Rhode Island Bills

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Bill Title Introduced Latest Action↓
HR 6238 (2017 Regular Session)
House Resolution Congratulating The Barrington High School Boys Ice Hockey High School Team On Winning The 2017 Rhode Island Boys Division Ii Ice Hockey Championship
May 23 2017 05/23/2017 House Read And Passed
May 23 2017
HB 5021 (2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION - BUSINESS CORPORATION TAX (Exempts a corporation from the minimum corporate tax for the first three years following the date of incorporation.)
Jan 05 2017 05/23/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 23 2017
HB 5271 (2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES - LOCAL PLANNING BOARD OR COMMISSION (Permits the Barrington town council to appoint two alternate members to the planning board.)
Jan 27 2017 05/18/2017 Effective Without Governor's Signature
May 18 2017
HB 5493 (2017 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 purpose of preventing and detecting fraud, waste and abuse, and mismanagement in the expenditure of public funds.)
Feb 15 2017 05/16/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 16 2017
HR 5356 (2017 Regular Session)
HOUSE RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY ALL ASPECTS PERTAINING TO THE MANAGEMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAMS IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND (Creates a 9 member commission to study existing infrastructure programs in the state of Rhode Island and provides recommendations for improvements, and would report back by April 30, 2018, and would expire on June 30, 2018.)
Feb 02 2017 05/16/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 16 2017
HB 5841 (2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC FINANCE -- MEDICAL ASSISTANCE AND PUBLIC ASSISTANCE CASELOAD ESTIMATING CONFERENCES (Requires the participation and input of the EOHHS, DHS, DCYF and BDHDDH in medical assistance and public assistance caseload estimating conferences and the generation of monthly data to the members of the caseload estimating conference.)
Mar 02 2017 05/09/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 09 2017
HB 5329 (2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- TEACHERS' RETIREMENT (Allows any teacher or athletic coach, who has retired to substitute at state schools and public schools for a period of no more than one hundred twenty (120) days in one school year without forfeiture or reduction of retirement benefits.)
Feb 01 2017 05/03/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 03 2017
HB 5877 (2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (Establishes a prudent investor rule for trustees, directors and retirement system employees of state and municipal retirement systems who invest and manage or delegate the approval of investment or management of retirement system assets.)
Mar 08 2017 05/03/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 03 2017
HR 6164 (2017 Regular Session)
House Resolution Welcoming Soraiya To The Rhode Island State House
Apr 27 2017 04/27/2017 House Read And Passed
Apr 27 2017
HR 6165 (2017 Regular Session)
House Resolution Proclaiming April 27, 2017, To Be "Child Care Awareness Day" In The State Of Rhode Island
Apr 27 2017 04/27/2017 House Read And Passed
Apr 27 2017
HB 6123 (2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW - GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS - UNIFORM FRAUDULENT TRANSFER ACT (Amends the "Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act" to be called the "Uniform Voidable Transactions Act" and amends several provisions to the general laws to reflect this change.)
Apr 14 2017 04/25/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 25 2017
HB 5431 (2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS - STATE PURCHASES (Requires the state and municipalities to award bids for purchases of goods or services to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder whose bid is the lowest price.)
Feb 08 2017 04/25/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 25 2017
HB 5730 (2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES - WEAPONS (Requires applicants for a license or carry permit for firearms to undergo a national BCI.)
Mar 01 2017 04/25/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 25 2017
HB 5853 (2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (Allows Charles Joseph Cook to join Tenley Forrest Burlingame and Griffin Thomas Menzies in marriage on or about August 19, 2017, within the Town of Bristol, Rhode Island.)
Mar 03 2017 04/19/2017 Effective Without Governor's Signature
Apr 19 2017
HB 5948 (2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS - CAMPAIGN FINANCE (Makes numerous changes to the campaign finance report law concerning exemptions, filing paper copies of statements, and maximum late filing fines.)
Mar 17 2017 04/12/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 12 2017
HB 5736 (2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE - EXPUNGEMENT OF CRIMINAL RECORDS (Makes persons with up to six misdemeanor or six felony convictions eligible for expungement, provided they had no violent felony, domestic violence or DUI convictions. Eligibility 10 – 20 years respectively from completion of last sentence.)
Mar 01 2017 04/05/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 05 2017
HB 5674 (2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- THE CONSUMER PROTECTION IN EYE CARE ACT (Provides consumer protection in eye care services by developing standards and enforcement protocols related to the utilization of emergent technologies in the provision of eye care services, as well as for the delegation of eye care services by providers.)
Mar 01 2017 03/29/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 29 2017
HB 5438 (2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO DOMESTIC RELATIONS -- UNIFORM RECOGNITION AND ENFORCEMENT OF CANADIAN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROTECTION ORDERS ACT (Enacts uniform recognition of Canadian domestic violence protection orders act to conform law to other enacting states.)
Feb 09 2017 03/15/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 15 2017
HB 5443 (2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PROBATE PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE -- REVISED UNIFORM FIDUCIARY ACCESS TO DIGITAL ASSETS ACT (Regulates fiduciary and designated recipient access to digital assets relating to probate practice and procedure by creating the "Revised Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act" to promote uniformity of the law among states that enact it.)
Feb 09 2017 03/15/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 15 2017
HB 5479 (2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- EMPLOYMENT SECURITY (Creates a seasonal employment designation for purposes of unemployment insurance, which would allow employers regularly hiring employees on a recurring basis for less than 20 weeks to apply for a seasonal determination from the DTL.)
Feb 15 2017 03/09/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 09 2017

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