HB 5033
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- NET METERING (Prohibits utility companies from limiting eligibility of net metering site based on prior consumption and requires excess energy not consumed to be credited to consumer. Also amends definition of excess renewable net-metering credit.)
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Jan 11 2023 |
06/15/2023 House Passed Sub A As Amended (Floor Amendment)
Jun 15 2023
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HB 5490
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- RATE INCREASE MEETINGS (Requires public meetings related to utility rates increases be conducted Monday-Thursday after 5:30 pm.)
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Feb 10 2023 |
06/15/2023 Referred To Senate Commerce
Jun 15 2023
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HB 5443
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO DOMESTIC RELATIONS -- SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (Requires returns of a marriage certificate to be filed within two (2) business days after the ceremony, and validates the common practice of filing the return by mail.)
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Feb 08 2023 |
06/14/2023 Committee Recommends Passage In Concurrence
Jun 14 2023
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HB 6404
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE TOWN OF BARRINGTON TO FINANCE THE CONSTRUCTION, IMPROVEMENT, RENOVATION, ALTERATION, FURNISHING AND EQUIPPING OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL FACILITIES IN THE TOWN AND ALL EXPENSES INCIDENT THERETO INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, COSTS OF DESIGN, ATHLETIC FIELDS, PLAYGROUNDS, LANDSCAPING, PARKING AND COSTS OF FINANCING AND TO ISSUE NOT MORE THAN $250,000,000 BONDS AND/OR NOTES THEREFOR, SUBJECT TO APPROVAL OF STATE HOUSING AID AT A REIMBURSEMENT RATE OR STATE SHARE RATIO OF NOT LESS THAN 35 PERCENT AT THE TIME OF ISSUANCE AND PROVIDED THAT THE AUTHORIZATION SHALL BE REDUCED BY THE AMOUNT OF CERTAIN GRANTS RECEIVED FROM STATE BOND PROCEEDS, FROM THE RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION OR FROM THE RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL BUILDING AUTHORITY (Authorizes the town of Barrington to issue not more than $250,000,000 bonds and notes to finance the construction, improvement, renovation, alteration, furnishing and equipping of public schools and school facilities in the town.)
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May 12 2023 |
06/14/2023 Signed By Governor
Jun 14 2023
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HB 6198
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE--COURTS -- FAMILY COURT (Gives statewide juvenile hearing boards the authority to refer a juvenile offender to a rehabilitative driving course, as part of a disposition of an offense before the board. The order may be enforced by the traffic tribunal.)
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Mar 24 2023 |
06/13/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Jun 13 2023
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HB 5233
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO GENERAL ASSEMBLY -- PERMANENT JOINT COMMITTEE ON NAMING ALL NEW BUILDINGS, BRIDGES, EDIFICES AND OTHER STATE CONSTRUCTIONS (Renames bridges 00201, 17801 and 17601 in South Kingstown after 3 Medal of Honor recipients, to wit, Sgt. William G. Fournier, Sgt. William J. Babcock, Cpl. David B. Champagne, respectively.)
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Jan 25 2023 |
06/13/2023 Committee Recommends Passage In Concurrence
Jun 13 2023
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HR 6422
(2023 Regular Session)
HOUSE RESOLUTION CREATING A LEGISLATIVE STUDY COMMISSION TO EVALUATE AND PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS ON MANDATED SAFETY PROTOCOLS FOR RHODE ISLAND SCHOOLS (Creates a 21 member commission to evaluate and provide recommendations on mandated safety protocols for RI schools, and who would report back to the House by February 28, 2024, and expire on April 30, 2024.)
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May 19 2023 |
06/12/2023 House Read And Passed
Jun 12 2023
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HB 5779
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO WATERS AND NAVIGATION -- COASTAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT COUNCIL (Requires the executive director of the coastal resources management council to hire a hearing officer if the position is vacant for more than sixty (60) days after the effective date of this act.)
