HB 7953
(2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- RHODE ISLAND PATHWAYS PROJECT (Requires the executive office of health and human services (EOHHS) to conduct a study to assess the impact of using Medicaid funds to provide coverage for the treatment of the chronically homeless.)
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Mar 15 2018 |
05/02/2018 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 02 2018
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HB 7143
(2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- STATE PURCHASES (Provides Rhode Island bidders on contracts to purchase office equipment and/or machinery a five percent (5%) adjustment when determining the lowest responsible bidder.)
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Jan 12 2018 |
05/01/2018 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 01 2018
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HR 7313
(2018 Regular Session)
HOUSE RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY THE 911 EMERGENCY TELEPHONE SYSTEM (Creates a 5 member legislative commission to study the 911 Emergency Phone System, and who would report back to the House of Representatives no later than February 7, 2019, and whose life would expire on May 7, 2019.)
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Jan 26 2018 |
05/01/2018 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 01 2018
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HB 7105
(2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC FINANCE -- STATE BUDGET (Requires that the governor submit a zero-based budget to the general assembly. The zero-based budget would be phased in over a five (5) year period.)
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Jan 11 2018 |
05/01/2018 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 01 2018
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HB 7106
(2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC FINANCE -- STATE BUDGET (Requires a 2/3 affirmative vote by both the house of representatives and senate in connection with a proposed transfer of funds from a public utilities commission approved energy efficiency plan to the general fund.)
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Jan 11 2018 |
05/01/2018 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 01 2018
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HR 7245
(2018 Regular Session)
HOUSE RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY THE IMPACT, BENEFITS, AND FISCAL RAMIFICATIONS OF CREATING AN OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND (Creates a 9 member commission to study of the benefits, impact, appointment, and funding for creating an Office of Inspector General, and who would report back to the House of Representatives by February 5, 2019, and would expire on May 5, 2019.)
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Jan 19 2018 |
05/01/2018 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 01 2018
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HB 7435
(2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- ESTABLISHING AN OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL (Establishes the office of inspector general as an independent administrative agency charged with the responsibility to investigate, detect, and prevent fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement in the expenditure of public funds.)
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Feb 02 2018 |
05/01/2018 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 01 2018
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HB 8091
(2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- E-911 GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM (GIS) AND TECHNOLOGY FUND (Requires the department of administration prepare an accounting of the funds used to operate the 911 emergency system.)
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Apr 12 2018 |
05/01/2018 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 01 2018
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HB 7289
(2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- 911 EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBER ACT--PREPAID WIRELESS E-911 CHARGE ACT (Creates restricted receipt account for all 911 funds and requires these funds to be used solely for operation of the 911 system.)
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Jan 25 2018 |
05/01/2018 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 01 2018
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HB 8089
(2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES - RELIEF OF INJURED AND DECEASED FIRE FIGHTERS AND PUBLIC OFFICERS (Adds and makes correctional offices to the definition of "police officer" for the purpose of payment to their salary during line of duty illness or injury.)
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Apr 12 2018 |
04/26/2018 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 26 2018
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HB 8057
(2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- RHODE ISLAND PUBLIC SCHOOL SAFETY EVALUATION PROGRAM FUND (Establishes a restricted receipt account for the purpose of funding school safety evaluations, to be known as the "Rhode Island Public School Safety Evaluation Program Fund.")
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Apr 05 2018 |
04/26/2018 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 26 2018
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HB 8026
(2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- AFFORDABLE HOUSING OPPORTUNITY (Limits the number of registered sex offenders in any facility that operates as a homeless shelter whether on state or private property. Those limits may be exceeded if the facility complies with the provisions of § 11-37.1-21(c).)
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Mar 30 2018 |
04/25/2018 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 25 2018
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HB 8059
(2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - FEDERAL AID (Prohibits lunch-shaming of children unable to pay for meals served as part of breakfast/lunch program offered at elementary/secondary schools.)
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Apr 05 2018 |
04/25/2018 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 25 2018
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HB 7280
(2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- FEDERAL AID (Requires the same access to high school students by military recruiters enjoyed by other private recruiters postsecondary institutions.)
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Jan 25 2018 |
04/25/2018 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 25 2018
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HR 8053
(2018 Regular Session)
House Resolution Recognizing May 17, 2018, As "Dipg Awareness Day" In The State Of Rhode Island
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Apr 04 2018 |
04/04/2018 House Read And Passed
Apr 04 2018
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HB 7135
(2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE - HEARING AIDS (Increases insurance coverage for hearing aids from one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) to two thousand dollars ($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 12 2018 |
04/04/2018 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 04 2018
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HB 7497
(2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PUPILS (Requires the council on elementary and secondary education, the RI teachers' advisory council and the attorney general's office to create regulations and programs for students who have been suspended, or otherwise removed from a regular classroom setting.)
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Feb 08 2018 |
04/03/2018 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 03 2018
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HB 7576
(2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (Allows parents or guardians of a child to opt out of vaccines for non-casual contact diseases transmitted by sexual contact.)
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Feb 09 2018 |
03/28/2018 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 28 2018
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HR 7989
(2018 Regular Session)
House Resolution Congratulating Denise Panichas, Executive Director Of The Samaritans Of Rhode Island, For Receiving The John Kiffney Public Service Award From The Providence Newspaper Guild Follies
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Mar 22 2018 |
03/22/2018 House Read And Passed
Mar 22 2018
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HR 7300
(2018 Regular Session)
HOUSE RESOLUTION EXTENDING THE REPORTING AND EXPIRATION DATES OF THE SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR A PLAN AND THE DESIGN OF A BEIRUT MEMORIAL TO BE LOCATED AT THE RHODE ISLAND STATE HOUSE (Extends the reporting and expiration dates of the commission to study and make recommendations for a plan and the design of a Beirut Memorial to be located at the state house from April 30, 2018, to April 30, 2019, and expires on May 30, 2019.)
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Jan 25 2018 |
03/08/2018 House Read And Passed
Mar 08 2018
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