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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 4, 2019

HB 5390: AN ACT RELATING TO WATERS AND NAVIGATION -- THE MUNICIPAL WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS TRANSACTIONS ACT (Authorizes any municipal water supply system, any regional water quality management district commission to enter into a transaction with municipal water supply systems or regional water quality management district commissions.)

04/04/2019 Withdrawn at sponsor's request

died · Rhode Island · Senate Apr 4, 2019

SB 324: AN ACT RELATING TO WATERS AND NAVIGATION -- THE MUNICIPAL WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS TRANSACTIONS ACT (Authorizes any municipal water supply system, any regional water quality management district commission to enter into a transaction with municipal water supply systems or regional water quality management district commissions.)

04/04/2019 Withdrawn at sponsor's request

died · Rhode Island · House Apr 2, 2019

HB 5757: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- CASINO GAMING (This act would prohibit minors under the age of twenty-one (21) years old from engaging in any type of legal casino gambling and be subject to civil penalties for violation.)

04/02/2019 Withdrawn at sponsor's request

died · Rhode Island · House Apr 1, 2019

HB 5828: AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- ADULT USE OF CANNABIS PILOT PROGRAM (Establishes a system for the regulation and taxation for adult use and cultivation of marijuana.)

04/01/2019 Withdrawn at sponsor's request

died · Rhode Island · House Mar 28, 2019

HB 5809: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- PRESERVATION OF FAMILIES WITH DISABLED PARENT (Precludes the disability of a parent from serving as a basis for denial or restriction in matters involving a child's welfare, foster care, family law, guardianship and adoption without written findings by the family court.)

03/28/2019 Withdrawn at sponsor's request

died · Rhode Island · House Mar 27, 2019

HB 5589: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC FINANCE - STATE INVESTMENT COMMISSION (Requires investment commission to include separate section in annual report providing information and supporting documents relating to alternative investment consultant(s), hiring, performance, and confidentiality agreements.)

03/27/2019 Withdrawn at sponsor's request

died · Rhode Island · House Mar 26, 2019

HR 5107: HOUSE RESOLUTION AMENDING THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FOR THE YEARS 2017-2018

03/26/2019 Withdrawn at sponsor's request (03/28/2019)

died · Rhode Island · House Mar 25, 2019

HB 5711: AN ACT RELATING TO FOODS AND DRUGS - UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT - OFFENSES AND PENALTIES (Decreases the penalties for unlawful possession of a schedule I, II, III, IV, and V controlled substance from imprisonment for 3 years down to 1 year and a maximum fine of ($5,000) reduced to a maximum fine of five hundred dollars ($500).)

03/25/2019 Withdrawn at sponsor's request (03/26/2019)

died · Rhode Island · House Mar 25, 2019

HB 5290: AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- THE EDWARD O. HAWKINS AND THOMAS C. SLATER MEDICAL MARIJUANA ACT (Prevents employers from refusing to hire or discriminating against individuals for marijuana use and positive test results.)

03/25/2019 Withdrawn at sponsor's request (03/26/2019)

died · Rhode Island · House Mar 15, 2019

HB 5767: AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS (Authorizes the use of stunguns/tasers after issuance of permit from attorney general.)

03/15/2019 Withdrawn at sponsor's request (03/19/2019)

died · Rhode Island · House Mar 15, 2019

HB 5749: AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS - VOTING DISTRICTS AND OFFICIALS (Allows local boards of canvassers to combine voting districts in special elections for approval/rejection of questions or when no officials will be elected or in primary elections only with board of election approval.)

03/15/2019 Withdrawn at sponsor's request

died · Rhode Island · House Mar 14, 2019

HR 5027: HOUSE RESOLUTION RESPECTFULLY REQUESTING THAT THE RHODE ISLAND ATTORNEY GENERAL AND THE RHODE ISLAND BOARD OF ELECTIONS INITIATE A CAMPAIGN TO REFORM THE RHODE ISLAND CAMPAIGN PROCESS BY INITIATING A LAWSUIT AGAINST THOSE ENTITIES AND PEOPLE WHO TRY TO MANIPULATE CAMPAIGN FINANCE LAWS AND, THEREFORE, ELECTIONS, AND BY ADOPTING RECENTLY PASSED STATE LAWS THAT FIGHT BACK AGAINST THIS MANIPULATION

03/14/2019 Withdrawn at sponsor's request