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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 Mar 22, 2017

SB 24: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- SCHOOL COMMITTEES AND SUPERINTENDENTS--BEGINNING OF SCHOOL YEAR (Requires public schools, including charter schools, begin the school year on the day after Labor Day commencing in the school year 2018-2019.)

03/22/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Mar 22, 2017

SB 582: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES - SALARIES AND TRAVELING EXPENSES (Requires all non-supervisory classified employees to electronically record their daily work hours.)

03/22/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

passed · Rhode Island · House Mar 22, 2017

HR 5982: HOUSE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING THE MONTH OF MARCH TO BE "MAPLE SYRUP MONTH" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

03/22/2017 House read and passed

in committee · Rhode Island · House Mar 22, 2017

HB 5589: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT (Facilitates for military service members and their spouses to obtain certifications and licenses issued by the department of environmental management.)

03/22/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Mar 22, 2017

SB 505: AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS - OVERTIME WAGES (Exempts certain executive, administrative, and professional employees from overtime pay if their weekly wages exceed one thousand thirty-six dollars ($1,036), an increase from the current two hundred dollars ($200).)

03/22/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House Mar 22, 2017

HB 5590: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND TRAINING (Makes it easier for military service members and their spouses to obtain certifications and licenses issued by the department of labor and training.)

03/22/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House Mar 22, 2017

HB 5621: AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS - SOLICITATION BY CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS (Requires professional solicitors and fund-raisers to disclose name of employer and percentage of contribution solicited by the fundraiser that will be retained by fundraising company. Requires that a specific statement be made with all solicitations.)

03/22/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

passed · Rhode Island · Senate Mar 22, 2017

SR 520: SENATE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING THE MONTH OF MARCH TO BE "MAPLE SYRUP MONTH" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

03/22/2017 Senate read and passed

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Mar 22, 2017

SB 583: AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- FAIR EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES (Provides protections against wage differentials based upon the sex of the employee and provides for causes of actions against employees alleged to have committed sex discrimination as set forth in the act.)

03/22/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House Mar 22, 2017

HB 5732: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT - OPEN MEETINGS (Requires that all public bodies keep official minutes of all meetings and file copies of these minutes with the secretary of state within thirty-five (35) days of the meeting for inspection by the public.)

03/22/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House Mar 22, 2017

HB 5660: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- STATE DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION [SEE TITLE 16 CHAPTER 97 - THE RHODE ISLAND BOARD OF EDUCATION ACT -- DUTIES OF COMMISSIONER] (Directs the commissioner of elementary and secondary education to issue regulations banning cell phone possession by students in the public schools during the school day.)

03/22/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House Mar 22, 2017

HB 5592: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - FEES FOR STATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES - VETERANS (Requires the council on postsecondary education to develop a policy to exempt veterans from any and all application fees at all Rhode Island public postsecondary institutions.)

03/22/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study