HR 6233
(2017 Regular Session)
House Resolution Expressing Condolences On The Passing Of Raymond O'Brien
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May 18 2017 |
05/18/2017 House Read And Passed
May 18 2017
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HR 5356
(2017 Regular Session)
HOUSE RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY ALL ASPECTS PERTAINING TO THE MANAGEMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAMS IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND (Creates a 9 member commission to study existing infrastructure programs in the state of Rhode Island and provides recommendations for improvements, and would report back by April 30, 2018, and would expire on June 30, 2018.)
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Feb 02 2017 |
05/16/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 16 2017
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HB 5794
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- RHODE ISLAND (Authorizes the state lottery commission to establish an instant game entitled Rhode Island Museum’s Blackjack, the net revenues of which would be used to maintain and support nonprofit museums located in the state.)
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Mar 01 2017 |
05/16/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 16 2017
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HB 5911
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT - STATEWIDE SITE READINESS FUND (Creates the statewide site readiness fund a state sponsored fund for the preparation of shared ready commercial, industrial and manufacturing property in the state.)
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Mar 10 2017 |
05/16/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 16 2017
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HB 5693
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- CONDOMINIUM LAW--CREATION, ALTERATION, AND TERMINATION OF CONDOMINIUMS (Increases the percentage of unit owners needed to consent to the termination of a condominium from eighty percent (80%) to ninety percent (90%).)
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Mar 01 2017 |
05/16/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 16 2017
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HB 6168
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- OPEN MEETINGS (Exempts fire districts and entities with no tax or policy making authority from certain posting requirements of open meetings act.)
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Apr 28 2017 |
05/10/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 10 2017
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HB 6049
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- RHODE ISLAND PUBLIC TRANSIT AUTHORITY (Restores no-fare rides to the elderly and disabled who satisfy the means test criteria during peak and non-peak hours and one-half (1/2) fare rides for the elderly and disabled who do not satisfy the means test criteria.)
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Mar 31 2017 |
05/09/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 09 2017
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HB 5845
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - THE EDUCATION EQUITY AND PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT - SCHOOL FUNDING FORMULA (Freezes the amount of education aid for local school agencies that are scheduled to receive less aid under the funding formula. The education aid would be frozen at the rate provided in fiscal year 2017 for a period of three (3) years.)
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Mar 02 2017 |
05/04/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 04 2017
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HB 6142
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- HOISTING ENGINEERS (Adds a requirement to obtain a hoisting engineering license that a person possess a certificate of registration as a registered apprentice engineer.)
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Apr 26 2017 |
05/04/2017 Committee Postponed At Request Of Sponsor
May 04 2017
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HB 5462
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (Moves state employee public safety professionals from the state retirement system to the municipal retirement system, effective July 1, 2017. It sets their retirement contribution to 10% of their compensation.)
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Feb 09 2017 |
05/03/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 03 2017
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HR 5070
(2017 Regular Session)
HOUSE RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO EXAMINE PROCEDURE AND PARAMETERS FOR CREATING A RHODE ISLAND SCHOLARSHIP FUND (Creating an eleven member commission to study the creation of a Rhode Island Scholarship Fund, and who would report back to the Speaker of the House by January 29, 2018, and would expire on March 29, 2018.)
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Jan 11 2017 |
05/03/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 03 2017
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HB 5992
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC OFFICES AND EMPLOYEES - RETIREMENT SYSTEM - CONTRIBUTIONS AND BENEFITS (Awards all state retirement members a 3% annual COLA applied to first $50,000 of retirement allowance on or after 1/1/18, provided prior year investment return yields gain of 10% or more until pension system funding ratio exceeds 80%.)
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Mar 23 2017 |
05/03/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 03 2017
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HB 6060
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES - RHODE ISLAND UNIFORM COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE ACT (Prohibits the state from suspending or otherwise disqualifying a person from the privilege of maintaining a commercial driver license based on certain traffic violations arising from the operation of a non-commercial vehicle.)
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Mar 31 2017 |
05/02/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 02 2017
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HB 6140
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- PLUMBERS, IRRIGATORS, AND WATER SYSTEMS INSTALLERS (Provides that a licensed individual sewage disposal system installer may, without further licensing, connect an existing sewer lateral pipe to a municipal or public sewer system.)
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Apr 26 2017 |
05/02/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 02 2017
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HB 6009
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES - MOTOR VEHICLE OFFENSES (Makes driving under the influence with any child under thirteen (13) years of age in the vehicle a felony punishable by up to five (5) years imprisonment, a five thousand dollar ($5,000) fine, and a loss of license of up to two (2) years.)
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Mar 24 2017 |
05/02/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 02 2017
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HB 5914
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES - TAXATION OF BEVERAGES (Exempts from the alcoholic beverage manufacturing tax the first fifty thousand (50,000) gallons of wine produced by a winery in this state for distribution in RI in any calendar year.)
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Mar 10 2017 |
04/27/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 27 2017
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HB 5938
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE - HEARING AIDS (Increases the insurance coverage for hearing aids from $1,500 to $2,000, per ear, every three years. In addition the amount of insurance coverage would no longer be based on the age of the recipient.)
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Mar 16 2017 |
04/26/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 26 2017
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HB 5501
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES - REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES (Specifies that corporate motor vehicles would be included in the category of motor vehicles eligible for courtesy or special plates.)
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Feb 15 2017 |
04/26/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 26 2017
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HB 5156
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES - WEAPONS - STUN-GUNS (Permits the possession of a stun-gun under the same license conditions which apply to possession of a pistol.)
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Jan 19 2017 |
04/25/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 25 2017
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HB 6079
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- THE TOWING STORAGE ACT (Require towers and towing storage facilities have accessible personnel and phone numbers to assist vehicle owners with the vehicle retrieval, and also requires that a towing storage facility be free of all obstacles and debris.)
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Apr 05 2017 |
04/25/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 25 2017
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