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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 22, 2023

HB 5857: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- SCHOOL AND YOUTH PROGRAMS CONCUSSION ACT (Updates repealed chapter by requiring school district to develop concussion guidelines; students/parents brochure; removal/return procedures after student removal/return to practice/competition; mandatory training for coaches/officials.)

03/22/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Mar 22, 2023

HB 5699: AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- THE MATTHEW O'GARA ACT OF 2022 (Increases the penalties for a first offense of leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death to a minimum five (5) years in incarceration, a minimum of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) and a minimum license revocation of five (5) years.)

03/22/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Mar 22, 2023

HB 5918: AN ACT RELATING TO DOMESTIC RELATIONS -- DIVORCE AND SEPARATION (Creates a custody procedure for pets in divorce and separation proceedings based on the best interests of the animal. This act would not apply to assistance/service animals.)

03/22/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Mar 22, 2023

HR 5170: HOUSE RESOLUTION STRONGLY URGING THE PROVIDENCE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO REVERSE THE DECISION TO CLOSE THE ALAN SHAWN FEINSTEIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, THE CARL G. LAURO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, AND THE GILBERT STUART MIDDLE SCHOOL

03/22/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Mar 22, 2023

HB 5210: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- LILA MANFIELD SAPINSLEY COMPASSIONATE CARE ACT (Establishes the process to provide a legal mechanism whereby a terminally ill patient may choose to end their life using medications prescribed by a physician.)

03/22/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Mar 22, 2023

HB 5775: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- ESTABLISHMENT OF CHARTER PUBLIC SCHOOLS (Permits local communities to adopt an all-charter school public school model for public education.)

03/22/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Mar 22, 2023

HB 5578: AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF LICENSES (A judge would have discretion to allow a hardship exception to keep license plates of a person convicted of this offense.)

03/22/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Mar 22, 2023

HB 5924: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1990 -- THE CROWN ACT (Defines the terms "race and ethnicity" to include ancestry, color, ethnic group identification, and ethnic background and inclusive of traits historically associated with race, including, but not limited to, hair texture and protective hairstyles.)

03/22/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Mar 22, 2023

HB 6064: AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- COMMERCIAL SEXUAL ACTIVITY (Prohibits arrest of any person engaged in commercial sexual activity or massage without a license if they report to law enforcement, enumerated criminal offenses to include assault, sexual assault, homicide, robbery, larceny and the like.)

03/22/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Mar 22, 2023

HB 5011: 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.)

03/22/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Mar 22, 2023

HB 5111: AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- PRICE GOUGING OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS PROHIBITED (Makes it a felony to price gouge prescriptions or pharmaceuticals in time of a shortage.)

03/22/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Mar 22, 2023

HB 6053: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- THE PAUL W. CROWLEY RHODE ISLAND STUDENT INVESTMENT INITIATIVE (Requires new instruction and annual reports dealing with student mental health throughout the state.)

03/22/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study