Rhode Island Bills

sponsored by Robert B. Lancia

Bill Title Introduced Latest Action↑
HB 5043 (2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- VETERAN LEASED MOTOR VEHICLE (Permits cities and towns to apply the unused excise tax exemption afforded a qualifying veteran to the tax paid on a leased vehicle.)
Jan 06 2017 01/19/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Jan 19 2017
HR 5332 (2017 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 (Submits to the electors a constitutional amendment granting the governor the power to utilize a line item veto for appropriations.)
Feb 01 2017 02/01/2017 Introduced, Referred To House Finance
Feb 01 2017
HB 5385 (2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - SCHOOL DISPLAY - TRADITIONAL WINTER CELEBRATIONS (Permits school districts to allow their students and staff to offer traditional winter celebration greetings and exhibit displays with limitations that exhibit celebration scenes and symbols.)
Feb 03 2017 02/03/2017 Introduced, Referred To House H.E.W.
Feb 03 2017
HR 5268 (2017 Regular Session)
Joint Resolution To Approve And Publish And Submit To The Electors A Proposition Of Amendment To The Constitution Of The State Of Rhode Island (Four Year Terms And Term Limits For Senators And Representatives)
Jan 27 2017 02/08/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Feb 08 2017
HB 5320 (2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION - MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE TAX - DISABLED VETERANS (Permits a disabled veteran to apply their property tax exemption to a vehicle owned by a family member if used to transport the veteran.)
Feb 01 2017 02/08/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Feb 08 2017
HB 5697 (2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY - RHODE ISLAND FAIR HOUSING PRACTICES (Clarifies that "housing status" is a protected class under the Rhode Island Fair Housing Practices Act.)
Mar 01 2017 03/07/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 07 2017
HB 5696 (2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- RHODE ISLAND FAIR HOUSING PRACTICES ACT (Makes uniform the process for filing a complaint in superior court when there has been an election to terminate proceedings before the commission after a finding of probable cause under the fair housing practices act and other anti-discrimination laws.)
Mar 01 2017 03/07/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 07 2017
HR 5962 (2017 Regular Session)
House Resolution Congratulating Lieutenant David A. Doucet On The Occasion Of His Retirement After More Than Thirty Years Of Service To The People Of The State Of Rhode Island
Mar 21 2017 03/21/2017 House Read And Passed
Mar 21 2017
HB 5051 (2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO MILITARY AFFAIRS AND DEFENSE -- MONUMENTS AND MEMORIALS (Designates the Honor and Remember flag as Rhode Island's emblem for service and sacrifice of members in the United States armed forces.)
Jan 06 2017 03/22/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 22 2017
HB 5727 (2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSE - ELECTRONIC IMAGING DEVICES (Prohibits minors from transmitting or posting indecent visual depictions of themselves or other minors on any website and require the family court to determine whether the purpose of the post was for harassment in deciding appropriate punishment.)
Mar 01 2017 03/22/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 22 2017
HR 6046 (2017 Regular Session)
House Resolution Expressing Condolences On The Passing Of Daniel Peter Gordon, Jr.
Mar 30 2017 03/30/2017 House Read And Passed
Mar 30 2017
HB 5635 (2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE - HEALTH INSURANCE - REQUIRED PROVISIONS (Requires health insurance providers to disclose to subscribers the potential cost of using out-of-network providers.)
Mar 01 2017 04/04/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 04 2017
HR 6080 (2017 Regular Session)
House Resolution Proclaiming April, 2017, To Be "The Month Of The Military Child" In Rhode Island
Apr 05 2017 04/05/2017 House Read And Passed
Apr 05 2017
HB 5341 (2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM (Provides a detailed process by which a proponent of a voter initiative and referendum proposal would present the proposal to the secretary of state, the general assembly and the governor.)
Feb 02 2017 04/11/2017 Withdrawn At Sponsor's Request (04/12/2017)
Apr 11 2017
HR 6133 (2017 Regular Session)
House Resolution Proclaiming The Month Of April, 2017, To Be "Child Abuse And Neglect Prevention Month" In The State Of Rhode Island
Apr 25 2017 04/25/2017 House Read And Passed
Apr 25 2017
HB 5090 (2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS (Creates a veteran's preference in the issuance of state contracts.)
Jan 12 2017 04/25/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 25 2017
HB 5500 (2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- AUDIO AND VIDEO RECORDINGS (Requires audio and video recordings of all open meetings of state and quasi-public agencies and bodies be transmitted to the secretary of state's office for posting on its website to be available for public access.)
Feb 15 2017 04/25/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 25 2017
HB 5403 (2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES - CODE OF ETHICS (Eliminates an exception in the revolving-door rule in the code of ethics.)
Feb 03 2017 04/26/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 26 2017
HB 5446 (2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - BORN-ALIVE INFANT PROTECTION ACT (Enacts the Born-Alive Infant Protection Act and provide for the duties and obligations of medical personnel in certain circumstances.)
Feb 09 2017 04/26/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 26 2017
HB 5018 (2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- FORFEITURE (Utilizes ten percent (10%) of funds accruing to the state from forfeitures, fines and penalties to fund a k--12 substance abuse prevention program as part of the health curriculum.)
Jan 05 2017 04/27/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 27 2017

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