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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 · Senate Jul 8, 2019

SB 291: AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- PHARMACIES (Requires pharmacies display warning notice regarding use of opioids/schedule II controlled substances compiled by DOH relating to overuse/misuse/mixing with other drugs/alcohol effective 9/1/19.)

07/08/2019 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · House Jul 8, 2019

HB 5251: AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS - ELECTROLYSIS (Establishes the requirements for licensure and regulation of electrologists performing electrolysis and/or laser hair removal.)

07/08/2019 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · Senate Jul 8, 2019

SB 27: AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS - FOOD DONATIONS (Repeals the current chapter of the general laws regarding immunity for food donors to food banks, and would adopt a new chapter with comprehensive immunity provisions for persons involved in donating food to food banks.)

07/08/2019 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · Senate Jul 8, 2019

SB 712: AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR - UNION REPRESENTATION (Clarifies the rights and options of government employees who decide not to join their employer's exclusive bargaining unit.)

07/08/2019 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · House Jul 8, 2019

HB 5543: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - OFFICE OF STATE MEDICAL EXAMINERS (Adds the multi-disciplinary maternal mortality review committee to the review of the office of state medical examiners and extend certain immunities and confidentiality agreements to multi-disciplinary teams.)

07/08/2019 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · House Jul 8, 2019

HB 5874: AN ACT RELATING TO HIGHWAYS - RHODE ISLAND TURNPIKE AND BRIDGE AUTHORITY (Reduces the number of infractions for a person to be considered a "toll violator" from twenty (20) to ten (10). The act also reduces the number of infractions for a person to be considered a "toll evader" from one hundred (100) to twenty (20).)

07/08/2019 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · Senate Jul 8, 2019

SB 779: AN ACT RELATING TO ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY -- CRUELTY TO PUBLIC SAFETY DOGS AND HORSES (Provides special protection to public safety canines and horses that are intentionally or maliciously subjected to cruelty, injuries, or death, by increasing the potential criminal and civil penalties for the offenders.)

07/08/2019 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · Senate Jul 8, 2019

SB 689: AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES (Extends the effective date for the application of the new definition section relative to zoning ordinances and would also extend the current definitions section relative to zoning ordinances.)

07/08/2019 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · House Jul 8, 2019

HB 5168: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- AMERICANIZATION OF SCHOOLS (Repeals requirement that persons between 16 and 21 who cannot speak, read or write English to attend classes until they learn (minimum 200 hours). Also repeals fines and institutional commitment for failure to take such classes.)

07/08/2019 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · House Jul 8, 2019

HB 6165: AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES - RETAIL LICENSES (Authorizes Woonsocket city council to exempt Class BV/BM license retailers' from 200 feet prohibition from the sale of alcohol from school/religious entity between 2 Main Street and 194 Main Street.)

07/08/2019 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · House Jul 8, 2019

HB 6043: AN ACT RELATING TO ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY -- CRUELTY TO PUBLIC SAFETY DOGS AND HORSES (Provides special protection to public safety canines and horses that are intentionally or maliciously subjected to cruelty, injuries, or death, by increasing the potential criminal and civil penalties for the offenders.)

07/08/2019 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · House Jul 8, 2019

HB 5431: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PUPILS (Includes any "licensed public health dental hygienist" among persons eligible to conduct dental screenings for children in kindergarten, third, and ninth grade.)

07/08/2019 Signed by Governor