Rhode Island Bills

sponsored by Arthur Handy

Bill Title Introduced Latest Action↓
HR 6215 (2017 Regular Session)
House Resolution Proclaiming May 14, 2017 To Be "Childhood Apraxia Of Speech Awareness Day" In The State Of Rhode Island
May 11 2017 05/11/2017 House Read And Passed
May 11 2017
HB 5565 (2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT - HOUSING RESOURCES (Enables the general assembly to appropriate not less than five million dollars annually in capital financing for affordable housing development.)
Feb 16 2017 05/09/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 09 2017
HB 6147 (2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION (Allows municipalities with a population density greater than two thousand (2,000) people per square mile to exempt from taxation real property used for agricultural operations.)
Apr 26 2017 05/04/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 04 2017
HB 5750 (2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - THE RHODE ISLAND STUDENT LOAN AUTHORITY (Establishes a 2% reduction in student loan interest program to be administered by the student loan authority for college graduates who live and work in Rhode Island for a period of at least 2 years.)
Mar 01 2017 05/03/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 03 2017
HB 6077 (2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS-THE ENERGY AND CONSUMER SAVINGS ACT OF 2005 (Establishes minimum energy efficiency standards for certain products sold or installed in the state.)
Apr 05 2017 04/27/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 27 2017
HB 5626 (2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- COMMUNICATION ACCESS SERVICES (Requires insurance plans to include coverage for effective communication access services between patients who are deaf and their healthcare professionals in order to ensure that their health needs and treatments are understood.)
Mar 01 2017 04/26/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 26 2017
HB 5938 (2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE - HEARING AIDS (Increases the insurance coverage for hearing aids from $1,500 to $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.)
Mar 16 2017 04/26/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 26 2017
HB 5808 (2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO WATERS AND NAVIGATION - THE CLIMATE CHANGE COASTAL ADAPTATION TRUST FUND (Establishes the RI coastal adaptation trust fund which would enable cities and towns and the state to apply for grants to fund projects that invest in measures that adapt infrastructure on public lands to address the impacts of climate change.)
Mar 01 2017 04/25/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 25 2017
HB 5547 (2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- POSSESSION OF FIREARMS BY MINORS (Requires all minors in possession of a firearm, with or without a permit, be in the presence of a parent or guardian or supervising adult at all times.)
Feb 16 2017 04/25/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 25 2017
HB 5862 (2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- HEALTHY WORKPLACE (Creates the "Healthy Workplace Act of 2017" and establishes a cause of action against employers and employees for workplace bullying, harassment and other abusive conduct that is tolerated by employers.)
Mar 08 2017 04/06/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 06 2017
HB 5857 (2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- DELINQUENT AND DEPENDENT CHILDREN-- CRIMINAL INJURIES COMPENSATION-- SEXUALLY EXPLOITED CHILDREN (Makes sex trafficking victims eligible for criminal injuries compensation fund and designates them as abused, neglected children and establishes "safe harbor" provisions.)
Mar 03 2017 04/05/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 05 2017
HB 5815 (2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- AIR POLLUTION (Regulates the phase-out of wood stoves without EPA certification in densely populated residential areas and requires material burned in wood stoves to be clean wood or other approved material.)
Mar 02 2017 03/30/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 30 2017
HB 5997 (2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- PENALTIES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL VIOLATIONS (Adopts a penalty of twelve percent (12%) per annum on administrative penalties that are in default.)
Mar 23 2017 03/30/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 30 2017
HB 5830 (2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- SPOUSAL NOTICE FOR ABORTION (Repeals the requirement of notice to husband of a patient before an abortion procedure.)
Mar 02 2017 03/29/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 29 2017
HR 5317 (2017 Regular Session)
House Resolution Respectfully Requesting The Rhode Island Department Of Environmental Management To Conduct A Study Of The Impact The New Environmental Protection Agency Policies And Rules Will Have On Its Ability To Preserve And Protect Rhode Island'S Natural Resources
Feb 01 2017 03/29/2017 House Read And Passed
Mar 29 2017
HB 5823 (2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- PROHIBITION OF CONTAINERS USING BISPHENOL A (Prohibits the use of containers, or food packaged in containers that contain bisphenol A.)
Mar 02 2017 03/29/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 29 2017
HB 5741 (2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - MULTI-UNIT RESIDENCE SAFETY ACT (Prohibits smoking in common areas of multi-unit residential developments.)
Mar 01 2017 03/29/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 29 2017
HB 5822 (2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - FORMALDEHYDE CONTROL (Prohibits the use of formaldehyde or formaldehyde replacements in certain children's products.)
Mar 02 2017 03/29/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 29 2017
HB 5922 (2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION - PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION (Exempts from taxation open air structures that are used for the sheltering and/or feeding and watering of animals utilized in connection with agricultural operations.)
Mar 16 2017 03/29/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 29 2017
HB 5869 (2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION (Amends and add several sections relative to gas and electric utility carriers, customer service provided thereby, and customer service levels and billing practices required by the carriers to the customers.)
Mar 08 2017 03/24/2017 Withdrawn At Sponsor's Request
Mar 24 2017

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