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State Legislature US Congress

All 25,118 Active 7,678 In committee 7,673 Passed 5,917 Signed 4,510 Failed 6,972

died · Rhode Island · House Mar 16, 2023

HB 5698: AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- COMPUTER CRIME (Allows for a civil action against parents of a student who demonstrate willful or wanton disregard for the duty to supervise their child who has committed the offense of cyberstalking or cyberharassment.)

03/16/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Mar 16, 2023

HB 5358: AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- ABUSED AND NEGLECTED CHILDREN (Imposes a felony subject to a fine between $5,000 and $10,000, or imprisonment for no more than 5 years or both, on any person in a position of authority who fails to report known or suspected child abuse or neglect, child sexual assault or battery.)

03/16/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Mar 16, 2023

HB 5359: AN ACT RELATING TO DELINQUENT AND DEPENDENT CHILDREN -- PROCEEDINGS IN FAMILY COURT (Prohibits the family court from detaining/committing any juvenile under the age of 14 years to the training school for any offense other than murder/first degree sexual assault or an attempt to commit such offenses.)

03/16/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Mar 16, 2023

HB 5510: AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- CAUSES OF ACTION (Makes all sexual abuse or exploitation of a child causes of action not subject to statute of limitations whether lapsed or time-barred.)

03/16/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Mar 16, 2023

HB 5756: AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- CHILDREN (Prohibits the distribution, transfer, or possession of any material that depicts a minor engaging in sexually explicit conduct and is obscene and lacks serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value.)

03/16/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Mar 16, 2023

HB 5046: AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- ASSAULTS (Makes an assault on taxi drivers a felony punishable by up to three (3) years imprisonment and an assault with a dangerous weapon punishable by five (5) to twenty (20) years imprisonment.)

03/16/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Mar 16, 2023

HB 5704: AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- DISORDERLY CONDUCT (Makes threats of mass violence and false reports of threats to educational, religious, social institutions or civic or fraternal associations a misdemeanor.)

03/16/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Mar 16, 2023

HB 5227: AN ACT RELATING TO DELINQUENT AND DEPENDENT CHILDREN -- PROCEEDINGS IN FAMILY COURT (Prohibits any questioning of a juvenile who is suspected of delinquent or criminal behavior, unless the parent of guardian of the juvenile is present, or unless an attorney is present or the juvenile and their parents have waived their presence.)

03/16/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Mar 16, 2023

HB 5257: AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- COUNTY GRAND JURIES (Permits grand juries to issue reports and would provide for a process for review and acceptance by the superior court for dissemination to the public.)

03/16/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Mar 16, 2023

HB 5895: AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- THREATS AND EXTORTION (Establishes the criminal offense of menacing as a misdemeanor and punishable by a year in person or fined not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).)

03/16/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Mar 16, 2023

HB 5712: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES (Includes non-owner-occupied residential properties used for short-term rentals for tourist or transient use to be assessed as Class 2 properties on or after the assessment date of December 31, 2023.)

03/16/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Mar 16, 2023

HB 5950: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES (Provides for certain farm, forest or open space property to be withdrawn from classification for renewable energy production.)

03/16/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study