Home › Rhode Island › Bills

Bills

Rhode Island Bills

Track legislation and stay informed about the bills that matter to you.

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 308: AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES - EQUAL RIGHTS OF BLIND AND DEAF PERSONS TO PUBLIC FACILITIES (Prohibits misrepresentation of the status of an animal as a service animal in order to acquire any right or privilege afforded disabled persons.)

07/08/2019 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · House Jul 8, 2019

HB 5867: AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES - PERSONAL CARE ATTENDANT PROGRAM (Requires annual reports to track the number of caregiver assessments given as part of the assessments conducted for Medicaid long-term services and supports the creation of a family caregiver support association by the division of elderly affairs.)

07/08/2019 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · House Jul 8, 2019

HB 6153: AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- REDEVELOPMENT AGENCIES AND PROJECTS (Authorizes state and local incremental tax revenues generated in the arts district, the growth center district and the ballpark district in the city of Pawtucket to be allocated to finance improvements in the districts.)

07/08/2019 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · House Jul 8, 2019

HB 5259: 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 · Senate Jul 8, 2019

SB 576: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - LICENSING OF MASSAGE THERAPISTS (Makes sweeping changes to the law on massage therapy licensing.)

07/08/2019 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · House Jul 8, 2019

HB 5355: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT - OPEN MEETINGS (Amends the definition of "public body" to include the board of directors of any library which has funded at least twenty-five percent (25%) of its operational budget in the prior budget year with public funds.)

07/08/2019 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · House Jul 8, 2019

HB 5008: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - CURRICULUM ALIGNMENT AND STANDARDS FOR ALL STUDENTS (Provides for the review of existing and the development of new statewide academic standards by the commissioner of education.)

07/08/2019 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · Senate Jul 8, 2019

SB 527: AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES - RETAIL LICENSES (Provides that Class F and F-1 liquor licenses may be issued to corporations, LLCs, and political organizations.)

07/08/2019 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · Senate Jul 8, 2019

SB 781: 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 589: AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- VOTER REGISTRATION (Removes the requirement that party primary voters automatically change their party affiliation to that party and reduces from 90 to 30 days the time before an election that a non-candidate can change their affiliation.)

07/08/2019 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · Senate Jul 8, 2019

SB 673: AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- REDEVELOPMENT AGENCIES AND PROJECTS (Authorizes state and local incremental tax revenues generated in the arts district, the growth center district and the ballpark district in the city of Pawtucket to be allocated to finance improvements in the districts.)

07/08/2019 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · House Jul 8, 2019

HB 5887: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - RHODE ISLAND CERTIFICATIONS STANDARDS BOARD [SEE TITLE 16 CHAPTER 97 - THE RHODE ISLAND BOARD OF EDUCATION ACT] (Creates the Right to Read Act to require certain licensed teachers to be proficient in scientific reading instruction.)

07/08/2019 Signed by Governor