SB 501
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- TOURISM AND DEVELOPMENT (Requires third-party hosting platform to register short-term rental units for rent with dept. Of regulation or cannot conduct business in the state and imposes fines for listing unregistered units. DBR to create database for registered short term rentals.)
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Mar 04 2021 |
12/30/2021 Placed On Senate Calendar (01/04/2022)
Dec 30 2021
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SB 1006
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO MAKING REVISED APPROPRIATIONS IN SUPPORT OF FISCAL YEAR 2022 (Appropriates federal funds awarded to Rhode Island as part of the State Fiscal Recovery Fund (SFRF) by the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA).)
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Dec 07 2021 |
12/30/2021 Placed On Senate Calendar (01/04/2022)
Dec 30 2021
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SB 870
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- UNFAIR CLAIMS SETTLEMENT PRACTICES ACT (Makes changes to the Unfair Claims Settlement Practices Act.)
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May 04 2021 |
12/30/2021 Placed On Senate Calendar (01/04/2022)
Dec 30 2021
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SB 549
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- MINORITY BUSINESS ENTERPRISES (Provides an exception to competitive bidding for local, minority and woman-owned businesses. Provides a waiver of compliance to contractors for the inclusion of minority-owned businesses in all procurements and construction projects.)
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Mar 04 2021 |
07/15/2021 Effective Without Governor's Signature
Jul 15 2021
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SB 924
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES (Clarifies the tax classification statute pertaining to homestead exemptions in the city of Providence exempting the city from certain rate calculations.)
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May 20 2021 |
07/14/2021 Effective Without Governor's Signature
Jul 14 2021
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SB 1000
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO DOMESTIC RELATIONS -- ADOPTION OF CHILDREN (Terminates all parental rights of any person convicted of sexual assault which results in the birth of a child from that assault.)
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Jun 30 2021 |
07/14/2021 Signed By Governor
Jul 14 2021
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SB 556
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES - RETAIL LICENSES (Exempts 203-209 Douglas Avenue, Plat 68, Lots 83 and 646 of the applicable city of Providence tax assessment map from the permitting of alcohol beverages retail licenses within a certain proximity to schools and churches.)
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Mar 04 2021 |
07/14/2021 Effective Without Governor's Signature
Jul 14 2021
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SB 316
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINALS--CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS -- PAROLE (Upon request of a parolee, enables the parole board to terminate a parolee's supervision and legal custody order in accordance with guidelines it is authorized to promulgate. Prisoners with a life sentence for first and second degree murder are excluded.)
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Feb 18 2021 |
07/13/2021 Signed By Governor
Jul 13 2021
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SB 416
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES - WEAPONS (Prohibits obtaining/purchasing/transferring a firearm on behalf of another person if other person prohibited from possessing firearm with increase in penalties for those offenses and applications amended to state number of firearms purchased.)
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Feb 25 2021 |
07/12/2021 Signed By Governor
Jul 12 2021
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SB 791
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- LICENSING OF HEALTH CARE FACILITIES (Requires the department of health to promulgate rules and regulations by January 1, 2022 for the licensing and operation of health centers operating in elementary and secondary schools.)
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Apr 08 2021 |
07/12/2021 Signed By Governor
Jul 12 2021
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SB 73
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES - THE HAROLD M. METTS SCHOOL SAFETY ACT OF 2021 (Prohibits possession of firearms on school grounds except for peace officers, retired law enforcement officers, persons under contract to provide school security services, and unloaded firearms in locked containers or a locked rack on motor vehicles.)
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Jan 19 2021 |
07/12/2021 Signed By Governor
Jul 12 2021
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SB 289
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO LIBRARIES -- OFFICE OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SERVICES -- STATE AID TO LIBRARIES (Amends various sections relating to libraries to remove outdated provisions and update language to reflect current practices affecting library technology.)
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Feb 18 2021 |
07/09/2021 Signed By Governor
Jul 09 2021
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SB 796
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PUPILS (Amends definition of dating violence to include abusive, coercive behaviors used to exert control and power and provides that abuse may be physical, verbal, emotional, sexual, financial, or psychological and includes threats, isolation, and intimidation.)
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Apr 08 2021 |
07/09/2021 Signed By Governor
Jul 09 2021
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SB 188
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT (Amends the uniform controlled substances act and reclassifies simple possession of ten grams (10g) or less of certain controlled substances as a misdemeanor punishable as a two (2) year misdemeanor rather than a felony.)
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Feb 05 2021 |
07/09/2021 Signed By Governor
Jul 09 2021
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SB 55
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- HOSPITAL WORKPLACE VIOLENCE PROTECTION ACT (Establishes procedures for employees to file complaints with hospital or director of department of health, for assaultive behavior or other violation of law occurring on hospital grounds and require hospitals to institute safety training for employees.)
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Jan 19 2021 |
07/09/2021 Signed By Governor
Jul 09 2021
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SB 954
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- STATEWIDE BODY-WORN CAMERA PROGRAM (Creates a statewide body-worn camera program for police departments in the state.)
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Jun 16 2021 |
07/08/2021 Signed By Governor
Jul 08 2021
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SB 250
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO DOMESTIC RELATIONS -- ADOPTION OF CHILDREN (Reduces age from 25 to 18.)
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Feb 10 2021 |
07/08/2021 Signed By Governor
Jul 08 2021
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SB 794
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- SIZE, WEIGHT, AND LOAD LIMITS (Authorizes the department of transportation to impose a weight restriction or close any state, local or privately-owned bridge, in the interest of public safety.)
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Apr 08 2021 |
07/08/2021 Signed By Governor
Jul 08 2021
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SB 6
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - RIGHTS OF NURSING HOME PATIENTS (Department of health to promulgate rules and regulations for essential caregivers at nursing homes during a declared emergency.)
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Jan 11 2021 |
07/08/2021 Effective Without Governor's Signature
Jul 08 2021
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SB 155
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- SINGLE-USE PLASTIC STRAWS (Prohibits a food service establishment from providing a consumer with a single-use plastic straw, unless the consumer requests such a straw.)
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Feb 05 2021 |
07/07/2021 Signed By Governor
Jul 07 2021
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