SB 2681
(2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- RHODE ISLAND CHILDCARE IS ESSENTIAL ACT (Provides that childcare is part of an early learning program and is an essential program supporting the state’s workforce and a strong state economy.)
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Mar 15 2022 |
05/18/2022 Referred To House Finance
May 18 2022
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SB 2842
(2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW--GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- ELECTRONIC BOOK LICENSES TO LIBRARIES AND SCHOOLS (Requires publishers to provide electronic book licenses to libraries and schools on reasonable terms, when a publisher offers to license electronic books and digital audiobooks to the public in Rhode Island.)
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Apr 05 2022 |
05/18/2022 Committee Recommends Passage
May 18 2022
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SB 2557
(2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- OPEN MEETINGS (Requires public bodies to offer translation services for all open meetings of said bodies.)
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Mar 04 2022 |
05/17/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 17 2022
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SB 2643
(2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- HOMICIDE (Abolishes penalty of life without parole and amends/repeals all sections of general laws regulating prisoners serving a sentence of life without parole. It would have prospective and retroactive effect for any offense committed after January 1, 1991.)
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Mar 10 2022 |
05/12/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 12 2022
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SB 2381
(2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT--IMMIGRATION STATUS (Prohibits a landlord from inquiring about the immigration status of a tenant subject to any federal laws or regulations, but may request financial information or proof of identity.)
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Feb 15 2022 |
05/10/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 10 2022
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SB 2641
(2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- FAIR CHANCE IN HOUSING ACT (Limits the use of certain criminal records and credit history reports in denying housing to prospective applicants, provides fines for failure to comply and requires notice of denials be sent to the prospective tenants.)
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Mar 10 2022 |
05/10/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 10 2022
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SB 2264
(2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PERSONAL INCOME TAX (Adds one new income tax bracket for purposes of state income taxation.)
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Feb 11 2022 |
05/10/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 10 2022
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SB 2223
(2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT (Requires all property owners of rental property to file with the secretary of state notice of their name, home address, including zip code, and telephone number. The secretary of state shall comply a report of such information.)
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Feb 08 2022 |
05/10/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 10 2022
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SB 2859
(2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- RHODE ISLAND HOUSING RESOURCES ACT OF 1998 (Creates a program for emergency housing assistance to needy families with children and pregnant woman with no other children through the Rhode Island housing resources commission.)
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Apr 05 2022 |
05/10/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 10 2022
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SB 2594
(2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PRECEPTORS TAX CREDIT ACT (Allows for a tax credit of $500 for certain nurse practitioners or physicians.)
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Mar 10 2022 |
05/10/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 10 2022
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SB 2448
(2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- ELECTRIC TRANSPORTATION ACT (Provides for a plan and structure to transition to green energy in motor and other vehicles.)
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Mar 01 2022 |
05/04/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 04 2022
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SR 2886
(2022 Regular Session)
Senate Resolution Expressing Deepest Condolences On The Passing Of Edward F. Leedham, Jr.
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Apr 26 2022 |
05/03/2022 Senate Read And Passed
May 03 2022
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SR 2461
(2022 Regular Session)
JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR FUNDING OF A NONPROFIT AGENCY, INSPIRING MINDS, INC., TO BENEFIT PROVIDENCE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS (This resolution would allocate fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) from the general fund to the nonprofit agency Inspiring Minds, Inc., to train volunteers to provide personalized attention to Providence elementary school students.)
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Mar 01 2022 |
05/03/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 03 2022
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SB 2196
(2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- MEDICAL ASSISTANCE (Increases eligibility for the three (3) federal Medicare Savings Programs and eliminates the asset test for these programs.)
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Feb 08 2022 |
05/03/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 03 2022
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SB 2718
(2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS' BILL OF RIGHTS (Amends the law enforcement officers' bill of rights to provide greater accountability in the disciplinary process over law enforcement.)
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Mar 17 2022 |
05/03/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 03 2022
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SR 2915
(2022 Regular Session)
Senate Resolution Commemorating The 4Th Annual "State Day Of The Cooperative" On May 3, 2022, In Rhode Island
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May 03 2022 |
05/03/2022 Senate Read And Passed
May 03 2022
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SB 2090
(2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- GENERAL PROVISIONS (Allows individuals, who have not reached the age of eighteen (18) years, to vote in a primary election, as long as the voter will be eighteen (18) as of the date of the general or special election.)
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Jan 25 2022 |
04/28/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 28 2022
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SB 2869
(2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- NURSES (Allows RNs to perform cosmetic/aesthetic dermatological procedures prescribed/ordered by licensed health care practitioner.)
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Apr 07 2022 |
04/28/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 28 2022
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SB 2568
(2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT (Establishes a development program to increase and administer the adoption of broadband services for local and statewide entities, both public and private, to be funded by the spending of America Rescue Plan Act funds.)
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Mar 10 2022 |
04/28/2022 Meeting Postponed (04/28/2022)
Apr 28 2022
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SB 2627
(2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- REGISTRATION OF VOTERS (Increases role of the DMV in the voter registration/address verification process, by imposing specific/comprehensive obligations. Protects from disclosure to federal government, any documents produced, pursuant to these new voter registration procedures.)
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Mar 10 2022 |
04/28/2022 Committee Recommended Substitute A Be Held For Further Study
Apr 28 2022
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