SB 593
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES - CHILDREN (Provides certain restrictions on the sale of tobacco products, enhance the definition of "tobacco products", and would raise the legal minimum age to purchase tobacco products and nicotine-delivery systems from (18) to (21) years of age.)
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Mar 15 2017 |
04/27/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 27 2017
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SB 330
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- THE RHODE ISLAND HEALTH CARE REFORM ACT OF 2004--HEALTH INSURANCE OVERSIGHT (Requires the health insurance commissioner to make recommendations to the general assembly to ensure compliance with mental health parity provisions required by existing law.)
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Feb 16 2017 |
04/28/2017 Referred To House Corporations
Apr 28 2017
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SR 849
(2017 Regular Session)
Senate Resolution Expressing Profound Sympathy On The Passing Of Paula Anderson
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May 02 2017 |
05/02/2017 Senate Read And Passed
May 02 2017
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SB 205
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- RENEWABLE ENERGY TAX CREDIT (Provides for a residential renewable energy systems tax credit.)
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Feb 02 2017 |
05/04/2017 Committee Heard
May 04 2017
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SR 856
(2017 Regular Session)
Senate Resolution Congratulating Marcia Green On Being Inducted Into The Rhode Island Press Association Hall Of Fame And Wishing Her A Most Fulfilling Retirement
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May 04 2017 |
05/04/2017 Senate Read And Passed
May 04 2017
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SB 761
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- OPEN MEETINGS (Exempts fire districts and entities with no tax or policy making authority from certain posting requirements of open meetings act.)
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Apr 12 2017 |
05/05/2017 Referred To House Judiciary
May 05 2017
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SB 579
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - RHODE ISLAND ACCESS TO MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION ACT (Increases the percentage of out-of-state patients of a RI healthcare facility specializing in domestic medical tourism and in certain cases, authorizes the director and the attorney general to order the facility to stop offering health services.)
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Mar 15 2017 |
05/09/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 09 2017
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SB 722
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (Allows James R. Lee to join Ryann Scully and Nathan Humes in marriage on or about July 7, 2018, within the Town of Bristol, Rhode Island.)
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Apr 06 2017 |
05/12/2017 Effective Without Governor's Signature
May 12 2017
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SB 287
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS - MINIMUM WAGES (Raises the minimum wage to $10.50 per hour effective July 1, 2017.)
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Feb 15 2017 |
05/17/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 17 2017
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SB 158
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES - LOCAL PLANNING BOARD OR COMMISSION (Permits the Barrington town council to appoint two alternate members to the planning board.)
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Feb 01 2017 |
05/18/2017 Effective Without Governor's Signature
May 18 2017
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SB 124
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- SALES AND USE TAXES--LIABILITY AND COMPUTATION (Repeals the sales tax on pet care services.)
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Feb 01 2017 |
05/18/2017 Committee Heard
May 18 2017
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SB 447
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- CHILD CARE--STATE SUBSIDIES (Increases the child care provider reimbursement rate by five percent (5%).)
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Mar 02 2017 |
05/18/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 18 2017
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SB 442
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO WATERS AND NAVIGATION - THE CLIMATE CHANGE COASTAL ADAPTATION TRUST FUND (Establishes the RI coastal adaptation trust fund which would enable cities and towns and the state to apply for grants to fund projects that invest in measures that adapt infrastructure on public lands to address the impacts of climate change.)
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Mar 02 2017 |
05/19/2017 Referred To House Finance
May 19 2017
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SR 912
(2017 Regular Session)
Senate Resolution Congratulating The Barrington High School Boys Ice Hockey High School Team On Winning The 2017 Rhode Island Boys Division Ii Ice Hockey Championship
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May 23 2017 |
05/23/2017 Senate Read And Passed
May 23 2017
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SB 642
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (Moves state employee public safety professionals from the state retirement system to the municipal retirement system, effective July 1, 2017. It sets their retirement contribution to 10% of their compensation.)
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Mar 29 2017 |
05/23/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 23 2017
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SR 914
(2017 Regular Session)
Senate Resolution Expressing Condolences On The Passing Of Mrs. Georgianna Elizabeth Rodrigues
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May 24 2017 |
05/24/2017 Senate Read And Passed
May 24 2017
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SB 899
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT - ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL VIOLATIONS (Requires a person, who has waived their right to an adjudicatory hearing, to pay an administrative penalty. Interest would accrue, where payment is late, at a rate of 12% per annum.)
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May 11 2017 |
05/25/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
May 25 2017
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SB 490
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE (Provides insurance for infertility regardless of marital status and also increases the maximum treatment age from 40 years to 42 years. Also redefines the term "infertility" to mean a woman who is unable to sustain a pregnancy during a period of 1 year.)
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Mar 02 2017 |
05/31/2017 Referred To House Corporations
May 31 2017
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SB 840
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES - WEAPONS (Limits the issuances of pistol and revolver carry permits to the office of the attorney general.)
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Apr 27 2017 |
06/06/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Jun 06 2017
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SB 223
(2017 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS (Criminalizes the manufacture, import, possession, purchase, sale or transfer of any ammunition feeding device capable of accepting more than ten (10) rounds known as high capacity magazines.)
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Feb 02 2017 |
06/06/2017 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Jun 06 2017
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