HB 6033
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO GENERAL ASSEMBLY -- FISCAL NOTES (Clarifies existing statutory scheme as it relates to fiscal notes regarding criminal justice and related legislation. Requires the fiscal notes speak to issues of whether the legislation enhances public safety and contains sensible fiscal policy.)
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Feb 26 2021 |
05/25/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 25 2021
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HB 6074
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- HOUSING CONSTRUCTION (Creates the housing jobs department and a series of other initiatives designed to create jobs in housing construction, specifically affordable and low-income housing, green and solar energy jobs and programs for low-income individuals.)
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Mar 03 2021 |
05/25/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 25 2021
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HB 5955
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY -- FOOD SECURITY AND AGRICULTURE JOBS (Protects food security and creates agricultural jobs and opportunities with the goal of creating food security. Employs several mechanisms to do so, including the creation of the agriculture jobs bureau, to be located within the division of agriculture.)
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Feb 26 2021 |
05/25/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 25 2021
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HB 5807
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- STATE PURCHASES (Directs department of administration to promulgate regulations giving preferences in the awarding of state contracts to certain business enterprises.)
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Feb 24 2021 |
05/25/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 25 2021
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HB 5130
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MINIMUM WAGES (Gradually increases the minimum wage from eleven dollars and fifty cents ($11.50) per hour to fifteen dollars ($15.00) per hour, over a four (4) year period.)
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Jan 25 2021 |
05/20/2021 Signed By Governor
May 20 2021
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HB 5808
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- GENERAL POWERS (Authorizes municipalities to tax school tuition and school meals. Contains exemptions from taxation.)
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Feb 24 2021 |
05/20/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 20 2021
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HB 5931
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- FEDERAL AID (Requires free lunches to be provided for all elementary and secondary students attending public schools, to the extent state and federal funds are available.)
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Feb 25 2021 |
05/20/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 20 2021
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HR 6343
(2021 Regular Session)
House Resolution Honoring Carmen Diaz-Jusino For Her Distinguished Business Career And Requesting That The Small Business Administration Give Her Serious Consideration For The Position Of Small Business Administration Regional Administrator For New England
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May 18 2021 |
05/18/2021 House Read And Passed
May 18 2021
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HB 5628
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM (Establishes a universal, comprehensive, affordable single-payer health care insurance program which shall be referred to as, "the Rhode Island Comprehensive Health Insurance Program" (RICHIP))
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Feb 19 2021 |
05/13/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 13 2021
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HR 6335
(2021 Regular Session)
House Resolution Honoring And Recognizing Each And Every Rhode Island School Teacher As 2021 "Teachers Of The Year"
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May 12 2021 |
05/12/2021 House Read And Passed
May 12 2021
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HR 6320
(2021 Regular Session)
House Resolution Expressing Deepest Condolences On The Passing Of Theodore Woods
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May 11 2021 |
05/11/2021 House Read And Passed
May 11 2021
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HB 5647
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION (Establishes a surtax on the business corporation tax for publicly traded corporations subject to SEC disclosure and reporting requirements, if corporation's ratio of compensation for its CEO to median worker is equal to or greater than 100 to 1.)
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Feb 22 2021 |
05/06/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 06 2021
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HB 5933
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- SCHOOL COMMITTEES AND SUPERINTENDENTS (Requires school districts to provide for alternative programs within the school to reduce the number of out-of-school suspensions.)
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Feb 25 2021 |
04/28/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 28 2021
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HB 5936
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PUPILS -- TRAUMA INFORMED SCHOOLS ACT (Establishes the implementation of trauma-informed practices in schools throughout the state.)
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Feb 25 2021 |
04/28/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 28 2021
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HB 5930
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS-THE RHODE ISLAND CANNABIS EQUITY ACT (Establishes a board and appropriates funds from the legislature to create a local cannabis equity program to allow those people who want to enter the business of selling marijuana with state funding and technical assistance to do so.)
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Feb 25 2021 |
04/27/2021 Withdrawn At Sponsor's Request (04/29/2021)
Apr 27 2021
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HR 6243
(2021 Regular Session)
House Resolution Celebrating Black Maternal Health Week On April 11Th - 17Th, 2021, In The State Of Rhode Island
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Apr 15 2021 |
04/15/2021 House Read And Passed
Apr 15 2021
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HB 5935
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PUPILS (Directs the department of health to establish an inspection and evaluation program and establish rules and regulations regarding air quality in elementary and secondary schools.)
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Feb 25 2021 |
04/14/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 14 2021
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HB 5934
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PUPILS (Requires all school districts to provide students enrolled in grades Kindergarten through twelve (K-12) access to high-speed Internet.)
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Feb 25 2021 |
04/14/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 14 2021
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HR 6223
(2021 Regular Session)
House Resolution Expressing Deepest Condolences On The Passing Of Cecelia Makor Premy
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Apr 13 2021 |
04/13/2021 House Read And Passed
Apr 13 2021
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HB 5995
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT AN ACT RELATING CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- SENTENCE AND EXECUTION (Changes the criteria for distinguishing between felonies, misdemeanors and petty misdemeanors. It also changes the interpretation of the phrase "one year" wherever it appears in the general or public laws, to be three hundred sixty-four (364) days.)
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Feb 26 2021 |
04/13/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 13 2021
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