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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 May 19, 2022

HB 8119: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM (Establishes a universal, comprehensive, affordable single-payer health care insurance program and helps control health care costs, which would be referred to as, "the Rhode Island Comprehensive Health Insurance Program" (RICHIP).)

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

died · Rhode Island · Senate May 19, 2022

SB 2186: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION - SALES AND USE TAXES - LIABILITY AND COMPUTATION (Eliminates the sales tax on taxi services and pet care services.)

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

died · Rhode Island · Senate May 19, 2022

SB 2784: AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- UNFAIR CLAIMS SETTLEMENT PRACTICE ACT (Makes it an unfair claims practices act violation for an insurer to fail to have an appraisal performed by a licensed appraiser when a vehicle sustains damage in excess of $5,000. Also corrects a citation regarding salvage and reconstructed titles.)

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

died · Rhode Island · House May 18, 2022

HB 8133: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- OFFICE OF STATE FIRE MARSHAL (Creates task force to study the issue of PFAS in firefighter gear, to monitor development of alternatives to this gear, develop timeline for replacing gear statewide and to develop strategy for funding the replacement gear from state or federal funds.)

05/18/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · Senate May 18, 2022

SB 2842: AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW--GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- ELECTRONIC BOOK LICENSES TO LIBRARIES AND SCHOOLS (Requires publishers to provide electronic book licenses to libraries and schools on reasonable terms, when a publisher offers to license electronic books and digital audiobooks to the public in Rhode Island.)

05/18/2022 Committee recommends passage

died · Rhode Island · Senate May 17, 2022

SB 2064: AN ACT RELATING TO MILITARY AFFAIRS -- NATIONAL GUARD (Raises the amount of life insurance the state would provide at no charge to Rhode Island National Guard members called up for federal duty to five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000).)

05/17/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · Senate May 17, 2022

SB 2117: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (Prohibits the sale or offer for sale of any flavored electronic nicotine delivery system.)

05/17/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · Senate May 17, 2022

SB 2792: AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- MISCELLANEOUS RULES (Clarifies that the use of a wireless communication device for the purpose of navigation must be while the device is mounted or otherwise affixed to the vehicle and not held in the motorist’s hand.)

05/17/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House May 17, 2022

HB 7237: AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- HEALTH CARE FOR ELDERLY AND DISABLED RESIDENTS ACT (Increases the income limits for disabled individuals to one hundred eighty percent (180%) of the federal poverty level to qualify for medical assistance coverage.)

05/17/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House May 17, 2022

HB 7754: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- HISTORIC PRESERVATION TAX CREDITS 2013 (Extends the expiration of the Historic Preservation Tax Credits program from June 30, 2022 to June 30, 2023.)

05/17/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · Senate May 17, 2022

SB 2902: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- LICENSING OF YOUTH CAMPS (Establishes the procedures and requirements for the licensing of youth camps.)

05/17/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · Senate May 17, 2022

SB 2453: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- RETIREMENT SYSTEM--MEMBERSHIP AND SERVICE CREDITS (Allows members of the retirement system who served in the national guard or reserves and who qualify as veterans to purchase retirement service credits.)

05/17/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study