Rhode Island Bills

sponsored by Greg Costantino

Bill Title Introduced Latest Action↓
HB 5815 (2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- EMERGENCY POLICE POWER (Authorizes higher education institution department to enter into an agreement with any city/town to provide police assistance in non emergency situations.)
Feb 24 2021 07/01/2021 Signed By Governor
Jul 01 2021
HB 5962 (2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- TRANSFER OF VEHICLES (Provides that a lessee of a motor vehicle who purchases the vehicle within one year of the lease inception or any renewal thereof shall be exempt from certain registration transfer provisions.)
Feb 26 2021 06/29/2021 House Passed Sub A
Jun 29 2021
HB 6470 (2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- SIZE, WEIGHT, AND LOAD LIMITS (Transfers all responsibility for oversize/overweight permitting to the department of transportation and amends and increases fines for all oversize and overweight infractions.)
Jun 24 2021 06/28/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Jun 28 2021
HR 6398 (2021 Regular Session)
JOINT RESOLUTION GRANTING A ONE YEAR EXTENSION TO THE TOWN OF JOHNSTON FOR THE MANDATORY REVALUATION CYCLE AND REAL PROPERTY UPDATE (This resolution would grant a one-year extension for the mandatory revaluation cycle and real property update to the Town of Johnston.)
Jun 04 2021 06/17/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Jun 17 2021
HB 6436 (2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HIGHWAYS -- SOLAR PANELS (Would establish group for placement of solar panels on inter-state highways, would use America Rescue Plan Act of 2021 for funding.)
Jun 16 2021 06/16/2021 Introduced, Referred To House Finance
Jun 16 2021
HB 6286 (2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO MILITARY AFFAIRS AND DEFENSE -- RHODE ISLAND VETERANS' HOME (Removes the word “war” from the sentence “honorable discharged war veteran.”)
Apr 29 2021 06/14/2021 Signed By Governor
Jun 14 2021
HB 5586 (2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION -- EXEMPTIONS (Includes the real and tangible personal property of St. John Baptist De La Salle Institute, d/b/a La Salle Academy, a Rhode Island domestic nonprofit corporation, located in Providence, Rhode Island, on the list of properties exempt from taxation.)
Feb 12 2021 06/01/2021 Signed By Governor
Jun 01 2021
HB 6248 (2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- SMALL BUSINESS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (Creates paycheck protection program for small businesses of with 50 employees or less for forgivable loans of $50,000 or less modeled on federal program with sunset date of 6/30/2022.)
Apr 16 2021 05/25/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 25 2021
HB 6249 (2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- EMPLOYMENT SECURITY -- GENERAL PROVISIONS (Increases partial unemployment benefits by disregarding an amount of earnings when calculating weekly benefit rate with expiration date of 6/30/22.)
Apr 16 2021 05/21/2021 Signed By Governor
May 21 2021
HB 6338 (2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- THE EDUCATION EQUITY AND PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT -- CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION FUNDING (Requires that the state be solely responsible for the costs of students enrolled in career and technical education (CTE) and vocational programs outside their district.)
May 13 2021 05/20/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 20 2021
HB 6267 (2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION (Provides for an interest and penalty free period for the payment of sales and income taxes due to the state for the calendar year 2021 and continuing through March of 2021 for income taxes and August 2021 for sales taxes.)
Apr 28 2021 05/20/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 20 2021
HB 5606 (2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- SALES AND USE TAXES--LIABILITY AND COMPUTATION (Exempts the trade-in value of pickup trucks under eight thousand one hundred pounds (8,100 lbs.) gross weight, used exclusively for personal use, from sales tax.)
Feb 15 2021 05/20/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 20 2021
HB 5788 (2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- RHODE ISLAND PAY FOR SUCCESS ACT (Establishes a pay for success program to raise funds from non-state government investors to pay for addressing social challenges. If there are positive results, the state would repay the investors with interest.)
Feb 24 2021 05/13/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 13 2021
HB 6315 (2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- RHODE ISLAND CERTIFICATION STANDARDS BOARD--RIGHT TO READ ACT (Extends the dates for the creation of a program to prepare teachers to teach reading with scientific reading instruction and structured literacy instruction.)
May 07 2021 05/07/2021 Introduced, Referred To House Education
May 07 2021
HB 5789 (2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- TEMPORARY DISABILITY INSURANCE -- GENERAL PROVISIONS (Increases taxable wage base for employee contributions to TDI/TCI fund/individual benefit rates for eligible individuals/maximum caregiver weeks/creates new credit for low wage tax payers not income eligible to receive benefits. Effective 1/1/22.)
Feb 24 2021 05/04/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 04 2021
HB 6207 (2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PERSONAL INCOME TAX (Excludes $10,200 of unemployment compensation from income for tax payer/married couple with adjusted gross income less than $150,000 retroactive to 2020 tax year only.)
Apr 07 2021 05/04/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 04 2021
HB 6216 (2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO AERONAUTICS -- AIRPORTS AND LANDING FIELDS-- PROVIDENCE T.F. GREEN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (Renames state airport from "T.F. Green state airport" to "Providence T.F. Green International Airport")
Apr 08 2021 04/28/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 28 2021
HR 6256 (2021 Regular Session)
House Resolution Expressing Deepest Condolences On The Passing Of Jacqueline L. Martineau
Apr 27 2021 04/27/2021 House Read And Passed
Apr 27 2021
HR 6225 (2021 Regular Session)
House Resolution Expressing Sincere Condolences On The Passing Of Antonio Caprio, Jr.
Apr 13 2021 04/13/2021 House Read And Passed
Apr 13 2021
HB 6170 (2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- BUSINESS CORPORATION TAX (Exempts from taxation any loan forgiveness under the federal Paycheck Protection Program.)
Mar 26 2021 04/07/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 07 2021

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