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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 Jun 29, 2017

SB 96: AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- REAL ESTATE BROKERS AND SALESPERSONS (Defines the term an "opinion of value" to be an analysis, opinion, of conclusion prepared by a real estate broker pertaining to the price of property.)

06/29/2017 Effective without Governor's signature

in committee · Rhode Island · House Jun 29, 2017

HB 5215: AN ACT RELATING TO DOMESTIC RELATIONS - ADOPTION OF CHILDREN (Allows the family court, after a fact-finding hearing establishing paternity, to terminate the parental rights of a person convicted of sexual assault which resulted in the birth of a child.)

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

passed · Rhode Island · House Jun 29, 2017

HB 5228: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- DELEGATION OF NON-ABLATIVE TREATMENTS (Provides guidelines for the delegation by licensed health care professionals of non-ablative laser or energy-based treatments to a properly-qualified delegate.)

06/29/2017 House read and passed

signed · Rhode Island · House Jun 29, 2017

HB 6206: AN ACT RELATING TO GENERAL ASSEMBLY - PERMANENT JOINT COMMITTEE ON NAMING ALL NEW BUILDINGS, BRIDGES, EDIFICES AND OTHER STATE CONSTRUCTIONS (Renames the College of Pharmacy building on Greenhouse Road at the University of Rhode Island in Kingston, as "Paramaz Avedisian '54 Hall.")

06/29/2017 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · House Jun 29, 2017

HB 6251: AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- EXPIRATION DATES (Grants the administrator of the division of motor vehicles the power to extend the expiration dates up to ninety (90) days of permits, licenses, registrations, certificates, placards, and other privileges, under limited circumstances.)

06/29/2017 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · House Jun 29, 2017

HB 5715: AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE - COURTS -- COURT ADMINISTRATION (Limits the judiciary's publicly available list of delinquent persons to the 100 delinquent persons owing the largest amount of court imposed or court related fees, and other monetary obligations which have been unpaid for a period in excess of 90 days.)

06/29/2017 Effective without Governor's signature

passed · Rhode Island · House Jun 29, 2017

HB 6203: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- THE EDUCATION EQUITY AND PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT (Permits the Cumberland Town Council to establish limits on the number of students from the Cumberland school district who may enroll in any charter public school subject to a collective limit of not less than 8% of the average daily membership.)

06/29/2017 Referred to Senate Finance

signed · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 29, 2017

SB 803: 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

signed · Rhode Island · House Jun 29, 2017

HB 5481: 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

passed · Rhode Island · House Jun 29, 2017

HB 5229: AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- THE YOUTH PROTECTION ACT (Requires persons who provide volunteer services with youth serving agencies to get a national criminal records check.)

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

signed · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 29, 2017

SB 807: AN ACT RELATING TO MILITARY AFFAIRS AND DEFENSE - EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT (Amends the composition of the Rhode Island emergency management advisory council.)

06/29/2017 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · House Jun 29, 2017

HB 5643: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS (Removes the renotification requirement to the requisite association subsequent to the sixty (60) day excavation completion requirement for work near public utilities and would require accidents to be reported to 911.)

06/29/2017 Signed by Governor