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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 Apr 27, 2023

SB 113: AN ACT RELATING TO HIGHWAYS -- SIDEWALKS (Requires that all maintenance of sidewalks along state highways, with the exception of snow and ice removal, be the responsibility of the state.)

04/27/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · Senate Apr 27, 2023

SB 717: AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- HEALTHCARE ASSISTANCE FOR WORKING PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES (Removes requirement that an individual’s net accountable income does not exceed two hundred fifty percent (250%) of the federal poverty level and does not subject an eligible recipient to individual or family resource limits.)

04/27/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · Senate Apr 27, 2023

SB 31: AN ACT RELATING TO HIGHWAYS -- CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF STATE ROADS (Authorizes and empowers the department of transportation to plant pollinator-friendly species of trees, shrubs, grasses and plants.)

04/27/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · Senate Apr 26, 2023

SB 778: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- RHODE ISLAND WOMEN'S EQUITY INCENTIVE ACT OF 2023 (Creates the Rhode Island Women’s Equity Incentive Act of 2023 offering tax credits up to $3,500 per employee per year to eligible businesses.)

04/26/2023 Withdrawn at sponsor's request

died · Rhode Island · House Apr 26, 2023

HR 6223: HOUSE RESOLUTION RESPECTFULLY REQUESTING THE RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION TO ANNUALLY PREPARE A WRITTEN REPORT OR ANNUALLY INCLUDE AND UPDATE INFORMATION ON THE RIDE WEBSITE REGARDING SCHOOL FUNDING FOR EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT

04/26/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · Senate Apr 26, 2023

SB 753: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- BEVERAGE CONTAINER DEPOSIT RECYCLING ACT OF 2023 (Establishes a system for the recycling of beverage containers working with the department of environmental management.)

04/26/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · Senate Apr 26, 2023

SB 918: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- LABOR AND PAYMENT OF DEBTS BY CONTRACTORS (Provides that offsite fabrication work for public works projects be subject to the prevailing wage and reporting requirements thereto.)

04/26/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Apr 26, 2023

HB 6023: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- MULTILINGUAL EDUCATORS INVESTMENT ACT (Authorizes the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to establish a program to expand the issuance of teaching certificates to bilingual dual language and world language teachers in urban and urban ring schools.)

04/26/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Apr 26, 2023

HB 6112: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- THE EDUCATION EQUITY AND PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT (Provides that in local educational agencies when over 45% of the children have a family income that is at or below 185% of federal poverty guidelines then the student success factor will be 50% by the core instruction per-pupil amount.)

04/26/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · Senate Apr 26, 2023

SB 826: AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MINIMUM WAGES (Raises the minimum wage for the years 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028 and 2029, to $15.50, $17.00, $18.50, $20.00, and $21.00, per hour, respectively.)

04/26/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Apr 26, 2023

HB 5472: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- THE EDUCATION EQUITY AND PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT (Increases the state’s regionalization bonus for regional school districts to six percent (6%) annually.)

04/26/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · Senate Apr 26, 2023

SB 505: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY-- REFUSE DISPOSAL (Includes PVC pipe (polyvinyl chloride resin) that is abandoned, discarded, left lying on the ground or not stored in a covered facility within a flood zone only, in the definition of solid waste.)

04/26/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study