SB 365
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- REAL ESTATE CONVEYANCE TAX (Provides that a portion of the real estate conveyance tax be apportioned to a newly established restricted receipt account known as the housing production fund.)
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Feb 25 2021 |
06/24/2021 Senate Passed Sub A
Jun 24 2021
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SB 226
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- THE RHODE ISLAND WORKS PROGRAM (Provides for adjustments to the payment standard for cash assistance.)
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Feb 10 2021 |
06/24/2021 Senate Passed Sub A
Jun 24 2021
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SB 41
(2021 Regular Session)
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 BHDDH in medical assistance and public assistance caseload estimating conferences and the generation of monthly data to the members of the case load estimating conference.)
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Jan 19 2021 |
06/24/2021 Senate Passed Sub A
Jun 24 2021
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SB 342
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS -- NET NEUTRALITY (Requires Internet service providers to follow Internet service neutrality requirements.)
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Feb 25 2021 |
06/24/2021 Referred To House Innovation, Internet, & Technology
Jun 24 2021
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SB 874
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS - CORROSION PREVENTION AND MITIGATION WORK REQUIREMENTS (Requires all contractors and subcontractors who perform construction, alteration, demolition, installation, repair or maintenance work, pursuant to public works contracts, to comply with industry standards for infrastructure corrosion prevention.)
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May 07 2021 |
06/24/2021 Senate Read And Passed
Jun 24 2021
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SB 757
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS - EDUCATION - PSYCHOLOGISTS (Creates minimum qualifications for school psychologists and establishes the scope of their practice within schools and establishes state support for school-based mental health services.)
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Apr 01 2021 |
06/24/2021 Referred To House Finance
Jun 24 2021
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SB 58
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- MOTOR VEHICLE OFFENSES (Imposes a two hundred fifty dollar ($250) substance abuse education assessment for any conviction of driving under the influence or a violation for refusal to submit to a breathalyzer.)
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Jan 19 2021 |
06/23/2021 Proposed Substitute
Jun 23 2021
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SB 264
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS -- THE ELDER ADULT FINANCIAL EXPLOITATION PREVENTION ACT (Requires employees of regulated financial institutions to report suspected financial exploitation of elder adults to the office of healthy aging and provide authority to the regulated financial institution to place a temporary hold on transactions.)
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Feb 10 2021 |
06/23/2021 Signed By Governor
Jun 23 2021
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SB 827
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- ESTABLISHMENT OF CHARTER PUBLIC SCHOOLS (SEE TITLE 16 CHAPTER 97 -- THE RHODE ISLAND BOARD OF EDUCATION ACT) (Define educational disadvantaged students. This act would also require the use of a weighted lottery for charter school establishment, charter renewal and for student applications when there aren’t enough seats available.)
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Apr 23 2021 |
06/23/2021 Meeting Postponed (06/23/2021)
Jun 23 2021
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SB 782
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO MAKING REVISED APPROPRIATIONS IN SUPPORT OF FY 2021 -- CRIME VICTIMS COMPENSATION PROGRAM SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION (Appropriates four hundred sixty nine thousand six hundred fifty-five dollars ($469,655) to the Crime Victim Compensation Program created by the Criminal Injuries Compensation to be extended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021.)
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Apr 01 2021 |
06/21/2021 Meeting Postponed (06/22/2021)
Jun 21 2021
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SB 295
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT - THE RHODE ISLAND MUNICIPAL INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT PROGRAM (Removes the prohibition on state appropriations to the municipal infrastructure grant program, and authorize the RI infrastructure bank to evaluate, approve and issue such grants, subject to the appropriations provided to the program.)
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Feb 18 2021 |
06/16/2021 Referred To House Finance
Jun 16 2021
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SB 116
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES (Provides a procedure for homeowners to submit to a municipal zoning board of review or municipal official or agency for a review to determine whether or not a proposed use under this chapter requires a special use permit.)
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Jan 26 2021 |
06/16/2021 Referred To House Municipal Government & Housing
Jun 16 2021
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SB 67
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- STATE EMBLEMS (This act would designate "Northern Star Coral" as the official state coral.)
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Jan 19 2021 |
06/11/2021 Signed By Governor
Jun 11 2021
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SB 611
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- RHODE ISLAND PARENTAL AND FAMILY MEDICAL LEAVE ACT (Increases the amount of parental or family leave available to an employee from thirteen (13) weeks to twenty-six (26) weeks in any two (2) calendar years.)
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Mar 11 2021 |
06/10/2021 Referred To House Labor
Jun 10 2021
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SB 85
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION (Requires that benchmarks specific to each local education authority (LEA) be developed by the department of education to improve cost controls, efficiencies and program effectiveness.)
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Jan 26 2021 |
06/10/2021 Referred To House Education
Jun 10 2021
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SB 862
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT VALIDATING AND RATIFYING AMENDMENTS TO THE HOME RULE CHARTER OF THE TOWN OF BRISTOL (Validates and ratifies amendments to the Home Rule Charter of the town of Bristol, which amendments were adopted and approved by the electors of the town of Bristol on November 3, 2020.)
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Apr 30 2021 |
06/10/2021 Effective Without Governor's Signature
Jun 10 2021
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SB 286
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- CURRICULUM (Direct the council on elementary and secondary education to provide professional support and assistance to LEAs regarding effective ways to use data such as the LEA’s budget and demographics, school culture, and assessments to improve student performance.)
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Feb 18 2021 |
06/10/2021 Referred To House Education
Jun 10 2021
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SB 43
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION (Requires the contracting department of the department of human services or the department of administration to pilot at least one contract for professional or technical services using automatic verification software to verify hours billed under contract.)
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Jan 19 2021 |
06/08/2021 Committee Continued
Jun 08 2021
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SB 213
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- APPRENTICESHIP PATHWAYS TO EARNING A BACHELOR'S DEGREE ACT (Creates the Apprenticeship Pathways to Earning a Bachelor’s Degree Act, to enable an individual to earn a bachelor’s degree at public higher education institutions throughout the state by earning credits through apprenticeships.)
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Feb 10 2021 |
05/27/2021 Referred To House Education
May 27 2021
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SB 896
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- THE RHODE ISLAND BROADBAND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (Establishes the twelve (12) member broadband council to create a plan to increase the use of broadband service in the state. A broadband coordinator is to be designated in Commerce RI to access federal funds and coordinate with the council.)
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May 14 2021 |
05/27/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 27 2021
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