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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 · Senate Mar 30, 2023

SB 860: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- FOUNDATION LEVEL SCHOOL SUPPORT (Authorizes the state to enter into certain financing agreements with the Rhode Island health and educational buildings corporation.)

03/30/2023 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Mar 30, 2023

SB 909: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- GREEN JUSTICE ZONES AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE (Establishes the first Green Justice Zone and environmental justice, a model that may be replicated in future years to ensure that all communities throughout the state have clean air and clean water.)

03/30/2023 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Mar 28, 2023

SB 602: AN ACT RELATING TO DELINQUENT AND DEPENDENT CHILDREN -- PROCEEDINGS IN FAMILY COURT (Prohibits any questioning of a juvenile who is suspected of delinquent or criminal behavior, unless the parent of guardian of the juvenile is present, or unless an attorney is present or the juvenile and their parents have waived their presence.)

03/28/2023 Meeting postponed (03/30/2023)

in committee · Rhode Island · House Mar 27, 2023

HB 5375: AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- RHODE ISLAND COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING AND LAND USE ACT (Provides that compact growth in municipalities cannot be mandatory and would require that an analysis be conducted by the secretary of housing addressing all issues relative to the housing crisis prior to any housing project promoting compact growth.)

03/27/2023 Committee postponed at request of sponsor (03/28/2023)

in committee · Rhode Island · House Mar 26, 2023

HB 5251: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- CURRICULUM (Requires all public high schools to offer as part of the curriculum a nutrition food preparation and cooking course. Effective July 1, 2023.)

03/26/2023 Committee postponed at request of sponsor (03/29/2023)

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Mar 23, 2023

SB 786: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - THE EDUCATION EQUITY AND PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT (Establishes ongoing two percent (2%) regionalization bonus to Education Equity and Property Tax Relief Act.)

03/23/2023 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Mar 23, 2023

SB 788: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- REAL ESTATE CONVEYANCE TAX (Allows a municipality to set its own conveyance tax rate for residential properties sold in excess of $800,000.00 at $10 per $500. Provides collected taxes to be in a restricted account and distributed within 2 years for affordable housing.)

03/23/2023 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Mar 23, 2023

SB 779: AN ACT RELATING TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND HOSPITALS -- CORE STATE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CRISIS SERVICES SYSTEMS (Establishes a core state behavioral health crisis services system, to be administered by the director of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals.)

03/23/2023 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Mar 22, 2023

SB 712: AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- MOTOR FUEL TAX (Provides that seventy-nine percent (79%) of one cent ($0.0079) of the gas tax be directly transferred to the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority for the Elderly/Disabled Transportation Program.)

03/22/2023 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Mar 22, 2023

SB 698: AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- BARBERS, HAIRDRESSERS, COSMETICIANS, MANICURISTS AND ESTHETICIANS (Allows hairdressers to have apprentices. After a two (2) year apprenticeship, the apprentice would be eligible to apply for a hairdresser license pursuant to § 5-10-8.)

03/22/2023 Introduced, referred to Senate Commerce

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Mar 22, 2023

SB 701: AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES - PUPIL TRANSPORTATION VEHICLES ("Pupil Transportation Vehicle" to be and constructed to seat not more than ten (10) passengers including the operator, rather than the existing limit of eight (8) passengers.)

03/22/2023 Introduced, referred to Senate Education

in committee · Rhode Island · House Mar 19, 2023

HB 5658: AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- COUNSELING COMPACT (Adopts a counseling compact for the interstate practice of licensed professional counselors by providing for the mutual recognition of other member state licenses.)

03/19/2023 Committee postponed at request of sponsor (03/21/2023)