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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 · House May 23, 2017

HB 5141: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION (Establishes a surtax on the business corporation tax for publicly traded corporations subject to SEC disclosure and reporting requirements, if corporation's ratio of compensation for its CEO to median worker is equal to or greater than 100 to 1.)

05/23/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate May 23, 2017

SB 809: AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS (Requires write-in candidates to file a declaration of intent (7) days prior to the election. Write-in votes would be counted for those filing declarations only unless no candidate appeared on the ballot.)

05/23/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate May 23, 2017

SR 322: JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $2,000,000 TO THE RHODE ISLAND STATE POLICE MUNICIPAL POLICE ACADEMY FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID TRAINING (Authorizes the appropriation of the sum of $2,000,000 to the Rhode Island State Police Municipal Police Academy for law enforcement mental health training.)

05/23/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House May 23, 2017

HB 5836: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PUBLIC ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS TAX CREDIT (Allows a tax credit of thirty percent (30%) of the construction cost of an electric fueled vehicle charging station to a maximum of thirty thousand dollars ($30,000).)

05/23/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House May 23, 2017

HB 5458: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION - PROPERTY TAX RELIEF (Increases the income range and the maximum credit amount for the property tax relief extended to elderly and/or disabled persons.)

05/23/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House May 22, 2017

HB 5663: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - CURRICULUM (Requires the department of elementary and secondary education, pursuant to rules promulgated by the commissioner of elementary and secondary education, to develop curricular material on financial literacy.)

05/22/2017 Meeting postponed (05/24/2017)

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate May 18, 2017

SB 842: AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS - THE EDWARD O. HAWKINS AND THOMAS C. SLATER MEDICAL MARIJUANA ACT (Amends the Edward O. Hawkins and Thomas C. Slater Medical Marijuana Act to provide for more protection for workers employed by the medical marijuana industry and improve public safety.)

05/18/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate May 18, 2017

SB 124: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- SALES AND USE TAXES--LIABILITY AND COMPUTATION (Repeals the sales tax on pet care services.)

05/18/2017 Committee heard

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate May 18, 2017

SB 321: AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES - MEDICAL ASSISTANCE (Raises by at least seventy cents ($.70) hourly wage of direct care staff starting October 1, 2017 and each October 1 thereafter with compliance certification and on each July 31 thereafter subject to the clawback provisions.)

05/18/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate May 18, 2017

SB 264: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- SALES AND USE TAXES--LIABILITY AND COMPUTATION (Exempts from the sales tax products used for feminine hygiene in connection with the menstrual cycle.)

05/18/2017 Committee heard

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate May 18, 2017

SB 879: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION (Amends and add several sections relative to gas and electric utility carriers, customer service provided thereby, and customer service levels and billing practices required by the carriers to the customers.)

05/18/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate May 18, 2017

SB 875: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS--REGULATORY POWERS OF ADMINISTRATION--UTILITIES (Characterizes incentive payments to utilities as billed distribution revenue for rate setting services.)

05/18/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study