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State Legislature US Congress

All 25,118 Active 7,678 In committee 7,673 Passed 5,630 Signed 4,797 Failed 6,972

signed · Rhode Island · Senate Jul 2, 2022

SB 2141: AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES (Minimum number of specialty registration plate sets be reduced to 150 and nonrefundable fee paid by sponsoring nonprofit entity be calculated by subtracting the actual number of sets ordered from 600 and then multiplying the remainder by sum of $22.50.)

07/02/2022 Effective without Governor's signature

signed · Rhode Island · House Jul 2, 2022

HB 8220: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES (Requires cities and towns to assess renewable energy resources to be taxed as tangible property and the real property on which it is located shall not be reclassified, revalued or reassessed.)

07/02/2022 Effective without Governor's signature

signed · Rhode Island · House Jul 2, 2022

HB 8094: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- THE PAUL W. CROWLEY RHODE ISLAND STUDENT INVESTMENT INITIATIVE (Revises the process and procedures for state intervention and support for failing public schools, including Providence, as well as chronically under-performing schools.)

07/02/2022 Effective without Governor's signature

signed · Rhode Island · House Jul 2, 2022

HB 7164: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- RHODE ISLAND CERTIFICATION STANDARDS BOARD (SEE TITLE 16 CHAPTER 97 -- THE RHODE ISLAND BOARD OF EDUCATION ACT) (Extends the time period to for all teachers to demonstrate proficiency in knowledge and practices of scientific reading and structured literary instruction from the 2023-2024 school year until the 2025-2026 school year.)

07/02/2022 Effective without Governor's signature

signed · Rhode Island · House Jul 2, 2022

HB 8311: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION (Exempts from taxation the real and tangible personal property of Manissean Tribal Council, a Rhode Island nonprofit corporation, located in the town of New Shoreham, Rhode Island.)

07/02/2022 Effective without Governor's signature

signed · Rhode Island · House Jul 2, 2022

HB 6604: AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES (Same as 21H-5254 SUB A -- Authorizes administrator DMV to issue special license plates to Friends of Pomham Rocks Lighthouse.)

07/02/2022 Effective without Governor's signature

signed · Rhode Island · House Jul 2, 2022

HB 8285: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION (Exempts from taxation the real and tangible personal property of Cape Verdean Museum Exhibit, located in Pawtucket.)

07/02/2022 Effective without Governor's signature

signed · Rhode Island · House Jul 2, 2022

HB 8041: AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- BLOCK ISLAND UTILITY DISTRICT ACT OF 2017 (Provides that the members of the board of the Block Island Utility Commission be reimbursed for the actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.)

07/02/2022 Effective without Governor's signature

signed · Rhode Island · Senate Jul 2, 2022

SB 2838: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- THE PAUL W. CROWLEY RHODE ISLAND STUDENT INVESTMENT INITIATIVE (Requires the commissioner to update the status of Providence school district and requires the commissioner to update the turnaround plan released June 23, 2020.)

07/02/2022 Effective without Governor's signature

signed · Rhode Island · House Jul 2, 2022

HB 8321: AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE TOWN OF NORTH PROVIDENCE TO ESTABLISH, ADOPT, AND REAPPORTION THE TOWN COUNCIL AND SCHOOL COMMITTEE VOTING WARDS (Authorizes and ratifies the action of the North Providence town council which reapportions and redistricts its voting wards based on the most recent federal decennial census.)

07/02/2022 Effective without Governor's signature

signed · Rhode Island · House Jul 2, 2022

HB 8320: AN ACT RELATING TO AUTHORIZING AN AMENDMENT TO THE NORTH PROVIDENCE CHARTER INCREASING THE ANNUAL SALARY OF MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, COMMENCING JANUARY 3, 2023 (Amends the North Providence town charter so that, commencing on January 3, 2023, the annual salary for town council members, increases from eight thousand dollars ($8,000) to fourteen thousand four hundred dollars ($14,400).)

07/02/2022 Effective without Governor's signature

signed · Rhode Island · House Jul 2, 2022

HB 7467: AN ACT RELATING TO CITIES AND TOWNS -- SEWAGE CHARGES -- TOWN OF COVENTRY (Authorizes the town of Coventry to provide for the payment of sewer assessments in installments up to a thirty year period.)

07/02/2022 Effective without Governor's signature