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All 25,118 Active 7,678 In committee 7,673 Passed 5,917 Signed 4,510 Failed 6,972

died · Rhode Island · Senate May 31, 2022

SB 2626: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- LICENSING OF HEALTHCARE FACILITIES (Requires health care facilities that perform abortions to meet the license requirements of similar health care facilities and allows the department of health to conduct unannounced inspections.)

05/31/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · Senate May 31, 2022

SB 2549: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- HEALTH CARE FOR CHILDREN AND PREGNANT WOMEN--EQUALITY IN ABORTION COVERAGE (Provide fors abortion coverage in the Medicaid program and repeals the abortion coverage exclusion for state employee insurance plans.)

05/31/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House May 28, 2022

HB 7731: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- JUSTICES OF THE PEACE--STANDARDS OF CONDUCT FOR NOTARIES PUBLIC (Allows the continuance of the remote notarization following the expiration of the executive emergency order currently in effect and requires a certificate of any notarial act.)

05/28/2022 Meeting postponed (05/31/2022)

died · Rhode Island · House May 26, 2022

HB 7623: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- MANAGEMENT AND DISPOSAL OF PROPERTY (Promotes the use of state surplus property by permitting the department of administration to obtain an appraisal and sell property to be used for housing development purposes where appropriate.)

05/26/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · Senate May 25, 2022

SB 2954: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- THE RHODE ISLAND EDUCATIONAL RECORDS BILL OF RIGHTS (Authorizes local education agency (LEA) to supply a community-based organization (CBO), with individual-level student data, provided certain criteria are met.)

05/25/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House May 24, 2022

HB 7543: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- ZERO-EMISSION LAWN CARE DEVICES (Mandates that all lawn care devices have zero-emissions by 2027, and a plan for such would be submitted to the house and senate by 2023.)

05/24/2022 Withdrawn at sponsor's request

died · Rhode Island · Senate May 24, 2022

SB 2964: AN ACT RELATING TO INCORPORATE THE FOSTER FIRE DISTRICT (Creates a Foster Fire District with authority to levy taxes, for the purpose of providing fire and rescue services to the town of Foster, subject to its approval by qualified electors within the town of Foster, at the November 8, 2022, general election.)

05/24/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · Senate May 19, 2022

SB 2785: AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE--PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- JUDGMENTS, ORDERS, AND DECREES -- INTEREST IN CIVIL ACTIONS (Provides that pre- and post-judgment interest on civil actions begin on the date of the filing of the civil action and be calculated based upon a rate equal to the coupon issue yield equivalent.)

05/19/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · Senate May 19, 2022

SB 2435: AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW--GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- INTEREST AND USURY (Reduces the usury rate to twelve percent (12%).)

05/19/2022 Committee recommended Substitute A be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · Senate May 19, 2022

SB 2508: AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- RHODE ISLAND TITLE INSURERS ACT (Provides only licensed attorney can be title insurance agents and determine insurability/marketability. Prohibits discounted insurance premiums and fee sharing with unlicensed agents and attorneys.)

05/19/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House May 19, 2022

HB 7631: AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES (Requires every individual or group health insurance contract effective on or after January 1, 2023, to provide coverage to the insured and the insured's spouse and dependents for all FDA-approved contraceptive drugs, devices and other products.)

05/19/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House May 19, 2022

HB 8057: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- RHODE ISLAND HOUSING RESOURCES ACT OF 1998 -- AFFORDABLE HOUSING (Imposes restrictions on residential developments. Changes affordability limits for household income for eligible renters and owners. Defines first generation homebuyer. Creates a restricted receipt account for fees generated by this section.)

05/19/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study