Senate Daily Introductions Bills Report
Introduced: 3/18/2021


Senate Bill No. 630
BY  Morgan, de la Cruz
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW - GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS-CONSUMER PROTECTION FROM MANDATED INDEMNIFIED (LIABILITY-FREE) PRODUCTS (Prohibits mandating indemnified products to consumers in certain circumstances.)
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3/18/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Commerce


Senate Bill No. 631
BY  Lombardi
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- CREDIT FOR REINSURANCE ACT (Updates the credit for reinsurance chapter of the general laws to conform to the current standard set by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC).)
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3/18/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Commerce


Senate Bill No. 632
BY  DiMario, Valverde
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- QUONSET DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (Authorizes the Quonset development corporation to borrow up to one million dollars ($1,000,000) for operational purposes, the debt would not be a debt of the state and would be secured only by the Quonset development corporation's assets.)
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3/18/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Commerce


Senate Bill No. 633
BY  Mack
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- OFFICE OF ENERGY RESOURCES INTERCONNECTION STANDARDS (Transfers from the electric distribution company to the office of energy resources the authority to consider and act upon all applications for approval of interconnection of new renewable energy installation.)
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3/18/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Commerce


Senate Bill No. 634
BY  Sosnowski
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION (Requires the energy efficiency and resources management council to run a triennial competitive bid process to select an entity to propose and administer system reliability and energy efficiency and conservation procurement)
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3/18/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Commerce


Senate Bill No. 635
BY  Lawson, Archambault, Coyne, Seveney, Quezada, Miller, Sosnowski, Cano, Euer, Burke
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - STUDENT TRANSPORTATION (Prohibits school committees from entering into a school bus service contract unless the contract provides for payments to school bus drivers, monitors and aids for one hundred and eighty (180) days or the length of the contracted for school year.)
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3/18/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Education


Senate Bill No. 636
BY  Pearson, Cano, Gallo, Lawson, DiMario, Euer
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- RHODE ISLAND HOPE SCHOLARSHIP ACT (Establishes the Rhode Island hope scholarship act to provide up to the cost of two (2) years of tuition costs and mandatory fees for eligible students in hopes to increase the numbers for enrollment and graduation.)
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3/18/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Education


Senate Bill No. 637
BY  Murray, Euer, Kallman, Cano
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- PAUL W. CROWLEY STUDENT INVESTMENT INITIATIVE (Restructures professional development investment fund to assume duties of dissemination of curriculum materials/frameworks/assessments/development plans with annual allocation of $200 per student.)
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3/18/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Education


Senate Bill No. 638
BY  Morgan, Lombardo, de la Cruz
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION (Categorizes women by their biological identity at birth rather than their gender identity for purpose of organized sports.)
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3/18/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Education


Senate Resolution No. 639
BY  Mack
ENTITLED, SENATE RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE CONVERSION OF RHODE ISLAND'S ECONOMY FROM MILITARISM TO CLIMATE RESILIENCY
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3/18/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Environment and Agriculture


Senate Bill No. 640
(General Treasurer)
BY  Kallman, Cano, Quezada, Valverde, DiMario, Euer, Coyne, Seveney, Lombardo
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC FINANCE -- RHODE ISLAND SECURE CHOICE RETIREMENT SAVINGS PROGRAM ACT (Establishes the Rhode Island secure choice retirement savings program. Establishes a board which is a public corporation. Allows for creation of IRA-type retirement investments managed by the board.)
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3/18/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance


Senate Bill No. 641
BY  Morgan
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION - PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION (Changes the filing date for the elderly or disabled tax exemption in the town of Exeter from March 15 to April 15 of each year.)
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3/18/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance


Senate Bill No. 642
BY  Bell, Mack, Mendes
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION (Repeals the authority of various cities and towns to provide certain tax exemptions and tax stabilization agreements.)
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3/18/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance


Senate Bill No. 643
BY  DiMario, Miller, Lawson, Valverde, Goldin, Mendes
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES (Requires insurance providers to seek recoupment or set off of insurance payments made to health care providers within twelve (12) months and require health care providers to seek reimbursement for underpayment within twelve (12) months.)
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3/18/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Health and Human Services


