Rhode Island Bills

sponsored by Kenneth A. Marshall

Bill Title Introduced Latest Action↓
HB 7511 (2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY (Eliminates the penalty of abating rent in cases where a non-resident landlord fails to designate an agent for service of process and would clarify that the fine for violating this section is civil.)
Feb 08 2018 07/02/2018 Signed By Governor
Jul 02 2018
HB 7607 (2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES - UNINSURED MOTORIST IDENTIFICATION DATABASE PROCEDURE (Mandates each motor vehicle policy insurer provide a weekly record of each policy to the department of motor vehicles. A vehicle owner not insured for four (4) reporting periods must be notified to meet certain requirements.)
Feb 14 2018 07/02/2018 Signed By Governor
Jul 02 2018
HB 7066 (2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- TRIALS (Restricts the use of a victim's gender or sexual orientation as a defense by any defendant claiming provocation, diminished capacity or self-defense and prohibits the court from allowing such information into evidence.)
Jan 03 2018 07/02/2018 Signed By Governor
Jul 02 2018
HB 8156 (2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES - EXPLOSIVES AND FIREWORKS (Amends the criminal offense for placing bombs or falsely reporting bomb threats and criminalizes the possession of materials readily convertible to a bomb or explosive device.)
May 03 2018 07/02/2018 Signed By Governor
Jul 02 2018
HB 7578 (2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- ELDERLY AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT (Establishes a web-based caregiver support information center and adds certain elder services to those which are subject to training and support from the elderly affairs department.)
Feb 09 2018 07/02/2018 Signed By Governor
Jul 02 2018
HB 8102 (2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- ADVISORY COMMISSION ON HISTORICAL CEMETERIES (Authorizes the advisory committee on historical cemeteries to revive the program for marking governors' graves.)
Apr 13 2018 07/02/2018 Signed By Governor
Jul 02 2018
HB 8122 (2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO LICENSES GENERALLY (Simplifies the process of doing business in Rhode Island by eliminating unnecessary licensing requirements of various business entities.)
Apr 26 2018 07/02/2018 Signed By Governor
Jul 02 2018
HB 7309 (2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- STATE EMBLEMS (Designates the Class A Tall Ship commonly known as the "SSV Oliver Hazard Perry" as the official flagship and tall ship ambassador of the state.)
Jan 25 2018 07/02/2018 Signed By Governor
Jul 02 2018
HB 7054 (2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION FEES--DISABLED VETERANS (Expands and clarifies what constitutes disability entitling disabled veterans to the waiver of motor vehicle registration fees.)
Jan 03 2018 07/02/2018 Signed By Governor
Jul 02 2018
HB 8117 (2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES (Requires tax administrator to send written notice to persons failing to file tax returns/pay taxes informing them they will be prevented from renewing operator license/vehicle registration and procedures to contest determination.)
Apr 26 2018 07/02/2018 Signed By Governor
Jul 02 2018
HB 7124 (2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE - LIFE INSURANCE (Requires that the department of business regulation provide a mandatory disclosure notice, at no cost to insurers, to certain life insurance policy holders regarding their rights and alternatives to lapse or surrender.)
Jan 11 2018 07/02/2018 Signed By Governor
Jul 02 2018
HB 7334 (2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW - GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS - UNIFORM FRAUDULENT TRANSFER ACT (Renames title to be called Uniform Voidable Transaction Act/amends definition of "person"/adds substantive/procedural changes.)
Jan 31 2018 07/02/2018 Signed By Governor
Jul 02 2018
HB 7855 (2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS - CONTRACTORS' REGISTRATION AND LICENSING BOARD (Provides procedures relative to contractor/subcontractor retainage.)
Feb 28 2018 07/02/2018 Signed By Governor
Jul 02 2018
HB 7305 (2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- THE GOOD SAMARITAN OVERDOSE PREVENTION ACT OF 2016 (Adds alcohol and alcohol-related overdoses and possession or transportation of alcohol by an underage person, to the Good Samaritan Overdose Prevention Act.)
Jan 25 2018 07/02/2018 Signed By Governor
Jul 02 2018
HB 7502 (2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- NOTARIES PUBLIC AND JUSTICES OF THE PEACE (Repeals the current state provisions regarding notaries and adopts an adapted version of the "Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts.")
Feb 08 2018 06/29/2018 Signed By Governor
Jun 29 2018
HB 8327 (2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (Allows Christopher William Stanley to join Jennifer Vosburgh and Brandon Murphy in marriage on or about September 29, 2018, within the Town of East Greenwich, Rhode Island.)
Jun 19 2018 06/28/2018 Effective Without Governor's Signature
Jun 28 2018
HB 7697 (2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- OFFICE OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS (Provides that the state medical examiner is to conduct a multi-disciplinary team review of drug-related overdose deaths.)
Feb 28 2018 06/28/2018 Signed By Governor
Jun 28 2018
HB 8319 (2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO WATERS AND NAVIGATION - COASTAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT COUNCIL (Amends the composition, size, and requirements of memberships on the Coastal Resources Management Council.)
Jun 14 2018 06/28/2018 Signed By Governor
Jun 28 2018
HB 7790 (2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- HAWKERS AND PEDDLERS (Provides for the consolidation of food truck registration within the department of business regulation to streamline the registration process and reduce the burden on small businesses.)
Feb 28 2018 06/28/2018 Signed By Governor
Jun 28 2018
HB 7308 (2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS - MOTOR CARRIER TRANSPORTATION CONTRACTS (Renders void and unenforceable any motor transportation contract term indemnifying an indemnitee from or against its own negligence, intentional acts or omissions in contracts entered into or renewed on or after the effective date of the chapter.)
Jan 25 2018 06/28/2018 Signed By Governor
Jun 28 2018

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