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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 · Senate Mar 29, 2017

SB 654: AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- INTERLOCAL CONTRACTING AND JOINT ENTERPRISES, AND REGIONAL EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION DISTRICTS (Authorizes two or more municipalities to form regional emergency communication districts.)

03/29/2017 Introduced, referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Mar 28, 2017

SB 345: AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES - MOTOR VEHICLE OFFENSES (Increases the penalty for anyone found guilty of reckless driving while eluding police to a felony punishable by up to 5 years imprisonment and subject to a loss of license from 1 to 2 years and a possible forfeiture of their motor vehicle.)

03/28/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House Mar 28, 2017

HB 5522: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - MULTI-UNIT RESIDENCE SAFETY ACT (Permits tenants of multi-unit residences to terminate their lease agreements if no action is taken to remedy the presence of secondhand smoke.)

03/28/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House Mar 28, 2017

HB 5719: AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE - PROCEDURE IN PARTICULAR ACTIONS (Provides that no party would be deemed jointly liable in tort for an injury to person or property unless it is determined that such person is at least fifty-one percent (51%) liable in tort for the injury.)

03/28/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House Mar 28, 2017

HB 5949: AN ACT RELATING TO PARKS AND RECREATIONAL AREAS -- PUBLIC USE OF PRIVATE LANDS--LIABILITY LIMITATIONS (Excludes the state and municipalities from the definition of "owner" for the purposes of liability limitations relating to public use of private lands.)

03/28/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House Mar 28, 2017

HB 5633: AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES (Requires insurance carriers, nonprofit hospital service plans, nonprofit medical service corporations and health maintenance organizations to cover the costs of breast ultrasounds and or MRI breast exams.)

03/28/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House Mar 28, 2017

HB 5928: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT - PROPERTY -- EMINENT DOMAIN (Permits the prior owner of a parcel of land taken by eminent domain, but unused for the purpose intended, to repurchase at the acquisition price.)

03/28/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House Mar 28, 2017

HB 5895: AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE - ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES (Requires individual or group health plan or policy allow for partial prescription supply for the purpose of patient's medication synchronizing effective January 1, 2018.)

03/28/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House Mar 28, 2017

HB 5552: AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES-TRESPASS AND VANDALISM (Makes it civil violation for commercial property owners to allow storm water runoff to flood, erode or otherwise damage abutting property. Violations of this section would be punishable by a civil fine and order of restitution.)

03/28/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House Mar 28, 2017

HB 5302: AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE--COURTS -- JUDICIAL SELECTION (Requires that when a judge of color on a state or municipal court leaves the bench, they would be replaced by a person of color.)

03/28/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House Mar 28, 2017

HB 5632: AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES (Requires that on or after January 1, 2018, health insurance policies must include coverage for temporomandibular joint disorder.)

03/28/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

passed · Rhode Island · House Mar 28, 2017

HR 5354: HOUSE RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO EXPLORE THE CONSTRUCTION OF A GULF WARS VETERANS MEMORIAL (Creates a seven member commission to study the creation of a permanent memorial to the veterans of the Gulf Wars, and would report back by June 30, 2017, and expire on August 30, 2017.)

03/28/2017 House read and passed