Rhode Island Bills

sponsored by Jeanine Calkin

Bill Title Introduced Latest Action↓
SB 130 (2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS - PRIMARIES (Requires that on all primaries, the candidate's names would be listed in an order chosen by lot under the direction of the secretary of state.)
Jan 26 2021 03/18/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 18 2021
SB 347 (2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- COVID-19 PANDEMIC INSURANCE RECOVERY ACT (Allows businesses that had an insurance policy in place for business interruption as of March 9, 2019 to recover from their insurance companies for a COVID-19 business impact.)
Feb 25 2021 03/18/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 18 2021
SB 468 (2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY - THE AGRICULTURE BUREAU ACT (Establishes various programs for the increase of local agriculture including grants to residents to grow gardens and establish community cooperatives. Establishes ecosystem restoration program and broadens states power to take land.)
Mar 04 2021 03/17/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 17 2021
SB 469 (2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY -- FAMILY FARM PROTECTION ACT (Prohibits industrial sized factory farming.)
Mar 04 2021 03/17/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 17 2021
SB 152 (2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PUPILS (Requires feminine hygiene products be provided in all universities and colleges at no cost to students.)
Feb 05 2021 03/17/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 17 2021
SR 109 (2021 Regular Session)
Senate Resolution Respectfully Urging The United States Congress To Pass Legislation Establishing An Improved "Medicare For All" Or "Medicare For All Who Want It" Program That Would Provide Universal, Comprehensive And Affordable Health Care
Jan 26 2021 03/16/2021 Senate Passed As Amended (Floor Amendment)
Mar 16 2021
SR 628 (2021 Regular Session)
Senate Resolution Respectfully Requesting That The Rhode Island Auditor General'S Office Conduct A Thorough Review Of The Kent County Water Authority (Kcwa)
Mar 16 2021 03/16/2021 Senate Read And Passed
Mar 16 2021
SB 127 (2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- ENERGY SITING (Requires carbon-emissions-reduction goals be considered in energy plant siting proceedings.)
Jan 26 2021 03/15/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 15 2021
SB 219 (2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- HOUSING CONSTRUCTION (Creates the housing jobs department and a series of other initiatives designed to create jobs in housing construction, specifically affordable and low-income housing, green and solar energy jobs and programs for low-income individuals.)
Feb 10 2021 03/15/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 15 2021
SB 540 (2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- THE GREEN JUSTICE ZONE ACT (Establishes the first Green Justice Zone, a model that may be replicated in future years to ensure that all communities throughout the state have clean air and clean water.)
Mar 04 2021 03/15/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 15 2021
SB 131 (2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT (Permits those other residents of a residential dwelling unit to extend the term of the rental agreement for a period not to exceed three (3) months after the death of the lessee.)
Jan 26 2021 03/11/2021 Committee Recommended Substitute A Be Held For Further Study
Mar 11 2021
SB 528 (2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT (Provides for the sealing and unsealing of court files in residential eviction proceedings.)
Mar 04 2021 03/11/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 11 2021
SB 581 (2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC FINANCE - STATE BUDGET (Requires the proposed state budget to include a specific proposed expenditure for affordable housing.)
Mar 11 2021 03/11/2021 Introduced, Referred To Senate Finance
Mar 11 2021
SB 610 (2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MINIMUM WAGES (Requires employers with 50 or more employees to pay "hazard pay" to employees involved in providing essential services during a declared public health emergency.)
Mar 11 2021 03/11/2021 Introduced, Referred To Senate Labor
Mar 11 2021
SB 343 (2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- FILING OF ASSUMED NAME (Makes amendments necessary to use the term "trade name" rather than "assumed name", for purposes of the commercial law chapter on filing an assumed name, and provides for the administration and regulation of the use of trade names.)
Feb 25 2021 03/11/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 11 2021
SB 279 (2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW--GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- FILING OF ASSUMED NAME (Requires a person or persons who transact business under a trade name to register with a municipality, provides more extensive information when filing and to notify the municipality when the trade name is changed or discontinued.)
Feb 18 2021 03/11/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 11 2021
SB 106 (2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- BEVERAGE CONTAINER DEPOSIT RECYCLING ACT OF 2021 (Creates a refundable ten cent ($0.10) deposit for non-reusable beverage containers. A four cent ($0.04) handling fee would be paid by distributors.)
Jan 26 2021 03/10/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 10 2021
SB 196 (2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- DIGNITY AT WORK ACT (Establishes the Dignity at Work Act, to provide workers with more protection from bullying and harassment in the workplace.)
Feb 05 2021 03/10/2021 Referred To House Labor
Mar 10 2021
SB 376 (2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- GENERAL POWERS (Authorizes municipalities to tax school tuition and school meals. Contains exemptions from taxation.)
Feb 25 2021 03/08/2021 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 08 2021
SB 420 (2021 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT (Requires the sealing of any district court file, where a resolution of a trespass and eviction complaint results in a verdict for the tenant and no appeal is taken.)
Feb 25 2021 03/08/2021 Meeting Postponed (03/11/2021)
Mar 08 2021

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