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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 Mar 29, 2023

HB 6138: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF RHODE ISLAND (Provides that degrees from the Community College of Rhode Island be awarded by the board of education, with the approval of the president and the faculty senate.)

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

died · Rhode Island · House Mar 28, 2023

HB 5589: 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.)

03/28/2023 Withdrawn at sponsor's request (03/29/2023)

died · Rhode Island · House Mar 28, 2023

HB 5588: AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MINIMUM WAGES (Raises minimum wage on January 1, 2026 and each January 1 thereafter, by the percentage increase in the CPI-U, as published by the US Dept. of Labor Statistics, as of August of the previous year over the level as of August of the year preceding that year.)

03/28/2023 Withdrawn at sponsor's request (03/29/2023)

died · Rhode Island · House Mar 28, 2023

HB 5363: AN ACT RELATING TO PARKS AND RECREATIONAL AREAS -- PUBLIC USE OF PRIVATE LANDS-LIABILITY LIMITATIONS (Changes the definition of owner to exclude the state and municipalities for the purposes of liability limitations relating to public use of private lands.)

03/28/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Mar 28, 2023

HB 5700: AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- TRESPASS AND VANDALISM (Defines an obstruction to a public right-of-way to include signage that deters the public from using a public right-of-way and subjects such violation to a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500).)

03/28/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Mar 28, 2023

HB 5601: AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- RETAIL LICENSES (Repeals § 3-7-19 which prohibits retail liquor licenses within two hundred feet (200’) of schools and religious institutions.)

03/28/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · Senate Mar 28, 2023

SB 411: AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- SENTENCE AND EXECUTION (Requires the court to set reasonable bail for all those individuals who appear before it as probation violators.)

03/28/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · Senate Mar 28, 2023

SB 732: AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- COUNTY GRAND JURIES (Permits grand juries to issue reports and provides for a process for review and acceptance by the superior court for dissemination to the public.)

03/28/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · Senate Mar 28, 2023

SB 633: AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE--PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- JUDGMENTS, ORDERS, AND DECREES -- INTEREST IN CIVIL ACTIONS (Provides that pre- and post-judgment interest on civil actions begin on the date of the filing of the civil action and be calculated based upon a rate equal to the coupon issue yield equivalent.)

03/28/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · Senate Mar 28, 2023

SB 128: AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- PRELIMINARY PROCEEDINGS IN DISTRICT COURTS (Establishes presumption for non-monetary bail for pretrial release of detainees. Provides that pretrial services unit prepare pre-arraignment report which may include an assessment utilizing a risk assessment tool to assist the court in establishing bail.)

03/28/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Mar 28, 2023

HB 5604: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- TAX SALES (Require in-person bidding at tax sales.)

03/28/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · Senate Mar 28, 2023

SB 612: AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- MECHANICS' LIENS (Provides the arbitrator in mechanics' lien actions submitted to arbitration the authority to make certain findings of fact regarding procedure compliance and amounts owed which findings would be binding in the mechanics' lien action.)

03/28/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study