SB 2636
(2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES (Requires towns and cities to allow tiny homes to be used as an accessory dwelling and excludes tiny homes from affordable housing.)
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Mar 10 2022 |
03/10/2022 Introduced, Referred To Senate Judiciary
Mar 10 2022
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SB 2049
(2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- PROHIBITION OF PFAS IN FOOD PACKAGING, CLOTHING AND CARPETING ACT (Prohibits PFAS, a class of fluorinated organic chemicals, from being used in food packaging and requires that any carpeting/clothing manufactured or sold in this state carry a warning label. Violations are punishable by fine of $1000 for each offense.)
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Jan 25 2022 |
03/09/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 09 2022
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SB 2047
(2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO WATERS AND NAVIGATION -- PUBLIC DRINKING WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM PROTECTION (Requires public drinking water suppliers to utilize technologies to remove PFAS from pubic drinking water supplies.)
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Jan 25 2022 |
03/09/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 09 2022
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SB 2046
(2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO WATERS AND NAVIGATION -- WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (Mandates that all public water providers annually test and generate a report of the level of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in their water supply.)
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Jan 25 2022 |
03/09/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 09 2022
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SB 2332
(2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- COVID-19 RAPID TEST KIT AND N95 MASK PROGRAM (Requires the DOH to institute a program for distribution of N95 masks/COVID-19 test kits to every household in Rhode Island/manual distribution to unhoused/housing insecure/homeless shelters/warming centers/harm reduction centers and health equity zones.)
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Feb 15 2022 |
03/03/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 03 2022
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SB 2179
(2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- ENERGY FACILITY SITING ACT (Requires carbon-emissions-reduction goals be considered in energy plant siting proceedings.)
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Feb 08 2022 |
03/02/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 02 2022
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SB 2554
(2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES -- PROMOTION OF NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTER AND SMART GROWTH (Amends several sections of the Rhode Island Zoning Enabling Act of 1991 with the intent of preserving neighborhood character and promoting smart growth.)
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Mar 01 2022 |
03/01/2022 Introduced, Referred To Senate Housing And Municipal Government
Mar 01 2022
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SB 2552
(2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY- IMMUNIZATION AGAINST COVID-19 (Mandates residents to be vaccinated for COVID-19.)
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Mar 01 2022 |
03/01/2022 Introduced, Referred To Senate Health And Human Services
Mar 01 2022
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SB 2182
(2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION (Creates an income-sensitive tiered subsidy program to ensure that home energy utility costs are affordable for eligible low-income households.)
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Feb 08 2022 |
03/01/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 01 2022
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SR 2269
(2022 Regular Session)
Senate Resolution Proclaiming February Of 2022, As "Black History Month" In The State Of Rhode Island
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Feb 15 2022 |
02/15/2022 Senate Read And Passed
Feb 15 2022
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SR 2331
(2022 Regular Session)
Senate Resolution Urging The Rhode Island Congressional Delegation To Prioritize Racial Justice In Healthcare And Champion The Passage Of The Medicare For All Act
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Feb 15 2022 |
02/15/2022 Introduced, Referred To Senate Health And Human Services
Feb 15 2022
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SB 2320
(2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PERSONAL INCOME TAX (Allows a deduction from federal adjusted gross income for interest payments on outstanding student loans.)
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Feb 15 2022 |
02/15/2022 Introduced, Referred To Senate Finance
Feb 15 2022
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SB 2308
(2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION - STAY INVESTED IN RI WAVEMAKER FELLOWSHIP (Repeals the provisions of the Stay Invested in RI Wavemaker Fellowship, and establish the Stay Invested in RI Tax Credit to provide eligible taxpayers with a tax credit for educational loan repayment expenses.)
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Feb 15 2022 |
02/15/2022 Introduced, Referred To Senate Finance
Feb 15 2022
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SB 2097
(2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- CONDUCT OF ELECTION AND VOTING EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES (Repeals the state voter identification law.)
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Jan 25 2022 |
02/15/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Feb 15 2022
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SB 2241
(2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MINIMUM WAGES (Effective January 1, 2023, increases the minimum hourly wage to fourteen dollars and fifty cents ($14.50) to sixteen dollars and seventy-five cents ($16.75) the next year, the next year to nineteen dollars ($19.00).)
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Feb 08 2022 |
02/08/2022 Introduced, Referred To Senate Labor
Feb 08 2022
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SB 2237
(2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MINIMUM WAGES (Requires employers with 50 or more employees to pay "hazard pay" to employees involved in providing essential services during a declared public health emergency.)
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Feb 08 2022 |
02/08/2022 Introduced, Referred To Senate Labor
Feb 08 2022
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SB 2184
(2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION (Establishes a surtax on the business corporation tax for publicly traded corporations subject to SEC disclosure and reporting requirements, if corporation's ratio of compensation for its CEO to median worker is equal to or greater than 100 to 1.)
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Feb 08 2022 |
02/08/2022 Introduced, Referred To Senate Finance
Feb 08 2022
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SB 2191
(2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- STATE PURCHASES (Directs department of administration to promulgate regulations giving preferences in the awarding of state contracts to certain business enterprises.)
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Feb 08 2022 |
02/08/2022 Introduced, Referred To Senate Finance
Feb 08 2022
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SB 2214
(2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD TENANT ACT -- HOUSING PAYMENT STABILITY ACT (Requires landlords to complete the landlord portion of an application for federal emergency rental assistance before starting an action for eviction against a residential tenant for nonpayment of rent.)
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Feb 08 2022 |
02/08/2022 Introduced, Referred To Senate Judiciary
Feb 08 2022
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SB 2189
(2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- HEALTH CARE FOR FAMILIES (Creates the "Medicaid Employer Assessment.")
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Feb 08 2022 |
02/08/2022 Introduced, Referred To Senate Finance
Feb 08 2022
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