SB 2473
(2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT - APPROPRIATE DISABILITY LANGUAGE (Ensures appropriate disability language is used in job descriptions and statutes.)
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Feb 15 2018 |
05/25/2018 Referred To House Labor
May 25 2018
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SB 2219
(2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PERSONAL INCOME TAX (Provides that payments by an employer, whether paid to an employee or lender, of principal and interest on a qualified education loan incurred by an employee shall be subtracted from the calculation of federal adjusted gross income.)
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Feb 01 2018 |
05/24/2018 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 24 2018
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SB 2066
(2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION - WITHHOLDING OF TAX (Provides that non-resident withholding requirement for a corporation that sells real estate be consistent with the seven percent (7%) corporate income tax rate.)
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Jan 18 2018 |
05/24/2018 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 24 2018
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SB 2016
(2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PERSONAL INCOME TAX (Exempts from state taxation certain pension benefits that originate from, and were taxed in, another state.)
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Jan 11 2018 |
05/24/2018 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 24 2018
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SB 2201
(2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PERSONAL INCOME TAX (Provides a one time tax credit up to two hundred fifty dollars ($250) per dependent child for certain Rhode Island households who contribute to an account under the Rhode Island college bound tuition savings program.)
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Feb 01 2018 |
05/17/2018 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 17 2018
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SB 2098
(2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- OPEN MEETINGS (Exempts volunteer fire companies under the supervision, control, or jurisdiction of another public body from certain posting requirements of the open meetings act.)
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Jan 18 2018 |
05/16/2018 Referred To House Judiciary
May 16 2018
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SB 2515
(2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATUTES AND STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION -- PAYMENT OF STATUTORY FEES (Authorizes state agencies to allow vendors to withhold a commission for developing electronic filing systems.)
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Mar 01 2018 |
05/15/2018 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 15 2018
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SB 2781
(2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- MANUFACTURING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT--TAX INCENTIVES (Establishes the "refundable investment tax credit act" to provide for a refundable investment tax credit for certain investments in the construction of facilities, acquisition of tangible property, and the training of employees in the state.)
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Apr 05 2018 |
05/15/2018 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 15 2018
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SR 2881
(2018 Regular Session)
Senate Resolution Expressing Condolences On The Passing Of Tyler J. Simms
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May 09 2018 |
05/10/2018 Senate Read And Passed
May 10 2018
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SB 2671
(2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - THE HOSPITAL CONVERSION ACT (Expands the health services council from twelve (12) to twenty-four (24) members and amends the hospital conversion act relative to disclosure.)
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Mar 20 2018 |
05/03/2018 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 03 2018
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SB 2347
(2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - OUT OF SCHOOL TIME LEARNING COMMISSION (Creates a permanent joint commission to improve and increase the number of quality out of school time learning programs in the state.)
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Feb 15 2018 |
05/03/2018 Referred To House H.E.W.
May 03 2018
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SB 2618
(2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS - SHOWS AND EXHIBITIONS (Ticket resellers required to provide refund for counterfeit, misrepresented and unusable tickets. Ticket issuers would offer optional transferable tickets and eliminates criminal penalty.)
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Mar 01 2018 |
04/11/2018 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 11 2018
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SB 2775
(2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES –- MISCELLANEOUS RULES (Requires all new school buses purchased or leased on or after January 1, 2020, for use in the state to be equipped with a combination pelvic and upper torso 3-point passenger seat belt system for the operator and each passenger seat.)
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Apr 05 2018 |
04/11/2018 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 11 2018
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SB 2345
(2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - CIVIC LITERACY (Requires the commissioner of elementary and secondary education to adopt a course of study on the nation's founding and related documents, including the Declaration of Independence, the United States Constitution, and the Federalist Papers.)
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Feb 15 2018 |
04/11/2018 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 11 2018
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SB 2344
(2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - CURRICULUM (Requires the department of elementary and secondary education, pursuant to rules promulgated by the commissioner of elementary and secondary education, to develop curricular material on financial literacy.)
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Feb 15 2018 |
04/11/2018 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 11 2018
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SR 2181
(2018 Regular Session)
JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE AND PUBLISH AND SUBMIT TO THE ELECTORS A PROPOSITION OF AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION -- RIGHT TO AN ADEQUATE EDUCATION (If approved, requires the state to ensure that all students have the opportunity to achieve at high levels, and provide for judicial enforcement.)
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Feb 01 2018 |
04/11/2018 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 11 2018
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SR 2812
(2018 Regular Session)
Senate Resolution Proclaiming The Month Of April, 2018, To Be "Financial Literacy Month" In The State Of Rhode Island
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Apr 10 2018 |
04/10/2018 Senate Read And Passed
Apr 10 2018
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SB 2409
(2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES (Requires prospective reimbursement for state-licensed facilities providing mental health, substance abuse treatment and/or prevention services with an annual reconciliation for any underpayment or overpayment.)
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Feb 15 2018 |
04/10/2018 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 10 2018
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SB 2646
(2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - COUNCIL ON ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION [SEE TITLE 16 CHAPTER 97 - THE RHODE ISLAND BOARD OF EDUCATION] (Commissioner of elementary and secondary education would be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate and serves at the pleasure of the governor.)
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Mar 20 2018 |
04/06/2018 Referred To House H.E.W.
Apr 06 2018
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SB 2739
(2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- HEALTHY BEVERAGE ACT (Creates the "Healthy Beverage Act" and requires children's meals provided by restaurants include certain healthy beverage options if the beverage comes with the meal.)
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Mar 20 2018 |
04/04/2018 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 04 2018
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