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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

passed · Rhode Island · House Feb 2, 2017

HR 5363: HOUSE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING SINCERE CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF JOSEPH D. WOLFERSEDER

02/02/2017 House read and passed

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Feb 2, 2017

SB 206: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION - LITTLE CIGAR TAX (Requires the tax imposed on little cigars be imposed in the same manner as tax imposed on cigarettes, that 25% of such revenue, would be applied to smoking cessation programs, and would provide that little cigars be sold in packs of twenty (20) or more.)

02/02/2017 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance

passed · Rhode Island · House Feb 2, 2017

HR 5365: HOUSE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF GLORIA RUSSELL

02/02/2017 House read and passed

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Feb 1, 2017

SB 184: AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS (Requires most employers in Rhode Island to participate in the E/Verify employment authorization program and establishes deadlines to do so.)

02/01/2017 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Feb 1, 2017

SB 110: AN ACT RELATING TO FISH AND WILDLIFE - BIRDS (Legalizes the taking of wild migratory birds by crossbow.)

02/01/2017 Introduced, referred to Senate Environment and Agriculture

in committee · Rhode Island · House Feb 1, 2017

HB 5004: AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES - THEFT, EMBEZZLEMENT, FALSE PRETENSES, AND MISAPPROPRIATION (Enhances the penalty for larceny of property or money with a value in excess of five hundred dollars ($500) when committed from an unattached building on the premises of a dwelling house.)

02/01/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House Feb 1, 2017

HR 5332: JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE AND PUBLISH AND SUBMIT TO THE ELECTORS A PROPOSITION OF AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE -- REFERENDUM ON LINE ITEM VETO (Submits to the electors a constitutional amendment granting the governor the power to utilize a line item veto for appropriations.)

02/01/2017 Introduced, referred to House Finance

in committee · Rhode Island · House Feb 1, 2017

HR 5023: HOUSE RESOLUTION AMENDING THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FOR THE YEARS 2015-2016

02/01/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Feb 1, 2017

SB 113: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- SALES AND USE TAXES--LIABILITY AND COMPUTATION (Adds electronic nicotine-delivery systems to the definition of "Tobacco" for tax purposes.)

02/01/2017 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance

in committee · Rhode Island · House Feb 1, 2017

HB 5153: AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES - MISCELLANEOUS RULES (Prohibits the fraudulent evasion of any parking and/or storage fee.)

02/01/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Feb 1, 2017

SB 140: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES - RETIREMENT SYSTEM - CONTRIBUTIONS AND BENEFITS (Removes some of the restrictions on post-retirement re-employment of public employees.)

02/01/2017 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Feb 1, 2017

SB 118: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - RHODE ISLAND RESOURCE RECOVERY CORPORATION (Requires the Rhode Island resource recovery corporation to annually pay six million dollars ($6,000,000) to the town of Johnston in addition to any other monies paid to the town by the corporation.)

02/01/2017 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance