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State Legislature US Congress

All 25,118 Active 7,678 In committee 7,673 Passed 5,917 Signed 4,510 Failed 6,972

in committee · Rhode Island · House May 24, 2017

HB 5778: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- RHODE ISLAND LIVABLE HOME TAX CREDIT ACT (Establishes the "Rhode Island Livable Home Tax Credit Act", and would provide for its administration.)

05/24/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House May 24, 2017

HB 6204: AN ACT RELATING TO HIGHWAYS -- MAINTENANCE OF TOWN HIGHWAYS (Requires that any altered roadway be restored to the same or better condition that existed prior to the alteration, immediately after the completion of the alteration, and further establishes a daily penalty for failure to comply.)

05/24/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

passed both · Rhode Island · House May 24, 2017

HB 5226: AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- RETAIL LICENSES (Permits the Providence licensing board to issue a Class C liquor license for premises at 215 Dean Street.)

05/24/2017 Effective without Governor's signature

in committee · Rhode Island · House May 24, 2017

HB 5088: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION-PSAT AND SAT TESTS (Includes home schooled students in the program to provide the PSAT and SAT free of charge to all Rhode Island public school students.)

05/24/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House May 24, 2017

HB 5251: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT - ELDERLY AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT (Establishes a community senior services grant program to provide financial assistance to municipalities and nonprofit organizations which operate senior centers and/or senior programs.)

05/24/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House May 24, 2017

HB 5069: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM (Repeals the "Rhode Island Health Care Reform Act of 2004 – Health Insurance Oversight" as well as the "Rhode Island Health Benefit Exchange, and establishes the Rhode Island comprehensive health insurance program.)

05/24/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House May 24, 2017

HB 5165: AN ACT RELATING TO THE WESTERLY HIGHER EDUCATION AND JOB SKILLS CENTER (Authorizes the appropriation of the sum of one million, two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($1,250,000) to the Westerly Higher Education and Job Skills Center, for the fiscal year commencing July 1, 2017.)

05/24/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House May 24, 2017

HB 5807: AN ACT RELATING TO DELINQUENT AND DEPENDENT CHILDREN -- THE YOUNG ADULT VOLUNTARY EXTENSION OF CARE ACT (Creates the young adult voluntary extension of care program that would extend the age of foster care from age eighteen (18) to age twenty-one (21) and would provide a range of programs and services to carry out the purpose of the act.)

05/24/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House May 24, 2017

HR 6218: HOUSE RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE OCCURRENCE OF MILITARY SEXUAL TRAUMA AND HARASSMENT IN THE RHODE ISLAND NATIONAL GUARD (Creates a 5 member commission to study and make recommendations on occurrences of military sexual trauma and harassment in the Rhode Island National Guard, and who would report back by March 6, 2018, and expires on May 8, 2018.)

05/24/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House May 24, 2017

HB 5749: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION-FOUNDATION LEVEL SCHOOL SUPPORT (Amends the maintenance of effort provisions used to determine the minimum contribution for local school aid.)

05/24/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House May 23, 2017

HB 6031: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION - TAX CREDITS FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO SCHOLARSHIP ORGANIZATIONS (Increases the total aggregate amount of tax credits for a business entity not to exceed $5,000,000 in fiscal year 2018.)

05/23/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House May 23, 2017

HB 5426: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- DISABILITY AND ELDERLY DRIVING EXPENSES TAX CREDIT (Establishes 100% tax credit for disabled/elderly drivers age 65 and older for vehicle modification costs/training fees incurred necessary to retain their license/registration per rules/regs of tax administrator eff. 1/2018.)

05/23/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study