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All 25,118 Active 5 In committee 20,549 Passed 5,917 Signed 4,510 Failed 6,972

signed · Rhode Island · House Jun 29, 2017

HB 5481: AN ACT RELATING TO WATERS AND NAVIGATION-RHODE ISLAND UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY ACT (Amends the Rhode Island Underground Storage Tank Financial Responsibility Act to streamline fund processes and clarify language within the law.)

06/29/2017 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 29, 2017

SB 807: AN ACT RELATING TO MILITARY AFFAIRS AND DEFENSE - EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT (Amends the composition of the Rhode Island emergency management advisory council.)

06/29/2017 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · House Jun 29, 2017

HB 5643: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS (Removes the renotification requirement to the requisite association subsequent to the sixty (60) day excavation completion requirement for work near public utilities and would require accidents to be reported to 911.)

06/29/2017 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 29, 2017

SB 905: AN ACT RELATING TO GENERAL ASSEMBLY - PERMANENT JOINT COMMITTEE ON NAMING ALL NEW BUILDINGS, BRIDGES, EDIFICES AND OTHER STATE CONSTRUCTIONS (Renames the College of Pharmacy building on Greenhouse Road at the University of Rhode Island in Kingston, as "Paramaz Avedisian '54 Hall.")

06/29/2017 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · House Jun 29, 2017

HB 5659: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - STATE BUILDING CODE (Expands the composition of the state building code standards committee by adding two (2) members, to be appointed from the Rhode Island builders association.)

06/29/2017 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · House Jun 29, 2017

HB 5641: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION (Expands use of public utilities reserve fund to state court appeals to and regulatory matters before federal agencies and increase amount chargeable to public utility to $750,000 but not more than $250,000 for administrator’s representation of state.)

06/29/2017 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 29, 2017

SB 198: AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY - CONDOMINIUM INSURANCE (Requires a condominium association to provide a unit owner, whose unit has sustained insurance covered damages, with a written copy of the insurance company's damage appraisal.)

06/29/2017 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · House Jun 29, 2017

HB 6166: AN ACT RELATING TO MILITARY AFFAIRS AND DEFENSE (Amends the composition of the Rhode Island emergency management advisory council.)

06/29/2017 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · House Jun 29, 2017

HB 5223: AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY - CONDOMINIUM LAW - INSURANCE (Entitles a condominium owner to obtain a copy of a damage appraisal within fourteen days.)

06/29/2017 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 29, 2017

SB 675: AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS - EMPLOYMENT SECURITY - BENEFITS (Amends our worksharing law by allowing employers more flexibility in the reduction of work hours among its employees and by allowing more leeway on the start date of an adopted worksharing plan.)

06/29/2017 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 29, 2017

SB 950: AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- DIVISION OF MOTOR VEHICLES -- EXPIRATION DATES (Grants the department of motor vehicles administrator the ability to extend expiration dates under certain circumstances that prevent the proper performance of their duties.)

06/29/2017 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · House Jun 29, 2017

HB 5480: AN ACT RELATING TO FISH AND WILDLIFE -- WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREAS (Replaces language referencing DEM park police and conservation police with environmental police officers.)

06/29/2017 Signed by Governor