Rhode Island Bills

sponsored by Raymond H. Johnston Jr.

Bill Title Introduced Latest Action↓
HR 8109 (2020 Regular Session)
House Resolution Celebrating The 210Th Anniversary Of Colombian Independence Day On July 20Th Of 2020
Jul 16 2020 07/16/2020 House Read And Passed
Jul 16 2020
HB 8043 (2020 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- THE EDUCATION EQUITY AND PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT (Provides that the minimum state appropriation for FY 2021 and FY 2022 for each community's foundation level school/education support be not less than the amount appropriated for FY 2020.)
Jun 18 2020 06/18/2020 Introduced, Referred To House Finance
Jun 18 2020
HR 8034 (2020 Regular Session)
House Resolution Expressing Sincere Condolences On The Passing Of Thomas M. Crowley
Jun 17 2020 06/17/2020 House Read And Passed
Jun 17 2020
HB 7246 (2020 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION-HISTORIC PRESERVATION TAX CREDITS 2013 (Repeals the sunset provision which ends historic preservation tax credits by June 30, 2020 or upon the exhaustion of the maximum aggregate credits, whichever comes first.)
Jan 23 2020 06/11/2020 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Jun 11 2020
HB 8000 (2020 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - CATASTROPHIC ILLNESS IN CHILDREN RELIEF FUND (Establishes Children's Catastrophic Illness in Children Relief Fund to provide finance assistance to families for medical expenses not covered by state or federal programs or insurance contract.)
Mar 12 2020 03/12/2020 Introduced, Referred To House Finance
Mar 12 2020
HB 7957 (2020 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS (Includes the chief inspector and inspector as those exempt from carrying a firearm without a permit and defines them as peace officers.)
Mar 04 2020 03/11/2020 Meeting Postponed (03/11/2020)
Mar 11 2020
HB 7800 (2020 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES (Makes explicit that parents and guardians of children with disabilities in private school have the same rights and remedies as parents of children in public school. It also provides a procedure in superior court to enforce these rights and remedies.)
Feb 26 2020 03/11/2020 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 11 2020
HB 7591 (2020 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES - WEAPONS (Allows law enforcement officers to utilize mufflers, silencers, or other devices for muffling sound of firearm while acting within scope of official duties while training as tactical teams and under supervision of police chief, colonel of state police.)
Feb 13 2020 03/11/2020 Meeting Postponed (03/11/2020)
Mar 11 2020
HB 7633 (2020 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS (Prohibits obtaining a firearm on behalf of another person if that person is prohibited from possessing a firearm, and would increase the penalties for a second and subsequent purchase of firearms by use of false information.)
Feb 14 2020 03/11/2020 Meeting Postponed (03/11/2020)
Mar 11 2020
HB 7543 (2020 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- DISORDERLY CONDUCT - PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND DISGUISED MASKS PROHIBITED (Makes it a misdemeanor for persons to carry, possess, or wear masks or protective clothing or equipment designed to minimize the risk of injury from deadly weapons, for the purposes of hindering law enforcement crowd control actions.)
Feb 12 2020 03/10/2020 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 10 2020
HB 7337 (2020 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - PROPER MANAGEMENT OF UNUSED PAINT (Requires the department of environmental management to solicit procurement of a representative organization to operate the paint stewardship program every two (2) years.)
Jan 29 2020 03/10/2020 House Read And Passed
Mar 10 2020
HR 7983 (2020 Regular Session)
House Resolution Proclaiming The Week Of March 8Th To March 14Th Of 2020, To Be "Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week" In The State Of Rhode Island
Mar 10 2020 03/10/2020 House Read And Passed
Mar 10 2020
HB 7632 (2020 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- EMERGENCY POLICE POWER (Permits all Rhode Island police departments including police departments of higher education institutions to enter into non-emergency mutual aid agreements regardless of any geographical boundary.)
Feb 14 2020 03/10/2020 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 10 2020
HB 7546 (2020 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY -- CRUELTY TO ANIMALS (Prohibits person convicted of unnecessary cruelty to animals from owning or exercising control of an animal for life. Penalty for violation one thousand dollars ($1000) and forfeiture of animal.)
Feb 12 2020 03/03/2020 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 03 2020
HB 7813 (2020 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (Prevents the director of health from making any regulation in the adult day care program licensure process discriminating against or giving preference to the number of adult participants receiving adult day care services based upon their age group.)
Feb 26 2020 02/26/2020 Introduced, Referred To House H.E.W.
Feb 26 2020
HB 7772 (2020 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE (Updates the long-term care insurance statute into conformance with the latest version of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners model.)
Feb 26 2020 02/26/2020 Introduced, Referred To House Corporations
Feb 26 2020
HB 7908 (2020 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- THE COLLEGE CRUSADE SCHOLARSHIP (Provides that scholarships received directly from the College Crusade Scholarship Program would not be considered financial aid pursuant to the Rhode Island Promise Scholarships and provides the program with access to certain student data.)
Feb 26 2020 02/26/2020 Introduced, Referred To House Finance
Feb 26 2020
HB 7769 (2020 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- RISK-BASED CAPITAL (RBC) FOR INSURERS ACT (Updates the Life Risk Based Capital statutes to the current National Association of Insurance Commissioners standard.)
Feb 26 2020 02/26/2020 Introduced, Referred To House Corporations
Feb 26 2020
HB 7211 (2020 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY -- USE OF ANIMALS IN MEDICAL TRAINING (Prohibits a medical training program from using live animals if another accredited training program in the same medical discipline does not use animals or if an alternative teaching method exists.)
Jan 22 2020 02/26/2020 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Feb 26 2020
HB 7653 (2020 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- TEACHERS' RETIREMENT (Allows teachers, state and municipal employees eligible to retire upon the earlier of reaching age sixty (60) with thirty (30) years of service or the employee's retirement eligibility date under present state statutes, commencing July 1, 2020.)
Feb 26 2020 02/26/2020 Introduced, Referred To House Finance
Feb 26 2020

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