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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 · Senate May 17, 2017

SB 815: AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES - RETAIL LICENSES (Creates additional restrictions on the times for which caterers with a Class P license may serve alcohol and provides for the additional penalty of possible suspension or revocation of license for violations of this section.)

05/17/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate May 17, 2017

SB 732: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- THE RHODE ISLAND EARLY CHILDHOOD INNOVATION ACT (Establishes an early childhood innovation fund to help close the achievement gap for at-risk children as they enter kindergarten)

05/17/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate May 17, 2017

SR 238: JOINT RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY RHODE ISLAND'S MINIMUM WAGE (Creates a fifteen member legislative commission to study Rhode Island's minimum wage, and would report back to the General Assembly by March 30, 2018, and expire on May 30, 2018.)

05/17/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

passed · Rhode Island · House May 17, 2017

HR 6229: HOUSE RESOLUTION HONORING RAYMOND J. SICARD ON THE OCCASION OF HIS 90TH BIRTHDAY

05/17/2017 House read and passed

in committee · Rhode Island · House May 17, 2017

HB 5123: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- SOLAR INDUSTRY ECONOMIC INVESTMENT ACT (Establishes a revolving fund to provide loans and grants to support the installation of solar energy panels.)

05/17/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate May 17, 2017

SB 289: AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS - MINIMUM WAGE (Allows employers to pay the greater or 75% of the state minimum wage rate, or the federal minimum wage rate to employees eighteen (18) years or younger during the first six hundred eighty (680) hours or ninety (90) days of their employment.)

05/17/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate May 17, 2017

SB 904: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- VETERANS' EXEMPTIONS (Eliminates the requirement that a service person serving in conflicts or undeclared wars receive a campaign ribbon or expeditionary medal in order to receive a property tax exemption.)

05/17/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House May 16, 2017

HB 5076: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT--STATE BEACH, PARK AND RECREATION AREA USER FEES (Eliminates all user fees for access to any state beach.)

05/16/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House May 16, 2017

HB 6202: AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE - PROCEDURE GENERALLY - JURY LISTS (Makes persons seventy (70) years of age or older eligible for exemption from jury service.)

05/16/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

passed · Rhode Island · House May 16, 2017

HR 6221: HOUSE RESOLUTION EXTENDING CONGRATULATIONS

05/16/2017 House read and passed

passed · Rhode Island · Senate May 16, 2017

SR 907: SENATE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING MAY AS "BETTER HEARING AND SPEECH MONTH" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

05/16/2017 Senate read and passed

passed · Rhode Island · House May 16, 2017

HR 6222: HOUSE RESOLUTION ENCOURAGING STUDENTS AND EDUCATORS TO MAXIMIZE RECYCLING EFFORTS AT RHODE ISLAND'S SCHOOLS

05/16/2017 House read and passed