Rhode Island Bills

sponsored by Michael A. Morin

Bill Title Introduced Latest Action↓
HB 5217 (2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES (Clarifies the number of ounces a manufacturer of malt beverages is allowed to sell on their premises as twenty-four (24) twelve ounce (12 oz.) bottles or cans, or twenty-four (24) sixteen ounce (16 oz.) bottles or cans.)
Jan 30 2019 06/26/2019 Committee Postponed At Request Of Sponsor (06/27/2019)
Jun 26 2019
HB 5751 (2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - EMERGENCY COMMITMENT FOR DRUG INTOXICATION (Authorizes a seventy-two (72) hour hold to be ordered by a physician in certain instances of substance use disorders.)
Feb 27 2019 06/24/2019 Proposed Substitute
Jun 24 2019
HB 5816 (2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - PREVENTION AND SUPPRESSION OF CONTAGIOUS DISEASES - HIV/AIDS (Permits clinical laboratories as defined in § 23-16.2-2(2) to conduct its own analysis of specimens for the detection of HIV/AIDS instead of sending the specimens to the department of health.)
Mar 07 2019 06/24/2019 Meeting Postponed (06/24/2019)
Jun 24 2019
HB 5549 (2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- PHARMACIES (Authorizes a pharmacist to prescribe and dispense hormonal contraceptive patches and self-administered oral hormonal contraceptives, provided that the pharmacist has completed a training program approved by the state board of pharmacy.)
Feb 27 2019 06/21/2019 Referred To Senate Health And Human Services
Jun 21 2019
HR 6234 (2019 Regular Session)
House Resolution Expressing Condolences On The Passing Of Germaine G. Picard
Jun 19 2019 06/19/2019 House Read And Passed
Jun 19 2019
HR 5351 (2019 Regular Session)
JOINT RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO BE KNOWN AS THE "RHODE ISLAND CITY AND TOWN REVALUATION STUDY COMMISSION" (Creates a 15 member "Rhode Island City and Town Revaluation Study Commission," to study and make recommendations legislation to set property value for local tax purposes, and who would report back by 1/2/2020, and expire on March 2, 2020.)
Feb 08 2019 06/06/2019 Referred To Senate Housing And Municipal Government
Jun 06 2019
HB 5052 (2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES - PAYMENTS TO FIRE COMPANIES (Provides for an appropriation of state funds to cities and towns who are members of the Narragansett Bay marine task force (NBMTF) for the maintenance of boats providing services to Narragansett Bay.)
Jan 09 2019 05/30/2019 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 30 2019
HB 5194 (2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- HISTORIC PRESERVATION TAX CREDITS 2013 (Repeals the sunset provision of chapter 33.6 of title 44 which grants tax credits to individuals or companies redeveloping historic structures.)
Jan 24 2019 05/28/2019 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 28 2019
HB 5520 (2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - MAYORAL ACADEMIES (Requires any mayoral academy which is part of a network that seeks to be established or expanded to provide evidence that its attrition rates, special education rates and suspension rates are within acceptable averages.)
Feb 25 2019 05/22/2019 Referred To Senate Education
May 22 2019
HB 5429 (2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- DUAL ENROLLMENT EQUAL OPPORTUNITY ACT (Extends the benefits of the dual enrollment equal opportunity act to cover home-schooled students.)
Feb 14 2019 05/22/2019 Referred To Senate Education
May 22 2019
HB 5626 (2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES - RETIREMENT SYSTEM - CONTRIBUTIONS AND BENEFITS (Awards all pension system members 3% COLA applied to first $50,000 of retirement allowance annually exp. 1/1/20 provided prior year investment return gains 10% or more until fund is 80% funded.)
Feb 27 2019 05/15/2019 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 15 2019
HB 5617 (2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- THE RHODE ISLAND WORKS PROGRAM (Amends the definition of "dependent child" and allows an additional year of vocational education upon successful completion of the first year of education at CCRI.)
Feb 27 2019 05/15/2019 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 15 2019
HB 6099 (2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- CERTIFICATION OF TEACHERS (Directs the council on elementary and secondary education to implement a teacher assessment and evaluation system which emphasizes the alignment of instruction delivered to the state's standards.)
May 10 2019 05/15/2019 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 15 2019
HB 5437 (2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS - ARBITRATION - CONTINUANCE OF CONTRACTUAL PROVISIONS (Provides for the extension of certain contractual provisions in a school teachers' collective bargaining agreement if the parties are engaged in negotiations.)
Feb 14 2019 05/14/2019 Signed By Governor
May 14 2019
HB 5223 (2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PERSONAL INCOME TAX (Pension benefits that originate from and were taxed in another state are exempted from Rhode Island state taxation.)
Jan 30 2019 05/09/2019 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 09 2019
HB 5526 (2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION - PERSONAL INCOME TAX (Increases the Rhode Island earned income credit from fifteen percent (15%) to fifteen and one-half percent (15.5%).)
Feb 25 2019 05/09/2019 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 09 2019
HB 5158 (2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- SALES AND USE TAXES -- LIABILITY AND COMPUTATION (Includes a book of fiction or non-fiction within the definition of a "work" which is original or creative and for "one-of-a-kind, limited production" thus qualifying them for exemption from the sales tax.)
Jan 23 2019 05/08/2019 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 08 2019
HB 5221 (2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION (Defines as "disabled," persons receiving veterans' affairs disability benefits paid by the federal government for purposes of property tax relief.)
Jan 30 2019 05/08/2019 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 08 2019
HB 5948 (2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION - LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES (Allows a municipality, in which twelve percent (12%) of the housing in a municipality qualifies for low-income housing, to charge a tax up to ten percent (10%) of the current year's gross scheduled rental income.)
Apr 03 2019 05/08/2019 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 08 2019
HB 5099 (2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- SALES AND USE TAXES -- ENFORCEMENT AND COLLECTION (Eliminates the ten dollar ($10.00) fee requirement for the sales tax permit.)
Jan 10 2019 05/08/2019 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 08 2019

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