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

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Apr 26, 2022

SB 2891: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- FEDERAL OLD-AGE AND SURVIVORS' INSURANCE (Requires municipalities to ensure that school district employees are eligible for social security.)

04/26/2022 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Apr 26, 2022

SB 2895: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- STATE TAX OFFICIALS (Waives interest and penalties on the taxable portion of loans taxed or forgiven under the Paycheck Protection Program during tax years 2020 and 2021, provided any tax due is paid by March 31, 2022 and March 31, 2023, respectively.)

04/26/2022 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Apr 14, 2022

SR 2881: JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $5,000,000 FROM THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FUNDS TO THE CITY OF CENTRAL FALLS IN RECOGNITION OF THE DISPROPORTIONATELY HIGH IMPACT OF THE PANDEMIC ON CENTRAL FALLS AND THE DISPROPORTIONATELY ARPA FUNDING TO THE CITY (This joint resolution would authorize the appropriation of the sum of $5,000,000 to the City of Central Falls for relief in combating pandemic threats to the City's public health.)

04/14/2022 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance

in committee · Rhode Island · House Apr 12, 2022

HB 7931: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS' BILL OF RIGHTS (Amends the law enforcement officers' bill of rights to provide greater accountability in the disciplinary process over law enforcement.)

04/12/2022 Committee postponed at request of sponsor (04/13/2022)

in committee · Rhode Island · House Apr 9, 2022

HB 7541: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY- SAFETY AND HEALTH PROGRAMS FOR FIRE DEPARTMENTS - PFAS CHEMICALS (Prohibits the use of firefighting foam containing PFAS chemicals during training exercises and would prohibit firefighter turnout gear containing PFAS chemicals.)

04/09/2022 Committee postponed at request of sponsor (04/11/2022)

in committee · Rhode Island · House Apr 8, 2022

HB 8111: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- BUSINESS CORPORATION TAX (Exempts new entities in the first two (2) years of existence from paying the minimum tax if annual net taxable income is less than five thousand dollars ($5,000).)

04/08/2022 Introduced, referred to House Finance

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Apr 7, 2022

SB 2866: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- MERCURY REDUCTION AND EDUCATION ACT (Prohibits, beginning January 1, 2024, any compact fluorescent lamp or linear fluorescent lamp to be offered for final sale, sold at final sale, or distributed in the state as a new manufactured product.)

04/07/2022 Introduced, referred to Senate Environment and Agriculture

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Apr 7, 2022

SB 2357: AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- MECHANICS' LIENS (Provides that any arbitration award issued shall be binding and res judicata in the mechanics' lien action. The court, in its discretion, may also award reasonable attorneys' fees to the prevailing party.)

04/07/2022 Committee recommended Substitute A be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House Apr 6, 2022

HB 8089: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- REFUSE DISPOSAL (Adds advanced recycling as a definition for refuse disposal. Adds the advanced recycling facility that means a facility that receives, stores and converts post-use polymers and recovered feedstocks using advanced recycling.)

04/06/2022 Introduced, referred to House Corporations

in committee · Rhode Island · House Apr 6, 2022

HB 8103: AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- MAIL BALLOTS (Tightens up the obligation of the board of elections bipartisan mail ballot election supervisors and grants each political party chair the authority to replace the board-appointed supervisors with their own choice.)

04/06/2022 Introduced, referred to House State Government & Elections

in committee · Rhode Island · House Apr 6, 2022

HB 8104: AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF CRANSTON TO ESTABLISH, ADOPT, AND REAPPORTION THE CITY COUNCIL AND SCHOOL COMMITTEE VOTING WARDS (Authorizes and ratifies the action of the Cranston city council which reapportioned and redistricted its six (6) voting wards based on the most recent federal decennial census.)

04/06/2022 Introduced, referred to House State Government & Elections

in committee · Rhode Island · House Apr 6, 2022

HB 8092: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- RHODE ISLAND PROMISE SCHOLARSHIP (Expands the promise scholarship program to allow a student who is eligible to receive funds under the Rhode Island promise scholarship to use the same funds at most public or private institutions of postsecondary education in Rhode Island.)

04/06/2022 Introduced, referred to House Finance