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• 2 subscribers:
  Senate Bill #2139: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT - PRESERVATION OF FAMILIES WITH DISABLED PARENT ACT
  Precludes a parent's disability from serving as the sole basis for the state to institute an investigation of the disabled parent's family.
  • 2020-01-22: Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
  • 2020-01-24: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (01/30/2020)
  • 2020-01-30: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
  • 2020-01-31: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
  • 2020-02-07: Scheduled for consideration (02/11/2020)
  • 2020-02-11: Committee recommends passage
  • 2020-02-12: Placed on Senate Calendar
  • 2020-02-12: Placed on Senate Calendar (02/25/2020)
  • 2020-02-25: Senate read and passed
  • 2020-02-26: Referred to House H.E.W.
  • 2020-03-03: Committee transferred to House Judiciary
• 2 subscribers:
  Senate Bill #2290: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT - GOVERNOR'S COMMISSION ON DISABILITIES
  Establishes appropriate disability language and allows for the law revision director to replace inappropriate disability language in the general law with appropriate disability language.
  • 2020-02-04: Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
  • 2020-02-21: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
  • 2020-02-21: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/27/2020)
  • 2020-02-27: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
• 2 subscribers:
  House Bill #7049: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- COMMISSION ON STANDARDS AND TRAINING
  Requires mandatory training standards for police officers and trainees, in identifying, responding, and handling all incidents involving any person with a developmental disability.
  • 2020-01-09: Introduced, referred to House H.E.W.
  • 2020-03-09: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/11/2020)
  • 2020-03-11: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
• 2 subscribers:
  House Bill #7287: AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MINIMUM WAGES
  Repeals § 28-12-9 of the general laws which provides that the director of labor and training may approve of wages below the minimum wage for those persons whose earning capacity is impaired due to physical or mental disability.
  • 2020-01-24: Introduced, referred to House Labor
  • 2020-02-03: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/05/2020)
  • 2020-02-05: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
  • 2020-02-07: Scheduled for consideration (02/11/2020)
  • 2020-02-11: Committee recommends passage
  • 2020-02-11: Placed on House Calendar (02/13/2020)
  • 2020-02-11: Placed on House Calendar (02/25/2020)
  • 2020-02-25: Referred to Senate Labor
  • 2020-02-25: House read and passed
• 2 subscribers:
  House Bill #7295: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT - PRESERVATION OF FAMILIES WITH DISABLED PARENT ACT
  Precludes a parent's disability from serving as the sole basis for the state to institute an investigation of the disabled parent's family.
  • 2020-01-24: Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
  • 2020-02-07: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
  • 2020-02-07: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/12/2020)
  • 2020-02-12: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
• 2 subscribers:
  House Bill #7368: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT - GOVERNOR'S COMMISSION ON DISABILITIES
  Establishes appropriate disability language and allows for the law revision director to replace inappropriate disability language in the general law with appropriate disability language.
  • 2020-01-30: Introduced, referred to House H.E.W.
• 1 subscriber:
  Senate Bill #2049: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PERSONAL INCOME TAX
  Increases the state earned-income credit as of January 1, 2021, to eighteen percent (18%) of the federal earned-income credit, not to exceed the amount of state income tax.
  • 2020-01-21: Introduced, referred to Senate Finance
  • 2020-02-28: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/05/2020)
  • 2020-03-05: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
• 1 subscriber:
  Senate Bill #2061: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION - BUSINESS CORPORATION TAX
  Reduces the minimum corporate tax from four hundred dollars ($400) to two hundred fifty dollars ($250) for the year beginning on July 1, 2020, and would abolish the minimum tax for tax years beginning on or after July 1, 2021.
  • 2020-01-21: Introduced, referred to Senate Finance
• 1 subscriber:
  Senate Bill #2070: AN ACT RELATING TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND HOSPITALS -- DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES OMBUDSPERSON ACT
  Creates a developmental disabilities ombudsperson program to be administratively attached to the department of administration.
  • 2020-01-21: Introduced, referred to Senate Health and Human Services
• 1 subscriber:
  Senate Bill #2085: AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT
  Prohibits landlords from terminating periodic tenancies from December 1 to February 1 for elderly or disabled tenants.
  • 2020-01-21: Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
  • 2020-02-21: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/27/2020)
  • 2020-02-21: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
  • 2020-02-27: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
• 1 subscriber:
  Senate Bill #2097: AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- WINE DIRECT SHIPPER LICENSE
  Creates a wine direct license for licensed producers to directly ship limited wine to residents of RI over age twenty one (21).
