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All 25,118 Active 7,678 In committee 7,673 Passed 5,917 Signed 4,510 Failed 6,972

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate May 11, 2023

SB 866: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND (Creates funding of affordable housing programs within the department of housing. Also creates a land bank program as well as residential development programs for the construction of low-income housing units by the department and the cities and towns.)

05/11/2023 Committee heard

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate May 11, 2023

SB 211: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES - INSURANCE BENEFITS (Enables adjunct faculty members eligible for state employee medical insurance.)

05/11/2023 Committee heard

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate May 11, 2023

SB 527: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC FINANCE -- STATE BUDGET (Directs the budget officer to include in the annual state budget and explanation of how the budget furthers efforts to ensure equity in the state.)

05/11/2023 Committee heard

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate May 11, 2023

SR 520: JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $1,000,000 TO THE OFFICE OF ENERGY RESOURCES TO FUND A REBATE PROGRAM IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE PASSAGE OF AN ELIGIBLE ORDINANCE THAT WOULD BAN THE USE OF GASOLINE-POWERED LEAF BLOWERS (This joint resolution would authorize an appropriation out of the 2022-2023 budget surplus of $1,000,000 to fund a rebate program in conjunction with the passage of an eligible ordinance that would ban the use of gasoline-powered leaf blowers.)

05/11/2023 Committee heard

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate May 11, 2023

SR 513: JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $1,500,000 TO THE OFFICE OF ENERGY RESOURCES TO FUND GRANTS FOR SOLAR CANOPY (OR SOLAR CARPORT) PROJECTS (This joint resolution would authorize an appropriation of $1,500,000 out of the 2022-2023 budget surplus to review and approve grants in the amount of up $2,000 per expected kilowatt generated for solar canopy (or solar carport) projects.)

05/11/2023 Committee heard

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate May 11, 2023

SR 515: JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $100,000 TO THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION (This resolution would authorize the appropriation of the sum of $100,000 to the public utilities commission for the purposes of hiring additional expert capacity to manage the process and ultimately develop a microgrid services tariff.)

05/11/2023 Committee heard

in committee · Rhode Island · House May 10, 2023

HB 6387: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- SALES AND USE TAXES -- LIABILITY AND COMPUTATION (Establishes the drug and alcohol treatment support fund and provide funding by imposing a 1% sales tax on all alcohol sold in Rhode Island by a distributor or seller. The fund would be administered with funds disbursed by a 7 member citizens board.)

05/10/2023 Introduced, referred to House Finance

in committee · Rhode Island · House May 10, 2023

HB 6391: AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- REGISTRATION OF VOTERS (Takes away from the Secretary of State the statutory power to enter into an agreement and exchange information or data with other states, with the electronic registration information center.)

05/10/2023 Introduced, referred to House State Government & Elections

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate May 9, 2023

SB 266: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- LIABILITY AND COMPUTATION (Exempts from the sales and use tax that portion of a motor vehicle lease payment collected for tangible personal property tax, municipal property tax, excise or any other similar tax.)

05/09/2023 Committee postponed at request of sponsor (05/09/2023)

in committee · Rhode Island · House May 9, 2023

HB 5397: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- SALES AND USE TAXES -- LIABILITY AND COMPUTATION (Exempts from the sales and use tax the sale of beer and malt beverages at retail.)

05/09/2023 Committee postponed at request of sponsor

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate May 8, 2023

SB 853: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES (Amends the general law relative to levy and assessment of local taxes.)

05/08/2023 Meeting postponed (05/09/2023)

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate May 8, 2023

SB 785: AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- MOTOR FUEL TAX (Creates a restricted receipt account wherein fifteen percent (15%) of revenue collected from the gasoline tax shall be deposited into the account each year and used for the implementation of capital improvements on local public ways in each municipality.)

05/08/2023 Meeting postponed (05/09/2023)