Senate Daily Introductions Bills Report
Introduced: 1/26/2021


Senate Resolution No. 75
Resolution 019
BY  Acosta, Bell, Kallman, Mack, Mendes
ENTITLED, SENATE RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING JASON CARROLL ON BEING ELECTED PRESIDENT OF THE BROWN UNIVERSITY UNDERGRADUATE COUNCIL OF STUDENTS IN APRIL OF 2020
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1/26/2021 Recommended for Immediate Consideration


Senate Bill No. 76
BY  Gallo, Cano, Lawson, Euer, Pearson, Miller, McCaffrey, Sosnowski, Ruggerio, Seveney
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- CURRICULUM (Requires that commencing with the graduating class of 2022 and all subsequent graduating classes thereafter, all high school students attending public schools shall fulfill at least one-half credit or course requirement in civics education.)
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1/26/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Education


Senate Bill No. 77
BY  Raptakis, Lombardi, Paolino, Lombardo, Ciccone
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MINIMUM WAGES (Increases the minimum wage commencing January 1, 2022, in accordance with an amount equal to the total percentage increase in the consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the Northeast Region for the four (4) previous fiscal years.)
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1/26/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Labor


Senate Bill No. 78
BY  Euer, Ruggerio, McCaffrey, Goodwin, Sosnowski, Coyne, Cano, Murray, Valverde, Kallman
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT - 2021 ACT ON CLIMATE (Establishes a statewide greenhouse gas emission reduction mandate.)
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1/26/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Environment and Agriculture


Senate Bill No. 79
BY  Ruggerio, McCaffrey, Goodwin, Gallo, Cano, Pearson, Sosnowski, Euer, DiPalma, Ciccone
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION (Removes the requirement that the scholarship program cease with the enrollment of the high school graduating class of 2021 at the community college of Rhode Island.)
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1/26/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Education


Senate Resolution No. 80
Resolution 031
BY  Euer
ENTITLED, SENATE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF TIMOTHY J. MILLS
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1/26/2021 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar


Senate Bill No. 81
Act 005
BY  Seveney
ENTITLED, AN ACT TO VACATE THE FORFEITURE OR REVOCATION OF THE CHARTER OF PET CONNECTION, LLC
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1/26/2021 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar


Senate Resolution No. 82
Resolution 032
BY  Euer
ENTITLED, SENATE RESOLUTION EXTENDING DEEPEST CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF WILLIAM WALSH CORCORAN
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1/26/2021 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar


Senate Resolution No. 83
BY  Quezada, Lombardi, Cano, Goodwin, Pearson, Ciccone, Gallo, Euer
ENTITLED, SENATE RESOLUTION RESPECTFULLY REQUESTING THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND TO ADJUST PUBLIC HEALTH GUIDELINES THAT ARE HARMING RHODE ISLAND’S SMALL BUSINESS COMMUNITY
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1/26/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Commerce


Senate Bill No. 84
BY  Euer, Goodwin, Cano, McCaffrey, Sosnowski, Coyne, Felag, Valverde, Pearson, Gallo
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION (Establishes the duty of the commission and the division of public utilities to ensure affordability and sustainability for basic care necessities.)
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1/26/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Commerce


Senate Bill No. 85
BY  Seveney, Quezada, Pearson, Cano, DiPalma
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION (Requires that benchmarks specific to each local education authority (LEA) be developed by the department of education to improve cost controls, efficiencies and program effectiveness.)
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1/26/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Education


Senate Bill No. 86
BY  Lawson, Euer, Murray, Valverde, Cano, Mendes, Anderson, Mack, Kallman, Quezada
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PUPILS (Provides that feminine hygiene products be provided in all public schools.)
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1/26/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Education


Senate Bill No. 87
BY  Ciccone, Murray, Bell, DiPalma, Cano, Euer, Gallo
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- CERTIFIED NURSE-TEACHER (Requires that only certified nurse-teachers may be employed as school nurses in elementary and secondary schools.)
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1/26/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Education


Senate Bill No. 88
BY  Raptakis, Cano, DiMario, Gallo, Lawson, Bell, Paolino, Archambault, McCaffrey, Lombardo
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- RIGHTS AND DUTIES TEACHERS GENERALLY - SEPTEMBER 11 CLASSROOM MOMENT OF SILENCE (Allows teachers in all grades to provide the opportunity for students to observe a brief moment of silence on every September 11.)
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1/26/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Education


