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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 3, 2022

HB 7188: AN ACT RELATING TO DELINQUENT AND DEPENDENT CHILDREN -- PROCEEDINGS IN FAMILY COURT (Prohibits any questioning of a juvenile who is suspected of delinquent or criminal behavior, unless the parent of guardian of the juvenile is present, or unless an attorney is present or the juvenile and their parents have waived their presence.)

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

died · Rhode Island · House Mar 3, 2022

HB 7397: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- HOME CARE RECOVERY AND STABILITY ACT (Creates a moratorium until at least July 1, 2027 on the issuance of new licenses for home care providers, home nursing care providers and hospice providers.)

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

died · Rhode Island · House Mar 3, 2022

HB 7460: AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE - PROCEDURE GENERALLY - EVIDENCE (Provides that certain statements by a health care provider to a patient or the patient’s family would be inadmissible as evidence or an admission of liability.)

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

died · Rhode Island · House Mar 3, 2022

HB 7249: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- RHODE ISLAND SANCTUARY STATE ACT (Requires a judicial warrant before federal immigration authorities are granted access to certain designated locations. Limit the state and local law enforcement agencies in assisting federal immigration authorities.)

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

died · Rhode Island · House Mar 3, 2022

HB 7398: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- REGISTRATION OF NURSING ASSISTANTS (Establishes category of licensed and trained home care nursing assistants to work exclusively in home care to address shortage in labor market for daily living services/home supports.)

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

died · Rhode Island · House Mar 3, 2022

HB 7353: AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- BAIL AND RECOGNIZANCE (Prohibits the courts from setting cash or surety bail on any misdemeanor offense but would permit the court to set reasonable non-monetary conditions of bail to assure the defendant’s presence in court as required and to protect the community.)

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

died · Rhode Island · Senate Mar 3, 2022

SB 2332: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- COVID-19 RAPID TEST KIT AND N95 MASK PROGRAM (Requires the DOH to institute a program for distribution of N95 masks/COVID-19 test kits to every household in Rhode Island/manual distribution to unhoused/housing insecure/homeless shelters/warming centers/harm reduction centers and health equity zones.)

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

died · Rhode Island · House Mar 3, 2022

HB 7341: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- HEALTH CARE FOR CHILDREN AND PREGNANT WOMEN (Amends the current law so that all pregnant and postpartum patients in Rhode Island would have access to prenatal, maternity and postpartum care services.)

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

died · Rhode Island · House Mar 3, 2022

HB 7356: AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- SENTENCE AND EXECUTION (Provides additional factors that a court must consider in imposing a sentence on a criminal defendant.)

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

died · Rhode Island · House Mar 3, 2022

HB 7245: AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- THE DRUG COST TRANSPARENCY ACT (Allows drug cost transparency by requiring reports be submitted by drug manufacturers, pharmacy benefit managers and health benefit plan insurers for analysis to the director of the department of business regulation regarding prescription drugs.)

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

died · Rhode Island · House Mar 3, 2022

HB 7304: AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- EXPUNGEMENT OF CRIMINAL RECORDS (Allows expungement of multiple felony convictions for non-violent felonies 10 years after sentence completed.)

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

died · Rhode Island · House Mar 3, 2022

HB 7297: AN ACT RELATING TO ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY -- CRUELTY TO ANIMALS (Bans the sale of cosmetics developed/manufactured using animal testing. A violation would be a $1,000 fine for each offense.)

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