SB 736
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- CAUSES OF ACTION (Products liability defense of subsequent alteration eliminated.)
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Mar 26 2021 |
07/13/2021 Signed By Governor
Jul 13 2021
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SB 788
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS (Prevents third-party delivery service from using the likeness, registered trademark, or any intellectual property belonging to the merchant to falsely suggest sponsorship or endorsement by, or affiliation with the merchant without the merchant’s consent.)
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Apr 08 2021 |
07/13/2021 Signed By Governor
Jul 13 2021
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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 502
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- CHILDREN (Makes it a misdemeanor to possess, transfer and/or produce child erotica for the specific purpose of sexual gratification or sexual arousal, punishable by confinement in jail for not more than one year, or fine of not more than$1,000, or both.)
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Mar 04 2021 |
07/12/2021 Signed By Governor
Jul 12 2021
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SB 513
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE - PROCEDURE IN PARTICULAR ACTIONS - DEATH BY WRONGFUL ACT (Allows recovery of damages for the emotional distress, grief, and loss of enjoyment of life as a result of the wrongful death of a spouse, a parent or a son or daughter.)
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Mar 04 2021 |
07/12/2021 Signed By Governor
Jul 12 2021
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SB 671
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC RECORDS (Prohibits agencies of municipalities and the state from releasing information as to the residency of municipal or state police officers regarding public records requests.)
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Mar 18 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 188
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT (Amends the uniform controlled substances act and reclassifies simple possession of ten grams (10g) or less of certain controlled substances as a misdemeanor punishable as a two (2) year misdemeanor rather than a felony.)
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Feb 05 2021 |
07/09/2021 Signed By Governor
Jul 09 2021
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SB 635
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - STUDENT TRANSPORTATION (Prohibits school committees from entering into a school bus service contract unless the contract provides for payments to school bus drivers, monitors and aids for one hundred and eighty (180) days or the length of the contracted for school year.)
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Mar 18 2021 |
07/09/2021 Signed By Governor
Jul 09 2021
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SB 297
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- LABOR AND PAYMENT OF DEBTS BY CONTRACTORS (Relieves regulatory burden by authorizing submission of certified payroll using federal forms for all public works.)
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Feb 18 2021 |
07/08/2021 Effective Without Governor's Signature
Jul 08 2021
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SB 672
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE (Creates an action authorizing any person who has been sentenced to imprisonment greater than one year subsequent to being wrongfully convicted of a criminal offense to petition court for an award of compensation and damages, including attorney’s fees.)
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Mar 18 2021 |
07/08/2021 Signed By Governor
Jul 08 2021
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SB 684
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICES (Penalty of $10,000 for violating Deceptive Trade Practices Act.)
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Mar 18 2021 |
07/07/2021 Signed By Governor
Jul 07 2021
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SB 314
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- MOTOR VEHICLE OFFENSES (Grants a judge or magistrate the discretion to impose the requirement of blood and/or urine testing or the use of the ignition interlock system.)
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Feb 18 2021 |
07/06/2021 Signed By Governor
Jul 06 2021
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SB 16
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - HARM REDUCTION CENTER ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND PILOT PROGRAM (Creates pilot program to establish harm reduction centers where use of pre-obtained controlled substances may occur under supervision of health care professionals.)
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Jan 15 2021 |
07/06/2021 Signed By Governor
Jul 06 2021
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SB 364
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION (Entitles dairy farms to the exemptions from taxation granted to farmland, forestland, or open space.)
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Feb 25 2021 |
07/06/2021 Signed By Governor
Jul 06 2021
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SB 801
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE--PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- UNIFORM FOREIGN-COUNTRY MONEY JUDGMENTS RECOGNITION ACT (Establishes the policies and procedures required for the recognition and enforcement of Foreign-Country Money Judgments and Registration of Canadian Judgments by the superior court.)
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Apr 08 2021 |
07/03/2021 Signed By Governor
Jul 03 2021
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SB 172
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES (Creates a voluntary mechanism for municipalities to use to dedicate a park, conservation or other land they own as public trust land in perpetuity to protect and preserve its future use.)
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Feb 05 2021 |
07/03/2021 Signed By Governor
Jul 03 2021
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SB 789
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS -- RHODE ISLAND BUSINESS CORPORATION ACT (Requires that annual reports of domestic and foreign business corporations, nonprofit corporations, and limited liability companies be filed with the secretary of state between February 1 and May 1 of each year. Effective January 1, 2022.)
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Apr 08 2021 |
07/03/2021 Signed By Governor
Jul 03 2021
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SB 489
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY -- DONATION OF MEDICATIONS FOR USE BY NONPROFIT, STATE AND LOCAL FACILITIES (Establishes a process for the donation of unused medications for use by nonprofit, state and local facilities by owners of animals.)
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Mar 04 2021 |
07/03/2021 Signed By Governor
Jul 03 2021
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SB 899
(2021 Regular Session)
An Act Validating And Ratifying The 2020 Amendments To The Home Rule Charter Of The Town Of Smithfield
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May 14 2021 |
07/01/2021 Effective Without Governor's Signature
Jul 01 2021
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