| S0175 | Intro
Sine Die | Makes the possession of powdered alcohol a crime punishable by a fine and/or imprisonment.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-25
Placed on House Calendar (06/25/2015) |
| S0299 | Intro
Sine Die | Directs school superintendents to review and respond to discipline data where there is an unequal impact on students based on race, ethnicity, or disability. No out of school suspensions unless student's conduct meets certain standards.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-25
Senate passed Sub A |
| S0409 | Intro
Sine Die | Grants PUC authority to consider all utility profit in broader review to determine gas/electric utility rate of return (profit) and caps performance based profits.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-25
Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence |
| S0829 | Intro
Sine Die | Permits the holder of a wholesaler's Class C license to sell alcohol to manufacturers of food products in connection with the manufacture of such products.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-25
Senate passed Sub A |
| S0449 | Intro
Sine Die | Permits the division of motor vehicles to create a special registration plate for state public colleges and universities.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-25
Placed on House Calendar (06/25/2015) |
| S0864 | Intro
Sine Die | Makes various modifications to the enabling act for the Warwick Sewer Authority.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-25
Placed on House Calendar (06/25/2015) |
| S0821 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes in-person early voting, electronic registration of voters, prohibit the casting of emergency mail ballots at the local boards of canvassers, define "family member", and specify methods of delivery to state board.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-25
Placed on Senate Calendar (06/25/2015) |
| S0846 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides that the excise tax assessed against vehicles and trailers may be determined by a non-binding recommendation of the vehicle value commission, or by the assessor's combination of the published retail and trade-in values.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-25
To House Finance Committee |
| H5131 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibits electric distribution companies from charging an interconnecting renewable energy customer for upgrades that can be funded through rates assessed pursuant to an electric infrastructure, safety and reliability plan.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-25
Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence |
| H5604 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires transparency in the criteria used by utilization review agents for the prospective assessment of health care services.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-25
House passed Sub A |
| H5416 | Intro
Sine Die | Broadens the immunity from prosecution under the Good Samaritan Overdose Prevention Act and would eliminate the sunset provision.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-25
Committee continued |
| S0657 | Intro
Sine Die | Allows a unit owner to improve or alter a unit beyond its existing footprint if the unit is a free standing unattached unit and the condominium declaration permits the same.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-25
Placed on Senate Calendar (06/25/2015) |
| S0092 | Intro
Sine Die | Regulate providers of pharmacy services as to acceptance or denial of benefits, substitution of drugs, cost limitations, maximum allowable cost rates, grievance procedures and liability sharing requirements.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-25
Placed on House Calendar (06/25/2015) |
| H6355 | Intro
Sine Die | Allows non-veterinarians to perform certain husbandry procedures that are commonly performed by owners of animal pets and livestock.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-25
Placed on House Calendar (06/25/2015) |
| S0450 | Intro
Sine Die | Permits the division of motor vehicles to create a special registration plate for private colleges and universities within the state.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-25
Placed on House Calendar (06/25/2015) |
| H6352 | Intro
Sine Die | Allows the department of human services to use low-income home energy assistance funds throughout the calendar year, establishes an arrearage program and requires the PUC to conduct a review of programs impacting low-income ratepayers.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-25
Placed on House Calendar (06/25/2015) |
| H6356 | Intro
Sine Die | Require that school bus drivers' annual training include the national highway traffic safety administration's school bus driver in-service training series.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-25
Placed on House Calendar (06/25/2015) |
| H5379 | Intro
Sine Die | Renders restrictive covenants in employment agreements with physicians void and unenforceable.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-25
House passed Sub A |
| H6354 | Intro
Sine Die | Modifies the types of healthy foods and beverages that may be sold to students in schools during the school day by referencing the "Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010."
