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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 May 27, 2021

HB 6124: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- RETIREMENT SYSTEM -- MEMBERSHIP AND SERVICE CREDITS (Exempts active members of the retirement system employed as a state public safety professional and/or a municipal police officer from the cost to purchase credit for military service and interest charges.)

05/27/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House May 26, 2021

HB 6280: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS - THE GREEN BUILDINGS ACT (Effective December 31, 2020, terminates the requirement of utilizing green building standards for new public buildings construction projects.)

05/26/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House May 26, 2021

HB 6281: AN ACT RELATING TO FISH AND WILDLIFE -- GENERAL PROVISIONS (Prohibits the importation, transportation, disbursement, distribution, sale, purchase, or possession of any species of non-native (exotic) invasive plants.)

05/26/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House May 26, 2021

HB 6346: AN ACT RELATING TO FISH AND WILDLIFE -- HUNTING AND HUNTING SAFETY (Requires that when a person causes an injury requiring medical assistance to a human by firearm, archery, or crossbow while hunting, the initial responding entity must immediately make a report to DEM.)

05/26/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate May 26, 2021

SB 498: AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- PRESCRIPTION DRUG AFFORDABILITY BOARD - GROUP PURCHASING BOARD FOR RX WE CAN AFFORD (Create a prescription drug affordability board composed of representatives of affected stakeholders designated to investigate and comprehensively evaluate drug prices for Rhode Islanders and possible ways to reduce them to make them more affordable.)

05/26/2021 Meeting postponed (05/27/2021)

in committee · Rhode Island · House May 25, 2021

HB 5685: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION--STATE CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS METRICS (Requires that the division of planning create a checklist of environmental and energy issues that certain state construction projects which cost in excess of $10,000,000 need to consider and address.)

05/25/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House May 25, 2021

HB 6150: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS - UTILITY BASE RATE (Requires electric and gas distribution companies to remit to the Rhode Island Infrastructure bank, at its request, fifteen percent (15%) of their annual demand-side charge collections to be used to fund energy-related financing program.)

05/25/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House May 25, 2021

HB 6251: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT (Waives beach parking fees at any state beach for any person that qualifies for a free or reduced lunch pursuant to § 16-8-10.)

05/25/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House May 25, 2021

HB 6025: AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE - COURTS - DISTRICT COURT (Creates within the district court a dedicated calendar offering treatment and sentencing alternatives to eligible defendants deemed to suffer from serious and persistent mental illness to be known as the "Mental Health Treatment Calendar".)

05/25/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House May 25, 2021

HB 6248: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- SMALL BUSINESS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (Creates paycheck protection program for small businesses of with 50 employees or less for forgivable loans of $50,000 or less modeled on federal program with sunset date of 6/30/2022.)

05/25/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House May 25, 2021

HB 5120: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- ECONOMIC AND CLIMATE RESILIENCE ACT OF 2020 (Imposes carbon tax on fossil fuel sellers for use in climate resilience/renewable energy/energy efficiency/climate adaption programs effective upon 3 states adoption covered by RGGI.)

05/25/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House May 25, 2021

HB 5674: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- THE GREEN JUSTICE ZONE ACT (Establishes the first Green Justice Zone, a model that may be replicated in future years to ensure that all communities throughout the state have clean air and clean water.)

05/25/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study