HB 8307
(2018 Regular Session)
An Act Authorizing The Town Of Cumberland To Issue Not To Exceed $83,000,000 General Obligation Bonds, Notes And Other Evidences Of Indebtedness To Finance The Construction, Renovation, Improvement, Alteration, Repair, Furnishing And Equipping Of Schools And School Facilities Throughout The Town, Subject To Approval Of State Housing Aid At A Reimbursement Rate Or State Share Ratio Of Not Less Than 50% For Expenditures Eligible For State Aid And Provided That The Authorization Shall Be Reduced By Any Grant Received From The School Building Authority Capital Fund
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Jun 08 2018 |
07/05/2018 Effective Without Governor's Signature
Jul 05 2018
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HB 8219
(2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- GENERAL POWERS (Repeals the authorization for the town of Lincoln to establish municipal court (§ 45-2-51), and adopts an extensive authorization for the town of Lincoln to establish a municipal court – municipal housing court.)
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May 23 2018 |
07/05/2018 Effective Without Governor's Signature
Jul 05 2018
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HB 7578
(2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- ELDERLY AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT (Establishes a web-based caregiver support information center and adds certain elder services to those which are subject to training and support from the elderly affairs department.)
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Feb 09 2018 |
07/02/2018 Signed By Governor
Jul 02 2018
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HB 7569
(2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- LICENSING OF HEALTH CARE FACILITIES (Would require hospitals to offer flu vaccinations to all inpatient individuals sixty-five (65) years of age or older unless the person has a condition that would not allow such vaccination or if the vaccine is in short supply.)
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Feb 09 2018 |
07/02/2018 Signed By Governor
Jul 02 2018
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HB 7600
(2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY - RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT (Allows landlords to charge additional security deposits on furniture when a furnished apartment is leased, if the value of the furniture exceeds $7,500.)
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Feb 14 2018 |
07/02/2018 Signed By Governor
Jul 02 2018
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HB 7416
(2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS - PHARMACIES--PARTIAL FILLS (Allows a pharmacist to dispense a partial fill of a Schedule II controlled substance at the request of the patient or the prescriber.)
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Feb 02 2018 |
07/02/2018 Signed By Governor
Jul 02 2018
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HB 7496
(2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT -- NON-OPIATE DIRECTIVE (Establishes a procedure for individuals to file a revocable voluntary non-opiate directive form with the person's licensed health care practitioner.)
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Feb 08 2018 |
07/02/2018 Signed By Governor
Jul 02 2018
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HB 8358
(2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES - ABUSED AND NEGLECTED CHILDREN (Establishes the Rhode Island chapter of the children’s advocacy center, a community based organization that would provide a child-friendly, safe and neutral location from which a multidisciplinary team would act in response to child abuse allegations.)
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Jun 23 2018 |
07/02/2018 Signed By Governor
Jul 02 2018
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HB 7136
(2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - TANNING FACILITY SAFETY STANDARDS ACT (Prohibits the use of tanning facilities by persons less than eighteen (18) years of age.)
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Jan 12 2018 |
06/28/2018 Signed By Governor
Jun 28 2018
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HB 8166
(2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - THE HOSPITAL CONVERSIONS ACT (Applies to settlement of St. Joseph Hospital Retirement Plan settlements/joint tortfeasors' releases.)
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May 04 2018 |
06/26/2018 Signed By Governor
Jun 26 2018
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HB 7563
(2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- INSURANCE CONSUMER PROTECTION SALES ACT (Creates a system of consumer protection for regulation by DBR of noninsurance business entities using or disclosing personal identifiable financial information for insurance sales.)
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Feb 09 2018 |
06/23/2018 House Voted To Recommit To House Corporations
Jun 23 2018
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HB 7451
(2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- CELL PHONE TRACKING (Provides that cell phone tracking notice and warrant requirements do not apply to location information obtained by court order intercepting wire/oral communications or pen registers/trap and trace devices.)
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Feb 02 2018 |
06/23/2018 House Voted To Recommit To House Judiciary
Jun 23 2018
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HB 7420
(2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY - ANIMAL CARE (Prohibits the rental, lease, or finance of any sale of a cat or dog, with exceptions for animals used for breeding, shows and work.)
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Feb 02 2018 |
06/21/2018 Committee Recommends Passage In Concurrence
Jun 21 2018
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HB 7652
(2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES - CHILDREN (Transfers jurisdiction of the offenses in § 11-9-5 of the general laws ("cruelty to or neglect of child") from the Rhode Island Family Court to the Rhode Island Superior Court.)
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Feb 15 2018 |
06/18/2018 Signed By Governor
Jun 18 2018
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HB 7522
(2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS - VOTER REGISTRATION (Requires the secretary of state to notify the appropriate elected official of a newly registered voter's most recent former place of residence, only if it is located outside of Rhode Island.)
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Feb 09 2018 |
06/18/2018 Signed By Governor
Jun 18 2018
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HB 7604
(2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW--GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- CONSUMER EMPOWERMENT AND IDENTITY PREVENTION ACT OF 2006 (Provides that a consumer report agency may not charge a consumer a fee for any security freeze service. Effective September 1, 2018.)
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Feb 14 2018 |
06/14/2018 Signed By Governor
Jun 14 2018
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HB 7419
(2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PUPILS (Prohibits the advertising of unhealthy food and beverage products in schools that do not meet minimum federal and state governmental nutrition standards.)
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Feb 02 2018 |
06/04/2018 Signed By Governor
Jun 04 2018
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HR 7801
(2018 Regular Session)
JOINT RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY THE POSSIBILITY OF TRANSITIONING THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A BIENNIAL BUDGET (Creates a 13 member commission to study of the possibility of transitioning the state to the establishment of a biennial budget, and who would report back to the General Assembly and the Governor by February 1, 2019, and expire on July 1, 2019.)
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Feb 28 2018 |
05/29/2018 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 29 2018
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HB 7430
(2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- DISABILITY AND ELDERLY DRIVING EXPENSES TAX CREDIT (Establishes 100% tax credit for disabled/elderly drivers age 65 and older for vehicle modification costs/training fees incurred necessary to retain their license/registration per rules/regs of tax administrator eff. 1/2018.)
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Feb 02 2018 |
05/16/2018 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 16 2018
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HB 7881
(2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- THE STUDENT LOAN BILL OF RIGHTS (Authorizes the creation of the position of student loan ombudsman within the office of the commissioner of postsecondary education.)
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Feb 28 2018 |
05/15/2018 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 15 2018
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