SB 703
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY - FARM CONSERVATION AND RENEWABLE ENERGY (Provides for the siting and operating standards for farm-based renewable energy facilities.)
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Apr 04 2017 |
04/26/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 26 2017
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SB 602
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT - ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES ACT (Provides that when an agency publicly proposes for notice and comment or otherwise promulgates a new rule or regulation, it would identify at least one existing rule or regulation to be repealed.)
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Mar 15 2017 |
04/25/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 25 2017
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SB 572
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - THE EDUCATION EQUITY AND PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT (Provides for a two percent (2%) regionalization bonus to all regionalized school districts commencing in Fiscal Year 2018.)
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Mar 15 2017 |
04/25/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 25 2017
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SB 573
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - THE EDUCATION EQUITY AND PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT (Removes the language which provides for the reduction and elimination of the foundation education aid bonus that is given to regionalized school districts and phased out over a two (2) year period.)
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Mar 15 2017 |
04/25/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 25 2017
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SB 123
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - THE EDUCATION EQUITY AND PROPERTY TAX RELIEF (Amends the Education and Property Tax Relief Act by setting the regionalization bonus at (2%) of the state's share of foundation education formula and by eliminating third year bonus provision.)
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Feb 01 2017 |
04/25/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 25 2017
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SB 245
(2017 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 2017 |
04/12/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 12 2017
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SB 581
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- MOBILE AND MANUFACTURED HOMES--AFFORDABLE HOUSING (Qualifies mobile and manufactured homes as affordable housing when installed in mobile home parks in groups of twenty (20) or more.)
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Mar 15 2017 |
04/12/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 12 2017
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SR 293
(2017 Regular Session)
JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE AND PUBLISH AND SUBMIT TO THE ELECTORS A PROPOSITION OF AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND (FOUR YEAR TERMS AND TERM LIMITS FOR SENATORS AND REPRESENTATIVES) (Proposes an amendment to the Constitution to the electors of the state that increases the length of term for senators and representatives to four (4) years and imposes a limit of four (4) consecutive terms for those offices.)
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Feb 15 2017 |
04/12/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 12 2017
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SB 217
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- LOW AND MODERATE INCOME HOUSING (Allows mobile and manufactured homes which are a part of a mobile and manufactured home park to be counted as low and moderate income housing for purposes of compliance with the requirements of the city or town's comprehensive use plan.)
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Feb 02 2017 |
04/12/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 12 2017
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SB 131
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION - SALES AND USE TAXES - LIABILITY AND COMPUTATION (Exempts that portion of motor vehicle lease payments representing taxes payable by a lessor from the collection of sales and use taxes.)
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Feb 01 2017 |
04/06/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 06 2017
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SB 634
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- SCHOOL COMMITTEES AND SUPERINTENDENTS--BEGINNING OF SCHOOL YEAR (Requires public schools, including charter schools, begin the school year after Labor Day commencing in the school year 2018-2019.)
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Mar 29 2017 |
04/05/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 05 2017
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SB 220
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT IN AMENDMENT TO THE CHARTER OF THE CENTRAL COVENTRY FIRE DISTRICT PURSUANT TO A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE COVENTRY FIRE DISTRICT ADOPTED ON SEPTEMBER 9, 2016 (Makes amendments and additions to the Central Coventry Fire District charter and would take effect no later than sixty (60) days after its enactment and all acts or parts of acts inconsistent herewith or repugnant thereto, are hereby repealed.)
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Feb 02 2017 |
04/05/2017 Committee Recommends Passage
Apr 05 2017
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SB 635
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATEWIDE VIRTUAL EDUCATION - SNOW DAYS (Authorizes development of at home online learning system for use by school districts to minimize days lost to weather related or other events resulting in school cancellation effective 7/1/17.)
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Mar 29 2017 |
04/05/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 05 2017
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SB 651
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO THE TOWN OF FOSTER - ZONING (Authorizes the town of Foster to enact an ordinance banning gravel operations from agricultural, forest management, or residential areas.)
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Mar 29 2017 |
04/05/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 05 2017
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SB 248
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- MILK SANITATION (Permits commingling of raw milk products for certain purposes involving private consumption.)
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Feb 15 2017 |
04/05/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 05 2017
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SB 438
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION-CURRICULUM (Requires elementary schools to provide instruction in cursive penmanship.)
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Mar 02 2017 |
04/05/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 05 2017
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SB 445
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND (Authorizes the appropriation and separate accounting of additional state funds to provide a dedicated state match required to receive annual federal funds.)
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Mar 02 2017 |
04/04/2017 Committee Heard
Apr 04 2017
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SB 666
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE - SEARCH WARRANTS (Limits the time period to no more than 180 days relating to warrants issued to electronic communication services for information/content relating to their customers with one or more extensions of up to 180 days per extension subject to court approval.)
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Mar 29 2017 |
04/04/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 04 2017
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SR 688
(2017 Regular Session)
Senate Resolution Celebrating March 25, 2017 As The 196Th Anniversary Of Greek Independence Day
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Mar 30 2017 |
03/30/2017 Senate Read And Passed
Mar 30 2017
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SB 489
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH--IMMUNIZATIONS (Precludes the requiring of HPV vaccine as a precondition for school attendance.)
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Mar 02 2017 |
03/22/2017 Meeting Postponed (03/23/2017)
Mar 22 2017
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