SB 579
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO WATERS AND NAVIGATION -- NARRAGANSETT BAY COMMISSION--THE TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP OF SEWAGE INFRASTRUCTURE FROM THE CITY OF CENTRAL FALLS TO THE NARRAGANSETT BAY COMMISSION (Authorizes the city of Central Falls to transfer ownership of the city's sewer infrastructure to the Narragansett Bay Commission.)
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Mar 11 2021 |
04/05/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 05 2021
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SB 379
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- MEDICAL ASSISTANCE (Requires auditor general to conduct audit of Medicaid programs administered by MCOs.)
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Feb 25 2021 |
04/01/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 01 2021
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SB 759
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT - ENERGY FACILITY SITING ACT (Provides applicants/licensees for fossil fuel electricity generating facilities invest in renewable energy facilities.)
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Apr 01 2021 |
04/01/2021 Introduced, Referred To Senate Environment And Agriculture
Apr 01 2021
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SB 396
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- VICTIMS' RIGHTS (Establishes a sexual assault survivors' bill of rights and provide protections to victims including the right to counsel, the right to a counselor and impose time requirements state labs in delivering and testing forensic evidence.)
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Feb 25 2021 |
03/29/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 29 2021
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SB 536
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO DELINQUENT AND DEPENDENT CHILDREN -- PROCEEDINGS IN FAMILY COURT (Prohibits any questioning of a juvenile who is suspected of delinquent or criminal behavior, unless the parent of guardian of the juvenile is present, or unless an attorney is present or the juvenile and their parents have waived their presence.)
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Mar 04 2021 |
03/29/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 29 2021
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SB 317
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- COURTS -- JUDICIAL NOMINATING COMMISSION (Requires that the judicial nominating commission be composed of at least three (3) members of color.)
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Feb 18 2021 |
03/29/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 29 2021
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SB 746
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MINIMUM WAGES (Provides that employers pay essential health care facility employees at a rate of one hundred fifty percent (150%) of their regular pay during a declared public health emergency.)
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Mar 26 2021 |
03/26/2021 Introduced, Referred To Senate Labor
Mar 26 2021
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SB 118
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- GENERAL PROVISIONS (Reduces the maximum sentence for a misdemeanor from one year to three hundred and sixty-four (364) days, and would apply to all persons sentenced after its effective date.)
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Jan 26 2021 |
03/25/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 25 2021
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SB 315
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE - BAIL AND RECOGNIZANCE (Amends the conditions of bail and recognizance to permit the release of a person charged with a misdemeanor without financial conditions.)
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Feb 18 2021 |
03/25/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 25 2021
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SB 249
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES - SEXUAL ASSAULT (Establishes criteria for the criminal offense of sexual assault when the victim is in the custody of a peace officer. The act would also provide that a person convicted of custodial sexual assault would face imprisonment for not more than 3 years.)
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Feb 10 2021 |
03/25/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 25 2021
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SB 604
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS - UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT (Makes possession of controlled substances civil violations punishable by a one hundred dollar ($100) fine for each offense. Offenders may have to complete drug counseling and community service.)
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Mar 11 2021 |
03/25/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 25 2021
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SB 393
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS OF VOLUNTEERS AND INTERNS (Requires state and national criminal background checks person volunteering or interning at any elementary or secondary educational institution. It would also waive fees for background checks employment with salary of less than forty thousand dollars.)
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Feb 25 2021 |
03/25/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 25 2021
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SB 520
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC RECORDS -- ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS (Prohibits the disclosure or use of a person's prior name by public officials if the person's name has been legally changed.)
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Mar 04 2021 |
03/24/2021 Withdrawn At Sponsor's Request
Mar 24 2021
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SR 438
(2021 Regular Session)
Joint Resolution Ratifying The Proposed Amendment To The Constitution Of The United States Relating To The Labor Of Persons Under Eighteen Years Of Age
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Feb 25 2021 |
03/24/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 24 2021
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SB 532
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE - SENTENCE AND EXECUTION (Prohibits the court from holding a person without bail for a period not to exceed ten (10) days at the ACI for violating the terms of his/her probation.)
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Mar 04 2021 |
03/22/2021 Committee Postponed At Request Of Sponsor (03/25/2021)
Mar 22 2021
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SB 483
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- THE CONSUMER PROTECTION IN EYE CARE ACT (Provides for consumer protection in eye care services by developing standards and enforcement protocols related to the utilization of assessment mechanisms in the provision of eye care services.)
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Mar 04 2021 |
03/22/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 22 2021
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SB 689
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- WAGES (Increases minimum wage on October 1, 2021, to $13, gradually increases future wages to $16 in 2023.)
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Mar 18 2021 |
03/18/2021 Introduced, Referred To Senate Labor
Mar 18 2021
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SB 247
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS - MAIL BALLOTS (Creates early in-person voting and online applications for mail ballots. It removes the two (2) witnesses' notarization of voter signature for mail ballots.)
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Feb 10 2021 |
03/18/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 18 2021
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SB 124
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS (Restores aggregate contributions limits of not in excess of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) within a calendar year.)
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Jan 26 2021 |
03/18/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 18 2021
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SB 231
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- HEALTH CARE FOR CHILDREN AND PREGNANT WOMEN (Allows pregnant women with an annual family income above the applicable Medicaid income limit to be eligible to purchase health insurance through one of the Medicaid managed care plans.)
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Feb 10 2021 |
03/18/2021 Referred To House Finance
Mar 18 2021
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