HB 5536
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- REGULATORY POWERS OF ADMINISTRATION (Amends the laws regulating the aggregation of electrical loads by a municipality or group of municipalities; requires that at least one public hearing be held for review by its residents prior to adopting any plan; then approval by the PUC.)
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Feb 16 2017 |
10/05/2017 Signed By Governor
Oct 05 2017
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HB 6298
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - LICENSING OF HEALTH CARE FACILITIES (Adds two (2) requirements that a hospital provide to a prospective patient, the requested cost estimate of their requested anticipated hospital services within five (5) calendar days of request and the cost of any facility fee.)
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Jun 08 2017 |
10/04/2017 Signed By Governor
Oct 04 2017
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HB 5082
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING THE HEALTH AND SAFETY -- CHILD PRODUCTS AND UPHOLSTERED FURNITURE (Prohibits the manufacture, sale, and distribution of residential upholstered children's products that contain certain amounts of bromide or chlorine bonded to carbon that is added to a plastic, foam, or textile.)
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Jan 12 2017 |
10/03/2017 Effective Without Governor's Signature
Oct 03 2017
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HB 5115
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- GENERAL PROVISIONS (Clarifies what constitutes a felony, misdemeanor, and petty misdemeanor and also amends the penalties for certain criminal offenses involving assault and larceny, based on the value of property stolen.)
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Jan 13 2017 |
09/28/2017 Signed By Governor
Sep 28 2017
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HB 5413
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- HEALTHY AND SAFE FAMILIES AND WORKPLACES ACT (Requires employers with eighteen (18) or more employees to provide three (3) paid sick days in 2018, four (4) paid sick days in 2019 and five (5) paid sick days thereafter.)
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Feb 08 2017 |
09/28/2017 Signed By Governor
Sep 28 2017
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HB 5182
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- MOBILE TELEPHONE USE (Prohibits the use of a non-hands-free personal wireless communication device while operating a motor vehicle, except for public safety personnel or in an emergency situation, and would provide for monetary fines for violations.)
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Jan 19 2017 |
09/27/2017 Signed By Governor
Sep 27 2017
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HB 5486
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES (Provides full year insurance coverage for all forms of FDA-approved contraceptives and would provide coverage thereto.)
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Feb 15 2017 |
09/19/2017 House Passed Sub A
Sep 19 2017
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HB 5277
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (Prohibits "conversion therapy" by licensed health care professionals with respect to children under eighteen (18) years of age.)
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Jan 27 2017 |
07/18/2017 Signed By Governor
Jul 18 2017
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HB 5777
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- MOTION PICTURE PRODUCTION TAX CREDITS (Removes video games from the definition of "motion picture" for the purposes of the Motion Picture Credit Tax Act, extending from 7/1/2021, to 7/1/2024.)
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Mar 01 2017 |
07/18/2017 Signed By Governor
Jul 18 2017
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HB 6084
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES - EMERGENCY POLICE POWER (Amends the provisions regarding emergency police powers to clarify that higher learning institutions with special police officers are authorized to enter into mutual aid agreements for the purpose of providing emergency assistance.)
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Apr 06 2017 |
07/18/2017 Signed By Governor
Jul 18 2017
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HB 6310
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - HOME-VISITING SYSTEM COMPONENTS (Directs the department of health to obtain an annual estimate of the number of children born to Rhode Island families who face significant risk factors known to impair child development.)
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Jun 08 2017 |
07/18/2017 Signed By Governor
Jul 18 2017
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HB 5837
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES & CARRIERS - RHODE ISLAND PUBLIC TRANSIT AUTHORITY (Authorizes RIPTA to provide an open-door service to all passengers to and from Rhode Island to locations within five (5) miles of the Rhode Island boarder into Massachusetts and Connecticut.)
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Mar 02 2017 |
07/18/2017 Signed By Governor
Jul 18 2017
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HB 5219
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE - ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES (Requires a health care entity or health plan to issue a decision regarding the credentialing of a health care provider within forty-five (45) calendar days of receiving a complete credentialing application.)
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Jan 26 2017 |
07/18/2017 Signed By Governor
Jul 18 2017
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HB 5618
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- NET METERING (Makes educational institutions and nonprofit corporations established pursuant to chapter 6 of title 7 eligible for net-metering financing arrangements.)
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Mar 01 2017 |
07/18/2017 Signed By Governor
Jul 18 2017
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HB 6345
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY -- AGRICULTURAL FUNCTIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT (Authorizes the directors of the departments of environmental management and health to enforce the Federal Food Safety Modernization Act as it pertains to commercial growers of fruits and vegetables.)
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Jun 15 2017 |
07/18/2017 Signed By Governor
Jul 18 2017
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HB 6313
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - SOCIAL SERVICES (Defines and declares the purpose of child opportunity zones and would provide for annual reporting from the commissioner of elementary and secondary education to the general assembly on each zone.)
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Jun 08 2017 |
07/18/2017 Signed By Governor
Jul 18 2017
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HB 5743
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT - STATE DEPARTMENTS' COOPERATION (Facilitates the sharing of information between the treasury, state retirement system, division of taxation, and the department of labor and training concerning unclaimed property, taxation collection, and pension benefit monitoring.)
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Mar 01 2017 |
07/18/2017 Signed By Governor
Jul 18 2017
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HB 5318
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS - NET METERING (Includes the benefit to customers in the PUC's study of the distribution charge.)
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Feb 01 2017 |
07/06/2017 Effective Without Governor's Signature
Jul 06 2017
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HB 6138
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (Allows the Honorable Raymond Sullivan to join Julie Ricci and Christopher Fierro in marriage on or about October 21, 2017, within the City of Warwick, Rhode Island.)
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Apr 26 2017 |
06/30/2017 Effective Without Governor's Signature
Jun 30 2017
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HB 6364
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (Allows Jared Saletin to join Kelsey Lucas and Brendon Duprey in marriage on or about July 7, 2018, within the City of Providence, Rhode Island.)
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Jun 27 2017 |
06/30/2017 Signed By Governor
Jun 30 2017
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