Senate Bill No. 644
BY  de la Cruz
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- MEDICAL ASSISTANCE (Provides medical assistance coverage for medical services provided qualifying eligible recipients for community based care.)
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3/18/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Health and Human Services


Senate Bill No. 645
BY  de la Cruz, Morgan, Raptakis, Lombardo
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- YEARLY INSPECTIONS OF HEALTH CARE FACILITIES (Requires health care facilities that perform abortions to meet the license requirements of similar health care facilities and allows the department of health to conduct unannounced inspections.)
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3/18/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary


Senate Bill No. 646
BY  Lawson, Lombardo, Seveney, Quezada, Miller, Sosnowski, Cano, Pearson, Euer, Burke
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE (Requires coverage for treatment of pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections and pediatric acute onset neuropsychiatric syndrome, including, but not limited to, the use of intravenous immunoglobin therapy..)
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3/18/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Health and Human Services


Senate Bill No. 647
BY  DiMario, Miller, Lawson, Valverde, Goldin, Mendes
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- THE RHODE ISLAND HEALTH CARE REFORM ACT OF 2004--HEALTH INSURANCE OVERSIGHT (Requires the health insurance commissioner to adopt a uniform set of medical criteria for prior authorization and create a required form to be used by a health insurer.)
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3/18/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Health and Human Services


Senate Bill No. 648
BY  Valverde, DiMario, Miller
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT (Adds medical directors or their designees to those individuals to whom disclosure of information contained in any prescription-drug-database is allowed.)
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3/18/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Health and Human Services


Senate Bill No. 649
BY  Valverde, DiMario, Miller
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- OPIOID ALTERNATIVES (DOH to develop and publish opioid alternative pamphlet.)
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3/18/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Health and Human Services


Senate Bill No. 650
BY  Coyne, Sosnowski, Miller, Euer
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- ASSISTED LIVING RESIDENCES (Requires department of health to establish an informal dispute resolution to address any changes to department of health violations.)
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3/18/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Health and Human Services


Senate Bill No. 651
BY  Coyne, DiMario, Kallman, Quezada, Valverde, Sosnowski, Gallo, Lawson, de la Cruz, Euer
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - THE BREAST CANCER ACT (Allows individuals to be sent breast cancer screening results by mail, electronically or otherwise.)
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3/18/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Health and Human Services


Senate Bill No. 652
BY  Rogers, Raptakis
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HIGHWAYS -- SIDEWALKS (Requires that all maintenance of sidewalks along state highways be the responsibility of the state.)
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3/18/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government


Senate Bill No. 653
BY  Morgan
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- MOBILE AND MANUFACTURED HOMES--AFFORDABLE HOUSING (Qualifies mobile and manufactured homes as affordable housing when installed and affixed in mobile and manufactured home parks in groups of twenty (20) or more for a year or more.)
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3/18/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government


Senate Bill No. 654
BY  DiMario, Valverde, Kallman, Raptakis, Murray, Pearson, Quezada, Mendes
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- SMALL BUSINESSES -- ZONING ORDINANCES (Imposes one year moratorium on enforcement of municipal ordinance or zoning requirement that penalizes owners of food service establishments/bars for modifications/alternations to their premises in response to an emergency declaration.)
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3/18/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government


Senate Bill No. 655
BY  Coyne, Seveney, Felag
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO WATERS AND NAVIGATION -- BRISTOL COUNTY WATER SUPPLY (This act would delete a portion of the enabling statute for the Bristol County Water Authority.)
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3/18/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government


Senate Bill No. 656
BY  Coyne, Seveney
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO WATERS AND NAVIGATION -- BRISTOL COUNTY WATER SUPPLY (Repeals the requirement that the Bristol County water authority maintain its reservoirs, wells and well sites, transmission lines and water treatment plants within its jurisdiction in good, sound and safe condition.)
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3/18/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government


Senate Bill No. 657
BY  Mack
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- PROHIBITION OF SINGLE-FAMILY ZONING IN URBAN GROWTH BOUNDARIES ACT OF 2021 (Prohibits single-family residential zoning in municipalities with populations of over twenty-thousand (20,000) and mandate that those municipalities adopt zoning regulations for middle housing in single-family residential zones.)
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3/18/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government


Senate Bill No. 658
BY  Picard
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE - UNFAIR CLAIMS SETTLEMENT PRACTICES ACT (Raises appraisal threshold for auto insurance from $2,500 to $5,000, requires an insurance company to complete the appraisal within four days and redefines fair market value to include commonly used insurance industry compilations.)
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3/18/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary


Senate Bill No. 659
BY  Cano, Kallman
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (Allows Christina Marie Tucciarone to join the Honorable Leonela Felix and Gregory Donald Kowalski in marriage on or about June 12, 2021, within the City of Pawtucket, Rhode Island.)
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3/18/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary


Senate Bill No. 660
BY  Morgan, Rogers, Raptakis
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES (Specifically excludes the cultivation and processing of cannabis from the definitions of plant agriculture contained in the Rhode Island zoning enabling act.)
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3/18/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary


Senate Bill No. 661
BY  Coyne
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (Allows the Honorable Roger A. Picard to join Kimberly D. Pelland and Blake S. Morphis in marriage on or about May 22, 2021, within the City of Newport, Rhode Island.)
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3/18/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary


Senate Bill No. 662
BY  Morgan
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- MAIL BALLOTS (Requires that only the mail ballot voter, their spouse, court appointed guardian, cohabitant, or any adult person related to the voter by blood or marriage, be allowed to physically mail the voted mail ballot.)
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3/18/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary


Senate Resolution No. 663
BY  Morgan, Raptakis, de la Cruz, Paolino
ENTITLED, JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE AND PUBLISH AND SUBMIT TO THE ELECTORS A PROPOSITION OF AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION -- GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO REVIEW REGULATIONS
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3/18/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary


Senate Bill No. 664
BY  Morgan, de la Cruz
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - BORN-ALIVE INFANT PROTECTION ACT (Enacts the Born-Alive Infant Protection Act and provides for the duties and obligations of medical personnel in certain circumstances.)
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3/18/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary


Senate Bill No. 665
BY  Mack
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- DISORDERLY CONDUCT (Amends the penalty provisions for disorderly conduct, willful trespass, and shoplifting.)
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3/18/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary


Senate Bill No. 666
BY  Morgan, de la Cruz
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS - MAIL BALLOTS - CONDUCT OF ELECTION AND VOTING EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES (Requires any person voting by mail ballot or emergency mail ballot to provide proof of identity, exempting those who are hospitalized or residents in a hospice or skilled nursing facility.)
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3/18/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary


Senate Bill No. 667
BY  de la Cruz, Morgan, Lombardo
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- SEXUAL ASSAULTS (Defines any act of sexual penetration or contact perpetrated by an individual with a position of authority upon a person over the age of fourteen (14) and under the age of eighteen (18) as third degree sexual assault.)
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3/18/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary


Senate Bill No. 668
BY  Mack
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY – RESIDENTIAL RENT AND MORTGAGE CANCELLATION ACT OF 2021 (Forgives rent for tenants and mortgage payments for small homeowners from the date of a declared health emergency by the governor until the expiration of ninety (90) days after the governor declares that the state of emergency has ended.)
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3/18/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary


Senate Bill No. 669
BY  de la Cruz, Morgan, Lombardo
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- RHODE ISLAND PAIN-CAPABLE UNBORN CHILD PROTECTION ACT (Creates the Rhode Island Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, prohibiting the performance or induction of an abortion of an unborn child capable of feeling pain, unless necessary to prevent serious health risk to the unborn child’s mother.)
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3/18/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary


Senate Bill No. 670
BY  Coyne, Quezada, Sosnowski, Miller, Euer
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- EXPLOITATION OF ELDERS (Changes the definition of "elder person" for purposes of exploitation of elders from a person sixty-five (65) years of age or older to a person sixty (60) years of age or older.)
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3/18/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary


