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State Legislature US Congress

All 25,118 Active 7,678 In committee 7,673 Passed 5,917 Signed 4,510 Failed 6,972

signed · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 19, 2023

SB 656: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS IN GOVERNMENT -- LEAD HAZARD MITIGATION (Relieves property owners from implementing lead hazard mitigation for pre-1978 rental dwelling units that are comprised of 2 or 3 units, one of which is occupied by the property owner.)

06/19/2023 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 19, 2023

SB 752: AN ACT RELATING TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY -- ORGANIZATION OF GENERAL ASSEMBLY (Requires the secretary of state to maintain and provide to the public, an online directory of government officials and a limited number of printed government directories and eliminate the legislative manual used by the secretary of state.)

06/19/2023 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 19, 2023

SB 165: AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- CONDOMINIUM OWNERSHIP (Provides that a condo unit owners policy would be the primary insurance policy with respect to any loss covered by the association’s policy but not payable under the association’s policy because of the application of the deductible.)

06/19/2023 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · House Jun 19, 2023

HB 5226: AN ACT RELATING TO DOMESTIC RELATIONS -- ADOPTION OF CHILDREN (Creates a new section which provides a streamlined adoption process for children born through assisted reproduction and who need adoption to confirm, not establish, their legal parentage to protect them against discrimination in all jurisdictions.)

06/19/2023 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 19, 2023

SB 667: AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- OPERATORS' AND CHAUFFEURS' LICENSES (Requires curriculum related to the dangers of marijuana-impaired driving such as the course provided by AAA or similar equivalent to be added to the curriculum for driver education once it has been approved by the state board of education.)

06/19/2023 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · House Jun 19, 2023

HB 5168: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- CERTIFICATION OF TEACHERS (Revises the course requirements for the fast-track principal certification program.)

06/19/2023 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 19, 2023

SB 1009: AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- THE RHODE ISLAND CANNABIS ACT (Permits the office of cannabis regulation to provide forms, procedures and requirements with respect to the advertising of cannabis products during the transitional period.)

06/19/2023 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · House Jun 19, 2023

HB 5870: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- LICENSING OF NURSING SERVICE AGENCIES (Establishes a cap on the rates that nursing service agencies can charge; protects clients from having their staff recruited/hired by a nursing service agency while providing services to them; updates training. FINAL VERSION LC2141/A/2)

06/19/2023 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · House Jun 16, 2023

HB 5200: AN ACT MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE SUPPORT OF THE STATE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2024

06/16/2023 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 16, 2023

SB 1055: AN ACT TO VACATE THE FORFEITURE OR REVOCATION OF THE CHARTER OF SEA GLASS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

06/16/2023 Effective without Governor's signature

signed · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 14, 2023

SB 893: AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE--COURTS -- LANGUAGE INTERPRETERS--USE OF LANGUAGE INTERPRETERS IN LEGAL PROCEEDINGS (Ensures that communications between court appointed interpreters and limited-English-proficient individuals involved in legal proceedings in the courts are confidential.)

06/14/2023 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 14, 2023

SB 353: AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- REAL ESTATE SALES DISCLOSURES (Establishes separate disclosure requirements for the sale of vacant land and for the sale of real property and improvements consisting of a house or building containing one to four (4) dwelling units.)

06/14/2023 Signed by Governor