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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 Mar 22, 2017

HB 5927: AN ACT RELATING TO DOMESTIC RELATIONS -- DOMESTIC ABUSE PREVENTION (Amends the definition of "domestic abuse" to include acts by a person who knowingly/willfully encourages/aids/coerces any minor child to engage in commercial sex acts and allows a parent or legal custodian to seek a protective order on behalf of a minor.)

03/22/2017 Withdrawn at sponsor's request

in committee · Rhode Island · House Mar 22, 2017

HB 5350: AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- WINE DIRECT SHIPPER LICENSE (Creates a wine direct shipper license and a wine gift basket license allowing for the shipment of certain amounts of wine both in and out-of-state.)

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

in committee · Rhode Island · House Mar 22, 2017

HB 5624: AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- RETAIL LICENSES (Specifies the hours during the day in which Class P licensees may sell or serve alcoholic beverages.)

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

in committee · Rhode Island · House Mar 22, 2017

HB 5902: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS REGULATION--AUTOMOBILE WRECKING AND SALVAGE YARDS (Prohibits any entity or individual from advertising the sale, purchase, receipt, transport, delivery or salvage of any auto wrecking or discarded automobile unless the advertiser is a licensed junk or salvage yard.)

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

in committee · Rhode Island · House Mar 22, 2017

HB 5515: AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE - IMMIGRATION DETAINEES (Creates standards for responding to immigration detainees for the law enforcement officials' transportation of inmates, who are the subject of immigration detainers or administrative warrants.)

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

in committee · Rhode Island · House Mar 22, 2017

HR 5900: HOUSE RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO EXAMINE THE ISSUE OF LICENSING BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS (Creates a seventeen member commission to examine the issue of licensing builders and contractors, and who would report back to the House no later than February 8, 2018; and would expire on May 8, 2018.)

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

in committee · Rhode Island · House Mar 22, 2017

HB 5722: AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS --HOTELS (Authorizes an innkeeper to remove any guest who is a level III high risk sexual offender who attempts to remain a hotel resident for more than thirty (30) consecutive days in any calendar year.)

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

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Mar 22, 2017

SB 511: AN ACT RELATING TO HOLIDAYS AND DAYS OF SPECIAL OBSERVANCE -- HOLIDAY AND SUNDAY WORK (For the purposes of overtime on Sundays and holidays, removes the exemption in the definition of employees for health care and maintenance workers, thereby entitling them to overtime pay.)

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

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Mar 22, 2017

SB 303: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - CERTIFICATION OF TEACHERS (Amends general laws to reference the new council on elementary and secondary education and makes teacher certification provisions for military personnel.)

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

in committee · Rhode Island · House Mar 22, 2017

HB 5725: AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES - SEXUAL ASSAULT (Amends the definition of "sexual contact" for the purposes of criminal offenses to include the intentional touching of the victim's own intimate parts at the accused's instruction.)

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

in committee · Rhode Island · House Mar 22, 2017

HB 5727: AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSE - ELECTRONIC IMAGING DEVICES (Prohibits minors from transmitting or posting indecent visual depictions of themselves or other minors on any website and require the family court to determine whether the purpose of the post was for harassment in deciding appropriate punishment.)

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

in committee · Rhode Island · House Mar 22, 2017

HB 5723: AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- SEXUAL OFFENDER REGISTRATION AND COMMUNITY NOTIFICATION (Allows the Court in reviewing sex offender level determination by the board, to raise or lower the offender’s community notification level and provides that any person aggrieved may appeal to the Supreme Court.)

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