SB 365
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- REAL ESTATE CONVEYANCE TAX (Provides that a portion of the real estate conveyance tax be apportioned to a newly established restricted receipt account known as the housing production fund.)
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Feb 25 2021 |
06/24/2021 Senate Passed Sub A
Jun 24 2021
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SB 105
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ACT (Requires the department of environmental management to create environmental justice areas.)
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Jan 26 2021 |
06/24/2021 Referred To House State Government & Elections
Jun 24 2021
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SB 101
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- HEALTH CARE FOR FAMILIES (Creates the "Medicaid Employer Assessment".)
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Jan 26 2021 |
06/22/2021 Meeting Postponed (06/22/2021)
Jun 22 2021
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SB 424
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE AND SALE (Provides that fifty dollars ($50.00) of the filing fee paid to the HUD-approved agency for the mediation conference involving the mortgagee and mortgagor, shall be paid to the Rhode Island Legal Services.)
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Feb 25 2021 |
06/17/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Jun 17 2021
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SB 933
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - SCHOOL COMMITTEES AND SUPERINTENDENTS (Requires that school committee terms expire on election day for cities and towns holding elections every four (4) years except for the city of Central Falls.)
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May 25 2021 |
06/14/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Jun 14 2021
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SB 67
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- STATE EMBLEMS (This act would designate "Northern Star Coral" as the official state coral.)
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Jan 19 2021 |
06/11/2021 Signed By Governor
Jun 11 2021
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SB 462
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- THE COLLEGE CRUSADE SCHOLARSHIP (Provides that scholarships received directly from the College Crusade Scholarship Program would not be considered financial aid pursuant to the Rhode Island Promise Scholarships and provides the program with access to certain student data.)
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Mar 04 2021 |
06/10/2021 Referred To House Education
Jun 10 2021
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SB 930
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- THE PAUL W. CROWLEY RHODE ISLAND INVESTMENT INITIATIVE (Commencing in fiscal year 2022, that reconstitution and control of a school or district by the department of elementary and secondary education would not exceed 2 years except for a possible 6 month extension when substantial progress is achieved.)
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May 25 2021 |
06/08/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Jun 08 2021
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SR 245
(2021 Regular Session)
SENATE RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY JUSTICE REINVESTMENT PROPOSALS AND PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR REDUCING THE INCARCERATION OF WOMEN (Creates a 13 member commission to study justice reinvestment proposals and provide recommendations for reducing the incarceration of women, and would report back five months after passage, and expire on January 5, 2023.)
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Feb 10 2021 |
06/01/2021 Senate Passed Sub A
Jun 01 2021
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SB 395
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- RESTRICTIVE HOUSING ACT (Creates a comprehensive scheme to help the department of corrections make appropriate least restrictive placements of prisoners within its facilities.)
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Feb 25 2021 |
05/24/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 24 2021
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SB 732
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT (Provides for standardized procedures for asset forfeitures across all crimes.)
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Mar 26 2021 |
05/24/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 24 2021
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SB 927
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF PROVIDENCE TO FINANCE A CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS THE UNFUNDED PENSION LIABILITY OF THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF THE CITY OF PROVIDENCE BY THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS (Authorizes the city of Providence to finance a contribution towards the unfunded pension liability of the employee retirement system of the city of Providence by the issuance of $750,000,000 bonds.)
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May 21 2021 |
05/21/2021 Introduced, Referred To Senate Finance
May 21 2021
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SB 453
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS -- SMALL LOAN LENDERS (Repeals the provisions of the general laws allowing deferred deposit providers, also known as "payday lenders.")
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Mar 04 2021 |
05/20/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 20 2021
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SB 918
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC RECORDS -- ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS -- POLICE INTERNAL AFFAIRS INVESTIGATIONS (Classifies internal affairs units' reports as public records with redactions allowed to prevent invasion of personal privacy.)
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May 20 2021 |
05/20/2021 Introduced, Referred To Senate Judiciary
May 20 2021
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SB 741
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PLANS (Requires a contractor to submit an affirmative action and equal employment opportunity plan or program prior to the award of any contract.)
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Mar 26 2021 |
05/20/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 20 2021
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SB 400
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT (Prohibits contracts with private, for profit, prison facilities or with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).)
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Feb 25 2021 |
05/17/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 17 2021
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SB 248
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS -- POWERS AND OPERATIONS (Prohibits financial institutions from investing in private detention centers or continuing to invest with any institution, company or subsidiary of a company that owns or contracts with a government entity to manage or run a prison.)
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Feb 10 2021 |
05/17/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 17 2021
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SB 394
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- CORRECTIONS DEPARTMENT (Provides for a safety inspection of the Wyatt Detention Facility twice a year.)
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Feb 25 2021 |
05/17/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 17 2021
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SB 399
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- MUNICIPAL DETENTION FACILITY CORPORATIONS (Prohibits the operation of private detention facilities and private public partnerships within the state and prohibits the housing of Rhode Island prisoners in other states as well as hold out-of-state prisoners in Rhode Island facilities.)
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Feb 25 2021 |
05/17/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 17 2021
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SB 772
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- CORRECTIONS DEPARTMENT (Establishes tablets for prisoners program.)
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Apr 01 2021 |
05/17/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 17 2021
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