Rhode Island Bills

sponsored by Mary Messier

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HR 6267 (2023 Regular Session)
House Resolution Congratulating Fire Chief Paul Shatraw On His Retirement After Nearly Four Decades Of Exemplary And Devoted Service To The Citizens Of Woonsocket
Apr 06 2023 04/06/2023 House Read And Passed
Apr 06 2023
HB 6159 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- PRESCRIPTION DRUG BENEFITS (Includes any costs paid by an enrollee or on behalf of the enrollee by a third party when calculating an enrollee’s overall contribution to any out-of-pocket maximum or cost sharing requirement under a health plan as of January 1, 2024.)
Mar 17 2023 04/05/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 05 2023
HB 6101 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- STATE BUILDING CODE (Requires adoption of 2021 International Energy Conservation Code ("IECC").)
Mar 03 2023 04/05/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 05 2023
HR 5771 (2023 Regular Session)
JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE, PUBLISH AND SUBMIT TO THE ELECTORS A PROPOSITION OF AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION -- RIGHT TO AN ADEQUATE EDUCATION (Amends the constitution to guarantee Rhode Island residents with equal opportunity to receive an education that is adequate, equitable and meaningful and provides judicial enforcement of this provision.)
Feb 21 2023 04/05/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 05 2023
HB 5373 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- RELIEF OF INJURED AND DECEASED FIREFIGHTERS AND POLICE OFFICERS (Extends IOD benefits to police officers/firefighters suffering from post-traumatic stress injuries/provides municipal police/firefighters retiring due to PTSI accidental disability retirement allowance.)
Feb 03 2023 03/28/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 28 2023
HB 5672 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- SINGLE-USE PLASTIC STRAWS (Mandates that food service establishments only provide single-use foodware accessories and standard condiments to a customer upon request.)
Feb 17 2023 03/23/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 23 2023
HB 5414 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- ELECTRICIANS (Clarifies the types of electrical services that require an electrical contractor's license.)
Feb 08 2023 03/21/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 21 2023
HB 5164 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC FINANCE -- RECEIPT OF TAXES, FEES, AND OTHER PAYMENTS BY CREDIT CARD (Mandates credit card companies that collect any sales, hotel, or meals taxes for the state/any other tax for the state/ any tax for a municipality within the state to provide the dollar amount of the tax to the state or the municipality within 48 hours.)
Jan 19 2023 03/17/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 17 2023
HB 5669 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES (Requires transition planning for high school students with disabilities, who have a "504" plan, like the transition planning required for high school students with disabilities, who have an individualized education program (IEP).)
Feb 17 2023 03/15/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 15 2023
HB 5500 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PUPILS (Requires elementary schools to provide/maintain onsite functional automated external defibrillators (AEDs) in quantities and types, deemed by the commissioner of education in consultation with the director of health to be adequate for use in emergencies.)
Feb 10 2023 03/08/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 08 2023
HB 5329 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- VEHICLE BARRIERS (Requires commercial property owners to install vehicle barriers at their retail establishment locations when construction/renovations are being done and permits insurers to consider the installation to provide a discount on the owner's insurance policy.)
Feb 03 2023 03/07/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 07 2023
HB 5579 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT (Allows termination of a residential lease by a domestic abuse victim, sexual assault victim or a stalking victim.)
Feb 15 2023 03/02/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 02 2023
HB 5759 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- TAX SALES (Requires two (2) tax sale notices to taxpayer. Requires in-person or zoom notice. Requires departments of revenue, tax and other state agencies to assist in locating the taxpayer. Prevents a tax sale if a payment schedule has been negotiated.)
Feb 21 2023 03/02/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 02 2023
HR 5189 (2023 Regular Session)
JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE AND PUBLISH AND SUBMIT TO THE ELECTORS A PROPOSITION OF AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE-OF ELECTIONS AND CAMPAIGN FINANCE (Proposes a constitutional amendment authorizing four (4) year terms for members of the general assembly, elected members from even numbered districts would begin to be elected to four (4) year terms.)
Jan 19 2023 03/01/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 01 2023
HB 5180 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES' ARBITRATION (Recognizes that municipal employees have the opportunity to utilize interest arbitration and would establish new factors for the arbitrators to consider. These factors include comparisons of wages/hourly conditions of employment in similarly skilled jobs.)
Jan 19 2023 03/01/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 01 2023
HR 5820 (2023 Regular Session)
House Resolution Proclaiming February 27 Through March 3, 2023, To Be "Public Schools Week" In The State Of Rhode Island
Feb 28 2023 02/28/2023 House Read And Passed
Feb 28 2023
HR 5823 (2023 Regular Session)
House Resolution Condemning The Russian Invasion Of Ukraine
Feb 28 2023 02/28/2023 House Read And Passed
Feb 28 2023
HB 5808 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- RHODE ISLAND WOMEN'S EQUITY INCENTIVE ACT OF 2023 (Creates the Rhode Island Women’s Equity Incentive Act of 2023 to address the inequalities experienced by women in the workforce by offering tax credits up to $2,500 per year to eligible businesses which create full-time jobs for women.)
Feb 22 2023 02/22/2023 Introduced, Referred To House Finance
Feb 22 2023
HR 5271 (2023 Regular Session)
House Resolution Honoring And Thanking Elizabeth Burke Bryant For Twenty-Eight Years Of Devoted Service As Executive Director Of Rhode Island Kids Count
Jan 31 2023 01/31/2023 House Read And Passed
Jan 31 2023
HB 5118 (2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION (Exempts real and tangible personal property of a municipal and school district employee, with ten (10) years of employment, at a rate of fifty percent (50%) of the property tax bill or $5,000, whichever is greater.)
Jan 12 2023 01/31/2023 Withdrawn At Sponsor's Request
Jan 31 2023

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