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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 5, 2017

HB 5919: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (Allows parents or guardians of a child to opt out of vaccines for non-casual contact diseases transmitted by sexual contact.)

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

in committee · Rhode Island · House Apr 5, 2017

HB 5742: AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- PUBLIC ASSISTANCE ACT (Prohibits the use of electronic-benefit-transfer (EBT) cards at retail establishments unless the recipient presents a valid photo identification card.)

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

in committee · Rhode Island · House Apr 5, 2017

HB 5971: AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- ELECTRONIC VEHICLE RECOVERY SERVICES (Creates the "Electronic Vehicle Recovery Services Act" to require vehicle owners with electronic recovery systems to submit an affidavit attesting to the theft of their motor vehicle prior to law enforcement contacting the recovery service provider.)

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

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Apr 5, 2017

SB 190: AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- POLICE ARBITRATION (Changes the last day for a request for municipal police arbitration agreement to 120 days before the expiration of the current collective bargaining agreement.)

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

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Apr 5, 2017

SB 248: AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- MILK SANITATION (Permits commingling of raw milk products for certain purposes involving private consumption.)

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

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Apr 5, 2017

SB 103: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- THE RHODE ISLAND BOARD OF EDUCATION ACT (Requires that the board of education adopt a competency-based/proficiency-based learning policy whereby students can earn credits through demonstration of competency.)

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

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Apr 5, 2017

SB 109: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY (Prohibits retail sales establishments from making available to their customers, plastic checkout bags, or plastic water bottles or expanded polystyrene disposable food containers at the point of sale.)

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

in committee · Rhode Island · House Apr 5, 2017

HB 5875: AN ACT RELATING TO ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY (Exempts a "humane animal welfare group" from the offense of the abandonment of cats.)

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

in committee · Rhode Island · House Apr 5, 2017

HB 5857: AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- DELINQUENT AND DEPENDENT CHILDREN-- CRIMINAL INJURIES COMPENSATION-- SEXUALLY EXPLOITED CHILDREN (Makes sex trafficking victims eligible for criminal injuries compensation fund and designates them as abused, neglected children and establishes "safe harbor" provisions.)

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

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Apr 5, 2017

SB 220: AN ACT IN AMENDMENT TO THE CHARTER OF THE CENTRAL COVENTRY FIRE DISTRICT PURSUANT TO A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE COVENTRY FIRE DISTRICT ADOPTED ON SEPTEMBER 9, 2016 (Makes amendments and additions to the Central Coventry Fire District charter and would take effect no later than sixty (60) days after its enactment and all acts or parts of acts inconsistent herewith or repugnant thereto, are hereby repealed.)

04/05/2017 Committee recommends passage

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Apr 5, 2017

SB 82: 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.)

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

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Apr 5, 2017

SB 191: AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- RELIEF OF INJURED AND DECEASED FIREFIGHTERS AND POLICE OFFICERS (Adds campus police officers to the group of public safety officials eligible to collect salary, wages, benefits during periods of whole/partial incapacitation incurred while on-duty or while providing emergency assistance within the state while off-duty.)

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