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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 19, 2017

SB 577: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH CARE FACILITIES - LICENSING (Amends the definition of health care facility to allow a hospital or an affiliate of a hospital to own and operate ambulatory-care facilities.)

07/19/2017 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · Senate Jul 19, 2017

SB 711: AN ACT RELATING TO PROBATE PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - LIMITED GUARDIANSHIP AND GUARDIANSHIP OF ADULTS (Provides persons under limited guardianship, guardianship conservatorship with rights designed to protect them from mental, physical and financial abuse by guardians and conservators retroactively and prospectively.)

07/19/2017 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · Senate Jul 19, 2017

SB 633: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- CIVIC EDUCATION COMMISSION (Alters the membership, reporting protocol, and meeting requirements of the civic education commission.)

07/19/2017 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · Senate Jul 19, 2017

SB 540: AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- GOLD STAR FAMILIES (Creates and expands eligibility for a special license plate for Gold Star Families.)

07/19/2017 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · Senate Jul 19, 2017

SB 960: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES (Benefits for students with disabilities continue until the end of the public school calendar semester when the student turns 21 or when the student’s program ends in accordance with the student’s (IEP), whichever occurs earlier.)

07/19/2017 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · Senate Jul 19, 2017

SB 458: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- DEPARTMENTS OF STATE GOVERNMENT (Requires that an information technology project manager be assigned for all requests for proposals for information technology projects.)

07/19/2017 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · Senate Jul 19, 2017

SB 106: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - CURRICULUM (Requires the department of education to consider incorporating media literacy education in the basic education program.)

07/19/2017 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · Senate Jul 19, 2017

SB 108: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- RESILIENT RHODE ISLAND ACT OF 2014 - CLIMATE CHANGE COORDINATING COUNCIL (Directs the climate change coordinating council to study a carbon pricing program.)

07/19/2017 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · Senate Jul 19, 2017

SB 538: AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES - REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES (Adds the class of combination vehicles to the list of vehicles eligible for New England Patriots Charitable Foundation registration plates.)

07/19/2017 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · Senate Jul 19, 2017

SB 790: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES & CARRIERS - RHODE ISLAND PUBLIC TRANSIT AUTHORITY (Authorizes RIPTA to provide an open-door service to all passengers to and from Rhode Island to locations within five (5) miles of the Rhode Island boarder into Massachusetts and Connecticut.)

07/19/2017 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · Senate Jul 19, 2017

SB 720: AN ACT RELATING TO AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY -- AGRICULTURAL FUNCTIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT (Authorizes the directors of the departments of environmental management and health to enforce the Federal Food Safety Modernization Act as it pertains to commercial growers of fruits and vegetables.)

07/19/2017 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · Senate Jul 19, 2017

SB 985: AN ACT RELATING TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY -- PERMANENT JOINT COMMITTEE ON NAMING ALL NEW BUILDINGS, BRIDGES, EDIFICES AND OTHER STATE CONSTRUCTIONS -- NEW RHODE ISLAND VETERANS HOME CONFERENCE ROOM (Names one of the two (2) new conference rooms at the Rhode Island Veterans Home as the "S. Michael Minutelli Memorial Conference Room".)

07/19/2017 Signed by Governor