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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 Jun 28, 2019

SB 253: AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- LOCAL OWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITY ACT (Creates a process that provides affected employees an opportunity to purchase the business that employs them, but is in danger of being sold or going out of business.)

06/28/2019 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · House Jun 28, 2019

HB 5289: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT - APPROPRIATE DISABILITY LANGUAGE (Ensures appropriate disability language is used in all job descriptions and statutes.)

06/28/2019 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · House Jun 28, 2019

HB 5745: AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE - COURTS - DOMESTIC ASSAULT (Updates the language required to be given by police officers when responding to domestic abuse calls.)

06/28/2019 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · House Jun 28, 2019

HB 5383: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- COMPREHENSIVE DISCHARGE PLANNING (Amends current law so that, as part of a comprehensive discharge plan, a hospital would be allowed to try to contact the patient's emergency contact and the certified peer recovery specialists, in accordance with federal law.)

06/28/2019 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 28, 2019

SB 256: AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- TRAVEL INSURANCE ACT (Creates the travel insurance act to establish comprehensive/uniform regulatory framework for travel insurance. Clarifying/bolstering enforcement authority over participants in the travel insurance industry.)

06/28/2019 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · House Jun 28, 2019

HB 5769: AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- LOCAL OWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITY ACT (Creates a process that provides affected employees an opportunity to purchase the business that employs them, but is in danger of being sold or going out of business.)

06/28/2019 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 28, 2019

SB 741: AN ACT RELATING TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY -- PERMANENT JOINT COMMITTEE ON NAMING ALL NEW BUILDINGS, BRIDGES, EDIFICES AND OTHER STATE CONSTRUCTIONS (Names the intersection of Hartford and Reservoir Avenue in the town of Johnston as "The Bernard Frezza, Jr. Corner.")

06/28/2019 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 28, 2019

SB 606: AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES - DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL CODE PROVISIONS (Classifies all vehicles used by the department of corrections in the performance official duties as authorized emergency vehicles.)

06/28/2019 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 28, 2019

SB 483: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT - CHILD ADVOCATE OFFICE (Requires the child advocate to review case records of fatalities or near fatalities when there is abuse or neglect present and the family had prior department contacts.)

06/28/2019 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 28, 2019

SB 109: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS - MINORITY BUSINESS ENTERPRISE (Provides that any minority business enterprise that is certified under the Federal Small Business Act shall be deemed certified by the department of administration as a minority business enterprise.)

06/28/2019 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 28, 2019

SB 259: AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS - REAL ESTATE APPRAISERS CERTIFICATION ACT (Precludes the department of business regulation from pursing any administrative action against a certified appraiser more than five (5) years after the certified appraised issues a certified appraisal.)

06/28/2019 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 28, 2019

SB 585: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- CONTRACTORS' BONDS (Requires road and bridge contractors for the department of transportation to furnish a bond equal to at least 50% of the contract price on contracts in excess of one hundred and fifty thousand dollars ($150,000).)

06/28/2019 Signed by Governor