SB 608
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- VOTING DISTRICTS AND OFFICIALS--POLL WORKER COMPENSATION (Sets the daily pay for election supervisors at fifteen dollars ($15.00) per hour.)
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Mar 11 2021 |
05/24/2021 Committee Continued
May 24 2021
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SR 892
(2021 Regular Session)
Senate Resolution Commemorating And Recognizing May 6, 2021, As "National Day Of Prayer" In The State Of Rhode Island
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May 11 2021 |
05/11/2021 Senate Read And Passed
May 11 2021
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SR 141
(2021 Regular Session)
JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE AND PUBLISH AND SUBMIT TO THE ELECTORS A PROPOSITION OF AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE -- REFERENDUM ON LINE ITEM VETO (This joint resolution would provide for the publishing and submission to the electors a proposition of amendment to the constitution of the state for a line item veto.)
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Jan 26 2021 |
05/10/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 10 2021
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SB 601
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY (Authorizes the potential appointment of pro bono attorneys, supervised law students and from a list maintained by the DEM to act as animal advocates in animal cruelty and abuse cases, at the court's discretion, to serve the interests of justice.)
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Mar 11 2021 |
05/06/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 06 2021
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SR 864
(2021 Regular Session)
JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE AND PUBLISH AND SUBMIT TO THE ELECTORS A PROPOSITION OF AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION - REDISTRICTING (This proposed constitution amendment, if adopted, would adopt a specific constitutional procedure, including an independent redistricting commission, for redistricting.)
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Apr 30 2021 |
05/06/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 06 2021
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SB 277
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- RETAIL LICENSES (Allows the Westerly Town Council to issue a Class B liquor license for premises located at 169 and 177 Main Street, despite its location within proximity to a school church.)
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Feb 10 2021 |
05/06/2021 Effective Without Governor's Signature
May 06 2021
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SB 764
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PERSONAL INCOME TAX (Excludes from income up to ten thousand two hundred dollars ($10,200) of unemployment compensation paid in tax year 2020 for any individual or married couple with an adjusted gross income less than one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000).)
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Apr 01 2021 |
05/03/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 03 2021
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SB 99
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- BUSINESS CORPORATION TAX (Reduces the minimum corporate tax from four hundred dollars ($400) to two hundred fifty dollars ($250) for the year beginning on January 1, 2021, and would abolish the minimum tax for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2022.)
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Jan 26 2021 |
05/03/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 03 2021
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SR 846
(2021 Regular Session)
Senate Resolution Expressing Deepest Condolences On The Passing Of Edward J. Morgan
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Apr 27 2021 |
04/27/2021 Senate Read And Passed
Apr 27 2021
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SR 843
(2021 Regular Session)
Senate Resolution Honoring Mr. George Kent For Sixty-Five Years Of Devoted And Faithful Service To Christ Church In Westerly, Rhode Island
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Apr 26 2021 |
04/27/2021 Senate Read And Passed
Apr 27 2021
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SB 512
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- OPEN MEETINGS (Requires that all meetings closed to the public be audio recorded by audio tape or other audio recording device.)
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Mar 04 2021 |
04/15/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 15 2021
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SB 255
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO MILITARY AFFAIRS AND DEFENSE -- EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT (Limits the governor to one thirty (30) day renewal of a declaration of emergency without a joint resolution of the general assembly.)
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Feb 10 2021 |
04/15/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 15 2021
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SB 553
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO MILITARY AFFAIRS AND DEFENSE -- PURPLE-STAR RHODE ISLAND DEPENDENT EDUCATION ACT (Establishes the "Purple-star Rhode Island Dependent Education Act" and provides that the commissioner of elementary and secondary education designate schools as "purple-star" schools.)
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Mar 04 2021 |
04/14/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 14 2021
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SB 602
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATED TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- ABANDONED MOTOR VEHICLES (Authorizes licensed auto body shops to sell or dispose of motor vehicles that have been abandoned and located on their premises.)
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Mar 11 2021 |
04/08/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 08 2021
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SB 685
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- MOTOR VEHICLE OFFENSE (Extends the "look back" period for a third and subsequent driving under the influence (DUI) and a refusal to submit to a chemical test to ten (10) years from the current five (5) years.)
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Mar 18 2021 |
04/08/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 08 2021
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SB 697
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE TOWN OF WESTERLY TO ISSUE NOT TO EXCEED $11,000,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, NOTES AND OTHER EVIDENCES OF INDEBTEDNESS TO FINANCE THE CONSTRUCTION OF ROAD AND SIDEWALK INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS AND RELATED WATER LINE IMPROVEMENTS IN THE TOWN (Authorizes the Town of Westerly to issue bonds and notes in an amount not exceeding $11,000,000 to finance the construction of road and sidewalk infrastructure improvements and related water line improvements in the town and all costs related thereto.)
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Mar 23 2021 |
03/24/2021 Signed By Governor
Mar 24 2021
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SB 374
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE TOWN OF SOUTH KINGSTOWN TO ISSUE NOT TO EXCEED $85,000,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, NOTES AND OTHER EVIDENCES OF INDEBTEDNESS TO FINANCE THE CONSTRUCTION, RENOVATION, IMPROVEMENT, ALTERATION, REPAIR, LANDSCAPING, FURNISHING AND EQUIPPING OF SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL FACILITIES THROUGHOUT THE TOWN, AND ALL ATTENDANT EXPENSES INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURAL COSTS, PROVIDED THAT THE AUTHORIZATION SHALL BE REDUCED BY THE AMOUNT OF CERTAIN GRANTS RECEIVED FROM STATE BOND PROCEEDS, FROM THE RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION OR FROM THE RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL BUILDING AUTHORITY (Authorizes the town of South Kingstown to issue not more than $85,000,000 bonds and notes to finance the construction, renovation, improvement, alteration, repair, landscaping, furnishing and equipping of schools and school facilities.)
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Feb 25 2021 |
03/24/2021 Signed By Governor
Mar 24 2021
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SR 694
(2021 Regular Session)
Senate Resolution Celebrating March 25, 2021, As The 200Th Anniversary Of Greek Independence Day And Celebrating Democracy In Greece And The United States
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Mar 18 2021 |
03/23/2021 Senate Read And Passed
Mar 23 2021
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SB 53
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO AUTHORIZING THE TOWN OF WESTERLY TO ISSUE NOT TO EXCEED $2,000,000 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 IN THE TOWN (Authorizes the Town of Westerly to issue bonds and notes in an amount not exceeding $2,000,000 to finance the construction, renovation, improvement, alteration, repair, furnishing and equipping of schools and school facilities in the town.)
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Jan 19 2021 |
03/22/2021 Signed By Governor
Mar 22 2021
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SB 499
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- WHOLESALE PRESCRIPTION DRUG IMPORTATION PROGRAM (Creates the Wholesale Prescription Drug Importation Program which allows for the wholesale importation of prescription drugs from Canada by or on behalf of the state.)
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Mar 04 2021 |
03/18/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 18 2021
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