SB 460
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- FAIR EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES ACT (Changes the definition of employee and employer for purposes of the fair employment practices act, while expanding personal liability for violations.)
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Feb 27 2019 |
05/09/2019 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 09 2019
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SB 827
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - NALOXONE PUBLIC ACCESS PROGRAM (Requires public places to have naloboxes or naloxone on the premises for access and use during emergencies by trained employees or the general public with "Good Samaritan" protections.)
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Apr 30 2019 |
05/07/2019 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 07 2019
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SR 857
(2019 Regular Session)
Senate Resolution Celebrating The Week Of May 6Th Through May 12Th As "National Nurses Week" In The State Of Rhode Island
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May 07 2019 |
05/07/2019 Senate Read And Passed
May 07 2019
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SB 343
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- SPECIAL POLICE FOR PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS (Clarifies the jurisdiction of special police officers upon the land and buildings of educational institutions, and on roads adjacent to the educational institutions to instances where the officer notices that a person is in danger of bodily harm.)
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Feb 13 2019 |
05/02/2019 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 02 2019
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SB 454
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE - ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES (Requires every health insurance contract to provide coverage for all FDA-approved contraceptive drugs, voluntary sterilization procedures, patient education and counseling as well as Medicaid coverage for a 12 month supply for Medicaid recipients.)
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Feb 27 2019 |
05/02/2019 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 02 2019
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SB 447
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT FOOD AND DRUGS - REGULATION OF PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS (Requires the personal care product industry to more fully disclose the ingredients they use and, where applicable, identify ingredients that have been published as a chemical of concern on one or more designated list included in the act.)
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Feb 27 2019 |
05/02/2019 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 02 2019
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SR 852
(2019 Regular Session)
Senate Resolution Commemorating "Holocaust Remembrance Day" On May 2, 2019, And Recognizing The 71St Anniversary Of Israel'S Establishment
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May 02 2019 |
05/02/2019 Senate Read And Passed
May 02 2019
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SB 662
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- ECONOMIC AND CLIMATE RESILIENCE ACT OF 2019 (Establishes a fee on companies that sell fossil fuels in Rhode Island for consumption or distribution within the state and establishes an "economic and climate resilience fund" to disburse the collected funds.)
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Mar 21 2019 |
05/01/2019 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 01 2019
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SB 40
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS - INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS - NET NEUTRALITY (Requires Internet service providers to follow Internet service neutrality requirements.)
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Jan 16 2019 |
05/01/2019 Referred To House Corporations
May 01 2019
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SB 129
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PERSONAL INCOME TAX (Provides for tax years on or after 1/1/2020 a taxpayer entitled to federal earned-income credit increase from 15% to 18% as a state- earned income credit not to exceed the amount of state income tax.)
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Jan 24 2019 |
04/30/2019 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 30 2019
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SB 320
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- LILA MANFIELD SAPINSLEY COMPASSIONATE CARE ACT (Creates the Lila Manfield Sapinsley Compassionate Care Act, to provide a legal mechanism whereby a terminally ill patient may choose to end his or her life using drugs prescribed by a physician.)
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Feb 13 2019 |
04/25/2019 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 25 2019
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SB 497
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO DOMESTIC RELATIONS -- ADOPTION OF CHILDREN (Provides for a process for married and unmarried parents, to complete adoption to confirm their parentage of children born into their relationships with mutual intent and through assisted reproduction.)
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Feb 27 2019 |
04/25/2019 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 25 2019
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SB 157
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY- LILA MANFIELD SAPINSLEY COMPASSIONATE CARE ACT (Creates the Lila Manfield Sapinsley Compassionate Care Act, to provide a legal mechanism whereby a terminally ill patient may choose to end their life using drugs prescribed by a physician.)
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Jan 24 2019 |
04/25/2019 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 25 2019
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SB 116
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PUPILS (Allows students in public schools to possess and use sunscreen. Students in grades kindergarten through five (5) may only possess sunscreen with a note from a parent or guardian.)
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Jan 24 2019 |
04/24/2019 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 24 2019
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SB 231
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- IMMIGRATION STATUS (Prohibits a landlord from asking about the immigration status of a tenant, prospective tenant, occupant, or prospective occupant of residential rental property.)
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Jan 31 2019 |
04/23/2019 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 23 2019
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SB 322
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT (Requires the sealing of any district court file, where a resolution of a trespass and eviction complaint results in a verdict for the tenant and no appeal is taken.)
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Feb 13 2019 |
04/23/2019 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 23 2019
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SB 226
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (Allows Eric Ruscitti to join Katelyn Trotta and Vincent Ruscitti in marriage on or about June 8, 2019, within the City of Providence, Rhode Island.)
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Jan 31 2019 |
04/17/2019 Effective Without Governor's Signature
Apr 17 2019
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SB 336
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (Allows Christine Kennedy to join Maeve Shea Kennedy and Zachary Adam Fand in marriage on or about June 8, 2019, within the City of Providence, Rhode Island.)
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Feb 13 2019 |
04/17/2019 Effective Without Governor's Signature
Apr 17 2019
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SB 330
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- FAIR EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES -- SEXUAL HARASSMENT (Extends protection to domestic servants/includes retaliation as unlawful practice and requires employers of 4 or more employees to conduct sexual harassment programs for new employees within 1 month of the date of hire/all employees by September 1, 2019.)
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Feb 13 2019 |
04/11/2019 Referred To House Labor
Apr 11 2019
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SB 342
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS - PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES (Requires all candidates for United States President and Vice President file copies of their last five (5) years of federal income tax returns with the state board of elections.)
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Feb 13 2019 |
04/11/2019 Referred To House Judiciary
Apr 11 2019
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