Rhode Island Bills

sponsored by Daniel P. McKiernan

Bill Title Introduced Latest Action↓
HB 7540 (2020 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- COURTS (Places the jurisdiction of minors in the family court when it comes to matters involving protective orders of domestic assault.)
Feb 12 2020 03/04/2020 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 04 2020
HB 7539 (2020 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- PAYMENT OF WAGES (Makes failure to pay employees wages amounting to $1,500 or more a felony punishable by fines or imprisonment or both.)
Feb 12 2020 03/04/2020 Withdrawn At Sponsor's Request
Mar 04 2020
HB 7201 (2020 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- MOTOR VEHICLE OFFENSES (Grants a judge or magistrate the discretion to impose the requirement of blood and/or urine testing or the use of the ignition interlock system.)
Jan 22 2020 03/03/2020 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 03 2020
HB 7714 (2020 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINALS -- CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS -- PAROLE (Provides that for parole violations that don't involve a new criminal offense, the right to a final parole revocation hearing not involving new criminal offenses may be waived if the violator admits to the violation and accepts the sanctions imposed.)
Feb 26 2020 02/26/2020 Introduced, Referred To House Judiciary
Feb 26 2020
HB 7709 (2020 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE--PROCEDURE IN PARTICULAR ACTIONS -- THE JOINT TORTFEASOR ACT (Allows a release by the injured person of one joint tortfeasor to relieve that tortfeasor from liability to make contribution to another joint tortfeasor.)
Feb 26 2020 02/26/2020 Introduced, Referred To House Judiciary
Feb 26 2020
HB 7749 (2020 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE - MOTOR VEHICLE INSURANCE - MANDATORY ARBITRATION PROVISION (Allows a party subjected to the mandatory arbitration provision pursuant to motor vehicle insurance may provide notice of his or her reservation of rights to a jury trial by email, delivery receipt requested requested.)
Feb 26 2020 02/26/2020 Introduced, Referred To House Judiciary
Feb 26 2020
HB 7721 (2020 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- CAMPAIGN FINANCE -- FORFEITURE OF CONTRIBUTIONS (Creates a statutory scheme to better enforce campaign finance reporting laws for criminal convictions for campaign contributions embezzlement or violations.)
Feb 26 2020 02/26/2020 Introduced, Referred To House Judiciary
Feb 26 2020
HB 7748 (2020 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HIGHWAYS -- FREEWAYS (Exempts the operation of construction vehicles performing authorized public works functions from the prohibition on operating their vehicle in reverse on roadways.)
Feb 26 2020 02/26/2020 Introduced, Referred To House Judiciary
Feb 26 2020
HB 7938 (2020 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- ANTI-BULLYING BILL OF RIGHTS ACT (Creates anti-bullying bill of rights to strengthen protection for students who are victims of bullying.)
Feb 26 2020 02/26/2020 Introduced, Referred To House H.E.W.
Feb 26 2020
HB 7668 (2020 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- SALES AND USE TAXES--LIABILITY AND COMPUTATION (Exempts equipment procured or rented by a contractor that is performing construction work on behalf of the state, any city or town or quasi-public entity from state sales and use tax.)
Feb 26 2020 02/26/2020 Introduced, Referred To House Finance
Feb 26 2020
HB 7524 (2020 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY--SCHOOL SAFETY EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM (Requires the department of public safety to procure, subject to appropriation, an interoperable school safety emergency communications system that facilitates emergency response activities in the state.)
Feb 12 2020 02/26/2020 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Feb 26 2020
HB 7812 (2020 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- CENTRAL SERVICE TECHNICIANS (Provides for licensing and regulation of central service technicians.)
Feb 26 2020 02/26/2020 Introduced, Referred To House H.E.W.
Feb 26 2020
HB 7750 (2020 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- ACCIDENTS AND ACCIDENT REPORTS (Requires that motor vehicle accident reports be transmitted by the law enforcement agency or their contract agent within 14 days of preparing the report and may maintain a copy locally.)
Feb 26 2020 02/26/2020 Introduced, Referred To House Judiciary
Feb 26 2020
HB 7937 (2020 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT - VIDEO-LOTTERY GAMES, TABLE GAMES AND SPORTS WAGERING (Established player self-exclusion program with winnings collected from self-excluded players going to RICPG for research/education/prevention of teenage gambling addiction.)
Feb 26 2020 02/26/2020 Introduced, Referred To House Corporations
Feb 26 2020
HB 7710 (2020 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO FIDUCIARIES -- UNIFORM DIRECTED TRUST ACT (Permits the settlor of a trust to designate a trust director who shall be a person other than the trustee to direct actions relative to a trust and pursuant to any power of direction.)
Feb 26 2020 02/26/2020 Introduced, Referred To House Judiciary
Feb 26 2020
HB 7745 (2020 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC RECORDS -- PUBLIC RECORDS ADMINISTRATION (Establishes public records administration program for the custody/disposal of state public records assisted by an advisory commission.)
Feb 26 2020 02/26/2020 Introduced, Referred To House Judiciary
Feb 26 2020
HB 7746 (2020 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- COMMERCIAL SEXUAL ACTIVITY (Provides for criminal penalties for permitting commercial sexual activity and allows for the use of wire taps in instances of human trafficking and where commercial sexual activity is permitted on a premises.)
Feb 26 2020 02/26/2020 Introduced, Referred To House Judiciary
Feb 26 2020
HB 7747 (2020 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE--PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- CAUSES OF ACTION (Allows for a civil investigative demand in instances of perceived violations of Rhode Islanders' civil rights.)
Feb 26 2020 02/26/2020 Introduced, Referred To House Judiciary
Feb 26 2020
HB 7669 (2020 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- PRELIMINARY PROCEEDINGS IN DISTRICT COURTS (Provides that ten percent (10%) of fines imposed for misdemeanor offenses resulting in a filing shall be provided to Justice Assistance to support the case management of persons receiving a filing with any sanctions.)
Feb 26 2020 02/26/2020 Introduced, Referred To House Finance
Feb 26 2020
HB 7897 (2020 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- RESIDENCE FOR VOTING PURPOSES (Tightens up the definition of domicile for purposes of voting, especially with regard to prospective voters who own more than one residential property, by identifying specific relevant documentary evidence and information.)
Feb 26 2020 02/26/2020 Introduced, Referred To House Judiciary
Feb 26 2020

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