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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 3, 2017

HB 5889: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - GET ON YOUR FEET LOAN FORGIVENESS PROGRAM (Establishes the “Get On Your Feet Loan Forgiveness Program" in Rhode Island, to assist recent college and university graduates in the repayment of their student loans.)

05/03/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House May 3, 2017

HB 5924: AN ACT RELATING TO CITIES TOWNS AND CITIES - CENTRAL FALLS RETIREE PENSION BENEFITS (Provides that, effective September 1, 2017, all Central Falls retirees covered by the Central Falls retirees' settlement agreement would have their pension benefits gradually increased from 75% to 100% of their base pension benefit amount as of 7/31/11.)

05/03/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate May 3, 2017

SB 100: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION (Permits students with necessary educational background to participate in career and technical internships.)

05/03/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate May 3, 2017

SB 258: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- MUNICIPAL INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT PROGRAM (Establishes the Rhode Island municipal infrastructure grant program to issue public infrastructure grants to municipalities and other public instrumentalities.)

05/03/2017 Meeting postponed (05/04/2017)

signed · Rhode Island · House May 3, 2017

HB 6037: AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (Allows the Honorable Scott Avedisian to join Alicia Elizabeth Seguin and Joshua Michael Sylvain in marriage on or about May 6, 2017, within the City of Warwick, Rhode Island.)

05/03/2017 Signed by Governor

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate May 3, 2017

SR 51: JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE AND PUBLISH AND SUBMIT TO THE ELECTORS A PROPOSITION OF AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE -- REFERENDUM ON LINE ITEM VETO (Submits to the electors a constitutional amendment granting the governor the power to utilize a line item veto for appropriations.)

05/03/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate May 3, 2017

SR 382: JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE AND PUBLISH AND SUBMIT TO THE ELECTORS A PROPOSITION OF AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND (This proposed constitution amendment, if adopted, would give the governor a line-item veto.)

05/03/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House May 3, 2017

HB 5361: AN ACT RELATING TO CITIES TOWNS AND CITIES - CENTRAL FALLS RETIREE PENSION BENEFITS (Provides that, effective September 1, 2017, all Central Falls retirees covered by the Central Falls retirees' settlement agreement would have their pension benefits gradually increased from 75% to 100% of their base pension benefit amount as of 7/31/11.)

05/03/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House May 3, 2017

HB 5775: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND (Authorizes the appropriation and separate accounting of additional state funds to provide a dedicated state match required to receive annual federal funds.)

05/03/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate May 3, 2017

SB 102: AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- TRAFFIC SAFETY EDUCATION (Requires state board of education approval of driver education courses for new drivers.)

05/03/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate May 3, 2017

SR 828: JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE AND PUBLISH AND SUBMIT TO THE ELECTORS A PROPOSITION OF AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE -- REFERENDUM ON LINE ITEM VETO

05/03/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House May 3, 2017

HR 5070: HOUSE RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO EXAMINE PROCEDURE AND PARAMETERS FOR CREATING A RHODE ISLAND SCHOLARSHIP FUND (Creating an eleven member commission to study the creation of a Rhode Island Scholarship Fund, and who would report back to the Speaker of the House by January 29, 2018, and would expire on March 29, 2018.)

05/03/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study