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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 · House Apr 19, 2023

HB 5788: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- TOURISM AND DEVELOPMENT (Removes requirement for payment of 5% hotel tax to the Greater Providence-Warwick Convention and Visitors Bureau and redistributes the tax to the regional tourism district where hotel or residential unit is located.)

04/19/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Apr 19, 2023

HB 6014: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- STATEWIDE TANGIBLE PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION (Phases in a permanent tax exemption over 5 years for tangible personal property of businesses of less than $250,000 of assessed value. Provides reimbursement from state revenues for the amount of lost tax revenue resulting from the exemption.)

04/19/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · Senate Apr 19, 2023

SB 501: AN ACT RELATING TO WATERS AND NAVIGATION -- COASTAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT COUNCIL (Creates the position of a full-time staff attorney for the CRMC. The staff attorney reports directly to the executive director and is not permitted to engage in the practice of law. The staff attorney may not represent the council.)

04/19/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Apr 19, 2023

HB 6182: AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- LOW AND MODERATE INCOME HOUSING (Amends the definition of "low and moderate income housing" to include housing secured by a federal government voucher or subsidy.)

04/19/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Apr 19, 2023

HB 5800: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- STATEWIDE TANGIBLE PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION (Exempts up to a maximum of $250,000 of tangible personal property of businesses from taxation. Provides reimbursement to cities, towns, fire districts from state revenues, for the amount of lost taxes resulting from the exemption.)

04/19/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Apr 19, 2023

HR 5324: HOUSE RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $180,000 FOR THE RHODE ISLAND STATE CONSERVATION COMMITTEE AND ITS THREE CONSERVATION DISTRICTS (This resolution would authorize the appropriation of the sum of $180,000 to the RI State Conservation Committee and its three Conservation Districts.)

04/19/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Apr 19, 2023

HB 6013: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION (Removes state-owned property from the exemption from local property taxes.)

04/19/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Apr 19, 2023

HB 5524: AN ACT RELATING TO MILITARY AFFAIRS AND DEFENSE -- RHODE ISLAND VETERANS' HOME (Reduces the assessment against a resident's net income from eighty percent (80%) to fifty percent (50%).)

04/19/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · Senate Apr 19, 2023

SB 189: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- SCHOOL COMMITTEES AND SUPERINTENDENTS (Authorizes the school administration to issue an out-of-school suspension to students if they are a threat to the safety of others.)

04/19/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Apr 19, 2023

HR 6210: JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $500,000 TO WATERFIRE PROVIDENCE (Authorizes the appropriation of the sum of $500,000 to WaterFire Providence.)

04/19/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Apr 19, 2023

HB 5144: AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- STATE AID (Provides PILOT to Exeter for state owned properties. Imposes no duty on Exeter to protect these properties. Requires payments to be used to create a police department or defray town expenses used to provide police protection.)

04/19/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · Senate Apr 19, 2023

SB 433: AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- OPERATORS' AND CHAUFFEURS' LICENSES (Requires DMV to make, for persons with autism, a operator's license that is clearly marked "autism", decals that are clearly marked "autism" to be affixed to the vehicle, and blue envelopes that provide written information.)

04/19/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study