  • 2020-01-21: Introduced, referred to Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs
• 1 subscriber:
  Senate Bill #2103: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS - INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS - NET NEUTRALITY
  Requires Internet service providers to follow Internet service neutrality requirements.
  • 2020-01-22: Introduced, referred to Senate Commerce
  • 2020-02-07: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/11/2020)
  • 2020-02-11: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
  • 2020-03-06: Scheduled for consideration (03/10/2020)
  • 2020-03-10: Committee recommends passage
  • 2020-03-11: Placed on Senate Calendar (03/24/2020)
  • 2020-03-11: Placed on Senate Calendar
  • 2020-03-11: Placed on Senate Calendar (03/17/2020)
• 1 subscriber:
  Senate Bill #2115: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION
  Entitles dairy farms to the exemptions from taxation granted to farmland, forestland, or open space.
  • 2020-01-22: Introduced, referred to Senate Finance
• 1 subscriber:
  Senate Bill #2124: AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- MEDICAL ASSISTANCE -- PERINATAL DOULA SERVICES
  Provides for medical assistance health care for expectant mothers and establishes medical assistance coverage and reimbursement rates for perinatal doula services.
  • 2020-01-22: Introduced, referred to Senate Health and Human Services
  • 2020-01-31: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/04/2020)
  • 2020-02-04: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
  • 2020-03-06: Scheduled for consideration (03/10/2020)
  • 2020-03-09: Proposed Substitute
  • 2020-03-10: Committee recommends passage of Sub A
  • 2020-03-11: Placed on Senate Calendar (03/24/2020)
  • 2020-03-11: Placed on Senate Calendar
  • 2020-03-11: Placed on Senate Calendar (03/17/2020)
• 1 subscriber:
  Senate Bill #2134: AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- FAIR HOUSING PRACTICES
  Prohibits discrimination in housing against those persons who have a lawful source of income.
  • 2020-01-22: Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
  • 2020-01-31: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/04/2020)
  • 2020-02-04: Committee recommends passage
  • 2020-02-05: Placed on Senate Calendar (02/11/2020)
  • 2020-02-11: Senate read and passed
  • 2020-02-12: Referred to House Judiciary
• 1 subscriber:
  Senate Bill #2143: AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MINIMUM WAGES
  Gradually increases the hourly minimum wage from $10.50 to $15 by July 1, 2024, and the hourly minimum wage for employees receiving gratuities from $3.89 an hour to $15 an hour by January 1, 2028.
  • 2020-01-22: Introduced, referred to Senate Labor
  • 2020-01-24: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
  • 2020-01-24: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (01/29/2020)
  • 2020-01-28: Meeting postponed (01/29/2020)
  • 2020-03-06: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/11/2020)
  • 2020-03-11: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
• 1 subscriber:
  Senate Bill #2145: AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- GENERAL PROVISIONS - MANUFACTURING AND WHOLESALE LICENSES
  Authorizes the issuance of farmer-brewery and farmer-distillery licenses to qualifying farms subject to conditions and regulations issued by the department of regulation.
  • 2020-01-22: Introduced, referred to Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs
• 1 subscriber:
  Senate Bill #2187: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PUPILS
  Provides students attending public schools enrolled in grades K-12 with a student's bill of rights prohibiting discrimination based on race, sex, gender, economic status or mental, physical, developmental or sensory disabilities.
  • 2020-02-04: Introduced, referred to Senate Education
• 1 subscriber:
  Senate Bill #2193: AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- SANITATION IN FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS
  Adds pickles and relish to those foods which are permitted to be manufactured and sold as a farm home food product.
  • 2020-02-04: Introduced, referred to Senate Environment and Agriculture
  • 2020-02-21: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/26/2020)
  • 2020-02-26: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
• 1 subscriber:
  Senate Bill #2298: AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- EMPLOYMENT OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
  Sets a goal for the habilitation facilities to participate in state procurements and construction projects of less than three percent (3%) of the total value of all contracts available to businesses in each fiscal year by June 30, 2022.
  • 2020-02-04: Introduced, referred to Senate Labor
  • 2020-02-21: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/26/2020)
  • 2020-02-26: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
• 1 subscriber:
  Senate Bill #2476: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT - EQUALITY IN ABORTION COVERAGE
  Provides for abortion coverage in the Medicaid program and repeal the abortion coverage exclusion for state employee insurance plans.
  • 2020-02-13: Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
• 1 subscriber:
  Senate Bill #2645: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION - BEER AND MALT BEVERAGE EXEMPTION
  Exempts beer and malt beverage from sales tax.
