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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 2, 2017

HB 6122: AN ACT RELATING TO WATERS AND NAVIGATION - THE RHODE ISLAND COOPERATIVE WATER AUTHORITY (Establishes the Rhode Island cooperative water authority. The authority would have the power to acquire, lease, manage, sell, and otherwise deal with land and water supply systems and authorized to issue bonds and notes in furtherance of its mission.)

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

in committee · Rhode Island · House May 2, 2017

HB 5762: AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION FEES--DISABLED VETERANS (Expands and clarifies what constitutes disability entitling disabled veterans to the waiver of motor vehicle registration fees.)

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

in committee · Rhode Island · House May 2, 2017

HB 5075: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- 911 EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBER ACT (Repeals all surcharges levied on residence/business telephone lines and wireless telecommunications services.)

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

in committee · Rhode Island · House Apr 28, 2017

HB 6175: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - THE EDUCATION EQUITY AND PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT (Appropriates $10,000,000 in additional education aid over the next three (3) years to public school districts for vocational education and charter school tuition.)

04/28/2017 Introduced, referred to House Finance

in committee · Rhode Island · House Apr 27, 2017

HB 5806: AN ACT RELATING TO MILITARY AFFAIRS AND DEFENSE (Has the veterans' cemetery bear the cost of funeral processions from Aquidneck Island crossing the Newport Bridge.)

04/27/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House Apr 27, 2017

HB 5914: AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES - TAXATION OF BEVERAGES (Exempts from the alcoholic beverage manufacturing tax the first fifty thousand (50,000) gallons of wine produced by a winery in this state for distribution in RI in any calendar year.)

04/27/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House Apr 27, 2017

HB 5491: AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE - PAY FOR SUCCESS CRIMINAL RECIDIVISM REDUCTION ACT (Provides for the contracting with criminal justice reform services which provide Pay for Success criminal justice reform programs.)

04/27/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Apr 27, 2017

SB 593: AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES - CHILDREN (Provides certain restrictions on the sale of tobacco products, enhance the definition of "tobacco products", and would raise the legal minimum age to purchase tobacco products and nicotine-delivery systems from (18) to (21) years of age.)

04/27/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · House Apr 27, 2017

HB 5461: AN ACT RELATING TO AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY - SOIL CONSERVATION (Provides for an annual appropriation to be given to the state conservation committee.)

04/27/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Apr 27, 2017

SB 839: AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS - NONCOMPETE AGREEMENTS - BROADCAST EMPLOYEES (Prohibits the inclusion of noncompete agreements in broadcast industry employment contracts that are entered into after January 1, 2018.)

04/27/2017 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary

in committee · Rhode Island · House Apr 27, 2017

HB 6077: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS-THE ENERGY AND CONSUMER SAVINGS ACT OF 2005 (Establishes minimum energy efficiency standards for certain products sold or installed in the state.)

04/27/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

in committee · Rhode Island · Senate Apr 27, 2017

SB 232: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (Prohibits the sale of electronic nicotine-delivery systems without having a license to sell cigarettes and/or tobacco products.)

04/27/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study