SB 2256
(2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS - NOMINATION OF PARTY AND INDEPENDENT CANDIDATES (Removes the requirement that unopposed candidates who file valid declarations of candidacy need to file nominating signatures for certification.)
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Feb 11 2022 |
02/15/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Feb 15 2022
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SB 2060
(2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES -- INTEREST CHARGES ON OVERDUE PROPERTY TAX (Establishes a statewide limit of twelve percent (12%) per year on interest charged by cities and towns on delinquent taxes.)
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Jan 25 2022 |
02/15/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Feb 15 2022
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SR 2331
(2022 Regular Session)
Senate Resolution Urging The Rhode Island Congressional Delegation To Prioritize Racial Justice In Healthcare And Champion The Passage Of The Medicare For All Act
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Feb 15 2022 |
02/15/2022 Introduced, Referred To Senate Health And Human Services
Feb 15 2022
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SR 2272
(2022 Regular Session)
Senate Resolution Commemorating The 40Th Anniversary Of The Life-Saving Heroics Of The Late Thomas N. Prinster
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Feb 15 2022 |
02/15/2022 Senate Read And Passed
Feb 15 2022
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SB 2254
(2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- REGISTRATION OF VOTERS (Allows non-affiliated party voters to vote in party primaries without becoming an affiliated party voter.)
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Feb 11 2022 |
02/15/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Feb 15 2022
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SB 2240
(2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MINIMUM WAGES (Increases the minimum hourly wage commencing January 1, 2027, by an amount equal to the total percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the Northeast Region for the calendar year 2025.)
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Feb 08 2022 |
02/08/2022 Introduced, Referred To Senate Labor
Feb 08 2022
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SB 2184
(2022 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 08 2022 |
02/08/2022 Introduced, Referred To Senate Finance
Feb 08 2022
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SB 2237
(2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MINIMUM WAGES (Requires employers with 50 or more employees to pay "hazard pay" to employees involved in providing essential services during a declared public health emergency.)
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Feb 08 2022 |
02/08/2022 Introduced, Referred To Senate Labor
Feb 08 2022
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SB 2189
(2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- HEALTH CARE FOR FAMILIES (Creates the "Medicaid Employer Assessment.")
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Feb 08 2022 |
02/08/2022 Introduced, Referred To Senate Finance
Feb 08 2022
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SB 2239
(2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- PAYMENT OF WAGES (Defines and recognize the existence and potential liability of lead entities concerning the payment of wages.)
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Feb 08 2022 |
02/08/2022 Introduced, Referred To Senate Labor
Feb 08 2022
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SB 2172
(2022 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 08 2022 |
02/08/2022 Introduced, Referred To Senate Education
Feb 08 2022
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SR 2164
(2022 Regular Session)
Senate Resolution Proclaiming February Of 2022, To Be "Children'S Dental Health Month" In The State Of Rhode Island
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Feb 08 2022 |
02/08/2022 Senate Read And Passed
Feb 08 2022
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SB 2191
(2022 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 08 2022 |
02/08/2022 Introduced, Referred To Senate Finance
Feb 08 2022
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SB 2175
(2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- THE EDUCATION EQUITY AND PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT (Provides local education agencies (LEAs) hiring site-based specialists for reading and math to receive state reimbursement based on enrollment and specific guidelines.)
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Feb 08 2022 |
02/08/2022 Introduced, Referred To Senate Education
Feb 08 2022
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SB 35
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO WATERS AND NAVIGATION -- THE OCEAN STATE CLIMATE ADAPTATION FUND (Establishes the Ocean State Climate Adaptation and Resilience Fund. Enables municipalities and the state to apply for grants to improve public safety and community climate resilience for coastal habitats, as well as river and stream floodplains.)
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Jan 19 2021 |
07/13/2021 Signed By Governor
Jul 13 2021
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SB 25
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- NONREGULATED POWER PRODUCER CONSUMER BILL OF RIGHTS (Excludes municipal and government bodies that aggregate electrical loads for residential retail customers from the requirement that a new contract is required when there is a change of terms for electric-generation services.)
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Jan 19 2021 |
07/13/2021 Signed By Governor
Jul 13 2021
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SB 104
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- SCHOOL WASTE RECYCLING AND REFUSE DISPOSAL (Requires schools to comply with recycling and composting laws and promotes the donation of unspoiled nonperishable food by schools. Requires the use of share tables at all schools.)
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Jan 26 2021 |
07/12/2021 Signed By Governor
Jul 12 2021
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SB 458
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- AFRICAN HERITAGE HISTORY EDUCATION (Requires implementation of education courses in African American history in elementary and secondary schools in Rhode Island commencing in the 2022-2023 school year.)
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Mar 04 2021 |
07/09/2021 Signed By Governor
Jul 09 2021
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SR 58
(2021 Regular Session)
JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $500,000 IN RESTRICTED RECEIPT FUNDING IN THE APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022 TO THE DEPARTMENT OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND HOSPITALS (Imposes a two hundred fifty dollar ($250) substance abuse education assessment for any conviction of driving under the influence or a violation for refusal to submit to a breathalyzer.)
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Jan 19 2021 |
07/09/2021 Signed By Governor
Jul 09 2021
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SB 607
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO AERONAUTICS -- THE PERMANENT AIR QUALITY MONITORING ACT (Extends the long-term air-quality monitoring program at T.F. Green Airport to July 31, 2024.)
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Mar 11 2021 |
07/08/2021 Signed By Governor
Jul 08 2021
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