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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 7011: AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- THE REGISTRATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES -- SPECIAL PLATE FOR FRIENDS OF PLUM BEACH LIGHTHOUSE, INC. (Creates an additional surcharge of $10.00 for subsequent registration renewals for holders of the Friends of Plum Beach Lighthouse license plate.)

07/02/2018 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · House Jul 2, 2018

HB 8203: AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- COMMERCIAL LOW SPEED VEHICLES (Authorizes commercial low speed vehicles of 8 persons or less to operate on roadways of the city of Newport as a commercial jitney service.)

07/02/2018 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · Senate Jul 2, 2018

SB 3014: AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- TRIALS (Restricts the use of a victim's gender or sexual orientation as a defense by any defendant claiming provocation, diminished capacity or self-defense and prohibits the court from allowing such information into evidence.)

07/02/2018 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · House Jul 2, 2018

HB 7102: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- RHODE ISLAND MUNICIPAL INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT PROGRAM (Creates a municipal infrastructure grant program within the DOA relating to municipal and other public infrastructure projects.)

07/02/2018 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · Senate Jul 2, 2018

SB 2540: AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE - INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR MENTAL ILLNESS AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE (Includes behavioral health counseling visits and medication maintenance visits as primary care visits for patient cost-sharing requirements under the provisions of a health plan.)

07/02/2018 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · Senate Jul 2, 2018

SB 2426: AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES - UNINSURED MOTORIST IDENTIFICATION DATABASE PROCEDURE (Mandates each motor vehicle policy insurer provide a weekly record of each policy to the department of motor vehicles. A vehicle owner not insured for four (4) reporting periods must be notified to meet certain requirements.)

07/02/2018 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · Senate Jul 2, 2018

SB 2239: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- RHODE ISLAND MUNICIPAL INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT PROGRAM (Creates a municipal infrastructure grant program within the DOA relating to municipal and other public infrastructure projects.)

07/02/2018 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · Senate Jul 2, 2018

SB 2693: AN ACT RELATING TO DOMESTIC RELATIONS - DIVORCE AND SEPARATION (Eliminates the waiting period for the granting of a complaint/divorce/separation following the filing of the complaint would shorten the waiting period for the filing of a final judgment for divorce following the hearing at which the divorce is granted.)

07/02/2018 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · House Jul 2, 2018

HB 7987: 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 · House Jul 2, 2018

HB 7367: 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 · Senate Jul 2, 2018

SB 2224: AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES (Requires individual or group policy insurance to cover mastectomies.)

07/02/2018 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · House Jul 2, 2018

HB 8163: AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- VOLUNTARY RESTRUCTURING OF SOLVENT INSURERS (Allows domestic insurance company to enter into a voluntary restructuring, including the use of a protected cell, with the approval of the commissioner.)

07/02/2018 Signed by Governor