Rhode Island Bills

sponsored by Arthur Handy

Bill Title Introduced Latest Action↓
HB 7788 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- MERCURY REDUCTION AND EDUCATION ACT (Prohibits, beginning January 1, 2024, any compact fluorescent lamp or linear fluorescent lamp to be offered for final sale, sold at final sale, or distributed in the state as a new manufactured product.)
Mar 03 2022 06/23/2022 House Passed Sub A
Jun 23 2022
HR 8344 (2022 Regular Session)
House Resolution Honoring Linda Katz, J.D., Co-Founder And Policy Director Of The Economic Progress Institute, On The Occasion Of Her Retirement After Forty-Five Years Of Dedicated Service To Social And Economic Justice
Jun 15 2022 06/15/2022 House Read And Passed
Jun 15 2022
HB 8055 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO WATERS AND NAVIGATION -- COASTAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT COUNCIL (Provides a definition of the Recognizable High Tide Line for the Public's Rights and Privileges of the Shore.)
Mar 25 2022 06/10/2022 Referred To Senate Judiciary
Jun 10 2022
HB 7540 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO FISH AND WILDLIFE -- AQUACULTURE-EMERGENCY CLOSURE (Allows the director of the department of environmental management to issue an emergency order requiring the temporary or permanent suspension of aquaculture activities in an affected area.)
Feb 18 2022 06/10/2022 Referred To Senate Judiciary
Jun 10 2022
HB 8307 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO WATERS AND NAVIGATION -- COASTAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT COUNCIL (Permits public testimony at administrative hearings of the coastal resources management council.)
Jun 01 2022 06/07/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Jun 07 2022
HB 8306 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO FISH AND WILDLIFE -- AQUACULTURE (Requires the CRMC Council to conduct a public review and update of regulations/“Red Book,” at least every five (5) years.)
Jun 01 2022 06/07/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Jun 07 2022
HB 8322 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO WATERS AND NAVIGATION -- COASTAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT COUNCIL (Requires the executive director of the coastal resources management council to have at least one full-time staff attorney to represent the executive director and staff at council hearings and agency matters.)
Jun 03 2022 06/07/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Jun 07 2022
HB 8323 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO WATERS AND NAVIGATION -- COASTAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT COUNCIL (Requires that future appointment of members to the coastal resources management council receive due consideration to those individuals possessing qualifications in specified areas and limits the members to serving three (3) successive appointments.)
Jun 03 2022 06/07/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Jun 07 2022
HR 8325 (2022 Regular Session)
House Resolution Expressing Deepest Condolences On The Passing Of Philip F. Caliri
Jun 07 2022 06/07/2022 House Read And Passed
Jun 07 2022
HR 8315 (2022 Regular Session)
House Resolution Extending Deepest Condolences On The Passing Of Paul Bucci
Jun 02 2022 06/02/2022 House Read And Passed
Jun 02 2022
HR 8296 (2022 Regular Session)
JOINT RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING RHODE ISLAND’S OLD GROWTH FORESTS (Creates an 11 member commission whose purpose would be to study and make recommendations regarding RI's old growth forests, and who would report back to the House and Senate by August 18, 2023, and would expire on December 31, 2023.)
May 27 2022 05/27/2022 Introduced, Referred To House Environment And Natural Resources
May 27 2022
HB 7543 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- ZERO-EMISSION LAWN CARE DEVICES (Mandates that all lawn care devices have zero-emissions by 2027, and a plan for such would be submitted to the house and senate by 2023.)
Feb 18 2022 05/24/2022 Withdrawn At Sponsor's Request
May 24 2022
HB 7780 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- CASUALTY INSURANCE RATING (Prevents insurance companies from treating widowed persons differently than married persons when establishing or maintaining an insured's rate or classification respecting the operation of a personal motor vehicle.)
Mar 03 2022 05/20/2022 Referred To Senate Judiciary
May 20 2022
HB 7865 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PERSONAL INCOME TAX -- CAPITAL GAINS (Amends the capital gains tax rates and holding period from 5 years to 1 year. Imposes a non-owner occupied tax on homes assessed at more than $1,000,000. Increases estate tax exemption to $2,225,000.)
Mar 04 2022 05/03/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 03 2022
HB 7127 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY TAX RELIEF (Increases max income level to $50,000 and max credit amount to $850 for property tax relief with annual adjustment for inflation.)
Jan 20 2022 04/28/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 28 2022
HB 7789 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- THE RHODE ISLAND WORKS PROGRAM (Extends the life-time limit for RI Works benefits to 60 months, increases the monthly cash benefit to 50% of the federal poverty level, and includes participation in a post-secondary education program for two years as an allowable work activity.)
Mar 03 2022 04/28/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 28 2022
HB 6634 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- SALES AND USE TAXES--LIABILITY AND COMPUTATION (Same as 21H-5684 -- Exempts bicycles from sales and use tax.)
Jan 06 2022 04/26/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 26 2022
HR 8131 (2022 Regular Session)
HOUSE RESOLUTION EXTENDING THE REPORTING AND EXPIRATION DATES OF THE SPECIAL HOUSE LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY THE EFFECTS AND PROCEDURES FOR THE REORGANIZATION OF THE RHODE ISLAND COASTAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT COUNCIL (CRMC) (Extends the reporting and expiration dates of the commission studying the effects and procedures for the reorganization of the CRMC from April 1, 2022, to June 8, 2022, and would expire on June 30, 2022.)
Apr 13 2022 04/26/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 26 2022
HB 7621 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS - HOME HEATING GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS REDUCTION ACT (Creates the Home Heating Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Act which program provides a mechanism and funding for gas companies to transition from providing gas heat to non-emitting renewable thermal energy for home heating consumers.)
Mar 02 2022 04/26/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 26 2022
HB 6635 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION--STATE CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS METRICS (Same as 21H-5685 --Requires that the division of planning create a checklist of environmental and energy issues that state construction projects which cost in excess of $10,000,000 would need to consider.)
Jan 06 2022 04/26/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 26 2022

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