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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SB 88
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- RIGHTS AND DUTIES TEACHERS GENERALLY - SEPTEMBER 11 CLASSROOM MOMENT OF SILENCE (Allows teachers in all grades to provide the opportunity for students to observe a brief moment of silence on every September 11.)
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Jan 26 2021 |
06/30/2021 Senate Read And Passed
Jun 30 2021
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SB 505
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS' BILL OF RIGHTS (Increases number of committee members in law enforcement officers’ bill of rights hearing to 5 and mandates hearings be commenced within 15 days /mandates officer charged with felony or imprisoned on misdemeanor have pay suspended while case is pending.)
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Mar 04 2021 |
06/30/2021 Meeting Postponed (07/01/2021)
Jun 30 2021
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SB 802
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- UNIFORM UNSWORN DECLARATION ACT (Gives an "unsworn" declaration given under the penalty of perjury the same effect as "a sworn" declaration, and subject to the criminal penalties for perjury.)
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Apr 08 2021 |
06/29/2021 Senate Read And Passed
Jun 29 2021
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SB 89
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- OFFENSES PERTAINING TO SCHOOLS (SEE TITLE 16 CHAPTER 97 - THE RHODE ISLAND BOARD OF EDUCATION ACT) (Prohibits the use of a school district's listserv to distribute any political advertisement, invitation, and/or propaganda.)
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Jan 26 2021 |
06/25/2021 Effective Without Governor's Signature
Jun 25 2021
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SB 318
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- PASSING, USE OF LANES, AND RULES OF THE ROAD (Provides for specific fines and sanctions to operators of motor vehicles who fail to exercise due care to avoid colliding with a vulnerable road user causing injury, serious injury, or death to the vulnerable road user.)
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Feb 18 2021 |
06/25/2021 Effective Without Governor's Signature
Jun 25 2021
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SB 803
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- SENTENCE OR EXECUTION (Amends Hate Crimes Sentencing Act. Adds gender identity, expression to protected groups. Clarifies sentencing enhancements for hate crimes against victims in a protected group. Permits sentencing to community service or educational classes.)
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Apr 08 2021 |
06/25/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Jun 25 2021
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SB 679
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO DOMESTIC RELATIONS -- SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (Adds the administrator of the supreme court as an individual authorized to perform marriages and would clarify that the current administrators of the superior court, family court, district court, or traffic tribunal are empowered to perform marriages.)
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Mar 18 2021 |
06/25/2021 Signed By Governor
Jun 25 2021
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SB 58
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- MOTOR VEHICLE OFFENSES (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 |
06/23/2021 Proposed Substitute
Jun 23 2021
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SB 392
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- CONDOMINIUM LAW -- RESALE OF UNITS (Allows a condominium association to impose a fee of up to one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125) for preparation of a resale certificate.)
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Feb 25 2021 |
06/18/2021 Effective Without Governor's Signature
Jun 18 2021
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SB 45
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- STAY INVESTED IN RI WAVEMAKER FELLOWSHIP (Expand the Wavemaker Fellowship Program to include public school teachers in the high-need fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics.)
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Jan 19 2021 |
06/16/2021 Referred To House Finance
Jun 16 2021
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SB 681
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HIGHWAYS -- FREEWAYS (Eliminates the provision a person who solicits a ride in a motor vehicle or backs up a motor vehicle on a freeway is guilty of a misdemeanor. Adds $100 fine for advertising a motor vehicle for sale on a state highway to the schedule of violations.)
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Mar 18 2021 |
06/14/2021 Signed By Governor
Jun 14 2021
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SR 810
(2021 Regular Session)
Joint Resolution Creating A Special Commission To Be Known As "The Rhode Island Semiquincentennial (Ri 250Th) Commission"
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Apr 08 2021 |
06/14/2021 Signed By Governor
Jun 14 2021
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SB 67
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- STATE EMBLEMS (This act would designate "Northern Star Coral" as the official state coral.)
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Jan 19 2021 |
06/11/2021 Signed By Governor
Jun 11 2021
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SB 591
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- COVERAGE FOR MENTAL ILLNESS AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE (Increases reimbursement rates for behavioral health providers over a five (5) year period. The minimum increase per year would be four percent (4%) resulting in a total increase of twenty-three and four tenths percent (23.4%).)
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Mar 11 2021 |
06/10/2021 Referred To House Health & Human Services
Jun 10 2021
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SB 398
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO DOMESTIC RELATIONS -- MARRIAGE LICENSES (Repeals the provision of law granting minors the ability to obtain a marriage license, and would require a person to be of full legal age, at least eighteen (18) years of age to obtain a marriage license.)
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Feb 25 2021 |
06/07/2021 Signed By Governor
Jun 07 2021
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SB 723
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- LIABILITY INSURANCE (Provides that if an insured has one or more motor vehicles with uninsured motorist’s coverage, the insured is permitted to collect up to the aggregate amount of coverage for all vehicles covered by the insurance policies.)
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Mar 26 2021 |
06/03/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Jun 03 2021
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SB 805
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES - RHODE ISLAND SALVAGE LAW (Eliminates the notarization requirement for various certificates filed by insurance companies.)
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Apr 08 2021 |
06/03/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Jun 03 2021
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SB 519
(2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO AERONAUTICS -- RHODE ISLAND T.F. GREEN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (Renames the state airport in Warwick from "T.F. Green state airport" to "Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport.")
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Mar 04 2021 |
06/01/2021 Signed By Governor
Jun 01 2021
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SR 711
(2021 Regular Session)
Senate Resolution Respectfully Requesting That The Rhode Island Department Of Health Increase Public Awareness Of Activities That Expose People To Ticks, Better Educate The Public About The Symptoms Of Lyme Disease And The Importance Of Early Detection, And Update Their Findings, Data, And Physician Protocols With Regards To The Early Detection And Treatment Of Lyme Disease
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Mar 26 2021 |
06/01/2021 Senate Passed As Amended (Floor Amendment)
Jun 01 2021
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