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State Legislature US Congress

All 25,118 Active 7,678 In committee 7,673 Passed 5,917 Signed 4,510 Failed 6,972

in committee · Rhode Island · House Apr 4, 2017

HB 5636: AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE (Requires health insurers to have step therapy protocols on appropriate clinical practice guidelines or published peer review data.)

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

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Apr 4, 2017

SB 712: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- STATE POLICE (Removes the state police from the department of public safety and has the superintendent report directly to the governor.)

04/04/2017 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary

in committee · Rhode Island · House Apr 4, 2017

HB 5991: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- THE TOWING STORAGE ACT (Requires that motor vehicles lawfully seized by police officers for investigation or for lack of registration not be released to their owners until the towing charges are paid and valid registration certificates are produced.)

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

in committee · Rhode Island · House Mar 31, 2017

HB 6050: AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES - REGULATION OF SALES (Exempts persons over 59 yrs of age and those who cannot operate a motor vehicle because of a disability from being charged a fee for an ID card from the DMV provided they have no valid operator's license or are surrendering one due to inability to drive.)

03/31/2017 Introduced, referred to House Finance

in committee · Rhode Island · House Mar 30, 2017

HB 5997: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- PENALTIES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL VIOLATIONS (Adopts a penalty of twelve percent (12%) per annum on administrative penalties that are in default.)

03/30/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Mar 30, 2017

SB 212: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION - PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION (Exempts from taxation the real and tangible personal property of Oasis International, Inc., a Rhode Island nonprofit corporation, located in Providence, Rhode Island.)

03/30/2017 Senate held on desk

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Mar 30, 2017

SB 414: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- REAL ESTATE CONVEYANCE (Exempts from the real estate conveyance tax certain low-income and affordable housing developments.)

03/30/2017 Committee recommended Substitute A be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Mar 30, 2017

SB 393: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- DUTIES OF UTILITIES AND CARRIERS (Permits agents of a public utility to enter a premises where gas or electricity is supplied under certain circumstances.)

03/30/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Mar 30, 2017

SB 269: AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS - THE INTERSTATE MEDICAL LICENSURE COMPACT (Establishes Rhode Island’s membership in the interstate medical licensure compact. It details the procedure to be followed in order to allow physicians to become licensed in multiple states, while ensuring the safety of patients.)

03/30/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House Mar 30, 2017

HB 5595: AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- WAGES (Gradually increases the hourly minimum wage from $9.60 to $15.00 on January 1, 2022, as well as gradually increasing the hourly minimum wage for employees receiving gratuities from $3.89 an hour to $15.00 an hour on January 1, 2026.)

03/30/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House Mar 30, 2017

HB 5315: AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MINIMUM WAGE--GRATUITIES (Raises the minimum wage for tipped workers by fifty cents ($.50) per year commencing on January 1, 2018 until the tipped minimum wage is not less than two-thirds (2/3) of the regular minimum wage.)

03/30/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Mar 30, 2017

SB 377: AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT (Mandates that a landlord have a general liability policy of at least ($100,000) in effect for those injured on the premises due to landlords negligence. Failure to provide proof of insurance would preclude a landlord from proceeding an eviction action.)

03/30/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study