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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

passed both · Rhode Island · House May 11, 2017

HB 5930: AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (Allows Robert Joseph Janelli to join Cailin Ann Broccoli and Michael Christopher Janelli in marriage on or about September 16, 2017, within the City of Providence, Rhode Island.)

05/11/2017 Effective without Governor's signature

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate May 11, 2017

SB 400: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- MERIT SYSTEM (Allows a classified employee, whose position is not fully funded through federal loans and/or grants to seek the nomination of or to be a candidate for elective state office.)

05/11/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate May 11, 2017

SB 891: AN ACT RELATING TO AERONAUTICS -- AIRPORTS AND LANDING FIELDS (Permits the department of transportation to lease our airport property for a period of fifty (50) years and requires one member of the airport corporation board of directors to have a pilot's license.)

05/11/2017 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate May 11, 2017

SB 449: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION (Amends the definition of the term "disabled," for purposes of property tax relief, to include persons receiving veterans' affairs disability benefits paid by the federal government.)

05/11/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate May 11, 2017

SB 49: AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- REPORTING OF POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS BY STATE VENDORS (Restricts some political contributions by state vendors and prohibits state vendors from making political contributions to candidates for the office responsible for awarding those state vendor contracts.)

05/11/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

passed · Rhode Island · Senate May 10, 2017

SR 869: SENATE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF REINALDO PEREZ

05/10/2017 Senate read and passed

passed · Rhode Island · Senate May 10, 2017

SR 870: SENATE RESOLUTION COMMEMORATING "WORLD LUPUS DAY" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND ON MAY 10, 2017

05/10/2017 Senate read and passed

passed · Rhode Island · Senate May 10, 2017

SR 868: SENATE RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING ROGER LALIBERTE ON BEING INDUCTED INTO THE RHODE ISLAND RADIO HALL OF FAME

05/10/2017 Senate read and passed

in committee · Rhode Island · House May 10, 2017

HB 6205: AN ACT RELATING TO PARKS AND RECREATIONAL AREAS -- GENERAL PROVISIONS (Adds to the list of persons with disabilities for whom fees are waived for entrance to state parks any person sixty-five (65) years of age or older who suffer from a disability as defined by the director of the department of environmental management.)

05/10/2017 Introduced, referred to House Finance

passed · Rhode Island · House May 10, 2017

HR 6207: HOUSE RESOLUTION CELEBRATING MAY 7TH THROUGH MAY 13TH, 2017, AS "NATIONAL CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES WEEK" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

05/10/2017 House read and passed

in committee · Rhode Island · House May 10, 2017

HB 6115: AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- NOMINATION OF PARTY AND INDEPENDENT CANDIDATES; RHODE ISLAND CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES REPORTING; CRIMINAL OFFENSES --THEFT, EMBEZZLEMENT, FALSE PRETENSES, AND MISAPPROPRIATIONS (Increases fines/penalties for failure to file timely campaign finance reports; increases information required in a declaration of candidacy; requires random audits of finance reports; and authorizes forfeiture of campaign funds for conviction of crimes.)

05/10/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House May 10, 2017

HB 6121: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- OPEN MEETINGS (Requires that all public bodies include as part of their agenda an open forum or public comment session wherein any citizen may speak on any topic whether or not on the agenda, for no more than five (5) minutes per speaker.)

05/10/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study