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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 · House Apr 26, 2023

HB 6324: AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- OBSCENE AND OBJECTIONABLE PUBLICATIONS AND SHOWS (Adds cartoons, drawings, comic books, prints, depictions or animations to the list of media that would be prohibited from being sold or available to those persons under the age of 18 years.)

04/26/2023 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary

in committee · Rhode Island · House Apr 21, 2023

HB 6307: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- THE PAUL W. CROWLEY RHODE ISLAND STUDENT INVESTMENT INITIATIVE (Directs the reversal of the decision to close the Alan Shawn Feinstein Elementary School, the Carl G. Lauro Elementary School and the Gilbert Stuart Middle School.)

04/21/2023 Introduced, referred to House Education

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Apr 21, 2023

SB 193: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT (Prohibits the use of hazardous waste or solid waste as fill on any construction site project and renders the use of such material as fill a felony.)

04/21/2023 Meeting postponed (04/26/2023)

in committee · Rhode Island · House Apr 19, 2023

HB 6287: AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- ELECTRICIANS (Amends the state's apprenticeship laws to make them more consistent with applicable federal regulations and makes said laws more comprehendible and consistent with each other.)

04/19/2023 Introduced, referred to House Labor

in committee · Rhode Island · House Apr 19, 2023

HB 6284: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PUPILS (Provides for the creation of a volunteer school security force.)

04/19/2023 Introduced, referred to House Education

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Apr 19, 2023

SB 431: AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES (Authorizes the division of motor vehicles to issue special license plates in recognition of Choose Life and in support of CareNet - Rhode Island d/b/a CareNet Pregnancy Center Rhode Island.)

04/19/2023 Committee postponed at request of sponsor (04/19/2023)

in committee · Rhode Island · House Apr 18, 2023

HB 5925: AN ACT RELATING TO SPORTS, RACING, AND ATHLETICS -- DIVISION OF GAMING AND ATHLETICS LICENSING (Removes requirement that the Rhode Island state police or the department of attorney general complete the nationwide criminal records check for any license application, permit and/or registration, require applicant to apply for nationwide criminal records)

04/18/2023 Committee postponed at request of sponsor (04/20/2023)

in committee · Rhode Island · House Apr 17, 2023

HB 5508: AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- WORKERS' COMPENSATION--PROCEDURE (For purposes of liability of third persons for damages relating to claims for workers compensation, provides that reimbursement not be provided for certain damages, and reduces any award by any percentage of the employees comparative negligence.)

04/17/2023 Committee postponed at request of sponsor (04/20/2023)

in committee · Rhode Island · House Apr 7, 2023

HR 6278: JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $35,000 TO THE RHODE ISLAND FILM AND TELEVISION OFFICE TO FUND A SENIOR SYSTEMS DESIGN PROGRAMMER POSITION (This resolution would authorize the appropriation of $35,000 to the Rhode Island Film and Television Office to fund a full-time Senior Systems Design Programmer.)

04/07/2023 Introduced, referred to House Finance

in committee · Rhode Island · House Apr 5, 2023

HR 6257: HOUSE RESOLUTION AMENDING THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FOR THE YEARS 2023 AND 2024

04/05/2023 Introduced, referred to House Rules Committee

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Mar 30, 2023

SB 886: AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- NONTRANSPARENT WINDSHIELDS AND WINDOWS (Reduces the total visible light transmittance of motor vehicles regarding windshields and side windows from a minimum of seventy percent (70%) to thirty-five percent (35%) measured perpendicular to the glass surface.)

03/30/2023 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Mar 30, 2023

SB 858: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- 2021 ACT ON CLIMATE (Requires an owner of a stationary refrigeration system in Rhode Island to register their system with the department of environmental management.)

03/30/2023 Introduced, referred to Senate Environment and Agriculture