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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

died · Rhode Island · Senate Apr 5, 2022

SB 2644: AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES (Amends current law so that the choice to pay a fee in lieu of construction or provision of affordable housing, would no longer be left to the discretion of the developer but would be determined by the city or town where the development is located.)

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

died · Rhode Island · Senate Apr 5, 2022

SB 2807: AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- NURSES (Amends the conditions upon which a nurse would be exempt from certain licensing requirements to include eligibility to practice before taking and receiving results of the NCLEX exam.)

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

died · Rhode Island · Senate Apr 5, 2022

SB 2472: AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- NURSE LICENSURE COMPACT (Amends the interstate nurse licensure compact and adopts an enhanced and more comprehensive version of the compact, to allow nurses to hold a multi-state license allowing them to practice across state lines without having to obtain multiple licenses.)

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

died · Rhode Island · Senate Apr 5, 2022

SB 2537: 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 · Senate Apr 5, 2022

SB 2622: AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- COMMUNITY OPPORTUNITY TO PURCHASE ACT (Grants a right-of-first-refusal to qualified nonprofits for the purchase of certain multifamily properties.)

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

died · Rhode Island · House Apr 5, 2022

HB 8032: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- LICENSING OF NURSING SERVICE AGENCIES (Establishes maximum rate for services provided to client by a nurse may not exceed 200%.)

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

died · Rhode Island · House Apr 5, 2022

HB 8035: AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- SEXUAL ASSAULT SURVIVORS BILL OF RIGHTS (Creates sexual assault survivors bill of rights with right to counsel and assault counselor/rules for collection/delivery/testing/analysis/retention of forensic evidence/privacy/15 member task force with $250,000 for 4 years of annual funding.)

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

died · Rhode Island · House Apr 5, 2022

HB 7312: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT - PUBLIC NOTICE REQUIREMENTS ACT (Authorizes municipalities to publish public notices in any newspaper in circulation in the municipality or on any other platform designated by ordinance.)

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

died · Rhode Island · Senate Apr 5, 2022

SB 2609: AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- BOARD OF MEDICAL LICENSURE AND DISCIPLINE (Prohibits the board of medical licensure and discipline from requiring specialty board certification as a condition of licensure and prohibits the denial of reimbursement for refusal to participate in national board certification program.)

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

died · Rhode Island · House Apr 5, 2022

HB 7311: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- MODERNIZATION OF PUBLICATION OF LEGAL NOTICES, ADVERTISEMENTS AND OTHER WRITTEN MATTERS (Allows the publication of legal notices on the state's official website and a corresponding local newspaper satisfying the requirements for the publication of any statutorily-required notice, advertisement, or other written matter in a newspaper.)

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

died · Rhode Island · Senate Apr 5, 2022

SB 2534: AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- THEFT, EMBEZZLEMENT, FALSE PRETENSES, AND MISAPPROPRIATION (Allows the possession of a used catalytic converter to be used as evidence of guilt that said catalytic converter was stolen.)

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

died · Rhode Island · Senate Apr 5, 2022

SB 2521: AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- CHILDREN -- OBSCENE MATERIAL (Prohibits the distribution, transfer, or possession of any material that depicts a minor engaging in sexually explicit conduct and is obscene and lacks serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value.)

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