SB 623
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- SHOWS AND EXHIBITIONS (Provides regulations for the reselling of tickets for entertainment events including regulations for refunds, counterfeit ticket sales, delivery of tickets and deceptive ticket sales websites.)
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Mar 14 2019 |
04/24/2019 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 24 2019
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SB 231
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- IMMIGRATION STATUS (Prohibits a landlord from asking about the immigration status of a tenant, prospective tenant, occupant, or prospective occupant of residential rental property.)
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Jan 31 2019 |
04/23/2019 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 23 2019
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SB 81
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS - CONTRACTOR'S REGISTRATION AND LICENSING BOARD (Prohibits any contractual clause in a contract for home repairs which would limit the homeowner's ability to initiate legal proceedings against the contractor for breach of contract.)
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Jan 16 2019 |
04/23/2019 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 23 2019
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SB 90
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- HEALTHY WORKPLACE (Creates the "Healthy Workplace Act of 2019" and would establish a cause of action against employers and employees for workplace bullying, harassment and other abusive conduct.)
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Jan 16 2019 |
04/11/2019 Referred To House Labor
Apr 11 2019
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SB 257
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- INSURANCE RATES (Prevents the consideration of an applicant's credit history in determining automobile insurance rates.)
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Feb 13 2019 |
04/10/2019 Referred To House Corporations
Apr 10 2019
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SB 385
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES - REGISTRATION FEES (Entitles all honorably discharged veterans to a waiver of the motor vehicle registration fees.)
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Feb 13 2019 |
04/10/2019 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 10 2019
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SB 191
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS - SMALL LOAN LENDERS (Repeals the provisions of the general laws allowing deferred deposit providers, also known as "payday lenders.")
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Jan 31 2019 |
04/09/2019 Committee Heard
Apr 09 2019
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SB 602
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE - BAIL AND RECOGNIZANCE (Establishes procedures for the Courts to establish non-monetary bail for pretrial release of detainees who are deemed eligible following an investigation and report submitted by the pretrial services unit utilizing the risk assessment tool.)
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Mar 14 2019 |
04/09/2019 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 09 2019
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SB 212
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - TEACHERS RETIREMENT [SEE TITLE 16 CHAPTER 97-THE RHODE ISLAND BOARD OF EDUCATION ACT] (Provides for a stipend to be paid to certain retired state employee, municipal employees, and teachers or their beneficiaries during years when a cost of living adjustment is not scheduled.)
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Jan 31 2019 |
04/09/2019 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 09 2019
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SB 229
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- ASSET FORFEITURE (Standardizes procedures for asset forfeitures for all crimes simplifying procedures and addresses counterproductive incentives.)
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Jan 31 2019 |
04/09/2019 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 09 2019
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SB 89
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES - MOTOR VEHICLE OFFENSES (Establishes criminal offense of driving under the influence resulting in bodily injury punishable by penalties including fines plus $500,000 insurance coverage/ 2 to 5 yrs imprisonment/ license revocation up to 2 yrs.)
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Jan 16 2019 |
04/09/2019 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 09 2019
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SB 786
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- MUNICIPAL DETENTION FACILITY CORPORATIONS (Strips tax exempt status of municipal detention facility corporation; provides corporation ceases 90 days after dissolution vote and city/town council resolution; requires annual municipal approval of lease.)
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Apr 04 2019 |
04/04/2019 Introduced, Referred To Senate Judiciary
Apr 04 2019
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SB 83
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY -- ANIMAL CARE -- UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE -- LEASES (Prohibits the use of a dog or cat as security for its purchase where the seller or lender can repossess the dog or cat for failure to make payments. It also provides exceptions for certain agricultural activities.)
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Jan 16 2019 |
04/04/2019 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 04 2019
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SB 266
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION (Would combine all public school districts into four school districts, based on counties.)
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Feb 13 2019 |
04/03/2019 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 03 2019
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SB 636
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES - WEAPONS (Prohibits firearms possession within 300 feet of school grounds except for peace officers, retired law enforcement officers, persons providing school security, firearms on private property and unloaded firearms in containers or locked car racks.)
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Mar 19 2019 |
04/02/2019 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 02 2019
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SB 490
(2019 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 27 2019 |
03/28/2019 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 28 2019
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SB 466
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- REAL ESTATE CONVEYANCE TAX (Exempts certain housing developments financed with low income tax credits from the real estate conveyance tax.)
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Feb 27 2019 |
03/28/2019 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 28 2019
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SB 207
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- LEVY AND LOCAL ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES (Applies a tax to moderate-income housing equal to eight percent (8%) of the property's previous years' gross scheduled rental income.)
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Jan 31 2019 |
03/28/2019 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 28 2019
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SB 236
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE - COURTS - COMMISSION ON JUDICIAL TENURE AND DISCIPLINE (Amends several provisions relative to how the commission on judicial tenure and discipline provide discipline, hearings and discovery.)
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Jan 31 2019 |
03/28/2019 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 28 2019
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SB 285
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO LIBRARIES - STATE AID TO LIBRARIES (Increases the state's share to support local public library services in distressed communities, by an amount equal to the amount paid by the distressed city or town into the ocean state libraries (OSL) annual assessment charges.)
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Feb 13 2019 |
03/28/2019 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 28 2019
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