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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 Feb 2, 2022

HB 7121: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- COUNCIL ON POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (Prohibits discrimination in postsecondary education of students who are granted medical or religious vaccine exemptions by a sponsoring university or college.)

02/02/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Feb 2, 2022

HB 7090: AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MUNICIPAL POLICE ARBITRATION (Extends provisions of an existing collective bargaining agreement for municipal police arbitration purposes until a successor agreement is reached or an interest arbitration award is rendered.)

02/02/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Feb 2, 2022

HB 7163: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PUPILS (Provides students attending public schools enrolled in grades K-12 with a students' bill of rights prohibiting discrimination based on race, sex, gender, economic status or mental, physical, developmental or sensory disabilities.)

02/02/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Feb 2, 2022

HB 7111: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- RENEWABLE ENERGY (Increases the percentage of retail electricity sales from renewable energy sources.)

02/02/2022 Withdrawn at sponsor's request

died · Rhode Island · House Feb 1, 2022

HB 7026: AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- MECHANICS' LIENS (Provides that any arbitration award issued where an arbitration provision exists between the parties shall be binding in a mechanics' lien action filed in any court and shall be res judicata.)

02/01/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Feb 1, 2022

HB 7116: AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- PHARMACEUTICAL COST TRANSPARENCY (Directs the state board of pharmacy to annually identify up to fifteen prescription drugs with increased costs and provide the list to the attorney general to obtain reasons for the cost increases.)

02/01/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Feb 1, 2022

HB 7193: AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- GAMBLING AND LOTTERIES (Allows social gaming in private residences and in public taverns or private clubs as long as the gambling is incidental to a bona fide social relationship between the participants and no person other than the participants receive anything of value.)

02/01/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Feb 1, 2022

HB 7024: AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW-- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS (Makes it a felony to price gouge prescriptions or pharmaceuticals in time of a shortage.)

02/01/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Feb 1, 2022

HR 7218: HOUSE RESOLUTION TERMINATING THE GOVERNOR'S STATE OF EMERGENCY DECLARATION

02/01/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Feb 1, 2022

HB 7161: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- SCHOOL COMMITTEES AND SUPERINTENDENTS (SEE TITLE 16 CHAPTER 97 -- THE RHODE ISLAND BOARD OF EDUCATION ACT) (Sets forth criteria for suspending students in sixth grade and above and grades pre-school through fifth and mandates school superintendents file annual reports relating to disproportionate disciplinary impact based upon race, ethnicity, or disability.)

02/01/2022 Withdrawn at sponsor's request (02/02/2022)

died · Rhode Island · House Feb 1, 2022

HB 7032: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC RECORDS -- ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS (Provides an exemption to the access to public records law for winners of lottery prizes and/or games.)

02/01/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Feb 1, 2022

HB 7113: AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS--ELECTRONIC BOOK LICENSES TO LIBRARIES AND SCHOOLS (Creates electronic book licenses for all public, private, academic and educational libraries allowing libraries to provide access to electronic books with violation deemed unfair/deceptive trade practice.)

02/01/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study