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State Legislature US Congress

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

passed · Rhode Island · Senate May 17, 2017

SR 908: SENATE RESOLUTION CELEBRATING AGRICULTURE DAY AND NATIONAL AGRICULTURE WEEK IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

05/17/2017 Senate read and passed

passed both · Rhode Island · Senate May 17, 2017

SB 682: AN ACT TO VACATE THE FORFEITURE OR REVOCATION OF THE CHARTER OF BETA ALPHA CHAPTER OF DELTA ZETA SORORITY HOUSE CORPORATION

05/17/2017 Effective without Governor's signature

passed both · Rhode Island · Senate May 17, 2017

SB 681: AN ACT TO VACATE THE FORFEITURE OR REVOCATION OF THE CHARTER OF RUBALCOOK, INC.

05/17/2017 Effective without Governor's signature

in committee · Rhode Island · House May 17, 2017

HB 5197: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- ENERGY SITING (Requires environmental impacts be considered in energy plant siting proceedings.)

05/17/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House May 17, 2017

HB 5369: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- ENERGIZE RHODE ISLAND: CLEAN ENERGY INVESTMENT AND CARBON PRICING ACT OF 2017 (Establishes a fee on companies that sell fossil fuels in RI and also establishes a receipt account to disburse the funds from.)

05/17/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate May 17, 2017

SB 507: AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MINIMUM WAGE--GRATUITIES (Incrementally increases from the $3.89 per hour subminimum wage for tipped workers to $9.00 per hour on January 1, 2021. Starting on January 1, 2022, the minimum hourly wage for tipped workers would be equal to the state's regular minimum hourly wage.)

05/17/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate May 17, 2017

SB 510: AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- WAGES (Gradually increases the hourly minimum wage from $9.60 to $15.00 on January 1, 2022, as well as gradually increasing the hourly minimum wage for employees receiving gratuities from $3.89 an hour to $15.00 an hour on January 1, 2026.)

05/17/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House May 17, 2017

HB 5897: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT - ENERGY FACILITY SITING ACT (Prevents the energy facility siting board from proceeding to final hearing or issuing a final decision if one or more of the designated agencies inform the siting board that they are unable to form an advisory opinion due the conduct of the applicant.)

05/17/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House May 17, 2017

HB 6212: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - BOARD OF REGENTS FOR ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (Authorizes council to grant variances to any provisions of title 16 other than those in §16-60-4.2 and to any department of education and school district regulation not affecting the health/safety/civil rights of public school pupils.)

05/17/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate May 17, 2017

SB 287: AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS - MINIMUM WAGES (Raises the minimum wage to $10.50 per hour effective July 1, 2017.)

05/17/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House May 17, 2017

HB 5838: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- DUTIES OF UTILITIES AND CARRIERS (Provides that those persons taking part in the home and community care services to the elderly program (chapter 66.3 of title 42) would be eligible for lifeline telephone service.)

05/17/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate May 17, 2017

SB 78: AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MINIMUM WAGES (Increases the hourly minimum wage to ten dollars ($10.00) effective January 1, 2018.)

05/17/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study