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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 Feb 7, 2017

HB 5151: AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- SCHOOL BUSES--IGNITION INTERLOCK SYSTEMS (Requires all school buses be equipped with ignition interlock systems.)

02/07/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House Feb 7, 2017

HB 5118: AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES - TRAFFIC OFFENSES (Requires that the state DMV not place on a motorist's driving record, a traffic violation if the fine is paid within 30 days of issuance.)

02/07/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Feb 7, 2017

SB 76: 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.)

02/07/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House Feb 7, 2017

HB 5225: AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW--GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- UNFAIR SALES PRACTICES (Defines the term "regular price" for purposes of the law regulating discount price advertisements.)

02/07/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Feb 7, 2017

SB 165: AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY - TRESPASS AND ACTIONS FOR POSSESSION (Provides that a cause of action may be brought for encroachment upon open space land.)

02/07/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House Feb 7, 2017

HB 5311: AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- MISCELLANEOUS RULES (Makes leaving child under 7 years old unattended in motor vehicle longer than 5 minutes offense punishable by imprisonment of 1 year or less or fine of $1,000 or less.)

02/07/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · Senate Feb 7, 2017

SB 201: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- DUAL ENROLLMENT EQUAL OPPORTUNITY ACT (Extends the benefits of the dual enrollment equal opportunity act to cover home-schooled students.)

02/07/2017 Withdrawn at sponsor's request

in committee · Rhode Island · House Feb 7, 2017

HB 5038: AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- MOTOR VEHICLE OFFENSES (Increases the penalties for driving so as to endanger, death resulting, by increasing the maximum term of imprisonment from ten (10) years to twenty (20) years, and the maximum term of license suspension from five (5) to ten (10) years.)

02/07/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

passed both · Rhode Island · Senate Feb 3, 2017

SB 3: AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (Allows Devin Driscoll to join Kayleigh Pratt and William Fischer in marriage on or about February 11, 2017, within the City of Providence, Rhode Island.)

02/03/2017 Effective without Governor's signature

signed · Rhode Island · Senate Feb 3, 2017

SB 66: AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (Allows the Honorable Scott Avedisian to join Jennifer Elizabeth Sayles and Mary-Margaret Velan in marriage on or about February 15, 2017, within the City of Warwick, Rhode Island.)

02/03/2017 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · Senate Feb 3, 2017

SB 62: AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (Allows the Honorable Scott Avedisian to join Annmarie Pedro and Steven Matthew Carson in marriage on or about March 24, 2018, within the Town of North Kingstown, Rhode Island.)

02/03/2017 Signed by Governor

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Feb 2, 2017

SB 224: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY- LILA MANFIELD SAPINSLEY COMPASSIONATE CARE ACT (Creates Sapinsley Compassionate Care Act to provide mechanism for terminally ill patient to choose to end their life using physician prescribed drugs.)

02/02/2017 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary