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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

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 6, 2017

SB 379: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT - DEPARTMENT OF ATTORNEY GENERAL - GUN CRIMES REPORT (Directs the attorney general to report annually to the general assembly on the incidence and disposition of crimes involving guns.)

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

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 6, 2017

SB 312: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT - TOURISM AND DEVELOPMENT (Exempts houses, condominiums, and other residential dwelling units from state sales or hotel tax.)

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

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 6, 2017

SB 403: AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -WEAPONS (Provides that no person shall knowingly purchase or otherwise obtain a firearm on behalf of or transfer to a person who the transferor knows or reasonably should know is prohibited from possessing or receiving a firearm under federal or state law.)

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

in committee · Rhode Island · House Jun 6, 2017

HB 5694: AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- FORM AND EFFECT OF CONVEYANCES (Validates certain conveyancing defects in various instruments executed by or affecting grantors, grantees, business entities, powers of attorney, probate fiduciaries, mortgage discharges and foreclosures or certain clerical defects.)

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

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 6, 2017

SB 587: AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES - WEAPONS (Requires applicants for a license or carry permit for firearms to undergo a national BCI.)

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

in committee · Rhode Island · House Jun 6, 2017

HB 5249: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION-- PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATION TAX (Clarifies depreciation with respect to the net book value of a company's tangible personal property, by providing that the accumulated depreciation reduction takes into account physical deterioration and functional and economic obsolescence.)

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

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 6, 2017

SB 367: AN ACT RELATING TO THE STATE-OPERATED GAMING FACILITIES IN LINCOLN, NEWPORT, AND, WHEN OPERATIONS COMMENCE, IN TIVERTON (Allows the state to take certain actions in regard to state gaming as a result the recent referendum authorizing the establishment of a new casino gaming facility in the town of Tiverton.)

06/06/2017 Committee recommends passage

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 6, 2017

SB 38: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION - SALES AND USE TAXES - ENFORCEMENT AND COLLECTION (Enacts a 10 year statute of limitations on tax assessment or collection action for sales/use/estate/personal income/business corp. tax.)

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

passed · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 2, 2017

SB 762: AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- GENERAL POWERS (Authorizes the Middletown Municipal Court to impose fines not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000).)

06/02/2017 Referred to House Municipal Government

passed · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 2, 2017

SB 266: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC FINANCE -- MEDICAL ASSISTANCE AND PUBLIC ASSISTANCE CASELOAD ESTIMATING CONFERENCES (Requires the participation and input of the EOHHS, DHS, DCYF and BDHDDH in medical assistance and public assistance caseload estimating conferences and the generation of monthly data to the members of the caseload estimating conference.)

06/02/2017 Referred to House Finance

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 1, 2017

SB 34: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PERSONAL INCOME TAX (Exempts from state taxation certain pension benefits that originate from, and were taxed in another state.)

06/01/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

passed · Rhode Island · House Jun 1, 2017

HR 6276: HOUSE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF UMILE RITACCO

06/01/2017 House read and passed