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Feb 22 2023 |
06/12/2023 Meeting Postponed (06/13/2023)
Jun 12 2023
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HB 6385
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES (Repeals a section of the general laws that restricts the ability of the town of Warren to enact an ordinance in order to adopt the more favorable tax classification provisions of § 44-5-11.8.)
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May 10 2023 |
06/12/2023 Signed By Governor
Jun 12 2023
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HB 5889
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- POLICE TRAFFIC STOP DATA COLLECTION (Revises CCPRA regarding continued traffic stop data/analysis/reporting by transferring those duties to the office of highway safety effective January 1, 2024, with creation of 12 member advisory committee.)
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Mar 01 2023 |
06/11/2023 Meeting Postponed (06/12/2023)
Jun 11 2023
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HB 5502
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- BEVERAGE CONTAINER DEPOSIT RECYCLING ACT OF 2023 (Establishes a system for the recycling of beverage containers working with the department of environmental management.)
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Feb 10 2023 |
06/11/2023 Proposed Substitute
Jun 11 2023
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HB 5276
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- UNFAIR SALES PRACTICES (Providers of a club, facility, or services to a consumer must stop automatic deductions from the consumer’s account or credit card within thirty (30) calendar days of receiving a notice to stop from the consumer.)
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Feb 01 2023 |
06/06/2023 Referred To Senate Commerce
Jun 06 2023
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HB 6082
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES (Amends several sections of law relating to zoning ordinances to provide uniform zoning standards for accessory dwelling units.)
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Mar 03 2023 |
06/06/2023 Referred To Senate Housing And Municipal Government
Jun 06 2023
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HB 5222
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- THE NATHAN BRUNO AND JASON FLATT ACT (Provides that in the event of the death of an educator or a student, a local educational agency be given up to five (5) days after the death to implement a flexible school schedule for teachers and students.)
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Jan 25 2023 |
06/06/2023 Referred To Senate Education
Jun 06 2023
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HR 6440
(2023 Regular Session)
House Resolution Proclaiming May Of 2023, To Be “Jewish American Heritage Month” In The State Of Rhode Island
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May 25 2023 |
05/25/2023 House Read And Passed
May 25 2023
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HR 6438
(2023 Regular Session)
House Resolution Expressing Deepest Sympathy On The Passing Of Anna Friedman Prager, Holocaust Survivor And Civic Leader
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May 25 2023 |
05/25/2023 House Read And Passed
May 25 2023
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HB 6184
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT VALIDATING AND RATIFYING AMENDMENTS TO THE HOME RULE CHARTER OF THE TOWN OF WARREN (Validates and ratifies amendments to the Home Rule Charter of the town of Warren, adopted and approved on November 8, 2022.)
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Mar 22 2023 |
05/18/2023 Signed By Governor
May 18 2023
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HB 5006
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- HEALTH CARE FOR CHILDREN AND PREGNANT WOMEN -- EQUALITY IN ABORTION COVERAGE (Provides for abortion coverage in the Medicaid program and repeal the abortion coverage exclusion for state employee insurance plans.)
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Jan 06 2023 |
05/18/2023 Signed By Governor
May 18 2023
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HB 6002
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HIGHWAYS - RHODE ISLAND TURNPIKE AND BRIDGE AUTHORITY (Mandates the RITBA to design a safety barrier or netting system on the Mount Hope Bridge, the Claiborne Pell Bridge, and the Jamestown Verrazzano Bridge by January 1, 2024, with construction commencing no later than June 30, 2024.)
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Mar 01 2023 |
05/16/2023 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 16 2023
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HB 5459
(2023 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- CONDUCT OF ELECTION AND VOTING EQUIPMENT, AND SUPPLIES (Includes the general assembly elections within the category of elections subject to the risk-limiting audits within the jurisdiction of the board of elections.)
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Feb 08 2023 |
05/15/2023 Referred To Senate Judiciary
May 15 2023
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