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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 15, 2017

HR 6343: HOUSE RESOLUTION CELEBRATING THE 25TH PASTORAL ANNIVERSARY OF THE REV. DR. AND MRS. CARL H. BALARK'S SERVICE TO THE EBENEZER BAPTIST CHURCH

06/15/2017 House read and passed

passed · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 15, 2017

SR 959: SENATE RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING "JUNETEENTH NATIONAL FREEDOM DAY" ON JUNE 19, 2017

06/15/2017 Senate read and passed

passed · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 15, 2017

SB 282: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT - THE HEALTHY PREGNANCIES FOR INCARCERATED WOMEN ACT (Prohibits the use of restraints on pregnant prisoners during transport to and from court proceedings by sheriffs and/or incarceration at the ACI with annual reports to the general assembly effective January 1, 2018.)

06/15/2017 Referred to House Judiciary

passed · Rhode Island · House Jun 15, 2017

HB 5676: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - TREATMENT FOR PATIENTS WITH TERMINAL ILLNESS--THE RHODE ISLAND TERMINALLY ILL PATIENTS' RIGHT TO TRY ACT OF 2017 (Creates the "Rhode Island Terminally Ill Patient's Right to Try Act of 2017," which establishes the conditions for the use of experimental treatments for terminally ill patients.)

06/15/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

passed · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 15, 2017

SR 958: SENATE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF CAROL A. CIANCI

06/15/2017 Senate read and passed

passed · Rhode Island · House Jun 15, 2017

HB 5324: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - LICENSING OF HEALTH CARE FACILITIES (Requires all hospitals and freestanding ambulatory surgical facilities to adopt policies to use a smoke evacuation system for surgical procedures that generate surgical smoke.)

06/15/2017 Referred to Senate Health and Human Services

passed · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 15, 2017

SB 539: AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES - MOTOR VEHICLE OFFENSES (Makes driving under the influence with any child under thirteen (13) years of age in the vehicle a felony punishable by up to five (5) years imprisonment, a five thousand dollar ($5,000) fine, and a loss of license of up to two (2) years.)

06/15/2017 Referred to House Judiciary

passed · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 15, 2017

SB 237: AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINALS-CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS - PAROLE (Provides that prisoners who were sentenced as adults for offenses committed prior to age eighteen would be eligible for parole after fifteen years.)

06/15/2017 Referred to House Judiciary

passed · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 14, 2017

SR 887: SENATE RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY THE RHODE ISLAND WATER RESOURCES BOARD AND WATER SUPPLY (Creates a 15 member "Commission to Study the Rhode Island Water Resources Board" whose purpose it is to review all functions and operations of the Water Resources Board, and who would report back by January 3, 2018, and expire on March 3, 2018.)

06/14/2017 Senate read and passed

passed · Rhode Island · House Jun 14, 2017

HR 6334: HOUSE RESOLUTION EXTENDING CONDOLENCES

06/14/2017 House read and passed

passed both · Rhode Island · House Jun 14, 2017

HB 5816: AN ACT VALIDATING AND RATIFYING AN AMENDMENT TO THE HOME RULE CHARTER OF THE TOWN OF JAMESTOWN (Validates and ratifies amendments to the Home Rule Charter of the town of Jamestown, which amendments were adopted and approved by the electors of the town of Jamestown on November 8, 2016.)

06/14/2017 Effective without Governor's signature

passed · Rhode Island · House Jun 14, 2017

HB 6034: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT - PETS (Allows psittacine birds (parrots and parakeets) to accompany their owners at state-owned campgrounds, subject to the restrictions enumerated.)

06/14/2017 Committee heard