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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 15, 2017

HB 5439: AN ACT RELATING TO PROBATE PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE -- ELECTIVE SHARE (Clarifies the surviving spouse's right regarding elective shares against the decedent's will as to real and personal estate for decedents dying on and after January 1, 2017.)

03/15/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House Mar 15, 2017

HB 5614: AN ACT RELATING TO FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS - COMMUNITY OBLIGATIONS AND BANKING OFFENSES (Requires licensed financial institutions to post signage advising of fraudulent financial schemes and need for caution in related financial transactions effective January 1, 2018.)

03/15/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House Mar 15, 2017

HR 5716: HOUSE RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY AND ASSESS EDUCATION MODULES FOR DIVORCING PARENTS (Creates a 9 member commission to study and assess the most effective education modules for divorcing parents and how they may be implemented in the state, and who would report back by January 27, 2018, and expire on March 27, 2018.)

03/15/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Mar 15, 2017

SB 586: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY (Requires registration and criminal background checks of individuals who provide personal care assistant services.)

03/15/2017 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary

in committee · Rhode Island · House Mar 15, 2017

HB 5638: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- WATER SUPPLIERS (Exempts residential water customers over sixty-five (65) from paying surcharges on their basic water supply rate.)

03/15/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

passed · Rhode Island · Senate Mar 15, 2017

SR 243: SENATE RESOLUTION REAFFIRMING THE FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN RHODE ISLAND AND TAIWAN, ENHANCING BILATERAL RELATIONS, AND SUPPORTING TAIWAN IN THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY

03/15/2017 Senate read and passed

in committee · Rhode Island · House Mar 15, 2017

HB 5450: AN ACT RELATING TO FIDUCIARIES -- TRUST (Permits trust settlor to provide for trust advisor/trust protector to direct actions of trustee and establishes their legal responsibilities applying to all past/future trusts.)

03/15/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House Mar 15, 2017

HB 5870: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- WATER SUPPLIERS (Exempts residential water customers over sixty-five (65) from paying surcharges on their basic water supply rate.)

03/15/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Mar 15, 2017

SB 199: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- EXCAVATION NEAR UNDERGROUND UTILITY FACILITIES -- COSTS (Provides all costs incurred by municipal corporations associated with temporary permanent relocation of utility infrastructure such as public utility poles during public works projects within municipal rights-of-way would be borne by the public utility.)

03/15/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Mar 15, 2017

SB 548: AN ACT RELATING TO MILITARY AFFAIRS AND DEFENSE (Has the veterans' cemetery bear the cost of funeral processions from Aquidneck Island crossing the Newport Bridge.)

03/15/2017 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Mar 15, 2017

SB 419: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT - OPEN MEETINGS (Requires that all public bodies keep official minutes of all meetings and file copies of these minutes with the secretary of state within thirty-five (35) days of the meeting for inspection by the public.)

03/15/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

passed · Rhode Island · Senate Mar 15, 2017

SR 111: SENATE RESOLUTION EXTENDING THE REPORTING AND EXPIRATION DATES FOR THE SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY WATERFOWL HUNTING LAWS AND REGULATIONS (Extends the reporting and expiration dates for the special legislative commission to study waterfowl hunting laws and regulations from January 3, 2017, to November 1, 2017, and said commission would expire on December 31, 2017.)

03/15/2017 Senate read and passed