House Daily Introductions Bills Report
Introduced: 1/13/2021


House Bill No. 5012
BY  Slater, O'Brien
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- NURSING HOME STAFFING AND QUALITY CARE ACT (Mandates minimum staffing levels and standards for quality care for nursing homes and their residents.)
{LC599/1}
1/13/2021 Introduced, referred to House Finance


House Bill No. 5013
BY  Slater
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PERSONAL INCOME TAX (Raises the earned income tax credit from fifteen percent (15%) to twenty percent (20%) for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2021.)
{LC220/1}
1/13/2021 Introduced, referred to House Finance


House Bill No. 5014
BY  Slater
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- BUS LANE TRAVEL FINE (Creates a new traffic offense, with a fine, for traveling in a bus lane.)
{LC219/1}
1/13/2021 Introduced, referred to House Finance


House Resolution No. 5015
BY  Slater
ENTITLED, JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $140,000 TO URBAN VENTURES (Authorizes the appropriation of the sum of one hundred and forty thousand dollars ($140,000) to Urban Ventures for operations and to implement activities assisting small businesses within the state of Rhode Island.)
{LC228/1}
1/13/2021 Introduced, referred to House Finance


House Bill No. 5016
BY  Slater
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION -- EXEMPTIONS (Includes the real and tangible personal property of The Providence Community Health Centers, a Rhode Island domestic nonprofit corporation, located in Providence, Rhode Island, on the list of properties exempt from taxation.)
{LC309/1}
1/13/2021 Introduced, referred to House Finance


House Bill No. 5017
BY  Slater
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- THE EDWARD O. HAWKINS AND THOMAS C. SLATER MEDICAL MARIJUANA ACT (Adds a definition to the term "manufacture" in the medical marijuana chapter.)
{LC229/1}
1/13/2021 Introduced, referred to House H.E.W.


House Bill No. 5018
BY  Lombardi
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- CURRICULUM (Directs the council on elementary and secondary education to develop recommendations for a high school curriculum to prepare students for successful postsecondary education and careers in computer science.)
{LC247/1}
1/13/2021 Introduced, referred to House H.E.W.


House Resolution No. 5019
BY  Lombardi, Potter, Morales
ENTITLED, JOINT RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY AND ASSESS THE IMPLEMENTATION OF AN IMPROVED MEDICARE-FOR-ALL-TYPE SINGLE PAYER PROGRAM IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND (Creates a 19 member commission to study and assess implementing an improved Medicare-for-all-type single payer program in RI, and who would report back to the Senate and House 1 year from the date of passage, and expire 2 years from the date of passage.)
{LC16/1}
1/13/2021 Introduced, referred to House H.E.W.


House Bill No. 5020
BY  Slater
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- EXPUNGEMENT OF CRIMINAL RECORDS (Allows persons with multiple misdemeanors and felonies to seek expungement of up to six convictions provided that convictions for multiple alcohol related offenses or domestic violence offenses and crime of violence are not eligible.)
{LC222/1}
1/13/2021 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary


House Bill No. 5021
BY  Slater
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- THE EDWARD O. HAWKINS AND THOMAS C. SLATER MEDICAL MARIJUANA ACT (Prevents employers from refusing to hire or discriminating against individuals for marijuana use and positive test results.)
{LC225/1}
1/13/2021 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary


House Resolution No. 5022
BY  Lombardi, Potter
ENTITLED, JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE AND PUBLISH AND SUBMIT TO THE ELECTORS A PROPOSITION OF AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE - FOUR YEAR TERMS AND TERM LIMITS FOR REPRESENTATIVES AND SENATORS
{LC170/1}
1/13/2021 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary


House Resolution No. 5023
BY  Lombardi
ENTITLED, HOUSE RESOLUTION AMENDING THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FOR THE YEARS 2019 AND 2020 (This resolution would amend the house rules by providing term limits for house leadership positions.)
{LC291/1}
1/13/2021 Introduced, referred to House Rules Committee




Total Bills: 12

Legislative Data Systems Room 14/21/2021
State House, Providence, Rhode Island2:53 AM