THE OFFICIAL 2004 PUBLIC LAWS LIST

LAW REVISION OFFICE

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CHAPTER NUMBER	BILL NUMBER	TITLE	Date Approved by the Governor	Date Effective Without the Governor’s Signature
157	H 8271am	Abraham Lincoln bicentennial commission act.		06/26/04
599	S 2032Aam	Abused and neglected children – certain religious practices - medical treatment requirement.		08/05/04
270	H 7585Aam	Abused and neglected children and cruelty acts – religious practices which differ from general community standards.		07/02/04
400	S 3233	Administrative procedures act – definitions – small business – regulations affecting - procedures for adoption of rules – judicial review of contested cases – rules review. See effective date provision.	07/06/04
335	H 8702	Administrative procedures act – definitions – small business – regulations affecting - procedures for adoption of rules –judicial review of contested cases – rules review. See effective date provision.	07/02/04
177	S 2051	Administrative procedures act – orders – judicial review and appeal period and filing. (Provisions effective 10/1/04).		06/25/04
026	H 7359	Administrative procedures act - orders - requirements.  (Provisions effective 10/1/04).		06/09/04
062	S 2363	Aeronautical regulatory act - aircraft based or primarily used in this state - state registration of federal certificates.		6/11/04
082	H 7457	Aeronautical regulatory act - aircraft based or primarily used in this state - state registration of federal certificates.		6/11/04
179	S 2237	Aeronautical regulatory act - Rhode Island airport corporation - abandoned aircraft -  authority to take.		06/25/04
027	H 7427	Aeronautical regulatory act - Rhode Island airport corporation - abandoned aircraft -  authority to take .		06/09/04
486	H 8197	Air quality monitoring act – city of Warwick.		07/07/04
339	H 7211am	Aircraft – new or used or parts – sales tax exemption. Provisions effective 1/1/05	07/02/04
487	H 8202	Aircraft operations – noise monitoring act – public hearings requirement.		07/07/04
394	S 2031A	Aircraft or aircraft parts – sales tax exemption. Provisions effective 1/1/05.	07/06/04
376	S 2554Bam	Alcoholic beverages – chain stores - retail sales licensing – liquor franchises prohibition. See effective date provision.		07/03/04
469	H 7817Aam	Alcoholic beverages – chain stores - retail sales licensing – liquor franchises prohibition. Provisions effective 4/1/05.		07/07/04
237	H 7006A	Alcoholic beverages - Class A, B, B-H, and E retail liquor licenses - municipal fees.  See effective date provision.		07/01/04
272	H 7766B	Alcoholic beverages - Class B, C, D, E, J and N licenses – alcohol server training regulations.		07/02/04
410	S 2123A	Alcoholic beverages – municipalities –certain retail license fees. See effective date provision.		07/05/04
508	H 8570A	Alcoholic beverages – retail licenses – “pub crawls” restrictions.		07/07/04
147	H 7355A	Alcoholic beverages - sales of kegs of beer -- restrictions and requirements. See effective date provision.	06/24/04
340	H 7333A	Alcoholic beverages – underage persons – unlawful possession – penalties.	07/02/04
187	S 2758A	Alcoholic beverages retail licenses - renewal of Class B, Class C, Class D, Class E, Class J, and Class N licenses - alcohol server training regulations.		06/25/04
063	S 2364	Architecture, engineering, land surveying and the practice of landscape architecture - limited liability partnerships, limited liability companies, corporations, partnerships and sole proprietorships.		6/11/04
