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All 25,118 Active 5 In committee 20,549 Passed 5,917 Signed 4,510 Failed 6,972

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Apr 12, 2017

SR 197: JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE AND PUBLISH AND SUBMIT TO THE ELECTORS A PROPOSITION OF AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE (GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR TO APPEAR JOINTLY ON THE BALLOT) (Amends the constitution so that in the year 2022 and thereafter, candidates for the office of governor and lieutenant governor would form joint candidacies so that voters cast a single vote for a candidate for governor and lieutenant governor.)

04/12/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Apr 12, 2017

SB 678: AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- TEMPORARY DISABILITY INSURANCE (Expands TDI benefits, changes the calculation of the taxable wage base, includes state and municipal employees; increases the maximum number of weeks an employee can collect TDI and TCI; and expands TCI benefits for the care of siblings and grandchildren.)

04/12/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House Apr 12, 2017

HB 5948: AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS - CAMPAIGN FINANCE (Makes numerous changes to the campaign finance report law concerning exemptions, filing paper copies of statements, and maximum late filing fines.)

04/12/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Apr 12, 2017

SB 751: AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- GENERAL POWERS (Authorizes the town of Charlestown to regulate earth removal extraction, and blasting operations within the town.)

04/12/2017 Introduced, referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government

in committee · Rhode Island · House Apr 12, 2017

HR 5441: JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE AND PUBLISH AND SUBMIT TO THE ELECTORS A PROPOSITION OF AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION -- GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO REVIEW REGULATIONS

04/12/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Apr 12, 2017

SB 357: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WORKPLACE SAFETY (Repeals the Rhode Island pari-mutuel facilities exemption to the public health and workplace safety act thereby banning smoking at all pari-mutuel facilities.)

04/12/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Apr 12, 2017

SB 747: AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS - LABELING OF GENETICALLY ENGINEERED RAW AND PACKAGED FOOD PRODUCTS (Requires that all genetically engineered food offered for retail sale in this state contain a label with the disclosure that the food is genetically engineered food.)

04/12/2017 Introduced, referred to Senate Health and Human Services

in committee · Rhode Island · House Apr 12, 2017

HB 6007: AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS --REPORTING POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS BY STATE VENDORS (Extend the limitation on political contributions for state or municipal vendors and establishes significant penalties for violations.)

04/12/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Apr 12, 2017

SB 581: AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- MOBILE AND MANUFACTURED HOMES--AFFORDABLE HOUSING (Qualifies mobile and manufactured homes as affordable housing when installed in mobile home parks in groups of twenty (20) or more.)

04/12/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Apr 12, 2017

SB 436: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- DUAL ENROLLMENT EQUAL OPPORTUNITY ACT (Extends the benefits of the dual enrollment equal opportunity act to cover home-schooled students.)

04/12/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Apr 12, 2017

SB 217: AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- LOW AND MODERATE INCOME HOUSING (Allows mobile and manufactured homes which are a part of a mobile and manufactured home park to be counted as low and moderate income housing for purposes of compliance with the requirements of the city or town's comprehensive use plan.)

04/12/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Apr 12, 2017

SB 730: AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE NORTH KINGSTOWN SCHOOL COMMITTEE TO DEVELOP A POLICY ON EARLY ENTRY TO KINDERGARTEN (Allows the North Kingstown school committee to develop a policy allowing for early entry to kindergarten.)

04/12/2017 Introduced, referred to Senate Education