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All 25,118 Active 5 In committee 20,549 Passed 5,917 Signed 4,510 Failed 6,972

passed both · Rhode Island · House Oct 11, 2017

HB 6326: AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES--COMBINATION PLATES (Increases the upper gross weight limit for vehicles eligible for a combination plate from eleven thousand four hundred pounds (11,400 lbs.) to eleven thousand eight hundred pounds (11,800 lbs.).)

10/11/2017 Effective without Governor's signature

passed both · Rhode Island · Senate Oct 11, 2017

SB 1027: AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES - MISCELLANEOUS RULES (Amends the law prohibiting texting while operating a motor vehicle to clarify that drivers are permitted to make phone calls or use GPS navigation tools and applications.)

10/11/2017 Effective without Governor's signature

passed both · Rhode Island · House Oct 11, 2017

HB 6090: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION - CITY OF PAWTUCKET -- NEIL J. HOUSTON, JR. RESIDENTIAL RE-ENTRY CENTER (Authorizes the city of Pawtucket to exempt from taxation the real and personal property of the Neil J. Houston, Jr. Community Resources for Justice Center.)

10/11/2017 Effective without Governor's signature

passed both · Rhode Island · Senate Oct 11, 2017

SB 890: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION - BRISTOL VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS TAX RELIEF (Enables the town of Bristol to provide tax relief to volunteer firefighters based upon certain qualifying criteria.)

10/11/2017 Effective without Governor's signature

passed both · Rhode Island · Senate Oct 11, 2017

SB 692: AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES - AUTOMATED TRAFFIC VIOLATION MONITORING SYSTEMS (Increases the amount of time, from fourteen (14) days to twenty-eight (28) days, for a summons to issue solely based on evidence obtained by use of an automated traffic-violation-detection system.)

10/11/2017 Effective without Governor's signature

passed both · Rhode Island · Senate Oct 11, 2017

SB 971: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES (Amends from ten (10) years to twelve (12) years the period which the city of Central Falls may authorize a stabilization of taxes on qualifying property located in the city of Central Falls.)

10/11/2017 Effective without Governor's signature

passed both · Rhode Island · House Oct 11, 2017

HB 6076: AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- MUNICIPAL RETIREMENT--RETIREMENT SYSTEM MEMBERSHIP (Places the current Cranston police chief in a defined contribution retirement plan.)

10/11/2017 Effective without Governor's signature

passed both · Rhode Island · Senate Oct 11, 2017

SB 1016: AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- MUNICIPAL RETIREMENT--RETIREMENT SYSTEM MEMBERSHIP (Places the current Cranston police chief in a defined contribution retirement plan.)

10/11/2017 Effective without Governor's signature

passed both · Rhode Island · Senate Oct 11, 2017

SB 759: AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGULATIONS OF BUSINESS PRACTICES AMONG MOTOR VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS, DISTRIBUTORS, AND DEALERS (Requires auto manufacturers to compensate dealers for vehicles subject to "stop-sale" or "do-not-drive" orders.)

10/11/2017 Effective without Governor's signature

passed both · Rhode Island · House Oct 11, 2017

HB 5204: AN ACT RELATING TO 2017 STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION BILL -- LAW REVISION SUBMISSION (Makes a number of technical amendments to the general laws, prepared at the recommendation of the Law revision Office. Article I of the act includes the statutory construction bill. Article II of the act contains reenactments of selected general laws.)

10/11/2017 Effective without Governor's signature

passed both · Rhode Island · House Oct 11, 2017

HB 6374: AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES-RETAIL LICENSES (Allows the Town of Cumberland’s board of licenses to approve the liquor license application for a business located at 88 Broad Street on tax assessor’s map plat 2 lot 32, plat 2 lot 51 and plat 2 lot 52.)

10/11/2017 Effective without Governor's signature

passed both · Rhode Island · Senate Oct 11, 2017

SB 200: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION OF PUPILS - BUS TRANSPORTATION (Permits school committees to fulfill the student transportation obligations by using "pupil transportation vehicles" as defined in section 31-22.1-1.)

10/11/2017 Effective without Governor's signature