SB 2868
(2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO LIBRARIES -- HISTORICAL SOCIETY LIBRARIES (Requires the general assembly appropriate funds to the state librarian for the purpose of caring for, preserving and cataloguing property in the state in the keeping of the Rhode Island Black Heritage Society.)
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Apr 07 2022 |
04/27/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 27 2022
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SB 2719
(2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- RESTROOM ACCESS ACT (Requires retail establishments with 3 or more employees on the premises without accessible public restroom to allow customers suffering from eligible conditions access to their employee restrooms.)
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Mar 17 2022 |
04/27/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 27 2022
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SB 2843
(2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT (Creates state and local requirements for the protection and preservation of old growth forests located on public lands.)
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Apr 05 2022 |
04/27/2022 Committee Recommended Substitute A Be Held For Further Study
Apr 27 2022
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SB 2285
(2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- CURRICULUM (SEE TITLE 16 CHAPTER 97 - THE RHODE ISLAND BOARD OF EDUCATION ACT) (Requires courses in family life or sex education be taught in grades 6 -12 and be appropriate for students of all races, genders, sexual orientations, ethnic and cultural backgrounds.)
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Feb 15 2022 |
04/27/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 27 2022
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SR 2478
(2022 Regular Session)
Senate Resolution Respectfully Requesting That The United States Department Of Housing And Urban Development Urgently Undertakes A Complete And Comprehensive Inspection Of All Public Housing Within Their Jurisdiction In The City Of Providence
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Mar 01 2022 |
04/26/2022 Senate Read And Passed
Apr 26 2022
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SB 2631
(2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- RESTRICTIVE HOUSING AT CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES ACT (Establishes for DOC conditions and procedures for use of restrictive housing/disciplinary and administrative confinement and protective custody with annual reporting required.)
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Mar 10 2022 |
04/26/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 26 2022
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SB 2656
(2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- CORRECTIONS DEPARTMENT (Provides that the director of the department of corrections shall establish a program to provide access to electronic multimedia tablets to prisoners in the general population. The program administered at no cost to the department.)
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Mar 10 2022 |
04/26/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 26 2022
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SB 2096
(2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- (SEE TITLE 16 CHAPTER 97 -- THE RHODE ISLAND BOARD OF EDUCATION ACT) -- DISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF RACE PROHIBITED (Prohibits discrimination on the basis of race by expanding the definition of race to include traits historically associated with race, including, but not limited to, hair texture and protective hairstyles.)
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Jan 25 2022 |
04/12/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 12 2022
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SR 2529
(2022 Regular Session)
Senate Resolution Creating A Special Legislative Commission To Study The Impact Of The Trauma Inflicted On Children Who Are Exposed To Violence
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Mar 01 2022 |
04/12/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 12 2022
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SR 2865
(2022 Regular Session)
Senate Resolution Congratulating The Honorable Ketanji Brown Jackson On Being Confirmed To The United States Supreme Court
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Apr 07 2022 |
04/07/2022 Senate Read And Passed
Apr 07 2022
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SB 2373
(2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- SENTENCE AND EXECUTION (Requires the setting of bail for defendants coming before the court as alleged probation violators.)
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Feb 15 2022 |
04/07/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 07 2022
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SB 2283
(2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PUPILS (Requires feminine hygiene products be provided in all universities and colleges at no cost to students.)
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Feb 15 2022 |
04/06/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 06 2022
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SB 2343
(2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- RHODE ISLAND PUBLIC TRANSIT AUTHORITY (Increases the number of members of the transit authority from eight (8) to ten (10) and makes the mayor of Providence or designee an ex officio member with voting privileges.)
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Feb 15 2022 |
04/06/2022 Referred To House Corporations
Apr 06 2022
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SB 2748
(2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- COUNCIL ON POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (Assigns additional duties to the commissioner of on postsecondary education, including preparing strategic plan for public higher education provides for equitable distribution of public funds and adopts an outcomes based model.)
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Mar 24 2022 |
04/06/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 06 2022
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SB 2389
(2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS - UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT (Repeals Sections 5.04, 5.04.1 and 5.04.2 of title 21 chapter 28 which deal with forfeiture procedures.)
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Feb 15 2022 |
04/05/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 05 2022
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SB 2716
(2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- COMMERCIAL SEXUAL ACTIVITY (Decriminalizes certain commercial sexual activity to a civil violation with a fine and repeals defendant detention unless they test positive for infectious venereal disease.)
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Mar 17 2022 |
04/05/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 05 2022
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SB 2553
(2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES - THEFT, EMBEZZLEMENT, FALSE PRETENSES, AND MISAPPROPRIATION (Provides for tiered and reduced penalties for the offenses of larceny, and shoplifting, classifies certain shoplifting offenses as petty misdemeanors and repeals habitual offender provisions.)
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Mar 01 2022 |
04/05/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 05 2022
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SB 2233
(2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES - SEXUAL ASSAULT (Establishes criteria for the criminal offense of sexual assault when the victim is in the custody of a peace officer and provides that a person convicted of custodial sexual assault would face imprisonment for not more than three (3) years.)
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Feb 08 2022 |
04/05/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 05 2022
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SB 2657
(2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- SENTENCE AND EXECUTION (Requires court to release defendant who is violator of probation on personal recognizance unless reasonable surety is required or unless a crime of violence under § 11-47-2(5) or a crime of domestic violence under § 12-29-2.)
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Mar 10 2022 |
04/05/2022 Meeting Postponed (04/05/2022)
Apr 05 2022
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SB 2581
(2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- ORGANIC WASTE RECYCLING (Requires the department of environmental management, no later than January 1, 2024, to approve and begin implementing that comprehensive strategy to reduce emissions of short-lived climate pollutants.)
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Mar 10 2022 |
04/03/2022 Committee Postponed At Request Of Sponsor (04/06/2022)
Apr 03 2022
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