  • 2020-02-27: Introduced, referred to Senate Finance
• 1 subscriber:
  Senate Bill #2715: AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES - MANUFACTURING AND WHOLESALE LICENSES
  Allows brewpub manufacturer's to sell malt beverages and distilled spirits produced on the premises to consumers for off premises consumption, in different quantities.
  • 2020-02-27: Introduced, referred to Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs
• 1 subscriber:
  House Bill #7163: AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- SINGLE-USE PLASTIC STRAWS
  Prohibits food service establishments from providing plastic straws, unless requested by the consumer. Notices and fined issued upon violation.
  • 2020-01-16: Introduced, referred to House Environment and Natural Resources
  • 2020-01-31: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/06/2020)
  • 2020-02-06: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
• 1 subscriber:
  House Bill #7164: AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- DISPOSABLE FOOD SERVICE CONTAINERS
  Prohibits a covered establishment from preparing, selling, processing or providing food or beverages in or on a disposable food service container that is composed in whole or in part of polystyrene foam.
  • 2020-01-16: Introduced, referred to House Environment and Natural Resources
  • 2020-01-31: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/06/2020)
  • 2020-02-06: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
• 1 subscriber:
  House Bill #7167: AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- MEDICARE SUPPLEMENT INSURANCE POLICIES
  Provides that Medicare supplement policies be made available to Medicare eligible disabled individuals under the age of sixty-five (65).
  • 2020-01-16: Introduced, referred to House Finance
• 1 subscriber:
  House Bill #7218: AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- THE EDWARD O. HAWKINS AND THOMAS C. SLATER MEDICAL MARIJUANA ACT -- THE RHODE ISLAND CANNABIS EQUITY ACT OF 2020
  Directs the department of business regulation to undertake a social equity and race analysis to examine whether racial business disparities exist in the process to obtain a state license.
  • 2020-01-22: Introduced, referred to House Corporations
  • 2020-02-28: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/03/2020)
  • 2020-03-03: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
• 1 subscriber:
  House Bill #7269: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PUPILS
  Provides students attending public schools enrolled in grades K-12 with a students' bill of rights prohibiting discrimination based on race, sex, gender, economic status or mental, physical, developmental or sensory disabilities.
  • 2020-01-23: Introduced, referred to House H.E.W.
  • 2020-01-31: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/05/2020)
  • 2020-02-05: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
• 1 subscriber:
  House Bill #7270: AN ACT RELATING TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND HOSPITALS - DIVISION OF DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
  Requires that adults eligible for services through the department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals receive speech and communication support.
  • 2020-01-23: Introduced, referred to House H.E.W.
  • 2020-02-07: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/12/2020)
  • 2020-02-12: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
• 1 subscriber:
  House Bill #7344: AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- MANUFACTURING AND WHOLESALE LICENSES
  Increases the amount of malt beverages that a manufacturer can sell for offsite consumption from twenty-four 12 oz. And Twenty-four 16 oz. bottles or cans to Fifty-five 12 oz. and forty-one 16 oz. bottles and cans respectively.
  • 2020-01-29: Introduced, referred to House Small Business
  • 2020-02-14: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/25/2020)
  • 2020-02-25: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
• 1 subscriber:
  House Bill #7370: AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- SANITATION IN FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS
  Adds pickles and relish to those foods which are permitted to be manufactured and sold as a farm home food product.
  • 2020-01-30: Introduced, referred to House H.E.W.
  • 2020-02-17: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
  • 2020-02-17: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/26/2020)
  • 2020-02-26: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
• 1 subscriber:
  House Bill #7372: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- LABOR AND PAYMENT OF DEBTS
  Amends the definition of public works so that it would include any public works projects performed for any city or town or quasi-municipal entity and the state and any quasi-state entity.
  • 2020-01-30: Introduced, referred to House Finance
• 1 subscriber:
  House Resolution #7409: JOINT RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO REDUCE DUPLICATION BETWEEN STATE DEPARTMENTS AND WITH MUNICIPALITIES
  Creates a 13 member commission to study and provide recommendations to reduce duplication of efforts between state departments and municipalities, and who would report to the General Assembly by February 7, 2021, and expire on April 7, 2021.
  • 2020-01-31: Introduced, referred to House Special Legislation
  • 2020-02-07: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/13/2020)
  • 2020-02-13: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
• 1 subscriber:
  House Bill #7466: AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS - MINIMUM WAGE--GRATUITIES
  Raises the minimum wage for tipped workers by fifty cents ($.50) per year commencing on January 1, 2021 until the tipped minimum wage is not less than two-thirds (2/3) of the regular minimum wage.
