Rhode Island Bills

sponsored by Carlos E. Tobon

Bill Title Introduced Latest Action↓
HB 8207 (2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- MEDICAID ELIGIBLE NON-EMERGENCY MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION ACT (Creates the Medicaid eligible non-emergency medical transportation act.)
May 17 2018 06/06/2018 Meeting Postponed (06/06/2018)
Jun 06 2018
HB 7294 (2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - TREATMENT FOR PATIENTS WITH TERMINAL ILLNESS--THE NEIL FACHON TERMINALLY ILL PATIENTS' RIGHT TO TRY ACT OF 2018 (Creates the "Neil Fachon Terminally Ill Patient's Right To Try Act of 2018," which establishes the conditions for the use of experimental treatments for terminally ill patients.)
Jan 25 2018 05/31/2018 Referred To Senate Health And Human Services
May 31 2018
HR 8180 (2018 Regular Session)
HOUSE RESOLUTION EXTENDING THE REPORTING AND EXPIRATION DATES OF THE SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO EXPLORE THE CONSTRUCTION OF A GULF WARS VETERANS MEMORIAL (This resolution would extend the reporting and expiration dates of the special house commission to explore the construction of a Gulf Wars Veterans Memorial from June 30, 2018, to June 30, 2019, and said commission would expire on August 30, 2019.)
May 09 2018 05/29/2018 House Passed Sub A
May 29 2018
HB 8114 (2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- ELECTION AND QUALIFICATION OF OFFICERS (Allows the city of Pawtucket to fill a vacancy on the Pawtucket City Council by combining councilmatic voting districts for a special primary election and special election in 2018.)
Apr 25 2018 05/18/2018 Effective Without Governor's Signature
May 18 2018
HB 8168 (2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- MANDATORY EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY SERVICE (Requires all students to perform a minimum amount of community service each school year and grants them the option to perform certain forms of community service for academic credit.)
May 04 2018 05/16/2018 Committee Postponed At Request Of Sponsor (05/16/2018)
May 16 2018
HB 7400 (2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- ENERGIZE RHODE ISLAND: CLEAN ENERGY INVESTMENT AND CARBON PRICING ACT OF 2018 (Establishes a fee on companies that sell fossil fuels in Rhode Island and also establishes a receipt account to disburse the funds from.)
Feb 01 2018 05/15/2018 Committee Postponed At Request Of Sponsor (05/15/2018)
May 15 2018
HR 7975 (2018 Regular Session)
HOUSE RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO ENCOURAGE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WITHIN BLACKSTONE VALLEY (Creates an 18 member commission to study and provide recommendations to encourage economic development within the Blackstone Valley, and who would report back to the House of Representatives by February 5, 2019, and would expire on May 5, 2019.)
Mar 16 2018 05/15/2018 House Read And Passed
May 15 2018
HB 7640 (2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- ASSET FORFEITURE (Standardizes procedures for asset forfeitures for all crimes simplifying procedures and addresses counterproductive incentives.)
Feb 15 2018 05/15/2018 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 15 2018
HB 7404 (2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE--PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- FEES (Raises the juror's fees for each day's attendance on the superior court to twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per day commencing July 1, 2019, and increase to thirty-five dollars ($35.00) per day commencing July 1, 2020 and thereafter.)
Feb 01 2018 05/09/2018 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 09 2018
HB 8018 (2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- QUALIFIED FAMILY MIGRATION TO RHODE ISLAND ACT (Creates the "Qualified Family Migration to Rhode Island Act", which would encourage middle class families to relocate to Rhode Island using a ten thousand dollar ($10,000) tax credit.)
Mar 29 2018 05/09/2018 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 09 2018
HB 7668 (2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PERSONAL INCOME TAX (Provides that payments by an employer, whether paid to an employee or lender, of principal and interest on a qualified education loan incurred by an employee shall be subtracted from the calculation of federal adjusted gross income.)
Feb 15 2018 05/08/2018 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 08 2018
HB 7976 (2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- LITTLE CIGAR TAX (Requires little cigars tax be imposed in the same manner as cigarette tax with twenty-five percent (25%) of revenue applied to smoking cessation programs and that little cigars be sold in packs of twenty (20) or more.)
Mar 16 2018 05/03/2018 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 03 2018
HB 7857 (2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION - SALES AND USE TAXES - LIABILITY AND COMPUTATION (Exempts the gross receipts of nonprofit municipal government employee associations from the sales and use taxation.)
Feb 28 2018 05/03/2018 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 03 2018
HB 7669 (2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- SALES AND USE TAXES--LIABILITY AND COMPUTATION (Exempts from sales and use taxes specialized packaging equipment such as kegs and barrel containers for alcoholic beverages.)
Feb 15 2018 05/03/2018 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 03 2018
HB 7814 (2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS - RAILROAD PRESERVATION (Suspends payments to the MBTA or its operating subcontractor as long as either is in default of the South County operating agreement.)
Feb 28 2018 05/02/2018 Withdrawn At Sponsor's Request
May 02 2018
HB 7983 (2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO DOMESTIC RELATIONS -- DIVORCE AND SEPARATION (Authorizes the chief judge of the family court to establish a program that requires that any divorcing or separating parties with children participate in counseling and educational programs to assist the children’s transition through the proceedings.)
Mar 22 2018 05/02/2018 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 02 2018
HB 8139 (2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO CENTRAL FALLS (Relieves Central Falls from reimbursing state for expenses related to fiscal stability act, expenses related to Central Falls school district bankruptcy proceeding, expenses of Moreau v Flanders, or expenses incurred after termination of the receivership.)
Apr 27 2018 04/27/2018 Introduced, Referred To House Finance
Apr 27 2018
HB 7436 (2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - THE WORLD LANGUAGE AND DUAL LANGUAGE IMMERSION ACT (Establishes and require funding for a world language and dual language immersion program.)
Feb 02 2018 04/26/2018 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 26 2018
HR 8127 (2018 Regular Session)
House Resolution Proclaiming The Month Of April, 2018, To Be "Second Chance Month" In The State Of Rhode Island
Apr 26 2018 04/26/2018 House Read And Passed
Apr 26 2018
HB 7667 (2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- STATE LOTTERY (Creates an instant ticket scratch off game pilot program to raise funds for Rhode Island veterans and dependents of qualified service members.)
Feb 15 2018 04/25/2018 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 25 2018

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