056	H 7640	Architecture, engineering, land surveying and the practice of landscape architecture - limited liability partnerships, limited liability companies, corporations, partnerships and sole proprietorships.		6/11/04
204	H 7000B	Assaults act - battery - criminal negligence - felony.	06/29/04
086	H 7717	Assisted living residence licensing act - "dementia care" licensure requirement - residence's refund policy.		6/11/04
126	S 2549	Assisted living residence licensing act – dementia care licensure – residency agreement or contract – refund policies.		06/18/04
488	H 8237Aam	Auto body repair shops – certain complaints to the department of business regulation concerning specified body repair shops requirement – insured - free choice of repair facility option.		07/07/04
352	S 2115am	Bathing beaches – sanitation standards act.	07/02/04
208	H 8359Aam	Bays, rivers and watersheds coordination team act.	06/29/04
142	S 2099B	Beer keg sales - restrictions and requirements. See effective date provision.	06/24/04
610	S 2696	Board of medical licensure and discipline act – definitions - medical practice group – disclosures.		08/07/04
554	H 7658am	Board of radiologic technology act – definitions - physician assistants – exemptions.		07/09/04
061	S 2231A	Boat title act - uniform - registration without certificate of title.		6/11/04
033	H 8312A	Boat title act, uniform - registration without certificate of title.		06/09/04
069	S 3029	Bristol - bonds - road and sidewalk improvements.		6/11/04
074	H 8417	Bristol - bonds - road and sidewalk improvements.		6/11/04
190	S 2990	Bristol – elderly - tax deferment.		06/25/04
155	H 8120	Bristol – elderly - tax deferments.		06/26/04
447	S 3132A	Bristol/Warren regional school district – bonds – schools.		07/07/04
505	H 8549A	Bristol-Warren school district – bonds – schools.		07/07/04
568	S 3136	Burrillville – bonds – schools.		07/09/04
506	H 8550	Burrillville – bonds – schools.		07/07/04
561	S 3220	Burrillville – Columbus Club of Burrillville – tax exemption.		07/09/04
329	H 8682	Burrillville – Columbus Club of Burrillville – tax exemption.		07/03/04
066	S 2620	Burrillville – disabled persons – tax exemptions.		06/11/04
226	S 2271	Burrillville - police – optional twenty-year retirement on service allowance.		07/01/04
031	H 8034	Burrillville - real estate tax exemption for disabled persons.		06/10/04
030	H 8032A	Burrillville - tax credit in lieu of tax exemption.		06/10/04
067	S 2621A	Burrillville – tax credit in lieu of tax exemption.		06/19/04
242	H 7646	Burrillville police – optional twenty-year retirement on service allowance.		07/01/04
358	S 2989B	Business corporation tax act – passive investment treatment – qualifying business.	07/02/04
334	H 8694A	Business corporation tax act – passive investment treatment.	07/02/04
613	S 3232	Business corporation tax act – tax credits - certification evidencing compliance with ISO 9000 or ISO 14000 standards. Provisions effective July 1, 2005.		08/11/04
606	H 7696A	Business corporation tax act – tax credits - certification evidencing compliance with ISO 9000 or ISO 14000 standards. Provisions effective July 1, 2005.		08/11/04
216	S 2726Bam	Business corporations act - revision. Provisions effective July 1, 2005.		06/30/04
274	H 7945Aam	Business corporations act. Provisions effective July 1, 2005		07/02/04
594	S 2338Aam	Casino gambling - Rhode Island gaming control and revenue act – state referendum. *Passed in concurrence Not Withstanding the Veto of the Governor 07/30/04.
