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All 25,118 Active 7,678 In committee 7,673 Passed 5,630 Signed 4,797 Failed 6,972

signed · Rhode Island · House Jun 23, 2023

HB 6514: AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (Allows Robert Louis DiMuccio to join Paula Marie Fortin and Cosimo Anthony D’Elia III in marriage on or about July 1, 2023, within the Town of Smithfield, Rhode Island.)

06/23/2023 Effective without Governor's signature

signed · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 23, 2023

SB 856: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- DUTIES OF UTILITIES AND CARRIERS (Amends the utility base rate statute to make clean transportation, clean heating, and energy storage.)

06/23/2023 Effective without Governor's signature

signed · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 23, 2023

SB 223: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- TEACHERS' RETIREMENT (Allows anyone who rendered services as a correction officer to receive pension credit for service as a state or municipal employee.)

06/23/2023 Effective without Governor's signature

signed · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 23, 2023

SB 793: AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT (Replaces 2016 opioids guidelines with the 2022 opioid guidelines. Exempts medical professionals from criminal and civil liability or disciplinary action for prescribing medically appropriate opioids.)

06/23/2023 Effective without Governor's signature

signed · Rhode Island · House Jun 23, 2023

HB 6166: AN ACT RELATING TO THE CONSOLIDATION OF THE OAKLAND--MAPLEVILLE #4 AND THE NASONVILLE FIRE DISTRICTS INTO THE EAST BURRILLVILLE FIRE DISTRICT (Authorizes, subject to voter approval, the merger and consolidation of the Oakland-Mapleville Fire District #4 and the Nasonville Fire District into a district to be called the "Burrillville Fire District.")

06/23/2023 Effective without Governor's signature

signed · Rhode Island · House Jun 23, 2023

HB 6345: AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- RETAIL LICENSES (Authorizes the town of South Kingstown to locating within 200' from the premises of schools or places of worship any retailers' Class BV license, allowing retailer to be located at 357 Main St of the applicable town of South Kingstown tax assessment map.)

06/23/2023 Effective without Governor's signature

signed · Rhode Island · House Jun 23, 2023

HB 6412: AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (Allows the Honorable Brian Rea to join Monique Diana Belisle and Angelo Anthony Riccitelli in marriage on or about August 18, 2023, within the Town of Exeter, Rhode Island.)

06/23/2023 Effective without Governor's signature

signed · Rhode Island · House Jun 23, 2023

HB 6424: AN ACT VALIDATING AND RATIFYING AMENDMENTS TO THE HOME RULE CHARTER OF THE TOWN OF COVENTRY (Would validate and ratify amendments to the Home Rule Charter of the town of Coventry.)

06/23/2023 Effective without Governor's signature

signed · Rhode Island · House Jun 23, 2023

HB 6167: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES (Allows Bristol to adopt tax classification plan for tax relief for taxes assessed on 12/31/23 and any tax year thereafter.)

06/23/2023 Effective without Governor's signature

signed · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 23, 2023

SB 1019: AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- RETAIL LICENSES (Authorizes the town of South Kingstown to locating within 200' from the premises of schools or places of worship any retailers' Class BV license, allowing retailer to be located at 357 Main St of the applicable town of South Kingstown tax assessment map.)

06/23/2023 Effective without Governor's signature

signed · Rhode Island · House Jun 23, 2023

HB 6293: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- DUTIES OF UTILITIES AND CARRIERS (Amends the utility base rate statute to make clean transportation, clean heating, and energy storage.)

06/23/2023 Effective without Governor's signature

signed · Rhode Island · House Jun 23, 2023

HB 6451: AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE TOWN OF NORTH SMITHFIELD TO FINANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW POLICE STATION OR THE RENOVATION, IMPROVEMENT, ALTERATION AND REPAIR OF AN EXISTING BUILDING TO BE USED AS A POLICE STATION, AS DETERMINED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL AND THE FURNISHING AND EQUIPPING THEREOF BY THE ISSUE OF NOT MORE THAN $18,000,000 OF BONDS AND/OR NOTES THEREFOR (Authorizes North Smithfield to issue 18,000,000 of general obligation bonds and notes to finance the construction of a new police station or the renovation, improvement, alteration and repair of an existing building to be used as a police station.)

06/23/2023 Effective without Governor's signature