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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 17, 2023

SB 624: AN ACT RELATING TO FISH AND WILDLIFE -- FURBEARING ANIMALS (Adds additional species to the prohibition of hunting, shooting or trapping except in accordance with rules and regulations promulgated by the department of environmental management governing hunting seasons and limits.)

05/17/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · Senate May 17, 2023

SB 607: AN ACT RELATING TO FISH AND WILDLIFE -- FIELD TRIALS AND SHOOTING PRESERVES -- CAPTIVE HUNTING PROHIBITED (Prohibits captive hunting for domestic or wild animals. This act does not prohibit the release of upland game birds for hunting on licensed shooting preserves.)

05/17/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · Senate May 17, 2023

SB 192: AN ACT RELATING TO FISH AND WILDLIFE -- BIRDS (Allows the taking of any wild bird by using a crossbow in addition to the weapons spelled out in this section.)

05/17/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House May 17, 2023

HR 5816: JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $2,500,000 TO THE HAUS OF CODEC (This resolution would authorize the appropriation of the sum of $2,500,000 to the Haus of Codec.)

05/17/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · Senate May 17, 2023

SB 746: AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- TRADE IN ANIMAL FUR PRODUCTS ACT (Prohibits the sale/offer of sale/trade/distribution of fur products. Makes 3 violations of this chapter civil infractions punishable by civil penalty and the 4th violation a misdemeanor punishable by fine up to $500 or imprisonment for 30 days or both.)

05/17/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House May 17, 2023

HB 6168: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- HOUSING PRODUCTION REVOLVING FUND (Creates the Housing Production Revolving Fund through the issuance of $50,000,000 in housing bonds by the department of housing to provide affordable housing for low income households and provide a $500,000 annual appropriation from the general assembly.)

05/17/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · Senate May 17, 2023

SB 69: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- THE EDUCATION EQUITY AND PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT (Provides local education agencies (LEAs) hiring site-based specialists for reading and math to receive state reimbursement based on enrollment and specific guidelines.)

05/17/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House May 17, 2023

HB 5394: AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- RHODE ISLAND PATHWAYS PROJECT (Requires the executive office of health and human services (EOHHS) to conduct a study to assess the impact of using Medicaid funds to provide coverage for the treatment of the chronically homeless.)

05/17/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · Senate May 17, 2023

SB 702: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- STUDENT COMPUTER DEVICE PRIVACY (Prohibits an educational institution or school district from accessing or using location data for tracking a student's institutional device or personal device, except in limited circumstances.)

05/17/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · Senate May 17, 2023

SB 665: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- CORRECTIONS DEPARTMENT (Increases the wage amount for working prisoners, committed to the adult correctional institution, from three dollars ($3.00) a day to six dollars ($6.00) a day.)

05/17/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · Senate May 17, 2023

SB 441: AN ACT RELATING TO GENERAL ASSEMBLY -- JOINT COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE SERVICES (Amends the composition of the joint committee on legislative services (JCLS) by adding the senate majority leader to the committee and removing the house majority leader.)

05/17/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · Senate May 17, 2023

SB 143: AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- RETIREMENT OF MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES (Increases the number of days a retired municipal employee could work in a calendar year without interruption of pension benefits to ninety (90) days.)

05/17/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study