Senate Bill No. 89
BY  Raptakis, Cano, Paolino, Euer, Archambault
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- OFFENSES PERTAINING TO SCHOOLS (SEE TITLE 16 CHAPTER 97 - THE RHODE ISLAND BOARD OF EDUCATION ACT) (Prohibits the use of a school district's listserv to distribute any political advertisement, invitation, and/or propaganda.)
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1/26/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Education


Senate Bill No. 90
BY  Cano, Murray, Pearson, Picard, Quezada, Lawson, Euer, Seveney, DiPalma, Calkin
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- THE EDUCATION EQUITY AND PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT (Adds to the determination of the need to support high-need students the following factor: Whether the student is an English language learner as defined by the department of education's regulations.)
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1/26/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Education


Senate Bill No. 91
BY  Murray, Cano, Pearson, Picard, Burke, Acosta, Seveney, Rogers, Mendes, Mack
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - THE EDUCATION EQUITY AND PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT (Requires a review by the department of elementary and secondary education of the formula components used to compute the aid needed to support high need students.)
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1/26/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Education


Senate Bill No. 92
BY  Valverde, DiMario, McCaffrey
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES - PAYMENTS TO FIRE COMPANIES (Provides for an appropriation of state funds to cities and towns who are members of the Narragansett Bay marine task force (NBMTF) for the maintenance of boats providing services to Narragansett Bay.)
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1/26/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance


Senate Bill No. 93
BY  Seveney, Coyne, Pearson, Picard, DiMario, DiPalma
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY TAX RELIEF (Defines as “disabled,” persons receiving veterans’ affairs disability benefits paid by the federal government for purposes of property tax relief.)
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1/26/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance


Senate Bill No. 94
BY  DiPalma, Euer, Rogers, Sosnowski, Burke
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- CONSERVATION AND PRESERVATION RESTRICTIONS ON REAL PROPERTY (Requires conservation and preservation restrictions to be liberally interpreted in favor of the grants awarded.)
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1/26/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance


Senate Bill No. 95
BY  de la Cruz, Paolino, Morgan, Rogers, Raptakis
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC FINANCE -- STATE BUDGET (Requires that the governor submit a zero-based budget to the general assembly. The zero-based budget shall be phased in over a five (5) year period.)
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1/26/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance


Senate Bill No. 96
BY  DiPalma, Euer, Paolino, Felag, Burke
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION - LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES (Prohibits cities and towns from performing spot assessments that increase the assessment value of properties that have sold, except in accordance with their revaluation or update schedule.)
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1/26/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance


Senate Bill No. 97
BY  Calkin, Anderson, Bell, Acosta, Valverde, Quezada
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION (Establishes a surtax on the business corporation tax for publicly traded corporations subject to SEC disclosure and reporting requirements, if corporation's ratio of compensation for its CEO to median worker is equal to or greater than 100 to 1.)
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1/26/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance


Senate Bill No. 98
BY  de la Cruz, Paolino, Morgan
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO MILITARY AFFAIRS AND DEFENSE -- VETERANS' HOME IN HOUSE OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY (Requires the general assembly to appropriate necessary funds for the furnishing of in-house occupational and physical therapy services for all residents of the Bristol Veterans' home.)
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1/26/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance


Senate Bill No. 99
BY  Algiere, de la Cruz, Rogers, Paolino, Morgan
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- BUSINESS CORPORATION TAX (Reduces the minimum corporate tax from four hundred dollars ($400) to two hundred fifty dollars ($250) for the year beginning on January 1, 2021, and would abolish the minimum tax for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2022.)
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1/26/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance


Senate Bill No. 100
BY  Calkin, Mack, Anderson, Mendes, Bell, Quezada
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- STATE PURCHASES (Directs department of administration to promulgate regulations giving preferences in the awarding of state contracts to certain business enterprises.)
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1/26/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance


Senate Bill No. 101
BY  Calkin, Anderson, Mack, Mendes, Bell, Quezada
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- HEALTH CARE FOR FAMILIES (Creates the "Medicaid Employer Assessment".)
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1/26/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance


Senate Bill No. 102
BY  Goodwin
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.)
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1/26/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance


Senate Bill No. 103
BY  Coyne, Valverde, Seveney, DiMario, DiPalma, Euer
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES (Authorizes cities/towns to establish a property tax credit program in exchange for volunteer service by persons over age 60 up to $1,500 calculated by multiplying service hours by the state minimum wage per hour.)
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1/26/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance


