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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 Feb 28, 2017

HB 5518: AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE - CELL PHONE TRACKING (Allows for the issuance of a court order to secure cell phone location information and changes the notice requirements needed to be provided for that type if court orders.)

02/28/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Feb 28, 2017

SB 75: AN ACT RELATING TO ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY -- CRUELTY TO ANIMALS (Authorizes police/animal control officer to hold animal up to 72 hours pending court hearing as to costs, fees, charges, surrender of ownership of the animal.)

02/28/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

passed · Rhode Island · House Feb 28, 2017

HR 5583: HOUSE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING THE WEEK OF MARCH 11-19, 2017 AS "BRAIN WEEK RHODE ISLAND" AND RECOGNIZING THE MONTH OF MARCH AS "BRAIN INJURY AWARENESS MONTH"

02/28/2017 House read and passed

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Feb 28, 2017

SB 69: AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- EXPUNGEMENT OF CRIMINAL RECORDS (Permits a person who is convicted for a criminal offense that is later decriminalized, to petition the court for a hearing to have the criminal record expunged and sometimes without cost to the petitioner.)

02/28/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House Feb 28, 2017

HB 5533: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION (Requires all public utilities to maintain a customer service facility within the state to perform services such as addressing customer inquiries and accepting bill payments.)

02/28/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House Feb 28, 2017

HB 5485: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS - TRANSPORTATION NETWORK COMPANY SERVICES - INSURANCE (Requires TNC drivers maintain commercial automobile liability insurance 24/7 and to park no closer than two hundred feet (200') from marked taxi stands.)

02/28/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Feb 28, 2017

SB 180: AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- BAIL HEARINGS (Entitles criminal defendants charged with enumerated serious criminal offenses to a bail hearing within four (4) calendar days of initial court appearance.)

02/28/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Feb 28, 2017

HB 5467: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - ESTABLISHMENT OF REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS - CHARIHO CAREER AND TECHNICAL CENTER (Provides department of education shall not approve a new career and technical program or center in certain towns so long as a center is maintained by the Chariho regional school district.)

02/28/2017 Withdrawn at sponsor's request (03/01/2017)

in committee · Rhode Island · House Feb 28, 2017

HB 5535: AN ACT RELATING TO THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION - REVENUE DECOUPLING (Directs the public utilities commission to review and approve the electric distribution company's use of real estate and other capital assets and expenditures.)

02/28/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House Feb 28, 2017

HB 5402: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- THE GOOD SAMARITAN OVERDOSE PREVENTION ACT OF 2016 (Adds alcohol and alcohol-related overdoses and possession or transportation of alcohol by an underage person, to the Good Samaritan Act.)

02/28/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Feb 28, 2017

SB 340: AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES - STALKING (Prohibits stalking defined as a course of conduct by anyone who may cause a reasonable person to either fear for their own safety or the safety of a third person or cause a reasonable person to suffer emotional distress. Enumerates penalties for stalking.)

02/28/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

passed · Rhode Island · House Feb 28, 2017

HR 5586: HOUSE RESOLUTION EXTENDING CONDOLENCES

02/28/2017 House read and passed