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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 12, 2022

HB 8065: AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- GENERAL POWERS (Permits the town of Charlestown to impose permit requirements and to promulgate regulations on excavation activity within the town.)

04/12/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Apr 11, 2022

HB 7606: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- CURRICULUM (Provides that all school districts shall incorporate cursive handwriting into elementary school curriculum in order to be proficient by third grade.)

04/11/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Apr 11, 2022

HB 7610: AN ACT RELATING TO FISH AND WILDLIFE - LICENSING (Prohibits the departmental of environmental management or any other licensing authority issuing hunting or fishing licenses, from requiring any applicant to provide their social security number or other tax identification number.)

04/11/2022 Withdrawn at sponsor's request (04/11/2022)

died · Rhode Island · House Apr 11, 2022

HB 7539: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - CURRICULUM (require that both curriculum and teaching practices in Rhode Island schools protect and respect the civil rights of all members of the school community)

04/11/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Apr 11, 2022

HB 7165: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- COOPERATIVE SERVICE AMONG SCHOOL DISTRICTS (SEE TITLE 16 CHAPTER 97 -- THE RHODE ISLAND BOARD OF EDUCATION ACT) -- CHARTER SCHOOLS (Allows charter schools to engage in nontraditional approaches to learning, which must be approved by the department of education.)

04/11/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Apr 11, 2022

HB 7854: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - PROPER MANAGEMENT OF UNUSED PAINT (Requires DEM to request proposals every 2 years to solicit representative organization to operate paint stewardship program.)

04/11/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Apr 11, 2022

HB 7853: AN ACT RELATING TO WATERS AND NAVIGATION -- DAMAGES FROM MILLDAMS -- THE JOHNSON'S POND PROTECTION ACT (Makes the Mill Damn Act subject to the provisions of the Freshwater Wetlands Act.)

04/11/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Apr 11, 2022

HB 7545: AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- SANITATION IN FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS -- SINGLE USE PLASTIC STRAWS (Exempts drive-through and take-out establishments from providing a plastic straw only upon request by the consumer.)

04/11/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Apr 11, 2022

HB 7848: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- SCHOOL COMMITTEES AND SUPERINTENDENTS (Requires school districts to provide for alternative programs within the school to reduce the number of out-of-school suspensions.)

04/11/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Apr 11, 2022

HB 7544: AN ACT RELATING TO FISH AND WILDLIFE - BIRDS (Allows the taking of any wild bird by using a crossbow in addition to the weapons spelled out in this section.)

04/11/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Apr 11, 2022

HB 7608: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- CHIARA'S LAW -- SCREENING AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN WITH DYSLEXIA (Requires screening for dyslexia and related disorders for public school students in grades kindergarten through grade four (K-4) and would provide for instruction in cursive writing.)

04/11/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Apr 8, 2022

HB 7811: AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- FALSE REPRESENTATION OF MILITARY STATUS (Creates the crime of stolen valor, for falsely representing himself or herself as a member of the military or armed forces, which is punishable by imprisonment of not more than one year, a fine of one thousand dollars ($1,000), or both.)

04/08/2022 Withdrawn at sponsor's request