585	H 7806Aam	Catastrophic health insurance plan act - health maintenance organizations - rates charged – certain proposed rate increases – hearing requirements.		07/31/04
540	S 2283Aam	Catastrophic health insurance plan act – rates charged – health maintenance organizations - notice and hearing requirements.		07/09/04
511	H 8579	Central Falls – bonds – city buildings.		07/07/04
236	S 3155	Central Falls - bonds - public buildings.		07/01/04
235	S 3069	Central Falls - homeowner tax exemptions.		07/01/04
328	H 8675	Central Falls – homeowners – tax exemption act.		07/03/04
133	S 3161	Charles E. Maynard Building - city of Providence.	06/22/04
021	H 8498A	Charles E. Maynard Building -Providence.	05/28/04
287	S 3154	Charlestown – bonds – certain capital costs and schools.		07/02/04
266	S 3153	Charlestown – bonds – school auditorium.		07/02/04
510	H 8578	Charlestown – bonds – school auditorium.		07/07/04
509	H 8577	Charlestown – bonds – schools.		07/07/04
265	S 3143	Charlestown, Richmond and Hopkinton, - regional school district – membership – special election.		07/02/04
512	H 8590	Charlestown. Richmond and Hopkinton – regional school district act – amendments. See effective date provision.		07/07/04
459	H 7400	Child adoption act – children, youth and families department – adoptive home studies.		07/07/04
118	S 2636A	Child care and youth serving agency workers - criminal record checks - notifications to relevant employers.	06/16/04
037	H 8048A	Child care and youth serving agency workers certification act -  relevant employer notifications.	06/09/04
415	S 2863A	Children in the care or custody of the department of children, youth and families or at risk of being in state care - comprehensive continuum of care.		07/05/04
304	H 7659am	Children in the care or custody of the department of children, youth and families or at risk of being in state care - comprehensive continuum of care.		07/03/04
136	S 2249	Children, youth, and families department - confidentiality of records - certain health care information disclosures – requirements.	06/23/04
139	H 8104	Children, youth, and families department - confidentiality of records - certain health care information disclosures – requirements.	06/23/04
229	S 2926Aam	Christmas or Thanksgiving holidays - business act - pharmacies - licensed pharmacist requirement.		07/01/04
004	2139am	Cities and Towns - low and moderate income housing - moratorium on the use of comprehensive permit applications - private for-profit developers.		02/13/04
003	H 7437am	Cities and Towns - low and moderate income housing - moratorium on the use of comprehensive permit applications - private for-profit developers.		02/13/04
543	S 2891A	Civic education commission – composition.		07/09/04
477	H 7990	Civic education commission – composition.		07/07/04
301	H 7512	Coastal Resources Management Council - administrative penalties.		07/03/04
213	S 2113	Coastal Resources Management Council - administrative penalties.		06/30/04
454	H 7161am	Coastal resources management council act – powers and duties – dredging activities – Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation - requirements.		07/07/04
008	S 2837Aam	Commercial fishing licensing and regulation act - licensing moratorium repealed - definitions - fish trap permits.	04/30/04
016	H 8129A	Commercial fishing licensing and regulation act - licensing moratorium repealed - definitions - fish trap permits.	05/25/04
320	H 8438	Commercial special risks act – certain exceptions - fire insurance policies and reserves.		07/03/04
404	S 3004	Condominium law – unexercised development rights.		07/05/04
597	H 7308B	Contractors – labor and payment of debts act – employees or former employees – private right of action to collect wages or benefits. *Passed in concurrence Not Withstanding the Veto of the Governor 07/30/04.
022	H 7083A	Contractors - public works contracts - bond requirements.		06/02/04
592	S 2825Aam	Correctional officers arbitration act. *Passed in concurrence Not Withstanding the Veto of the Governor 07/30/04.
582	H 7085Aam	Correctional officers arbitration act. *Passed in concurrence Not Withstanding the Veto of the Governor 07/30/04.
