SB 2713: AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES - COMMERCIAL SEXUAL ACTIVITY (Decriminalizes sex work and expands eligibility for expungement of related criminal records.)
04/05/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
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HB 7897: AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- RHODE ISLAND TITLE INSURERS ACT (Title insurance companies may authorize anyone to act as a title insurance agent. Continuing education required.)
04/05/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
HB 7413: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT (Prohibits the use of hazardous waste or solid waste as fill on any construction site project and renders the use of such soil as fill a felony.)
04/05/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
HB 7702: AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- BURGLARY AND BREAKING AND ENTERING (Creates a mandatory jail sentence of ten (10) years for two or more people who break into a business with the intent to steal.)
04/05/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Sponsors
Mike Chippendale
(R)
,
Ramon Perez
(D)
,
James N. McLaughlin
(D)
,
Bob Phillips
(D)
,
Edward Cardillo
(D)
+3 more
HB 7900: AN ACT RELATING TO DOMESTIC RELATIONS -- SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES--COMMON LAW MARRIAGE (Abolishes common law marriages entered into in this state on or after January 1, 2023, while recognizing the validity of any common law marriage entered into or adjudicated to exist before January 1, 2023.)
04/05/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Sponsors
Mary Ann Shallcross-Smith
(D)
,
Brandon Potter
(D)
,
Julie Casimiro
(D)
,
Leo Felix
(D)
,
Joshua Giraldo
(D)
+4 more
SB 2479: AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- MOBILE AND MANUFACTURED HOMES--AFFORDABLE HOUSING (Qualifies mobile and manufactured homes as affordable housing when installed and affixed in mobile and manufactured home parks in groups of twenty (20) or more for a year or more.)
04/05/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
SB 2716: AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- COMMERCIAL SEXUAL ACTIVITY (Decriminalizes certain commercial sexual activity to a civil violation with a fine and repeals defendant detention unless they test positive for infectious venereal disease.)
04/05/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
HB 7870: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (Prohibits the sale of certain flavored tobacco products and electronic nicotine-delivery systems with exemptions for compassion centers and licensed cultivators registered with the Rhode Island department of business regulation.)
04/05/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Sponsors
Michelle McGaw
(D)
,
Leo Felix
(D)
,
Teresa Tanzi
(D)
,
Jose Batista
(D)
,
Edith Ajello
(D)
HB 7881: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH -- TOBACCO PRODUCT SALES' RESTRICTIONS (Prohibits the sale of certain flavored tobacco products and electronic nicotine-delivery systems with exemptions for compassion centers and licensed cultivations registered with the department of business regulation.)
04/05/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Sponsors
Terri Cortvriend
(D)
,
Susan Donovan
(D)
,
Mary Ann Shallcross-Smith
(D)
,
Marcia R. Ranglin-Vassell
(D)
,
Michelle McGaw
(D)
+4 more
HB 7871: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (Prohibits the sale or offer for sale of any flavored electronic nicotine delivery system.)
04/05/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
HB 7704: AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- COMMERCIAL SEXUAL ACTIVITY (Grants immunity to any person engaged in or witnessing commercial sexual activity if they report the offense to law enforcement and in good faith assist or attempt to assist in the investigation of offense, even if they later withdraw their cooperation.)
04/05/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Sponsors
Scott Slater
(D)
,
Anastasia Williams
(D)
,
Joshua Giraldo
(D)
,
Jose Batista
(D)
,
Camille Vella-Wilkinson
(D)
HB 7699: AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- THEFT, EMBEZZLEMENT, FALSE PRETENSES, AND MISAPPROPRIATION (Makes possession of a catalytic converter by any person, other than a salvage yard, muffler shop or automobile or truck repair shop, presumptive evidence that the converter was stolen.)
04/05/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Sponsors
Mike Chippendale
(R)
,
Joseph Solomon
(D)
,
Ramon Perez
(D)
,
Tom Noret
(D)
,
Bill O'Brien
(D)
+5 more
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