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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 · House Jun 29, 2017

HB 5908: AN ACT RELATING TO CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS, AND PARTNERSHIPS (Imposes a fee of one hundred sixty dollars ($160) for all domestic and foreign corporations for a certificate of authority to transact business in this state.)

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

passed · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 29, 2017

SB 595: AN ACT RELATING TO DOMESTIC RELATIONS - ADOPTION OF CHILDREN (Allows the family court, after finding by clear and convincing evidence that a child was conceived as a result of sexual assault, to terminate the parental rights of the father including the right to notice for subsequent adoption proceedings.)

06/29/2017 Meeting postponed (06/29/2017)

passed both · Rhode Island · House Jun 29, 2017

HB 5714: AN ACT RELATING TO DOMESTIC RELATIONS -- UNIFORM INTERSTATE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT -- GENERAL PROVISIONS (Makes a technical correction to the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act.)

06/29/2017 Effective without Governor's signature

passed both · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 29, 2017

SB 96: AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- REAL ESTATE BROKERS AND SALESPERSONS (Defines the term an "opinion of value" to be an analysis, opinion, of conclusion prepared by a real estate broker pertaining to the price of property.)

06/29/2017 Effective without Governor's signature

passed · Rhode Island · House Jun 29, 2017

HB 5228: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- DELEGATION OF NON-ABLATIVE TREATMENTS (Provides guidelines for the delegation by licensed health care professionals of non-ablative laser or energy-based treatments to a properly-qualified delegate.)

06/29/2017 House read and passed

passed both · Rhode Island · House Jun 29, 2017

HB 5715: 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 6203: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- THE EDUCATION EQUITY AND PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT (Permits the Cumberland Town Council to establish limits on the number of students from the Cumberland school district who may enroll in any charter public school subject to a collective limit of not less than 8% of the average daily membership.)

06/29/2017 Referred to Senate Finance

passed both · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 29, 2017

SB 803: AN ACT RELATING TO DOMESTIC RELATIONS -- UNIFORM INTERSTATE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT -- GENERAL PROVISIONS (Makes a technical correction to the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act.)

06/29/2017 Effective without Governor's signature

passed · Rhode Island · House Jun 29, 2017

HB 5229: AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- THE YOUTH PROTECTION ACT (Requires persons who provide volunteer services with youth serving agencies to get a national criminal records check.)

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

passed both · Rhode Island · House Jun 29, 2017

HB 5348: AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- RETAIL LICENSES (Provides that the department of business regulation administer alcoholic server training programs rather than the department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals.)

06/29/2017 Effective without Governor's signature

passed both · Rhode Island · House Jun 29, 2017

HB 6078: AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- BARBERS, HAIRDRESSERS, COSMETICIANS, MANICURISTS AND ESTHETICIANS (Permits grandfathering the licensing of barbers, hairdressers, cosmeticians, manicurists and estheticians on the basis of work experience or work in another state.)

06/29/2017 Effective without Governor's signature

passed both · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 29, 2017

SR 961: JOINT RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY THE EFFECTS OF ENACTING A LINE ITEM VETO, POTENTIAL RHODE ISLAND CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS FOR A GOVERNOR RUNOFF, AND REQUIREMENTS FOR THE ELECTION OF THE GOVERNOR (Creates a 12 member commission to study enacting a line item veto, Rhode Island Constitutional Amendments for a Governor runoff, the election of the Governor and report by April 5, 2018, and expire on May 7, 2018.)

06/29/2017 House passed in concurrence