  • 2020-02-06: Introduced, referred to House Labor
  • 2020-02-28: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/04/2020)
  • 2020-03-04: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
• 1 subscriber:
  House Bill #7467: AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- TIP PROTECTION
  Prohibits employers from receiving any portion of the tips given by customers to their tipped employees, with limited exceptions for credit card service charges.
  • 2020-02-06: Introduced, referred to House Labor
  • 2020-02-28: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/04/2020)
  • 2020-03-04: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
• 1 subscriber:
  House Bill #7469: AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- HEALTHY BEVERAGE ACT
  Creates the "Healthy Beverage Act" which requires that children's meals offered by restaurants include certain healthy beverage options if beverage is automatically included in the meal.
  • 2020-02-06: Introduced, referred to House H.E.W.
  • 2020-02-17: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
  • 2020-02-17: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/26/2020)
  • 2020-02-26: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
• 1 subscriber:
  House Bill #7507: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- SCHOOL WASTE RECYCLING AND REFUSE DISPOSAL
  Requires schools to comply with recycling and composting laws and promotes the donation of unspoiled nonperishable food by schools. Requires the use of share tables at all schools.
  • 2020-02-07: Introduced, referred to House H.E.W.
  • 2020-03-06: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/11/2020)
  • 2020-03-11: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
• 1 subscriber:
  House Bill #7553: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS - INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS - NET NEUTRALITY
  Requires Internet service providers to follow Internet service neutrality requirements.
  • 2020-02-12: Introduced, referred to House Corporations
  • 2020-03-06: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/10/2020)
  • 2020-03-10: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
• 1 subscriber:
  House Bill #7585: AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- WINE DIRECT SHIPPER LICENSE
  Creates a wine direct license for licensed producers to directly ship limited wine to residents of RI over age twenty one (21).
  • 2020-02-13: Introduced, referred to House Finance
• 1 subscriber:
  House Bill #7587: AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- MEDICAL ASSISTANCE -- PERINATAL DOULA SERVICES
  Provides for medical assistance health care for expectant mothers and would establish medical assistance coverage and reimbursement rates for perinatal doula services.
  • 2020-02-13: Introduced, referred to House Finance
• 1 subscriber:
  House Bill #7588: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION - BEER AND MALT BEVERAGE EXEMPTION
  Exempts beer and malt beverage from sales tax.
  • 2020-02-13: Introduced, referred to House Finance
• 1 subscriber:
  House Bill #7600: AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- RETAIL LICENSES
  Requires Class B licensees to offer the opportunity to purchase and consume food in conjunction with the sale of alcoholic beverages, at all times while alcohol is consumed on the premises.
  • 2020-02-13: Introduced, referred to House Small Business
  • 2020-02-14: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/25/2020)
  • 2020-02-25: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
• 1 subscriber:
  House Bill #7601: AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES - RETAIL LICENSES
  Allows holders of a Class P license to purchase alcoholic beverages from either a retail or wholesale establishment in the state of Rhode Island.
  • 2020-02-13: Introduced, referred to House Small Business
  • 2020-02-13: Introduced, referred to House Corporations
  • 2020-03-06: Committee transferred to House Special Legislation
• 1 subscriber:
  House Bill #7618: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT - EQUALITY IN ABORTION COVERAGE
  Provides for abortion coverage in the Medicaid program and repeal the abortion coverage exclusion for state employee insurance plans.
  • 2020-02-14: Introduced, referred to House Finance
• 1 subscriber:
  House Bill #7732: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- COMMISSION ON STANDARDS AND TRAINING
  Requires training/instructions for police officers/trainees to identify persons with cognitive/communication disabilities and to develop law enforcement responses and training for police investigating such complaints.
  • 2020-02-26: Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
• 1 subscriber:
  House Bill #7838: AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- SANITATION IN FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS
  Exempts residential kitchens providing baked goods for sale from the provisions of the general laws relating to farm home food manufacture.
  • 2020-02-26: Introduced, referred to House H.E.W.
• 1 subscriber:
  House Bill #7891: AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- MANUFACTURING AND WHOLESALE LICENSES
  Allows a manufacturer's license holder to authorize the sale of beverages for consumption on premises sold in a combination not to be greater than three (3) drinks.
  • 2020-02-26: Introduced, referred to House Small Business
  • 2020-02-28: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/03/2020)
  • 2020-03-03: Committee recommended measure be held for further study