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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 8, 2019

HB 6078: AN ACT RELATING TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY -- PERMANENT JOINT COMMITTEE ON NAMING ALL NEW BUILDINGS, BRIDGES, EDIFICES AND OTHER STATE CONSTRUCTIONS (Names the URI College of Engineering Building as the "Fascitelli Center for Advanced Engineering.")

07/08/2019 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · Senate Jul 8, 2019

SB 603: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- ABUSE IN HEALTH CARE FACILITIES (Makes amendments providing for additional reporting duties and requirements for persons with knowledge of mistreatment or neglect of elders.)

07/08/2019 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · Senate Jul 8, 2019

SB 872: AN ACT RELATING TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY -- PERMANENT JOINT COMMITTEE ON NAMING ALL NEW BUILDINGS, BRIDGES, EDIFICES AND OTHER STATE CONSTRUCTIONS (Names the URI College of Engineering Building as the "Fascitelli Center for Advanced Engineering.")

07/08/2019 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · House Jul 8, 2019

HB 6184: AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- LIFE INSURANCE POLICIES AND RESERVES (Prohibits insurer from denying application/exclude/limit coverage under any life insurance policy based solely on prescription to carry or possess naloxone.)

07/08/2019 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · Senate Jul 8, 2019

SB 799: AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- LIFE INSURANCE POLICIES AND RESERVES (Prohibits insurer from denying application/exclude/limit coverage under any life insurance policy based solely on prescription to carry or possess naloxone.)

07/08/2019 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · House Jul 8, 2019

HB 5119: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - UPHOLSTERED FURNITURE AND CHILD PRODUCTS SAFETY (Increases amount of flame retardant chemicals contained in residential upholstered bedding/furniture manufactured/ sold in state from 100 ppm to 1,000 ppm effective January 1, 2020.)

07/08/2019 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · House Jul 8, 2019

HB 6218: AN ACT RELATING TO AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY -- ASSENT TO FOOD SAFETY MODERNIZATION ACT (Assents to the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act, and empowers the director of DEM to perform those acts necessary, to be in compliance with the provisions of the act for the modernization of the safety of the food supply.)

07/08/2019 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · Senate Jul 8, 2019

SB 981: AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS - UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT (Restricts the initial prescription to an adult and all prescriptions to a minor patient for an opiate to a seven (7) day supply with exceptions for certain conditions and medicines designed for substance abuse or opioid dependence treatment.)

07/08/2019 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · House Jul 8, 2019

HB 5573: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- ABUSE IN HEALTH CARE FACILITIES (Makes amendments providing for additional reporting duties and requirements for persons with knowledge of mistreatment or neglect of elders.)

07/08/2019 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · House Jul 8, 2019

HB 5537: AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS - UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT (Restricts the initial prescription to an adult and all prescriptions to a minor patient for an opiate to a seven (7) day supply with exceptions for certain conditions and medicines designed for substance abuse or opioid dependence treatment.)

07/08/2019 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · Senate Jul 8, 2019

SB 265: 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 · Senate Jul 8, 2019

SB 292: AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- ELECTROLYSIS (Establishes procedures regulating the delegation of non-ablative laser hair removal treatments.)

07/08/2019 Signed by Governor