Rhode Island Bills

sponsored by Sherry Roberts

Bill Title Introduced Latest Action↓
HB 7834 (2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT - DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION (Prohibits certain affordable housing programs with requirements that exceed those set forth in the general laws of the state from being included in the statewide planning program.)
Feb 28 2018 05/09/2018 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 09 2018
HB 7936 (2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- AUTOMATED SCHOOL-ZONE-SPEED-ENFORCEMENT SYSTEM ACT OF 2016 (Requires cities and towns to place funds generated from automated school-zone-speed-enforcement systems in a state operated restricted receipt account for school safety programs.)
Mar 09 2018 05/09/2018 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 09 2018
HB 8129 (2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- TRAFFICKING OF PERSONS AND INVOLUNTARY SERVITUDE (Provides specific language for signs posted at establishments notifying people of contact information to national human trafficking resource center and deletes provision enabling department of labor and training to impose fines for failure to post signs.)
Apr 27 2018 05/09/2018 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 09 2018
HB 7485 (2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- RHODE ISLAND COMMERCE CORPORATION (Requires the Rhode Island commerce corporation to submit quarterly financial reports.)
Feb 07 2018 05/09/2018 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 09 2018
HB 7055 (2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION - TAX CREDITS FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO SCHOLARSHIP ORGANIZATIONS (Increases the total aggregate amount of tax credits for a business entity not to exceed $5,000,000 in fiscal year 2019.)
Jan 03 2018 05/08/2018 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 08 2018
HB 7207 (2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION - BUSINESS CORPORATION TAX (Provides that corporations with less than fifty (50) employees shall not be subject to the four hundred dollar ($400) minimum corporate tax.)
Jan 18 2018 05/08/2018 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 08 2018
HB 7626 (2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION - PERSONAL INCOME TAX (Provides that when calculating an individual's federal adjusted gross income for state tax purposes, there shall be subtracted therefrom an amount up to $15,000 of taxable individual and SEP retirement account and 401k plan income.)
Feb 14 2018 05/08/2018 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 08 2018
HB 7487 (2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION - PERSONAL INCOME TAX - PART 44-30-81 PROCEDURE AND ADMINISTRATION (Provides, for the tax year 2017 and thereafter, that any tax overpayment would be refunded with interest calculated at twelve percent (12%) compounded daily if not received by the thirtieth day of June in the subsequent year.)
Feb 07 2018 05/08/2018 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 08 2018
HB 7490 (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.)
Feb 07 2018 05/01/2018 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 01 2018
HB 7209 (2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC FINANCE - STATE BUDGET (Prohibits legislative grants awarded by the general assembly through the state budget.)
Jan 18 2018 05/01/2018 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 01 2018
HB 7896 (2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- E-911 UNIFORM EMERGENCY TELEPHONE SYSTEM DIVISION (Requires all the money collected for various billed services, by each telecommunications provider be deposited in a restricted receipt account, not the general fund.)
Feb 28 2018 05/01/2018 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 01 2018
HB 7208 (2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC FINANCE - BUDGETING - LEGISLATIVE GRANTS (Provides that legislative grants be awarded by senators and representatives in equal prorated shares, one half (1/2) in each chamber.)
Jan 18 2018 05/01/2018 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 01 2018
HB 7835 (2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- BUILDING ON OR DEVELOPMENT OF STATE LAND (Requires general assembly approval for construction on or development of certain classes of state-owned properties.)
Feb 28 2018 05/01/2018 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 01 2018
HB 7349 (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 prevent and detect fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement in the expenditure of public funds.)
Jan 31 2018 05/01/2018 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 01 2018
HB 7836 (2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT - RHODE ISLAND HOUSING RESOURCES ACT OF 1998 AND TOWNS AND CITIES - LOW AND MODERATE INCOME HOUSING (Alters the definition of "affordable housing" to include housing that costs no more than thirty percent (30%) of gross household income for a household with income less than sixty percent (60%) of the median income for city or town.)
Feb 28 2018 04/26/2018 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 26 2018
HB 7174 (2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- COLLECTION OF TAXES GENERALLY--COVENTRY (Extends to the town of Coventry the provisions of § 44-7-10.2 relative to the non-issuance of building and demolition permits to applicants in arrears on taxes, liens, and assessments.)
Jan 17 2018 04/26/2018 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 26 2018
HB 7662 (2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- LOW AND MODERATE INCOME HOUSING (Allows a local review board of a city or town to provide reasonable conditions and limitations on any low and moderate income housing project.)
Feb 15 2018 04/26/2018 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 26 2018
HB 7206 (2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO AN AMENDMENT OF CHAPTER 330 OF THE PUBLIC LAWS OF 1997 ENTITLED "AN ACT TO CREATE A SEWER AUTHORITY FOR THE TOWN OF COVENTRY AND TO AUTHORIZE SAID TOWN TO PLAN, CONSTRUCT, FINANCE, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN SEWAGE WORKS" (Amends Coventry's sewer system enabling legislation to allow appropriations from town tax fund for wastewater system sewers/projects only after voter approval.)
Jan 18 2018 04/26/2018 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 26 2018
HB 7840 (2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PARKS AND RECREATIONAL AREAS -- GENERAL PROVISIONS (Waives fees for entrance to state parks for any person sixty-five (65) years of age or older who suffers from a disability as defined by the director of the department of environmental management.)
Feb 28 2018 04/25/2018 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 25 2018
HB 8027 (2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- PRESERVATION OF FAMILIES WITH DISABLED PARENT (Precludes the disability of a parent from serving as a basis for denial or restriction in matters involving a child's welfare, foster care, family law, guardianship and adoption without written findings by the family court.)
Mar 30 2018 04/25/2018 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 25 2018

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