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All 25,118 Active 7,678 In committee 7,673 Passed 5,630 Signed 4,797 Failed 6,972

signed · Rhode Island · House Jun 30, 2017

HB 5452: AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE - CRIMINAL INJURIES COMPENSATION (Allows for compensation for a minor who witnesses a homicide or incident of domestic violence from the crime victims compensation program.)

06/30/2017 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · House Jun 30, 2017

HB 5416: AN ACT RELATING TO DELINQUENT AND DEPENDENT CHILDREN -- PROCEEDINGS IN FAMILY COURT (Repeals §14-1-61 regarding payment of costs/expenses for certain complaints filed in family court, and chapter 4 of title 14, which established the O'Rourke Children's Center and regulated procedures relating to the placement of children at the center.)

06/30/2017 Effective without Governor's signature

signed · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 30, 2017

SB 481: AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- SUBDIVISION OF LAND (Shortens the time periods related to certifications, decision-making and recordings of decisions for major land development and major subdivision master and preliminary plans.)

06/30/2017 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · House Jun 30, 2017

HB 5475: AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- SUBDIVISION OF LAND (Shortens the time periods related to certifications, decision-making and recordings of decisions for major land development and major subdivision master and preliminary plans.)

06/30/2017 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 30, 2017

SB 792: AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS - CONDUCT OF ELECTION AND VOTING EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES (Requires at least one precinct count unit and one voting booth per one hundred seventy-five (175) qualified electors in the district, be prepared and delivered by the board of elections to each voting district.)

06/30/2017 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · House Jun 30, 2017

HB 6138: AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (Allows the Honorable Raymond Sullivan to join Julie Ricci and Christopher Fierro in marriage on or about October 21, 2017, within the City of Warwick, Rhode Island.)

06/30/2017 Effective without Governor's signature

signed · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 30, 2017

SB 439: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- ALL STUDENTS COUNT ACT (Creates the "All Students Count Act" and requires the dept. of elementary and secondary education to use separate collection categories/tabulations for specified Asian ethnic groups in every demographic report on ancestry or ethnic origins of residents.)

06/30/2017 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · House Jun 30, 2017

HB 5713: AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE - PROCEDURE IN PARTICULAR ACTIONS (Provides that those seeking review of a post-conviction relief final judgment must file their petition for writ of certiorari within sixty days from the date of final judgment.)

06/30/2017 Effective without Governor's signature

signed · Rhode Island · House Jun 30, 2017

HB 5177: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- CURRICULUM (Requires the department of elementary and secondary education to consider incorporating substance abuse education and suicide prevention into the health education curriculum.)

06/30/2017 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · House Jun 30, 2017

HB 6183: AN ACT TO VACATE THE FORFEITURE OR REVOCATION OF THE CHARTER OF SIMON'S SUPPLY, CO., INC.

06/30/2017 Effective without Governor's signature

signed · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 30, 2017

SB 306: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - CURRICULUM (Requires the department of elementary and secondary education to consider incorporating substance abuse education and suicide prevention into the health education curriculum.)

06/30/2017 Signed by Governor

signed · Rhode Island · House Jun 30, 2017

HB 6224: AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- WORKERS' COMPENSATION--BENEFITS (Repeals a provision of the workers' compensation law that provides that for injuries on and after July 1, 2023, "material hindrance" includes only compensable injuries causing a greater than sixty-five percent (65%) degree of functional impairment.)

06/30/2017 Signed by Governor