Rhode Island Bills

sponsored by Mary Messier

Bill Title Introduced Latest Action↓
HB 7991 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION (Exempts from taxation the real and tangible personal property of Foster Forward, a domestic nonprofit corporation, located in Pawtucket.)
Mar 16 2022 05/25/2022 Effective Without Governor's Signature
May 25 2022
HB 7804 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- NURSES (Amends the conditions upon which a nurse would be exempt from certain licensing requirements to include eligibility to practice before taking and receiving results of the NCLEX exam.)
Mar 03 2022 05/20/2022 Referred To Senate Health And Human Services
May 20 2022
HB 7490 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- PUBLIC ASSISTANCE ACT (Allows SNAP recipients to receive a minimum of $0.50 credit on their EBT card, for each $1.00 spent on fruits and vegetables also creates a separate SNAP fund to allocate funds from the general fund to effectuate this act.)
Feb 16 2022 05/12/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 12 2022
HR 7452 (2022 Regular Session)
JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $500,000 TO MYSTIC AQUARIUM FOR EXPANSION OF THE STEM ADVANTAGE PROGRAM (This resolution would authorize the appropriation of the sum of $500,000 to expand the Stem Advantage Program.)
Feb 11 2022 05/05/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 05 2022
HB 7381 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PERSONAL INCOME TAX (Allows a deduction from federal adjusted gross income for interest payments on outstanding student loans.)
Feb 09 2022 05/04/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 04 2022
HB 8140 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- RETAIL LICENSES (Prohibits the department of business regulation from substituting judgment made by local boards and authorities unless not improper, clearly erroneous, or otherwise arbitrary or capricious.)
Apr 13 2022 04/28/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 28 2022
HR 8188 (2022 Regular Session)
House Resolution Proclaiming May 1St Through May 7Th Of 2022, To Be "Teacher Appreciation Week" In The State Of Rhode Island
Apr 28 2022 04/28/2022 House Read And Passed
Apr 28 2022
HB 7796 (2022 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.)
Mar 03 2022 04/27/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 27 2022
HB 7649 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLANS (Allows participating municipalities to elect to its employees the deferred compensation plans offered by the state.)
Mar 02 2022 04/27/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 27 2022
HB 8157 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR MENTAL ILLNESS AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE (Increases in-network behavioral health care service reimbursement rates up to the median value effective 1/1/2023. Increases rates for 2024-2028 by rate of inflation plus three (3) percentage points determined by federal CPI.)
Apr 14 2022 04/26/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 26 2022
HB 7551 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS - TEMPORARY DISABILITY INSURANCE - BENEFITS (Increases the weekly dependency allowance for recipients of temporary disability insurance and temporary caregiver benefits from ten dollars ($10.00) to twenty dollars ($20.00).)
Feb 18 2022 04/13/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 13 2022
HR 8142 (2022 Regular Session)
House Resolution Proclaiming April, 2022, As "Autism Awareness Month" In The State Of Rhode Island
Apr 13 2022 04/13/2022 House Read And Passed
Apr 13 2022
HR 7675 (2022 Regular Session)
JOINT RESOLUTION AMENDING THE JOINT RESOLUTION CREATING A PERMANENT LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION ON CHILD CARE IN RHODE ISLAND (This joint resolution would amend the membership and purpose of said commission, allow for funding with approval, and require review of said membership every two (2) years.)
Mar 02 2022 04/07/2022 House Read And Passed
Apr 07 2022
HR 7519 (2022 Regular Session)
JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE AND SUBMIT TO THE ELECTORS A PROPOSITION OF AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE -- RIGHT TO ADEQUATE EDUCATION (Adds two sections to the constitution/guarantees residents adequate education permitting learning at high levels, become lifelong learners, productive workers and responsible citizens/makes rights guaranteed under the constitution judicially enforceable.)
Feb 16 2022 04/06/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 06 2022
HB 7346 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- PHARMACIES (Authorizes a pharmacist to prescribe and dispense FDA-approved hormonal contraceptive patches and self-administered oral hormonal contraceptives, provided that the pharmacist has completed a training program approved by the state board of pharmacy.)
Feb 04 2022 03/24/2022 Referred To Senate Health And Human Services
Mar 24 2022
HB 7409 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- CAUSE OF ACTION (Removes the statute of limitations for actions based on sexual abuse or exploitation of a child and would make eligible previously time barred actions.)
Feb 09 2022 03/24/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 24 2022
HB 7594 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- TRANSPORTATION OF BEVERAGES - OUT-OF-STATE DIRECT WINE SHIPMENT LICENSE (Creates an out-of-state direct wine shipment license along with numerous regulatory provisions.)
Mar 02 2022 03/23/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 23 2022
HB 8031 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- RHODE ISLAND HARD-HIT LIQUIDITY PROGRAM ACT (Establishes the “Rhode Island Hard-Hit Emergency Liquidity Program Act” to provide up to twenty million dollars ($20,000,000) to businesses adversely affected by the Coronavirus pandemic by providing aid for drop in sales.)
Mar 23 2022 03/23/2022 Introduced, Referred To House Finance
Mar 23 2022
HR 7996 (2022 Regular Session)
House Resolution Commemorating The Celebration Of Saint Patrick'S Day And Recognizing The Cultural And Historic Links Between Ireland And Rhode Island And The Establishment Of The American-Irish State Legislators Caucus
Mar 17 2022 03/17/2022 House Read And Passed
Mar 17 2022
HB 7809 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT (Modifies the summons for eviction for reasons other than nonpayment of rent with the district court, to add a certificate of service section, and provides the option to post the summons/complaint conspicuously on door of the defendant/tenant's dwelling.)
Mar 03 2022 03/17/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 17 2022

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