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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 Mar 15, 2017

HB 5673: AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- BOARD OF MEDICAL LICENSURE AND DISCIPLINE (Establishes a process to license physicians by reciprocity to practice medicine in this state.)

03/15/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Mar 15, 2017

SB 586: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY (Requires registration and criminal background checks of individuals who provide personal care assistant services.)

03/15/2017 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary

in committee · Rhode Island · House Mar 15, 2017

HB 5638: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- WATER SUPPLIERS (Exempts residential water customers over sixty-five (65) from paying surcharges on their basic water supply rate.)

03/15/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House Mar 15, 2017

HB 5450: AN ACT RELATING TO FIDUCIARIES -- TRUST (Permits trust settlor to provide for trust advisor/trust protector to direct actions of trustee and establishes their legal responsibilities applying to all past/future trusts.)

03/15/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House Mar 15, 2017

HB 5870: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- WATER SUPPLIERS (Exempts residential water customers over sixty-five (65) from paying surcharges on their basic water supply rate.)

03/15/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Mar 15, 2017

SB 199: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- EXCAVATION NEAR UNDERGROUND UTILITY FACILITIES -- COSTS (Provides all costs incurred by municipal corporations associated with temporary permanent relocation of utility infrastructure such as public utility poles during public works projects within municipal rights-of-way would be borne by the public utility.)

03/15/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Mar 15, 2017

SB 548: AN ACT RELATING TO MILITARY AFFAIRS AND DEFENSE (Has the veterans' cemetery bear the cost of funeral processions from Aquidneck Island crossing the Newport Bridge.)

03/15/2017 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Mar 15, 2017

SB 419: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT - OPEN MEETINGS (Requires that all public bodies keep official minutes of all meetings and file copies of these minutes with the secretary of state within thirty-five (35) days of the meeting for inspection by the public.)

03/15/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House Mar 15, 2017

HB 5671: AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS - PATIENT ACCESS EXPANSION ACT (Prohibits the state from requiring any form of the Federation of State Medical Boards' proprietary maintenance of licensure program.)

03/15/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House Mar 15, 2017

HR 5577: HOUSE RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY THE OPERATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES (Creates a 13 member commission to study the operation of the Department of Children, Youth, and Families, and would report back by January 9, 2018, and expire on March 9, 2018.)

03/15/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Mar 15, 2017

SB 495: AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- PSYCHOLOGY INTERJURISDICTIONAL COMPACT (Authorizes the governor to enter into the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact and would designate an office to administer this compact.)

03/15/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House Mar 15, 2017

HB 5672: AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS - BOARD OF MEDICAL LICENSURE AND DISCIPLINE (Grants reciprocity to physicians in other states and foreign jurisdictions upon submission of application/evidence meeting all requirements applicable to resident physicians to the board of medical licensure.)

03/15/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study