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

passed · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 30, 2017

SB 448: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- SALES AND USE TAXES--LIABILITY AND COMPUTATION (Exempts gross receipts from the sale of seeds and plants used to grow food and food products from sales and use taxes. The act would specifically exclude from the definition marijuana seeds or plants.)

06/30/2017 Committee recommends passage of Sub B

passed · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 30, 2017

SR 1010: SENATE RESOLUTION RESPECTUFLLY REQUESTING THE SENATE A SPECIAL COMMISSION TO ASSESS AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS ON HEALTH INSURANCE ISSUES RELATING TO CONSUMER PROTECTION AND CHOICE, COVERAGE AFFORDABILITY AND QUALITY, AND MARKET STABILITY

06/30/2017 Senate read and passed

passed · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 30, 2017

SB 469: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC FINANCE - STATE BUDGET- CITIZENS' BUDGET REPORT (Requires the state budget office to produce a citizens' guide to the state budget, to be known as the "citizens' budget report," that is easily readable and understandable by the general public.)

06/30/2017 Referred to House Finance

passed · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 30, 2017

SR 1002: SENATE RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO EXAMINE THE ADVISABILITY OF RHODE ISLAND JOINING THE INTERSTATE MEDICAL LICENSURE COMPACT (Creates a 9 member commission to examine the advisability of Rhode Island joining the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact, and who would report back to the President of the Senate by March 1, 2018, and expire on June 1, 2018.)

06/30/2017 Senate read and passed

passed · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 30, 2017

SB 443: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- RHODE ISLAND MUNICIPAL INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT PROGRAM (Creates a municipal infrastructure grant program within the DOA relating to municipal and other public infrastructure projects.)

06/30/2017 Referred to House Finance

passed both · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 29, 2017

SB 611: AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE - COURTS -- COURT ADMINISTRATION (Limits the judiciary's publicly available list of delinquent persons to the 100 delinquent persons owing the largest amount of court imposed or court related fees, and other monetary obligations which have been unpaid for a period in excess of 90 days.)

06/29/2017 Effective without Governor's signature

passed · Rhode Island · House Jun 29, 2017

HB 5628: AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE - LIFE INSURANCE (Requires that the department of business regulation provide a mandatory disclosure notice, at no cost to insurers, to certain policy holders regarding their rights and alternatives to lapse or surrender.)

06/29/2017 Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence

passed both · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 29, 2017

SB 788: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - LONG-TERM CARE COORDINATING COUNCIL (Amends the membership of the long-term care coordinating council from forty-one (41) members to thirty-three (33) members.)

06/29/2017 Effective without Governor's signature

passed both · Rhode Island · House Jun 29, 2017

HB 5656: AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES - RETAIL LICENSES - PROVIDENCE (Enables the city of Providence's board of licenses to approve the liquor license applications for a business at 100-102 Hope Street (Assessor's plat 16, lot 263), located within two hundred feet (200') of a church.)

06/29/2017 Effective without Governor's signature

passed both · Rhode Island · House Jun 29, 2017

HB 6144: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - LONG-TERM CARE COORDINATING COUNCIL (Amends the membership of the long-term care coordinating council from forty-one (41) members to thirty-three (33) members.)

06/29/2017 Effective without Governor's signature

passed both · Rhode Island · House Jun 29, 2017

HB 5855: AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE--PROCEDURE GENERALLY (Adds the Rhode Island traffic tribunal to the list of courts afforded the ability to dismiss cases for lack of prosecution.)

06/29/2017 Effective without Governor's signature

passed · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 29, 2017

SR 997: SENATE RESOLUTION RESPECTFULLY REQUESTING THAT ALL BRANCHES OF STATE GOVERNMENT CONTINUE TO COLLABORATE ON POLICY ACTIONS AND INVESTMENTS TO IMPLEMENT THE FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE JUSTICE REINVESTMENT INITIATIVE FACILITATED BY THE COUNCIL OF STATE GOVERNMENTS JUSTICE CENTER

06/29/2017 Senate read and passed