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State Legislature US Congress

All 25,118 Active 5 In committee 20,549 Passed 5,917 Signed 4,510 Failed 6,972

signed · Rhode Island · House Jul 15, 2019

HB 5291: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT - STATE REGISTER (Requires secretary of state to collect/publish governor's executive orders on website arranged by topic rather than in numerical/chronological order.)

07/15/2019 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · Senate Jul 15, 2019

SB 433: AN ACT RELATING TO CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS, AND PARTNERSHIPS -- SENIOR SAVINGS PROTECTION ACT (Protects seniors and qualified disabled adults from financial exploitation.)

07/15/2019 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · House Jul 15, 2019

HB 6241: AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS - DECLARATIONS OF CANDIDACY (Requires all candidates to file financial statements within 30 days after filing notice of organization.)

07/15/2019 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · House Jul 15, 2019

HB 5478: AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE GENERALLY (Provides that an open and obvious danger or defect is not a complete bar to recovery of damages in personal injury or property damage actions.)

07/15/2019 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · Senate Jul 15, 2019

SB 688: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- STATE BUILDING CODE (Authorizes building inspectors to affix their signatures to permits that pertain to work they inspect.)

07/15/2019 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · Senate Jul 15, 2019

SB 608: AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- CONDUCT OF ELECTION AND VOTING EQUIPMENT, AND SUPPLIES (Allows voters making a mark rather than signature to vote with proof of identity by affirming their mark to the electronic pollbook without need for an affidavit by election supervisors.)

07/15/2019 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · Senate Jul 15, 2019

SB 737: AN ACT RELATING TO FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS -- STUDENT LOAN BILL OF RIGHTS ACT (Creates the "student loan bill of rights act" which establishes guidelines for the issuance of postsecondary loans.)

07/15/2019 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · Senate Jul 15, 2019

SB 563: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- RETIREMENT SYSTEM CONTRIBUTIONS AND BENEFITS (Requires that retirement contributions be deposited or remitted to the retirement system within three (3) days.)

07/15/2019 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · House Jul 15, 2019

HB 5253: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- CURRICULUM [SEE TITLE 16 CHAPTER 97 -- THE RHODE ISLAND BOARD OF EDUCATION ACT] (Requires that instruction in health and physical education include information provided to students that mixing opioids and alcohol can cause accidental death.)

07/15/2019 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · House Jul 15, 2019

HB 5758: AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- CONDUCT OF ELECTION AND VOTING EQUIPMENT, AND SUPPLIES (Allows voters making a mark rather than signature to vote with proof of identity by affirming their mark to the electronic pollbook without need for an affidavit by election supervisors.)

07/15/2019 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · House Jul 15, 2019

HB 5674: AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW--GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- SERVICE CONTRACTS (Defines service contracts and clarifies that service contracts are not insurance and not otherwise subject to the insurance code.)

07/15/2019 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · House Jul 15, 2019

HB 5936: AN ACT RELATING TO FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS -- STUDENT LOAN BILL OF RIGHTS ACT (Creates the "student loan bill of rights act" which establishes guidelines for the issuance of postsecondary loans.)

07/15/2019 Signed by Governor