Rhode Island Bills

sponsored by James N. McLaughlin

Bill Title Introduced Latest Action↓
HB 8212 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- CERTIFICATION OF TEACHERS (Extends teacher certifications without fee or penalty for three (3) years for teachers who hold certifications as of July 1, 2022.)
May 05 2022 05/17/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 17 2022
HB 8252 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES - REGISTRATION OF COMMERCIAL FISHING VEHICLES (Requires the division of motor vehicles to develop a form for registration of and a license plate for commercial fishing motor vehicles.)
May 13 2022 05/13/2022 Introduced, Referred To House Finance
May 13 2022
HR 8249 (2022 Regular Session)
House Resolution Proclaiming The Week Of May 15 Through May 21, 2022 To Be "National Police Week" In The State Of Rhode Island, In Remembrance Of All Police And Law Enforcement Officers Who Have Lost Their Lives In The Line Of Duty
May 12 2022 05/12/2022 House Read And Passed
May 12 2022
HB 7630 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- INSURANCE BENEFITS (Provides that adjunct faculty members at any state college or university who teach at least 50% of the hours regularly worked by full-time faculty in a semester would be eligible for the same medical benefits as other state employees.)
Mar 02 2022 05/11/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 11 2022
HB 7281 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - THE EDUCATION EQUITY AND PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT (Directs RIDE to release to the town of Cumberland any part of state education aid which was withheld as a setoff for money received from any of the ESSER funds.)
Feb 02 2022 05/10/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 10 2022
HB 7549 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO MILITARY AFFAIRS AND DEFENSE -- RHODE ISLAND VETERANS' HOME (Allows cold war, veteran administration connected disability, and RI national guard with less than 90 days service admission into veterans home.)
Feb 18 2022 05/05/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 05 2022
HB 8183 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- RHODE ISLAND HOUSING AND MORTGAGE FINANCE CORPORATION (Requires that the Rhode Island Housing and Mortgage Finance Corporation create, maintain and update a statewide directory of all municipal and private housing rental properties, that accept government subsidized housing vouchers.)
Apr 28 2022 05/05/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 05 2022
HB 7983 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- MOTOR FUEL TAX (Imposes a moratorium on the payment of the fuel tax until June 30, 2023.)
Mar 16 2022 05/05/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 05 2022
HB 8006 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- MOTOR FUEL TAX (Imposes a moratorium on the payment of the fuel tax until December 31, 2022.)
Mar 18 2022 05/05/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 05 2022
HR 8202 (2022 Regular Session)
House Resolution Recognizing The 74Th Anniversary Of Israel'S Establishment On May 5, 2022, And Reaffirming The Bonds Of Friendship And Cooperation Between Rhode Island, The United States, And The State Of Israel
May 03 2022 05/03/2022 House Read And Passed
May 03 2022
HR 7663 (2022 Regular Session)
JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $300,000 FROM THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FUNDS FOR THE BLACKSTONE VALLEY TOURISM COUNCIL (This joint resolution would authorize the appropriation of the sum of three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000) to the Blackstone Valley Tourism Council.)
Mar 02 2022 04/27/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 27 2022
HB 7286 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION (Includes middle income taxpayers/retirees meeting 85% of Rhode Island's median income levels as eligible participants for heating assistance and doubles the amount of assistance available which shall be funded by available American Rescue Plan funds.)
Feb 02 2022 04/26/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 26 2022
HB 7868 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO FISH AND WILDLIFE -- LICENSING (Exempts anyone age sixty-five (65) or older from the fishing license fee. An application must be completed.)
Mar 04 2022 04/26/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 26 2022
HB 7491 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- STATE LOTTERY (Designates a special account for veterans’ causes to be funded by Keno sales, less prizes and commissions, generated on Memorial Day and Veterans Day with disbursement pursuant to legislation and appropriation by the general assembly.)
Feb 16 2022 04/13/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 13 2022
HR 7975 (2022 Regular Session)
JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $5,000,000 FROM THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FUNDS TO THE CITY OF CENTRAL FALLS IN RECOGNITION OF THE DISPROPORTIONATELY HIGH IMPACT OF THE PANDEMIC ON CENTRAL FALLS AND THE DISPROPORTIONATELY ARPA FUNDING TO THE CITY (This joint resolution would authorize the appropriation of the sum of $5,000,000 to the City of Central Falls for relief in combating pandemic threats to the City's public health.)
Mar 11 2022 04/12/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 12 2022
HB 7624 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- CENTRAL FALLS BUSINESS COOPERATIVE INCUBATOR (Appropriates $100,000 annually to Fuerza Laboral for the purposes of the development and management of a business cooperative located in Central Falls to increase economic development, assists with job creation and a path to business ownership.)
Mar 02 2022 04/12/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 12 2022
HB 7625 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- CITY OF PAWTUCKET DOWNTOWN REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT (Provides that portions of the city of Central Falls would be included within the Pawtucket Downtown Redevelopment Project.)
Mar 02 2022 04/12/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 12 2022
HR 7288 (2022 Regular Session)
JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $100,000 TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT (Authorizes the appropriation of the sum of $100,000 to the department of environmental management to fund and assist the city of Central Falls in implementing aerial spraying to inhibit the growth of water chestnuts along the Blackstone River.)
Feb 02 2022 04/12/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 12 2022
HB 7545 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- SANITATION IN FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS -- SINGLE USE PLASTIC STRAWS (Exempts drive-through and take-out establishments from providing a plastic straw only upon request by the consumer.)
Feb 18 2022 04/11/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 11 2022
HR 7458 (2022 Regular Session)
House Resolution Recognizing The Fetus As A Human Life Upon The Existence Of A Heartbeat
Feb 11 2022 04/07/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 07 2022

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