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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 2, 2017

HB 5767: AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- BREAK-DOWN LANE USE (Authorizes the state traffic commission to permit the use of break-down lanes for travel and erects signs indicating when and where travel is permitted.)

05/02/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

passed · Rhode Island · House May 2, 2017

HR 6176: HOUSE RESOLUTION CELEBRATING AND COMMEMORATING THE 69TH ANNIVERSARY OF ISRAEL'S INDEPENDENCE DAY ON TUESDAY, MAY 2, 2017

05/02/2017 House read and passed

in committee · Rhode Island · House May 2, 2017

HB 5764: AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR EMERITUS (Creates an emergency management director emeritus license plate for Thomas F. Senerchia of West Warwick.)

05/02/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House May 2, 2017

HB 5793: AN ACT RELATING TO SPORTS, RACING AND ATHLETICS (Authorizes the division of racing and athletics to implement online games of skill, including so-called fantasy sports.)

05/02/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House May 2, 2017

HB 5330: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- LEAN GOVERNMENT INITIATIVE ACT (Implements provisions of the Lean government initiative to eliminate waste and inefficiency in the operation of state government.)

05/02/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

passed · Rhode Island · Senate May 2, 2017

SR 846: SENATE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF CHARLES A. DEBARE

05/02/2017 Senate read and passed

in committee · Rhode Island · House May 2, 2017

HB 6009: AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES - MOTOR VEHICLE OFFENSES (Makes driving under the influence with any child under thirteen (13) years of age in the vehicle a felony punishable by up to five (5) years imprisonment, a five thousand dollar ($5,000) fine, and a loss of license of up to two (2) years.)

05/02/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House May 2, 2017

HB 6140: AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- PLUMBERS, IRRIGATORS, AND WATER SYSTEMS INSTALLERS (Provides that a licensed individual sewage disposal system installer may, without further licensing, connect an existing sewer lateral pipe to a municipal or public sewer system.)

05/02/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House May 2, 2017

HB 6010: AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES - CRIMES AGAINST THE PUBLIC TRUST (Creates the crimes against public trust act to punish crimes committed by public officers, provide restitution for the crimes, and extend the statute of limitations for wrongful conversion.)

05/02/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House May 2, 2017

HB 6057: AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY - COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE BROKER LIEN (Provides that failure to record a notice of lien by the real estate broker in accordance with chapter 49 of title 34, the commercial estate broker lien act, would result in dismissal of a complaint pursuant to the act.)

05/02/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate May 2, 2017

SB 29: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS - STATE PURCHASES (Requires the state and municipalities to award bids for purchases of goods or services to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder whose bid is the lowest price.)

05/02/2017 Committee heard

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate May 2, 2017

SB 33: 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.)

05/02/2017 Committee heard