Home › Rhode Island › Bills

Bills

Rhode Island Bills

Track legislation and stay informed about the bills that matter to you.

State Legislature US Congress

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

died · Rhode Island · House Apr 5, 2022

HB 7672: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- LICENSING OF HEALTHCARE FACILITIES (Mandates a patient shall not be denied appropriate care on the basis of age/sex/gender identity/sexual orientation, race/color/marital status/familial status/disability/religion/national origin/source of income/source of payment or profession.)

04/05/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Apr 5, 2022

HB 8013: AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- THEFT, EMBEZZLEMENT, FALSE PRETENSES, AND MISAPPROPRIATION (Makes possession of a used catalytic converter a felony and requires recycling service providers to maintain certain records relative to catalytic converters.)

04/05/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Apr 5, 2022

HB 8054: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- EMERGENCY MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES (Amends the composition of the ambulance service coordinating advisory board by calling for recommendations from various societies.)

04/05/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Apr 5, 2022

HB 8037: AN ACT RELATING TO PARKS AND RECREATIONAL AREAS -- PUBLIC USE OF PRIVATE LANDS-LIABILITY LIMITATIONS (Changes the definition of owner to exclude the state and municipalities for the purposes of liability limitations relating to public use of private lands.)

04/05/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Apr 5, 2022

HB 8053: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- HARM REDUCTION CENTER ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND PILOT PROGRAM (Extends the expiration date of the Harm Reduction Center Advisory Committee and Pilot Program by two years, from March 1, 2024, to March 1, 2026.)

04/05/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · Senate Apr 5, 2022

SB 2780: AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- HARASSMENT (Creates the offense of criminal harassment. Persons who commit such an offense would be guilty of a misdemeanor for the first offense and felony for a second offense and subject to fines and imprisonment.)

04/05/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · Senate Apr 5, 2022

SB 2233: AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES - SEXUAL ASSAULT (Establishes criteria for the criminal offense of sexual assault when the victim is in the custody of a peace officer and provides that a person convicted of custodial sexual assault would face imprisonment for not more than three (3) years.)

04/05/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Apr 5, 2022

HB 7899: AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- OPERATION OF BICYCLES--HIGHWAY SAFETY ACT (Amend several chapters regarding the operation of bikes on state highways and interaction with motor vehicles, aggressive honking, reckless driver accountability program & speed limits in thickly settled areas/business districts.)

04/05/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · Senate Apr 5, 2022

SB 2647: AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- HARASSMENT (Creates a new criminal offense of harassment and allow victims to file for a protective order in district court.)

04/05/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Apr 5, 2022

HB 8010: AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT (Permits those other residents of a residential dwelling unit to extend the term of the rental agreement for a period not to exceed three (3) months after the death of the lessee.)

04/05/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · Senate Apr 5, 2022

SB 2724: AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- MOTOR VEHICLE OFFENSES (Extends the "lookback" period for third and subsequent offenses pursuant §31-27-2 ("driving under influence of liquor or drugs") and §31-27-2.1 ("refusal to submit to chemical test") from five (5) to ten (10) years.)

04/05/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Apr 5, 2022

HB 7676: AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- ORGANIZED RETAIL CRIME ACT OF 2022 (Establishes organized retail crime act which criminalizes the concerted action of 3 or more people that engage in organized theft from retail stores. Punishable by up to 5 years imprisonment with forfeiture provisions.)

04/05/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study