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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 Mar 28, 2017

HB 5305: AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- JUDGMENTS, ORDERS AND DECREES -- INTEREST ON JUDGMENTS (Provides that interest on judgments would accrue from the date of the filing of the civil action and not the date the cause of action accrued and would also apply to medical malpractice claims. Takes effect January 1, 2017.)

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

in committee · Rhode Island · House Mar 28, 2017

HB 5301: AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE - COURTS - JUDICIAL NOMINATING COMMISSION (Requires that the judicial selection commission actively and aggressively solicit members of color to apply for judicial appointments, including practicing members of the Rhode Island Bar residing in border states.)

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

in committee · Rhode Island · House Mar 28, 2017

HB 5306: AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- STATUTORY INTEREST (Decreases from twelve percent (12%) per annum to six percent (6%) per annum the statutory interest rate added to judicial civil action money damage judgments.)

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

in committee · Rhode Island · House Mar 28, 2017

HB 5718: AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE - PROCEDURE IN PARTICULAR ACTIONS - CONTRIBUTIONS AMONG JOINT TORTFEASORS (Requires that a tortfeasor's share of a judgment be borne by all parties to the action in accordance with their pro rata share of culpability whenever a tortfeasor is found to be unable to satisfy their share.)

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

in committee · Rhode Island · House Mar 28, 2017

HB 5867: AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE--PROCEDURE GENERALLY (Provides that an open and obvious danger or defect is not a complete bar to recovery of damages in personal injury or property damage actions.)

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

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Mar 28, 2017

SB 604: AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES - MOTOR VEHICLE OFFENSES (Increases penalties for driving to endanger, resulting in death and resulting in bodily injury and amends the penalty range for driving under the influence resulting in death or bodily injury.)

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

in committee · Rhode Island · House Mar 28, 2017

HB 5712: AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE - PROCEDURE IN PARTICULAR ACTIONS - CONTRIBUTION AMONG JOINT TORTFEASORS (Original tortfeasor is liable for a injuries victim suffers due to negligent third-party treatment.)

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

in committee · Rhode Island · House Mar 28, 2017

HB 5303: AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE - COURTS - JUDICIAL NOMINATING COMMISSION (Requires that the judicial selection commission be composed of at least three (3) members of color.)

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

in committee · Rhode Island · House Mar 28, 2017

HB 5950: AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES - NORTH KINGSTOWN MUNICIPAL COURT (Allows the North Kingstown Municipal Court to issue arrest warrants.)

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

died · Rhode Island · House Mar 24, 2017

HB 5869: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION (Amends and add several sections relative to gas and electric utility carriers, customer service provided thereby, and customer service levels and billing practices required by the carriers to the customers.)

03/24/2017 Withdrawn at sponsor's request

in committee · Rhode Island · House Mar 23, 2017

HB 5994: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - CERTIFICATION OF TEACHERS (Waives the fee for taking an examination required in order to be licensed and certified as a teacher when the teaching candidate possesses a bachelor's degree.)

03/23/2017 Introduced, referred to House Finance

in committee · Rhode Island · House Mar 23, 2017

HB 5657: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- VETERANS' PROPERTY EXEMPTIONS (Authorizes the town of Coventry to enact an ordinance granting a $1,000 exemption to any person who was a member of the National Guard for not less than 5 consecutive yrs or served in a National Guard unit that was called to active duty by the President.)

03/23/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study