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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 · House Mar 15, 2022

HB 7497: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- RETIREMENT SYSTEM CONTRIBUTIONS AND BENEFITS (Awards all members of the pension system a three percent (3%) (COLA) if certain conditions are met.)

03/15/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · Senate Mar 15, 2022

SB 2483: AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- CITY OF PAWTUCKET DOWNTOWN REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT (Provides that portions of the city of Central Falls would be included within the Pawtucket Downtown Redevelopment Project.)

03/15/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Mar 15, 2022

HB 7376: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- CEMETERIES (Prohibits perpetual care fund deposits use as to personnel of cemetery owners/restricts use to care of burial site/monuments/requires detailed annual report effective 1/1/2023.)

03/15/2022 Withdrawn at sponsor's request

died · Rhode Island · Senate Mar 15, 2022

SB 2364: AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- THE EDWARD O. HAWKINS AND THOMAS C. SLATER MEDICAL MARIJUANA ACT (Expands the definition of "qualifying patient" to include any animal having a debilitating medical condition as determined by a veterinarian for purposes of a prescription for medical marijuana.)

03/15/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · Senate Mar 15, 2022

SB 2547: AN ACT RELATING TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND HOSPITALS -- DIVISION OF DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (Creates a workload study for social caseworkers II in the division of developmental disabilities within BHDDH. The study would be completed within one year and the results reported to the general assembly.)

03/15/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Mar 15, 2022

HB 7821: AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES - REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES (Prohibits the division of motor vehicles from refusing to re-register any vehicle for the current registrant, which has previously been registered in Rhode Island as prescribed in title 31.)

03/15/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Mar 15, 2022

HB 6627: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- TEACHERS' RETIREMENT (Same as 21H-6311-For purposes of teachers' retirement benefits, amends the definition "former spouse divorced" to include someone who was married to a deceased member 10+ yrs & deceased member was required by court order to contribute support post-divorce)

03/15/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Mar 15, 2022

HB 7742: AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- MOTOR VEHICLE OFFENSES (Prohibits the division of motor vehicles from placing on a motorist's driving record, a traffic violation which fine has been paid no longer than thirty (30) days after its issuance. This procedure would only be utilized twice per year.)

03/15/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · Senate Mar 15, 2022

SB 2176: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- SOCIAL SERVICES (SEE TITLE 16 CHAPTER 97 --THE RHODE ISLAND BOARD OF EDUCATION ACT)--STAFFING (Requires all public schools, in grades kindergarten through twelve (K-12), to have at least one full-time certified school social worker for every four hundred (400) students.)

03/15/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Mar 15, 2022

HB 7386: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- TEACHERS' RETIREMENT (SEE TITLE 16 CHAPTER 97 -- THE RHODE ISLAND BOARD OF EDUCATION ACT) (Prevents state from reducing retirement benefits due teachers, by the amount they received for workers' compensation specific compensation and Medicare set aside allocations, thereby treating them the same way state and municipal employees are treated.)

03/15/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Mar 15, 2022

HB 6626: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- TEACHER'S RETIREMENT (Same as 21H-5668 --Allows teachers, state and municipal employees to retire upon the earlier of reaching age sixty (60) with thirty (30) years of service or the employee's retirement eligibility date under present state statutes.)

03/15/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Mar 15, 2022

HB 7352: AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES (Provides a definition within the chapter on "zoning ordinances" for tiny houses and requires these homes to be counted as affordable housing.)

03/15/2022 Withdrawn at sponsor's request