Rhode Island Bills

sponsored by Justine Caldwell

Bill Title Introduced Latest Action↓
HB 7656 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- SALES AND USE TAXES -- LIABILITY COMPUTATION (Exempts from sales and use taxes: burial containers, urns, urn liners, urn vaults, grave liners, grave vaults, burial liners, burial vaults, burial tent setups, and prayer cards.)
Mar 02 2022 05/03/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 03 2022
HB 8159 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- PAYMENT OF WAGES (Provides for contractor liability for debts owed to an employer or third party on the wage claimants behalf, incurred by a subcontractor.)
Apr 14 2022 05/03/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 03 2022
HB 7178 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- RHODE ISLAND BEST RX PRESCRIPTION DRUG DISCOUNT PROGRAM FOR THE UNINSURED (Requires that enrollees in the Rhode Island best RX Prescription drug discount program for the uninsured are not charged a copay for their prescriptions.)
Jan 26 2022 04/28/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 28 2022
HB 7127 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY TAX RELIEF (Increases max income level to $50,000 and max credit amount to $850 for property tax relief with annual adjustment for inflation.)
Jan 20 2022 04/28/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 28 2022
HB 8049 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- RETIREMENT SYSTEM -- CONTRIBUTION AND BENEFITS (Increases the maximum post retirement employment earnings from eighteen thousand dollars to twenty-five thousand dollars a year for certain retired educators.)
Mar 25 2022 04/27/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 27 2022
HB 8098 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- LICENSING OF YOUTH CAMPS (Establishes the procedures and requirements for the licensing of youth camps.)
Apr 06 2022 04/26/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 26 2022
HB 7621 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS - HOME HEATING GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS REDUCTION ACT (Creates the Home Heating Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Act which program provides a mechanism and funding for gas companies to transition from providing gas heat to non-emitting renewable thermal energy for home heating consumers.)
Mar 02 2022 04/26/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 26 2022
HB 8077 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- CERTIFICATION OF CHILDCARE AND YOUTH-SERVING WORKERS AND OPERATORS (Relieves persons seeking employment in the childcare field from paying the cost of the required BCI check.)
Apr 01 2022 04/25/2022 Withdrawn At Sponsor's Request (04/26/2022)
Apr 25 2022
HB 7337 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION - BUSINESS CORPORATION TAX (Suspends interest and penalty payments due from a taxpayer with less than one hundred (100) employees as a result of an audit conducted during a COVID emergency declaration and continuing until one year after the emergency declaration is lifted.)
Feb 04 2022 04/13/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 13 2022
HB 7444 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- TEMPORARY DISABILITY INSURANCE -- GENERAL PROVISIONS (Increases the taxable wage upon which employees make contributions to the TDI and TCI funds and increases the maximum weeks for temporary caregivers from 4 to 12 weeks.)
Feb 11 2022 04/13/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 13 2022
HB 7677 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- PAYMENTS OF WAGES (Increases the criminal penalties for wage theft and employee misclassification.)
Mar 02 2022 04/13/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 13 2022
HB 6658 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- STATE TAX OFFICIALS (Same as 21H-5213 -- Changes the rate of interest for underpayments of tax to prime rate plus six percent (6%). Also limits the assessment of interest to four (4) calendar years prior to the date on which notice of the delinquent payment is sent.)
Jan 06 2022 04/13/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 13 2022
HB 8038 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- FAIR EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES (Prohibits an employer, employment agency, labor organization, or employee, to commit any act declared to be an unlawful employment practice; individuals would be held personally liable for such conduct.)
Mar 23 2022 04/12/2022 Withdrawn At Sponsor's Request
Apr 12 2022
HB 7725 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- ORDINANCES (Allows cities and towns to create ordinances to regulate use and sale of cigarettes and other tobacco products.)
Mar 02 2022 04/12/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 12 2022
HR 7675 (2022 Regular Session)
JOINT RESOLUTION AMENDING THE JOINT RESOLUTION CREATING A PERMANENT LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION ON CHILD CARE IN RHODE ISLAND (This joint resolution would amend the membership and purpose of said commission, allow for funding with approval, and require review of said membership every two (2) years.)
Mar 02 2022 04/07/2022 House Read And Passed
Apr 07 2022
HR 8108 (2022 Regular Session)
House Resolution Commemorating April 3-9, 2022, As "National Library Week" In The State Of Rhode Island
Apr 07 2022 04/07/2022 House Read And Passed
Apr 07 2022
HB 8053 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- HARM REDUCTION CENTER ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND PILOT PROGRAM (Extends the expiration date of the Harm Reduction Center Advisory Committee and Pilot Program by two years, from March 1, 2024, to March 1, 2026.)
Mar 25 2022 04/05/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 05 2022
HB 7764 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS (Disqualifies individuals with prior convictions for possession of a firearm without a license from purchasing or possessing a firearm.)
Mar 02 2022 03/30/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 30 2022
HB 6616 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS (Same as 21H-6482 --Prohibits the sale or transfer of ammunition unless the purchaser successfully undergoes a background check.)
Jan 06 2022 03/30/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 30 2022
HR 7437 (2022 Regular Session)
House Resolution Respectfully Requesting The Rhode Island Resource And Recovery Corporation (Rirrc) To Conduct A Recycling/Waste Audit On The Rhode Island State House And Provide Recommendations For A Waste Reduction Strategy
Feb 11 2022 03/30/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 30 2022

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