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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

in committee · Rhode Island · House Apr 5, 2017

HB 5987: AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES - ADJUDICATION OF TRAFFIC OFFENSES (Mandates that any traffic offense in the Rhode Island traffic tribunal or any municipal court, that is dismissed shall be expunged and deleted from court records within 48 hours.)

04/05/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House Apr 5, 2017

HB 5736: AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE - EXPUNGEMENT OF CRIMINAL RECORDS (Makes persons with up to six misdemeanor or six felony convictions eligible for expungement, provided they had no violent felony, domestic violence or DUI convictions. Eligibility 10 – 20 years respectively from completion of last sentence.)

04/05/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

passed both · Rhode Island · Senate Apr 5, 2017

SB 358: AN ACT TO VACATE THE FORFEITURE OR REVOCATION OF THE CHARTER OF MODERN CONDOMINIUMS, INC.

04/05/2017 Effective without Governor's signature

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Apr 5, 2017

SB 438: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION-CURRICULUM (Requires elementary schools to provide instruction in cursive penmanship.)

04/05/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Apr 5, 2017

SB 503: AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS - POLICE AND FIRE ARBITRATIONS (Allows expired collective bargaining agreements for firefighters and municipal police to remain in effect until a successor agreement becomes operative.)

04/05/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House Apr 5, 2017

HB 5887: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION - LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES (Places a cap of 20% on increases in consecutive revaluations of real property in all cities and towns conducting revaluations commencing December 31, 2017 and every December 31 thereafter.)

04/05/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House Apr 5, 2017

HB 5989: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT - SURVEILLANCE DEVICES (Prohibits surveillance on any public roadway in the state unless specifically authorized by statute or court order and provides for the confidentiality of information collected or stored.)

04/05/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House Apr 5, 2017

HR 5545: HOUSE RESOLUTION ENCOURAGING GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND CITIZENS TO CONSIDER THE CONSTITUTIONALITY AND MORALITY OF LAWS AND ORDERS EMERGING FROM THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION BEFORE CARRYING OUT SUCH LAWS AND ORDERS

04/05/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Apr 5, 2017

SB 651: AN ACT RELATING TO THE TOWN OF FOSTER - ZONING (Authorizes the town of Foster to enact an ordinance banning gravel operations from agricultural, forest management, or residential areas.)

04/05/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House Apr 5, 2017

HB 5649: AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND VEHICLES - TAXICAB LICENSES (Places a ten (10) year moratorium on the issuance of new taxicab and limited public motor vehicles certificates but not affect current certificates.)

04/05/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Apr 5, 2017

SB 635: AN ACT RELATING TO STATEWIDE VIRTUAL EDUCATION - SNOW DAYS (Authorizes development of at home online learning system for use by school districts to minimize days lost to weather related or other events resulting in school cancellation effective 7/1/17.)

04/05/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Apr 5, 2017

SB 634: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- SCHOOL COMMITTEES AND SUPERINTENDENTS--BEGINNING OF SCHOOL YEAR (Requires public schools, including charter schools, begin the school year after Labor Day commencing in the school year 2018-2019.)

04/05/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study