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State Legislature US Congress

All 25,118 Active 7,678 In committee 7,673 Passed 5,630 Signed 4,797 Failed 6,972

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate May 24, 2017

SB 334: AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- MUNICIPAL WATER SUPPLIES (Provides that a "municipal water supplier" would limit the sale of water from a municipal water supply to customers located within the municipality.)

05/24/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House May 24, 2017

HB 5476: AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES (Establishes a separate variance process for certain properties that sustain damages as a result of a state emergency or local disaster emergency.)

05/24/2017 Committee postponed at request of sponsor

in committee · Rhode Island · House May 24, 2017

HB 5744: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES - RETIREMENT SYSTEM - CONTRIBUTIONS AND BENEFITS (Adds tutoring to the list of occupations which may be performed at a state college or university by a retired public officer or employee without forfeiture or impairment of retirement benefits, subject to an annual limitation of $15,000.)

05/24/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House May 24, 2017

HB 6186: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION (Designates ten percent (10%) of adult education funding for workplace based programs.)

05/24/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House May 24, 2017

HB 5667: AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- EQUAL RIGHTS OF BLIND AND DEAF PERSONS TO PUBLIC FACILITIES (Requires movie theaters to provide open captioning for persons who are deaf or hard-of-hearing.)

05/24/2017 Meeting postponed (05/24/2017)

in committee · Rhode Island · House May 24, 2017

HB 5778: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- RHODE ISLAND LIVABLE HOME TAX CREDIT ACT (Establishes the "Rhode Island Livable Home Tax Credit Act", and would provide for its administration.)

05/24/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House May 24, 2017

HB 6204: AN ACT RELATING TO HIGHWAYS -- MAINTENANCE OF TOWN HIGHWAYS (Requires that any altered roadway be restored to the same or better condition that existed prior to the alteration, immediately after the completion of the alteration, and further establishes a daily penalty for failure to comply.)

05/24/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House May 24, 2017

HB 5088: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION-PSAT AND SAT TESTS (Includes home schooled students in the program to provide the PSAT and SAT free of charge to all Rhode Island public school students.)

05/24/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House May 24, 2017

HB 5251: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT - ELDERLY AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT (Establishes a community senior services grant program to provide financial assistance to municipalities and nonprofit organizations which operate senior centers and/or senior programs.)

05/24/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House May 24, 2017

HB 5069: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM (Repeals the "Rhode Island Health Care Reform Act of 2004 – Health Insurance Oversight" as well as the "Rhode Island Health Benefit Exchange, and establishes the Rhode Island comprehensive health insurance program.)

05/24/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House May 24, 2017

HB 5165: AN ACT RELATING TO THE WESTERLY HIGHER EDUCATION AND JOB SKILLS CENTER (Authorizes the appropriation of the sum of one million, two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($1,250,000) to the Westerly Higher Education and Job Skills Center, for the fiscal year commencing July 1, 2017.)

05/24/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House May 24, 2017

HB 5807: AN ACT RELATING TO DELINQUENT AND DEPENDENT CHILDREN -- THE YOUNG ADULT VOLUNTARY EXTENSION OF CARE ACT (Creates the young adult voluntary extension of care program that would extend the age of foster care from age eighteen (18) to age twenty-one (21) and would provide a range of programs and services to carry out the purpose of the act.)

05/24/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study