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State Legislature US Congress

All 25,118 Active 7,678 In committee 7,673 Passed 5,630 Signed 4,797 Failed 6,972

died · Rhode Island · Senate May 18, 2023

SB 377: AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- THE RHODE ISLAND WORKS PROGRAM (Permits a parent or caretaker relative of a family applying for child care assistance to qualify for child care assistance without first establishing paternity, or enforcing child support and medical support orders.)

05/18/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · Senate May 18, 2023

SB 896: AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE--PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- JURY LISTS (Amends the jury list and jury qualification statutes to add individuals receiving public assistance benefits to the list of individuals sent to the state's jury commissioner on a yearly basis.)

05/18/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · Senate May 18, 2023

SB 591: AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- STATEWIDE MUNICIPAL SOLAR PERMIT (Requires as part of the solar permit application an assessment on carbon-neutral, a solar permit would only be approved if it was carbon neutral based on the assessment.)

05/18/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · Senate May 18, 2023

SB 586: AN ACT RELATING TO HIGHWAYS -- RHODE ISLAND TURNPIKE AND BRIDGE AUTHORITY (Mandates the RITBA to design a safety barrier or netting system on the Mount Hope Bridge, the Claiborne Pell Bridge, and the Jamestown Verrazzano Bridge by January 1, 2024, with construction commencing no later than June 30, 2024.)

05/18/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · Senate May 18, 2023

SB 901: AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- FALSE IMPERSONATION (Provides that state court clerks be added to the list of public officers for whom falsely assuming their identity would be a criminal offense.)

05/18/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · Senate May 18, 2023

SB 968: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- BUSINESS CORPORATION TAX (Allows cannabis establishments, as defined pursuant to § 21-28.11-3, to claim any deduction to income that would be allowable under the laws of the United States but for 26 U.S.C. § 280E.)

05/18/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · Senate May 18, 2023

SB 361: AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- SNOWMOBILES AND RECREATIONAL VEHICLES (Creates fines and misdemeanor penalties for any person driving or operating a recreational vehicle on a local highway unless permitted by ordinance or exempted as a permitted crossing. Requires operators to obey all traffic laws while on local highways.)

05/18/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · Senate May 18, 2023

SB 884: AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- GENERAL POWERS (Assess a vacancy tax of one percent (1%) of the total assessed value of all real property based on the real property's assessed value for vacant units.)

05/18/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · Senate May 18, 2023

SB 800: AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES (Establishes transit-oriented housing development program to create a transit-oriented development district for development of housing funded by an annual tax on passenger vehicles registered in this state.)

05/18/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House May 18, 2023

HB 6355: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES (Amends Class Three tax classification for Newport to include non-owner occupied residential properties used as short-term rentals for tourist or transient use, applicable to tax assessments on or after December 31, 2023.)

05/18/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · Senate May 18, 2023

SB 781: AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- PUBLIC ASSISTANCE ACT (Adjusts the state's monthly share of Supplemental Security Income to equal the federal Supplemental Security Income benefit in January of that calendar year.)

05/18/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · Senate May 18, 2023

SB 780: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES' HIGHER EDUCATION OPPORTUNITY INCENTIVE GRANT (Improves educational attainment related outcomes for current former foster youth at the post-secondary level from 14 yrs. to 21 years up to 26 years of age under certain circumstances from funds appropriated by the general assembly.)

05/18/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study