SR 659
(2019 Regular Session)
Senate Resolution Respectfully Requesting An Assessment Of The Benefits To Rhode Island Of Enactment Of A Green New Deal, Including, But Not Limited To, Findings And Recommendations For State Legislation Based On Green New Deal Principles.
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Mar 21 2019 |
04/10/2019 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 10 2019
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SB 237
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- DISORDERLY CONDUCT (Amends the penalty provisions for disorderly conduct, willful trespass, and shoplifting.)
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Jan 31 2019 |
04/09/2019 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 09 2019
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SB 683
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE HEALTH CARE MARKET STABILITY (Establishes a reinsurance program in order to provide stability in the individual insurance market and imposes a shared responsibility payment penalty for individuals who do not have health insurance coverage with certain exceptions.)
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Mar 21 2019 |
04/09/2019 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 09 2019
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SB 472
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT (Makes the possession of schedule I through V controlled substances and possession of more than an ounce of marijuana misdemeanors punishable by up one year imprisonment and /or a five hundred dollar ($500) fine or both.)
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Feb 27 2019 |
04/09/2019 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 09 2019
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SB 786
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- MUNICIPAL DETENTION FACILITY CORPORATIONS (Strips tax exempt status of municipal detention facility corporation; provides corporation ceases 90 days after dissolution vote and city/town council resolution; requires annual municipal approval of lease.)
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Apr 04 2019 |
04/04/2019 Introduced, Referred To Senate Judiciary
Apr 04 2019
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SB 549
(2019 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 14 2019 |
04/03/2019 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 03 2019
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SR 745
(2019 Regular Session)
Senate Resolution Joyously Celebrating The Forthcoming 100Th Anniversary Of The League Of Women Voters In 2020
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Apr 03 2019 |
04/03/2019 Senate Read And Passed
Apr 03 2019
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SB 114
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - COUNCIL ON ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (Council on elementary and secondary education to mandate libraries in high schools to be open one hour before, during and one hour after school.)
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Jan 24 2019 |
04/03/2019 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 03 2019
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SB 636
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES - WEAPONS (Prohibits firearms possession within 300 feet of school grounds except for peace officers, retired law enforcement officers, persons providing school security, firearms on private property and unloaded firearms in containers or locked car racks.)
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Mar 19 2019 |
04/02/2019 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 02 2019
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SB 637
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- LARGE CAPACITY FEEDING DEVICE BAN (Prohibits sale/possession of feeding device holding more then 10 ammunition rounds punishable by up to $5,000 fine or up to 5 years imprisonment with law enforcement/military personnel exceptions.)
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Mar 19 2019 |
04/02/2019 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 02 2019
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SB 306
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS - PHARMACIES (Authorizes a licensed pharmacist, who successfully completes a course on tobacco cessation therapy, to prescribe and dispense tobacco cessation drug products to a qualified patient pursuant to rules adopted by the board of pharmacy.)
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Feb 13 2019 |
03/28/2019 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 28 2019
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SB 137
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- PRESCRIPTION DRUG BENEFITS--PRESCRIPTION DRUG MARKETING (Regulates prescription drug marketing by manufacturers using strategies offering various discounts to disguise costs of high priced drugs versus lower costs alternatives and makes discounts available to individuals without health insurance. Eff. 1/1/20.)
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Jan 24 2019 |
03/28/2019 Committee Recommended Substitute A Be Held For Further Study
Mar 28 2019
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SB 136
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- PRESCRIPTION DRUG SALES -- REPRESENTATIVE DISCLOSURE ACT (Requires prescription drug manufacturers to file a detailed, updated list of each pharmaceutical sales representative and to pay an annual fee for each name listed with the department of business regulation.)
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Jan 24 2019 |
03/28/2019 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 28 2019
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SB 582
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES (Authorizes pharmacies to dispense prescriptions of less than a thirty (30) day supply for the purpose of synchronizing a patient's medications.)
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Mar 14 2019 |
03/28/2019 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 28 2019
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SB 95
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- WINE DIRECT SHIPPER LICENSE (Creates a wine direct shipper license to allow for shipment of limited amounts of wine through the mail to eligible customers.)
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Jan 16 2019 |
03/27/2019 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 27 2019
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SB 239
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES - MEDICAL ASSISTANCE (Increases the compensation of direct-care staff of nursing facilities as a result of the application of the inflation index.)
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Jan 31 2019 |
03/27/2019 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 27 2019
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SB 508
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MINIMUM WAGES (Gradually increases the hourly minimum wage from $10.50 to $15 by July 1, 2023, and the hourly minimum wage for employees receiving gratuities from $3.89 an hour to $15 an hour by January 1, 2027.)
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Feb 27 2019 |
03/27/2019 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 27 2019
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SB 374
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MINIMUM WAGE--GRATUITIES (Incrementally increases from the $3.89 per hour subminimum wage for tipped workers to $9.00 per hour on January 1, 2023, Starting on January 1, 2024, the minimum hourly wage for tipped workers would be equal to the state's regular minimum hourly wage.)
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Feb 13 2019 |
03/27/2019 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 27 2019
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SB 26
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR MENTAL ILLNESS AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE (Requires insurance coverage for at least ninety (90) days of residential or inpatient services for mental health and/or substance-use disorders for American Society of Addiction Medicine levels of care 3.1 and 3.3.)
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Jan 15 2019 |
03/26/2019 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 26 2019
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SB 319
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTION -- GENERAL PROVISIONS -- REGISTRATION OF VOTERS (Allows an individual who is eligible to vote and turns eighteen (18) years of age on or before the date of a general election to vote in the primary election immediately preceding that general election.)
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Feb 13 2019 |
03/21/2019 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 21 2019
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