Rhode Island Bills

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HB 6173 (2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO WATERS AND NAVIGATION -- STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- HEALTH AND SAFETY (Updates and modernizes the department of environmental management’s ability to enforce environmental laws, and more specifically modifies practices regarding a notice of violation.)
Mar 26 2021 07/03/2021 Signed By Governor
Jul 03 2021
HB 5084 (2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- IDENTIFICATION AND APPREHENSION OF CRIMINALS (Allows for the sealing of records pertaining to cases for which a person is acquitted or otherwise exonerated from a charged offense and eliminates the one hundred dollar ($100) fee for the expungement of a criminal record.)
Jan 22 2021 07/03/2021 Signed By Governor
Jul 03 2021
HB 5974 (2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- COURTS -- COURT ADMINISTRATION (Invests the chief justice of the supreme court with the explicit authority to address issues affecting the conduct of judicial business and order whatever response(s) he or she deems necessary.)
Feb 26 2021 07/03/2021 Signed By Governor
Jul 03 2021
HB 5139 (2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- ABUSED AND NEGLECTED CHILDREN (Requires the department of children, youth and families to report all suspected cases of child sexual abuse to the children's advocacy center.)
Jan 25 2021 07/02/2021 Signed By Governor
Jul 02 2021
HB 6409 (2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES (Allows business vehicles which are owned by an entity which a veteran owns, and is registered and authorized to conduct business in the state of Rhode Island, to register such business vehicles with veteran plates.)
Jun 09 2021 07/02/2021 Signed By Governor
Jul 02 2021
HB 5059 (2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO WATERS AND NAVIGATION -- BRISTOL COUNTY WATER SUPPLY (This act would delete a portion of the enabling statute for the Bristol County Water Authority.)
Jan 22 2021 07/01/2021 Effective Without Governor's Signature
Jul 01 2021
HB 5060 (2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO WATERS AND NAVIGATION -- BRISTOL COUNTY WATER SUPPLY (Repeals the requirement that the Bristol County water authority maintain its reservoirs, wells and well sites, transmission lines and water treatment plants within its jurisdiction in good, sound and safe condition.)
Jan 22 2021 07/01/2021 Effective Without Governor's Signature
Jul 01 2021
HB 6482 (2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS (Prohibits the sale or transfer of ammunition unless the purchaser successfully undergoes a background check.)
Jun 29 2021 06/29/2021 Introduced, Referred To House Judiciary
Jun 29 2021
HR 6252 (2021 Regular Session)
HOUSE RESOLUTION CREATING SPECIAL HOUSE LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY THE EFFECTS AND PROCEDURES FOR THE REORGANIZATION OF THE RHODE ISLAND COASTAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT COUNCIL (CRMC) (Creates a 15 member commission to study the effects and procedures for the reorganization of the Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council, and who would report back to the General Assembly by April 1, 2022, and expire on May 15, 2022.)
Apr 16 2021 06/29/2021 House Read And Passed
Jun 29 2021
HB 5553 (2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS (Felony to store firearms unlocked.)
Feb 12 2021 06/28/2021 Withdrawn At Sponsor's Request
Jun 28 2021
HB 5327 (2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- NET METERING (Increases the maximum aggregate amount of community remote net-metering systems from 30 MW to 90 MW and requires the allocation of a minimum of twenty percent (20%) of the generated power to low- or moderate-income households commencing July 1, 2021.)
Feb 02 2021 06/25/2021 House Passed Sub A
Jun 25 2021
HB 5853 (2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- FAIR EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES (Forbids an employer to require an employee to execute a nondisclosure agreement or non-disparagement agreement regarding alleged violations of civil rights or criminal conduct as a condition of employment.)
Feb 24 2021 06/25/2021 Referred To Senate Judiciary
Jun 25 2021
HR 6442 (2021 Regular Session)
House Resolution Congratulating Rhode Island Department Of Environmental Management Director Janet Coit On Her New Position With The United States Department Of Commerce And Thanking Her For Her Service And Many Accomplishments At Dem And On Behalf Of The People Of Rhode Island
Jun 16 2021 06/16/2021 House Read And Passed
Jun 16 2021
HR 6443 (2021 Regular Session)
House Resolution Expressing Deepest Condolences On The Passing Of Yvette M. Vary
Jun 16 2021 06/16/2021 House Read And Passed
Jun 16 2021
HR 6427 (2021 Regular Session)
House Resolution Congratulating The Honorable Joy Hearn On Her Retirement From The Barrington Public Schools After Many Years Of Dedicated And Distinguished Service
Jun 15 2021 06/15/2021 House Read And Passed
Jun 15 2021
HB 6410 (2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- ARREST (Makes custodial confession of criminal suspect presumptively inadmissible if made by juvenile, or person with impairment, serious mental disability suffering from substance abuse withdrawal and was procured through deception)
Jun 09 2021 06/09/2021 Introduced, Referred To House Judiciary
Jun 09 2021
HB 5600 (2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- CONDUCT OF ELECTION AND VOTING EQUIPMENT, AND SUPPLIES (Includes the general assembly elections within the category of elections subject to the risk- limiting audits within the jurisdiction of the board of elections.)
Feb 12 2021 06/04/2021 Referred To Senate Judiciary
Jun 04 2021
HR 6372 (2021 Regular Session)
JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $20,000,000 TO THE RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (Authorizes the appropriation of the sum of $20,000,000 to the Rhode Island Department of Transportation.)
May 28 2021 05/28/2021 Introduced, Referred To House Finance
May 28 2021
HR 6369 (2021 Regular Session)
House Resolution Proclaiming May 25, 2021, To Be "Stop The Stigma Day" In The State Of Rhode Island
May 27 2021 05/27/2021 House Read And Passed
May 27 2021
HB 6033 (2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO GENERAL ASSEMBLY -- FISCAL NOTES (Clarifies existing statutory scheme as it relates to fiscal notes regarding criminal justice and related legislation. Requires the fiscal notes speak to issues of whether the legislation enhances public safety and contains sensible fiscal policy.)
Feb 26 2021 05/25/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 25 2021

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