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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 5, 2018

SB 2964: AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (Allows David J. Graziano to join Catherine M. Barron and Brandon M. Reid in marriage on or about September 2, 2018, within the City of Providence, Rhode Island.)

07/05/2018 Effective without Governor's signature

signed · Rhode Island · Senate Jul 4, 2018

SB 2686: AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- GENERAL POWERS (Authorizes the Middletown municipal court to impose fines not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) for the violation of the town's short-term residential leases ordinance. Such violation shall be considered a civil violation.)

07/04/2018 Effective without Governor's signature

signed · Rhode Island · House Jul 4, 2018

HB 7950: AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- GENERAL POWERS (Authorizes the Middletown Municipal Court to impose fines not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000).)

07/04/2018 Effective without Governor's signature

signed · Rhode Island · House Jul 4, 2018

HB 8013: AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE - MOTOR VEHICLE REPLACEMENT PARTS (Amends provisions of law relative to motor vehicle replacement parts specifications time limits for using aftermarket body parts, and notification to the vehicle owner of the intention to use aftermarket body parts.)

07/04/2018 Effective without Governor's signature

signed · Rhode Island · Senate Jul 4, 2018

SB 2679: AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE - MOTOR VEHICLE BODY REPLACEMENT PARTS (Provides that insurance companies may not mandate the use of aftermarket parts without the owner's consent on motor vehicles less than 48 months beyond manufacture date.)

07/04/2018 Effective without Governor's signature

signed · Rhode Island · House Jul 3, 2018

HB 7186: AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS-NOMINATION OF PARTY AND INDEPENDENT CANDIDATES-CITY OF WOONSOCKET (Provides that nomination papers for certain candidates for citywide nonpartisan office in the city of Woonsocket would require at least one hundred (100) signatures.)

07/03/2018 Effective without Governor's signature

signed · Rhode Island · Senate Jul 2, 2018

SB 2947: AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS - SCHEDULING (Establish a uniform election day for all local and special elections.)

07/02/2018 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · Senate Jul 2, 2018

SB 2609: AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY - RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT (Allows for security deposits on furniture when a furnished apartment is leased.)

07/02/2018 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · Senate Jul 2, 2018

SB 2182: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- CURRICULUM [SEE TITLE 16 CHAPTER 97 -- THE RHODE ISLAND BOARD OF EDUCATION ACT] (Requires the department of elementary and secondary education to incorporate substance abuse prevention and suicide prevention into the health education curriculum.)

07/02/2018 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · Senate Jul 2, 2018

SB 2048: AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE - LIFE INSURANCE (Requires that the department of business regulation provide a mandatory disclosure notice, at no cost to insurers, to certain life insurance policy holders regarding their rights and alternatives to lapse or surrender.)

07/02/2018 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · Senate Jul 2, 2018

SB 2531: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- CONSENT TO MEDICAL AND SURGICAL CARE (Provides that any person, including, but not limited to, a minor who is pregnant, could give effective consent for medical, dental, health and hospital services relating to prenatal, delivery, and post-delivery care.)

07/02/2018 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · Senate Jul 2, 2018

SB 2695: AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY (Eliminates the penalty of abating rent in cases where a non-resident landlord fails to designate an agent for service of process and would clarify that the fine for violating this section is civil.)

07/02/2018 Signed by Governor