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State Legislature US Congress

All 25,118 Active 5 In committee 20,549 Passed 5,917 Signed 4,510 Failed 6,972

died · Rhode Island · House May 4, 2022

HR 7662: HOUSE RESOLUTION RESPECTFULLY REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION TO CONDUCT A STUDY ON THE TECHNICAL AND ECONOMIC OUTCOMES OF DECARBONIZING RHODE ISLAND BY 2030, WITH THE AIM OF CREATING THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF REVENUE FOR THE STATE, THROUGH A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) CONTRACT NOT TO EXCEED $2,500,000

05/04/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House May 4, 2022

HB 7622: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- THE GREEN JUSTICE ZONE ACT (Creates the "green justice zone act" and the "environmental justice act" and makes amendments to several other areas of the general laws designed to create a system to provide clean water and air to the state.)

05/04/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House May 4, 2022

HB 7176: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM (Provides a scholarship allowing a student in the care and custody of the DCYF to attend RIC without the payment of tuition and room and board as long as they meet the eligibility requirements of the program and the admission criteria of RIC.)

05/04/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House May 4, 2022

HB 7636: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- RHODE ISLAND HOPE SCHOLARSHIP ACT (Establishes the Rhode Island hope scholarship act to provide up to the cost of two (2) years of tuition costs and mandatory fees for eligible students in hopes to increase the numbers for enrollment and graduation.)

05/04/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House May 4, 2022

HB 7637: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- ADULT EDUCATION (Modernizes expand access and provide additional funds to adult education programs in the state, create a strategic plan for adult education establish learning, intake and assessment centers.)

05/04/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · Senate May 4, 2022

SB 2720: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- CORRECTIONS DEPARTMENT (Increases the wage amount for working prisoners, committed to the adult correctional institution, from three dollars ($3.00) a day to the minimum hourly wage amount for most workers currently set at twelve dollars and twenty-five cents ($12.25) per hour.)

05/04/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House May 4, 2022

HB 7797: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC FINANCE - STATE FUNDS - RESTRICTED RECEIPT ACCOUNTS (Adds the Workers' Compensation Administration, the Rhode Island Uninsured Employers' Fund and the Rhode Island Uninsured Protection Fund, to the restricted receipt accounts not subject to indirect cost recoveries.)

05/04/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · Senate May 4, 2022

SB 2448: AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- ELECTRIC TRANSPORTATION ACT (Provides for a plan and structure to transition to green energy in motor and other vehicles.)

05/04/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · Senate May 4, 2022

SB 2692: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT - MULTI-STATE MEDIUM AND HEAVY-DUTY ZERO-EMISSION VEHICLE ACT (Strives to make sales of all new medium and heavy-duty vehicles in the state zero-emissions by no later than 2050.)

05/04/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House May 4, 2022

HB 7240: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- SALES AND USE TAXES -- LIABILITY AND COMPUTATION (Exempts reusable bags not including paper or plastic bags from the state sales tax.)

05/04/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · Senate May 4, 2022

SB 2823: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM (Establishes a seven (7) member public-private partnership infrastructure oversight commission to approve all requests for proposals submitted for public-private partnership construction of qualified facilities.)

05/04/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House May 4, 2022

HB 7482: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC FINANCE - IDENTIFICATION OF STATE PENSION FUNDS WITH MILITARY CONTRACTORS (Requires the state investment commission to identify pension fund investments in military weapon manufacturers whether held directly and indirectly.)

05/04/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study