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

in committee · Rhode Island · House Feb 7, 2017

HB 5038: AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- MOTOR VEHICLE OFFENSES (Increases the penalties for driving so as to endanger, death resulting, by increasing the maximum term of imprisonment from ten (10) years to twenty (20) years, and the maximum term of license suspension from five (5) to ten (10) years.)

02/07/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House Feb 3, 2017

HB 5385: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - SCHOOL DISPLAY - TRADITIONAL WINTER CELEBRATIONS (Permits school districts to allow their students and staff to offer traditional winter celebration greetings and exhibit displays with limitations that exhibit celebration scenes and symbols.)

02/03/2017 Introduced, referred to House H.E.W.

passed both · Rhode Island · Senate Feb 3, 2017

SB 3: AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (Allows Devin Driscoll to join Kayleigh Pratt and William Fischer in marriage on or about February 11, 2017, within the City of Providence, Rhode Island.)

02/03/2017 Effective without Governor's signature

signed · Rhode Island · Senate Feb 3, 2017

SB 66: AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (Allows the Honorable Scott Avedisian to join Jennifer Elizabeth Sayles and Mary-Margaret Velan in marriage on or about February 15, 2017, within the City of Warwick, Rhode Island.)

02/03/2017 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · Senate Feb 3, 2017

SB 62: AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (Allows the Honorable Scott Avedisian to join Annmarie Pedro and Steven Matthew Carson in marriage on or about March 24, 2018, within the Town of North Kingstown, Rhode Island.)

02/03/2017 Signed by Governor

passed · Rhode Island · House Feb 2, 2017

HR 5366: HOUSE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF WALTER M. ROCHA

02/02/2017 House read and passed

passed · Rhode Island · House Feb 2, 2017

HR 5362: HOUSE RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING MILTON BRONSTEIN ON THE OCCASION OF HIS 100TH BIRTHDAY

02/02/2017 House read and passed

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Feb 2, 2017

SB 224: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY- LILA MANFIELD SAPINSLEY COMPASSIONATE CARE ACT (Creates Sapinsley Compassionate Care Act to provide mechanism for terminally ill patient to choose to end their life using physician prescribed drugs.)

02/02/2017 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary

passed · Rhode Island · House Feb 2, 2017

HR 5364: HOUSE RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING THE NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS ON THEIR STERLING 2016-2017 NFL SEASON AND WISHING THEM CONTINUED SUCCESS ON SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2017, AGAINST THE ATLANTA FALCONS IN THE SUPER BOWL

02/02/2017 House read and passed

died · Rhode Island · House Feb 2, 2017

HB 5184: AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE - OFFICIAL COURT INTERPRETERS (Renders privileged all communications engaged in by interpreters of the state office of interpreters, while acting in their official capacity.)

02/02/2017 Withdrawn at sponsor's request

died · Rhode Island · House Feb 2, 2017

HB 5188: AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE - IDENTIFICATION AND APPREHENSION OF CRIMINALS (Requires the division of sheriffs to verify the immigration status of each incarcerated person presented to the court for any hearing, to notify ICE as to any such person lacking legal immigration status, and cooperate with ICE on deportation proceedings.)

02/02/2017 Withdrawn at sponsor's request

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Feb 2, 2017

SB 210: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- TEACHERS' RETIREMENT (Gradually increases the state's contribution to the teachers' retirement system, while reducing the municipal contribution, eventually resulting in the contributions being shared equally.)

02/02/2017 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance