Rhode Island Bills

sponsored by James N. McLaughlin

Bill Title Introduced Latest Action↓
HB 7640 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- RHODE ISLAND HOUSING RESOURCES ACT OF 1998 (Amends membership of the RI Housing Resources Act of 1998 Commission to exclude a representative of the insurers and replace it with a representative of a Rhode Island city or town with a population below 25,000 with a median family income of 40,000.)
Mar 02 2022 07/02/2022 Effective Without Governor's Signature
Jul 02 2022
HB 7824 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES (Authorizes the administration of the division of motor vehicles to make available, to Purple Heart Medal recipients, up to two (2) sets of special registration plates.)
Mar 03 2022 06/29/2022 Signed By Governor
Jun 29 2022
HB 7597 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- CONTRACTORS' REGISTRATION AND LICENSING BOARD (Revises the manner in which complaints against contractors are made, processed, investigated, and resolved in a more efficient and expeditious manner and makes various technical and grammatical corrections.)
Mar 02 2022 06/28/2022 Signed By Governor
Jun 28 2022
HB 6642 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- SUBDIVISION OF LAND -- ZONING ORDINANCES (Same as 21H-5568 SUB A -- Provides planning board approval votes require majority of members present at time of vote/quorum of zoning review board would authorize voting members including alternatives.)
Jan 06 2022 06/27/2022 Signed By Governor
Jun 27 2022
HR 7784 (2022 Regular Session)
JOINT RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL JOINT LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY THE GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE OF RHODE ISLAND'S PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM (Creates 10 member joint commission to study and make recommendations for efficient/effective governance of kindergarten through sixteen public education system, and reports back to the Senate and House by March 1, 2023, and expires on July 1, 2023.)
Mar 03 2022 06/24/2022 Effective Without Governor's Signature
Jun 24 2022
HB 8039 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES (Allows the town of Cumberland to apply different tax rates against all classes of property.)
Mar 23 2022 06/23/2022 Effective Without Governor's Signature
Jun 23 2022
HB 7475 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION (Requires all public utilities to maintain a customer service facility within the state to perform services such as addressing customer inquiries and accepting bill payments.)
Feb 16 2022 06/22/2022 Referred To Senate Commerce
Jun 22 2022
HB 6613 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- CORROSION PREVENTION AND MITIGATION WORK REQUIREMENTS (Requires all contractors and subcontractors who perform construction, alteration, demolition, installation, repair or maintenance work, pursuant to public works contracts, to comply with industry standards for infrastructure corrosion prevention.)
Jan 06 2022 06/15/2022 Signed By Governor
Jun 15 2022
HB 8333 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PUPILS (Focuses on increasing school security to minimize the threat of an intruder in a school.)
Jun 09 2022 06/09/2022 Introduced, Referred To House Education
Jun 09 2022
HR 8336 (2022 Regular Session)
House Resolution Proclaiming June 12, 2022, To Be "Women Veterans Appreciation Day" In The State Of Rhode Island
Jun 09 2022 06/09/2022 House Read And Passed
Jun 09 2022
HB 7952 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HIGHWAYS -- ABANDONMENT BY TOWNS (Allows the town of Cumberland upon request to sell the highway or driftway to the abutting owner at fair value.)
Mar 07 2022 06/08/2022 Effective Without Governor's Signature
Jun 08 2022
HB 8297 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- UNIFORM CONTROL SUBSTANCES ACT (Requires that professionals authorized to prescribe opioid drugs discuss addiction risks with the patient or the patient’s parent or guardian if the patient is under eighteen (18) years of age.)
May 27 2022 06/01/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Jun 01 2022
HB 7756 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- MEDICAL ASSISTANCE -- LONG-TERM CARE SERVICE AND FINANCE REFORM (Requires the EOHHS to submit to the Secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services a state plan amendment to Medicaid dental and chiropractic rates.)
Mar 02 2022 05/31/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 31 2022
HB 8178 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO MAKING APPROPRIATIONS IN SUPPORT OF FY 2022 (Appropriates $1.0 million in state funds to nonprofit hospitals serving large governmentally insured populations with a primary care focused (internal medicine and/or family practice) program that started after January 1, 2021.)
Apr 28 2022 05/31/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 31 2022
HR 8283 (2022 Regular Session)
JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $5,000,000 TO THE RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES TO PROVIDE BABY FOOD AND INFANT FORMULA THROUGH THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM AND OTHER MEANS (This resolution would authorize the appropriation of the sum of five million dollars ($5,000,000) to the department of human services to fund and assist in the procurement of baby food and infant formula.)
May 25 2022 05/25/2022 Introduced, Referred To House Finance
May 25 2022
HR 8280 (2022 Regular Session)
House Resolution Supporting William M. Davies, Jr. Career And Technical High School And Commemorating 50 Years Of Career And Technical Education In Rhode Island
May 24 2022 05/24/2022 House Read And Passed
May 24 2022
HR 8271 (2022 Regular Session)
House Resolution Congratulating Representative Camille F.J. Vella-Wilkinson On Being Named The 2022 "Verrazano Day Person Of The Year"
May 19 2022 05/19/2022 House Read And Passed
May 19 2022
HB 8269 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- THE EDWARD O. HAWKINS AND THOMAS C. SLATER MEDICAL MARIJUANA ACT (Imposes a requirement that, after June 1, 2022, the hours of operation of a compassion center be subject to approval by affirmative vote of the city or town council where it is located.)
May 19 2022 05/19/2022 Introduced, Referred To House Municipal Government & Housing
May 19 2022
HB 8212 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- CERTIFICATION OF TEACHERS (Extends teacher certifications without fee or penalty for three (3) years for teachers who hold certifications as of July 1, 2022.)
May 05 2022 05/17/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 17 2022
HB 7293 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- MISCELLANEOUS RULES (Establishes revolving school bus driver incentive fund for use by school districts to hire/retain bus drivers/monitors with initial grant of $5,000,000 from COVID-19 response funds.)
Feb 02 2022 05/17/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 17 2022

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