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State Legislature US Congress

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

died · Rhode Island · House Apr 11, 2017

HB 5341: AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM (Provides a detailed process by which a proponent of a voter initiative and referendum proposal would present the proposal to the secretary of state, the general assembly and the governor.)

04/11/2017 Withdrawn at sponsor's request (04/12/2017)

in committee · Rhode Island · House Apr 11, 2017

HB 5985: AN ACT RELATING TO GENERAL ASSEMBLY -- JOINT COMMITTEE ON REGULATORY OVERSIGHT (Eliminates previous sections of the general laws and require that all proposed rules and regulations promulgated by state entities be submitted to and approved by the joint committee on regulatory oversight before becoming effective.)

04/11/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House Apr 11, 2017

HB 5103: AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS - MEDICAL MARIJUANA (Classifies as public information the names and addresses of anyone or entity who legally grows marijuana and who also sells or gives it away to others.)

04/11/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Apr 11, 2017

SB 659: AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY - FORMS AND EFFECT OF CONVEYANCES (Provides that all transfers of a mortgage interest on residential property be recorded so as to provide a clean chain of title for consumers to track the owner of their mortgage loans.)

04/11/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Apr 11, 2017

SB 668: AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE AND SALE (Prohibits a lender from filing an action for a deficiency judgment following a short sale of residential property if the lender reports to the IRS it has cancelled all or part of the borrower's debt and provides the borrower with a copy of the report.)

04/11/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Apr 11, 2017

SB 647: AN ACT RELATING TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND HOSPITALS - THE LICENSURE, INSPECTIONS AND INVESTIGATIONS OF DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES FACILITIES (Requires BHDDH to make or cause to be made annual unannounced inspections and investigations of community residences.)

04/11/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House Apr 11, 2017

HB 5936: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - STATE BUILDING CODE (Establishes procedures to inspect and certify and sometimes replace residential fuel oil tanks. Also requires removal of old buried oil tanks, the oil in the tanks and the supply and return lines in accordance with the hazardous waste management act.)

04/11/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Apr 11, 2017

SB 588: AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- MOTOR VEHICLE OFFENSES (Extends the "lookback" period for third and subsequent offenses under §31-27-2 ("driving under influence of liquor or drugs") and §31-27-2.1 ("refusal to submit to chemical test") from five (5) years to ten (10) years.)

04/11/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Apr 11, 2017

SB 667: AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY - RESIDUAL DEBT AFTER SHORT SALE OF RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY (Prohibits a lender from filing an action for a deficiency judgment following a short sale of residential property if the lender reports to the IRS it has cancelled all or part of the borrower's debt and provides the borrower with a copy of the report.)

04/11/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

passed both · Rhode Island · Senate Apr 7, 2017

SB 423: AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (Allows Christopher A. Frost to join Sarah Ann Strachan and Jennifer Arnold Ernst in marriage on or about September 30, 2017, within the City of Newport, Rhode Island.)

04/07/2017 Effective without Governor's signature

in committee · Rhode Island · House Apr 7, 2017

HB 6097: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - THE EDUCATION EQUITY AND PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT (Requires local district payments to Davies, and the Met Center schools only for those periods where a student is both enrolled and physically present in attendance at those schools.)

04/07/2017 Introduced, referred to House Finance

in committee · Rhode Island · House Apr 6, 2017

HB 5933: AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- WRONGFUL DISCHARGE FROM EMPLOYMENT (Ends Rhode Island's adoption of the "employment-at-will" legal doctrine and would provide some job protection for employees that satisfactorily perform their duties. The act would also provide specific remedies for wrongful discharge.)

04/06/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study