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

passed · Rhode Island · House May 15, 2023

HB 5860: AN ACT RELATING TO INCORPORATING THE RHODE ISLAND COMMISSION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE (Reduces the number of commissioners on the board of commissioners to no less than fifteen and would add a d/b/a Serve RI designation after commissions name.)

05/15/2023 Referred to Senate Education

passed · Rhode Island · House May 15, 2023

HB 5459: AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- CONDUCT OF ELECTION AND VOTING EQUIPMENT, AND SUPPLIES (Includes the general assembly elections within the category of elections subject to the risk-limiting audits within the jurisdiction of the board of elections.)

05/15/2023 Referred to Senate Judiciary

passed · Rhode Island · House May 15, 2023

HB 5464: AN ACT RELATING TO HIGHWAYS -- RHODE ISLAND TURNPIKE AND BRIDGE AUTHORITY (Extends the time for payment of toll violations from fourteen (14) days to thirty (30) days from the issuance of the violation.)

05/15/2023 Referred to Senate Judiciary

passed · Rhode Island · Senate May 12, 2023

SB 822: AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- RELIEF OF INJURED AND DECEASED FIRE FIGHTERS AND POLICE OFFICERS (Increases the killed-in-line-of-duty benefit for active or retired police officer, capitol police officer, correctional officer, firefighter, crash rescue crew person, fire marshal or deputy fire marshal from 40% to 100% of the federal death benefit.)

05/12/2023 Referred to House Labor

passed · Rhode Island · Senate May 12, 2023

SB 842: AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- MAIL BALLOTS (Eliminates the requirement of signing with an "X" for voters who cannot sign their name due to blindness, disability, or inability to read or write.)

05/12/2023 Referred to House State Government & Elections

passed · Rhode Island · Senate May 12, 2023

SB 428: AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MUNICIPAL POLICE ARBITRATION (Extends provisions of an existing collective bargaining agreement for municipal police arbitration purposes until a successor agreement is reached or an interest arbitration award is rendered.)

05/12/2023 Referred to House Labor

passed · Rhode Island · Senate May 12, 2023

SB 378: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- DEPARTMENTS OF STATE GOVERNMENT (Requires the secretary of EOHHS, the secretary of commerce of the commerce corporation/commissioners of elementary/secondary education/postsecondary education, and the secretary of housing be appointed by the governor subject to the approval of the senate)

05/12/2023 Referred to House State Government & Elections

passed · Rhode Island · Senate May 12, 2023

SB 426: AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES' ARBITRATION (Establishes new factors for the interest contract arbitration board for municipal employee unions, to consider in rendering a decision the board power to render an award over all negotiated matters, including the expenditure of money.)

05/12/2023 Referred to House Labor

passed · Rhode Island · Senate May 12, 2023

SB 141: AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- FIREFIGHTERS' ARBITRATION (Provides that all contractual provisions in a firefighters collective bargaining agreement continue until a successor agreement has been reached or an interest arbitration award has been rendered.)

05/12/2023 Referred to House Labor

passed · Rhode Island · Senate May 12, 2023

SB 843: AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- MAIL BALLOTS (Establishes a three (3) day transmittal period after the deadline for local boards to accept mail ballot applications, if delivered via the postal service.)

05/12/2023 Referred to House State Government & Elections

passed · Rhode Island · House May 11, 2023

HR 6392: HOUSE RESOLUTION HONORING AND THANKING THE MEXICAN CONSULATE IN BOSTON FOR ALL OF THEIR HARD WORK IN PROVIDING MUCH NEEDED SERVICES TO CITIZENS OF MEXICO RESIDING IN RHODE ISLAND

05/11/2023 House read and passed

passed · Rhode Island · House May 11, 2023

HR 6396: HOUSE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING CONDOLENCES

05/11/2023 House read and passed