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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 Jun 29, 2017

HB 5348: AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- RETAIL LICENSES (Provides that the department of business regulation administer alcoholic server training programs rather than the department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals.)

06/29/2017 Effective without Governor's signature

signed · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 29, 2017

SB 905: 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 5659: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - STATE BUILDING CODE (Expands the composition of the state building code standards committee by adding two (2) members, to be appointed from the Rhode Island builders association.)

06/29/2017 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · House Jun 29, 2017

HB 6078: AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- BARBERS, HAIRDRESSERS, COSMETICIANS, MANICURISTS AND ESTHETICIANS (Permits grandfathering the licensing of barbers, hairdressers, cosmeticians, manicurists and estheticians on the basis of work experience or work in another state.)

06/29/2017 Effective without Governor's signature

signed · Rhode Island · House Jun 29, 2017

HB 5641: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION (Expands use of public utilities reserve fund to state court appeals to and regulatory matters before federal agencies and increase amount chargeable to public utility to $750,000 but not more than $250,000 for administrator’s representation of state.)

06/29/2017 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 29, 2017

SB 198: AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY - CONDOMINIUM INSURANCE (Requires a condominium association to provide a unit owner, whose unit has sustained insurance covered damages, with a written copy of the insurance company's damage appraisal.)

06/29/2017 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · House Jun 29, 2017

HB 6166: AN ACT RELATING TO MILITARY AFFAIRS AND DEFENSE (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 5223: AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY - CONDOMINIUM LAW - INSURANCE (Entitles a condominium owner to obtain a copy of a damage appraisal within fourteen days.)

06/29/2017 Signed by Governor

passed both · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 29, 2017

SR 961: JOINT RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY THE EFFECTS OF ENACTING A LINE ITEM VETO, POTENTIAL RHODE ISLAND CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS FOR A GOVERNOR RUNOFF, AND REQUIREMENTS FOR THE ELECTION OF THE GOVERNOR (Creates a 12 member commission to study enacting a line item veto, Rhode Island Constitutional Amendments for a Governor runoff, the election of the Governor and report by April 5, 2018, and expire on May 7, 2018.)

06/29/2017 House passed in concurrence

signed · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 29, 2017

SB 675: 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

passed · Rhode Island · House Jun 29, 2017

HB 6171: 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.)

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

signed · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 29, 2017

SB 612: 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