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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 Apr 24, 2022

HB 7155: AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- NURSE LICENSURE COMPACT (Amends the interstate nurse licensure compact and adopts an enhanced and more comprehensive version of the compact, to allow nurses to hold a multi-state license allowing them to practice across state lines without having to obtain multiple licenses.)

04/24/2022 Withdrawn at sponsor's request (04/26/2022)

died · Rhode Island · House Apr 22, 2022

HB 7232: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- CIGARETTE AND OTHER TOBACCO PRODUCTS TAX (Includes an automobile or truck as a place of business to sell tobacco products, including mobile tobacco sales.)

04/22/2022 Withdrawn at sponsor's request

died · Rhode Island · House Apr 20, 2022

HB 8005: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- TOURISM AND DEVELOPMENT (Removes the requirement that five percent (5%) of the hotel tax be paid to the Greater Providence-Warwick Convention and Visitors Bureau and redistribute the five percent (5%) tax to the city or district where the hotel or residential unit is located.)

04/20/2022 Withdrawn at sponsor's request

died · Rhode Island · House Apr 13, 2022

HB 8096: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- STATE TAX OFFICIALS (Waives interest and penalties on the taxable portion of loans taxed or forgiven under the Paycheck Protection Program during tax years 2020 and 2021, provided any tax due is paid by March 31, 2022 and March 31, 2023, respectively.)

04/13/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Apr 13, 2022

HB 7337: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION - BUSINESS CORPORATION TAX (Suspends interest and penalty payments due from a taxpayer with less than one hundred (100) employees as a result of an audit conducted during a COVID emergency declaration and continuing until one year after the emergency declaration is lifted.)

04/13/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Apr 13, 2022

HB 7444: AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- TEMPORARY DISABILITY INSURANCE -- GENERAL PROVISIONS (Increases the taxable wage upon which employees make contributions to the TDI and TCI funds and increases the maximum weeks for temporary caregivers from 4 to 12 weeks.)

04/13/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Apr 13, 2022

HB 7697: AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- SENTENCE AND EXECUTION (Defines hate crimes, provide that proof of one’s membership in a protected group in and of itself is not sufficient to prove hate or animus and make the hate crime sentencing enhancement applicable to petty misdemeanors.)

04/13/2022 Withdrawn at sponsor's request

died · Rhode Island · House Apr 13, 2022

HB 7677: AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- PAYMENTS OF WAGES (Increases the criminal penalties for wage theft and employee misclassification.)

04/13/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Apr 13, 2022

HB 7711: AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY-POLICE RELATIONSHIP ACT OF 2015 (Proposes revisions to the Comprehensive Community-Police Relationship Act of 2015.)

04/13/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Apr 13, 2022

HB 8011: AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE--COURTS -- EXTREME RISK PROTECTION ORDERS (Prohibits sheriffs from charging/accepting fees from any Rhode Island law enforcement agency for service of any temporary or 1-yr extreme risk protection order. Requires sheriffs to accept petitions/summons, by email, facsimile or other electronic means.)

04/13/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Apr 13, 2022

HB 7896: AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT (Decriminalizes possession of one ounce or less of any controlled substances classified in schedules I, II, III, IV and V except for the drug fentanyl.)

04/13/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · Senate Apr 13, 2022

SR 2131: JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE AND PUBLISH AND SUBMIT TO THE ELECTORS A PROPOSITION OF AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE (GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR TO APPEAR JOINTLY ON THE BALLOT) (Requires submission to voters in 2022 election constitutional amendment requiring governor/lieutenant governor to run as a team in elections commencing in 2026.)

04/13/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study