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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

passed · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 24, 2021

SB 365: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- REAL ESTATE CONVEYANCE TAX (Provides that a portion of the real estate conveyance tax be apportioned to a newly established restricted receipt account known as the housing production fund.)

06/24/2021 Senate passed Sub A

passed · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 24, 2021

SB 959: AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE IN PARTICULAR ACTIONS -- RHODE ISLAND COMMERCIAL RECEIVERSHIP ACT (Creates temporary non-liquidating receivership program for businesses with substantial revenue decline after declared emergency/suspended/ceased substantial part of operation resulting by emergency police/regulatory powers.)

06/24/2021 Senate read and passed

passed · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 24, 2021

SB 962: AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- CANVASSING THE LISTS OF QUALIFIED ELECTORS (Allows audio recording to be taken at the local board of canvassers’ proceedings and be maintained as a permanent record of the board.)

06/24/2021 Senate read and passed

passed · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 24, 2021

SB 41: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC FINANCE -- MEDICAL ASSISTANCE AND PUBLIC ASSISTANCE CASELOAD ESTIMATING CONFERENCES (Requires the participation and input of the EOHHS, DHS, DCYF and BHDDH in medical assistance and public assistance caseload estimating conferences and the generation of monthly data to the members of the case load estimating conference.)

06/24/2021 Senate passed Sub A

passed · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 24, 2021

SB 851: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- TEACHERS' RETIREMENT (For purposes of teachers' retirement benefits, amends the definition of "former spouse divorced" to include someone who was married to a deceased member for 10+ years and the deceased member was required by court order to contribute support post-divorce.)

06/24/2021 Senate read and passed

passed · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 24, 2021

SB 158: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- RHODE ISLAND LIVABLE HOME MODIFICATION ACT (Establishes Rhode Island Livable Home Modification Grant to eligible homeowners and renters to retrofit their residence to nationally recognized accessibility standards.)

06/24/2021 Senate passed Sub A

passed · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 24, 2021

SB 744: AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES -- TYPES OF VEHICLES (; Creates new section for electric bicycles, mandates manufactures to provide label of classification of electric bike.)

06/24/2021 Referred to House Judiciary

passed · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 24, 2021

SB 568: AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- CANNABIS AUTHORIZATION, REGULATION AND TAXATION (Establishes Cannabis Control Commission to regulate all aspects of cannabis production and distribution.)

06/24/2021 Referred to House Finance

passed · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 24, 2021

SB 874: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS - CORROSION PREVENTION AND MITIGATION WORK REQUIREMENTS (Requires all contractors and subcontractors who perform construction, alteration, demolition, installation, repair or maintenance work, pursuant to public works contracts, to comply with industry standards for infrastructure corrosion prevention.)

06/24/2021 Senate read and passed

passed · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 24, 2021

SB 712: AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES -- LIFETIME LIMITS (Revokes the authority of the health insurance commissioner's ability to enforce a ruling of the federal government or federal court that revokes the prohibition on limits on health insurance.)

06/24/2021 Senate read and passed

passed · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 24, 2021

SB 724: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC FINANCE - STATE FUNDS (Adds the Judiciary's Indirect Cost Recovery/Supreme Court, Victims' Rights Information, RI Supreme Court Disciplinary Counsel and Small Claims Mediation accounts to the list of restricted receipt accounts which are not subject to indirect cost recovery.)

06/24/2021 Referred to House Finance

passed · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 24, 2021

SR 976: SENATE RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING ROSANNE SOMERSON, PRESIDENT OF THE RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN (RISD), ON HER FORTHCOMING RETIREMENT AND HONORING HER FOR A LIFETIME OF SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS AS AN ARTIST AND PUBLIC SERVANT

06/24/2021 Senate read and passed