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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 · House Apr 6, 2017

HB 5862: AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- HEALTHY WORKPLACE (Creates the "Healthy Workplace Act of 2017" and establishes a cause of action against employers and employees for workplace bullying, harassment and other abusive conduct that is tolerated by employers.)

04/06/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Apr 6, 2017

SB 131: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION - SALES AND USE TAXES - LIABILITY AND COMPUTATION (Exempts that portion of motor vehicle lease payments representing taxes payable by a lessor from the collection of sales and use taxes.)

04/06/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Apr 6, 2017

SB 260: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION - MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE TAX (Establishes a formula for distribution to cities and towns of state reimbursement for elimination of car tax.)

04/06/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Apr 6, 2017

SB 576: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- THE CONSUMER PROTECTION IN EYE CARE ACT (Provides consumer protection in eye care services by developing standards and enforcement protocols related to the utilization of emergent technologies in the provision of eye care services, as well as for the delegation of eye care services by providers.)

04/06/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House Apr 6, 2017

HB 5847: AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- PAYMENT OF WAGES (Establishes a procedure for employees to secure liens against employers for unpaid wages. Contested claims would be decided by superior court. Contracts of employment in contravention of provisions of this procedure would be void as against public policy.)

04/06/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Apr 6, 2017

SB 375: AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE--PROCEDURE GENERALLY (Provides that an open and obvious danger or defect is not a complete bar to recovery of damages in personal injury or property damage actions.)

04/06/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Apr 6, 2017

SB 185: AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- JUDGMENTS, ORDERS AND DECREES -- INTEREST ON JUDGMENTS (Provides that interest on judgments would accrue from the date of the filing of the civil action and not the date the cause of action accrued and would also apply to medical malpractice claims. Takes effect January 1, 2017.)

04/06/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House Apr 6, 2017

HB 5972: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - HEALTH CARE FACILITIES STAFFING (Broadens definition of "employee" to include assistants/technologists providing direct medical care to patients and allows union/association to file appeal to personnel appeal board.)

04/06/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Apr 6, 2017

SB 320: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE TAX AND REAL ESTATE PROPERTY TAX (Creates statewide uniform motor vehicle excise tax rate with fund to reimburse cities and towns for loss of tax revenues funded by motor vehicle related fees/excise tax phase-out exemption for use for real estate property tax relief.)

04/06/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

passed · Rhode Island · Senate Apr 5, 2017

SR 717: SENATE RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING THE ELEANOR SLATER HOSPITAL/ZAMBARANO UNIT ON THE RECOGNITION OF ZAMBARANO DAY ON APRIL 5, 2017

04/05/2017 Senate read and passed

in committee · Rhode Island · House Apr 5, 2017

HB 5679: AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES GENERALLY (Requires all new school buses purchased or leased be equipped with seat belts for each passenger and operator seat and further requires mandatory safety belt use by the school bus operator and each passenger.)

04/05/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

passed · Rhode Island · House Apr 5, 2017

HR 6081: HOUSE RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING THE ELEANOR SLATER HOSPITAL/ZAMBARANO UNIT ON THE RECOGNITION OF ZAMBARANO DAY

04/05/2017 House read and passed