HB 8144
(2020 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO GENERAL ASSEMBLY -- JOINT COMMITTEE ON DISASTER OVERSIGHT (Creates the Joint Committee on Disaster Oversight which would consist of twelve (12) members to study the impact of the governor's declaration of a disaster emergency pursuant to § 30-15-9.)
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Nov 19 2020 |
11/19/2020 Introduced, Referred To House Judiciary
Nov 19 2020
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HB 8131
(2020 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - PATIENT VISITATION RIGHTS (Entitles all residents of health care and assisted living facilities, nursing homes, group homes and veterans' homes, to designate a person to provide them with companionship, personal health care guidance and advocacy.)
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Sep 21 2020 |
09/21/2020 Introduced, Referred To House H.E.W.
Sep 21 2020
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HB 8062
(2020 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- THE GEOENGINEERING ACT (Establishes licensing procedure for persons seeking to engage in geoengineering activity from DEM to protect health/safety/environment of state.)
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Jun 18 2020 |
06/18/2020 Introduced, Referred To House Environment And Natural Resources
Jun 18 2020
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HB 7911
(2020 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE - PROCEDURE GENERALLY - CAUSES OF ACTION (Provides for a cause of action against an individual or entity that prohibits the possession of firearms on real property by an individual that is authorized and licensed to carry a firearm.)
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Feb 26 2020 |
03/11/2020 Meeting Postponed (03/11/2020)
Mar 11 2020
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HB 7752
(2020 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES - WEAPONS (Permits the open and concealed carrying of weapons by certain persons in the act of evacuating the area pursuant to an order of the governor or local authority under chapter 15 of title 30.)
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Feb 26 2020 |
03/11/2020 Meeting Postponed (03/11/2020)
Mar 11 2020
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HB 7878
(2020 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- THE EDWARD O. HAWKINS AND THOMAS C. SLATER MEDICAL MARIJUANA ACT (Prohibits employment discrimination by the state of Rhode Island against medical marijuana users. The act also requires reasonable accommodations be provided by the state employer.)
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Feb 26 2020 |
03/11/2020 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 11 2020
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HB 7909
(2020 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS (Provides that any person eighteen (18) years of age who is issued a license may carry a stun gun. It also adds "tasers" to the definition of "firearm." and provides for an appeal process for denial of an application for a permit.)
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Feb 26 2020 |
03/11/2020 Meeting Postponed (03/11/2020)
Mar 11 2020
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HB 7821
(2020 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES (Requires all responsible school districts to provide all of their students in need of IEP services to receive them, no matter which school they attend or if they are homeschooled.)
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Feb 26 2020 |
03/11/2020 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 11 2020
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HB 7756
(2020 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS (Amends the definition of firearms to include taser. Permits any person over the age of eighteen (18) to possess a stun gun. Enacts the review and appeal process of applying for a license to carry with the licensing authority or attorney general.)
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Feb 26 2020 |
03/11/2020 Meeting Postponed (03/11/2020)
Mar 11 2020
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HB 7822
(2020 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- CHARTER SCHOOLS (Allows charter schools to engage in nontraditional approaches to learning and for student enrollment for new charter schools in transportation districts to be the same as other charter schools.)
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Feb 26 2020 |
03/11/2020 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 11 2020
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HB 7910
(2020 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- TREATMENT FOR PATIENTS WITH TERMINAL ILLNESS -- THE TERMINALLY ILL PATIENTS' RIGHT TO TRY ACT OF 2020 (Creates "The Terminally Ill Patients' Right To Try Act of 2020," which establishes the conditions for the use of experimental treatments for terminally ill patients.)
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Feb 26 2020 |
03/10/2020 Withdrawn At Sponsor's Request
Mar 10 2020
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HB 7824
(2020 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- CURRICULUM [SEE TITLE 16 CHAPTER 97 -- THE RHODE ISLAND BOARD OF EDUCATION ACT] (Provides that any school teaching sexual education to students shall provide the sexual education curriculum to every parent or guardian of a student, and the parent or legal guardian shall consent to the teaching of such sexual education curriculum.)
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Feb 26 2020 |
03/10/2020 Withdrawn At Sponsor's Request (03/11/2020)
Mar 10 2020
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HB 7782
(2020 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW--GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- INDECENT DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICES, DUTIES OF CARRIERS COMMUNITY STANDARDS OF DECENCY, ADULT ENTERTAINMENT ESTABLISHMENTS -- HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND CHILD EXPLOITATION PREVENTION ACT (Creates a comprehensive statutory scheme to fund, address and support the amelioration of human trafficking and child exploitation by regulating online pornographic related websites.)
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Feb 26 2020 |
03/09/2020 Withdrawn At Sponsor's Request (03/10/2020)
Mar 09 2020
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HB 7867
(2020 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY - AGRICULTURAL FUNCTIONS (Provides alternative procedures if the department of environmental management (DEM) fails to adhere to statutory time limits by utilizing registered professional engineers to be paid by DEM.)
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Feb 26 2020 |
03/05/2020 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 05 2020
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HB 7967
(2020 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- EDUCATION OF CHILDREN WITH DYSLEXIA AND RELATED DISORDERS (Provides that if a school district establishes an Orton-Gillingham certified school, the program would be available to all students statewide who qualify.)
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Mar 05 2020 |
03/05/2020 Introduced, Referred To House H.E.W.
Mar 05 2020
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HB 7968
(2020 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - ARIANNA'S SPEECH FLUENCY ACT (Provides that the general assembly would appropriate $50,000 annually for teacher training in Orton-Gillingham classroom educator program.)
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Mar 05 2020 |
03/05/2020 Introduced, Referred To House H.E.W.
Mar 05 2020
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HB 7969
(2020 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO DOMESTIC RELATIONS -- SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (Prohibits the general assembly and the governor from authorizing persons, not expressly empowered to perform solemnization of marriage, to perform marriages.)
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Mar 05 2020 |
03/05/2020 Introduced, Referred To House Special Legislation
Mar 05 2020
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HB 7534
(2020 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- 911 EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBER ACT -- PREPAID WIRELESS E-911 CHARGE ACT (Eliminates first responder surcharges from the 911 Emergency Telephone Number Act.)
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Feb 12 2020 |
03/04/2020 Withdrawn At Sponsor's Request
Mar 04 2020
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HB 7566
(2020 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- HOISTING ENGINEERS (Exempts non-commercial operators of motorized trucks and equipment from the requirements of the hoisting engineers' chapter, if they own, in whole or in part, the land upon which they are working.)
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Feb 13 2020 |
03/03/2020 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 03 2020
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HR 7552
(2020 Regular Session)
HOUSE RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY THE EFFICACY OF DECENTRALIZING THE RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES BY ESTABLISHING BRANCH OFFICES IN EACH CITY OR TOWN (Creates a 5 member commission to study of the efficacy of decentralizing the Dept. of Motor Vehicles by establishing branch offices in each city or town, and who would report back by February 7, 2021, and expire on May 7, 2021.)
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Feb 12 2020 |
03/03/2020 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 03 2020
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