Rhode Island Bills

sponsored by Raymond H. Johnston Jr.

Bill Title Introduced Latest Action↓
HB 7079 (2020 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR -- ORGANIZATION OF STATE EMPLOYEES (Requires that if state employee unions are engaged in contract negotiations and/or utilizing the dispute resolution process, all terms and conditions in the collective bargaining agreement shall continue to remain in effect.)
Jan 10 2020 01/29/2020 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Jan 29 2020
HB 7101 (2020 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT - STATEWIDE PUBLIC SAFETY COMPUTER AIDED DISPATCH RECORDS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (Establishes a statewide public safety computer aided dispatch records management system.)
Jan 15 2020 01/22/2020 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Jan 22 2020
HR 7176 (2020 Regular Session)
House Resolution Extending Deepest Condolences On The Passing Of Raymond J. Spooner
Jan 21 2020 01/21/2020 House Read And Passed
Jan 21 2020
HB 5695 (2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - THE HOSPITAL CONVERSIONS ACT (Extends monitoring of hospital conversions from 3 to 5 years/increases fine for violations from $1,000,000 to $2,000,000/simplifies judicial review.)
Feb 27 2019 07/16/2019 Signed By Governor
Jul 16 2019
HB 5458 (2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE - CASUALTY INSURANCE RATING (Raises amount from $1,500 to $3,000 at which insurer may fail to renew private passenger auto policy/assess premium surcharge for property damage claim payment. Eff. 1/1/20.)
Feb 14 2019 07/15/2019 Signed By Governor
Jul 15 2019
HB 5536 (2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- THE GOOD SAMARITAN OVERDOSE PREVENTION ACT OF 2016 (Provides that law enforcement personnel, emergency medical personnel, and agencies participating in the HOPE initiative be exempt from civil liability or criminal prosecution as a result of administering opioid antagonists.)
Feb 27 2019 07/15/2019 Signed By Governor
Jul 15 2019
HB 6153 (2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- REDEVELOPMENT AGENCIES AND PROJECTS (Authorizes state and local incremental tax revenues generated in the arts district, the growth center district and the ballpark district in the city of Pawtucket to be allocated to finance improvements in the districts.)
May 24 2019 07/08/2019 Signed By Governor
Jul 08 2019
HB 5457 (2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE (Allows disability insurance with a benefit limit in excess of a benefit limit available from an admitted insurer to be written in the surplus lines market.)
Feb 14 2019 07/08/2019 Signed By Governor
Jul 08 2019
HB 5129 (2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- CONDOMINIUM LAW--RESALE OF UNITS (Imposes a penalty against a condominium association that fails to deliver a resale certificate within ten (10) days of a request by a unit owner.)
Jan 16 2019 06/28/2019 Signed By Governor
Jun 28 2019
HB 5648 (2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES - REGULATION OF SALES (Allows license holders to restrict any person who has not reached his or her twenty first birthday from entering the licensed establishment after ten o'clock (10:00) pm.)
Feb 27 2019 06/28/2019 Signed By Governor
Jun 28 2019
HB 5949 (2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS, AND PARTNERSHIPS -- RHODE ISLAND BUSINESS CORPORATION ACT (Imposes a fee of one hundred sixty dollars ($160) for all domestic and foreign corporations for a certificate of authority to transact business in this state.)
Apr 03 2019 06/28/2019 Referred To Senate Commerce
Jun 28 2019
HB 5207 (2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- TRAVEL INSURANCE ACT (Creating the travel insurance act to establish comprehensive/uniform regulatory framework for travel insurance. Clarifying/bolstering enforcement authority over participants in the travel insurance industry.)
Jan 25 2019 06/28/2019 Signed By Governor
Jun 28 2019
HR 6265 (2019 Regular Session)
House Resolution Honoring Pawtucket Firefighter, Lieutenant Sean Asher, For His Heroic Actions In Helping To Save The Life Of A Person Trapped In A House Fire
Jun 27 2019 06/27/2019 House Read And Passed
Jun 27 2019
HR 6222 (2019 Regular Session)
House Resolution Congratulating Jaala Smith On Her Outstanding Perfomance On "Masterchef Junior"
Jun 13 2019 06/13/2019 House Read And Passed
Jun 13 2019
HR 6213 (2019 Regular Session)
House Resolution Congratulating Pawtucket Schools Superintendent Ms. Patricia Dicenso On Her Retirement After An Exemplary Public Service Career
Jun 12 2019 06/12/2019 House Read And Passed
Jun 12 2019
HB 6198 (2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT - REBUILD RHODE ISLAND TAX CREDIT (Establishes a Pawtucket-Central Falls station redevelopment district and provides that tax credits may be available for certain projects located in the district for an amount not to exceed 50% of the project cost.)
Jun 07 2019 06/07/2019 Introduced, Referred To House Finance
Jun 07 2019
HR 5351 (2019 Regular Session)
JOINT RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO BE KNOWN AS THE "RHODE ISLAND CITY AND TOWN REVALUATION STUDY COMMISSION" (Creates a 15 member "Rhode Island City and Town Revaluation Study Commission," to study and make recommendations legislation to set property value for local tax purposes, and who would report back by 1/2/2020, and expire on March 2, 2020.)
Feb 08 2019 06/06/2019 Referred To Senate Housing And Municipal Government
Jun 06 2019
HB 5634 (2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION - EDUCATION ASSISTANCE AND DEVELOPMENT TAX CREDIT (Creates a tax credit for the amount in excess of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) contributed to a public school district for the express purpose of making physical improvements to a school.)
Feb 27 2019 06/04/2019 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Jun 04 2019
HB 6136 (2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- DISTRIBUTED GENERATION INTERCONNECTION (Requires elec. distribution co. to provide actual interconnection cost to customers within 90 days of modification/modifies application process with technical amendments approved by PUC not applicable to completed applications. eff. 30 days after passage.)
May 22 2019 06/04/2019 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Jun 04 2019
HB 6106 (2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- CIGARETTE AND OTHER TOBACCO PRODUCTS TAX (Establishes the smokers' health assistance fund by imposing a fifteen cent ($0.15) surcharge on cigarettes and other nicotine delivery devices.)
May 10 2019 05/29/2019 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 29 2019

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