SB 727
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MECHANICAL TRADES (Allows the holder of a valid master mechanical trade license to perform repair or renovation work on certain large air conditioning equipment but must subcontract the work if it includes new construction.)
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Mar 21 2019 |
06/19/2019 Referred To House Corporations
Jun 19 2019
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SB 913
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- GENERAL PROVISIONS - MANUFACTURING AND WHOLESALE LICENSES (Authorizes the issuance of farmer brewery and farmer distillery licenses to qualifying farms subject to conditions and regulations issued by the department of regulation.)
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May 22 2019 |
06/19/2019 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Jun 19 2019
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SR 986
(2019 Regular Session)
Senate Resolution Congratulating Crossroads Rhode Island On 125 Years Of Helping Rhode Islanders In Need
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Jun 18 2019 |
06/18/2019 Senate Read And Passed
Jun 18 2019
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SB 495
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (Adds the administrator of the supreme court as an individual authorized to perform marriages and would clarify that the current administrators of the superior court, family court, district court, or traffic tribunal are empowered to perform marriages.)
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Feb 27 2019 |
06/14/2019 Referred To House Special Legislation
Jun 14 2019
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SB 494
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE - PROCEDURE IN PARTICULAR ACTIONS - CONTRIBUTION AMONG JOINT TORTFEASORS (Provides that a release by one claimant relative to claims relating to the Feld Entertainment/Ringling Brothers Circus accident of 5/4/14 would not discharge other joint tortfeasors.)
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Feb 27 2019 |
06/13/2019 Signed By Governor
Jun 13 2019
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SB 893
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES -- JOHNSTON (Amends the property tax classification for the town of Johnston to be consistent with state law.)
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May 22 2019 |
06/13/2019 Signed By Governor
Jun 13 2019
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SB 141
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- COMMUNICATION ACCESS SERVICES (Requires health insurance to provide coverage for communication access between deaf patients and their physicians.)
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Jan 24 2019 |
06/13/2019 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Jun 13 2019
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SB 493
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW - GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS - DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICES (Amends the Deceptive Trade Practices Act to clarify the law's exemptions, enable individuals subject to unfair or deceptive acts/practices to recover increased damages/permit the attorney general to seek civil penalties for initial violations of the law.)
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Feb 27 2019 |
06/12/2019 Referred To House Corporations
Jun 12 2019
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SB 297
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - HARM REDUCTION CENTER ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND PILOT PROGRAM (Authorizes the establishment of harm reduction centers.)
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Feb 13 2019 |
06/07/2019 Referred To House H.E.W.
Jun 07 2019
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SB 839
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO THE 9/11 MEMORIAL (Amends the language on the 9/11 Memorial in the State House to include all Rhode Islanders.)
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Apr 30 2019 |
06/07/2019 Referred To House Veterans Affairs
Jun 07 2019
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SB 142
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE - HEARING AIDS (Increases insurance coverage for hearing aids from $1,500 to $2,000, per ear, every three years. In addition, the amount of insurance coverage would no longer be based on the age of the recipient.)
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Jan 24 2019 |
05/30/2019 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 30 2019
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SB 140
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- EQUAL RIGHTS OF BLIND AND DEAF PERSONS TO PUBLIC FACILITIES (Requires movie theaters to provide open captioning for persons who are deaf or hard-of-hearing.)
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Jan 24 2019 |
05/30/2019 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 30 2019
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SB 709
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- SAFETY RESPONSIBILITY ADMINISTRATION -- SECURITY (Makes sweeping changes to the motor vehicles laws by repealing the many sections that require the filing of security or bond with the DMV following a motor vehicle accident.)
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Mar 21 2019 |
05/30/2019 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 30 2019
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SB 499
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- ABUSE AND EXPLOITATION OF ELDERS--ABUSE AND ISOLATION OF ELDERS OR DEPENDENT ADULTS -- THE PETER FALK CRIMINAL ISOLATION OF ELDERS ACT (Makes it a felony to isolate an elder or dependent adult and would expand the persons entitled to notice when a guardianship or conservatorship petition is filed in the probate court for dependents or elderly adults.)
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Feb 27 2019 |
05/28/2019 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 28 2019
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SB 748
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS (Removes the overtime exemption for firefighters and rescue service personnel employed by the cities and towns.)
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Apr 03 2019 |
05/17/2019 Effective Without Governor's Signature
May 17 2019
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SB 405
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY -- AGRICULTURAL FUNCTIONS OF DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT (Defines the term "farm products" for the purposes of enforcement and regulation of the agricultural functions of the department of environmental management.)
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Feb 27 2019 |
05/15/2019 Referred To House Environment And Natural Resources
May 15 2019
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SB 614
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS - MINIMUM WAGES (Exempts newspaper deliverers from the minimum wage laws.)
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Mar 14 2019 |
05/15/2019 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 15 2019
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SB 373
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS - TEMPORARY DISABILITY INSURANCE - CONTRIBUTIONS (Permits employees who are covered by employer sponsored disability insurance programs to elect to be exempt from the state temporary disability insurance program, provided the employer has submitted documentation to the director confirming such coverage.)
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Feb 13 2019 |
05/15/2019 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 15 2019
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SR 862
(2019 Regular Session)
Senate Resolution Expressing Profound Sympathy On The Passing Of Kathleen T. Manzi
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May 08 2019 |
05/08/2019 Senate Read And Passed
May 08 2019
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SB 613
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- PROMPT PAYMENT BY DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION (Amends the provisions for prompt payment of monies owed by the department of administration to their contractors or subcontractors.)
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Mar 14 2019 |
05/01/2019 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 01 2019
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