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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 19, 2017

SB 618: AN ACT RELATING TO CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS, AND PARTNERSHIPS - RHODE ISLAND NONPROFIT CORPORATION ACT (Simplifies process for foreign corporations to obtain certificate of authority by producing only certificate of good standing legal assistance from incorporating state or country.)

06/19/2017 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · House Jun 19, 2017

HB 5680: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES (Repeals the law which provides enhanced penalties of a fine of not more than $250/ imprisonment for not more than 6 months for disclosure of health care information with respect to an individual diagnosis and treatment of a sexually transmitted disease.)

06/19/2017 Signed by Governor

in committee · Rhode Island · House Jun 18, 2017

HB 5068: AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES - DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL CODE PROVISIONS (Regulates the display of "year of manufacture plates" for motor vehicles more than 25 years old.)

06/18/2017 Committee postponed at request of sponsor (06/20/2017)

passed · Rhode Island · House Jun 15, 2017

HB 6023: AN ACT RELATING TO ANIMAL HUSBANDRY -- UNLAWFUL CONFINEMENT OF A COVERED ANIMAL (Makes changes in the definitions of what constitutes unlawful confinement of any sow during gestation, calf raised for veal or egg-laying hen kept on a farm, and would apply them throughout the chapter accordingly.)

06/15/2017 House passed Sub A

passed · Rhode Island · House Jun 15, 2017

HB 5884: AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- BOARD OF MEDICAL LICENSURE AND DISCIPLINE (Amends the process for a complaint pending before the board of medical licensure and discipline.)

06/15/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

passed · Rhode Island · House Jun 15, 2017

HR 6343: HOUSE RESOLUTION CELEBRATING THE 25TH PASTORAL ANNIVERSARY OF THE REV. DR. AND MRS. CARL H. BALARK'S SERVICE TO THE EBENEZER BAPTIST CHURCH

06/15/2017 House read and passed

passed · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 15, 2017

SR 959: SENATE RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING "JUNETEENTH NATIONAL FREEDOM DAY" ON JUNE 19, 2017

06/15/2017 Senate read and passed

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 15, 2017

SB 565: AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES - TAXATION OF BEVERAGES (Exempts from the alcoholic beverage manufacturing tax the first fifty thousand (50,000) gallons of wine produced by a winery in this state for distribution in RI in any calendar year.)

06/15/2017 Committee heard

passed · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 15, 2017

SB 282: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT - THE HEALTHY PREGNANCIES FOR INCARCERATED WOMEN ACT (Prohibits the use of restraints on pregnant prisoners during transport to and from court proceedings by sheriffs and/or incarceration at the ACI with annual reports to the general assembly effective January 1, 2018.)

06/15/2017 Referred to House Judiciary

passed · Rhode Island · House Jun 15, 2017

HB 5676: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - TREATMENT FOR PATIENTS WITH TERMINAL ILLNESS--THE RHODE ISLAND TERMINALLY ILL PATIENTS' RIGHT TO TRY ACT OF 2017 (Creates the "Rhode Island Terminally Ill Patient's Right to Try Act of 2017," which establishes the conditions for the use of experimental treatments for terminally ill patients.)

06/15/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 15, 2017

SB 744: AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- MEDICAL ASSISTANCE (Establishes a process for payment to long-term care providers furnishing care and services to person applying for Medicaid assistance pending review for an application.)

06/15/2017 Committee recommends passage of Sub A

in committee · Rhode Island · House Jun 15, 2017

HB 6286: AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- DRIVER TRAINING STAFF (Permits CCRI to hire persons who are employed by, or associated with, commercial driving schools for the classroom instruction portion of the CCRI program.)

06/15/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study