Senate Bill No. 104
BY  Valverde, Lawson, Anderson, Bell, Cano
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- SCHOOL WASTE RECYCLING AND REFUSE DISPOSAL (Requires schools to comply with recycling and composting laws and promotes the donation of unspoiled nonperishable food by schools. Requires the use of share tables at all schools.)
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1/26/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Environment and Agriculture


Senate Bill No. 105
BY  Euer, McCaffrey, Sosnowski, Kallman, Valverde, Mack, Quezada, Cano, Coyne
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ACT (Requires the department of environmental management to create environmental justice areas.)
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1/26/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Environment and Agriculture


Senate Bill No. 106
BY  Calkin, Anderson, Acosta, Mack, Mendes, Bell, Quezada
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- BEVERAGE CONTAINER DEPOSIT RECYCLING ACT OF 2021 (Creates a refundable ten cent ($0.10) deposit for non-reusable beverage containers. A four cent ($0.04) handling fee would be paid by distributors.)
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1/26/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Environment and Agriculture


Senate Bill No. 107
BY  Felag, Sosnowski, Euer, Cano, Picard, McCaffrey, Goodwin
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO WATERS AND NAVIGATION -- PFAS IN DRINKING WATER, GROUNDWATER AND SURFACE WATERS (Requires DOH to establish maximum contaminate levels of PFSA in drinking water and to set interim standards. Also requires DEM to set standards for PFSA in ground- and surface waters. Defines PFSA as hazardous substances.)
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1/26/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Environment and Agriculture


Senate Bill No. 108
BY  Valverde, DiMario
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- PREVENTION AND SUPPRESSION OF CONTAGIOUS DISEASES -- HIV/AIDS (Permits clinical laboratories to conduct its own analysis of specimens for the detection of HIV/AIDS instead of sending the specimens to the department of health.)
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1/26/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Health and Human Services


Senate Resolution No. 109
Resolution 123
BY  Calkin, Mendes, Anderson, Mack, Bell, Quezada
ENTITLED, SENATE RESOLUTION RESPECTFULLY URGING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO PASS LEGISLATION ESTABLISHING AN IMPROVED "MEDICARE FOR ALL" OR "MEDICARE FOR ALL WHO WANT IT" PROGRAM THAT WOULD PROVIDE UNIVERSAL, COMPREHENSIVE AND AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE
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1/26/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Health and Human Services


Senate Bill No. 110
BY  Seveney, Anderson, Calkin, DiMario, Quezada, McCaffrey
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - PFAS IN FOOD PACKAGING (Prohibits PFAS, a class of fluorinated organic chemicals, from being used in food packaging.)
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1/26/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Health and Human Services


Senate Bill No. 111
BY  Sosnowski, Coyne, Goodwin, McCaffrey, Gallo, Miller, Euer
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- GENETIC COUNSELORS LICENSING ACT (Provides a statutory framework for the licensing and regulation of genetic counselors.)
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1/26/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Health and Human Services


Senate Bill No. 112
BY  Euer, Ruggerio, McCaffrey, Goodwin, Lawson, Murray
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- ELECTRONIC MONITORING IN NURSING AND ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES (Allows for the use of electronic monitoring of a resident’s room or private living unit within a nursing home or assisted living facility.)
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1/26/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Health and Human Services


Senate Bill No. 113
Act 003
BY  Morgan, Rogers, Raptakis
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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1/26/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government


Senate Bill No. 114
BY  Raptakis, Rogers
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO COVENTRY SEWER AUTHORITY (Prohibits the town of Coventry from assessing the costs of repaving the roadway upon the completion of any sewage works upon the land owners.)
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1/26/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government


Senate Bill No. 115
BY  Seveney, Coyne, Murray, DiPalma
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES (Authorizes tax assessors in the cities and towns to use the last statutory update or revaluation as the assessed valuation upon which to levy taxes regarding their real property.)
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1/26/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government


Senate Bill No. 116
BY  Seveney, Coyne, Euer, Sosnowski, DiPalma
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES (Provides a procedure for homeowners to submit to a municipal zoning board of review or municipal official or agency for a review to determine whether or not a proposed use under this chapter requires a special use permit.)
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1/26/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government


