Home › Rhode Island › Bills

Bills

Rhode Island Bills

Track legislation and stay informed about the bills that matter to you.

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 2, 2017

HB 6010: AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES - CRIMES AGAINST THE PUBLIC TRUST (Creates the crimes against public trust act to punish crimes committed by public officers, provide restitution for the crimes, and extend the statute of limitations for wrongful conversion.)

05/02/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House May 2, 2017

HB 6057: AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY - COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE BROKER LIEN (Provides that failure to record a notice of lien by the real estate broker in accordance with chapter 49 of title 34, the commercial estate broker lien act, would result in dismissal of a complaint pursuant to the act.)

05/02/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate May 2, 2017

SB 29: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS - STATE PURCHASES (Requires the state and municipalities to award bids for purchases of goods or services to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder whose bid is the lowest price.)

05/02/2017 Committee heard

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate May 2, 2017

SB 33: AN ACT RELATING TO THE WESTERLY HIGHER EDUCATION AND JOB SKILLS CENTER (Authorizes the appropriation of the sum of one million two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($1,250,000) to the Westerly Higher Education and Job Skills Center, for the fiscal year commencing July 1, 2017.)

05/02/2017 Committee heard

in committee · Rhode Island · House May 2, 2017

HB 6139: AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- TRANSLATION OF LEGAL AND FINANCING DOCUMENTS (Requires many consumer contracts to be translated from English to Spanish or Japanese under some circumstances.)

05/02/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House May 2, 2017

HB 5891: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- E-911 UNIFORM EMERGENCY TELEPHONE SYSTEM DIVISION (Requires all the money collected for various billed services, by each telecommunications provider be deposited in a restricted receipt account, not the general fund.)

05/02/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House May 2, 2017

HB 5913: AN ACT RELATING TO STATUTES AND STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION -- PAYMENT OF STATUTORY FEES (Authorizes state departments and agencies to allow a vendor to withhold a commission for developing and implementing a web-based system for filing of applications for licenses and permits.)

05/02/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House May 2, 2017

HB 6060: AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES - RHODE ISLAND UNIFORM COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE ACT (Prohibits the state from suspending or otherwise disqualifying a person from the privilege of maintaining a commercial driver license based on certain traffic violations arising from the operation of a non-commercial vehicle.)

05/02/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate May 2, 2017

SB 389: AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY - TRESPASS AND ACTIONS FOR POSSESSION (Provides that a cause of action may be brought for encroachment upon open space land.)

05/02/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House May 2, 2017

HB 6021: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- RHODE ISLAND VALUES ACT--ENHANCED COMMUNITY PROTECTION IN IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT ACTION (Prohibits federal immigration authorities from access to certain identified sensitive locations, except unless very limited circumstances.)

05/02/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate May 2, 2017

SB 31: AN ACT RELATING TO RIPTA -- ELDERLY AND DISABLED BUS PASS ASSISTANCE (Reinstates free RIPTA bus fares for elderly and disabled riders who meet means test criteria.)

05/02/2017 Committee heard

in committee · Rhode Island · House May 2, 2017

HB 5864: AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- LITIGATION LENDING AGREEMENTS (Makes litigation loan agreements subject to state usury statutes.)

05/02/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study