HB 5214: AN ACT RELATING TO ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY (Creates cause of action up to ($5,000) for intentional or negligent death of a pet on the owner's property.)
03/07/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
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HB 5652: AN ACT RELATING TO ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY - ANIMAL CARE (Requires that municipal animal control officers be certified by the National Care & Control Association.)
03/03/2017 Withdrawn at sponsor's request
Sponsors
Greg Costantino
(D)
,
Kenneth A. Marshall
(D)
,
David Bennett
(D)
,
Daniel P. McKiernan
(D)
HB 5629: AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE - CASUALTY INSURANCE RATING (Repeals the provision prohibiting employer's liability and the surplus lines insurance multi-state compact as outdated statutes governing insurance.)
03/03/2017 Withdrawn at sponsor's request
Sponsors
Stephen Casey
(D)
,
Brian Kennedy
(D)
,
Katie Kazarian
(D)
,
Mary Messier
(D)
,
Raymond H. Johnston Jr.
(D)
HB 5149: AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES - OPERATORS' AND CHAUFFEURS' LICENSES (Increases the expiration date for a person over seventy-five (75) years of age to the third year following issuance of a driver's license.)
03/03/2017 Committee transferred to House Finance
Sponsors
Brian Kennedy
(D)
,
Doc Corvese
(D)
,
Kenneth A. Marshall
(D)
,
Jay Edwards
(D)
,
Sam Azzinaro
(D)
SB 466: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- TUITION EQUITY (Creates the "Student Equal Economic Opportunity Act" which would allow students who meet certain requirements to be exempt from paying nonresident tuition at Rhode Island universities, colleges or community colleges.)
03/02/2017 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance
Sponsors
Harold M. Metts
(D)
,
Maryellen Goodwin
(D)
,
Ana Quezada
(D)
,
Frank Ciccone
(D)
,
Jeanine Calkin
(D)
SB 422: AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS - IN-PERSON EARLY VOTING (Creates a procedure for in-person early voting for all general, primary and special elections, beginning twenty (20) days before the scheduled election.)
03/02/2017 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
SB 470: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION - CIGARETTE TAX-MINIMUM PRICE OF CIGARETTES (Provides for a markup of fifteen percent (15%) and would be added to the total cost of cigarettes sold by a retailer.)
03/02/2017 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance
HB 5538: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - PLASTIC WASTE REDUCTION (Establishes a plan for a ban on the use of disposable plastic checkout bags by retail establishments.)
03/02/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
HB 5231: AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR RELATIONS - STATE EMPLOYEES ARBITRATION (Relieves state employee unions of their obligation to represent non-member employees, in the grievance process, if they haven't been union members for 90 days before the grievance event.)
03/02/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
SB 454: AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- RETIREMENT SECURITY ACT FOR LOCALLY ADMINISTERED PENSION FUNDS (Requires municipalities to include in their locally administered defined benefit pension plan triennial reports a twenty (20) year amortization schedule.)
03/02/2017 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance
SB 431: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS - MINORITY BUSINESS ENTERPRISE (Provides that any minority business enterprise that is certified by the Small Business Act shall be deemed certified by the department of administration as a minority business enterprise.)
03/02/2017 Introduced, referred to Senate Commerce
SB 463: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION (Provides that the taxation of military service pensions for purposes of the Rhode Island personal income tax would be reduced and phased out over a five (5) year period from 2017 to 2021.)
03/02/2017 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance
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