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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 9, 2021

HB 6083: AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT (Reclassifies simple possession of ten grams (10g) or less of a controlled substance classified in Schedules I, II, III, IV, V of the Uniform Controlled Substances Act to a 2 year misdemeanor instead of a felony.)

07/09/2021 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · House Jul 9, 2021

HB 5417: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC RECORDS (Exempts the city or town of residence for city, town and state police officers from the definition of a public record and would prohibit the release of the same.)

07/09/2021 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · House Jul 9, 2021

HB 5829: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- CERTIFICATION OF TEACHERS (Mandates RIDE to provide regulations to streamline the English Second Language (ESL) and/or English Language Learner (ELL) teaching certificate.)

07/09/2021 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · Senate Jul 9, 2021

SB 22: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- NET METERING (Amends the maximum allowable capacity for net metering systems in the Block Island Utility District and Pascoag Utility District.)

07/09/2021 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · House Jul 9, 2021

HB 5157: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- CURRICULUM (Provides that every superintendent of schools shall create an annual report on the progress and status of academic achievement of foster care youth.)

07/09/2021 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · House Jul 9, 2021

HB 6064: AN ACT RELATING TO CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS, AND PARTNERSHIPS -- MERGER AND CONSOLIDATION (Amends the Rhode Island Nonprofit Corporation Act regarding consolidation and merger.)

07/09/2021 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · House Jul 9, 2021

HB 5920: AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- COASTAL HAZARDS (Authorizes the state’s twenty-one coastal communities to adopt the coastal resources management council's (CRMC) coastal hazard application process applicable to a local overlay district.)

07/09/2021 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · Senate Jul 9, 2021

SB 212: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - REGIONAL VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS (SEE TITLE 16 CHAPTER 97 -- THE RHODE ISLAND BOARD OF EDUCATION ACT) (Seeks to advance economic development by guaranteeing students the right to enroll in approved career technical educational programs and allows them to enroll outside the district of residence if their district does not offer a duplicate program.)

07/09/2021 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · House Jul 9, 2021

HB 5922: AN ACT RELATING TO AERONAUTICS -- THE PERMANENT AIR QUALITY MONITORING ACT (Extends air quality monitoring requirements and data submission deadline by one year.)

07/09/2021 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · Senate Jul 9, 2021

SB 188: AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT (Amends the uniform controlled substances act and reclassifies simple possession of ten grams (10g) or less of certain controlled substances as a misdemeanor punishable as a two (2) year misdemeanor rather than a felony.)

07/09/2021 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · Senate Jul 9, 2021

SB 635: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - STUDENT TRANSPORTATION (Prohibits school committees from entering into a school bus service contract unless the contract provides for payments to school bus drivers, monitors and aids for one hundred and eighty (180) days or the length of the contracted for school year.)

07/09/2021 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · Senate Jul 9, 2021

SB 210: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - CURRICULUM (Requires the department of elementary and secondary education, in collaboration with RI resource recovery corporation, to make educational resources available regarding litter prevention/recycling awareness to elementary/middle school students.)

07/09/2021 Signed by Governor