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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 10, 2022

SB 2209: AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- PARKING FACILITIES AND PRIVILEGES (Requires the installation of designated electric vehicle parking spaces, with charging capabilities by certain businesses, municipalities, and housing developments in existing, new, or expanded parking lots commencing January 1, 2023.)

03/10/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · Senate Mar 10, 2022

SB 2071: AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR MENTAL ILLNESS AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE (Requires insurance coverage for at minimum ninety (90) days of residential or inpatient services for mental health and/or substance use disorders for American Society of Addiction Medicine levels of care 3.1 and 3.3.)

03/10/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · Senate Mar 10, 2022

SB 2261: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION (Defines light duty, non-emergency, emergency and zero-emission vehicles and requires the state to convert its fleet of vehicles to no less than fifty percent (50%) of vehicles in those categories by the year 2030.)

03/10/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Mar 10, 2022

HB 7508: AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES - ASSAULTS (Makes an assault on taxi drivers a felony punishable by up to three (3) years imprisonment and an assault with a dangerous weapon punishable by five (5) to twenty (20) years imprisonment.)

03/10/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Mar 10, 2022

HB 7481: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- PESTICIDE CONTROL (Requires any person, business or establishment that provides or sells pesticides for home use to post the pesticide consumer protection warning or notice produced by the department of environmental management in a prominent place to protect consumers.)

03/10/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Mar 10, 2022

HB 7678: AN ACT RELATING TO ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY -- CRUELTY TO ANIMALS (Authorizes the potential appointment of pro bono attorneys, supervised law students and from a list maintained by the DEM to act as animal advocates in animal cruelty and abuse cases, at the court's discretion, to serve the interests of justice.)

03/10/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · Senate Mar 10, 2022

SB 2211: AN ACT RELATING TO HIGHWAYS -- MUNICIPAL ROADS AND BRIDGES MAINTENANCE AND CONSTRUCTION FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE (Establishes a new fund, with 50% of state motor vehicle registration fees, to be administered by the director of the department of transportation, for municipal road and bridges' maintenance and construction projects.)

03/10/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Mar 10, 2022

HB 7574: AN ACT RELATING TO ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY - CRUELTY TO ANIMALS (Prohibits declawing of a cat or other animal, unless a licensed veterinarian has determined that the procedure is necessary for a therapeutic purpose. Any person who violates this section would be subject to a fine of not more than $1,000.)

03/10/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Mar 10, 2022

HB 7786: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- ZERO-EMISSION LAWN CARE DEVICES (Mandates that all lawn care devices have zero-emissions by 2027, and a plan for such submitted to the house and senate by 2023.)

03/10/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Mar 10, 2022

HB 7336: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- ENERGY FACILITY SITING ACT (Requires carbon-emissions-reduction goals be considered in energy plant siting proceedings.)

03/10/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · Senate Mar 10, 2022

SB 2122: AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- SNOWMOBILES AND RECREATIONAL VEHICLES (Allows driving and/or operating an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) on public lands that are designated trails for ATVs as provided in the department of environmental management regulations.)

03/10/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Mar 10, 2022

HB 7619: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- RHODE ISLAND PUBLIC TRANSIT AUTHORITY (Prohibits the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) from imposing any fares and/or charges for service provided to the general public.)

03/10/2022 Withdrawn at sponsor's request