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State Legislature US Congress

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

passed both · Rhode Island · House Jul 21, 2017

HB 6312: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- RHODE ISLAND CERTIFICATION STANDARDS BOARD (Creates a reporting requirement for the commissioners of education and the council on elementary and secondary education concerning teacher training and the effect of new regulations.)

07/21/2017 Effective without Governor's signature

passed both · Rhode Island · House Jul 21, 2017

HB 6277: AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE TOWN OF SCITUATE TO ISSUE GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS AND NOTES IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $4,900,000 TO FINANCE REPLACEMENTS, RENOVATIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDING A NEW TRACK AND FIELD AT THE SCITUATE PUBLIC SCHOOLS (Authorizes the town of Scituate to issue not more than $4,900,000 bonds and notes to finance various improvements at the town of Scituate's schools.)

07/21/2017 Effective without Governor's signature

passed both · Rhode Island · House Jul 21, 2017

HB 5935: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - NURSING FACILITIES BED CAPACITY MORATORIUM (Establishes limited conditions that must be satisfied to permit an increase in the bed capacity of existing nursing facilities, despite the moratorium on expansion.)

07/21/2017 Effective without Governor's signature

passed both · Rhode Island · House Jul 21, 2017

HB 6322: AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE - ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES (Specifies that adversely affected members of formulary change removing/making preferred or tiered status change of covered prescription drug receive required statutory notice.)

07/21/2017 Effective without Governor's signature

passed both · Rhode Island · House Jul 13, 2017

HB 6373: AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (Allows Marcus Capalbo to join Amy Dispirito and Gustave Brucker, IV, in marriage on or about September 23, 2017, within the Town of Westerly, Rhode Island.)

07/13/2017 Effective without Governor's signature

passed both · Rhode Island · Senate Jul 13, 2017

SB 407: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - THE RHODE ISLAND PATIENT SAFETY ACT OF 2008 (Amends the definition of "Patient safety work product" to conform with the federal "Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005".)

07/13/2017 Effective without Governor's signature

passed both · Rhode Island · House Jul 13, 2017

HB 5956: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION - VETERAN'S EXEMPTION - JAMESTOWN (Permits the town of Jamestown to provide a tax exemption for veterans and a tax credit for one hundred percent (100%) for disabled veterans.)

07/13/2017 Effective without Governor's signature

passed both · Rhode Island · Senate Jul 13, 2017

SB 203: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT (Places oversight of freshwater lakes, streams, and ponds in the fish and wildlife division of the department of environmental management.)

07/13/2017 Effective without Governor's signature

passed both · Rhode Island · Senate Jul 13, 2017

SB 373: AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- RETAIL LICENSES (Requires that any applicant or holder of a retail license for the sale of alcoholic beverages be required to file a certificate of insurance evidencing liability insurance coverage in certain minimum amounts.)

07/13/2017 Effective without Governor's signature

passed both · Rhode Island · House Jul 13, 2017

HB 5044: AN ACT RELATING TO THE CONSOLIDATION OF THE LONSDALE FIRE DISTRICT INTO THE SAYLESVILLE FIRE DISTRICT (Authorizes the merger of the Lonsdale and Saylesville Fire Districts in Lincoln if the electors of both fire districts approve that merger.)

07/13/2017 Effective without Governor's signature

passed both · Rhode Island · Senate Jul 13, 2017

SB 207: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES - RETIREMENT SYSTEM - CONTRIBUTIONS AND BENEFITS (Allows retired state employee nurses to work as professors in the nursing program at a state college. It would allow them to work seventy-five (75) days or one hundred fifty (150) half days before their pension payments would be suspended.)

07/13/2017 Effective without Governor's signature

passed both · Rhode Island · Senate Jul 13, 2017

SB 903: AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- RETAIL LICENSES (Amends the number of occasions upon which a Class A license holder under this chapter may dispense unlimited samples of wine products.)

07/13/2017 Effective without Governor's signature