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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, 2021

HB 5134: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- ENERGY FACILITY SITING ACT (Amends provisions relative to the energy facility siting act including designating the public utilities commission as the public advocate and would create certain pre-application requirements.)

03/03/2021 Withdrawn at sponsor's request (03/04/2021)

died · Rhode Island · House Mar 2, 2021

HB 5764: AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- ELECTRICIANS (Allows the test applicant to earn the required credits towards the qualification for the journeyperson "B" electrical examination by completing two hundred eighty-eight (288) hours of classroom training in a fully accredited trade school.)

03/02/2021 Withdrawn at sponsor's request

died · Rhode Island · House Mar 1, 2021

HB 5774: AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- RHODE ISLAND FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS ACT (Limits the amount of fees charged by a third-party food delivery service to fifteen percent (15%).)

03/01/2021 Withdrawn at sponsor's request

died · Rhode Island · House Feb 28, 2021

HB 5712: AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR MENTAL ILLNESS AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE (Requires insurance coverage for at least ninety days of residential or impatient services for mental health and/or substance use disorders for American Society of Addiction medicine levels of core 3.1 and 3.3.)

02/28/2021 Withdrawn at sponsor's request

died · Rhode Island · House Feb 24, 2021

HB 5360: AN ACT RELATING TO WATERS AND NAVIGATION -- THE CLIMATE CHANGE COASTAL ADAPTATION TRUST FUND (Establishes the Ocean State Climate Adaptation and Resilience (OSCAR) trust fund which provides grants to fund projects that adapt infrastructure on public lands to address impacts of climate change.)

02/24/2021 Withdrawn at sponsor's request

died · Rhode Island · House Feb 24, 2021

HB 5143: AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE--PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- CAUSES OF ACTION (Expands the definition of the word "perpetrator defendant" for purposes of bringing a civil action based upon sexual abuse or exploitation of a child.)

02/24/2021 Withdrawn at sponsor's request

died · Rhode Island · House Feb 22, 2021

HB 5206: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- RHODE ISLAND SMALL CELL SITING ACT (Rhode Island Small Cell Siting Act. Permits issued by municipalities. Rules by PUC.)

02/22/2021 Withdrawn at sponsor's request

died · Rhode Island · House Feb 19, 2021

HB 5518: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- AIR QUALITY IN SCHOOLS (Requires the department of health, in conjunction with the department of environmental management, to conduct indoor and outdoor air quality tests in all public and private schools throughout the state on an annual basis.)

02/19/2021 Withdrawn at sponsor's request

died · Rhode Island · House Feb 19, 2021

HB 5187: AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- CAMPAIGN FINANCE REPORTING (Increases the fines for the late filing of campaign finance reports to $100.00 for a second offense,$500.00 for a third offense, and $1,000.00 for all subsequent offenses.)

02/19/2021 Withdrawn at sponsor's request

died · Rhode Island · House Feb 19, 2021

HB 5029: AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MINIMUM WAGES (Provides that employers pay essential health care facility employees at a rate of one hundred fifty percent (150%) of their regular pay during a declared public health emergency.)

02/19/2021 Withdrawn at sponsor's request (02/24/2021)

died · Rhode Island · House Feb 18, 2021

HB 5112: AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES - MEDICAL ASSISTANCE - LONG-TERM CARE SERVICES AND FINANCE REFORMS (Requires that the rate for hospice providers, delivering hospice care in a skilled nursing facility, not exceed ninety-five percent (95%) of the rate paid for non-hospice care in a skilled nursing facility.)

02/18/2021 Withdrawn at sponsor's request

died · Rhode Island · House Feb 15, 2021

HB 5218: AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MINIMUM WAGES (Requires employers to pay "hazard pay" to employees involved in providing essential services during a declared public health emergency.)

02/15/2021 Withdrawn at sponsor's request