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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 Mar 8, 2017

HB 5386: AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS - VETERINARY PRACTICE (Allows non-veterinarians to perform certain husbandry procedures that are commonly performed by owners of animal pets and livestock.)

03/08/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Mar 8, 2017

HB 5625: AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- RETAIL LICENSES -- TASTINGS (Amends the statute on wine and beer, and distilled spirit sampling or tastings to permit the wholesaler to supply free product to Class A licensees for use in such sampling or tastings.)

03/08/2017 Withdrawn at sponsor's request

signed · Rhode Island · House Mar 8, 2017

HB 5257: AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (Allows Michael Zachary Mezera to join Katherine Cielinski and the Honorable Jonathan Aaron Regunberg in marriage on or about August 19, 2017, within the Town of Bristol, Rhode Island.)

03/08/2017 Signed by Governor

in committee · Rhode Island · House Mar 8, 2017

HB 5050: AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES - SAFETY BELTS IN SCHOOL BUSES (Requires every new school bus to be equipped with seat belts effective January 1, 2019.)

03/08/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House Mar 8, 2017

HB 5060: AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- VICTIM'S RIGHTS (Provides that a motor vehicle accident with death resulting, if the attorney general decides not to prosecute a criminal case, the attorney general shall give the decedent's representatives an opportunity to discuss why the matter is not being prosecuted.)

03/08/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House Mar 7, 2017

HB 5728: AN ACT RELATING TO ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY -- CRUELTY TO ANIMALS (Imposes penalties for the deliberate or unintentional harming or killing of any animal during the commission of any crime and any sentence imposed would run consecutively to any sentence imposed for the underlying offense.)

03/07/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House Mar 7, 2017

HR 5392: HOUSE RESOLUTION RESPECTFULLY REQUESTING THAT THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND ADOPT A MANDATORY CHILD ABUSE/DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND ANIMAL ABUSE CROSS REPORTING SYSTEM

03/07/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

passed · Rhode Island · House Mar 7, 2017

HR 5861: HOUSE RESOLUTION HONORING DEBRA MCMULLEN FOR HER MANY YEARS OF EXCELLENCE AS AN ATHLETE, TEACHER AND COACH

03/07/2017 House read and passed

in committee · Rhode Island · House Mar 7, 2017

HB 5696: AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- RHODE ISLAND FAIR HOUSING PRACTICES ACT (Makes uniform the process for filing a complaint in superior court when there has been an election to terminate proceedings before the commission after a finding of probable cause under the fair housing practices act and other anti-discrimination laws.)

03/07/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Mar 7, 2017

SB 150: AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR MENTAL ILLNESS AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE (Requires insurance coverage for at least ninety (90) days of residential or inpatient services for mental health and/or substance-use disorders for American Society of Addiction Medicine levels of care 3.1 and 3.3.)

03/07/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

passed · Rhode Island · Senate Mar 7, 2017

SR 518: SENATE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF THE HONORABLE CHARLES F. GOULD

03/07/2017 Senate read and passed

passed · Rhode Island · House Mar 7, 2017

HR 5858: HOUSE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF DR. SAMUEL MONTALTO, JR.

03/07/2017 House read and passed