Senate Bill No. 117
BY  DiPalma, Euer, Felag, Seveney
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HIGHWAYS -- RHODE ISLAND TURNPIKE AND BRIDGE AUTHORITY (Provides that a safety barrier or safety netting would be erected on the Mount Hope Bridge, the Claiborne Pell Bridge, and the Jamestown Verrazzano Bridge, no later than January 1, 2023.)
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1/26/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government


Senate Bill No. 118
BY  Acosta, Calkin, Mack, Cano, Quezada, Mendes, Anderson, Euer
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES – GENERAL PROVISIONS (Reduces the maximum sentence for a misdemeanor from one year to three hundred and sixty-four (364) days, and would apply to all persons sentenced after its effective date.)
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1/26/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary


Senate Bill No. 119
BY  de la Cruz, Rogers, Paolino, Lombardi, Lombardo, Morgan, Ciccone
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- DEPARTMENT OF ATTORNEY GENERAL (Requires the office of the attorney general to issue a report containing the total cases charged with a firearm in all Rhode Island courts and a list of cases charged with a firearm which have been disposed during the calendar year.)
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1/26/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary


Senate Bill No. 120
BY  DiPalma, Ciccone, Archambault, Burke, de la Cruz
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- ACCIDENTS AND ACCIDENT REPORTS (Requires that motor vehicle accident reports be transmitted by the law enforcement agency or their contract agent within fourteen (14) days of preparing the report to the department of transportation.)
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1/26/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary


Senate Bill No. 121
BY  Kallman, Mack, Quezada, Ciccone, Cano, Euer, Acosta, Lawson, Valverde, DiMario
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- RHODE ISLAND FAIR HOUSING PRACTICES ACT (Prohibits discrimination in housing against those persons who have a lawful source of income.)
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1/26/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary


Senate Bill No. 122
BY  Quezada, Cano, Kallman, McCaffrey, Mack, Acosta, Calkin, Bell, Euer
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY--POLICE RELATIONSHIP ACT OF 2015 (Data collection on police traffic stops and/or searches. Requires appointment of community review board.)
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1/26/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary


Senate Bill No. 123
(by request)
BY  Euer, DiPalma
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PROBATE PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE -- RHODE ISLAND UNIFORM REAL PROPERTY TRANSFER ON DEATH ACT (Allows an owner or owners of real property to execute a deed that names one or more beneficiaries who will obtain title to the property at the owner's death without the necessity of probate.)
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1/26/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary


Senate Bill No. 124
BY  Calkin, Bell, Mendes, Mack, Anderson
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS (Restores aggregate contributions limits of not in excess of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) within a calendar year.)
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1/26/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary


Senate Resolution No. 125
BY  Raptakis, Felag, Paolino, Sosnowski, de la Cruz, Rogers
ENTITLED, JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE AND PUBLISH AND SUBMIT TO THE ELECTORS A PROPOSITION OF AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE -- REFERENDUM ON 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.)
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1/26/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary


Senate Bill No. 126
BY  Kallman, Ciccone, DiMario, Valverde, Mack, Cano, Coyne
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- ANATOMICAL GIFTS (Require that all applicants for driver's licenses and registry-issued identification cards automatically become organ donors unless they execute a declination card.)
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1/26/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary


Senate Bill No. 127
BY  Calkin, Anderson, Acosta, Mack, Mendes, Bell, Quezada
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- ENERGY SITING (Requires carbon-emissions-reduction goals be considered in energy plant siting proceedings.)
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1/26/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary


Senate Bill No. 128
BY  Raptakis, Lombardi, Coyne, Euer, Rogers, Paolino, Felag, Archambault
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- CHILDREN--CONFINEMENT IN MOTOR VEHICLES PROHIBITED (Repeals the requirement that law enforcement officers issue only warnings of the risks to persons leaving a child under the age of seven (7) unattended in a motor vehicle.)
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1/26/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary


Senate Bill No. 129
BY  Coyne, Seveney, DiMario, DiPalma, Euer
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS (Repeals authority to local authorities to issue concealed carry permits to, repeals provisions allowing minors to carry firearms, requires national background check for permit, repeals provisions allowing permits to be issued to law enforcement officers.)
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1/26/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary


Senate Bill No. 130
BY  Bell, Calkin, Mendes, Anderson, Mack, DiMario, Kallman
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS - PRIMARIES (Requires that on all primaries, the candidate's names would be listed in an order chosen by lot under the direction of the secretary of state.)
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1/26/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary


Senate Bill No. 131
BY  Bell, Calkin, Mendes, Lombardo, Mack, Anderson, Ciccone, DiMario, Murray, Cano
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT (Permits those other residents of a residential dwelling unit to extend the term of the rental agreement for a period not to exceed three (3) months after the death of the lessee.)
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1/26/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary


Senate Bill No. 132
BY  Valverde, DiMario, Sosnowski, Euer
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY -- HEMP GROWTH ACT (Authorizes cities and towns to enact ordinances to address and protect their citizens' public safety and welfare from the impact of hemp cultivation and any of its derivative products.)
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1/26/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary


Senate Bill No. 133
BY  Coyne, Seveney, DiMario, Murray, DiPalma, Euer
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- SMALL CLAIMS AND CONSUMER CLAIMS -- PROCEDURE IN PARTICULAR ACTIONS (Increases the maximum amount to be recovered in civil court action as a small claims from two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) to seven thousand dollars ($7,000).)
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1/26/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary


Senate Bill No. 134
BY  de la Cruz, Paolino, DiPalma, Lombardi, Morgan, Euer, Raptakis
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- SEARCH WARRANTS -- ELECTRONIC INFORMATION AND DATA PRIVACY ACT (Requires law enforcement agencies to obtain search warrants for electronic information, data, location information and other identifying information of subscribers and customers, except in specified circumstances.)
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1/26/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary


Senate Bill No. 135
BY  Calkin, Acosta, Anderson, Mack, Mendes, Bell, Quezada
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- CORRECTIONS DEPARTMENT (Prevents the director of the department of corrections from restricting in-person visitation of inmates in the event that the department implemented electronic visitation or contact, such as skype, between inmates and visitors.)
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1/26/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary


Senate Resolution No. 136
BY  Raptakis, Lombardi, Paolino, Lombardo, Ciccone
ENTITLED, SENATE RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY AND REVIEW RHODE ISLAND'S MINIMUM WAGE (Creates an 11 member commission whose purpose it would be to study Rhode Island’s minimum wage, and who would report back to the Senate no later than May 4, 2021, and whose life would expire on January 4, 2022.)
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1/26/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Labor


Senate Bill No. 137
BY  Raptakis, Lombardi, Paolino, Lombardo, Ciccone
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- TAX CREDIT FOR WAGE PAYMENTS (Provides tax credit for businesses as minimum wage bench marks are reached or adopted in the future.)
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1/26/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Labor


Senate Bill No. 138
BY  Calkin, Mack, Anderson, Mendes, Bell, Valverde, Murray, Quezada
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- OVERTIME WAGES (Exempts certain executive, administrative, and professional employees from overtime pay if their weekly wages exceed one thousand thirty-six dollars ($1,036), an increase from the current two hundred dollars ($200).)
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1/26/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Labor


Senate Bill No. 139
BY  Calkin, Mack, Anderson, Mendes, Bell, Quezada
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- PAYMENT OF WAGES (Defines and recognizes the existence and potential liability of lead entities concerning the payment of wages.)
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1/26/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Labor


Senate Bill No. 140
BY  Algiere, Paolino, de la Cruz, Rogers, Morgan
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- ESTABLISHING AN OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL (Establishes the office of inspector general as an independent administrative agency charged with the responsibility to investigate, detect, and prevent fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement in the expenditure of public funds.)
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1/26/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Rules, Government Ethics and Oversight


Senate Resolution No. 141
BY  Algiere, de la Cruz, Rogers, Paolino, Morgan
ENTITLED, JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE AND PUBLISH AND SUBMIT TO THE ELECTORS A PROPOSITION OF AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE -- REFERENDUM ON LINE ITEM VETO (This joint resolution would provide for the publishing and submission to the electors a proposition of amendment to the constitution of the state for a line item veto.)
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1/26/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Rules, Government Ethics and Oversight


Senate Bill No. 142
BY  Gallo, Ciccone, Pearson, Sosnowski
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- REGULATION OF SALES (Allows the sale of alcoholic beverages on New Year's Day by retail Class A licensees.)
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1/26/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs


Senate Bill No. 143
BY  Ciccone
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS --MINIMUM WAGES (Provides increases to the minimum wage in 2021, 2022, and 2023 and implements a permanent formula to provide annual adjustments to the minimum wage thereafter.)
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1/26/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Labor




Total Bills: 69

Legislative Data Systems Room 14/21/2021
State House, Providence, Rhode Island2:55 AM