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-25
Placed on House Calendar (06/25/2015) |
| H6353 | Intro
Sine Die | Allows school departments to store epinephrine injections for use on students on an emergency basis.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-25
Placed on House Calendar (06/25/2015) |
| H5406 | Intro
Sine Die | Increases from 3 to 5 years the interval of time within which a city or town must conduct update of last real property revaluation.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-25
To House Municipal Government Committee |
| H6351 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the governor's workforce board to expand job and career opportunities for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-25
Placed on House Calendar (06/25/2015) |
| S1005 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes state regulation over transportation network companies, transportation network services, and transportation network drivers as well as the revision of taxi-cab or limited public motor coach regulations.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-25
To House Corporations Committee |
| H6358 | Intro
Sine Die | Removes the requirement that any person aggrieved by an order or decree of a probate court who wishes to appeal must file with the clerk a request for a certified copy of the record of the procedures appealed from.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-25
Placed on House Calendar (06/25/2015) |
| S0422 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires transparency in the criteria used by utilization review agents.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-25
Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence |
| H6357 | Intro
Sine Die | Makes a change in the definition of housing presumed to be in compliance with lead-safe laws.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-25
Placed on House Calendar (06/25/2015) |
| S0084 | Intro
Sine Die | Allows school departments to store epinephrine injections for use on students on an emergency basis.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-25
Placed on House Calendar (06/25/2015) |
| H5411 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires state board of education approval of driver education courses for new drivers.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-25
House passed as amended |
| S1031 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides exception to the requirement that an applicant for a license to engage in barbering, hairdressing, cosmetic therapy, manicuring, or esthetics be a high school graduate, or hold the equivalent designation, if applicant has (25) years experien...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-25
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| H5410 | Intro
Sine Die | Permits school building principals to delay holding fire and emergency egress evacuation drills in the months of December, January, and February due to severe inclement weather.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-25
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S0520 | Intro
Sine Die | Precludes those persons convicted of a misdemeanor offense involving domestic violence from possessing a weapon or firearm. Also excludes those individuals whose records have been properly expunged.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-25
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S0462 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires state board of education approval of driver education courses for new drivers.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-25
Placed on House Calendar (06/25/2015) |
| H6361 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the state budget office to produce a citizens' guide to the state budget that is easily readable and understandable by the general public.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-25
Committee recommends passage |
| H6362 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires a judge or magistrate to grant a hardship license immediately upon the finding or admission of guilt to driving under the influence or refusal to submit to a chemical test, subject to a finding of need.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-25
Committee recommends passage |
| H6363 | Intro
Sine Die | Removes restrictions on electric distribution companies from utilizing certain ratemaking mechanisms in the general laws & permits such companies to rely on provisions in general laws for making adjustments in determining the company's cost of capita...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-25
Committee recommends passage |
| H6360 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the director of labor and training to consider representatives from industries participating in non-trade apprenticeship programs when making appointments to the apprenticeship council.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-25
Committee recommends passage |
| H5788 | Intro
Sine Die | Expedites the foreclosure procedure on vacant property, and amends the provisions of the RIGL on tax sales in order to establish priorities of tax liens, clarify the effect of late recordings and simplify procedures in the event of a void sale.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-25
House passed Sub A |
| H5642 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes "The Rhode Island Family Home Visiting Act."
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-25
Placed on House Calendar (06/25/2015) |
| H5429 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes a voluntary arbitration proceeding for addressing the violations of condominium rules.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-25
Committee continued |
| S0460 | Intro
Sine Die | Mandates each school district to adopt a written policy that addresses the use of Internet filtering measures for computer access in schools.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-25
Placed on House Calendar (06/25/2015) |
| S0727 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibits the use of prone restraints in certain facilities.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-25
Placed on Senate Calendar (06/25/2015) |
| H5349 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the DOT to complete snow removal on all sidewalks located on state highway overpasses, and on all pedestrian overhead walkways under the control of the state within (24) hours after the end of a snowstorm.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-25
Placed on House Calendar (06/25/2015) |
| H5839 | Intro
Sine Die | Repeals certain exemptions to the deceptive trade practices act for actions permitted under laws administered by the department of business regulation.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-25
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H6071 | Intro
Sine Die | Makes available special motor vehicle registration plates for the Salt Water Anglers Association.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-25
House passed as amended (floor amendment) |
| H6107 | Intro
Sine Die | Clarifies the statutory provisions providing that newly constructed or rehabilitated property, as defined by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, and encumbered by a rent restriction covenant, be subject to an 8% tax.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-25
Committee recommends passage of Sub A |
| S0082 | Intro
Sine Die | Allows an electric distribution company to only charge an interconnecting renewable customer for modifications related to interconnection, and would require work be completed no later than 60 days from the impact study or 180 days from application.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-25
Committee recommends passage of Sub A |
| S0199 | Intro
Sine Die | Allows the department of human services to use low-income home energy assistance funds throughout the calendar year, establishes an arrearage program and requires the PUC to conduct a review of programs impacting low-income ratepayers.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-25
Placed on House Calendar (06/25/2015) |
| H5853 | Intro
Sine Die | Permits the division of motor vehicles to create a special registration plate for private colleges and universities within the state.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-25
House passed Sub A |
| S0495 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires that health care facilities seek the use of licensed Rhode Island nurses to satisfy staffing needs but would permit exceptions in certain emergency situations.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-25
Committee recommends passage of Sub A |
| H5547 | Intro
Sine Die | Permits the division of motor vehicles to create a special registration plate for state public colleges and universities.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-06-25
House passed Sub A |
