HB 5986
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- PUBLIC UTILITIES (Increases penalties for damages to electric/cellular communication lines from $3,000 to $50,000/imprisonment from 2 to10 years, or both/requires restitution for economic harm/increases water supply systems imprisonment to 10 years plus restitution.)
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Feb 26 2021 |
03/09/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 09 2021
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HB 5592
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HOLIDAYS AND DAYS OF SPECIAL OBSERVANCE - FIRST RESPONDERS (Establishes March 17 as an annual day of special observance to honor Rhode Island's first responders.)
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Feb 12 2021 |
03/08/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 08 2021
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HB 5464
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- LICENSING OF HEALTH CARE FACILITIES (Mandates a patient shall not be denied appropriate care on the basis of age/sex/gender identity/sexual orientation, race/color/marital status/familial status/disability/religion/national origin/source of income/source of payment or profession.)
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Feb 10 2021 |
03/08/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 08 2021
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HB 5375
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES (Increases mandatory insurance coverage for hearing aids from $1,500 to $2,000, per ear, every three (3) years. In addition, the amount of insurance coverage would no longer be based on the age of the recipient.)
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Feb 05 2021 |
03/08/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 08 2021
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HB 5548
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (Regulates the manufacture, distribution and retail sale of vapor products in Rhode Island.)
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Feb 12 2021 |
03/08/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 08 2021
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HB 5926
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HOLIDAYS AND DAYS OF SPECIAL OBSERVANCE -- DAYS OF SPECIAL OBSERVANCE (Designates June 12 annually as Women Veterans' Day as a day of special observance in the state of Rhode Island.)
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Feb 24 2021 |
03/08/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 08 2021
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HB 5765
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS - EXCAVATION NEAR UNDERGROUND UTILITY FACILITIES (Requires any public utility or its contractor to reimburse an excavator for lost time expense incurred, including manpower and equipment from the utility's incorrect marking of underground utilities.)
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Feb 24 2021 |
03/08/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 08 2021
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HR 6106
(2021 Regular Session)
House Resolution Recognizing March 8, 2021, As "International Women'S Day" In The State Of Rhode Island
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Mar 04 2021 |
03/04/2021 House Read And Passed
Mar 04 2021
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HB 5566
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES - ASSAULTS (Makes an assault on taxi drivers a felony punishable by up to three (3) years imprisonment and an assault with a dangerous weapon punishable by five (5) to twenty (20) years imprisonment.)
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Feb 12 2021 |
03/03/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 03 2021
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HB 5516
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- SCHOOL COMMITTEES AND SUPERINTENDENTS (Authorizes Providence to have elected school committee effective July 1, 2025 subject to approval of electors at general / special election held prior to July 1, 2025)
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Feb 12 2021 |
03/03/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 03 2021
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HB 5567
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES - MOTORCYCLE HELMETS (Requires all operators of motorcycles to wear a helmet. Violation results in a one hundred dollar ($100) fine. Increases the fine for failure of passenger’s to wear a helmet from eighty-five dollars ($85) to one hundred dollars ($100).)
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Feb 12 2021 |
03/03/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 03 2021
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HB 5307
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- THE RHODE ISLAND MARIJUANA EXPUNGEMENT ACT OF 2021 (Provides that past criminal misdemeanors and felonies for possession of marijuana may be expunged, and the charges from said criminal act could not be used against a person from entering the cannabis industry or any government assistance programs.)
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Jan 29 2021 |
03/03/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 03 2021
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HB 5269
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- COLLECTION OF TAX SALES --WATER SUPPLY -- WATER AND SEWER CHARGES (Prevents the forced sale of real estate owned by persons who owe fire, water, sewer, road or lighting district charges.)
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Jan 29 2021 |
03/02/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 02 2021
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HB 5378
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE - CHILD SUPPORT INTERCEPT ACT (Expands child support interception of insurance payments to include life insurance proceeds payable to non-custodial parents who are the beneficiaries of the policy.)
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Feb 05 2021 |
03/02/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 02 2021
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HB 5530
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO AERONAUTICS -- AIRPORTS AND LANDING FIELDS (Increases the amount of reimbursement funds required to be paid by the Rhode Island airport corporation to the city of Warwick for municipal services.)
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Feb 12 2021 |
03/02/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 02 2021
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HB 5538
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES - MOTOR VEHICLES REPARATIONS ACT (Amends the fine imposed for a first offense for failure to maintain financial security, to a maximum of one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125).)
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Feb 12 2021 |
03/02/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 02 2021
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HR 6059
(2021 Regular Session)
House Resolution Proclaiming The Month Of March, 2021, As "Bleeding Disorders Awareness Month" In The State Of Rhode Island
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Mar 02 2021 |
03/02/2021 House Read And Passed
Mar 02 2021
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HB 5438
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE - PRESCRIPTION DRUG BENEFITS (Provides that health insurance contributions made by enrollees for cost sharing requirements include those amounts paid by the enrollee or another person on behalf of the enrollee.)
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Feb 10 2021 |
03/02/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 02 2021
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HR 6058
(2021 Regular Session)
House Resolution Proclaiming The Month Of March, 2021, To Be "Women'S History Month" In The State Of Rhode Island
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Mar 02 2021 |
03/02/2021 House Read And Passed
Mar 02 2021
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HB 5368
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- BARBERS, HAIRDRESSERS, COSMETICIANS, MANICURISTS AND ESTHETICIANS (Adds the application or removal of eyelash extensions and the use of chemicals in the area of the eyelids to the definition of the "practice of hairdressing and cosmetic therapy".)
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Feb 05 2021 |
03/01/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 01 2021
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