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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 23, 2017

SB 155: AN ACT RELATING TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND HOSPITALS - DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES OMBUDSPERSON ACT OF 2017 (Creates ombudsperson program for developmental disabilities attached to department of administration with ombudsperson selected by committee named by governor to advocate on behalf of affected adults.)

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

died · Rhode Island · House Mar 23, 2017

HB 5931: AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS - PAYMENT OF WAGES (Eliminates repealed statute references and creates a mechanism for workers to enforce their existing right to continuation of medical benefits, reinstatement after returning from being a temporary caregiver and Sunday pay wage laws.)

03/23/2017 Withdrawn at sponsor's request

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Mar 23, 2017

SB 156: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- LICENSING OF HEALTH CARE FACILITIES (Creates the position of a state-designated ombudsperson for services for intellectually/developmentally disabled individuals.)

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

in committee · Rhode Island · House Mar 23, 2017

HB 5873: 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.)

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

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Mar 23, 2017

SB 433: AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES (Provides that municipal insurance corporations would be subject to laws regulating insurance companies and regulated by the Rhode Island department of business regulation.)

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

in committee · Rhode Island · House Mar 23, 2017

HB 5658: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION - PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION-VETERANS' EXEMPTIONS (Gives cities and towns the option of entirely exempting the homestead of a disabled veteran or their surviving spouse from taxation.)

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

in committee · Rhode Island · House Mar 22, 2017

HB 5734: AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE - INDICTMENTS, INFORMATIONS AND COMPLAINTS (Eliminates the statute of limitations for second-degree sexual assault.)

03/22/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Mar 22, 2017

SB 489: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH--IMMUNIZATIONS (Precludes the requiring of HPV vaccine as a precondition for school attendance.)

03/22/2017 Meeting postponed (03/23/2017)

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Mar 22, 2017

SB 351: AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- TEMPORARY DISABILITY INSURANCE (Allows employees, of an employer that sponsors disability insurance programs, to elect to exempt them from temporary disability insurance coverage.)

03/22/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Mar 22, 2017

SB 24: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- SCHOOL COMMITTEES AND SUPERINTENDENTS--BEGINNING OF SCHOOL YEAR (Requires public schools, including charter schools, begin the school year on the day after Labor Day commencing in the school year 2018-2019.)

03/22/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Mar 22, 2017

SB 582: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES - SALARIES AND TRAVELING EXPENSES (Requires all non-supervisory classified employees to electronically record their daily work hours.)

03/22/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House Mar 22, 2017

HB 5589: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT (Facilitates for military service members and their spouses to obtain certifications and licenses issued by the department of environmental management.)

03/22/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study