Rhode Island Bills

sponsored by Liana Cassar

Bill Title Introduced Latest Action↓
HB 8036 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ACT (Requires the department of environmental management to create environmental justice areas.)
Mar 23 2022 04/06/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 06 2022
HR 8086 (2022 Regular Session)
House Resolution Celebrating April Of 2022, As "Limb Loss And Limb Difference Awareness Month (Llldam)" In The State Of Rhode Island
Apr 05 2022 04/05/2022 House Read And Passed
Apr 05 2022
HB 7392 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- RESTROOM ACCESS ACT (Requires retail establishments with 3 or more employees on the premises without accessible public restroom to allow customers suffering from eligible conditions access to their employee restrooms.)
Feb 09 2022 04/05/2022 Referred To Senate Labor
Apr 05 2022
HB 7899 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- OPERATION OF BICYCLES--HIGHWAY SAFETY ACT (Amend several chapters regarding the operation of bikes on state highways and interaction with motor vehicles, aggressive honking, reckless driver accountability program & speed limits in thickly settled areas/business districts.)
Mar 04 2022 04/05/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 05 2022
HB 8010 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT (Permits those other residents of a residential dwelling unit to extend the term of the rental agreement for a period not to exceed three (3) months after the death of the lessee.)
Mar 18 2022 04/05/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 05 2022
HB 8013 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- THEFT, EMBEZZLEMENT, FALSE PRETENSES, AND MISAPPROPRIATION (Makes possession of a used catalytic converter a felony and requires recycling service providers to maintain certain records relative to catalytic converters.)
Mar 18 2022 04/05/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 05 2022
HB 7579 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION (Requires cities and towns to implement affordable housing requirements upon all developers of tax stabilization applications for developments of more than five (5) housing units based upon median income as defined by HUD.)
Feb 18 2022 03/31/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 31 2022
HB 7722 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- RHODE ISLAND FAIR HOUSING PRACTICES ACT (Prohibits a seller's agent from receiving buyer "love letters" when receiving offers to purchase real property.)
Mar 02 2022 03/31/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 31 2022
HB 7829 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- OPEN MEETINGS (Requires public bodies to offer translation services for all open meetings of said bodies.)
Mar 04 2022 03/31/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 31 2022
HR 8070 (2022 Regular Session)
House Resolution Commemorating April Of 2022 To Be "Organ Donation Month" In The State Of Rhode Island
Mar 31 2022 03/31/2022 House Read And Passed
Mar 31 2022
HB 7850 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- THE GREEN BUILDINGS ACT (Creates the building performance standards act to, by way of benchmarking and reporting, create a statewide analysis of energy use and ways to increase energy efficiency.)
Mar 04 2022 03/30/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 30 2022
HB 6616 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS (Same as 21H-6482 --Prohibits the sale or transfer of ammunition unless the purchaser successfully undergoes a background check.)
Jan 06 2022 03/30/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 30 2022
HR 7437 (2022 Regular Session)
House Resolution Respectfully Requesting The Rhode Island Resource And Recovery Corporation (Rirrc) To Conduct A Recycling/Waste Audit On The Rhode Island State House And Provide Recommendations For A Waste Reduction Strategy
Feb 11 2022 03/30/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 30 2022
HR 7882 (2022 Regular Session)
House Resolution Respectfully Requesting The Executive Office Of Health And Human Services (Eohhs) To Create A Covid-19 Surge Plan For Handling The Increasing Need For Behavioral Health Services And Substance Use Disorder Treatments
Mar 04 2022 03/29/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 29 2022
HB 8002 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- CONTROL OF HIGH PRESCRIPTION COSTS -- REGULATION OF PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGERS (Regulates PBMs policies and practices relating to accurate costs and pricing reporting, restricts discriminatory practices and establishes consumer protections and enforcement of penalties for violations by the office of the attorney general.)
Mar 18 2022 03/29/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 29 2022
HB 7817 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- OPEN MEETINGS -- REMOTE PARTICIPANTS (Allows University of Rhode Island trustee members to remotely participate in meetings, without excuse, and to have them considered as the meeting quorum.)
Mar 03 2022 03/28/2022 Signed By Governor
Mar 28 2022
HB 7472 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- PRIMARY ELECTIONS--GENERAL ASSEMBLY OFFICES--RANKED CHOICE VOTING (Establishes an instant runoff form of ranked choice voting limited to general assembly primary elections, with three (3) or more candidates.)
Feb 11 2022 03/24/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 24 2022
HB 7706 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1990 -- THE CROWN ACT (Defines the terms "race and ethnicity" to include ancestry, color, ethnic group identification, and ethnic background and inclusive of traits historically associated with race, including, but not limited to, hair texture and protective hairstyles.)
Mar 02 2022 03/24/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 24 2022
HB 7253 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- PRIMARY ELECTIONS (Requires that for all primaries, the candidates' names would be listed on the ballot, in an order chosen by lot, under the direction of the secretary of state.)
Jan 28 2022 03/24/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 24 2022
HR 7225 (2022 Regular Session)
JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE AND PUBLISH AND SUBMIT TO THE ELECTORS A PROPOSITION OF AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION -- PERSONS ENTITLED TO VOTE (This joint resolution would authorize the submission to the electors of a constitutional amendment that would allow eligible citizens to register to vote removing the requirement that the registration be completed thirty (30) days before an election.)
Jan 26 2022 03/24/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 24 2022

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