362	H 7027A	Court buildings – court administrator - supervision and maintenance.		07/05/04
125	S 2401	Court buildings - supervision and maintenance.		06/18/04
148	H 8395	Coventry and West Greenwich – certain boundary between established.	06/24/04
025	S 3011	Coventry and West Greenwich - establishment of a  boundary line between these towns.	06/07/04
419	S 3152am	Cranston – bonds – building repairs.		07/05/04
518	H 8605am	Cranston – bonds – public buildings and Cranston West area career and technical center.		07/07/04
423	S 3186am	Cranston – bonds – public buildings.		07/05/04
514	H 8601am	Cranston – bonds – public buildings.		07/07/04
424	S 3187am	Cranston – bonds – public highways.		07/05/04
516	H 8603am	Cranston – bonds – public highways.		07/07/04
418	S 3151am	Cranston – bonds – public works and highway equipment.		07/05/04
517	H 8604am	Cranston – bonds – public works and highways		07/07/04
422	S 3184am	Cranston – bonds – school buildings.		07/05/04
515	H 8602A	Cranston – bonds – school buildings.		07/07/04
211	S 2105Aam	Credit card transactions - printing of accounting numbers on receipts.		06/30/04
238	H 7135Bam	Credit card transactions - printing of accounting numbers on receipts - liability provisions.		07/01/04
579	S 2333A	Credit counseling services act – nonprofit - financial institutions.		07/14/04
194	S 2129B	Criminal offense - assaults - battery - criminal negligence.	06/28/04
336	H 8296	Criminal offense statutes – obsolete – repeal.	07/03/04
391	S 2921	Criminal procedure – DNA detection of felony offenders act – applicability.		07/05/04
455	H 7290	Criminal procedure – DNA detection of felony offenders act – applicability.		07/07/04
036	H 7913	Deer hunting - crossbow permits - certain disabled persons - archery aid devices.	06/09/04
137	S 2330	Deer hunting – crossbows - crossbow permits for disabled persons – archery aid devices.	06/23/04
292	S 2541am	Dental hygienists – delegation of certain functions by dentists.		07/02/04
475	H 7975A	Dental hygienists and dental assistants – delegation of certain functions by dentists.		07/07/04
386	S 2635A	Dental insurance - assignment of benefits – direct payment program. Provisions effective 9/1/04		07/05/04
268	H 7462A	Dental insurance -assignment of benefits – direct payment program. Provisions effective 9/1/04		07/02/04
598	H 8669A	Developmentally disabled infants – early intervention program – human services department – early intervention services - insurance coverage.		08/05/04
353	S 2222A	Disability business enterprises act – amendments – non-applicability to road and highway construction business.	07/02/04
257	H 7503Aam	Disabled persons - disability business enterprises act – amendments – non-applicability to road and highway construction business.	07/01/04
202	S 2902A	Disorderly conduct - electronic imaging devices act - video voyeurism.	06/29/04
206	H 7655A	Disorderly conduct - electronic imaging devices act - video voyeurism.	06/29/04
234	S 3065	Dr. Ando Suvari Long-Term Care Center - Rhode Island Institute of Mental Health.		07/01/04
281	S 3000	East Bay Economic initiative act – sunset date extended.		07/02/04
492	H 8311	East Bay economic initiative act – sunset date extended.		07/07/04
002	S 2234	East Greenwich - authority to issue certain bonds and notes.	02/04/04
001	H 7379	East Greenwich - authority to issue certain bonds and notes.	02/04/04
431	S 3176am	East Greenwich – bonds – schools.		07/03/04
519	H 8619am	East Greenwich – bonds – schools.		07/07/04
325	H 8580	East Providence – bonds – community-recreation complex		07/03/04
570	S 3160	East Providence – bonds – recreation and schools,		07/09/04
009	H 8282	East Providence - real estate classification act.		05/07/04
013	S 3109	East Providence - real estate tax classification act.		05/20/04
186	S 2625	Education - duties of commissioner of elementary and secondary education - assessment in the area of health and fitness education - annual report.		06/25/04
243	H 7900	Education - duties of commissioner of elementary and secondary education - assessment in the area of health and fitness education - annual report.		07/01/04
452	H 7154	Education – middle school reform act -school committees requirements.		07/07/04
