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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

signed · Rhode Island · House Jul 5, 2017

HB 5455: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (Determine reimbursement rates for medical records copies from health care providers including those that utilize an electronic health records system.)

07/05/2017 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · House Jul 5, 2017

HB 5314: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- HEALTH CARE ACCESSIBILITY AND QUALITY ASSURANCE ACT (Requires health care facilities to report to the department of health the use of non-Rhode Island licensed nurses.)

07/05/2017 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · Senate Jul 5, 2017

SB 541: AN ACT RELATING TO MILITARY AFFAIRS AND DEFENSE - RHODE ISLAND VETERANS' HOME - ADVISORY COUNCIL (Reduces the number of advisory council members from twenty-seven (27) to fifteen (15) and eliminates the duty of the advisory council to advise the administrator of the veterans' home.)

07/05/2017 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · Senate Jul 5, 2017

SB 85: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS (Creates a veteran's preference in the issuance of state contracts.)

07/05/2017 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · Senate Jul 5, 2017

SB 570: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- TAXATION OF FARM, FOREST, AND OPEN SPACE LAND (Exempts no more than twenty percent (20%) of the total land acreage previously classified as farm, forest or open space land from land use change tax if the change is for purposes of a commercial renewable energy system.)

07/05/2017 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · Senate Jul 5, 2017

SB 835: AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES - FRAUD AND FALSE DEALING (Criminalize residential mortgage fraud and extend the statute of limitations for certain offenses.)

07/05/2017 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · House Jul 5, 2017

HB 6300: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- THE I-195 REDEVELOPMENT ACT OF 2011 (Requires the I-195 commission to conduct training for new commission members which would include training in ethics.)

07/05/2017 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · House Jul 5, 2017

HB 5609: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT - ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL VIOLATIONS (Increases the administrative penalties that the director of DEM may impose for violations of environmental regulations up to five thousand dollars ($5,000).)

07/05/2017 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · Senate Jul 5, 2017

SB 636: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT - ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL VIOLATIONS (Increases the administrative penalties that the director of DEM may impose for violations of environmental regulations up to five thousand dollars ($5,000).)

07/05/2017 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · House Jul 5, 2017

HB 5477: AN ACT RELATING TO ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY - ANIMAL CARE (Requires that municipal animal control officers be certified by the National Care & Control Association.)

07/05/2017 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · House Jul 5, 2017

HB 5733: AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES - ABUSED AND NEGLECTED CHILDREN (Requires all CASA (court-appointed special advocate) volunteers to first pass DCYF clearance as well as a national criminal background check before qualifying for appointment by the court.)

07/05/2017 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · House Jul 5, 2017

HB 5488: AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS - BARBERS AND HAIRDRESSERS (Reduces the number of hours of instruction required to obtain a hairdresser's and cosmetician's license from fifteen hundred (1,500) to twelve hundred (1,200) hours.)

07/05/2017 Signed by Governor