House Daily Introductions Bills Report
Introduced: 1/15/2021


House Bill No. 5024
Act 002
BY  Caldwell, Price, Casimiro
ENTITLED, AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE EXETER-WEST GREENWICH REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT TO ISSUE NOT TO EXCEED $17,840,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS AND NOTES TO FINANCE THE RENOVATION, REHABILITATION, IMPROVEMENT, FURNISHING AND EQUIPPING OF SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL FACILITIES THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, AUDITORIUM AND CLASSROOM IMPROVEMENTS, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, ROOFS, FLOORS, HEATING, VENTILATION, AIR CONDITIONING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS, PLAYGROUNDS, ATHLETIC FACILITIES, PARKING AND SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS, PROVIDED THAT THE AUTHORIZATION SHALL BE REDUCED BY THE AMOUNT OF CERTAIN GRANTS RECEIVED FROM STATE BOND PROCEEDS, FROM THE RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION OR FROM THE RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL BUILDING AUTHORITY (Authorizes the Exeter-West Greenwich Regional School District to issue general obligation bonds not to exceed $17,840,000 for school improvements.)
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1/15/2021 Introduced, referred to House Municipal Government


House Bill No. 5025
BY  Newberry
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- NORTH SMITHFIELD - HISTORIC RESIDENCE TAX CREDIT (Allows North Smithfield historic residence owners to become eligible for state historic residence tax credits.)
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1/15/2021 Introduced, referred to House Municipal Government


House Bill No. 5026
BY  McNamara
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- RETIREMENT SYSTEM -- MEMBERSHIP AND SERVICE CREDITS (Allows teachers, who are at the top step maximum salary, to retire early.)
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1/15/2021 Introduced, referred to House H.E.W.


House Bill No. 5027
BY  McNamara
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- EDUCATION ACCOUNTABILITY ACT (Incorporates SurveyWorks school climate indicators for evaluating the performance of LEAs and individual public schools.)
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1/15/2021 Introduced, referred to House H.E.W.


House Bill No. 5028
BY  Newberry, Amore, Carson, Noret, Kislak, Casimiro, Fenton-Fung
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- THE CIVIC LITERACY ACT (Requires the implementation of the civic literacy act for all students between the 8th and 12th grades.)
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1/15/2021 Introduced, referred to House H.E.W.


House Bill No. 5029
BY  Morales, Potter, Ranglin-Vassell
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MINIMUM WAGES (Provides that employers pay essential health care facility employees at a rate of one hundred fifty percent (150%) of their regular pay during a declared public health emergency.)
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1/15/2021 Introduced, referred to House Labor


House Resolution No. 5030
BY  McNamara, Noret, Bennett, Solomon
ENTITLED, HOUSE RESOLUTION RESPECTFULLY REQUESTING RHODE ISLAND'S ATTORNEY GENERAL TO REVIEW THE RECENT INCREASE IN WATER CHARGES BY THE KENT COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY AND THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
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1/15/2021 Introduced, referred to House Corporations


House Bill No. 5031
BY  McNamara, Noret, Casimiro
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATED TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS (Requires the department of transportation, along with the division of motor vehicles and the office of energy resources, to develop, no later than January 1, 2022, a plan for statewide electric vehicle charging station infrastructure.)
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1/15/2021 Introduced, referred to House Corporations


House Bill No. 5032
BY  Newberry
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- OPEN MEETINGS (Requires that all meetings closed to the public be audio recorded by audio tape or other audio recording device.)
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1/15/2021 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary


House Resolution No. 5033
BY  Donovan
ENTITLED, HOUSE RESOLUTION AMENDING THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FOR THE YEARS 2019 AND 2020 (This resolution amends the house rules providing that the Speaker would, in his or her discretion, require that members comply with any public health safety measure recommended by the RI DOH while in attendance at any session or committee of the House.)
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1/15/2021 Introduced, referred to House Rules Committee


House Bill No. 5034
BY  Kazarian
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO DOMESTIC RELATIONS - SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (Allows the governor to designate any person to solemnize a marriage within the state of Rhode Island on a particular day and within a particular city or town.)
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1/15/2021 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary


House Bill No. 5035
BY  Kazarian
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY--EMERGENCY GENERATORS REQUIRED (Requires elderly housing complexes of more than 100 residential units provide emergency generators to power all common areas and residential units in building effective 1/1/22.)
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1/15/2021 Introduced, referred to House H.E.W.




Total Bills: 12

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