends summary punishment to fourteen (14) days.)

06/15/2023 Senate passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment)

passed · Rhode Island · House Jun 14, 2023

HR 6525: HOUSE RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING THE 2023 PROVIDENCE PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS GRADUATING CLASS

06/14/2023 House read and passed

passed · Rhode Island · House Jun 14, 2023

HR 6528: HOUSE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING JUNE 13TH TO BE "PROFESSIONAL WRESTLING DAY” IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

06/14/2023 House read and passed

passed · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 14, 2023

SB 64: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- THE EDUCATION EQUITY AND PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT (Provides that the permanent foundation educational aid program would provide state funding for school-based mental health services pursuant to specified conditions.)

06/14/2023 Senate read and passed