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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 · House Jul 18, 2017

HB 6055: AN ACT RELATING TO AERONAUTICS - THE PERMANENT AIR QUALITY MONITORING ACT (Reduces the items which must be monitored by the air-quality monitors at T.F. Green Airport to particles less than 0.1 microns, and black carbon.)

07/18/2017 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · House Jul 18, 2017

HB 6284: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- HOSPITAL CONVERSIONS (Streamlines the procedure for the approval of mergers of not-for-profit hospitals and unaffiliated community hospitals.)

07/18/2017 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · House Jul 18, 2017

HB 5710: 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.)

07/18/2017 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · House Jul 18, 2017

HB 5550: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- STUDENT JOURNALISTS' FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION ACT (Creates the Student Journalists' Freedom of Expression Act protecting student journalists' right to exercise freedom of speech in school-sponsored media.)

07/18/2017 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · House Jul 18, 2017

HB 6310: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - HOME-VISITING SYSTEM COMPONENTS (Directs the department of health to obtain an annual estimate of the number of children born to Rhode Island families who face significant risk factors known to impair child development.)

07/18/2017 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · House Jul 18, 2017

HB 5300: AN ACT RELATING CRIMINAL OFFENSES - UNIFORM ACT ON THE PREVENTION OF AND REMEDIES FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING (Creates the "Uniform Act on the Prevention and Remedies for Human Trafficking" which would establish penalties and remedies for human trafficking.)

07/18/2017 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · House Jul 13, 2017

HB 6373: AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (Allows Marcus Capalbo to join Amy Dispirito and Gustave Brucker, IV, in marriage on or about September 23, 2017, within the Town of Westerly, Rhode Island.)

07/13/2017 Effective without Governor's signature

signed · Rhode Island · Senate Jul 13, 2017

SB 407: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - THE RHODE ISLAND PATIENT SAFETY ACT OF 2008 (Amends the definition of "Patient safety work product" to conform with the federal "Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005".)

07/13/2017 Effective without Governor's signature

signed · Rhode Island · House Jul 13, 2017

HB 5956: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION - VETERAN'S EXEMPTION - JAMESTOWN (Permits the town of Jamestown to provide a tax exemption for veterans and a tax credit for one hundred percent (100%) for disabled veterans.)

07/13/2017 Effective without Governor's signature

signed · Rhode Island · Senate Jul 13, 2017

SB 203: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT (Places oversight of freshwater lakes, streams, and ponds in the fish and wildlife division of the department of environmental management.)

07/13/2017 Effective without Governor's signature

signed · Rhode Island · Senate Jul 13, 2017

SB 373: AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- RETAIL LICENSES (Requires that any applicant or holder of a retail license for the sale of alcoholic beverages be required to file a certificate of insurance evidencing liability insurance coverage in certain minimum amounts.)

07/13/2017 Effective without Governor's signature

signed · Rhode Island · House Jul 13, 2017

HB 5044: AN ACT RELATING TO THE CONSOLIDATION OF THE LONSDALE FIRE DISTRICT INTO THE SAYLESVILLE FIRE DISTRICT (Authorizes the merger of the Lonsdale and Saylesville Fire Districts in Lincoln if the electors of both fire districts approve that merger.)

07/13/2017 Effective without Governor's signature