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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 · House Apr 6, 2017

HB 5933: AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- WRONGFUL DISCHARGE FROM EMPLOYMENT (Ends Rhode Island's adoption of the "employment-at-will" legal doctrine and would provide some job protection for employees that satisfactorily perform their duties. The act would also provide specific remedies for wrongful discharge.)

04/06/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Apr 6, 2017

SB 53: AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE - PROCEDURE GENERALLY (Reduces the statutory interest on judgments for money in civil actions from 12% to 6%.)

04/06/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Apr 6, 2017

SB 671: AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- TOWN OF NORTH KINGSTOWN--MUNICIPAL COURT (Allows the North Kingstown municipal court to issue arrest warrants.)

04/06/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Apr 6, 2017

SB 121: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- SALES AND USE TAXES (Exempts the trade-in value of pickup trucks under eight thousand one hundred pounds (8,100 lbs.) gross weight, used exclusively for personal use, from sales tax.)

04/06/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Apr 6, 2017

SB 254: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- SALES AND USE TAXES (Exempts the trade-in value of pickup trucks under eight thousand one hundred pounds (8,100 lbs.) gross weight, used exclusively for personal use, from sales tax.)

04/06/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Apr 6, 2017

SB 606: AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- COURTS (Authorizes magistrates to preside over additional matters that are heard before the family court.)

04/06/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Apr 6, 2017

SB 424: AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE - PROCEDURE IN PARTICULAR ACTIONS - JOINT AND SEVERAL LIABILITY (Limits tortfeasor liability to several only if defendant’s act or omission constituted no more than 25% of the plaintiff's damages.)

04/06/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Apr 6, 2017

SB 609: AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- REGULATION OF SALES (Provides that a person under the age of twenty-one (21) years of age who is convicted of possession of an alcoholic beverage has committed a violation, and not a felony or misdemeanor.)

04/06/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Apr 6, 2017

SB 457: AN ACT RELATING TO SALES AND USE TAXES - LIABILITY AND COMPENSATION (Exempts the trade-in value of pickup trucks weighing fourteen thousand pounds (14,000 lbs.) or less from sales and use tax.)

04/06/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Apr 6, 2017

SB 120: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION - EXCISE TAX ON VEHICLES (Bases motor vehicle values for excise purposes on the NADA guidebook valuations.)

04/06/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Apr 6, 2017

SB 181: AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE - PROCEDURE IN PARTICULAR ACTIONS (Repeals the law regarding contributions among joint tortfeasors and replaces it with the Apportionment of Tort Responsibility Act, in order to provide a uniform and comprehensive system for the apportionment of tort responsibility.)

04/06/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Apr 6, 2017

SB 485: AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE - ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES (Authorizes pharmacies to dispense prescriptions of less than a thirty (30) day supply for purposes of synchronizing a patient's medications.)

04/06/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study