HB 7851
(2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - PLASTIC WASTE REDUCTION ACT (Prohibits large retail establishments from providing plastic checkout bags/all retail establishments providing polystyrene food containers with enforcement by municipalities with opt out election effective January 1, 2021.)
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Feb 28 2018 |
03/29/2018 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 29 2018
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HB 7369
(2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- PROHIBITION OF CONTAINERS USING BISPHENOL A (Prohibits the use of containers, or food packaged in containers, that contain bisphenol A.)
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Jan 31 2018 |
03/27/2018 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 27 2018
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HB 7647
(2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES - CHILDREN (Prohibits the sale of tobacco products to anyone under twenty-one (21) years of age and includes electronic-nicotine delivery systems in the regulation of tobacco sales to underage individuals.)
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Feb 15 2018 |
03/23/2018 Committee Transferred To House Finance
Mar 23 2018
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HB 7827
(2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- RHODE ISLAND GLOBAL WARMING SOLUTIONS ACT (Establishes the Rhode Island global warming solutions act to reduce carbon emissions across various sectors of the local economy.)
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Feb 28 2018 |
03/15/2018 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 15 2018
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HB 7342
(2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS - CONDUCT OF ELECTION AND VOTING EQUIPMENT, AND SUPPLIES (Repeals the voter identification law, which required voters to prove their identity with written documents before they would be allowed to vote.)
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Jan 31 2018 |
03/14/2018 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 14 2018
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HB 7842
(2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- THE RHODE ISLAND CESSPOOL ACT OF 2007 (Requires that any outhouse in use or in existence on any land in the state be properly abandoned within one year of January 1, 2019. Outhouses in existence not in use and on historic lands for historical purposes or display would be exempt.)
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Feb 28 2018 |
03/14/2018 Withdrawn At Sponsor's Request (03/15/2018)
Mar 14 2018
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HB 7687
(2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - BIODIESEL HEATING OIL ACT OF 2013 (Adds a definition for "fuel oil terminal" for the purposes of the Biodiesel heating oil act of 2013.)
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Feb 15 2018 |
03/08/2018 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 08 2018
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HB 7831
(2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- RESIDENTIAL RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEM TAX CREDIT (Allows an eligible person to carry over residential renewable energy tax credits for a maximum of three years.)
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Feb 28 2018 |
02/28/2018 Introduced, Referred To House Finance
Feb 28 2018
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HB 7439
(2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES - THEFT, EMBEZZLEMENT, FALSE PRETENSES AND MISAPPROPRIATION (Repeals the statute imposing a fine not to exceed twenty dollars ($20.00) on a person robbing or drawing a fishpot, weir or net belonging to another person.)
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Feb 02 2018 |
02/27/2018 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Feb 27 2018
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HB 7665
(2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- RESIDENTIAL RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEM TAX CREDIT (Allows carry over of residential renewable energy tax credits for a maximum of three years.)
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Feb 15 2018 |
02/15/2018 Introduced, Referred To House Finance
Feb 15 2018
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HB 7079
(2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES - MISCELLANEOUS RULES (Requires that vehicles towed because of state or municipal laws be towed to a towing-storage facility closest to where the offense or accident occurred.)
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Jan 10 2018 |
02/13/2018 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Feb 13 2018
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HB 7380
(2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- AIR POLLUTION (Regulates the phase-out of wood stoves without EPA certification in densely populated residential areas and would require material burned in wood stoves to be clean wood or other approved material.)
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Jan 31 2018 |
02/08/2018 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Feb 08 2018
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HB 7132
(2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- DUTIES OF UTILITIES AND CARRIERS (Requires public utilities to provide prompt installation of new service and service upgrades, and requires the PUC to investigate complaints, and requires electric companies to provide written estimates for services over $500.)
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Jan 12 2018 |
02/06/2018 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Feb 06 2018
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HB 7350
(2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- RETIREMENT SYSTEM--CONTRIBUTION AND BENEFITS (Awards 3% COLA to all state pension recipients retired on or before July 1, 2018.)
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Jan 31 2018 |
01/31/2018 Introduced, Referred To House Finance
Jan 31 2018
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HB 7163
(2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS (Defines bump stock and trigger crank and makes possession of any firearm equipped with either device a felony punishable by up to ten (10) years imprisonment.)
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Jan 12 2018 |
01/18/2018 Withdrawn At Sponsor's Request
Jan 18 2018
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HB 7144
(2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION - LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES (Places a 20% cap on increases in consecutive real property revaluations commencing 12/31/18 and thereafter with a 3 year waiting period for new construction/additions.)
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Jan 12 2018 |
01/12/2018 Introduced, Referred To House Finance
Jan 12 2018
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HB 7097
(2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES - MOTOR VEHICLES REPARATIONS ACT (Amends the fine imposed for a first offense for failure to maintain financial security, to a maximum of one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125).)
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Jan 10 2018 |
01/10/2018 Introduced, Referred To House Finance
Jan 10 2018
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HB 6076
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- MUNICIPAL RETIREMENT--RETIREMENT SYSTEM MEMBERSHIP (Places the current Cranston police chief in a defined contribution retirement plan.)
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Apr 05 2017 |
10/11/2017 Effective Without Governor's Signature
Oct 11 2017
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HB 5082
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING THE HEALTH AND SAFETY -- CHILD PRODUCTS AND UPHOLSTERED FURNITURE (Prohibits the manufacture, sale, and distribution of residential upholstered children's products that contain certain amounts of bromide or chlorine bonded to carbon that is added to a plastic, foam, or textile.)
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Jan 12 2017 |
10/03/2017 Effective Without Governor's Signature
Oct 03 2017
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HR 5668
(2017 Regular Session)
JOINT RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY AN EARLY INTERVENTION SYSTEM FOR DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING CHILDREN IN RHODE ISLAND (Creates a 24 member commission to study an early intervention system for deaf or hard of hearing children in Rhode Island, and who would report back to the General Assembly by February 1, 2018, and expire on June 30, 2018.)
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Mar 01 2017 |
09/19/2017 House Passed Sub A In Concurrence
Sep 19 2017
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