HB 5795
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS-THE RHODE ISLAND CANNABIS EQUITY ACT OF 2019 (Establishes a board and appropriates funds from the legislature to create a local cannabis equity program to allow those people who want to enter the business of selling marijuana with state funding and technical assistance to do so.)
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Mar 01 2019 |
05/29/2019 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 29 2019
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HR 6123
(2019 Regular Session)
House Resolution Extending Condolences On The Passing Of Pastor Nathaniel Virgil Witcher
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May 16 2019 |
05/16/2019 House Read And Passed
May 16 2019
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HB 5609
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- MEDICAL ASSISTANCE--PERINATAL DOULA SERVICES (Provides for medical assistance health care for expectant mothers and establishes medical assistance coverage and reimbursement rates for perinatal doula services.)
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Feb 27 2019 |
05/14/2019 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 14 2019
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HB 6065
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE - BAIL AND RECOGNIZANCE (Amends the conditions of bail and recognizance to permit the release of a person charged with a misdemeanor without financial conditions.)
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May 03 2019 |
05/14/2019 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 14 2019
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HB 5577
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- SALES AND USE TAXES -- LIABILITY AND COMPUTATION (Exempts reusable bags not including paper/plastic bags from state sales tax.)
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Feb 27 2019 |
05/08/2019 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 08 2019
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HB 5957
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS - WAGES (Increases min. Wage From $9 to $15 per hour by 1/1/24 and tipped min. Wage From $3.89 to $15 per hour by 1/1/28/Further increases depend on increases in CPI/Non-payment damage awards increased from 2 to 3 times unpaid amount/SOL increased from 3 to 6 yrs.)
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Apr 04 2019 |
05/01/2019 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 01 2019
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HB 5100
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - FEDERAL AID (Requires free lunches to be provided for all elementary and secondary students attending public schools, to the extent state and federal funds are available.)
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Jan 10 2019 |
04/30/2019 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 30 2019
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HB 5784
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PUPILS (Directs the department of health to establish an inspection and evaluation program and establish rules and regulations regarding air quality in elementary and secondary schools.)
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Feb 28 2019 |
04/24/2019 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 24 2019
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HR 5999
(2019 Regular Session)
House Resolution Expressing Condolences On The Passing Of Donald J. Lopes, Sr.
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Apr 11 2019 |
04/11/2019 House Read And Passed
Apr 11 2019
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HB 5905
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION (Mandates that the state seal of biliteracy be awarded by the commissioner beginning with the class of 2020 and a report be given to the general assembly no later than 8/1/20 of students who have been awarded a state seal of biliteracy.)
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Mar 27 2019 |
04/10/2019 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 10 2019
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HB 5559
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - HEALTH AND SAFETY OF STUDENTS (Requires the RIDE, within the next three years, to create a plan where all RI teachers would be trained in the BEARS curriculum (BEARS training includes hands-only cardiopulmonary resuscitation, Heimlich maneuver, and bleeding control).)
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Feb 27 2019 |
04/10/2019 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 10 2019
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HB 5895
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- RHODE ISLAND PUBLIC TRANSIT AUTHORITY (Increases the number of members of the transit authority from eight to nine and makes the mayor of Providence or designee an ex officio member with voting privileges.)
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Mar 22 2019 |
04/09/2019 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 09 2019
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HB 5733
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES - SEXUAL ASSAULT (Establishes criteria for the criminal offense of sexual assault when the victim is in the custody of a peace officer. Provides that a person convicted of custodial sexual assault would face imprisonment for not more than 3 years.)
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Feb 27 2019 |
04/02/2019 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 02 2019
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HR 5929
(2019 Regular Session)
House Resolution Celebrating The Week Of March 22Nd Through March 28Th, 2019, As "World Doula Week" In The State Of Rhode Island
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Mar 28 2019 |
03/28/2019 House Read And Passed
Mar 28 2019
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HB 5659
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- FAIR EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES (Comprehensively addresses wage discrimination by expanding employee protections and the scope of the remedies available to employees who have experienced wage discrimination.)
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Feb 27 2019 |
03/27/2019 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 27 2019
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HR 5882
(2019 Regular Session)
House Resolution Expressing Profound Sympathy On The Tragic Loss Of Fifty Lives At Mosques In Christchurch, New Zealand On Friday March 15, 2019
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Mar 20 2019 |
03/20/2019 House Read And Passed
Mar 20 2019
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HB 5332
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS (Prohibits schools from offering employment incentives or bonuses to teachers on the condition that the teacher either is or becomes licensed to carry a weapon.)
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Feb 07 2019 |
03/19/2019 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 19 2019
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HB 5728
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES - WEAPONS (Increases the age from eighteen to twenty-one years for lawful possession, sale, or transfer of firearms or ammunition. Full-time law enforcement, fire marshals and member of U.S. military would be exempt from these prohibitions.)
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Feb 27 2019 |
03/19/2019 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 19 2019
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HB 5323
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PUPILS (Permits students in grades nine (9) through twelve (12) to possess/use over-the-counter medication and products without a doctor's or parent's note during school.)
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Feb 07 2019 |
03/13/2019 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 13 2019
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HB 5658
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS - MINIMUM WAGES (Requires the city of Providence to pay its employees no less than fifteen dollars ($15.00) per hour commencing January 1, 2020.)
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Feb 27 2019 |
03/06/2019 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 06 2019
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