188	S 2764A	Education – private schools - accreditation of academic institutions offering associates degrees or higher by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC).		06/25/04
479	H 8010A	Education – private schools - accreditation of academic institutions offering associates degrees or higher by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC).		07/07/04
345	H 7714Aam	Education – schools - curriculum – mathematics and English-language arts	07/02/04
398	S 2672Aam	Education – schools – statewide curriculum development – mathematics and English-language arts.	07/06/04
555	H 7722A	Education – students removed from the classroom - alternative education programs.		07/09/04
393	S 3182am	Education equity and property tax relief act.		07/05/04
491	H 8318A	Education equity and property tax relief act.		07/07/04
106	H 7476A	Educational records - access and review rights - statements enclosed and confidentiality.		06/16/04
097	S 2671A	Educational records bill of rights act - access, review rights and confidentiality.		6/11/04
295	S 2854	Elections – “vote” definition – procedure for vote.		07/02/04
128	S 2857	Elections - ballot storage and secuity.		06/18/04
494	H 8366am	Elections – ballot storage and security provisions amended.		07/07/04
443	S 2482A	Elections – campaign contributions and expenditures reporting act – contributions – check, money order or credit cards – internet contributions.		07/07/04
472	H 7891	Elections – definition of “vote” –procedure for voting – manually overrides.		07/07/04
189	S 2953	Elections – Foster – polls opening hours.		06/25/04
264	S 2855	Elections – recount provisions amended.		07/02/04
483	H 8047	Elections – recount provisions amended.		07/07/04
588	S 3241	Elections – statewide referenda elections – computer ballots – language - November 2, 2004 election.		07/31/04
278	S 2856	Elections – voting district officials act – amendments.		07/02/04
480	H 8033	Elections – voting district officials act – amendments.		07/07/04
482	H 8046	Elections board – books of record of votes – contents - write–in vote reports.		07/07/04
279	S 2858	Elections board – books of record of votes – write–in vote reports.		07/02/04
064	S 2526	Emergencies - Governor's responsibilities relating to disaster emergencies - certain price increase restrictions.		6/11/04
083	H 7504	Emergencies - Governor's responsibilities relating to disaster emergencies - certain price increase restrictions.		6/11/04
023	H 7863	Employer transportation service charge act.		06/02/04
332	H 8673	Energy facility siting act – Providence and East Providence – underground utility initiative.	07/02/04
556	H 8198am	Environmental advocacy act – amendments - municipalities.		07/09/04
280	S 2973	Exeter – active volunteer members of fire and rescue companies – tax exemptions.		07/02/04
227	S 2517A	Exeter - elderly and disabled persons - tax exemptions.		07/01/04
131	S 2998	Exeter - financial town meeting date.		06/18/04
316	H 7971A	Exeter – tax exemptions of persons over the age of 65 or fully disabled.		07/03/04
015	H 8534	Exeter - tax levy.	05/18/04
014	H 8342	Exeter - town meeting date.		05/19/04
046	H 7480	Exeter and West Greenwich regional school district act - procedure for the adoption of the annual budget.		6/11/04
047	H 7700	Exeter and West Greenwich regional school district act - special regional school district financial meetings.		6/11/04
434	S 3193	Exeter fire district act. See effective date provision.		07/02/04
524	H 8650	Exeter fire district act. See effective date provision.		07/07/04
230	S 2963	Exeter-West Greenwich school district act - special meetings - requirements.		07/01/04
121	S 2210	Exeter-West Greenwich School school district - procedure for adoption of annual budget.		06/18/04
381	S 2347	Fair employment practices act – decree for enforcement of commission’s order. See effective date provision.		07/05/04
167	S 2594B	Family court - juveniles deemed wayward - powers over driving privileges.  Provisions effective January 15, 2005.		06/26/04
105	H 7397Aam	Family court - juveniles deemed wayward - powers over driving privileges.  Provisions effective January 15, 2005.		06/16/04
596	H 8205A	Family independence act – non-custodial parent support payments - child support pass-through - state budget act amendment. *Passed in concurrence Not Withstanding the Veto of the Governor 07/30/04.
