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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

passed · Rhode Island · House Jun 29, 2017

HB 5628: AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE - LIFE INSURANCE (Requires that the department of business regulation provide a mandatory disclosure notice, at no cost to insurers, to certain policy holders regarding their rights and alternatives to lapse or surrender.)

06/29/2017 Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence

signed · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 29, 2017

SB 788: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - LONG-TERM CARE COORDINATING COUNCIL (Amends the membership of the long-term care coordinating council from forty-one (41) members to thirty-three (33) members.)

06/29/2017 Effective without Governor's signature

signed · Rhode Island · House Jun 29, 2017

HB 5656: AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES - RETAIL LICENSES - PROVIDENCE (Enables the city of Providence's board of licenses to approve the liquor license applications for a business at 100-102 Hope Street (Assessor's plat 16, lot 263), located within two hundred feet (200') of a church.)

06/29/2017 Effective without Governor's signature

signed · Rhode Island · House Jun 29, 2017

HB 6144: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - LONG-TERM CARE COORDINATING COUNCIL (Amends the membership of the long-term care coordinating council from forty-one (41) members to thirty-three (33) members.)

06/29/2017 Effective without Governor's signature

signed · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 29, 2017

SB 560: AN ACT RELATING TO WATERS AND NAVIGATION-RHODE ISLAND UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY ACT (Amends the Rhode Island Underground Storage Tank Financial Responsibility Act to streamline fund processes and clarify language within the law.)

06/29/2017 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · House Jun 29, 2017

HB 5568: AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS - EMPLOYMENT SECURITY - BENEFITS (Amends our worksharing law by allowing employers more flexibility in the reduction of work hours among its employees and by allowing more leeway on the start date of an adopted worksharing plan.)

06/29/2017 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · House Jun 29, 2017

HB 5855: AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE--PROCEDURE GENERALLY (Adds the Rhode Island traffic tribunal to the list of courts afforded the ability to dismiss cases for lack of prosecution.)

06/29/2017 Effective without Governor's signature

signed · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 29, 2017

SB 479: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - STATE BUILDING CODE (Expands the state building code standards committee by two members, to be appointed by the Rhode Island builders association.)

06/29/2017 Signed by Governor

passed · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 29, 2017

SR 997: SENATE RESOLUTION RESPECTFULLY REQUESTING THAT ALL BRANCHES OF STATE GOVERNMENT CONTINUE TO COLLABORATE ON POLICY ACTIONS AND INVESTMENTS TO IMPLEMENT THE FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE JUSTICE REINVESTMENT INITIATIVE FACILITATED BY THE COUNCIL OF STATE GOVERNMENTS JUSTICE CENTER

06/29/2017 Senate read and passed

passed · Rhode Island · House Jun 29, 2017

HB 5908: AN ACT RELATING TO CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS, AND PARTNERSHIPS (Imposes a fee of one hundred sixty dollars ($160) for all domestic and foreign corporations for a certificate of authority to transact business in this state.)

06/29/2017 Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence

passed · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 29, 2017

SB 595: AN ACT RELATING TO DOMESTIC RELATIONS - ADOPTION OF CHILDREN (Allows the family court, after finding by clear and convincing evidence that a child was conceived as a result of sexual assault, to terminate the parental rights of the father including the right to notice for subsequent adoption proceedings.)

06/29/2017 Meeting postponed (06/29/2017)

signed · Rhode Island · House Jun 29, 2017

HB 5714: AN ACT RELATING TO DOMESTIC RELATIONS -- UNIFORM INTERSTATE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT -- GENERAL PROVISIONS (Makes a technical correction to the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act.)

06/29/2017 Effective without Governor's signature