HB 5448
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- VOTING BOOTH (Raises the age of children that can accompany a voter in the voter booth, from under the age of thirteen (13) years to under the age of eighteen (18) years.)
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Feb 09 2017 |
10/05/2017 Signed By Governor
Oct 05 2017
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HB 5758
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES - REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES (Creates an "Operation Stand Down RI" registration plate to benefit struggling and/or homeless veterans.)
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Mar 01 2017 |
09/19/2017 Senate Passed As Amended (Floor Amendment)
Sep 19 2017
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HB 6356
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS (Prohibits any development of land contiguous to the State House unless approved by the general assembly.)
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Jun 22 2017 |
09/19/2017 House Read And Passed
Sep 19 2017
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HB 6323
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- OPEN MEETINGS (Excludes weekends and state holidays from the calculation of the forty-eight (48) hour public notice requirement, and requires all public bodies to keep minutes of open meetings and file their minutes with the secretary of state.)
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Jun 09 2017 |
07/18/2017 Signed By Governor
Jul 18 2017
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HB 6324
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- CIVIC EDUCATION COMMISSION (Alters the membership, reporting protocol, and meeting requirements of the civic education commission.)
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Jun 09 2017 |
07/18/2017 Signed By Governor
Jul 18 2017
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HB 5470
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- VETERINARY PRACTICE (Removes certain restrictions on who can perform routine husbandry procedures on livestock and allows a licensed human medical practitioner to assist a licensed veterinarian.)
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Feb 15 2017 |
07/05/2017 Signed By Governor
Jul 05 2017
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HB 5481
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO WATERS AND NAVIGATION-RHODE ISLAND UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY ACT (Amends the Rhode Island Underground Storage Tank Financial Responsibility Act to streamline fund processes and clarify language within the law.)
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Feb 15 2017 |
06/29/2017 Signed By Governor
Jun 29 2017
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HB 5908
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS, AND PARTNERSHIPS (Imposes a fee of one hundred sixty dollars ($160) for all domestic and foreign corporations for a certificate of authority to transact business in this state.)
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Mar 10 2017 |
06/29/2017 Committee Recommends Passage Of Sub A In Concurrence
Jun 29 2017
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HB 5480
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO FISH AND WILDLIFE -- WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREAS (Replaces language referencing DEM park police and conservation police with environmental police officers.)
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Feb 15 2017 |
06/29/2017 Signed By Governor
Jun 29 2017
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HB 6197
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS-STATE PURCHASES (Requires the state to procure professional architectural, engineering, and consultants services through a Qualifications Based Selection (QBS) process as required by the federal government for federally funded projects under the Brooks Act.)
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May 05 2017 |
06/28/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Jun 28 2017
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HB 6261
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE--PROCEDURE GENERALLY (Removes the exception to the $100,000 limitation of damages when the state is engaged in a proprietary function in the commission of a tort or the state has agreed to indemnify the federal government or any agency for any tort liability.)
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May 26 2017 |
06/27/2017 Meeting Postponed (06/27/2017)
Jun 27 2017
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HB 5423
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION - PERSONAL INCOME TAX CREDIT (Provides an income tax credit of twenty-five percent (25%) of an elderly resident taxpayers primary residence water and sewer bills, not to exceed $250.)
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Feb 08 2017 |
06/20/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Jun 20 2017
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HB 5703
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS - CONDUCT OF ELECTION AND VOTING EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES (Requires that election supplies furnished by the board of elections would be delivered to or picked up by the proper officer as determined by the board no later than twelve o'clock p.m. (12:00 p.m.) on the day before the election.)
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Mar 01 2017 |
06/19/2017 Signed By Governor
Jun 19 2017
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HB 5147
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT VALIDATING AND RATIFYING AN AMENDMENT TO THE HOME RULE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF EAST PROVIDENCE (Validates and ratifies amendments to the Home Rule Charter of the city of East Providence, which amendments were adopted and approved by the electors of the city of East Providence on November 8, 2016.)
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Jan 19 2017 |
06/14/2017 Effective Without Governor's Signature
Jun 14 2017
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HB 6316
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION - LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES (Increases from three (3) to six (6) years the interval of time within which a city or town must conduct an update of its last real property revaluation.)
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Jun 08 2017 |
06/14/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Jun 14 2017
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HR 6320
(2017 Regular Session)
House Resolution Proclaiming June 10, 2017, As The "Day Of Portugal" In The State Of Rhode Island
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Jun 08 2017 |
06/08/2017 House Read And Passed
Jun 08 2017
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HB 5748
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION - EDUCATION ASSISTANCE AND DEVELOPMENT TAX CREDIT (Creates a tax credit for any and all gifts, grants, and donations to public schools.)
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Mar 01 2017 |
06/07/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Jun 07 2017
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HB 5976
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - ESTABLISHMENT OF CHARTER PUBLIC SCHOOLS (Establishes district-charter compacts between charter schools and traditional public schools and would establish a compact fund to be supported by appropriations from the general assembly as well as grants, gifts and bequests.)
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Mar 22 2017 |
06/07/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Jun 07 2017
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HB 5498
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- RHODE ISLAND EARLY CHILDHOOD INNOVATION ACT (Establishes the Rhode Island early childhood innovation fund for the purpose of supporting programs to close the achievement gap that currently exists for at-risk children as they enter kindergarten.)
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Feb 15 2017 |
06/07/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Jun 07 2017
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HB 5979
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION - RHODE ISLAND SALES AND USE TAX REIMBURSEMENT ACT (Provides that in the event sales and use tax revenue exceeds projections, then in such event the tax administrator would reduce the sales tax rate by one percent (1%) until the end of the fiscal year.)
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Mar 22 2017 |
05/31/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 31 2017
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