239	H 7346	Farm equipment - certain sales tax exemptions - motor vehicles with an excise tax value of five thousand dollars ($5,000) or greater.		07/01/04
165	S 2159	Farm equipment - sales tax exemptions – motor vehicles with a value of $5000 or greater.		06/26/04
200	S 2282	Fetal Alcohol Syndrome warning law - statewide electronic marriage license system - endorsement and return of license.	06/29/04
258	H 7765	Fetal alcohol syndrome warning law - statewide electronic marriage license system - endorsement and return of license.	07/01/04
172	H 7799B	Financial institutions - mortgages issued – payoffs – requirements. Provisions effective November 1, 2004.		06/25/04
403	S 2753A	Financial institutions – mortgages issued – payoffs – requirements - payoff statement. Provisions effective November 1, 2004.		07/05/04
060	S 2107A	Fire insurance applications - anti arson questions - highly protected risks.		6/11/04
052	H 7194A	Fire insurance applications - anti arson questions - highly protected risks.		6/11/04
138	S 2817A	Fire insurance policies and reserves - form of standard policy – cancellation and notice requirements – refunds.	06/23/04
140	H 8168B	Fire insurance policies and reserves - form of standard policy – cancellation and notice requirements – refunds.	06/23/04
225	S 2511A	Fire safety code - extensive amendments.	06/30/04
220	H 8420A	Fire safety code - extensive amendments.	06/30/04
605	H 8213	Firefighters – motor vehicle registration plates.		08/07/04
318	H 8242	Foster – elections – polls – opening hours.		07/03/04
499	H 8477	Foster-Glocester regional school district - bonds – schools.		07/07/04
283	S 3085	Foster-Glocester regional school district – bonds – new middle school.		07/02/04
429	S 2975	Fresh water wetlands act – violations – penalties increased.	07/07/04
006	03H 5808Bam	General laws - technical amendments and corrections.		04/14/04
541	S 2407A	Gift certificates – sales requirements - unfair sales practices act.		07/09/04
548	H 7424A	Gift certificates – sales requirements - unfair sales practices act.		07/09/04
604	H 8713	Gift certificates sales act – cards used for prepaid wireless telephone services.		08/11/04
558	S 3189	Glocester – bonds – senior center.		07/09/04
171	S 2971	Glocester – school committee primary elections – elimination.		06/26/04
149	H 8376am	Glocester – school committee primary elections – elimination.		06/26/04
577	S 2097A	Ground water protection act – disposal of solid waste over drinking water sources – groundwater recharge areas – Charles River.		07/14/04
343	H 7518Aam	Health care assistance for working people with disabilities act – the “Sherlock act”.	07/02/04
314	H 7321	Health care communications and information and mental health acts -confidentiality - permitted disclosures - probate court -information contained within a decision-making assessment tool.		07/03/04
566	S 3075A	Health care facilities licensing act – nursing homes – licensed bed capacity – moratorium date.		07/09/04
319	H 8346A	Health care facilities licensing act – nursing homes – licensed bed capacity – moratorium date.		07/03/04
576	S 2048	Health care for families act – joint committee on health care oversight – composition.		07/14/04
587	H 7713am	Health care for families act - pilot program for the uninsured - pilot primary care program established.		07/31/04
405	S 3099	Health care oversight – permanent joint committee – comprehensive study of the state’s regulatory structure for health insurance.		07/05/04
503	H 8517	Health care oversight – permanent joint committee – comprehensive study of the state’s regulatory structure for health insurance.		07/07/04
446	S 3101Aam	Health care reform act of 2004 - health insurance oversight – health insurance commissioner - business regulation department – administrator of banking and insurance – banking and insurance divisions. See effective date provision.		07/07/04
557	H 8513Aam	Health care reform act of 2004 - health insurance oversight – health insurance commissioner - business regulation department – administrator of banking and insurance – banking and insurance divisions. See effective date provision.		07/09/04
406	S 3103Aam	Health care reform act of 2004 – health plan loss information – premium rate restrictions – coverage availability. Provisions effective October 1, 2004.		07/05/04
502	H 8516Aam	Health care reform act of 2004 – health plan loss information – premium rate restrictions – coverage availability. Provisions effective October 1, 2004.		07/07/04
440	S 2948Aam	Health clubs – defibrillators requirement. Provisions effective 1/1/05.		07/07/04
453	H 7156am	Health clubs – defibrillators requirement. Provisions effective 1/1/05.		07/07/04
