passed · Rhode Island · House May 2, 2017 HR 6177: HOUSE RESOLUTION EXTENDING CONDOLENCES 05/02/2017 House read and passed Sponsor Joe Shekarchi (D) Track
in committee · Rhode Island · House May 2, 2017 HB 5762: AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION FEES--DISABLED VETERANS (Expands and clarifies what constitutes disability entitling disabled veterans to the waiver of motor vehicle registration fees.) 05/02/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study Sponsors James N. McLaughlin (D) , Carlos E. Tobon (D) , Jay Edwards (D) , Sam Azzinaro (D) , Joseph McNamara (D) Track
in committee · Rhode Island · House May 2, 2017 HB 5075: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- 911 EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBER ACT (Repeals all surcharges levied on residence/business telephone lines and wireless telecommunications services.) 05/02/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study Sponsors Mike Chippendale (R) , Bob Quattrocchi (R) , Brian Newberry (R) , Kenneth J. Mendonca (R) , Robert B. Lancia (R) Track
in committee · Rhode Island · House Apr 28, 2017 HB 6175: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - THE EDUCATION EQUITY AND PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT (Appropriates $10,000,000 in additional education aid over the next three (3) years to public school districts for vocational education and charter school tuition.) 04/28/2017 Introduced, referred to House Finance Sponsors James N. McLaughlin (D) , Gregg Amore (D) , Michael A. Morin (D) , Alex Marszalkowski (D) , David Bennett (D) Track
passed · Rhode Island · Senate Apr 28, 2017 SB 330: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- THE RHODE ISLAND HEALTH CARE REFORM ACT OF 2004--HEALTH INSURANCE OVERSIGHT (Requires the health insurance commissioner to make recommendations to the general assembly to ensure compliance with mental health parity provisions required by existing law.) 04/28/2017 Referred to House Corporations Sponsors Cynthia Armour Coyne (D) , Elizabeth A. Crowley (D) , Maryellen Goodwin (D) , Josh Miller (D) , Sue Sosnowski (D) Track
passed · Rhode Island · Senate Apr 28, 2017 SB 331: AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES (Authorizes HHS to apply for waivers to assure for housing, healthcare, and mental and behavioral health care services for the homeless.) 04/28/2017 Referred to House Finance Sponsors Elizabeth A. Crowley (D) , Josh Miller (D) , Sue Sosnowski (D) , Jeanine Calkin (D) , Gayle L. Goldin (D) Track
passed · Rhode Island · Senate Apr 28, 2017 SB 329: AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR MENTAL ILLNESS AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE (Provides that patients with mental health and/or substance-use disorders are presumptively eligible for emergency admission practices, including any appropriate inpatient services.) 04/28/2017 Referred to House Corporations Sponsors Adam J. Satchell (D) , Maryellen Goodwin (D) , Josh Miller (D) , Sue Sosnowski (D) , Gayle L. Goldin (D) Track
passed · Rhode Island · Senate Apr 27, 2017 SR 817: SENATE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING THE MONTH OF APRIL, 2017, TO BE "FINANCIAL LITERACY MONTH" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND 04/27/2017 Senate read and passed Sponsor Hanna Gallo (D) Track
in committee · Rhode Island · House Apr 27, 2017 HB 5806: AN ACT RELATING TO MILITARY AFFAIRS AND DEFENSE (Has the veterans' cemetery bear the cost of funeral processions from Aquidneck Island crossing the Newport Bridge.) 04/27/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study Sponsors Julie Casimiro (D) , Jay Edwards (D) , Deborah Ruggiero (D) , David Bennett (D) , Thomas Winfield (D) Track
in committee · Rhode Island · House Apr 27, 2017 HB 5914: AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES - TAXATION OF BEVERAGES (Exempts from the alcoholic beverage manufacturing tax the first fifty thousand (50,000) gallons of wine produced by a winery in this state for distribution in RI in any calendar year.) 04/27/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study Sponsors Kenneth J. Mendonca (R) , Kenneth A. Marshall (D) , Jay Edwards (D) , Deborah Ruggiero (D) , Dennis M. Canario (D) Track
passed · Rhode Island · Senate Apr 27, 2017 SR 822: SENATE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING PROFOUND SYMPATHY ON THE PASSING OF ELODIE E. BLACKMORE 04/27/2017 Senate read and passed Sponsors Walter Felag (D) , Adam J. Satchell (D) , Harold M. Metts (D) , Stephen R. Archambault (D) Track
passed · Rhode Island · House Apr 27, 2017 HR 6163: HOUSE RESOLUTION HONORING AND CELEBRATING THE FIFTEEN-YEAR PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE CHILDREN'S FRIEND ORGANIZATION AND PANERA BREAD 04/27/2017 House read and passed Sponsors Joe Shekarchi (D) , Gregg Amore (D) , Mia Ackerman (D) , Robert B. Lancia (R) Track