Rhode Island Bills

sponsored by James C. Sheehan

Bill Title Introduced↓ Latest Action
SR 2900 (2020 Regular Session)
Senate Resolution Expressing Deepest Sympathy On The Passing Of Edna O'Neill Mattson
Jun 17 2020 06/18/2020 Senate Read And Passed
Jun 18 2020
SR 2897 (2020 Regular Session)
Senate Resolution Recognizing "Juneteenth National Freedom Day" On June 19, 2020
Jun 17 2020 06/18/2020 Senate Read And Passed
Jun 18 2020
SB 2781 (2020 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PUPILS (Requires that 80% of all teachers, in the next three (3) years, be trained in the basic emergency and response skills curriculum ("BEARS"), specifically, in hands-only cardiopulmonary resuscitation, Heimlich maneuver, and bleeding control.)
Mar 12 2020 03/12/2020 Introduced, Referred To Senate Education
Mar 12 2020
SB 2746 (2020 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- NURSING HOME STAFFING (Mandates minimum staffing levels and standards for quality care for nursing homes and their residents.)
Mar 04 2020 03/04/2020 Introduced, Referred To Senate Health And Human Services
Mar 04 2020
SB 2709 (2020 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- ESTABLISHING AN OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL (Establishes the office of inspector general as an independent administrative agency charged with the responsibility to prevent and detect fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement in the expenditure of public funds.)
Feb 27 2020 02/27/2020 Introduced, Referred To Senate Rules, Government Ethics And Oversight
Feb 27 2020
SB 2699 (2020 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS - RHODE ISLAND CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES REGULATORY (Expands the availability of public funds to candidates for the general assembly while also increasing the maximum amount of funds available for general office candidates.)
Feb 27 2020 02/27/2020 Introduced, Referred To Senate Judiciary
Feb 27 2020
SR 2701 (2020 Regular Session)
JOINT RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO EVALUATE AND PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE MERITS OF ESTABLISHING A "TOP TWO OPEN PRIMARY" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND (Create an 11 member commission to study, evaluate, and provide recommendations for establishing a "top two open primary," and who would report back to the General Assembly by February 9, 2021, and expire on April 9, 2021.)
Feb 27 2020 02/27/2020 Introduced, Referred To Senate Judiciary
Feb 27 2020
SR 2710 (2020 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 (This proposed constitution amendment, if adopted, would give the governor a line item veto in any bill appropriating money.)
Feb 27 2020 02/27/2020 Introduced, Referred To Senate Rules, Government Ethics And Oversight
Feb 27 2020
SB 2649 (2020 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PRECEPTORS TAX CREDIT ACT (Allows for a tax credit of five hundred dollars ($500) for any nurse practitioner or physician who provide on-site clinical education as a preceptor clinician to nurse practitioner graduate students, enrolled in the graduate nursing program.)
Feb 27 2020 02/27/2020 Introduced, Referred To Senate Finance
Feb 27 2020
SB 2660 (2020 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- OVERSIGHT OF RISK-BEARING PROVIDER ORGANIZATIONS (Provides the office of the health insurance commissioner (OHIC) with oversight of risk-bearing provider organizations and health care risk contracts.)
Feb 27 2020 02/27/2020 Introduced, Referred To Senate Health And Human Services
Feb 27 2020
SB 2641 (2020 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PERSONAL INCOME TAX (This act would phase-out the taxation of pensions and annuities over a five (5) year period beginning on January 1, 2021.)
Feb 27 2020 02/27/2020 Introduced, Referred To Senate Finance
Feb 27 2020
SB 2551 (2020 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINALS-CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS-PRIVATELY OWNED AND OPERATED DETENTION FACILITIES (Prohibits the operation of privately run detention facilities. Those currently in operation may continue to do so until January 1, 2028.)
Feb 25 2020 02/25/2020 Introduced, Referred To Senate Judiciary
Feb 25 2020
SB 2563 (2020 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- NONDISCLOSURE AGREEMENT (Definef nondisclosure agreement and identifies mandatory and permissible nondisclosure agreements' language.)
Feb 25 2020 02/25/2020 Introduced, Referred To Senate Judiciary
Feb 25 2020
SB 2548 (2020 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO DOMESTIC RELATIONS - SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (Allows the governor to designate any person to solemnize a marriage within the state of Rhode Island on a particular day and within a particular city or town.)
Feb 25 2020 02/25/2020 Introduced, Referred To Senate Judiciary
Feb 25 2020
SB 2513 (2020 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- BEVERAGE CONTAINER DEPOSIT RECYCLING ACT OF 2020 (Creates a refundable five cent ($0.05) deposit for non-reusable beverage containers. A one cent ($0.01) handling fee would be paid by distributors.)
Feb 25 2020 02/25/2020 Introduced, Referred To Senate Environment And Agriculture
Feb 25 2020
SB 2558 (2020 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE - PROCEDURE GENERALLY - NONDISCLOSURE AGREEMENTS (Places limits on the terms that can be included in an agreement that settles a claim of sexual harassment, retaliation for reporting sexual harassment and stalking.)
Feb 25 2020 02/25/2020 Introduced, Referred To Senate Judiciary
Feb 25 2020
SB 2506 (2020 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- CURRICULUM (Provides for the creation of a database of instructional intervention strategies used by individual schools and local educational agencies.)
Feb 25 2020 02/25/2020 Introduced, Referred To Senate Education
Feb 25 2020
SB 2531 (2020 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- BOARD OF MEDICAL LICENSURE AND DISCIPLINE (Prohibits the board of medical licensure and discipline from requiring specialty board certification as a condition of licensure.)
Feb 25 2020 02/25/2020 Introduced, Referred To Senate Health And Human Services
Feb 25 2020
SB 2399 (2020 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - ENSURING PROPER REPORTING (Requires local education entities to develop and maintain a system to report teacher absences to the department of elementary and secondary education.)
Feb 13 2020 02/13/2020 Introduced, Referred To Senate Education
Feb 13 2020
SB 2349 (2020 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - TEACHERS RETIREMENT--SEE TITLE 16 CHAPTER 97-THE RHODE ISLAND BOARD OF EDUCATION ACT (Provides for a stipend to be paid to certain retired state employees, municipal employees, and teachers or their beneficiaries during years when a cost of living adjustment is not scheduled.)
Feb 13 2020 02/13/2020 Introduced, Referred To Senate Finance
Feb 13 2020

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