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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

in committee · Rhode Island · House May 10, 2017

HB 6192: AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES (Exempts both the land and building of the Stadium Theatre Performing Arts Centre in Woonsocket and as identified by street address and plat and lot number.)

05/10/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

passed · Rhode Island · House May 10, 2017

HR 6208: HOUSE RESOLUTION EXTENDING CONGRATULATIONS

05/10/2017 House read and passed

in committee · Rhode Island · House May 10, 2017

HB 6168: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- OPEN MEETINGS (Exempts fire districts and entities with no tax or policy making authority from certain posting requirements of open meetings act.)

05/10/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House May 10, 2017

HB 6136: AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- MOTOR VEHICLE OFFENSES (Makes refusal to submit to a chemical test admissible at trial and inserts implied consent notification for refusal to submit to chemical test for persons under eighteen (18) years of age.)

05/10/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

passed · Rhode Island · House May 10, 2017

HR 6210: HOUSE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING DEEPEST SYMPATHY ON THE PASSING OF JAMES SCOTTI

05/10/2017 House read and passed

passed · Rhode Island · House May 10, 2017

HR 6209: HOUSE RESOLUTION EXTENDING CONDOLENCES

05/10/2017 House read and passed

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate May 9, 2017

SB 315: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- LIGHTING DISTRICT ENERGY COSTS (Requires the state to pay a lighting district's energy bill, if the lighting district fails to pay it.)

05/09/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House May 9, 2017

HB 5841: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC FINANCE -- MEDICAL ASSISTANCE AND PUBLIC ASSISTANCE CASELOAD ESTIMATING CONFERENCES (Requires the participation and input of the EOHHS, DHS, DCYF and BDHDDH in medical assistance and public assistance caseload estimating conferences and the generation of monthly data to the members of the caseload estimating conference.)

05/09/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House May 9, 2017

HB 5835: AN ACT RELATING TO THE MEDICAID REFORM ACT OF 2008 (Authorizes the secretary of health and human services to implement changes under the Rhode Island Medicaid reform act.)

05/09/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House May 9, 2017

HB 5359: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- SALES AND USE TAXES (Lowers the sales and use tax rates from seven percent (7%) to five percent (5%) effective January 1, 2018.)

05/09/2017 Withdrawn at sponsor's request

in committee · Rhode Island · House May 9, 2017

HB 5028: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT - EMERGENCY SHELTERS (Establishes rules and procedures for licensing emergency shelters, including setting minimum standards and prohibiting the charging fees to the residents.)

05/09/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House May 9, 2017

HB 5027: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- PUBLIC TRANSIT AUTHORITY (Enables the Rhode Island public transit authority (RIPTA) to work with the Massachusetts Bay transit authority (MBTA) to allow commuter rail passes to be used as dual passes for both RIPTA and MBTA.)

05/09/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study