SB 604
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES - MOTOR VEHICLE OFFENSES (Increases penalties for driving to endanger, resulting in death and resulting in bodily injury and amends the penalty range for driving under the influence resulting in death or bodily injury.)
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Mar 15 2017 |
03/28/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 28 2017
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SR 627
(2017 Regular Session)
Senate Resolution Expressing Condolences To The Tucker Family On The Passing Of Woodrow W. Tucker
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Mar 28 2017 |
03/29/2017 Senate Read And Passed
Mar 29 2017
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SB 269
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS - THE INTERSTATE MEDICAL LICENSURE COMPACT (Establishes Rhode Island’s membership in the interstate medical licensure compact. It details the procedure to be followed in order to allow physicians to become licensed in multiple states, while ensuring the safety of patients.)
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Feb 15 2017 |
03/30/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 30 2017
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SB 151
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES - INSURANCE BENEFITS (Enables adjunct faculty members eligible for state employee medical insurance.)
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Feb 01 2017 |
03/30/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 30 2017
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SR 693
(2017 Regular Session)
Senate Resolution Congratulating The University Of Rhode Island Men’S Basketball Team On Winning The 2017 Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament Championship
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Mar 30 2017 |
03/30/2017 Senate Read And Passed
Mar 30 2017
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SR 695
(2017 Regular Session)
Senate Resolution Honoring Alisha A. (Pina) Thounsavath On The Occasion Of Her Departure From The Providence Journal Staff To Accept A Position As The Chief Public Information Officer For The Rhode Island Department Of Human Services
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Mar 30 2017 |
03/30/2017 Senate Read And Passed
Mar 30 2017
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SR 567
(2017 Regular Session)
Joint Resolution To Approve Financing For Construction Of A New Residence Facility On The University Of Rhode Island Kingston Campus
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Mar 15 2017 |
04/04/2017 Committee Heard
Apr 04 2017
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SB 445
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND (Authorizes the appropriation and separate accounting of additional state funds to provide a dedicated state match required to receive annual federal funds.)
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Mar 02 2017 |
04/04/2017 Committee Heard
Apr 04 2017
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SB 705
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT AN ACT RELATING TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND HOSPITALS -- MENTAL HEALTH CONSUMER ADVOCATES OF RHODE ISLAND -- OASIS WELLNESS AND RECOVERY CENTER (Establishes a mental health consumer advocate and wellness recovery center to provide support for those suffering from mental health issues and would appropriate two-hundred ninety five thousand dollars ($295,000) to operate the program.)
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Apr 04 2017 |
04/04/2017 Introduced, Referred To Senate Finance
Apr 04 2017
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SB 248
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- MILK SANITATION (Permits commingling of raw milk products for certain purposes involving private consumption.)
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Feb 15 2017 |
04/05/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 05 2017
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SB 260
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION - MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE TAX (Establishes a formula for distribution to cities and towns of state reimbursement for elimination of car tax.)
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Feb 15 2017 |
04/06/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 06 2017
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SB 116
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION - SALES AND USE TAX - LIABILITY AND COMPUTATION (Adds disabled veterans with honorable discharge who purchase a new motor vehicle to the category of certain veterans exempt from sales and use taxes.)
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Feb 01 2017 |
04/06/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 06 2017
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SB 450
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- SALES AND USE TAXES (Exempts the trade-in value of pickup trucks under six thousand pounds (6,000 lbs.) gross weight, used exclusively for personal use, from sales tax.)
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Mar 02 2017 |
04/06/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 06 2017
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SB 391
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- SCHOOL BUSES--IGNITION INTERLOCK SYSTEMS (Requires all school buses be equipped with ignition interlock systems.)
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Mar 02 2017 |
04/11/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 11 2017
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SB 647
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND HOSPITALS - THE LICENSURE, INSPECTIONS AND INVESTIGATIONS OF DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES FACILITIES (Requires BHDDH to make or cause to be made annual unannounced inspections and investigations of community residences.)
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Mar 29 2017 |
04/11/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 11 2017
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SB 588
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- MOTOR VEHICLE OFFENSES (Extends the "lookback" period for third and subsequent offenses under §31-27-2 ("driving under influence of liquor or drugs") and §31-27-2.1 ("refusal to submit to chemical test") from five (5) years to ten (10) years.)
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Mar 15 2017 |
04/11/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 11 2017
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SB 601
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES - MOTOR VEHICLE OFFENSES (Creates a new criminal offense of driving under the influence resulting in physical injury.)
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Mar 15 2017 |
04/11/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 11 2017
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SB 357
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WORKPLACE SAFETY (Repeals the Rhode Island pari-mutuel facilities exemption to the public health and workplace safety act thereby banning smoking at all pari-mutuel facilities.)
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Feb 16 2017 |
04/12/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 12 2017
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SB 736
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- RETIREMENT ALLOWANCE (Grants an annual increase of three percent (3%) cost-of-living retirement adjustment on the first fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) of a retiree's annual allowance.)
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Apr 12 2017 |
04/12/2017 Introduced, Referred To Senate Finance
Apr 12 2017
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SB 741
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS - RHODE ISLAND FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS ACT (Requires manufacturers to fully disclose all ingredients of their cosmetics on their product label, as well as on their website. Failure to do so would result in a minimum fine of ten thousand dollars ($10,000).)
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Apr 12 2017 |
04/12/2017 Introduced, Referred To Senate Health And Human Services
Apr 12 2017
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