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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

signed · Rhode Island · House Jul 18, 2017

HB 6284: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- HOSPITAL CONVERSIONS (Streamlines the procedure for the approval of mergers of not-for-profit hospitals and unaffiliated community hospitals.)

07/18/2017 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · House Jul 18, 2017

HB 5710: AN ACT RELATING TO PROBATE PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - LIMITED GUARDIANSHIP AND GUARDIANSHIP OF ADULTS (Provides persons under limited guardianship, guardianship conservatorship with rights designed to protect them from mental, physical and financial abuse by guardians and conservators retroactively and prospectively.)

07/18/2017 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · House Jul 18, 2017

HB 5550: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- STUDENT JOURNALISTS' FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION ACT (Creates the Student Journalists' Freedom of Expression Act protecting student journalists' right to exercise freedom of speech in school-sponsored media.)

07/18/2017 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · House Jul 18, 2017

HB 6310: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - HOME-VISITING SYSTEM COMPONENTS (Directs the department of health to obtain an annual estimate of the number of children born to Rhode Island families who face significant risk factors known to impair child development.)

07/18/2017 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · House Jul 18, 2017

HB 5300: AN ACT RELATING CRIMINAL OFFENSES - UNIFORM ACT ON THE PREVENTION OF AND REMEDIES FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING (Creates the "Uniform Act on the Prevention and Remedies for Human Trafficking" which would establish penalties and remedies for human trafficking.)

07/18/2017 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · House Jul 10, 2017

HB 6319: AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (Allows the Honorable Scott Avedisian to join Taylor Ann Butzbach and Brian Peter Votolato in marriage on or about September 23, 2017, within the City of Warwick, Rhode Island.)

07/10/2017 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · Senate Jul 10, 2017

SB 406: AN ACT RELATING TO DOMESTIC RELATIONS -- DIVORCE AND SEPARATION (Allows family court to take individual's incarceration into consideration in motion to modify child support order by providing that incarceration is not "voluntary unemployment.")

07/10/2017 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · Senate Jul 10, 2017

SB 175: AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES - MOBILE TELEPHONE USE (Prohibits the use of a non-hands-free personal wireless communication device while operating a motor vehicle, except for public safety personnel or in an emergency situation, and would provide for monetary fines for violations.)

07/10/2017 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · Senate Jul 10, 2017

SB 789: AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES (Requires insurance reimbursement for chiropractic diagnosis and treatment of conditions associated with the use of pain medications.)

07/10/2017 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · Senate Jul 5, 2017

SB 614: AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES - ABUSED AND NEGLECTED CHILDREN (Requires all CASA (court-appointed special advocate) volunteers to first pass DCYF clearance as well as a national criminal background check before qualifying for appointment by the court.)

07/05/2017 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · House Jul 5, 2017

HB 6360: AN ACT RELATING TO MILITARY AFFAIRS AND DEFENSE - RHODE ISLAND VETERANS' HOME - ADVISORY COUNCIL (Reduces the number of advisory council members from twenty-seven (27) to fifteen (15) and eliminates the duty of the advisory council to advise the administrator of the veterans' home.)

07/05/2017 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · House Jul 5, 2017

HB 6095: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- TAXATION OF FARM, FOREST, AND OPEN SPACE LAND (Exempts land previously classified as farm, forest or open space land from land use change tax if the landowner converts no more than twenty percent (20%) acreage to install a renewable energy system.)

07/05/2017 Signed by Governor