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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 2, 2023

HB 5579: AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT (Allows termination of a residential lease by a domestic abuse victim, sexual assault victim or a stalking victim.)

03/02/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Mar 2, 2023

HB 5706: AN ACT RELATING TO ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY -- CRUELTY TO ANIMALS (Prohibits a person convicted of killing an animal or of unnecessary cruelty to animals amounting to torture from owning or exercising control of an animal for life and would be subject to fine of $1000 for each violation of this act.)

03/02/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Mar 2, 2023

HB 5581: AN ACT RELATING TO GENERAL ASSEMBLY -- HOUSE COMMITTEE OF THE REPEALER (Creates house committee of the repealer to compile suggestions for repeal of statutes, regulations, and executive orders received from citizens, businesses, and government agencies, including, but not limited to, those that are archaic and out of date.)

03/02/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Mar 2, 2023

HB 5703: AN ACT RELATING TO ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY -- TRAVELING CIRCUSES PROHIBITED (Makes it unlawful to conduct/sponsor/walk/exhibit/or operate a traveling show or circus with live wild or exotic animals in the state of R.I. Violators punished fine from $50 up to $500 per animal and up to 30 days imprisonment for each day in violation.)

03/02/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Mar 2, 2023

HB 5705: AN ACT RELATING TO ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY - CONTESTED PET OWNERSHIP (Creates a legal process by which formerly cohabitating parties could seek a determination as to ownership of any pet from the district court.)

03/02/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Mar 2, 2023

HB 5745: AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW -- RHODE ISLAND PERSONAL DATA AND ONLINE PRIVACY PROTECTION ACT (Establishes the Rhode Island personal data and online privacy protection act.)

03/02/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Mar 2, 2023

HB 5746: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- STATE PURCHASES (Prohibits state agency contract for licensing of software applications designed for generally available desktop/server hardware cannot limit agency choice to install/run software o its hardware.)

03/02/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Mar 1, 2023

HB 5340: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- COMPENSATION FOR STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS (Expressly allows college athletes, while they are students, to personally profit from the use of their name, image, and likeness, and prohibits the NCAA from preventing these practices.)

03/01/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Mar 1, 2023

HB 5341: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- COOPERATIVE SERVICE AMONG SCHOOL DISTRICTS (Allows charter schools to engage in nontraditional approaches to learning, which must be approved by the department of education.)

03/01/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Mar 1, 2023

HB 5342: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- CURRICULUM (Requires all public high schools to require students, as part of the curriculum, to enroll in a nutrition course, food preparation course and cooking course during any year of a student's four (4) year enrollment.)

03/01/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Mar 1, 2023

HB 5586: AN ACT RELATING TO HOLIDAYS AND DAYS OF SPECIAL OBSERVANCE -- WORK ON HOLIDAYS AND SUNDAYS (Exempts Penske Truck Leasing located at 65 Amflex Drive in Cranston, from the Sunday work law requiring the payment of one and one-half (1½) times the normal rate of pay for work performed on Sunday.)

03/01/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Mar 1, 2023

HB 5516: AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- LABOR RELATIONS ACT (Protects free speech/religious freedom/freedom of assembly rights in the workplace with a civil action to recover compensatory/punitive damages for employer discipline or discharge.)

03/01/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study