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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 3, 2017

HR 5070: HOUSE RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO EXAMINE PROCEDURE AND PARAMETERS FOR CREATING A RHODE ISLAND SCHOLARSHIP FUND (Creating an eleven member commission to study the creation of a Rhode Island Scholarship Fund, and who would report back to the Speaker of the House by January 29, 2018, and would expire on March 29, 2018.)

05/03/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House May 3, 2017

HB 5750: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - THE RHODE ISLAND STUDENT LOAN AUTHORITY (Establishes a 2% reduction in student loan interest program to be administered by the student loan authority for college graduates who live and work in Rhode Island for a period of at least 2 years.)

05/03/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House May 3, 2017

HB 5462: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (Moves state employee public safety professionals from the state retirement system to the municipal retirement system, effective July 1, 2017. It sets their retirement contribution to 10% of their compensation.)

05/03/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House May 3, 2017

HB 5505: AN ACT RELATING TO FINANCE -- RETIREMENT FUND INVESTMENT (Prohibits the state investment commission from investing in any companies that are involved in the construction of a border wall between the United States and Mexico.)

05/03/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate May 3, 2017

SR 827: JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE AND PUBLISH AND SUBMIT TO THE ELECTORS A PROPOSITION OF AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE-LINE ITEM VETO (This proposed amendment to the Constitution would provide the governor with a line-item veto on the budget and other bills for the appropriation of money.)

05/03/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House May 3, 2017

HB 5494: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES - RETIREMENT SYSTEM - CONTRIBUTIONS AND BENEFITS (Removes some of the restrictions on post-retirement re-employment of public employees.)

05/03/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House May 3, 2017

HB 6145: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - ESTABLISHMENT OF CHARTER PUBLIC SCHOOLS (Authorizes school committees to appoint one designee to the board of directors of the governing body of certain charter public schools which students from the district attend.)

05/03/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House May 3, 2017

HB 5566: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- ORGAN DONORS' LEAVE (Provides up to thirty (30) paid days in a calendar year to serve as an organ donor for state and municipal employees.)

05/03/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House May 3, 2017

HB 5877: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (Establishes a prudent investor rule for trustees, directors and retirement system employees of state and municipal retirement systems who invest and manage or delegate the approval of investment or management of retirement system assets.)

05/03/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House May 3, 2017

HB 6027: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- INSURANCE BENEFITS (Proves that correctional officers with twenty-five (25) years of service and who are at least fifty-five (55) years of age, shall be entitled to a non-Medicare-eligible retiree health care insurance benefit.)

05/03/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House May 3, 2017

HB 5745: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- TEACHERS' RETIREMENT (Increases the number of days a retired teacher may substitute teach or be otherwise employed by a school system from ninety (90) days to one hundred (100) days without a reduction or forfeiture of retirement benefits.)

05/03/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House May 3, 2017

HB 5367: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES - INSURANCE BENEFITS (Provides that adjunct faculty members at any state college or university who teach at least 50% of the hours regularly worked by full-time faculty in a semester would be eligible for the same medical benefits as other state employees.)

05/03/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study