SB 115
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS - PUBLIC TRANSIT - BUS PASSES (Requires that five million dollars ($5,000,000) be appropriated to the Rhode Island public transit authority between July 1, 2017 and June 30, 2019.)
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Feb 01 2017 |
09/27/2017 Signed By Governor
Sep 27 2017
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SB 43
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- TAX SALES (Expedites the foreclosure procedure on vacant property.)
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Jan 18 2017 |
09/19/2017 House Voted To Recommit To House Judiciary
Sep 19 2017
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SR 5
(2017 Regular Session)
Joint Resolution Respectfully Requesting That All Branches Of State Government Continue To Collaborate On Policy Actions And Investments To Implement The Findings And Recommendations Of The Justice Reinvestment Initiative Facilitated By The Council Of State Governments Justice Center
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Jan 11 2017 |
09/19/2017 House Passed In Concurrence
Sep 19 2017
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SB 896
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES - OPTIONAL RETIREMENT FOR MEMBERS OF POLICE AND FIREFIGHTERS (Adds illness sustained while in the performance of duty to the definition of accidental disability.)
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May 11 2017 |
07/26/2017 Effective Without Governor's Signature
Jul 26 2017
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SB 597
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PROBATE PRACTICE - LIMITED GUARDIANSHIP AND GUARDIANSHIP OF ADULTS (Increases the guardianship ad litem maximum fee from $400 to $800 in guardian/limited guardianship proceedings.)
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Mar 15 2017 |
07/26/2017 Effective Without Governor's Signature
Jul 26 2017
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SB 502
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - NURSING FACILITIES BED CAPACITY MORATORIUM (Establishes limited conditions that must be satisfied to permit an increase in the bed capacity of existing nursing facilities, despite the moratorium on expansion.)
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Mar 02 2017 |
07/26/2017 Effective Without Governor's Signature
Jul 26 2017
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SB 73
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING CRIMINAL OFFENSES - UNIFORM ACT ON THE PREVENTION OF AND REMEDIES FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING (Creates the "Uniform Act on the Prevention and Remedies for Human Trafficking" which would establish penalties and remedies for human trafficking.)
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Jan 18 2017 |
07/19/2017 Signed By Governor
Jul 19 2017
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SB 614
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES - ABUSED AND NEGLECTED CHILDREN (Requires all CASA (court-appointed special advocate) volunteers to first pass DCYF clearance as well as a national criminal background check before qualifying for appointment by the court.)
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Mar 15 2017 |
07/05/2017 Signed By Governor
Jul 05 2017
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SB 350
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS - PAYMENT OF WAGES (Prohibits employers from making deductions from an employee's wages except for those deductions authorized or required by law, or as expressly authorized in writing by the employee.)
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Feb 16 2017 |
07/05/2017 Signed By Governor
Jul 05 2017
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SB 983
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (Allows William J. Gately, Jr., Esq., to join Caroline Stewart Barr and James W. Gately in marriage on or about August 26, 2017, within the Town of Bristol, Rhode Island.)
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Jun 21 2017 |
07/04/2017 Effective Without Governor's Signature
Jul 04 2017
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SB 236
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY - FAIR HOUSING PRACTICES (Prohibits discrimination in housing against those persons who have a lawful source of income.)
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Feb 02 2017 |
06/30/2017 Referred To House Judiciary
Jun 30 2017
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SB 874
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- ELECTRIC GENERATION SERVICE (Requires the public utilities commission to implement a purchase of receivables program where the electric distribution company purchases the receivables of a nonregulated power producer at a discount rate.)
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May 11 2017 |
06/30/2017 Placed On The House Consent Calendar (06/30/2017)
Jun 30 2017
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SB 174
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES - SAFETY BELTS IN SCHOOL BUSES (Requires every new school bus to be equipped with seat belts effective January 1, 2019.)
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Feb 01 2017 |
06/30/2017 Referred To House H.E.W.
Jun 30 2017
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SB 665
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- MOTOR VEHICLE OFFENSES (Allows for a judge or magistrate to impose the requirements of blood and/or urine testing for the presence of illicit substances, if necessary, for anyone convicted of driving under the influence or refusal to submit to a chemical test.)
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Mar 29 2017 |
06/29/2017 Senate Passed Sub A
Jun 29 2017
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SB 479
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - STATE BUILDING CODE (Expands the state building code standards committee by two members, to be appointed by the Rhode Island builders association.)
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Mar 02 2017 |
06/29/2017 Signed By Governor
Jun 29 2017
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SB 71
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES - GENERAL POWERS (Requires that cities and towns comply with certain procedures when prosecuting defendants such as the right to counsel, and would amend the penalties imposed for ordinance violations.)
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Jan 18 2017 |
06/29/2017 Signed By Governor
Jun 29 2017
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SB 675
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS - EMPLOYMENT SECURITY - BENEFITS (Amends our worksharing law by allowing employers more flexibility in the reduction of work hours among its employees and by allowing more leeway on the start date of an adopted worksharing plan.)
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Mar 29 2017 |
06/29/2017 Signed By Governor
Jun 29 2017
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SB 401
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES - ELECTRONIC IMAGING DEVICES (Prohibits a person from electronically disseminating visual images of another engaged in sexually explicit conduct or the intimate parts of another.)
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Mar 02 2017 |
06/28/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Jun 28 2017
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SR 951
(2017 Regular Session)
JOINT RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATION COMMISSION TO STUDY VETERAN AND MILITARY SPOUSE EDUCATION & EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES (Creates a 13 member commission to study of veteran and military spouse education and employment opportunities, and who would report to the General Assembly by April 30, 2018, and expire on July 30, 2018.)
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Jun 08 2017 |
06/28/2017 House Passed In Concurrence
Jun 28 2017
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SR 986
(2017 Regular Session)
Senate Resolution Expressing Condolences On The Passing Of Mary Beth Flynn
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Jun 22 2017 |
06/27/2017 Senate Read And Passed
Jun 27 2017
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