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

signed · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 30, 2022

SB 2421: AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES (Authorizes the issuance of special motor vehicle registration plates for the Rhode Island Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RISPCA).)

06/30/2022 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 30, 2022

SB 3058: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF COMMERCE (Provides that the deputy secretary of commerce and housing become the secretary of housing and retains all the powers and duties of the deputy secretary of commerce and housing. Also creates a new department of housing effective January 1, 2023.)

06/30/2022 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 30, 2022

SB 2953: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- BILITERACY SEAL (Allows high school students receiving state Silver/Gold Seal of Biliteracy to earn 2 to 4 semesters of college credit toward minor/major in language at public university/community college if requested within 3 yrs. after high school graduation.)

06/30/2022 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · House Jun 30, 2022

HB 6609: AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- PEER-TO-PEER CAR SHARING PROGRAM (Same as 21H-6429 --Authorizes and regulate peer-to-peer car sharing programs whereby existing car owners make their motor vehicles available for other individuals to use under a peer-to-peer program.)

06/30/2022 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · House Jun 30, 2022

HB 7274: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- TEACHERS' TENURE (Requires a school committee or the governing body of a charter or private school to submit the identity of any teacher terminated for cause to the Rhode Island department of education.)

06/30/2022 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · House Jun 30, 2022

HB 8233: AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE TOWN OF NARRAGANSETT TO FINANCE THE IMPROVEMENT, REPLACEMENT, CONSTRUCTION, RENOVATION, REPAIR, RECONSTRUCTION AND/OR RESTORATION OF ROADWAYS, SIDEWALKS, STORM DRAINS, PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND OTHER PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE TOWN OF NARRAGANSETT AND TO ISSUE NOT MORE THAN $20,000,000 BONDS AND NOTES THEREFOR (Authorizes the town of Narragansett to issue up to $20,000,000 general obligation bonds, notes and other indebtedness to finance the improvement, replacement, construction, and repair of roadways, sidewalks, drains, and buildings.)

06/30/2022 Effective without Governor's signature

signed · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 30, 2022

SB 2222: AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- PEER-TO-PEER CAR SHARING PROGRAM (Authorizes and regulate peer-to-peer car sharing programs whereby existing car owners make their motor vehicles available for other individuals to use under a peer-to-peer program.)

06/30/2022 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · House Jun 30, 2022

HB 6649: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- SCHOOL COMMITTEES AND SUPERINTENDENTS (Same as 21H-5827 A-Requires the dept of education in coordination with attorney general to collect & publish data concerning school resource officers in each district, including use of force against students/arrests/referrals to law enforcement or courts.)

06/30/2022 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 30, 2022

SB 2705: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- JUSTICES OF THE PEACE -- UNIFORM LAW ON NOTARIAL ACTS (Codifies in the general laws the standards of conduct for notaries public in the state of Rhode Island by the secretary of state which came into effect on April 3, 2020. Takes effect on July 1, 2021; sunsets and expires on July 1, 2023.)

06/30/2022 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 30, 2022

SB 2901: AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- OPERATORS' AND CHAUFFEURS' LICENSES -- SCHOOL BUS DRIVER TRAINING (Requires, in order to maintain their certifications, that school bus drivers to pass written state examinations once every ten (10) years, instead of annually, as the current law requires.)

06/30/2022 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · House Jun 30, 2022

HB 7140: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- FEMININE HYGIENE PRODUCT DONATION ACT (Provides for immunity provisions for persons involved in donating feminine hygiene products to charitable or nonprofit organizations.)

06/30/2022 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 30, 2022

SB 2623: AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES (Eliminates the restrictions on accessory dwelling units and allows for accessory apartments and affordable accessory apartments as a matter of right.)

06/30/2022 Signed by Governor