Rhode Island Bills

sponsored by Ryan Pearson

Bill Title Introduced Latest Action↓
SB 2287 (2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES - AIRBAG REGULATION (Comprehensively expands the registration of motor vehicle airbags to prohibit the manufacture and importation of substandard airbags and broaden the definition of airbags.)
Feb 01 2018 06/25/2018 Signed By Governor
Jun 25 2018
SB 2463 (2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES-MOTOR VEHICLES REPARATIONS ACT (Penalizes a motorist for two (2) separate violations if they are driving an unregistered motor vehicle and without insurance or proof of insurance.)
Feb 15 2018 06/22/2018 Referred To House Judiciary
Jun 22 2018
SB 2994 (2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS - MINIMUM WAGES (Exempts newspaper deliverers from the minimum wage laws.)
Jun 22 2018 06/22/2018 Introduced, Referred To Senate Labor
Jun 22 2018
SB 2343 (2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- STATE DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (Authorizes the council on elementary and secondary education to waive certain provisions of the laws for public schools but would prohibit the waiver of other listed provisions.)
Feb 15 2018 06/20/2018 Referred To House H.E.W.
Jun 20 2018
SB 2855 (2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION AND EDUCATION (Temporarily expands incentives to enhance the school housing aid ratio to encourage new school and renovation projects.)
May 03 2018 06/20/2018 Referred To House Finance
Jun 20 2018
SB 2008 (2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS - INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS - NET NEUTRALITY (Requires Internet service providers to follow Internet service neutrality requirements.)
Jan 11 2018 06/20/2018 Meeting Postponed (06/20/2018)
Jun 20 2018
SB 2357 (2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- RENEWABLE ENERGY GROWTH PROGRAM (Amends the annual bidding and enrollment process pursuant to this chapter.)
Feb 15 2018 06/20/2018 Referred To House H.E.W.
Jun 20 2018
SR 2503 (2018 Regular Session)
Senate Resolution Respectfully Requesting The Rhode Island Board Of Education To Conduct A Comprehensive Review Of The Massachusetts Education Reform Act (Mera) Of 1993, And Provide Recommendations To Improve Rhode Island'S Overall Education Standards And Governance
Mar 01 2018 06/19/2018 Senate Read And Passed
Jun 19 2018
SR 2974 (2018 Regular Session)
Senate Resolution Respectfully Requesting That The Office Of The Postsecondary Commissioner Form A Work Group To Conduct A Thorough Review Into How Rhode Island Can Protect Student Loan Borrowers
Jun 14 2018 06/14/2018 Introduced, Referred To Senate Education
Jun 14 2018
SB 2819 (2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- QUASI-PUBLIC CORPORATIONS ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY ACT (Mandates that quasi-public corporations limit the use of all funds/property to perform the function/service for which the quasi-public corporation was created. Prohibits the transfer or reallocations of funds held by a quasi-public corporation.)
Apr 12 2018 06/12/2018 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Jun 12 2018
SB 2782 (2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- PUBLIC SAFETY EMPLOYEES (Adds department of corrections' correctional officers to the list of public safety employees that are entitled to their full salary if they are injured and become disabled as a result of performance of their job duties.)
Apr 05 2018 06/11/2018 Meeting Postponed (06/12/2018)
Jun 11 2018
SR 2959 (2018 Regular Session)
Senate Resolution Proclaiming June 10, 2018, As The "Day Of Portugal" In The State Of Rhode Island
Jun 07 2018 06/07/2018 Senate Read And Passed
Jun 07 2018
SB 2485 (2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES - REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES (Creates a Day of Portugal and Portuguese Heritage in RI, Inc. motor vehicle license plate.)
Feb 15 2018 06/07/2018 Signed By Governor
Jun 07 2018
SB 2186 (2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- ESTABLISHMENT OF CHARTER PUBLIC SCHOOLS (Authorizes school committees to appoint one designee to the board of directors of the governing body of certain charter public schools which students from the district attend.)
Feb 01 2018 06/07/2018 Referred To House H.E.W.
Jun 07 2018
SB 2320 (2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS, AND PARTNERSHIPS -- THE RHODE ISLAND LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ACT (Provides that the alternate window for documents filed with the secretary of state to take effect is increased from up to thirty (30) days to up to ninety (90) days.)
Feb 15 2018 06/04/2018 Signed By Governor
Jun 04 2018
SB 2292 (2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS (Makes possession or use of a semi-automatic weapon rapid fire device to include bump stock, binary trigger or trigger crank punishable by up to ten (10) years imprisonment and/or a ten thousand dollars ($10,000) fine.)
Feb 01 2018 06/01/2018 Signed By Governor
Jun 01 2018
SB 2073 (2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- HISTORIC PRESERVATION TAX CREDITS 2013 (Provides that applicants for historic tax credits shall have ninety (90) days after the date of the commission's written determination certifying the rehabilitation to pay the required three percent (3%) non-refundable fee to the division of taxation.)
Jan 18 2018 05/31/2018 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 31 2018
SB 2216 (2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- RHODE ISLAND OCEAN STATE FUND (Allows for a credit equal to the amount contributed by a taxpayer for the taxable year to the Rhode Island Ocean State Fund, which is created in the general fund to accept monetary contributions for exclusively public purposes.)
Feb 01 2018 05/31/2018 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 31 2018
SB 2505 (2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- ESTABLISHMENT OF CHARTER PUBLIC SCHOOLS (Requires charter public school populations to reflect the combined demographics of the sending district(s).)
Mar 01 2018 05/30/2018 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 30 2018
SB 2649 (2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - MAYORAL ACADEMIES (Requires the student populations of mayoral academies to reflect the combined demographics of the sending district(s) in terms of the number of students in special education, who are English language learners and who qualify for free and reduced meals.)
Mar 20 2018 05/30/2018 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 30 2018

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