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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 13, 2022

HB 7689: AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- IDENTIFICATION AND APPREHENSION OF CRIMINALS (Makes any acquittal or dismissal of any offense eligible for sealing under chapter 1 of title 12, lowers the time limitations for certain expungements and amends the eligibility requirements for certain expungements.)

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

died · Rhode Island · House Apr 13, 2022

HB 7938: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- LAW ENFORCEMENT INTEGRITY ACT (Specifies and restricts use of excessive physical force by peace officers and creates a civil action for constitutional rights violations as well as impose a duty to intervene on officers on scene. Requires reporting of incident information.)

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

died · Rhode Island · House Apr 13, 2022

HB 6658: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- STATE TAX OFFICIALS (Same as 21H-5213 -- Changes the rate of interest for underpayments of tax to prime rate plus six percent (6%). Also limits the assessment of interest to four (4) calendar years prior to the date on which notice of the delinquent payment is sent.)

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

died · Rhode Island · House Apr 13, 2022

HB 7919: AN ACT RELATING TO CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS, AND PARTNERSHIPS -- RHODE ISLAND BUSINESS CORPORATION ACT (Imposes a fee of one hundred sixty dollars ($160) for all domestic and foreign corporations for a certificate of authority to transact business in this state.)

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

died · Rhode Island · Senate Apr 13, 2022

SB 2580: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- ECONOMIC AND CLIMATE RESILIENCE ACT OF 2022 (Establishes a fee on companies that sell fossil fuels in Rhode Island and establishes a fund to disburse the collected funds.)

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

died · Rhode Island · House Apr 13, 2022

HB 7760: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- RESTRICTIVE HOUSING AT CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES ACT (Establishes conditions/policies/procedures for inmates' restrictive housing with guidelines/restrictions for disciplinary/ transitional disciplinary/step-down housing with annual report on DOC website.)

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

died · Rhode Island · House Apr 13, 2022

HB 7691: AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE - BAIL AND RECOGNIZANCE (Provides for release of misdemeanor arrestees without financial conditions, except for domestic violence or flight risk or obstruct of justice risk.)

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

died · Rhode Island · Senate Apr 13, 2022

SB 2301: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS - NET METERING (Does not limit install of net metering system based on 3 years prior, and would also credit consumer for energy not used.)

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

died · Rhode Island · House Apr 13, 2022

HB 7887: AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- SENTENCE AND EXECUTION (Requires the setting of bail for defendants coming before the court as alleged probation violators.)

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

died · Rhode Island · House Apr 13, 2022

HB 7190: AN ACT RELATING CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- INDICTMENTS, INFORMATIONS AND COMPLAINTS (Prohibits prosecutions for violations in this state if violation arises from same facts or acts for which defendant has been acquitted in another jurisdiction, unless there exists new evidence substantially warranting prosecution in this state.)

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

died · Rhode Island · House Apr 13, 2022

HB 8014: AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- LABOR DISPUTES (Adds a section to labor disputes that prevents the use of police as harassment in a labor dispute.)

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

died · Rhode Island · House Apr 13, 2022

HB 7404: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT - PUBLIC SAFETY ORGANIZATION PERSONNEL AND PEER SUPPORT MEMBERS (Establishes a testimonial privilege for communications with critical incident stress management peer support personnel.)

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