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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 16, 2017

HB 6202: AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE - PROCEDURE GENERALLY - JURY LISTS (Makes persons seventy (70) years of age or older eligible for exemption from jury service.)

05/16/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House May 16, 2017

HB 6182: 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.)

05/16/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House May 16, 2017

HR 5356: HOUSE RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY ALL ASPECTS PERTAINING TO THE MANAGEMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAMS IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND (Creates a 9 member commission to study existing infrastructure programs in the state of Rhode Island and provides recommendations for improvements, and would report back by April 30, 2018, and would expire on June 30, 2018.)

05/16/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House May 16, 2017

HB 5993: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC FINANCE - STATE INVESTMENT COMMISSION (Requires investment commission to include separate section in annual report providing information and supporting documents relating to alternative investment consultant(s), hiring, performance, and confidentiality agreements.)

05/16/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House May 16, 2017

HB 5244: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC FINANCE -- PUBLIC CORPORATION DEBT MANAGEMENT (Prohibits the general assembly and any governmental or quasi-governmental entity created by it, from issuing moral obligation bonds not secured by the full faith and credit of the state or revenues.)

05/16/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House May 16, 2017

HB 5693: AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- CONDOMINIUM LAW--CREATION, ALTERATION, AND TERMINATION OF CONDOMINIUMS (Increases the percentage of unit owners needed to consent to the termination of a condominium from eighty percent (80%) to ninety percent (90%).)

05/16/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House May 16, 2017

HB 5493: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- ESTABLISHING AN OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL (Establishes the office of inspector general as an independent administrative agency charged with the purpose of preventing and detecting fraud, waste and abuse, and mismanagement in the expenditure of public funds.)

05/16/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House May 16, 2017

HB 6193: AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES (Prohibits individuals from completing alcohol-server training requirements from online or Internet sources.)

05/16/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House May 16, 2017

HB 5776: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT - PUBLIC FINANCE MANAGEMENT (Waives any fees on debt issues, bonds, or notes of or purchased by the Rhode Island health educational building corporation (RIHEBC) relating to the "school building authority capital fund" or "foundation level support".)

05/16/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House May 16, 2017

HB 5799: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE (Prohibits any state economic assistance from the commerce corporation to a business entity for a move within the state.)

05/16/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House May 16, 2017

HB 5800: AN ACT RELATING TO THE STATE-OPERATED GAMING FACILITIES IN LINCOLN, NEWPORT, AND, WHEN OPERATIONS COMMENCE, IN TIVERTON (Allows the state to take certain actions in regard to state gaming as a result the recent referendum authorizing the establishment of a new casino gaming facility in the town of Tiverton.)

05/16/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House May 16, 2017

HB 6160: AN ACT RELATING TO AERONAUTICS -- THEODORE FRANCIS GREEN STATE AIRPORT (Increases the yearly amount of money the state airport corporation pays to the city of Warwick as payment for the municipal services it provides to them from $500,000 to $1,400,000.)

05/16/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study