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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 · Senate Jun 30, 2017

SR 999: SENATE RESOLUTION HONORING JOHN D. MUGGERIDGE ON THE OCCASION OF HIS RETIREMENT AFTER MORE THAN THIRTY YEARS OF ACCOMPLISHED LEADERSHIP AT FIDELITY INVESTMENTS

06/30/2017 Senate read and passed

passed · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 30, 2017

SB 174: AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES - SAFETY BELTS IN SCHOOL BUSES (Requires every new school bus to be equipped with seat belts effective January 1, 2019.)

06/30/2017 Referred to House H.E.W.

signed · Rhode Island · House Jun 30, 2017

HB 5475: AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- SUBDIVISION OF LAND (Shortens the time periods related to certifications, decision-making and recordings of decisions for major land development and major subdivision master and preliminary plans.)

06/30/2017 Signed by Governor

passed · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 30, 2017

SB 669: AN ACT RELATING TO DELINQUENT AND DEPENDENT CHILDREN -- THE YOUNG ADULT VOLUNTARY EXTENSION OF CARE ACT (Creates the young adult voluntary extension of care program that would extend the age of foster care from age eighteen (18) to age twenty-one (21) and would provide a range of programs and services to carry out the purpose of the act.)

06/30/2017 Referred to House Finance

passed · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 30, 2017

SB 874: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- ELECTRIC GENERATION SERVICE (Requires the public utilities commission to implement a purchase of receivables program where the electric distribution company purchases the receivables of a nonregulated power producer at a discount rate.)

06/30/2017 Placed on the House Consent Calendar (06/30/2017)

signed · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 30, 2017

SB 792: AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS - CONDUCT OF ELECTION AND VOTING EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES (Requires at least one precinct count unit and one voting booth per one hundred seventy-five (175) qualified electors in the district, be prepared and delivered by the board of elections to each voting district.)

06/30/2017 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · House Jun 30, 2017

HB 6138: AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (Allows the Honorable Raymond Sullivan to join Julie Ricci and Christopher Fierro in marriage on or about October 21, 2017, within the City of Warwick, Rhode Island.)

06/30/2017 Effective without Governor's signature

passed · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 30, 2017

SB 133: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PERSONAL INCOME TAX (Allows unused tax credits previously issued under the Historic Homeownership Assistance Act to be carried forward for tax year 2017 and thereafter.)

06/30/2017 Referred to House Finance

passed · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 30, 2017

SB 236: AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY - FAIR HOUSING PRACTICES (Prohibits discrimination in housing against those persons who have a lawful source of income.)

06/30/2017 Referred to House Judiciary

signed · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 30, 2017

SB 439: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- ALL STUDENTS COUNT ACT (Creates the "All Students Count Act" and requires the dept. of elementary and secondary education to use separate collection categories/tabulations for specified Asian ethnic groups in every demographic report on ancestry or ethnic origins of residents.)

06/30/2017 Signed by Governor

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 30, 2017

SB 285: AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- ARBITRATION -- CONTINUANCE OF CONTRACTUAL PROVISIONS (Requires that the contractual provisions contained in and an otherwise expired collective bargaining agreement with certified school teachers and municipal employees continue until a successor agreement has been reached between the parties.)

06/30/2017 Committee recommends passage of Sub A

passed · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 30, 2017

SB 337: AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- THE UNIFORMED CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT (Approval and funding of drug awareness programs for minors placed with the department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals.)

06/30/2017 Referred to House Finance