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State Legislature US Congress

All 25,118 Active 5 In committee 20,549 Passed 5,917 Signed 4,510 Failed 6,972

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Apr 25, 2017

SB 347: AN ACT RELATING TO GENERAL ASSEMBLY -- ELECTRONIC VOTING (Requires the joint committee on legislative services to make the record of the votes of the general assembly available to the public and the secretary of state electronically within thirty (30) minutes.)

04/25/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House Apr 25, 2017

HB 5754: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION - PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION (Authorizes cities and towns to tax certain real and/or nonprofit tangible properties owned by nonprofit educational and hospital institutions commencing with assessment performed 12/31/17 and every year thereafter.)

04/25/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House Apr 25, 2017

HB 6001: AN ACT RELATING TO CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS, AND PARTNERSHIPS -- WORKERS' COOPERATIVES (Creates a statutory vehicle for the creation and functioning of workers' cooperatives which are corporations that are owned and democratically governed by their members.)

04/25/2017 Committee postponed at request of sponsor

in committee · Rhode Island · House Apr 25, 2017

HB 5437: AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS (Defines imitation firearm and makes it unlawful to change or remove certain markings required to be on an imitation firearm.)

04/25/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House Apr 25, 2017

HB 6039: AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS (Sets forth the application requirements for concealed carry permits for firearms, provides an appellate procedure if the application is denied and makes those records exempt from the Access to Public Records Act.)

04/25/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House Apr 25, 2017

HB 5747: AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES - ADJUSTMENT OF DISABILITY PENSIONS (Requires municipal/quasi-municipal entities to annually adjust disability pensions according to any compensation earned.)

04/25/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House Apr 25, 2017

HB 6093: AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS-ENGINEERS (Creates a professional designation and registration criteria for professional software engineers.)

04/25/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Apr 24, 2017

HB 5384: AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE--COURTS -- TRAFFIC TRIBUNAL--DIVISION OF FINES (Directs that seventy-five percent (75%) of all revenue collected as fines based upon use of a camera or other recording equipment shall be paid over to the municipality in which the violation occurred.)

04/24/2017 Withdrawn at sponsor's request (04/25/2017)

died · Rhode Island · House Apr 21, 2017

HB 6042: AN ACT RELATING TO DELINQUENT AND DEPENDENT CHILDREN - PROCEEDINGS IN FAMILY COURT (Modifies the certification and waiver mandates of the juvenile criminal justice system and expands the court’s jurisdiction to those waived or certified and mandates that the court consider non-incarceration alternatives for juvenile offenders.)

04/21/2017 Withdrawn at sponsor's request (04/26/2017)

passed · Rhode Island · Senate Apr 21, 2017

SB 284: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- CONTRACTORS' BONDS (Prohibits state, general contractors, and construction managers from withholding a retainer of more than five percent (5%) from public works contracts.)

04/21/2017 Committee transferred to House Finance

passed both · Rhode Island · House Apr 19, 2017

HB 5739: AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (Allows Peter Freeburg to join Mary Barlas and Christopher Benn in marriage on or about July 1, 2017, within the Town of North Kingstown, Rhode Island.)

04/19/2017 Effective without Governor's signature

passed both · Rhode Island · Senate Apr 19, 2017

SB 387: AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (Allows William J. Gately, Jr., Esq., to join Caroline Stuart Barr and James W. Gately in marriage on or about August 26, 2017, within the Town of Bristol, Rhode Island.)

04/19/2017 Effective without Governor's signature