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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 Mar 30, 2023

SB 398: AN ACT RELATING TO DOMESTIC RELATIONS -- DIVORCE AND SEPARATION (Allows for the extension of child support obligations for non-custodial parents beyond emancipation if the children are attending a two or four year college and still live with the custodial parent until such children reach the age of 21.)

03/30/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Mar 30, 2023

HB 5848: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- REGULATORY POWER OF ADMINISTRATION (Provides amendments to the procedures necessary for approval of transactions between utilities.)

03/30/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · Senate Mar 30, 2023

SB 609: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES (Provides that parents and guardians of children with disabilities in private school have the same rights and remedies as parents/guardians of children in public school.)

03/30/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Mar 30, 2023

HB 5845: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- DUTIES OF UTILITIES AND CARRIERS (Allows the commission to defer or suspend any fees/charges collected for demand-side management or renewables and notifies the governor, speaker of the house, and the senate president of the commission's decision to suspend any fees/charges.)

03/30/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Mar 30, 2023

HB 6048: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION (Replaces time to time language with staggered for acquisitions, commission would review the acquisition plan, and requires annual review. Repeals §§ 39-1-27.3.1 and 39-1-27.8.)

03/30/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Mar 30, 2023

HB 6196: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ACT (Establishes requirements which would have to be met by an applicant prior to the issuing of permits for an activity that would have an environmental impact on or would increase the cumulative impacts on an environmental justice area.)

03/30/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Mar 29, 2023

HB 5858: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- FAILING SCHOOL CHOICE ACT (Establishes the Failing School Choice Act and permits students at failing schools to enroll in any public school and also establishes the Rhode Island education revitalization fund to provide funding to the school choice program.)

03/29/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Mar 29, 2023

HB 5709: AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- WAREHOUSE WORKER PROTECTION ACT (Requires employers to provide each employee of a warehouse distribution center, upon hire, with written description of quotas applicable to the employee within defined time periods and adverse employment action for failure to meet the quota.)

03/29/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Mar 29, 2023

HB 5590: AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MINIMUM WAGES (Commencing 1/1/24, gradually increases the minimum wage for employees receiving gratuities from the current ($3.89) to ($14.95) by 1/1/28 and on 1/1/29 the minimum wage shall be no less than the minimum wage established by the minimum wage law.)

03/29/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Mar 29, 2023

HB 6202: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- CONTRACTORS BONDS (Provides that upon application, and good cause, the state may waive the bonding requirement for certified minority business enterprises or women owned businesses.)

03/29/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Mar 29, 2023

HB 5738: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- SCHOOL COMMITTEES AND SUPERINTENDENTS (Requires that schools develop a program for in-school suspension that sets aside and equips a specialized learning areas in each school.)

03/29/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Mar 29, 2023

HB 5688: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - PARENTS BILL OF RIGHTS ACT (Provides for a parents' bill of rights related to the health, education and welfare of their minor children.)

03/29/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study