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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 8, 2017

HB 5161: AN ACT RELATING TO ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY -- DISPOSITION OF RESEARCH ANIMALS (Requires educational institutions using dogs or cats for medical research to make animals no longer useful for research available for adoption.)

03/08/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House Mar 8, 2017

HB 5386: AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS - VETERINARY PRACTICE (Allows non-veterinarians to perform certain husbandry procedures that are commonly performed by owners of animal pets and livestock.)

03/08/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House Mar 8, 2017

HB 5050: AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES - SAFETY BELTS IN SCHOOL BUSES (Requires every new school bus to be equipped with seat belts effective January 1, 2019.)

03/08/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House Mar 8, 2017

HB 5060: AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- VICTIM'S RIGHTS (Provides that a motor vehicle accident with death resulting, if the attorney general decides not to prosecute a criminal case, the attorney general shall give the decedent's representatives an opportunity to discuss why the matter is not being prosecuted.)

03/08/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House Mar 7, 2017

HB 5728: AN ACT RELATING TO ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY -- CRUELTY TO ANIMALS (Imposes penalties for the deliberate or unintentional harming or killing of any animal during the commission of any crime and any sentence imposed would run consecutively to any sentence imposed for the underlying offense.)

03/07/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House Mar 7, 2017

HR 5392: HOUSE RESOLUTION RESPECTFULLY REQUESTING THAT THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND ADOPT A MANDATORY CHILD ABUSE/DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND ANIMAL ABUSE CROSS REPORTING SYSTEM

03/07/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House Mar 7, 2017

HB 5696: AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- RHODE ISLAND FAIR HOUSING PRACTICES ACT (Makes uniform the process for filing a complaint in superior court when there has been an election to terminate proceedings before the commission after a finding of probable cause under the fair housing practices act and other anti-discrimination laws.)

03/07/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Mar 7, 2017

SB 150: AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR MENTAL ILLNESS AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE (Requires insurance coverage for at least ninety (90) days of residential or inpatient services for mental health and/or substance-use disorders for American Society of Addiction Medicine levels of care 3.1 and 3.3.)

03/07/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Mar 7, 2017

SB 172: AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE - AERIAL PRIVACY PROTECTION ACT (Prohibits law enforcement from using unmanned aerial vehicles without a proper warrant.)

03/07/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Mar 7, 2017

SB 378: AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- SPECIAL POLICE FOR PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS (Clarifies the jurisdiction of special police officers upon the land and buildings of educational institutions, and on roads adjacent to the educational institutions to instances where the officer notices that a person is in danger of bodily harm.)

03/07/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House Mar 7, 2017

HB 5697: AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY - RHODE ISLAND FAIR HOUSING PRACTICES (Clarifies that "housing status" is a protected class under the Rhode Island Fair Housing Practices Act.)

03/07/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Mar 7, 2017

SB 268: AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE - INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE DISORDERS (Redefines coinsurance to prohibit insurance contracts or policies from using coinsurance to calculate and collect additional funds from patients, including mental health and substance abuse patients.)

03/07/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study