602	S 2140B	Health insurance – pharmacy freedom of choice – fair competition and practices act.		08/05/04
611	S 2882am	Health insurance – pilot primary care program for the uninsured act.		08/11/04
196	S 2693A	Health insurance carriers - large group health insurance act - health insurance plan payment and expense reporting. Provisions effective January 1, 2005.	06/28/04
363	H 7129A	Health insurance carriers offering pharmacy networks - pharmacy freedom of choice – fair competition and practices act.		07/05/04
368	H 7417A	Health insurance carriers offering pharmacy networks - pharmacy freedom of choice – fair competition and practices act.		07/05/04
383	S 2415	Health insurance market expansion act – Rhode Island and Massachusetts insurance rules and regulations – integration.		07/05/04
412	S 2416A	Health maintenance organizations act – prescription drug benefits – determination of maximum coverage limitation.		07/05/04
354	S 2280Aam	Healthcare assistance for working people with disabilities act.	07/02/04
397	S 2651A	Healthcare information technology and infrastructure development fund act – health department.	07/06/04
344	H 7698A	Healthcare information technology and infrastructure development fund act.	07/02/04
539	S 2279A	Hearing aids – health insurance coverage act – children under the age of eighteen years old - optional rider coverage. Provisions effective 1/1/05.		07/09/04
550	H 7488	Hearing aids – health insurance coverage act – children under the age of eighteen years old - optional rider coverage. Provisions effective 1/1/2005.		07/09/04
575	S 2781	Hoisting engineers – application for license – examinations.		07/09/04
117	H 8625	Hopkinton - tax levy increase authorized.		06/17/04
286	S 3148	Housing - statewide planning program for low and moderate income families, the elderly, and workers and their families - amendments. See effective date provision.		07/02/04
388	S 2656A	Human resources investment council act – amendments - executive director – state merit system – unclassified service.		07/05/04
369	H 7711B	Human resources investment council act – amendments - executive director – state merit system – unclassified service.		07/05/04
553	H 7647B	Industrial property remediation and reuse act – brownfield program – department of environmental management coordination - entry of registered professional engineers on certain property.		07/09/04
481	H 8042A	Insurance – casualty insurance rating act – rating for non-business policies.		07/07/04
091	S 3057	Insurance – commercial special risks – standard fire insurance policy.		6/11/04
370	H 8127A	Insurance – health plans - prescription drug benefits act.		07/05/04
464	H 7599	Insurance - individual deferred annuities – standard non-forfeiture law requirements – minimum values. See effective date provision.		07/07/04
463	H 7596	Insurance – interstate compact on insurance product regulations act		07/07/04
361	H 8021am	Insurance – large group health coverage act – health insurance plan payment and expense reporting. Effective 1/1/05		07/02/04
567	S 3102Aam	Insurance – nonprofit hospital and medical service corporations act – health insurance conversions act – certain financial incentives – prohibition.		07/09/04
330	H 8515Aam	Insurance – nonprofit hospital and medical service corporations act.	07/02/04
442	S 2506A	Insurance – prescription drug benefits act – benefits - limits and co-payments.		07/07/04
549	H 7425am	Insurance – Rhode Island insurers’ insolvency fund act – powers and duties of fund – borrowing between separate accounts - workers compensation system and the Rhode Island insurers’ insolvency fund – stabilization, fiscal health and proper functioning - joint study commission.		07/09/04
609	S 2685	Insurance - standard non-forfeiture law for individual deferred annuities – non-forfeiture requirements – minimum values. See effective date provision.		08/07/04
043	S 2688	Insurance producers - mandatory pre-licensing education requirements removed - insurance commissioner regulations.	06/09/04
040	H 8165	Insurance producers - mandatory pre-licensing education requirements removed - insurance commissioner regulations.	06/09/04
298	H 7327	Insurance salespersons – continuing education requirements.		07/03/04
589	S 3242	Jamestown – bonds – public works highway facility.	08/02/04
420	S 3165	Jamestown – bonds – water works system.		07/05/04
326	H 8616	Jamestown – bonds – water works system.		07/03/04
396	S 2608A	Jobs development act – definitions – tax rate reduction – schedule – business reorganizations.	07/06/04
333	H 8693A	Jobs development act – definitions – tax rate reductions – schedule – business reorganizations.	07/02/04
017	S 3115	Joseph F. Kauffman Center - