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• 6 subscribers:
  Senate Bill #274: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE ACT
  Prohibits the state from interfering with a woman's decision to prevent, commence, continue, or terminate a pregnancy prior to fetal viability, or restricting the use or manner of medically recognized methods of contraception or abortion.
  • 2017-02-15: Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
  • 2017-05-26: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/30/2017)
  • 2017-05-30: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
• 3 subscribers:
  House Bill #5097: AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MINIMUM WAGES
  Raises the existing minimum wage of ten dollars and fifty cents ($10.50) to eleven dollars and fifty cents ($11.50) on January 1, 2020, and then increase to twelve dollars and fifty cents ($12.50) on January 1, 2021.
  • 2019-01-10: Introduced, referred to House Labor
• 3 subscribers:
  House Bill #5127: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - THE REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE ACT
  Codifies the current state of the law on reproductive rights in Rhode Island by incorporating the protections set forth in Roe v. Wade limiting restrictions on an individual's decision to terminate a pregnancy.
  • 2019-01-16: Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
  • 2019-01-25: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (01/29/2019)
  • 2019-01-29: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
• 3 subscribers:
  Senate Bill #2008: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS - INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS - NET NEUTRALITY
  Requires Internet service providers to follow Internet service neutrality requirements.
  • 2018-01-11: Introduced, referred to Senate Commerce
  • 2018-04-20: Scheduled for hearing (05/03/2018)
  • 2018-05-03: Committee recommended indefinite postponement
  • 2018-05-03: Committee recommended Substitute A be held for further study
  • 2018-06-08: Scheduled for consideration
  • 2018-06-08: Scheduled for consideration (06/12/2018)
  • 2018-06-12: Committee recommends passage of Sub A
  • 2018-06-13: Placed on Senate Calendar (06/19/2018)
  • 2018-06-19: Senate passed Sub A
  • 2018-06-20: Referred to House Corporations
  • 2018-06-20: Scheduled for consideration (06/20/2018)
  • 2018-06-20: Scheduled for consideration
  • 2018-06-20: Meeting postponed (06/20/2018)
• 3 subscribers:
  Senate Bill #2163: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - THE REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE ACT
  Prohibits the state from restricting persons from terminating pregnancy prior to fetal viability. Would repeal laws regulating abortion.
  • 2018-01-24: Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
  • 2018-05-25: Scheduled for hearing (05/31/2018)
  • 2018-05-31: Committee heard
• 3 subscribers:
  House Bill #7026: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- THE RHODE ISLAND UNBORN CHILD PROTECTION FROM DISMEMBERMENT ABORTION ACT
  Defines and prohibits dismemberment abortions with certain exceptions.
  • 2018-01-03: Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
  • 2018-04-06: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/10/2018)
  • 2018-04-10: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
• 3 subscribers:
  House Bill #7113: AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES - CHILDREN
  Criminalizes the knowing and intentional failure of a physician, nurse, or other licensed medical person to provide reasonable medical care and treatment to an infant born alive a felony and manslaughter if the infant dies.
  • 2018-01-11: Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
  • 2018-04-06: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/10/2018)
  • 2018-04-10: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
• 3 subscribers:
  House Bill #7120: AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- BOARD OF MEDICAL LICENSURE AND DISCIPLINE
  Makes it unprofessional conduct for a physician not to take all reasonable steps to ensure that a viable fetus being carried by their patient is brought to term.
  • 2018-01-11: Introduced, referred to House H.E.W.
  • 2018-03-30: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/04/2018)
  • 2018-04-04: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
• 3 subscribers:
  House Bill #7150: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PUPILS
  Provides students attending public or private 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.
  • 2018-01-12: Introduced, referred to House H.E.W.
  • 2018-01-26: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (01/31/2018)
  • 2018-01-31: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
  • 2018-02-09: Scheduled for consideration (02/14/2018)
  • 2018-02-09: Scheduled for consideration
  • 2018-02-12: Committee postponed at request of sponsor (02/14/2018)
• 3 subscribers:
  House Bill #7164: 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.
  • 2018-01-12: Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
  • 2018-04-06: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/10/2018)
  • 2018-04-10: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
• 3 subscribers:
  House Resolution #7180: HOUSE RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING THE FETUS AS A HUMAN LIFE UPON THE EXISTENCE OF A HEARTBEAT
  
  • 2018-01-17: Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
  • 2018-04-06: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/10/2018)
  • 2018-04-10: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
• 3 subscribers:
  House Bill #7340: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - THE REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE ACT
  Prohibits the state from restricting persons from terminating pregnancy prior to fetal viability. Would repeal laws regulating abortion.
  • 2018-01-31: Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
  • 2018-04-06: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/10/2018)
  • 2018-04-10: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
• 3 subscribers:
  House Bill #7712: AN ACT RELATING TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND HOSPITALS
  Expands certain rights of persons with developmental disabilities.
  • 2018-02-28: Introduced, referred to House H.E.W.
  • 2018-03-30: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/04/2018)
  • 2018-04-04: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
• 3 subscribers:
  House Bill #5343: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE ACT
  Prohibits the state from interfering with a woman's decision to prevent, commence, continue, or terminate a pregnancy prior to fetal viability.
  • 2017-02-02: Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
  • 2017-03-24: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/29/2017)
  • 2017-03-29: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
• 2 subscribers:
  Senate Resolution #2031: 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
  This proposed amendment to the Constitution would provide the governor with a line item veto on the budget and other bills for the appropriation of money.
  • 2018-01-11: Introduced, referred to Senate Rules, Government Ethics and Oversight
• 2 subscribers:
  Senate Bill #2137: AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- BOARD OF MEDICAL LICENSURE AND DISCIPLINE
  Makes it unprofessional conduct for a physician not to take all reasonable steps to ensure that a viable fetus being carried by their patient is brought to term.
  • 2018-01-23: Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
  • 2018-05-25: Scheduled for hearing (05/31/2018)
  • 2018-05-31: Committee heard
• 2 subscribers:
  Senate Bill #2142: AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES - CHILDREN
  Criminalizes the knowing and intentional failure of a physician, nurse, or other licensed medical person to provide reasonable medical care and treatment to an infant born alive a felony and manslaughter if the infant dies.
  • 2018-01-23: Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
  • 2018-05-25: Scheduled for hearing (05/31/2018)
  • 2018-05-31: Committee heard
• 2 subscribers:
  Senate Bill #2152: 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.
  • 2018-01-23: Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
  • 2018-05-25: Scheduled for hearing (05/31/2018)
  • 2018-05-31: Committee heard
• 2 subscribers:
  Senate Bill #2196: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION - SUGARY DRINKS
  Creates a tax on sugary drinks for the purpose of reducing the demand for those beverages, and discouraging the excessive consumption of, sugary drinks.
  • 2018-02-01: Introduced, referred to Senate Finance
  • 2018-06-01: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (06/07/2018)
  • 2018-06-07: Committee heard
• 2 subscribers:
  Senate Resolution #2220: JOINT RESOLUTION RESPECTFULLY URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND HOSPITALS AND THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES TO INCREASE CERTAIN DIRECT AND HOME CARE WORKER WAGES
  
  • 2018-02-01: Introduced, referred to Senate Finance
  • 2018-06-01: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (06/07/2018)
  • 2018-06-07: Committee heard
  • 2018-06-08: Scheduled for consideration (06/12/2018)
  • 2018-06-12: Committee recommends passage
  • 2018-06-13: Placed on Senate Calendar (06/19/2018)
  • 2018-06-19: Senate read and passed
  • 2018-06-20: Referred to House Labor
• 2 subscribers:
  Senate Bill #2237: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM
  Establishes a universal, comprehensive, affordable single-payer health care insurance program.
  • 2018-02-01: Introduced, referred to Senate Health and Human Services
  • 2018-03-09: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
  • 2018-03-09: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/22/2018)
  • 2018-03-12: Meeting postponed (03/22/2018)
  • 2018-03-29: Scheduled for hearing (04/03/2018)
  • 2018-04-03: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
• 2 subscribers:
  Senate Resolution #2261: 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.
  • 2018-02-01: Introduced, referred to Senate Rules, Government Ethics and Oversight
• 2 subscribers:
  Senate Resolution #2262: 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
  This joint resolution would submit to the electors a constitutional amendment granting the governor the power to utilize a line item veto for appropriations.
  • 2018-02-01: Introduced, referred to Senate Rules, Government Ethics and Oversight
• 2 subscribers:
  Senate Bill #2271: AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS
  Makes possession or use of a semi-automatic weapon rapid fire device to include bump stock, binary trigger or trigger crank punishable by up to ten (10) years imprisonment and/or a ten thousand dollars ($10,000) fine.
  • 2018-02-01: Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
  • 2018-03-02: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/06/2018)
  • 2018-03-06: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
• 2 subscribers:
  Senate Bill #2289: AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES - WEAPONS
  Provides that only peace officers and persons approved by the school authorities for the purposes of educational instruction may carry firearms or other weapons on school grounds.
  • 2018-02-01: Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
  • 2018-03-02: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/06/2018)
  • 2018-03-06: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
• 2 subscribers:
  Senate Bill #2478: AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MINIMUM WAGES
  Gradually increases the minimum hourly wage for employees of employers who provide services to five (5) or more persons with developmental disabilities.
  • 2018-02-15: Introduced, referred to Senate Labor
  • 2018-03-02: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/07/2018)
  • 2018-03-02: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
  • 2018-03-06: Meeting postponed (03/07/2018)
  • 2018-03-07: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/14/2018)
  • 2018-03-14: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
• 2 subscribers:
  Senate Bill #2529: AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES
  Provides full year insurance coverage for contraceptives and would provide coverage thereto. Section 9 of this act, pertaining to Medicaid, would take effect July 1, 2019. The remaining sections would take effect April 1, 2019.
  • 2018-03-01: Introduced, referred to Senate Health and Human Services
  • 2018-03-09: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/20/2018)
  • 2018-03-20: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
  • 2018-06-18: Scheduled for consideration (06/20/2018)
  • 2018-06-20: Committee recommends passage of Sub A
  • 2018-06-21: Placed on Senate Calendar (06/21/2018)
  • 2018-06-21: Senate passed Sub A
  • 2018-06-22: Placed on the House Consent Calendar
  • 2018-06-22: Placed on the House Consent Calendar (06/22/2018)
  • 2018-06-22: House passed Sub A in concurrence
  • 2018-07-02: Signed by Governor
  • 2018-07-02: Transmitted to Governor
• 2 subscribers:
  Senate Bill #2585: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- ABORTION -- THE RHODE ISLAND UNBORN CHILD PROTECTION FROM DISMEMBERMENT ABORTION ACT
  Defines and would regulate, and in some cases, would prohibit dismemberment abortions.
  • 2018-03-01: Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
  • 2018-05-25: Scheduled for hearing (05/31/2018)
  • 2018-05-31: Committee heard
• 2 subscribers:
  Senate Bill #2612: AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS - PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES
  Requires all candidates for United States President and Vice President file copies of their last five (5) years of federal income tax returns with the state board of elections no later than fifty (50) days prior to the general election.
  • 2018-03-01: Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
  • 2018-04-27: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/03/2018)
  • 2018-05-03: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
  • 2018-06-08: Scheduled for consideration (06/14/2018)
  • 2018-06-14: Placed on Senate Calendar (06/19/2018)
  • 2018-06-14: Committee recommends passage of Sub A
  • 2018-06-14: Placed on Senate Calendar (06/20/2018)
  • 2018-06-14: Placed on Senate Calendar
  • 2018-06-19: Senate passed Sub A
  • 2018-06-20: Referred to House Judiciary
• 2 subscribers:
  House Bill #7066: AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- TRIALS
  Restricts the use of a victim's gender or sexual orientation as a defense by any defendant claiming provocation, diminished capacity or self-defense and prohibits the court from allowing such information into evidence.
  • 2018-01-03: Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
  • 2018-01-26: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (01/30/2018)
  • 2018-01-30: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
  • 2018-05-04: Scheduled for consideration (05/09/2018)
  • 2018-05-09: Committee recommends passage
  • 2018-05-18: Placed on House Calendar (05/22/2018)
  • 2018-05-22: House passed as amended (floor amendment)
  • 2018-05-31: Referred to Senate Judiciary
  • 2018-06-22: Committee recommends passage as amended in concurrence
  • 2018-06-22: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (06/22/2018)
  • 2018-06-23: Senate passed as amended in concurrence
  • 2018-06-23: Placed on Senate Calendar (06/23/2018)
  • 2018-07-02: Transmitted to Governor
  • 2018-07-02: Signed by Governor
• 2 subscribers:
  House Resolution #7284: HOUSE RESOLUTION RESPECTFULLY URGING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO PASS LEGISLATION ESTABLISHING AN IMPROVED "MEDICARE FOR ALL" SINGLE PAYER PROGRAM THAT WOULD PROVIDE UNIVERSAL COMPREHENSIVE AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE
  
  • 2018-01-25: Introduced, referred to House Finance
  • 2018-04-06: Committee transferred to House H.E.W.
  • 2018-04-18: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/25/2018)
  • 2018-04-25: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
• 2 subscribers:
  House Bill #7285: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM
  Establishes a universal, comprehensive, affordable single-payer health care insurance program.
  • 2018-01-25: Introduced, referred to House Finance
  • 2018-04-27: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/02/2018)
  • 2018-05-02: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
• 2 subscribers:
  House Bill #7625: AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE - ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES
  Provides full year insurance coverage for contraceptives and would provide coverage thereto. Section 9 of this act, pertaining to Medicaid, would take effect July 1, 2019. The remaining sections would take effect April 1, 2019.
  • 2018-02-14: Introduced, referred to House Finance
  • 2018-03-23: Committee transferred to House Corporations
  • 2018-04-17: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/24/2018)
  • 2018-04-24: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
  • 2018-05-25: Scheduled for consideration (05/29/2018)
  • 2018-05-29: Committee recommends passage of Sub A
  • 2018-06-01: Placed on House Calendar (06/06/2018)
  • 2018-06-06: House passed Sub A
  • 2018-06-07: Referred to Senate Health and Human Services
  • 2018-06-18: Scheduled for consideration (06/20/2018)
  • 2018-06-20: Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence
  • 2018-06-22: Senate passed Sub A in concurrence
  • 2018-06-22: Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/22/2018)
  • 2018-06-23: Senate voted to reconsider
  • 2018-06-23: Senate passed Sub A in concurrence
  • 2018-07-02: Transmitted to Governor
  • 2018-07-02: Signed by Governor
• 2 subscribers:
  House Bill #7765: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - VITAL RECORDS
  Requires that a death certificate reflect the decedent’s gender identity, as reported by the next of kin.
  • 2018-02-28: Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
  • 2018-03-16: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/21/2018)
  • 2018-03-16: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
  • 2018-03-19: Committee postponed at request of sponsor (03/21/2018)
  • 2018-03-23: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/27/2018)
  • 2018-03-27: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
  • 2018-06-16: Scheduled for consideration (06/19/2018)
  • 2018-06-19: Committee recommends passage of Sub A
  • 2018-06-19: Placed on House Calendar
  • 2018-06-19: Placed on House Calendar (06/20/2018)
  • 2018-06-20: House passed Sub A
  • 2018-06-23: Senate passed Sub A in concurrence
  • 2018-06-23: Placed on Senate Calendar (06/23/2018)
  • 2018-06-26: Transmitted to Governor
  • 2018-06-28: Signed by Governor
• 2 subscribers:
  House Bill #7877: AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS - PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES
  Requires all candidates for the United States President and Vice President to file tax returns with the state board of elections.
  • 2018-02-28: Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
  • 2018-03-30: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/04/2018)
  • 2018-04-04: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
• 2 subscribers:
  House Bill #7982: AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES - OPERATORS' AND CHAUFFEURS' LICENSES
  Continues status quo for licensing of approved recipients under DACA program; however, issuance of license does not confer right to vote eff. 12/3/18.
  • 2018-03-22: Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
  • 2018-03-30: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/03/2018)
  • 2018-04-03: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
  • 2018-04-06: Scheduled for consideration (04/10/2018)
  • 2018-04-10: Committee recommends passage of Sub A
  • 2018-04-10: Placed on House Calendar (04/12/2018)
  • 2018-04-12: House passed Sub A
  • 2018-05-03: Referred to Senate Judiciary
  • 2018-05-25: Scheduled for consideration (05/29/2018)
  • 2018-05-29: Committee recommends passage of Sub B
  • 2018-05-30: Placed on Senate Calendar
  • 2018-05-30: Placed on Senate Calendar (06/05/2018)
  • 2018-06-05: Senate passed Sub B
  • 2018-06-06: Referred to House Judiciary
  • 2018-06-08: Scheduled for consideration (06/12/2018)
  • 2018-06-12: Committee recommends passage of Sub B in concurrence
  • 2018-06-12: Placed on House Calendar (06/14/2018)
  • 2018-06-14: House passed Sub B in concurrence
  • 2018-06-14: Transmitted to Governor
  • 2018-06-18: Signed by Governor
• 1 subscriber:
  Senate Resolution #51: 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.
  • 2017-01-18: Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
  • 2017-04-27: Committee transferred to Senate Rules, Government Ethics and Oversight
  • 2017-04-28: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/03/2017)
  • 2017-05-03: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
• 1 subscriber:
  Senate Bill #60: AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE--PROCEDURE GENERALLY
  Provides immunity to persons that provide food or wild game to a food pantry, food bank or DEM or individuals.
  • 2017-01-18: Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
  • 2017-03-07: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/09/2017)
  • 2017-03-09: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
• 1 subscriber:
  Senate Bill #85: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS
  Creates a veteran's preference in the issuance of state contracts.
  • 2017-01-18: Introduced, referred to Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs
  • 2017-03-10: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
  • 2017-03-10: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/15/2017)
  • 2017-03-13: Meeting postponed (03/15/2017)
  • 2017-03-24: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/29/2017)
  • 2017-03-29: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
  • 2017-03-31: Scheduled for consideration (04/05/2017)
  • 2017-04-05: Committee recommends passage of Sub A
  • 2017-04-11: Placed on Senate Calendar (04/25/2017)
  • 2017-04-25: Senate passed Sub A
  • 2017-04-26: Referred to House Finance
  • 2017-06-24: Placed on the House Consent Calendar (06/27/2017)
  • 2017-06-27: House passed Sub A in concurrence
  • 2017-06-29: Transmitted to Governor
  • 2017-07-05: Signed by Governor
• 1 subscriber:
  Senate Bill #108: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- RESILIENT RHODE ISLAND ACT OF 2014 - CLIMATE CHANGE COORDINATING COUNCIL
  Directs the climate change coordinating council to study a carbon pricing program.
  • 2017-02-01: Introduced, referred to Senate Environment and Agriculture
  • 2017-02-24: Scheduled for hearing (03/01/2017)
  • 2017-03-01: Committee heard
  • 2017-04-21: Scheduled for consideration (04/26/2017)
  • 2017-04-26: Committee recommends passage
  • 2017-04-27: Placed on Senate Calendar (05/03/2017)
  • 2017-04-27: Placed on Senate Calendar (05/04/2017)
  • 2017-05-04: Senate passed as amended (floor amendment)
  • 2017-05-05: Referred to House Environment and Natural Resources
  • 2017-06-24: Scheduled for consideration (06/27/2017)
  • 2017-06-27: Committee recommends passage as amended in concurrence
  • 2017-06-28: Placed on the House Consent Calendar (06/28/2017)
  • 2017-06-28: House passed as amended in concurrence
  • 2017-07-18: Transmitted to Governor
  • 2017-07-19: Signed by Governor
• 1 subscriber:
  Senate Bill #154: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM
  Repeals the "Rhode Island Health Care Reform Act of 2004 – Health Insurance Oversight" as well as the "Rhode Island Health Benefit Exchange, and establishes the Rhode Island comprehensive health insurance program.
  • 2017-02-01: Introduced, referred to Senate Health and Human Services
  • 2017-04-28: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/02/2017)
  • 2017-05-02: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
• 1 subscriber:
  Senate Bill #166: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - CHILD PRODUCTS AND UPHOLSTERED FURNITURE
  Prohibits the manufacture, sale, and distribution of residential upholstered children's products that contain certain amounts of bromide or chlorine bonded to carbon that is added to a plastic, foam, or textile.
  • 2017-02-01: Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
  • 2017-03-03: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/07/2017)
  • 2017-03-07: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
  • 2017-06-20: Scheduled for consideration (06/22/2017)
  • 2017-06-22: Placed on Senate Calendar (06/28/2017)
  • 2017-06-22: Committee recommends passage
  • 2017-06-28: Senate read and passed
  • 2017-06-29: Referred to House H.E.W.
  • 2017-06-29: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (06/29/2017)
  • 2017-06-29: Committee recommends passage of Sub A
  • 2017-06-30: Referred to House H.E.W.
  • 2017-09-15: Placed on the House Consent Calendar (09/19/2017)
  • 2017-09-19: Placed on House Calendar (09/19/2017)
  • 2017-09-19: Placed on Senate Calendar (09/19/2017)
  • 2017-09-19: Senate passed Sub A as amended in concurrence
  • 2017-09-19: House passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment)
  • 2017-09-19: House passed Sub A in concurrence
  • 2017-09-25: Transmitted to Governor
  • 2017-10-03: Effective without Governor's signature
• 1 subscriber:
  Senate Bill #198: AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY - CONDOMINIUM INSURANCE
  Requires a condominium association to provide a unit owner, whose unit has sustained insurance covered damages, with a written copy of the insurance company's damage appraisal.
  • 2017-02-02: Introduced, referred to Senate Commerce
  • 2017-03-07: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/09/2017)
  • 2017-03-09: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
  • 2017-04-21: Scheduled for consideration (04/25/2017)
  • 2017-04-25: Committee recommends passage of Sub A
  • 2017-04-26: Placed on Senate Calendar
  • 2017-04-26: Placed on Senate Calendar (05/02/2017)
  • 2017-05-02: Senate passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment)
  • 2017-05-03: Referred to House Corporations
  • 2017-06-02: Scheduled for consideration (06/06/2017)
  • 2017-06-06: Committee recommends passage of Sub A as amended in concurrence
  • 2017-06-24: Placed on the House Consent Calendar (06/27/2017)
  • 2017-06-27: House passed Sub A as amended in concurrence
  • 2017-06-28: Transmitted to Governor
  • 2017-06-29: Signed by Governor
• 1 subscriber:
  Senate Bill #224: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY- LILA MANFIELD SAPINSLEY COMPASSIONATE CARE ACT
  Creates Sapinsley Compassionate Care Act to provide mechanism for terminally ill patient to choose to end their life using physician prescribed drugs.
  • 2017-02-02: Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
• 1 subscriber:
  Senate Resolution #247: SENATE RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY RAW MILK REGULATIONS
  Creates a 9 member commission to be known as the "Commission to Study Raw Milk Regulations" and whose purpose would be to review all raw milk regulations and make recommendations and who would report back by January 2, 2018, and expire on March 2, 2018.
  • 2017-02-15: Introduced, referred to Senate Environment and Agriculture
  • 2017-03-31: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/05/2017)
  • 2017-04-05: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
  • 2017-06-26: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (06/28/2017)
  • 2017-06-28: Committee recommends passage of Sub A
  • 2017-06-29: Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/29/2017)
  • 2017-06-29: Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/30/2017)
  • 2017-06-30: Senate passed Sub A
• 1 subscriber:
  Senate Bill #248: AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- MILK SANITATION
  Permits commingling of raw milk products for certain purposes involving private consumption.
  • 2017-02-15: Introduced, referred to Senate Environment and Agriculture
  • 2017-03-31: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/05/2017)
  • 2017-04-05: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
• 1 subscriber:
  Senate Bill #250: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - EDUCATION EQUITY AND PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT
  Provides that the state would pay the local share or contribution of charter public school tuition for the number of students attending the charter public schools in excess of five percent (5%) of the average daily membership of all pupils.
  • 2017-02-15: Introduced, referred to Senate Finance
  • 2017-04-21: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/25/2017)
  • 2017-04-25: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
• 1 subscriber:
  Senate Bill #267: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
  Prohibits "conversion therapy" by licensed health care professionals with respect to children under 18 years of age.
  • 2017-02-15: Introduced, referred to Senate Health and Human Services
  • 2017-03-17: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
  • 2017-03-17: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/21/2017)
  • 2017-03-21: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
  • 2017-06-27: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (06/29/2017)
  • 2017-06-29: Committee recommends passage of Sub A
  • 2017-06-29: Placed on Senate Calendar (06/29/2017)
  • 2017-06-29: Senate passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment)
  • 2017-06-30: Scheduled for consideration (06/30/2017)
  • 2017-06-30: Committee recommends passage of Sub A as amended in concurrence
  • 2017-06-30: Referred to House H.E.W.
  • 2017-09-15: Placed on the House Consent Calendar (09/19/2017)
  • 2017-09-19: House passed Sub A as amended in concurrence
  • 2017-09-21: Transmitted to Governor
  • 2017-09-27: Signed by Governor
• 1 subscriber:
  Senate Bill #289: AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS - MINIMUM WAGE
  Allows employers to pay the greater or 75% of the state minimum wage rate, or the federal minimum wage rate to employees eighteen (18) years or younger during the first six hundred eighty (680) hours or ninety (90) days of their employment.
  • 2017-02-15: Introduced, referred to Senate Labor
  • 2017-05-12: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/17/2017)
  • 2017-05-17: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
• 1 subscriber:
  Senate Bill #291: AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- WINE DIRECT SHIPPER LICENSE
  Creates a wine direct shipper license to allow for shipment of limited amounts of wine through the mail to eligible customers.
  • 2017-02-15: Introduced, referred to Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs
  • 2017-03-06: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/08/2017)
  • 2017-03-08: Committee recommended measure be held for further study