SB 2249
(2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES - REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES (Creates a special registration plate for holders of the Eagle Scout badge. The forty dollar ($40.00) surcharge for the plates shall be divided between the general fund and the Narragansett Council of the Boy Scouts of America.)
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Feb 01 2018 |
06/29/2018 Signed By Governor
Jun 29 2018
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SB 2085
(2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO AN AMENDMENT OF CHAPTER 330 OF THE PUBLIC LAWS OF 1997 ENTITLED "AN ACT TO CREATE A SEWER AUTHORITY FOR THE TOWN OF COVENTRY AND TO AUTHORIZE SAID TOWN TO PLAN, CONSTRUCT, FINANCE, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN SEWAGE WORKS" (Amends Coventry's sewer system enabling legislation to allow appropriations from town tax fund for wastewater system sewers/projects only after voter approval.)
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Jan 18 2018 |
06/21/2018 Referred To House Municipal Government
Jun 21 2018
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SB 2015
(2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC FINANCE -- MEDICAL ASSISTANCE AND PUBLIC ASSISTANCE CASELOAD ESTIMATING CONFERENCES (Requires the participation and input of the EOHHS, DHS, DCYF and BHDDH in medical assistance and public assistance caseload estimating conferences and the generation of monthly data to the members of the caseload estimating conference.)
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Jan 11 2018 |
06/20/2018 Referred To House Finance
Jun 20 2018
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SB 2010
(2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO COVENTRY SEWER AUTHORITY (Prohibits the town of Coventry from charging its sewage works' users more than the interest the town has actually paid for its borrowed funds for sewage works' purposes.)
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Jan 11 2018 |
06/14/2018 Referred To House Municipal Government
Jun 14 2018
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SB 2020
(2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT IN AMENDMENT OF CHAPTER 330 OF THE PUBLIC LAWS OF 1997 AS AMENDED BY CHAPTER 140 OF THE PUBLIC LAWS OF 2006, PERTAINING TO SEWERS IN THE TOWN OF COVENTRY (An abutting owner or occupant of land upon any Coventry street in which there is a sewer would not be required to connect to the town sewage works, unless there is a sale or transfer of the property, or when the town council so orders.)
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Jan 11 2018 |
05/31/2018 Referred To House Municipal Government
May 31 2018
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SB 2371
(2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - FOUNDATION LEVEL SCHOOL SUPPORT (Provides that in determining local school aid, the state would annually provide each community no less than an amount equal to the aid given in the preceding fiscal year.)
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Feb 15 2018 |
05/29/2018 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 29 2018
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SB 2480
(2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- ESTABLISHING AN OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL (Establishes the office of inspector general as an independent administrative agency charged with the responsibility to investigate, detect, and prevent fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement in the expenditure of public funds.)
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Feb 15 2018 |
05/09/2018 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 09 2018
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SR 2436
(2018 Regular Session)
SENATE RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY THE NEED AND/OR FEASIBILITY OF IMPLEMENTING A PUBLICLY FUNDED CAMPAIGN OPTION FOR GENERAL ASSEMBLY CANDIDATES (Creates a 7 member commission to study the need and/or feasibility of implementing a publicly funded campaign option for General Assembly candidates, and who would report back to the Senate by February 5, 2019, and expire on May 5, 2019.)
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Feb 15 2018 |
05/03/2018 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 03 2018
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SB 2243
(2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- LOW AND MODERATE INCOME HOUSING (Allows mobile and manufactured homes which are a part of a mobile and manufactured home park to be counted as low and moderate income housing for purposes of compliance with the requirements of the city's or town's comprehensive use plan.)
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Feb 01 2018 |
04/25/2018 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 25 2018
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SB 2345
(2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - CIVIC LITERACY (Requires the commissioner of elementary and secondary education to adopt a course of study on the nation's founding and related documents, including the Declaration of Independence, the United States Constitution, and the Federalist Papers.)
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Feb 15 2018 |
04/11/2018 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 11 2018
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SB 2155
(2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- POST RETIREMENT INCOME (Allows a retired member of the teachers, state employees, or municipal retirement system to serve as an elected town treasurer without a suspension of their retirement benefits.)
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Jan 23 2018 |
04/05/2018 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 05 2018
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SR 2445
(2018 Regular Session)
Senate Resolution Respectfully Requesting That The State Of Rhode Island Adopt A Mandatory Child Abuse/Domestic Violence And Animal Abuse Cross Reporting System
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Feb 15 2018 |
03/22/2018 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 22 2018
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SB 2327
(2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO WEIGHTS AND MEASURES -- PRODUCE SCALES IN MARKETS (Requires sealers of weights and measures appointed by the cities and towns to receive the same fees as charged by state sealers who perform the same inspecting/testing services.)
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Feb 15 2018 |
02/15/2018 Introduced, Referred To Senate Commerce
Feb 15 2018
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SB 2189
(2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO FISH AND WILDLIFE -- FRESHWATER FISHING (Permits trout fishing in waters at any time of year without seasonal restriction.)
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Feb 01 2018 |
02/14/2018 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Feb 14 2018
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SB 2241
(2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO THE TOWN OF FOSTER - ZONING (Authorizes the town of Foster to enact an ordinance banning gravel operations from agricultural, forest management, or residential areas.)
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Feb 01 2018 |
02/14/2018 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Feb 14 2018
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SR 2313
(2018 Regular Session)
Senate Resolution Expressing Condolences To The Fung Family On The Passing Of Kwong-Wen Fung
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Feb 08 2018 |
02/08/2018 Senate Read And Passed
Feb 08 2018
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SB 2202
(2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- BUSINESS CORPORATION TAX (Reduces the minimum corporate tax from four hundred dollars ($400) to two hundred fifty dollars ($250) for the year beginning on July 1, 2018, and abolishes the minimum tax for tax years beginning on or after July 1, 2019.)
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Feb 01 2018 |
02/01/2018 Introduced, Referred To Senate Finance
Feb 01 2018
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SR 2262
(2018 Regular Session)
JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE AND PUBLISH AND SUBMIT TO THE ELECTORS A PROPOSITION OF AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE -- REFERENDUM ON LINE ITEM VETO (This joint resolution would submit to the electors a constitutional amendment granting the governor the power to utilize a line item veto for appropriations.)
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Feb 01 2018 |
02/01/2018 Introduced, Referred To Senate Rules, Government Ethics And Oversight
Feb 01 2018
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SB 2205
(2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - THE EDUCATION EQUITY AND PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT (Revises the timing and process for calculating a foundation education aid bonus to regionalized school districts.)
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Feb 01 2018 |
02/01/2018 Introduced, Referred To Senate Finance
Feb 01 2018
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SB 2283
(2018 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES ACT (Provides that when an agency publicly proposes for notice and comment or otherwise promulgates a new rule or regulation, it would identify at least one existing rule or regulation to be repealed.)
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Feb 01 2018 |
02/01/2018 Introduced, Referred To Senate Judiciary
Feb 01 2018
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