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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 Jan 25, 2022

HB 7112: AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- PARKING FACILITIES AND PRIVILEGES (Requires installation of designated electric vehicle parking spaces, with charging capabilities, by certain business/ municipalities/housing developments in existing/new/expanded parking lots as of 1/1/23.)

01/25/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Jan 25, 2022

HB 7142: AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINALS -- CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS -- PAROLE (Allows an inmate’s immediate family to be notified of and attend a parole hearing.)

01/25/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Jan 25, 2022

HB 6628: AN ACT RELATING TO CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS, AND PARTNERSHIPS -- THE RHODE ISLAND LIMITED-LIABILITY COMPANY ACT (Same as 21H-5348 --Permits a member or members of a limited-liability company to avoid dissolution by buying the units owned by the other member or members seeking dissolution.)

01/25/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Jan 25, 2022

HB 6630: AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- PEN REGISTERS AND TRAP AND TRACE DEVICES (Same as 21H-5866--Prohibits the use of a stingray cell-site simulator device by any law enforcement agency except upon application for its use and the granting of an order by the presiding justice of the superior court.)

01/25/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Jan 25, 2022

HB 7088: AN ACT RELATING TO DOMESTIC RELATIONS -- DOMESTIC ABUSE PREVENTION (Permits the family court to award custody of household pets to the plaintiff in a domestic abuse complaint.)

01/25/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Jan 25, 2022

HB 6632: AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- PUBLIC UTILITIES (Same as 21H-5986 --Increases penalties for damages to electric/cellular communication lines from $3,000 to $50,000/imprisonment from 2 to 10 years, or both/requires restitution for economic harm/increases water supply systems imprisonment to 10 years plus)

01/25/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Jan 25, 2022

HB 6624: AN ACT RELATING TO ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY -- ANIMAL ABUSER REGISTRY ACT (Same as 21H-5040 --Creates the "animal abuser registry act" which would require all persons convicted of felonies involving animal abuse, to register with an online registry to be established and maintained by the department of public safety.)

01/25/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Jun 30, 2021

HB 6437: AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- REDEVELOPMENT AGENCIES (Expands the definition of a redevelopment area to include all population census tracts in the state that have been or are designated as opportunity zones.)

06/30/2021 Withdrawn at sponsor's request (06/30/2021)

died · Rhode Island · House Jun 28, 2021

HB 5553: AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS (Felony to store firearms unlocked.)

06/28/2021 Withdrawn at sponsor's request

died · Rhode Island · House Jun 25, 2021

HB 6468: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- GREEN NEW DEAL ACT OF 2021 (Establishes a climate action plan to eliminate the state's dependence on fossil fuel energy generation of electricity and replace the required generation of electricity from clean energy resources by calendar year 2036.)

06/25/2021 Withdrawn at sponsor's request

died · Rhode Island · House May 28, 2021

HB 6367: AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (Allows Abby Sheehan Swienton to join Cathryn Mary Sirini and Gregory Huftalen Swienton in marriage on or about September 16, 2021, within the Town of New Shoreham, Rhode Island.)

05/28/2021 Withdrawn at sponsor's request

died · Rhode Island · House May 21, 2021

HR 5230: JOINT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION TO TAKE ALL STEPS NECESSARY TO PREPARE AND BUDGET THE STATE'S SHARE FOR THE ACQUISITION OF THE METACOMET GOLF COURSE

05/21/2021 Withdrawn at sponsor's request