Sen. James A. Seveney

Primary SB 437

Passed · Rhode Island Senate · Lead sponsor

AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION (Provides that the department of education would develop a funding formula for school districts sending students to career and technical programs outside the district.)

Passed Jun 9, 2017 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 643

Passed · Rhode Island Senate · Lead sponsor

AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - LICENSING OF HEALTH CARE FACILITIES (Requires all hospitals and freestanding ambulatory surgical facilities to adopt policies to use a smoke evacuation system for surgical procedures that generate surgical smoke.)

Passed Jun 8, 2017 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 648

Passed · Rhode Island Senate · Lead sponsor

AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - HEALTH CARE FACILITIES STAFFING (Broadens definition of "employee" to include assistants/technologists providing direct medical care to patients and allows union/association to file appeal to personnel appeal board.)

Passed Jun 8, 2017 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SR 774

Passed · Rhode Island Senate · Lead sponsor

SENATE RESOLUTION RESPECTFULLY REQUESTING THAT THE RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND TRAINING CREATES A “RETURN TO WORK” PLANNING GROUP TO STUDY THE POSSIBILITY OF DEVELOPING A HYBRID TEMPORARY DISABILITY INSURANCE PROGRAM SIMILAR TO THE STATE WORKERS’ COMPENSATION PROGRAM THAT FACILITATES TREATING AND REHABILITATING WORKERS WITH MEDICAL CONDITIONS THAT WERE NOT CAUSED BY WORK

Passed Jun 7, 2017 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 840

In committee · Rhode Island Senate · Lead sponsor

AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES - WEAPONS (Limits the issuances of pistol and revolver carry permits to the office of the attorney general.)

In committee Jun 6, 2017 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 640

In committee · Rhode Island Senate · Lead sponsor

AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- TOURISM AND DEVELOPMENT (Maintains the forty-seven percent (47%) distribution percentage with respect to hotel tax proceeds generated in the various regional tourism districts.)

In committee Jun 6, 2017 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 266

Passed · Rhode Island Senate · Lead sponsor

AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC FINANCE -- MEDICAL ASSISTANCE AND PUBLIC ASSISTANCE CASELOAD ESTIMATING CONFERENCES (Requires the participation and input of the EOHHS, DHS, DCYF and BDHDDH in medical assistance and public assistance caseload estimating conferences and the generation of monthly data to the members of the caseload estimating conference.)

Passed Jun 2, 2017 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SR 556

Passed · Rhode Island Senate · Lead sponsor

SENATE RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO REVIEW AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING THE UPDATING, STREAMLINING AND ENSURING RELEVANCE OF RHODE ISLAND GENERAL LAWS TITLE 16 (Creates a 14 member commission to review and make recommendations on the updating, streamlining and ensuring relevance of Rhode Island General Laws Title 16, and would report back by March 1, 2018, and expire on July 1, 2018.)

Passed May 30, 2017 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 660

In committee · Rhode Island Senate · Lead sponsor

AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- SPOUSAL NOTICE FOR ABORTION (Repeals the requirement of notice to husband of a patient before an abortion procedure.)

In committee May 30, 2017 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 274

In committee · Rhode Island Senate · Lead sponsor

AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE ACT (Prohibits the state from interfering with a woman's decision to prevent, commence, continue, or terminate a pregnancy prior to fetal viability, or restricting the use or manner of medically recognized methods of contraception or abortion.)

In committee May 30, 2017 0 co-sponsors Track