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

died · Rhode Island · House Apr 25, 2023

HB 6197: AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- RHODE ISLAND FAIR HOUSING PRACTICES ACT (Prohibits discrimination based on housing status, define "assistance animal", make it unlawful to issue discriminatory notices or statements relating to the sale, rental or leasing of housing and to delete an unconstitutional provision.)

04/25/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Apr 25, 2023

HR 5146: JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $1,000,000 TO THE RHODE ISLAND COUNCIL FOR THE HUMANITIES FOR DIRECT GRANT FUNDING TO COMMUNITY CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT RHODE ISLAND (Authorizes the appropriation of the sum of $1,000,000 to the Rhode Island Council for the Humanities to continue efforts to support local cultural organizations throughout the State.)

04/25/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · Senate Apr 25, 2023

SB 744: AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS (Disqualifies individuals with prior felony convictions from purchasing or possessing a firearm.)

04/25/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Apr 25, 2023

HB 6232: AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES (Annually increases the rate of physicians’ reimbursement for each in-network health care service that are reimbursed below the average reimbursement rates set by Connecticut and Massachusetts.)

04/25/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Apr 25, 2023

HB 6062: AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT (Creates a tenants’ bill of rights providing certain rights to the tenants, prohibits a landlord from increasing the rent more than four percent (4%) per year and holds landlords responsible for the mitigation of insect infestations.)

04/25/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Apr 25, 2023

HB 5847: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION (Creates an income-sensitive tiered subsidy program to ensure that home energy utility costs are affordable for eligible low-income households.)

04/25/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · Senate Apr 25, 2023

SB 379: AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- ASSAULT WEAPONS (Bans the possession, sale, and transfer of assault weapons. Possession of assault weapons owned on the effective date of this act would be "grandfathered". Violations are punishable by a fine or imprisonment.)

04/25/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · Senate Apr 25, 2023

SB 356: AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- BAIL AND RECOGNIZANCE (Requires that whenever a person is charged with possession of a firearm with alteration of identification marks, the alteration would create a rebuttable presumption that the person is a danger to the safety of the community.)

04/25/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · Senate Apr 25, 2023

SB 346: AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS (Defines suitable person and establishes reasons for applying for carry permit, establishes what information is required on applications, establishes appeal process if application denied and provides that records are not public.)

04/25/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · Senate Apr 25, 2023

SB 645: AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS (Prohibits the purchase of more than one firearm in a thirty (30) day period. Exemptions are made for law enforcement, inheritance, participation in courses of instruction, temporary rentals at gun ranges and licensed collectors.)

04/25/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · Senate Apr 25, 2023

SB 354: AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS (Allows reciprocal concealed carry permits from out of state to be valid in Rhode Island, which is either authorized by the attorney general or subject to other reciprocal restrictions.)

04/25/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · Senate Apr 25, 2023

SB 647: AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS (Requires purchasers of firearms, to take and pass a basic firearm safety test and requires the firearm test administered by DEM be updated every two years, as deemed appropriate and repeals § 11-47-35.2.)

04/25/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study