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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 · House Jun 28, 2017

HR 6368: HOUSE RESOLUTION EXTENDING CONDOLENCES

06/28/2017 House read and passed

passed both · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 28, 2017

SB 446: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WORKPLACE SAFETY ACT (Amends the definitions of "smoking" and "retail tobacco store" to include electronic smoking devices, electronic nicotine delivery system products and other products that rely on vaporization or aerosolization.)

06/28/2017 Senate voted to recommit to Senate Health and Human Services

passed · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 28, 2017

SB 811: AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- DELINQUENT AND DEPENDENT CHILDREN-- CRIMINAL INJURIES COMPENSATION-- SEXUALLY EXPLOITED CHILDREN (Makes sex trafficking victims eligible for criminal injuries compensation fund and designates them as abused, neglected children and establishes "safe harbor" provisions.)

06/28/2017 Senate passed Sub A

passed · Rhode Island · House Jun 28, 2017

HB 5640: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION (Places an energy efficiency charge cap on the 2018 state energy efficiency program plan and require the office of energy resources to conduct a study to verify the energy savings measures from the state energy efficiency programs.)

06/28/2017 Referred to Senate Commerce

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 28, 2017

SB 765: AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSE - ELECTRONIC IMAGING DEVICES (Prohibits the dissemination of any indecent image of another person without authorization for the purpose of harassing, intimidating, threatening another person.)

06/28/2017 Scheduled for consideration (06/30/2017)

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 28, 2017

SB 995: AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- CENTRAL FALLS POLICE AND FIRE RETIREE PENSION BENEFITS (Provides that all city employees covered by Central Falls retirees' settlement agreement would have benefits gradually increased over five years from 75% base to 87.5% base pension benefit amount.)

06/28/2017 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance

passed · Rhode Island · House Jun 27, 2017

HB 5212: AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES - PASSING, USE OF LANES, AND RULES OF THE ROAD (Requires "No Right Turn on red" signs posted at "Don't Block the Box" intersections and extends warning period from January 1, 2017 to May 31, 2017 and delays enforcement period until June 1, 2017.)

06/27/2017 Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence

signed · Rhode Island · House Jun 27, 2017

HB 5655: AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES - RHODE ISLAND DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEE ACT (Amends several sections of the general laws pertaining to the calculation of impact fees by municipalities in the state by requiring that needs assessments of the fees be conducted every 5 years with certain exceptions.)

06/27/2017 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 27, 2017

SB 554: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- PRIVATE SCHOOLS (Requires accreditation by a Regional Accrediting Agency recognized by the United States Department of Education for distance learning institutions to transact business or grant degrees in Rhode Island.)

06/27/2017 Signed by Governor

passed · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 27, 2017

SR 986: SENATE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF MARY BETH FLYNN

06/27/2017 Senate read and passed

passed · Rhode Island · House Jun 27, 2017

HR 5606: HOUSE RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY THE EFFICACY AND COST OF IMPLEMENTING A RECYCLING PROGRAM FOR ALL MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL UNITS, INCLUDING CONDOMINIUM COMPLEXES (Creates a nine member commission to study of efficacy and cost of implementing a recycling program for all multi-family residential units, including condominium complexes, and reports back by February 6, 2018, and expires on April 6, 2018.)

06/27/2017 House passed Sub A

signed · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 27, 2017

SB 333: AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES - RHODE ISLAND DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEE ACT (Amends several sections of the general laws pertaining to the calculation of impact fees by municipalities in the state by requiring that needs assessments of the fees be conducted every 5 years with certain exceptions.)

06/27/2017 Signed by Governor