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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 Apr 6, 2017

SB 320: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE TAX AND REAL ESTATE PROPERTY TAX (Creates statewide uniform motor vehicle excise tax rate with fund to reimburse cities and towns for loss of tax revenues funded by motor vehicle related fees/excise tax phase-out exemption for use for real estate property tax relief.)

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

in committee · Rhode Island · House Apr 5, 2017

HB 5679: AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES GENERALLY (Requires all new school buses purchased or leased be equipped with seat belts for each passenger and operator seat and further requires mandatory safety belt use by the school bus operator and each passenger.)

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

in committee · Rhode Island · House Apr 5, 2017

HB 5987: AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES - ADJUDICATION OF TRAFFIC OFFENSES (Mandates that any traffic offense in the Rhode Island traffic tribunal or any municipal court, that is dismissed shall be expunged and deleted from court records within 48 hours.)

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

in committee · Rhode Island · House Apr 5, 2017

HB 5736: AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE - EXPUNGEMENT OF CRIMINAL RECORDS (Makes persons with up to six misdemeanor or six felony convictions eligible for expungement, provided they had no violent felony, domestic violence or DUI convictions. Eligibility 10 – 20 years respectively from completion of last sentence.)

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

in committee · Rhode Island · House Apr 5, 2017

HB 5974: AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE NORTH KINGSTOWN SCHOOL COMMITTEE TO DEVELOP A POLICY ON EARLY ENTRY TO KINDERGARTEN (Allows the North Kingstown school committee to develop a policy allowing for early entry to kindergarten.)

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

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Apr 5, 2017

SB 438: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION-CURRICULUM (Requires elementary schools to provide instruction in cursive penmanship.)

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

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Apr 5, 2017

SB 503: AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS - POLICE AND FIRE ARBITRATIONS (Allows expired collective bargaining agreements for firefighters and municipal police to remain in effect until a successor agreement becomes operative.)

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

in committee · Rhode Island · House Apr 5, 2017

HB 5887: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION - LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES (Places a cap of 20% on increases in consecutive revaluations of real property in all cities and towns conducting revaluations commencing December 31, 2017 and every December 31 thereafter.)

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

in committee · Rhode Island · House Apr 5, 2017

HB 5677: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY (Requires registration and criminal background checks of individuals who provide personal care assistant services.)

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

in committee · Rhode Island · House Apr 5, 2017

HB 5989: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT - SURVEILLANCE DEVICES (Prohibits surveillance on any public roadway in the state unless specifically authorized by statute or court order and provides for the confidentiality of information collected or stored.)

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

in committee · Rhode Island · House Apr 5, 2017

HR 5545: HOUSE RESOLUTION ENCOURAGING GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND CITIZENS TO CONSIDER THE CONSTITUTIONALITY AND MORALITY OF LAWS AND ORDERS EMERGING FROM THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION BEFORE CARRYING OUT SUCH LAWS AND ORDERS

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

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Apr 5, 2017

SB 651: AN ACT RELATING TO THE TOWN OF FOSTER - ZONING (Authorizes the town of Foster to enact an ordinance banning gravel operations from agricultural, forest management, or residential areas.)

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