Sen. Thomas Paolino

Primary SB 343

In committee · Rhode Island Senate · Lead sponsor

AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- REGISTRATION OF VOTERS (Changes the period of time a voter may have to change their party affiliation from the 90th day preceding any primary election for which the voter is eligible to the 29th day preceding any primary election for which the voter is eligible.)

In committee May 4, 2017 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 598

In committee · Rhode Island Senate · Lead sponsor

AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS - MAIL BALLOTS - CONDUCT OF ELECTION AND VOTING EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES (Requires any person voting by mail or emergency ballot to provide proof of identity.)

In committee May 4, 2017 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 130

In committee · Rhode Island Senate · Lead sponsor

AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- LONG-TERM ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (Requires a long-term economic policy/strategic implementation plan to receive a public hearing by house/senate, but also a vote of approval with transmittal to the governor for signature before it takes effect.)

In committee May 4, 2017 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SR 51

In committee · Rhode Island Senate · Lead sponsor

JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE AND PUBLISH AND SUBMIT TO THE ELECTORS A PROPOSITION OF AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE -- REFERENDUM ON LINE ITEM VETO (Submits to the electors a constitutional amendment granting the governor the power to utilize a line item veto for appropriations.)

In committee May 3, 2017 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 472

In committee · Rhode Island Senate · Lead sponsor

AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - THE EDUCATION EQUITY AND PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT (Redefines extraordinary costs of education by defining it as costs that exceed the state approved threshold based on an amount above the core foundation amount and abolish requirement that departments of education collect data on those costs.)

In committee Apr 25, 2017 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 245

In committee · Rhode Island Senate · Lead sponsor

AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - CURRICULUM (Requires the department of elementary and secondary education, pursuant to rules promulgated by the commissioner of elementary and secondary education, to develop curricular material on financial literacy.)

In committee Apr 12, 2017 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SR 293

In committee · Rhode Island Senate · Lead sponsor

JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE AND PUBLISH AND SUBMIT TO THE ELECTORS A PROPOSITION OF AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND (FOUR YEAR TERMS AND TERM LIMITS FOR SENATORS AND REPRESENTATIVES) (Proposes an amendment to the Constitution to the electors of the state that increases the length of term for senators and representatives to four (4) years and imposes a limit of four (4) consecutive terms for those offices.)

In committee Apr 12, 2017 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 438

In committee · Rhode Island Senate · Lead sponsor

AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION-CURRICULUM (Requires elementary schools to provide instruction in cursive penmanship.)

In committee Apr 5, 2017 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 345

In committee · Rhode Island Senate · Lead sponsor

AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES - MOTOR VEHICLE OFFENSES (Increases the penalty for anyone found guilty of reckless driving while eluding police to a felony punishable by up to 5 years imprisonment and subject to a loss of license from 1 to 2 years and a possible forfeiture of their motor vehicle.)

In committee Mar 28, 2017 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 489

In committee · Rhode Island Senate · Lead sponsor

AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH--IMMUNIZATIONS (Precludes the requiring of HPV vaccine as a precondition for school attendance.)

In committee Mar 22, 2017 0 co-sponsors Track