HB 5843
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- HEALTH CARE FOR ELDERLY AND DISABLED (Increases the income eligibility limit for medical assistance coverage for seniors and disabled individuals to one hundred thirty-three percent (133%) of federal poverty level.)
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Mar 02 2017 |
05/09/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 09 2017
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HB 6143
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- PARENTAL AND FAMILY MEDICAL LEAVE (Grants unpaid pregnancy leave to part-time workers, clarifies their access to unpaid sick leave during their pregnancy, and provides additional protections for pregnant workers who work in the medical field.)
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Apr 26 2017 |
05/04/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 04 2017
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HR 6152
(2017 Regular Session)
House Resolution Proclaiming The Month Of April, 2017, To Be "Community Health Workers Month" In The State Of Rhode Island
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Apr 26 2017 |
04/26/2017 House Read And Passed
Apr 26 2017
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HB 6089
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- MAYORAL ACADEMIES (Requires any mayoral academy which is part of a network that seeks to be established or expanded to provide evidence that its attrition rates, special education rates and suspension rates are within acceptable averages.)
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Apr 06 2017 |
04/26/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 26 2017
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HB 5155
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES - WEAPONS (Criminalizes the manufacture, import, possession, purchase, sale or transfer of any ammunition feeding device capable of accepting more than ten (10) rounds.)
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Jan 19 2017 |
04/25/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 25 2017
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HB 5933
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- WRONGFUL DISCHARGE FROM EMPLOYMENT (Ends Rhode Island's adoption of the "employment-at-will" legal doctrine and would provide some job protection for employees that satisfactorily perform their duties. The act would also provide specific remedies for wrongful discharge.)
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Mar 16 2017 |
04/06/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 06 2017
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HR 5545
(2017 Regular Session)
House Resolution Encouraging Government Officials And Citizens To Consider The Constitutionality And Morality Of Laws And Orders Emerging From The Trump Administration Before Carrying Out Such Laws And Orders
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Feb 16 2017 |
04/05/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 05 2017
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HR 6047
(2017 Regular Session)
House Resolution Honoring And Thanking The Most Honorable Portia Simpson Miller For Her Service To The People Of Jamaica
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Mar 30 2017 |
03/30/2017 House Read And Passed
Mar 30 2017
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HB 5057
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MINIMUM WAGE (Increases the minimum wage to ten dollars and fifty cents ($10.50) commencing July 1, 2017.)
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Jan 11 2017 |
03/30/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 30 2017
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HB 5595
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- WAGES (Gradually increases the hourly minimum wage from $9.60 to $15.00 on January 1, 2022, as well as gradually increasing the hourly minimum wage for employees receiving gratuities from $3.89 an hour to $15.00 an hour on January 1, 2026.)
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Mar 01 2017 |
03/30/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 30 2017
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HB 5343
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE ACT (Prohibits the state from interfering with a woman's decision to prevent, commence, continue, or terminate a pregnancy prior to fetal viability.)
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Feb 02 2017 |
03/29/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 29 2017
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HB 5809
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - BREAST-FEEDING (Creates an enforcement process for the right to breast-feed at work. In addition, it would require all schools to provide reasonable accommodation to its lactating students.)
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Mar 01 2017 |
03/29/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 29 2017
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HB 5633
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES (Requires insurance carriers, nonprofit hospital service plans, nonprofit medical service corporations and health maintenance organizations to cover the costs of breast ultrasounds and or MRI breast exams.)
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Mar 01 2017 |
03/28/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 28 2017
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HB 5994
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - CERTIFICATION OF TEACHERS (Waives the fee for taking an examination required in order to be licensed and certified as a teacher when the teaching candidate possesses a bachelor's degree.)
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Mar 23 2017 |
03/23/2017 Introduced, Referred To House Finance
Mar 23 2017
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HB 5666
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- SCHOOL COMMITTEES AND SUPERINTENDENTS (Requires school districts to provide for alternative programs and classroom space, within the school, to reduce the number of out of school suspensions which could lead to other deviant behaviors.)
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Mar 01 2017 |
03/22/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 22 2017
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HB 5678
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- RHODE ISLAND FAIR HOUSING PRACTICES ACT (Guarantees persons with service animals reasonable access to housing provided the service animal does not provide a direct threat to the health and safety of others.)
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Mar 01 2017 |
03/17/2017 Withdrawn At Sponsor's Request
Mar 17 2017
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HB 5507
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT - DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES (Expands the definition of child for the purpose of eligibility to receive DCYF services, including foster care, to any person under the age of 21 who began to receive child welfare services from the DCYF prior to reaching age 18.)
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Feb 15 2017 |
02/15/2017 Introduced, Referred To House Finance
Feb 15 2017
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HB 5270
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS - RHODE ISLAND RESTORATION OF VOTING RIGHTS ACT (Requires the department of corrections to provide the secretary of state with the number of eligible persons who, upon release from incarceration, have registered to vote and requires the secretary of state to publish that number twice a year.)
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Jan 27 2017 |
02/08/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Feb 08 2017
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HB 5279
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- SCHOOL AND YOUTH PROGRAMS CONCUSSION ACT (Requires all school districts to designate an athletic trainer to be available for high school athletic practices and games.)
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Jan 27 2017 |
02/08/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Feb 08 2017
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HB 5269
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- PUBLIC RECORDS--RESTORATION OF VOTING RIGHTS (Requires the department of corrections to provide certain nonprofit organizations with a list containing information about formerly incarcerated inmates who have become eligible to vote to assist in their efforts in registering former felons to vote.)
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Jan 27 2017 |
02/08/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Feb 08 2017
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