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All 25,118 Active 7,678 In committee 7,673 Passed 5,917 Signed 4,510 Failed 6,972

in committee · Rhode Island · House May 23, 2017

HB 5285: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION (Exempts from the estate tax the value of a qualified small business valued at an amount not greater than $5,000,000.)

05/23/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate May 23, 2017

SR 735: JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $2,000,000 TO THE RHODE ISLAND STATE POLICE MUNICIPAL POLICE ACADEMY FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID TRAINING

05/23/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House May 23, 2017

HB 5235: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- ESTATE AND TRANSFER TAXES (Provides that estates in Rhode Island be taxed at a rate equal to the maximum credit for state death taxes allowed by the federal revenue act, which exemption is set at five million, four hundred ninety thousand dollars ($5,490,000) in 2017.)

05/23/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House May 23, 2017

HB 5074: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT - VETERANS - SMALL BUSINESS LOAN PROGRAM (Creates a transitioning veterans' small business loan program through the commerce corporation.)

05/23/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

passed · Rhode Island · Senate May 23, 2017

SR 912: SENATE RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING THE BARRINGTON HIGH SCHOOL BOYS ICE HOCKEY HIGH SCHOOL TEAM ON WINNING THE 2017 RHODE ISLAND BOYS DIVISION II ICE HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP

05/23/2017 Senate read and passed

in committee · Rhode Island · House May 23, 2017

HB 5141: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION (Establishes a surtax on the business corporation tax for publicly traded corporations subject to SEC disclosure and reporting requirements, if corporation's ratio of compensation for its CEO to median worker is equal to or greater than 100 to 1.)

05/23/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate May 23, 2017

SB 809: AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS (Requires write-in candidates to file a declaration of intent (7) days prior to the election. Write-in votes would be counted for those filing declarations only unless no candidate appeared on the ballot.)

05/23/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate May 23, 2017

SR 322: JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $2,000,000 TO THE RHODE ISLAND STATE POLICE MUNICIPAL POLICE ACADEMY FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID TRAINING (Authorizes the appropriation of the sum of $2,000,000 to the Rhode Island State Police Municipal Police Academy for law enforcement mental health training.)

05/23/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

passed · Rhode Island · Senate May 23, 2017

SR 826: SENATE RESOLUTION RESPECTFULLY REQUESTING THE GOVERNOR'S WORKFORCE BOARD WORK WITH THE RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND TRAINING TO DEVELOP A PLAN FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE EXPANSION OF NEW SKILLS AND COMPETENCY BASED APPRENTICESHIPS IN A FULL ARRAY OF SECTORS AND TO ASSIST EMPLOYERS THROUGH THE PROCESS OF INITIATING A NEW REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM

05/23/2017 Senate read and passed

died · Rhode Island · House May 23, 2017

HB 5788: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- OFFER IN COMPROMISE OF PERSONAL INCOME TAX DEBT ACT (Establishes a personal income tax debt resolution process within the division of taxation upon submission of an offer in compromise effective July 1, 2018.)

05/23/2017 Withdrawn at sponsor's request (05/23/2017)

in committee · Rhode Island · House May 23, 2017

HB 5836: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PUBLIC ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS TAX CREDIT (Allows a tax credit of thirty percent (30%) of the construction cost of an electric fueled vehicle charging station to a maximum of thirty thousand dollars ($30,000).)

05/23/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House May 23, 2017

HB 5458: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION - PROPERTY TAX RELIEF (Increases the income range and the maximum credit amount for the property tax relief extended to elderly and/or disabled persons.)

05/23/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study