SB 765
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- TEMPORARY DISABILITY INSURANCE (Increases tax wage base for contributions to TDI /TCI, expands eligibility, increases benefit rates, adds sibling and grandchild in coverage benefits, increases temp caregiver weeks, and institutes fines for not reinstating an employee who uses program.)
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Apr 04 2019 |
06/06/2019 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Jun 06 2019
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SB 49
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION - SALES AND USE TAXES - LIABILITY AND COMPUTATION (Exempts from the sales and use taxes products used for feminine hygiene in connection with the menstrual cycle.)
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Jan 16 2019 |
06/06/2019 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Jun 06 2019
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SB 323
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS - RHODE ISLAND CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES REPORTING (Permits campaign funds to be used to pay all childcare expenses that are incurred as a direct result of campaign activity.)
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Feb 13 2019 |
06/06/2019 Referred To House Judiciary
Jun 06 2019
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SR 829
(2019 Regular Session)
Senate Resolution Denouncing And Opposing White Nationalist And Neo-Nazi Groups
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Apr 30 2019 |
06/05/2019 Senate Passed Sub A
Jun 05 2019
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SB 138
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- LABORATORIES (Restores provisions of chapter 16.2 of title 23 as well as all of chapter 16.3 of title 23, which were repealed or deleted in the 2015 Budget Act, relating to definitions, licensing, and the operation of medical laboratories.)
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Jan 24 2019 |
06/05/2019 Referred To House H.E.W.
Jun 05 2019
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SR 949
(2019 Regular Session)
Senate Resolution Respectfully Requesting That The Rhode Island Commerce Corporation Develop Measures To Ensure Investments Within Designated Opportunity Zones Improve The Quality Of Life And Economic Opportunities In Low-Income Communities, While Preventing Gentrification, And Implementing Safeguards That Will Ensure Transparency And Accountability Through Data Collection And Reporting, And Ensure Local Leadership And Residents Are Incorporated Throughout The Incentive Process
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Jun 05 2019 |
06/05/2019 Introduced, Referred To Senate Commerce
Jun 05 2019
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SR 947
(2019 Regular Session)
Senate Resolution Commemorating June 7, 2019, As "National Gun Violence Awareness Day" In Rhode Island
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Jun 05 2019 |
06/05/2019 Senate Read And Passed
Jun 05 2019
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SB 235
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINALS -- CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS (Repeals the provision of the general laws declaring prisoners serving a life sentence civilly dead.)
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Jan 31 2019 |
06/04/2019 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Jun 04 2019
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SB 144
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- LONG-TERM MANAGED CARE ARRANGEMENTS (Requires managed care organizations to consult with the executive office of health and human services to develop incentives for nursing facilities that demonstrate lower direct care staff turnover.)
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Jan 24 2019 |
05/31/2019 Referred To House H.E.W.
May 31 2019
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SB 445
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES (Prohibits insurance companies from varying the premium rates charged for a health coverage plan based on the gender of the individual policy holder, enrollee, subscriber, or member. Effective 1/1/2021.)
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Feb 27 2019 |
05/29/2019 Referred To House Corporations
May 29 2019
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SB 820
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO WATERS AND NAVIGATION - PUBLIC DRINKING WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM PROTECTION (Creates the water security act of 2019 to ensure equal access to safe drinking water for all citizens of the state.)
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Apr 30 2019 |
05/29/2019 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 29 2019
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SB 158
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES - THEFT, EMBEZZLEMENT, FALSE PRETENSES AND MISAPPROPRIATIONS (Requires that penalties or restitution payments for larceny or campaign expenditure reporting violations be deposited into the general fund.)
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Jan 24 2019 |
05/28/2019 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 28 2019
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SB 279
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- SALES AND USE TAXES -- LIABILITY AND COMPUTATION (Exempts from sales tax any amount a construction contractor charges clients for materials and supplies in connection with a construction contract.)
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Feb 13 2019 |
05/28/2019 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 28 2019
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SB 598
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- FAIR EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES (Forbids an employer to require an employee to execute a nondisclosure agreement; or non-disparagement agreement regarding alleged violations of civil rights or criminal conduct as a condition of employment.)
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Mar 14 2019 |
05/28/2019 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 28 2019
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SR 883
(2019 Regular Session)
Senate Resolution Expressing Condolences On The Passing Of Donald J. Lopes, Sr.
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May 21 2019 |
05/21/2019 Senate Read And Passed
May 21 2019
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SB 738
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE--MARKET STABILITY AND CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT (Establishes the Rhode Island health insurance market stability and consumer protection act in order to update state law to reflect current insurance standards, practice and regulation to maintain market stability.)
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Mar 28 2019 |
05/20/2019 Referred To House Finance
May 20 2019
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SB 726
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- APPRENTICESHIPS (Comprehensively amends the state's apprenticeship laws to make them easier to understand and be more consistent with each other and applicable federal regulations.)
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Mar 21 2019 |
05/15/2019 Referred To House Corporations
May 15 2019
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SB 615
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATED TO FOOD AND DRUGS - THE EDWARD O. HAWKINS AND THOMAS C. SLATER MEDICAL MARIJUANA ACT (Prohibits employer discrimination against medical marijuana cardholders testing positive, allows for civil remedies for medical marijuana cardholders experiencing discrimination, provides state as sole regulator for compassion centers/medical marijuana.)
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Mar 14 2019 |
05/15/2019 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 15 2019
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SR 874
(2019 Regular Session)
Senate Resolution Commemorating And Celebrating "National Women’S Health Week" In The State Of Rhode Island From May 12 Through May 18, 2019
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May 14 2019 |
05/14/2019 Senate Read And Passed
May 14 2019
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SB 152
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- THE REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE ACT (Codifies the current state of the law on reproductive rights in Rhode Island by incorporating the protections set forth in Roe v. Wade limiting restrictions on an individual's decision to terminate a pregnancy.)
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Jan 24 2019 |
05/14/2019 Defeated In Committee
May 14 2019
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