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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 Jan 26, 2017

HB 5236: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT - STATE LOTTERY - DISBURSEMENT OF REVENUE (Directs profits from the state lottery into a restricted receipt account to be disbursed as state aid to education.)

01/26/2017 Introduced, referred to House Finance

in committee · Rhode Island · House Jan 26, 2017

HB 5239: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- INDEPENDENT CHARTER SCHOOLS (Provides that the office of auditor general be responsible for analyzing and reporting the impact of new or expanded charter schools.)

01/26/2017 Introduced, referred to House Finance

in committee · Rhode Island · House Jan 26, 2017

HB 5253: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- RHODE ISLAND RESOURCE RECOVERY CORPORATION (Requires the resource recovery corporation to pay the town of Johnston annually six million dollars ($6,000,000) in addition to any other tipping fees paid to the town by the corporation.)

01/26/2017 Introduced, referred to House Finance

in committee · Rhode Island · House Jan 25, 2017

HB 5045: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- SCHOOL COMMITTEES AND SUPERINTENDENTS (Transportation services are to be provided to students residing two (2) or more miles from school.)

01/25/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House Jan 25, 2017

HR 5190: HOUSE RESOLUTION RESPECTFULLY REQUESTING THE RHODE ISLAND ATTORNEY GENERAL AND RHODE ISLAND STATE POLICE TO RELEASE ALL REPORTS REGARDING 38 STUDIOS

01/25/2017 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary

in committee · Rhode Island · House Jan 25, 2017

HB 5048: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (Provides for professional development opportunities relating to reading disabilities and would require two (2) hours of professional development instruction pertaining to reading disabilities for certain general education teachers and specialists.)

01/25/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House Jan 25, 2017

HB 5049: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- CURRICULUM (Directs council on elementary and secondary education to recommend to the commissioner of education a curriculum that allows students successful careers in computer science.)

01/25/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House Jan 24, 2017

HB 5095: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- MERIT SYSTEM (Allows a classified employee, whose position is not fully funded through federal loans and/or grants to seek the nomination of or to be a candidate for elective state office.)

01/24/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House Jan 24, 2017

HR 5111: HOUSE RESOLUTION OPPOSING UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION 2334

01/24/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House Jan 24, 2017

HR 5181: JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE AND PUBLISH AND SUBMIT TO THE ELECTORS A PROPOSITION OF AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE (GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR TO APPEAR JOINTLY ON THE BALLOT) (Amends the constitution so that in the year 2022 and thereafter, candidates for the office of governor and lieutenant governor would form joint candidacies so that voters cast a single vote for a candidate for governor and lieutenant governor.)

01/24/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House Jan 24, 2017

HR 5011: JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE AND PUBLISH AND SUBMIT TO THE ELECTORS A PROPOSITION OF AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE - FOUR YEAR TERMS AND TERM LIMITS FOR REPRESENTATIVES AND SENATORS

01/24/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House Jan 24, 2017

HB 5094: AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS - GENERAL STATE OFFICERS (Enables the general assembly in grand committee to fill a vacancy in the office of the lieutenant governor.)

01/24/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study