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State Legislature US Congress

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

in committee · Rhode Island · House May 30, 2017

HB 6096: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION - PERSONAL INCOME TAX (Provides for a voluntary deduction from any refund from the Rhode Island personal income tax for a contribution to the substance use and mental health leadership council of RI.)

05/30/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House May 30, 2017

HB 5791: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PERSONAL INCOME TAX (Raises the earned income tax credit from fifteen percent (15%) to twenty percent (20%) for tax years beginning on and after January 1, 2018.)

05/30/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate May 30, 2017

SB 444: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT - STUDENT AND RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE LOANS (Authorizes the creation of a state sponsored loan program to help pay off student debt.)

05/30/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

passed · Rhode Island · House May 30, 2017

HB 5159: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT - AFFORDABLE HOUSING OPPORTUNITY (Prevents registered sex offenders from forming more than ten percent (10%) of the population of residential facilities receiving state funding or assistance, with certain exceptions.)

05/30/2017 Referred to Senate Judiciary

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate May 30, 2017

SB 114: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES (Permits a municipality, in which twelve percent (12%) of the housing in a municipality qualifies for low-income housing, to charge a tax up to ten percent (10%) of the current year's gross scheduled rental income.)

05/30/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate May 30, 2017

SB 474: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- STAY INVESTED IN RI WAVEMAKER FELLOWSHIP (Repeals the provisions of the Stay Invested in RI Wavemaker Fellowship, and establishes the Stay Invested in RI Tax Credit to provide eligible taxpayers with a tax credit for educational loan repayment expenses.)

05/30/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House May 30, 2017

HB 5506: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- CIGARETTE TAX-MINIMUM PRICE OF CIGARETTES (Requires that a fifteen percent (15%) minimum markup be added to the total cost of cigarettes sold by retailers.)

05/30/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House May 30, 2017

HB 5563: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION - PERSONAL INCOME TAX (Establishes a nineteen percent (19%) carried interest fairness fee for investment management services in order to tax the carried interest income of hedge fund and private equity investors as traditional ordinary earned income.)

05/30/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

passed · Rhode Island · House May 30, 2017

HB 5327: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- CONTINUITY-OF-CARE FOR MEDICALLY-FRAGILE STUDENTS ACT (Establishes standards of practice for providers of clinical nursing services for medically-fragile students.)

05/30/2017 Referred to Senate Health and Human Services

in committee · Rhode Island · House May 30, 2017

HB 5833: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION - TAX INCENTIVES FOR EMPLOYERS (Repeals the section of the law requiring all corporations doing business in the state of Rhode Island to add back into their taxable income any amount deducted under the federal "Domestic Production Deduction" of the Internal Revenue Code 26 U.S.C. §199.)

05/30/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House May 30, 2017

HB 5831: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION - PERSONAL INCOME TAX (Provides a one-time tax credit up to two hundred fifty dollars ($250) per dependent child for certain Rhode Island households who contribute to an account under the Rhode Island college bound tuition savings program.)

05/30/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House May 30, 2017

HB 5072: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PERSONAL INCOME TAX (Exempts the amount of military pension included in federal adjusted gross income from the state income tax.)

05/30/2017 Withdrawn at sponsor's request