Senate Bill No. 671
BY  Coyne, Burke, DiPalma, Seveney, Archambault, Euer, Lombardi
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC RECORDS (Prohibits agencies of municipalities and the state from releasing information as to the residency of municipal or state police officers regarding public records requests.)
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3/18/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary


Senate Bill No. 672
BY  Coyne, Archambault, Lombardi, McCaffrey
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE (Creates an action authorizing any person who has been sentenced to imprisonment greater than one year subsequent to being wrongfully convicted of a criminal offense to petition court for an award of compensation and damages, including attorney’s fees.)
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3/18/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary


Senate Bill No. 673
BY  Lombardi, Coyne
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS -- PARTNERSHIPS--RHODE ISLAND PARTNERSHIP ACT (Enacts the Uniform Partnership Act of 1997, last amended in 2013, to govern the law of partnerships in this state and would repeal chapter 12 of title 7 entitled "Partnerships".)
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3/18/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary


Senate Bill No. 674
BY  Lombardi, Coyne
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS, AND PARTNERSHIPS -- UNIFORM LIMITED PARTNERSHIP ACT (Enacts the Rhode Island Limited Partnership Act to govern the law of limited partnerships in this state and repeal chapter 12 of title 7 entitled "Limited Partnerships". Effective January 1, 2022.)
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3/18/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary


Senate Bill No. 675
(Judiciary)
BY  Coyne
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- MOTOR VEHICLE REPARATIONS ACT (Provides that financial security is required for any motor vehicle registered or required to be registered in the state of Rhode Island.)
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3/18/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary


Senate Bill No. 676
(Judiciary)
BY  Euer
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES - RESPONSIBILITY OF OWNERS OF RENTAL VEHICLES (Provides that violations of chapter 34 of title 31 pertaining to rental vehicles are civil violations subject to the jurisdiction of the Rhode Island traffic tribunal.)
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3/18/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary


Senate Bill No. 677
(Judiciary)
BY  Raptakis
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE - TRAFFIC TRIBUNAL (Vests the traffic tribunal with jurisdiction over the adjudication of alleged violations of the harassment of hunters, trappers and fishers law.)
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3/18/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary


Senate Bill No. 678
(Judiciary)
BY  McCaffrey, Lombardi, Archambault, Burke
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE - COURTS - DISTRICT COURT (Creates within the district court a dedicated calendar offering treatment and sentencing alternatives to eligible defendants deemed to suffer from serious and persistent mental illness to be known as the "Mental Health Treatment Calendar".)
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3/18/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary


Senate Bill No. 679
(Judiciary)
BY  Archambault, Burke
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO DOMESTIC RELATIONS -- SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (Adds the administrator of the supreme court as an individual authorized to perform marriages and would clarify that the current administrators of the superior court, family court, district court, or traffic tribunal are empowered to perform marriages.)
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3/18/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary


Senate Bill No. 680
(Judiciary)
BY  Lombardi, Archambault, Burke, McCaffrey
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- ADJUDICATION OF TRAFFIC OFFENSES (Removes the $25.00 limit on tuition for a motorist to attend a driver education course, and would allow a judge or magistrate to delay the imposition of a suspension or revocation of a driver's license or registration for a period up to 30 days.)
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3/18/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary


Senate Bill No. 681
(Judiciary)
BY  Lombardi, Archambault, McCaffrey
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HIGHWAYS -- FREEWAYS (Eliminates the provision a person who solicits a ride in a motor vehicle or backs up a motor vehicle on a freeway is guilty of a misdemeanor. Adds $100 fine for advertising a motor vehicle for sale on a state highway to the schedule of violations.)
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3/18/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary


Senate Bill No. 682
(Judiciary)
BY  Sosnowski
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- MISCELLANEOUS RULES (Provides that the permissive use of a wireless communication device for the purpose of navigation of a motor vehicle shall only be applicable in cases where the device is mounted or otherwise affixed to the vehicle and not held in the motorist's hand.)
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3/18/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary


Senate Bill No. 683
(Judiciary)
BY  Sosnowski
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- MISCELLANEOUS RULES (Sunsets the provision which allows first-time violators to avoid the fine by presenting proof of acquisition of a hands-free device prior to the imposition of the fine effective September 1, 2021.)
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3/18/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary


Senate Bill No. 684
(Attorney General)
BY  Archambault, Lombardo, Sosnowski, Coyne
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICES (Penalty of $10,000 for violating Deceptive Trade Practices Act.)
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3/18/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary


Senate Bill No. 685
(Attorney General)
BY  Sosnowski, Archambault, Lombardo, Raptakis, Algiere, Coyne
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- MOTOR VEHICLE OFFENSE (Extends the "look back" period for a third and subsequent driving under the influence (DUI) and a refusal to submit to a chemical test to ten (10) years from the current five (5) years.)
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3/18/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary


Senate Bill No. 686
BY  Felag
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- ELECTRICIANS (Allows 288 hours of trade school training to qualify for the journeyperson "B" electrical exam. Increases the period of indentured apprenticeship with the department of labor and training and a licensed electrician master to 4 years.)
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3/18/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Labor


Senate Bill No. 687
BY  Lawson, Lombardi, Miller, Goodwin, Burke, McCaffrey, Archambault, Sosnowski, Cano
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES' ARBITRATION (Establishes new factors for the interest contract arbitration board for municipal employee unions to consider in rendering a decision the board power to render an award over all negotiated matters, including the expenditure of money.)
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3/18/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Labor


Senate Bill No. 688
BY  Lawson, Lombardo, Seveney, Quezada, Miller, Sosnowski, Cano, Pearson, Euer, Burke
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- TEMPORARY DISABILITY INSURANCE -- BENEFITS (Increases temporary caregiver benefits to six (6) weeks in a benefit year starting January 1, 2022 and would increase temporary caregiver benefits to eight (8) weeks in a benefit year beginning January 1, 2023.)
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3/18/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Labor


Senate Bill No. 689
BY  Mack, Calkin, Mendes, Euer
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- WAGES (Increases minimum wage on October 1, 2021, to $13, gradually increases future wages to $16 in 2023.)
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3/18/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Labor


Senate Resolution No. 690
BY  Morgan, de la Cruz
ENTITLED, SENATE RESOLUTION RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT AND COMBATING ANTI-SEMITISM IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
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3/18/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary


Senate Resolution No. 691
Resolution 131
BY  de la Cruz, Paolino, Murray
ENTITLED, SENATE RESOLUTION JOYOUSLY CELEBRATING THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE TOWN OF NORTH SMITHFIELD ON MARCH 24, 2021
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3/18/2021 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar


Senate Resolution No. 692
Resolution 132
BY  Lombardi, Gallo, Miller
ENTITLED, SENATE RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING THE CRANSTON HIGH SCHOOL WEST FALCONS COMBINED ICE HOCKEY TEAM ON WINNING THE RHODE ISLAND HIGH SCHOOL DIVISION II STATE ICE HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP
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3/18/2021 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar


Senate Resolution No. 693
Resolution 134
BY  Mendes, Mack, Bell, Pearson, Euer, Quezada, DiMario, Raptakis
ENTITLED, SENATE RESOLUTION JOYOUSLY CELEBRATING "EMANCIPATION DAY OF PUERTO RICO" ON MARCH 22, 2021
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3/18/2021 Recommended for Immediate Consideration


Senate Resolution No. 694
Resolution 129
BY  Raptakis, Gallo, Euer, Kallman, Algiere, Ruggerio, Lombardi, Seveney, DiPalma, Coyne, Anderson
ENTITLED, SENATE RESOLUTION CELEBRATING MARCH 25, 2021, AS THE 200TH ANNIVERSARY OF GREEK INDEPENDENCE DAY AND CELEBRATING DEMOCRACY IN GREECE AND THE UNITED STATES
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3/18/2021 Recommended for Immediate Consideration




Total Bills: 65

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