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State Legislature US Congress

All 25,118 Active 7,678 In committee 7,673 Passed 5,630 Signed 4,797 Failed 6,972

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate May 4, 2017

SB 343: AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- REGISTRATION OF VOTERS (Changes the period of time a voter may have to change their party affiliation from the 90th day preceding any primary election for which the voter is eligible to the 29th day preceding any primary election for which the voter is eligible.)

05/04/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House May 4, 2017

HB 6147: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION (Allows municipalities with a population density greater than two thousand (2,000) people per square mile to exempt from taxation real property used for agricultural operations.)

05/04/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House May 4, 2017

HB 6131: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - FUNDING OF CHARTER PUBLIC SCHOOLS (Have local district payments to charter public schools made only for those periods during which a student is enrolled and attending the charter school.)

05/04/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House May 4, 2017

HB 6118: AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES - PATHWAY TO RETIREMENT SECURITY ACT FOR LOCALLY ADMINISTERED PENSION FUNDS (Provides that municipal pension funds only be diverted to the state upon approval of the applicable decision-making body after a public hearing, and a minimum of thirty (30) days prior written notice to affected employees.)

05/04/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House May 4, 2017

HB 6154: AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS (Replaces the American Arbitration Association, as the selector of labor arbitrators, in non-grievance contract matters, with the director of the department of labor and training.)

05/04/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate May 4, 2017

SB 418: AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- PUBLIC RECORDS--RESTORATION OF VOTING RIGHTS (Requires the department of corrections to provide certain nonprofit organizations with a list containing information about formerly incarcerated inmates who have become eligible to vote to assist in their efforts in registering former felons to vote.)

05/04/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House May 4, 2017

HB 6142: AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- HOISTING ENGINEERS (Adds a requirement to obtain a hoisting engineering license that a person possess a certificate of registration as a registered apprentice engineer.)

05/04/2017 Committee postponed at request of sponsor

in committee · Rhode Island · House May 4, 2017

HB 5980: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - EDUCATION EQUITY AND PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT (Provides that the state would pay the local share or contribution of charter public school tuition for the number of students attending the charter public schools in excess of five percent (5%) of the average daily membership of all pupils.)

05/04/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate May 4, 2017

SB 205: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- RENEWABLE ENERGY TAX CREDIT (Provides for a residential renewable energy systems tax credit.)

05/04/2017 Committee heard

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate May 4, 2017

SB 335: AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- MAIL BALLOTS (Changes one of the eligibility requirements to vote by mail ballot from an elector who "may" not be able to vote at a polling place to and an elector who will not be able to vote at a polling place.)

05/04/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate May 4, 2017

SB 801: AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS - RHODE ISLAND CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES REPORTING (Eliminates the reporting requirements imposed on persons and campaign treasurers for expenditures made to support or defeat a candidate by persons or groups not acting in concert with the candidate's campaign.)

05/04/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate May 4, 2017

SB 134: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- HISTORIC PRESERVATION TAX CREDITS 2013 (Provides that applicants for historic tax credits shall have ninety (90) days after the date of the commission's written determination certifying the rehabilitation to pay the required three percent (3%) non-refundable fee to the division of taxation.)

05/04/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study