SR 205
(2021 Regular Session)
JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE AND PUBLISH AND SUBMIT TO THE ELECTORS A PROPOSITION OF AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION -- RIGHT TO AN ADEQUATE EDUCATION (Amends the constitution to guarantee Rhode Island residents with equal opportunity to receive an education and provide judicial enforcement of this provision.)
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Feb 10 2021 |
06/30/2021 Senate Read And Passed
Jun 30 2021
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SB 342
(2021 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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Feb 25 2021 |
06/24/2021 Referred To House Innovation, Internet, & Technology
Jun 24 2021
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SB 890
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (Allows Linda Fischer to join Breann Bouley and Brittany Dalpe in marriage on or about August 28, 2021, within the City of Pawtucket, Rhode Island.)
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May 07 2021 |
06/17/2021 Effective Without Governor's Signature
Jun 17 2021
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SB 107
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO WATERS AND NAVIGATION -- PFAS IN DRINKING WATER, GROUNDWATER AND SURFACE WATERS (Requires DOH to establish maximum contaminate levels of PFSA in drinking water and to set interim standards. Also requires DEM to set standards for PFSA in ground- and surface waters. Defines PFSA as hazardous substances.)
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Jan 26 2021 |
06/16/2021 Referred To House Environment And Natural Resources
Jun 16 2021
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SB 209
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- ACCESS TO ADVANCED PLACEMENT COURSES FOR ALL STUDENTS ACT (Updates Access to Advanced Placement Courses for All Students Act.)
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Feb 10 2021 |
06/16/2021 Referred To House Finance
Jun 16 2021
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SB 658
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE - UNFAIR CLAIMS SETTLEMENT PRACTICES ACT (Raises appraisal threshold for auto insurance from $2,500 to $5,000, requires an insurance company to complete the appraisal within four days and redefines fair market value to include commonly used insurance industry compilations.)
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Mar 18 2021 |
06/03/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Jun 03 2021
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SB 203
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- CLAIMS ADJUSTERS (Authorizes department of insurance, within the DBR, in lieu of passing in-state licensing examination, to recognize the competence of an applicant for an insurance claims adjuster license, through an out-of-state proctored examination. Eff. date 1/1/22)
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Feb 10 2021 |
06/02/2021 Referred To House Corporations
Jun 02 2021
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SB 151
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - SCHOOL COMMITTEES AND SUPERINTENDENTS (Allows a school district to conduct instruction through virtual education up to five (5) days when schools have been closed due to inclement weather, emergency or any nonscheduled school closings.)
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Feb 05 2021 |
05/27/2021 Referred To House Education
May 27 2021
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SR 923
(2021 Regular Session)
Senate Resolution Commemorating May Of 2021 As "Mental Health Awareness Month" And May 20Th Of 2021 As "Mental Health Action Day" In The State Of Rhode Island
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May 20 2021 |
05/25/2021 Senate Read And Passed
May 25 2021
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SR 921
(2021 Regular Session)
Senate Resolution Honoring And Thanking Carina Monge For Her Dedicated And Distinguished Service To The Providence Public School Department And The Rhode Island State Senate
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May 20 2021 |
05/25/2021 Senate Read And Passed
May 25 2021
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SB 356
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- SEIZURE SAFE SCHOOLS ACT (Requires elementary/secondary schools to have at least 1 school employee trained to administer/assist with the self-administering of seizure rescue medication prescribed to treat seizure disorder systems and the use of prescribed electrical stimulation.)
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Feb 25 2021 |
05/19/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 19 2021
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SB 211
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - SCHOOL COMMITTEES AND SUPERINTENDENTS (Establishes courses that include instruction in career and technical education programs.)
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Feb 10 2021 |
05/19/2021 Referred To House Education
May 19 2021
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SR 910
(2021 Regular Session)
Senate Resolution Extending Deepest Condolences On The Passing Of Laurent Edgar Gendron
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May 17 2021 |
05/18/2021 Senate Read And Passed
May 18 2021
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SR 867
(2021 Regular Session)
Senate Resolution Proclaiming May As "Better Hearing And Speech Month" In The State Of Rhode Island
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May 04 2021 |
05/18/2021 Senate Read And Passed
May 18 2021
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SB 238
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES (Permits a municipality, in which twelve percent (12%) of the housing in a municipality qualifies for low-income housing, to charge a tax up to ten percent (10%) of the current year's gross scheduled rental income.)
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Feb 10 2021 |
05/13/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 13 2021
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SB 237
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES (Increases the maximum tax for qualifying low-income housing from eight percent (8%) to ten percent (10%) of the property's previous year's gross scheduled rental income.)
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Feb 10 2021 |
05/13/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 13 2021
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SR 892
(2021 Regular Session)
Senate Resolution Commemorating And Recognizing May 6, 2021, As "National Day Of Prayer" In The State Of Rhode Island
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May 11 2021 |
05/11/2021 Senate Read And Passed
May 11 2021
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SB 570
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- DUTIES OF UTILITIES AND CARRIERS (Requires every electric distribution company and natural gas distribution company to submit to the division of public utilities and carriers an emergency response plan for review and approval.)
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Mar 11 2021 |
05/06/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 06 2021
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SB 204
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION (Requires that electrical distribution companies submit a time of use rate plan to the PUC setting forth high and on-demand times. The time of use rate plans are to be implemented on or before January 1, 2022.)
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Feb 10 2021 |
05/06/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 06 2021
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SB 506
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO GENERAL ASSEMBLY -- REDISTRICTING (Requires for adoption of redistricting legislation an affirmative vote of a majority of representatives and senators voting by each of the 2 chambers' and by a majority of representatives and senators in the largest 2 member-represented political parties.)
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Mar 04 2021 |
05/06/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 06 2021
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