SB 2794
(2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - THE HOSPITAL CONVERSIONS ACT (Revises the hospital conversions act and would set additional guidelines for the department of health to consider when considering conversions of either for profit or nonprofit hospitals or their affiliates which is defined within this act.)
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Apr 05 2018 |
05/01/2018 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 01 2018
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SR 2793
(2018 Regular Session)
JOINT RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL JOINT COMMISSION TO STUDY THE IMPACT ON THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND FROM THE ACQUISITION OF HOSPITALS (Creates a 14 member Joint legislative commission to study the impact on the State from the acquisition of hospitals, and who would report back by March 31, 2019, and expire on June 30, 2019.)
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Apr 05 2018 |
05/01/2018 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 01 2018
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SB 2064
(2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO AERONAUTICS - AIRPORTS AND LANDING FIELDS (Increases compensation paid by the airport corporation to the city of Warwick for municipal services at the T.F. Green Airport.)
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Jan 18 2018 |
04/26/2018 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 26 2018
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SB 2668
(2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES (Authorizes cities/towns to establish a property tax credit program in exchange for volunteer service by persons over age 60 up to $1,500 calculated by multiplying service hours by the state minimum wage per hour.)
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Mar 20 2018 |
04/26/2018 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 26 2018
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SB 2601
(2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO DOMESTIC RELATIONS -- FULL ENFORCEMENT OF SUPPORT OBLIGATIONS (Subjects obligors of child support to license suspension after a 60-day arrearage but provides conditional driving privileges for employment.)
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Mar 01 2018 |
04/12/2018 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 12 2018
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SB 2753
(2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PROBATE PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE -- SUPPORTED DECISION-MAKING ACT (Establishes the supported decision-making act which is a less restrictive alternative to guardianship for utilization of the probate courts.)
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Mar 27 2018 |
04/12/2018 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 12 2018
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SB 2596
(2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- JURY LISTS (Adds individuals receiving public assistance to the list of persons liable and qualified for jury service and mandates the director of human services to provide the jury commissioner with a list of those people on public assistance on a yearly basis.)
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Mar 01 2018 |
04/12/2018 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 12 2018
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SB 2588
(2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE--COURTS -- JUDICIAL NOMINATING COMMISSION (Requires that the judicial selection commission be composed of at least three (3) members of color.)
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Mar 01 2018 |
04/12/2018 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 12 2018
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SB 2410
(2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS - BOARD OF MEDICAL LICENSURE AND DISCIPLINE (Requires the Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline to provide for reciprocal licensure of physicians from other jurisdictions under certain conditions, and in connection therewith, requires the board to promulgate applicable rules and regulations.)
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Feb 15 2018 |
04/12/2018 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 12 2018
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SB 2248
(2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- BOARD OF MEDICAL LICENSURE AND DISCIPLINE (Prohibits a physician or agent thereof from informing a patient of their life expectancy unless asked. No physician or facility or any agent thereof shall be liable for not communicating this information.)
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Feb 01 2018 |
04/12/2018 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 12 2018
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SB 2598
(2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES-PUBLIC ASSISTANCE (Provides that for the purpose of determining income limitations for receiving general public assistance, child support that is in arrears for thirty (30) days or more would not be considered to be income.)
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Mar 01 2018 |
04/12/2018 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 12 2018
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SB 2822
(2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES - WEAPONS (Repeals the statute providing state preemption of laws pertaining to the ownership, possession, transportation, and sale of firearms and ammunitions.)
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Apr 12 2018 |
04/12/2018 Introduced, Referred To Senate Judiciary
Apr 12 2018
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SB 2159
(2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- ORGANIZATION OF STATE EMPLOYEES (Relieves state employee bargaining representatives from their obligation to represent employees in grievances/arbitrations if they were not members of the bargaining unit in the ninety (90) days prior to the events that caused the grievance.)
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Jan 23 2018 |
04/11/2018 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 11 2018
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SB 2654
(2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - PFAS IN FOOD PACKAGING (Prohibits PFAS, a class of fluorinated organic chemicals, from being used in food packaging.)
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Mar 20 2018 |
04/11/2018 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 11 2018
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SB 2651
(2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS - THE GREEN BUILDINGS ACT (Requires major public facility projects meet green globe and ANSI standards.)
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Mar 20 2018 |
04/11/2018 Withdrawn At Sponsor's Request
Apr 11 2018
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SB 2160
(2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES' ARBITRATION (Relieves municipal employee bargaining representatives from their obligation to represent employees in grievances/arbitrations if they were not members of the bargaining unit in the ninety (90) days prior to the events that caused the grievance.)
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Jan 23 2018 |
04/11/2018 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 11 2018
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SB 2644
(2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- PROTECTING STUDENT PRIVACY ON SCHOOL-OWNED TECHNOLOGY (Establishes certain student privacy rights in regard to take-home technology devices from school.)
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Mar 20 2018 |
04/11/2018 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 11 2018
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SB 2362
(2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS-THE ENERGY AND CONSUMER SAVINGS ACT OF 2005 (Establishes minimum energy and water efficiency standards for certain products sold or installed in the state.)
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Feb 15 2018 |
04/11/2018 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 11 2018
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SB 2265
(2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- WRONGFUL DISCHARGE FROM EMPLOYMENT (Ends Rhode Island's "employment-at-will" legal doctrine, provides job protection for employees that satisfactorily perform their duties provides specific remedies for wrongful discharge.)
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Feb 01 2018 |
04/05/2018 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 05 2018
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SB 2706
(2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- CONTRACTORS' REGISTRATION AND LICENSING BOARD (Prohibits any contractual clause in a contract for home repairs which would limit the homeowners ability to initiate legal proceedings against the contractor for breach of contract.)
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Mar 20 2018 |
04/05/2018 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 05 2018
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