SB 1024: AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES - REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES (Creates an "Operation Stand Down RI" registration plate to benefit struggling and/or homeless veterans.)
10/05/2017 Signed by Governor
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SB 1025: AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- THE YOUTH PROTECTION ACT (Requires persons who provide volunteer services with youth serving agencies to get a national criminal records check.)
10/05/2017 Signed by Governor
HB 6293: AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS - ELECTRICIANS - TRADES LICENSING - PENALTY FOR VIOLATIONS (Each individual violating law governing electricians, plumbers, and other trades constitutes a separate offense for firms/corporations.)
10/05/2017 Signed by Governor
Sponsors
Joseph Solomon
(D)
,
Shelby Maldonado
(D)
,
Evan Shanley
(D)
,
Helder J. Cunha
(D)
,
Jean Philippe Barros
(D)
SB 571: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- TEACHERS' RETIREMENT BENEFITS (Increases the monthly minimum benefits of spouses and domestic partners of retired teachers.)
10/05/2017 Signed by Governor
SB 402: AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES - CHILDREN (Prohibits the sale of liquid that is intended for human consumption and/or use in an electronic nicotine delivery system that is not contained in child resistant packaging, and also bans the use of electronic nicotine delivery systems in schools.)
10/05/2017 Signed by Governor
SB 979: AN ACT RELATING TO CREATING THE RHODE ISLAND COMMISSION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE (Creates a 25 member RI commission for national community service in the department of education to work with a nonprofit corporation of the same name created in 1994 to prepare and implement a 3 yr. community service plan.)
10/05/2017 Signed by Governor
SB 783: AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- CREDIT FOR REINSURANCE ACT (Amends reinsurance credit statute to conform with NAIC model/surplus lines statute for taxation of fees/protected cell statute as to business transfer with insolvency protection/insurance premium tax statute defining qualifying jobs.)
10/05/2017 Signed by Governor
SB 86: AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES-SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES (Creates a special motor vehicle registration plates for the Salt Water Anglers Association.)
10/05/2017 Signed by Governor
Sponsors
Frank Lombardo
(D)
,
Stephen R. Archambault
(D)
,
William J. Conley, Jr.
(D)
,
Nicholas D. Kettle
(R)
,
Mark W. Gee
(R)
HB 6308: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS REQUIRED (Requires an automated external defibrillator (AED) and qualified person to administer an AED at all public places capable of holding three hundred (300) people or more.)
10/05/2017 Signed by Governor
Sponsors
Joseph Solomon
(D)
,
David A. Coughlin, Jr.
(D)
,
David Bennett
(D)
,
Joseph McNamara
(D)
,
Helder J. Cunha
(D)
SB 888: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- ELECTRONIC WASTE PREVENTION, REUSE AND RECYCLING ACT (Amends the electronic waste preventions, reuse and recycling act.)
10/05/2017 Signed by Governor
Sponsors
Frank Lombardo
(D)
,
Stephen R. Archambault
(D)
,
Sue Sosnowski
(D)
,
Dominick Ruggerio
(D)
SB 877: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS - REGULATORY POWERS OF ADMINISTRATION (Amends laws regarding the aggregation of electrical loads by a municipality, and requires at least one public hearing be held, for review by its residents, prior to adopting any plan, to be approved by the public utilities commission.)
10/05/2017 Signed by Governor
SB 1005: AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES - LOCAL PLANNING BOARD OR COMMISSION (Requires that members of local planning boards and commissions receive two (2) hours of training on issues related to development in flood plains and the effects of sea level rise once every two (2) years.)
10/05/2017 Signed by Governor
Sponsors
Cynthia Armour Coyne
(D)
,
Lou DiPalma
(D)
,
James A. Seveney
(D)
,
Jeanine Calkin
(D)
,
Gayle L. Goldin
(D)
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