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State Legislature US Congress

All 25,118 Active 7,678 In committee 7,673 Passed 5,630 Signed 4,797 Failed 6,972

signed · Rhode Island · House Jul 14, 2021

HB 5098: AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- BOARD OF MEDICAL LICENSURE AND DISCIPLINE (Increases the maximum fine amount for those found guilty of unprofessional conduct by the board of medical licensure and discipline from $10,000 to $30,000, and establishes a new chapter of the general laws which gives board the authority to levy fines.)

07/14/2021 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · Senate Jul 14, 2021

SB 733: AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE - PROCEDURE ON PARTICULAR ACTIONS - CONTRIBUTION AMONG JOINT TORTFEASORS (Limits credit of tortfeasor to amount paid by released tortfeasor.)

07/14/2021 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · Senate Jul 14, 2021

SB 901: AN ACT RELATING TO DOMESTIC RELATIONS -- PASSIVE VOLUNTARY ADOPTION MUTUAL CONSENT REGISTRY ACT -- ADOPTION OF CHILDREN (Directs the department of health to provide information regarding the passive voluntary adoption reunion registry on the department of health's website and in the division of vital records.)

07/14/2021 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · House Jul 14, 2021

HB 5400: AN ACT RELATING TO DOMESTIC RELATIONS -- ADOPTION OF CHILDREN (Terminates all parental rights of any person convicted of sexual assault which results in the birth of a child from that assault.)

07/14/2021 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · House Jul 14, 2021

HB 6445: AN ACT RELATING TO WATERS AND NAVIGATION -- PERSONAL WATERCRAFT SAFETY ACT (Authorizes the town of West Greenwich to provide, by ordinance, regulations controlling the use of personal watercraft on any or all fresh or inland waters of the town.)

07/14/2021 Effective without Governor's signature

signed · Rhode Island · House Jul 14, 2021

HB 5544: AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS - BOARD OF MEDICAL LICENSURE AND DISCIPLINE (Includes in the definition of unprofessional conduct performing a pelvic examination without consent of an anesthetized or unconscious female patient.)

07/14/2021 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · Senate Jul 14, 2021

SB 982: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION - VETERANS EXEMPTIONS (Extends the veterans exemption from property tax to any member who served in uniform during the Cold War between 1947 through 1991, even if they did not serve in a declared war or conflict.)

07/14/2021 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · House Jul 13, 2021

HB 5346: AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS (Prohibits third-party delivery services from using any likeness or intellectual property of a merchant without written consent. This act would require a third-party delivery service to register to do business in Rhode Island.)

07/13/2021 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · House Jul 13, 2021

HB 5031: AN ACT RELATED TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS (Requires the department of transportation, along with the division of motor vehicles and the office of energy resources, to develop, no later than January 1, 2022, a plan for statewide electric vehicle charging station infrastructure.)

07/13/2021 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · Senate Jul 13, 2021

SB 1001: AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- PUBLIC ACCOUNTANCY (Eliminates the words "moral turpitude" as a cause of refusal to issue a license to various professionals.)

07/13/2021 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · Senate Jul 13, 2021

SB 994: AN ACT RELATED TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS (Requires the department of transportation, along with the division of motor vehicles and the office of energy resources, to develop, no later than January 1, 2022, a plan for statewide electric vehicle charging station infrastructure.)

07/13/2021 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · House Jul 13, 2021

HB 6454: AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES - THEFT, EMBEZZLEMENT, FALSE PRETENSES AND MISAPPROPRIATIONS (Requires that penalties or restitution payments for larceny of a campaign account or campaign expenditure reporting violations be deposited into the Rhode Island crime victim compensation program fund and not into the candidate's campaign account.)

07/13/2021 Signed by Governor