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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 2, 2018

HB 7449: AN ACT RELATING TO PROBATE PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - ELECTIVE SHARE (Clarifies the right of a surviving spouse of a decedent regarding elective shares taken against the decedent's will relating to real and personal estate to the estates of decedents dying on and after July 1, 2018.)

07/02/2018 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · Senate Jul 2, 2018

SB 2682: AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY - TRESPASS AND ACTIONS FOR POSSESSION (Prohibits encroachment upon open space land and allows the owner of open space land or holder of a conservation restriction to bring a civil action in superior court to remedy the encroachment of that land, and to recover damages.)

07/02/2018 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · Senate Jul 2, 2018

SB 2009: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION (Allows school committees and the Rhode Island Society of Technology Educators ("RISTE") to enter into joint purchase agreements for the purchase of technology and IT infrastructure.)

07/02/2018 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · House Jul 2, 2018

HB 7733: AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE - COURTS - LANGUAGE INTERPRETERS - USE OF LANGUAGE INTERPRETERS IN LEGAL PROCEEDINGS (Protects communications between language interpreters appointed under this chapter and limited-English-proficient persons.)

07/02/2018 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · House Jul 2, 2018

HB 7625: AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE - ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES (Provides full year insurance coverage for contraceptives and would provide coverage thereto. Section 9 of this act, pertaining to Medicaid, would take effect July 1, 2019. The remaining sections would take effect April 1, 2019.)

07/02/2018 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · House Jul 2, 2018

HB 7235: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- CERTIFICATION OF TEACHERS (Directs the department of education to utilize the federal governments troops to teachers program.)

07/02/2018 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · Senate Jul 2, 2018

SB 2135: AN ACT RELATING TO ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY -- CRUELTY TO ANIMALS (Increases the penalty for repeat convictions for animal cruelty.)

07/02/2018 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · House Jul 2, 2018

HB 7045: AN ACT RELATING TO ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY - CARE OF DOGS (Prohibits mistreatment of animals by failing to provide adequate water, shelter or veterinary care.)

07/02/2018 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · Senate Jul 2, 2018

SB 2579: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT - RHODE ISLAND PUBLIC RAIL CORPORATION ACT (Enables the Rhode Island Public Rail Corporation to lower the self-insured retention amount required of the state and would provide indemnification statewide.)

07/02/2018 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · House Jul 2, 2018

HB 7402: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- GOVERNOR'S COMMISSION ON DISABILITIES (Removes the requirement that a student with disabilities be a college student in order to be eligible to participate in the Mary Brennan fellowship fund program and also removes the requirement that the fellowship program take place in Providence.)

07/02/2018 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · House Jul 2, 2018

HB 7182: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT - THE HEALTHY PREGNANCIES FOR INCARCERATED WOMEN ACT (Prohibits the use of restraints on pregnant prisoners in their third trimester during transport to and from court proceedings by sheriffs and/or incarceration at the ACI with annual reports to the general assembly effective January 1, 2019.)

07/02/2018 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · House Jul 2, 2018

HB 7496: AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT -- NON-OPIATE DIRECTIVE (Establishes a procedure for individuals to file a revocable voluntary non-opiate directive form with the person's licensed health care practitioner.)

07/02/2018 Signed by Governor