HB 7807
(2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- CHILDREN (Establishes criminal penalties for a wanton or reckless act or omission of a parent, guardian or any other person who has custody or control of a child that result in substantial risk of serious bodily injury or sexual abuse of a child in their care.)
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Mar 03 2022 |
06/27/2022 Signed By Governor
Jun 27 2022
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HB 8230
(2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- SEXUAL ASSAULT (Defines any act of sexual penetration or contact perpetrated by an individual with a position of authority upon a person over the age of fourteen (14) and under the age of eighteen (18) as third degree sexual assault.)
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May 11 2022 |
06/27/2022 Signed By Governor
Jun 27 2022
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HB 7872
(2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELORS AND MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS (Creates entry-level licensing program to allow applicants as a mental health counselor assoc. or marriage/family therapist assoc. to practice under supervision prior to becoming licensed a mental health counselor or licensed marriage/family therapist.)
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Mar 04 2022 |
06/27/2022 Signed By Governor
Jun 27 2022
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HB 7233
(2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO WATERS AND NAVIGATION -- PFAS IN DRINKING WATER, GROUNDWATER AND SURFACE WATERS (Provides for the department of health to take action to establish maximum contaminant levels for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water and set interim standards.)
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Jan 28 2022 |
06/27/2022 Signed By Governor
Jun 27 2022
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HB 6644
(2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- SEXUAL ASSAULT (Same as 21H-5141 -- Increases the age of children able to utilize a recorded forensic interview for cases of sexual abuse in grand jury testimony -- child assault from age fourteen (14) to age eighteen (18).)
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Jan 06 2022 |
06/27/2022 Signed By Governor
Jun 27 2022
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HB 7065
(2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- PLASTIC WASTE REDUCTION ACT (Creates the "Plastic Waste Reduction Act" designed to reduce the use of plastic bags by retail establishments by offering recyclable bag options and providing penalties for violations.)
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Jan 12 2022 |
06/27/2022 Signed By Governor
Jun 27 2022
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HB 7068
(2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- PUBLIC ASSISTANCE ACT (Requires the RI department of human services to develop a plan to streamline the application, certification and recertification process for SNAP beneficiaries aged sixty years and over.)
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Jan 12 2022 |
06/27/2022 Signed By Governor
Jun 27 2022
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HB 7499
(2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF PROVIDENCE TO FINANCE A CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS THE UNFUNDED PENSION LIABILITY OF THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF THE CITY OF PROVIDENCE BY THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS IN A PRINCIPAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $515,000,000 (Authorizes the city of Providence to finance a contribution towards the unfunded pension liability of the employee retirement system of the city of Providence by the issuance of bonds in the principal amount of $515,000,000 therefor.)
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Feb 16 2022 |
06/22/2022 Signed By Governor
Jun 22 2022
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HB 7755
(2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT- GOVERNOR'S CLEAN ENERGY WORKFORCE TRANSITION COMMISSION (Creates the Governor’s Clean Energy Workforce Transition Commission.)
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Mar 02 2022 |
06/22/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Jun 22 2022
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HB 7863
(2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- EMPLOYMENT SECURITY--GENERAL PROVISIONS (Extends until June 30, 2023, an increase in the total amount of earnings a partial-unemployment insurance claimant can receive before being entirely disqualified for unemployment insurance benefits.)
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Mar 04 2022 |
06/21/2022 Signed By Governor
Jun 21 2022
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HB 7235
(2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- PHARMACIES (Sets pharmacist renewal license fee at $250 biennially and annual nonresident pharmacy location license fee at $625. Validates pharmacy technician licenses for 2 years. Validates pharmacy intern licenses for 5 years.)
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Jan 28 2022 |
06/21/2022 Referred To Senate Health And Human Services
Jun 21 2022
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HB 7410
(2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- EVIDENCE (Prohibits use of illegally seized evidence in administrative hearing involving fish/wildlife violations, limits penalties for violations to $500, establishes forfeiture provisions, requires hearing officers to decide constitutional issues.)
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Feb 09 2022 |
06/20/2022 Referred To Senate Judiciary
Jun 20 2022
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HB 7693
(2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- INDICTMENTS, INFORMATIONS AND COMPLAINTS (Includes the offense of second-degree sexual assault among the offenses to which there shall be no statute of limitations.)
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Mar 02 2022 |
06/20/2022 Referred To Senate Judiciary
Jun 20 2022
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HB 6614
(2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- LARGE CAPACITY FEEDING DEVICE BAN OF 2022 (Same as 21H-5554 --Makes it a felony for an individual to possess any semi-automatic firearm magazine which is capable of holding more than 10 rounds of ammunition. Violation is punishable by up to 5 years imprisonment or a fine of up to $5,000.)
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Jan 06 2022 |
06/20/2022 Signed By Governor
Jun 20 2022
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HB 8122
(2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- GENERAL POWERS -- TOWN OF NARRAGANSETT-- LANDING FEE (Increases the landing fee at the Port of Galilee in the town of Narragansett from thirty-five cents ($.35) to fifty cents ($.50).)
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Apr 08 2022 |
06/17/2022 Effective Without Governor's Signature
Jun 17 2022
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HB 7714
(2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- FALSE REPRESENTATION OF MILITARY STATUS (Creates the crime of stolen valor, for falsely representing himself or herself as a member of the military or armed forces, which is punishable by imprisonment of not more than one year, a fine of one thousand dollars ($1,000), or both.)
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Mar 02 2022 |
06/15/2022 Signed By Governor
Jun 15 2022
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HB 8275
(2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- THE MEDICAID REENTRY ACT (Mandates that a person's incarceration not affect his or her enrollment status in medical assistance.)
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May 20 2022 |
06/14/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Jun 14 2022
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HB 8338
(2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- RHODE ISLAND GREENWAYS ACT OF 1995 (Requires the installation of signs indicating locations of greenway areas)
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Jun 13 2022 |
06/13/2022 Introduced, Referred To House Environment And Natural Resources
Jun 13 2022
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HB 7700
(2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- INTERCEPTION OF WIRE AND ORAL COMMUNICATIONS (Adds felony violations of Uniform Act on Prevention of and Remedies for Human Trafficking as a designated offense for an application for an order under the Interception of Wire and Oral Communications statute.)
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Mar 02 2022 |
06/07/2022 Signed By Governor
Jun 07 2022
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HB 7731
(2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- JUSTICES OF THE PEACE--STANDARDS OF CONDUCT FOR NOTARIES PUBLIC (Allows the continuance of the remote notarization following the expiration of the executive emergency order currently in effect and requires a certificate of any notarial act.)
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Mar 02 2022 |
05/28/2022 Meeting Postponed (05/31/2022)
May 28 2022
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