SB 837
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO FISH AND WILDLIFE - HUNTING AND HUNTING SAFETY (Requires any person who sustains an injury to themselves or causes an injury to another while hunting or trapping to report the injury to the department of environmental management immediately.)
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Apr 27 2017 |
06/06/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Jun 06 2017
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SB 323
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PERSONAL INCOME TAX (Exempts from personal income tax the first $25,000 a taxpayer received from pensions, interest income, 401K plans and individual retirement accounts, and up to $50,000 for joint filers.)
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Feb 16 2017 |
06/01/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Jun 01 2017
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SB 311
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION - PERSONAL INCOME TAX (Imposes 2% tax increase on personal income over $250,000 effective January 1, 2018.)
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Feb 16 2017 |
06/01/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Jun 01 2017
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SB 215
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION - PERSONAL INCOME TAX (Increases the refundable state earned income credit from fifteen percent (15%) to twenty-five percent (25%) for the 2018 taxable year, and each taxable year thereafter.)
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Feb 02 2017 |
06/01/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Jun 01 2017
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SB 639
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- INSURANCE BENEFITS (Proves that correctional officers with twenty-five (25) years of service and who are at least fifty-five (55) years of age, shall be entitled to a non-Medicare-eligible retiree health care insurance benefit.)
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Mar 29 2017 |
05/23/2017 Committee Heard
May 23 2017
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SB 799
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES - SEXUAL ASSAULT (Increases the minimum penalty for first degree sexual assault from ten (10) to twenty (20) years. The act would also create a category of cases wherein the first ten (10) years of any sentence be ineligible for the benefits of deferment or suspension.)
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Apr 25 2017 |
05/09/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 09 2017
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SB 232
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (Prohibits the sale of electronic nicotine-delivery systems without having a license to sell cigarettes and/or tobacco products.)
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Feb 02 2017 |
04/27/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 27 2017
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SB 557
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - ESTABLISHMENT OF CHARTER PUBLIC SCHOOLS (Establishes district-charter compacts between charter schools and traditional public schools.)
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Mar 15 2017 |
04/26/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 26 2017
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SB 435
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- COMMUNITY SCHOOLS INITIATIVE (Requires that the commissioner of elementary and secondary education develop a strategic plan for creating a Rhode Island community school initiative.)
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Mar 02 2017 |
04/26/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 26 2017
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SB 142
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- FUNDING OF CHARTER PUBLIC SCHOOLS (Amends the provisions by which charter public schools apply for state aid for reimbursement of school housing costs and further amends the calculation method of housing costs under this section.)
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Feb 01 2017 |
04/25/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 25 2017
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SB 568
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION-FOUNDATION LEVEL SCHOOL SUPPORT (Amends the maintenance of effort provisions used to determine the minimum contribution for local school aid.)
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Mar 15 2017 |
04/25/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 25 2017
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SB 284
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- CONTRACTORS' BONDS (Prohibits state, general contractors, and construction managers from withholding a retainer of more than five percent (5%) from public works contracts.)
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Feb 15 2017 |
04/21/2017 Committee Transferred To House Finance
Apr 21 2017
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SB 483
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - LICENSING OF HEALTH CARE FACILITIES (Establishes limits on the maximum number of patients that may be assigned to a unit’s registered nurses in particular health care situations.)
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Mar 02 2017 |
04/11/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 11 2017
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SB 254
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- SALES AND USE TAXES (Exempts the trade-in value of pickup trucks under eight thousand one hundred pounds (8,100 lbs.) gross weight, used exclusively for personal use, from sales tax.)
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Feb 15 2017 |
04/06/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 06 2017
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SR 718
(2017 Regular Session)
Senate Resolution Expressing Condolences On The Passing Of Pauline M. Cardin
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Apr 06 2017 |
04/06/2017 Senate Read And Passed
Apr 06 2017
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SR 688
(2017 Regular Session)
Senate Resolution Celebrating March 25, 2017 As The 196Th Anniversary Of Greek Independence Day
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Mar 30 2017 |
03/30/2017 Senate Read And Passed
Mar 30 2017
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SB 294
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- RHODE ISLAND COMMERCE CORPORATION (Directs the Rhode Island commerce corporation to develop a combat veterans' small business loan program.)
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Feb 15 2017 |
03/29/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 29 2017
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SB 81
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS - WORKERS' COMPENSATION - BENEFITS (Increases the spendable base wage calculation from seventy-five percent (75%) to eighty-five percent (85%) under the workers' compensation law and makes additional changes relating to partial incapacity.)
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Jan 18 2017 |
03/29/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 29 2017
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SB 278
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL LAW - PAROLE BOARD (Prospectively limits appointments and reappointments to the parole board to 3 years.)
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Feb 15 2017 |
03/29/2017 Referred To House Judiciary
Mar 29 2017
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SB 79
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- WORKERS' COMPENSATION--MEDICAL SERVICES (Requires employers to pay the reasonable transportation costs for employees that travel round-trip to receive workers' compensation related health care services.)
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Jan 18 2017 |
03/29/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 29 2017
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