Rhode Island Bills

sponsored by Thomas Winfield

Bill Title Introduced Latest Action↓
HB 5609 (2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT - ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL VIOLATIONS (Increases the administrative penalties that the director of DEM may impose for violations of environmental regulations up to five thousand dollars ($5,000).)
Mar 01 2017 07/05/2017 Signed By Governor
Jul 05 2017
HB 5966 (2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT IN AMENDMENT TO AN ACT ENTITLED "AN ACT TO INCORPORATE THE WEST GLOCESTER FIRE DISTRICT" (Amends the charter of the West Glocester Fire District.)
Mar 22 2017 06/28/2017 Effective Without Governor's Signature
Jun 28 2017
HR 6363 (2017 Regular Session)
House Resolution Honoring John D. Muggeridge On The Occasion Of His Retirement After More Than Thirty Years Of Accomplished Leadership At Fidelity Investments
Jun 27 2017 06/27/2017 House Read And Passed
Jun 27 2017
HB 5616 (2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- DIVISION OF FIRE SAFETY (Bars adjusters and contractors from premises under investigation by the fire marshal until premises are released, and provides penalties for violation.)
Mar 01 2017 06/22/2017 Effective Without Governor's Signature
Jun 22 2017
HB 6216 (2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY - ANIMAL CARE (Prohibits the rental, lease, or finance of any sale of a cat or dog, with exceptions for animals used for breeding, shows and work.)
May 12 2017 06/21/2017 Referred To Senate Judiciary
Jun 21 2017
HR 6346 (2017 Regular Session)
House Resolution Congratulating The Ponaganset High School Boys' Baseball Team On Winning The 2017 Rhode Island Division Ii Championship And Repeating As Champions
Jun 20 2017 06/20/2017 House Read And Passed
Jun 20 2017
HB 5564 (2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- CONTRACTORS' BONDS (Prohibits state, general contractors, and construction managers from withholding a retainer of more than five percent (5%) from public works contracts.)
Feb 16 2017 06/08/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Jun 08 2017
HB 5328 (2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION - SALES AND USE TAXES (Exempts the trade-in value of pickup trucks under eight thousand one hundred pounds (8,100 lbs.) gross weight, used exclusively for personal use, from sales tax.)
Feb 01 2017 06/08/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Jun 08 2017
HB 5242 (2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES-- AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT SOCIAL PROTECTION ACT (Creates an accident compensation fund to provide payments and benefits to those injured by uninsured motorists, to be administered by the DHS.)
Jan 26 2017 06/07/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Jun 07 2017
HB 5249 (2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION-- PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATION TAX (Clarifies depreciation with respect to the net book value of a company's tangible personal property, by providing that the accumulated depreciation reduction takes into account physical deterioration and functional and economic obsolescence.)
Jan 26 2017 06/06/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Jun 06 2017
HB 5250 (2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION - LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES (Requires cities and towns to use the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) trade-in value for motor vehicles assessed as of December 31, 2016 and thereafter for purposes of the tangible personal property tax.)
Jan 26 2017 06/06/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Jun 06 2017
HB 5832 (2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- SALES AND USE TAXES--LIABILITY AND COMPUTATION (Exempts the portion of an automobile lease agreement relating to the reimbursement of the motor vehicle dealer/lessor for the assessment of excise tax by the state and/or the tangible personal property tax by any city or town commencing July 1, 2017.)
Mar 02 2017 05/31/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 31 2017
HB 5833 (2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION - TAX INCENTIVES FOR EMPLOYERS (Repeals the section of the law requiring all corporations doing business in the state of Rhode Island to add back into their taxable income any amount deducted under the federal "Domestic Production Deduction" of the Internal Revenue Code 26 U.S.C. §199.)
Mar 02 2017 05/30/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 30 2017
HR 6253 (2017 Regular Session)
House Resolution Congratulating The North Smithfield "We The People" Students And Team Teachers On Winning The 2017 Statewide Competition
May 25 2017 05/25/2017 House Read And Passed
May 25 2017
HB 5235 (2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- ESTATE AND TRANSFER TAXES (Provides that estates in Rhode Island be taxed at a rate equal to the maximum credit for state death taxes allowed by the federal revenue act, which exemption is set at five million, four hundred ninety thousand dollars ($5,490,000) in 2017.)
Jan 26 2017 05/23/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 23 2017
HB 5360 (2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION - BUSINESS CORPORATION TAX (Reduces the minimum corporate tax from four hundred dollars ($400) to fifty dollars ($50.00).)
Feb 02 2017 05/23/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 23 2017
HB 5371 (2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND (Provides for additional appropriations by the general assembly to promote the capability of URI in the areas of environmental and agricultural research and education.)
Feb 03 2017 05/16/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 16 2017
HB 6069 (2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (Allows Lucas Cruse to join Nicole A. Fusco and Kevin M. Farley in marriage on or about October 22, 2017, within the Town of North Kingstown, Rhode Island.)
Apr 05 2017 05/11/2017 Effective Without Governor's Signature
May 11 2017
HR 6207 (2017 Regular Session)
House Resolution Celebrating May 7Th Through May 13Th, 2017, As "National Correctional Officers And Employees Week" In The State Of Rhode Island
May 10 2017 05/10/2017 House Read And Passed
May 10 2017
HR 5421 (2017 Regular Session)
HOUSE RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL HOUSE COMMISSION TO STUDY IMPLEMENTATION OF A FOOD RECOVERY INCENTIVE PROGRAM (Creates a 13 member commission to study and develop recommendations to implement incentives to increase food recovery and donations in the state, and would report back to the House by March 7, 2018, and expire on June 7, 2018.)
Feb 08 2017 05/04/2017 House Read And Passed
May 04 2017

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