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

passed · Rhode Island · House Jun 17, 2021

HB 5141: AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- SEXUAL ASSAULT (Increases the age of children able to utilize a recorded forensic interview for cases of sexual abuse in grand jury testimony -- child assault from age fourteen (14) to age eighteen (18).)

06/17/2021 Referred to Senate Judiciary

passed · Rhode Island · House Jun 17, 2021

HR 6447: HOUSE RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING "JUNETEENTH NATIONAL FREEDOM DAY" ON JUNE 19, 2021

06/17/2021 House read and passed

passed · Rhode Island · House Jun 17, 2021

HB 6004: AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS - MAIL BALLOTS (Entitles disabled and military voters to utilize electronically transmitted ballots.)

06/17/2021 Referred to Senate Judiciary

passed · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 16, 2021

SB 218: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- SALES AND USE TAXES -- LIABILITY AND COMPUTATION (Exempts reusable bags not including paper or plastic bags from the state sales tax.)

06/16/2021 Referred to House Finance

passed · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 16, 2021

SB 209: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- ACCESS TO ADVANCED PLACEMENT COURSES FOR ALL STUDENTS ACT (Updates Access to Advanced Placement Courses for All Students Act.)

06/16/2021 Referred to House Finance

passed · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 16, 2021

SB 344: AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- RETAIL LICENSES--SMALL BUSINESS--OMNIBUS (Omnibus act regarding caterers, hide and leather inspection, constables, sterilization of bedding, mixed-martial arts and pool halls.)

06/16/2021 Referred to House Corporations

passed · Rhode Island · House Jun 16, 2021

HR 6442: HOUSE RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR JANET COIT ON HER NEW POSITION WITH THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND THANKING HER FOR HER SERVICE AND MANY ACCOMPLISHMENTS AT DEM AND ON BEHALF OF THE PEOPLE OF RHODE ISLAND

06/16/2021 House read and passed

passed · Rhode Island · House Jun 16, 2021

HB 5506: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- RESPONSIBLE RECYCLING, REUSE AND DISPOSAL OF MATTRESSES (Requires copies of auditor's documents relative to evaluation and opinion about fees to be filed with the Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation and be considered public records pursuant to chapter 2 of title 38, access to public records.)

06/16/2021 House passed Sub A

passed · Rhode Island · House Jun 16, 2021

HR 6439: HOUSE RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING GOVERNOR DANIEL MCKEE ON THE JOYOUS OCCASION OF HIS 70TH BIRTHDAY

06/16/2021 House read and passed

passed · Rhode Island · House Jun 16, 2021

HR 6441: HOUSE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING CONDOLENCES

06/16/2021 House read and passed

passed · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 16, 2021

SB 107: AN ACT RELATING TO WATERS AND NAVIGATION -- PFAS IN DRINKING WATER, GROUNDWATER AND SURFACE WATERS (Requires DOH to establish maximum contaminate levels of PFSA in drinking water and to set interim standards. Also requires DEM to set standards for PFSA in ground- and surface waters. Defines PFSA as hazardous substances.)

06/16/2021 Referred to House Environment and Natural Resources

passed · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 16, 2021

SB 295: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT - THE RHODE ISLAND MUNICIPAL INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT PROGRAM (Removes the prohibition on state appropriations to the municipal infrastructure grant program, and authorize the RI infrastructure bank to evaluate, approve and issue such grants, subject to the appropriations provided to the program.)

06/16/2021 Referred to House Finance