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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 Mar 31, 2022

SB 2690: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- LICENSING OF HEALTHCARE FACILITIES (Requires all state licensed health care facilities to convert the powering of their operations, from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources.)

03/31/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · Senate Mar 31, 2022

SB 2195: AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- UNANTICIPATED OUT-OF-NETWORK BILLS FOR HEALTH CARE SERVICES (Protects people with health insurance from surprise medical bills for emergency and other services by requiring a non-participating health care provider to bill an insured party only for a co-payment, or deductible.)

03/31/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · Senate Mar 31, 2022

SB 2361: AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS (Provides the review and appeal process for individuals applying for a permit or license to carry with the licensing authority or attorney general.)

03/31/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · Senate Mar 31, 2022

SB 2736: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- NET-METERING--MULTI-TENANT PROPERTY RENEWABLE CREDITS (Allows a property owner with eligible net-metering systems with a master meter to allocate excess net metering credits to any meter on the property.)

03/31/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · Senate Mar 31, 2022

SB 2686: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION -- SOCIAL COST OF CARBON (Requires the public utilities commission to establish a social cost of carbon and factor it a cost benefit analysis whenever programs are proposed to curb climate change and carbon dioxide emission.)

03/31/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Mar 30, 2022

HB 7851: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT - GREENHOUSE GAS POLLUTION STANDARD (Establishes the greenhouse gas pollution standards project to ensure the state achieves the emission reduction goals of the act on climate as those projects pertain to transportation alternatives and projects.)

03/30/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · Senate Mar 30, 2022

SB 2296: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- EXTENDED PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY FOR PACKAGING (Creates the producer responsibility program requiring producers to make necessary changes to product design(s) to reduce packaging consumption and waste and assess fees based on the packaging.)

03/30/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Mar 30, 2022

HB 7783: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- CURRICULUM (Requires that commencing with the graduating class of 2023 all high school students attending public schools demonstrate proficiency in computer science.)

03/30/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · Senate Mar 30, 2022

SB 2579: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- REFUSE DISPOSAL -- FOOD WASTE BAN (Amends § 23-18.9-17 to increase the miles of distance to thirty (30) a covered entity can be to an authorized composting facility or anaerobic digestion facility beginning January 1, 2023.)

03/30/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Mar 30, 2022

HB 7850: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- THE GREEN BUILDINGS ACT (Creates the building performance standards act to, by way of benchmarking and reporting, create a statewide analysis of energy use and ways to increase energy efficiency.)

03/30/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Mar 30, 2022

HB 7456: AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS (Allows those persons with concealed carry permits issued by other states to carry upon their person weapons in Rhode Island provided that the issuing state recognizes and gives reciprocity to RI permit holders.)

03/30/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Mar 30, 2022

HB 7703: AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- BURGLARY AND BREAKING AND ENTERING (Authorizes a retail storeowner or their agent to use reasonable force to defend the persons and property of the retail establishment. The owner or their agent could use deadly force to respond to a crime of violence.)

03/30/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study