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All 25,118 Active 5 In committee 20,549 Passed 5,917 Signed 4,510 Failed 6,972

died · Rhode Island · House Mar 10, 2022

HB 7568: AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- ACCIDENTS AND ACCIDENT REPORTS -- THE MATTHEW O'GARA ACT OF 2022 (Increases the penalties for a first offense of leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death to a minimum five (5) years in incarceration, a minimum of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) and a minimum license revocation of five (5) years.)

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

died · Rhode Island · Senate Mar 10, 2022

SB 2383: AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- MISCELLANEOUS RULES (Repeals the requirement that law enforcement officers issue only warnings of the risks to persons leaving a child under the age of seven (7) unattended in a motor vehicle.)

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

died · Rhode Island · House Mar 9, 2022

HB 7500: AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- INDIVIDUAL HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE (Requires individual health insurers, large group health insurers and small employer health insurers to provide coverage for essential health benefits listed in the act.)

03/09/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · Senate Mar 9, 2022

SB 2049: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- PROHIBITION OF PFAS IN FOOD PACKAGING, CLOTHING AND CARPETING ACT (Prohibits PFAS, a class of fluorinated organic chemicals, from being used in food packaging and requires that any carpeting/clothing manufactured or sold in this state carry a warning label. Violations are punishable by fine of $1000 for each offense.)

03/09/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Mar 9, 2022

HR 7324: HOUSE RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE INSTALLATION OF A "LUSO-AMERICANS VETERANS MONUMENT" AT THE RHODE ISLAND VETERANS MEMORIAL CEMETERY

03/09/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · Senate Mar 9, 2022

SB 2171: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- HOLIDAYS AND DAYS OF SPECIAL OBSERVANCE -- SEPTEMBER 11 CLASSROOM MOMENT OF SILENCE (Allows for a moment of silence in observation of September 11.)

03/09/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Mar 9, 2022

HB 7750: AN ACT RELATING TO MILITARY AFFAIRS AND DEFENSE -- VETERANS' AFFAIRS (Creates a registry of veterans exposed to airborne hazards open burn pits while serving in southwest Asia theaters of operations after August 2, 1990 and September 11, 2011.)

03/09/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · Senate Mar 9, 2022

SB 2449: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- COMPREHENSIVE PFAS BAN ACT OF 2022 (Prohibits use of PFAS in carpets, upholstered furniture, textile furnishings, apparel, cosmetics, juvenile products, cookware, firefighting foam and gives authority to the department of environmental management to regulate and the use.)

03/09/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · Senate Mar 9, 2022

SB 2436: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- STUDENT COMPUTER DEVICE PRIVACY (Establishes student privacy rights with institutional or personal technology devices and establishes criteria that school officials must follow to access a student's technology device and provides penalties for failure to follow the restrictions.)

03/09/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · Senate Mar 9, 2022

SB 2033: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - SCHOOL COMMITTEES AND SUPERINTENDENTS - SEE TITLE 16 CHAPTER 97 -- THE RHODE ISLAND BOARD OF EDUCATION ACT (Allows a school district to conduct instruction through virtual education up to five (5) days when schools have been closed due to inclement weather, emergency or any nonscheduled school closings.)

03/09/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Mar 9, 2022

HB 7377: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- SCHOOL COMMITTEES AND SUPERINTENDENTS (Authorizes elected school committees if a majority of qualified electors of the said city of Providence vote in a special elections before July 1, 2026.)

03/09/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Mar 9, 2022

HB 6621: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES (SEE TITLE 16 CHAPTER 97 -- THE RHODE ISLAND BOARD OF EDUCATION ACT) (Same as 21H-5352 -- Creates a local advisory committee on special education in every school district to advise the school district on matters concerning the unmet needs of students with disabilities.)

03/09/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study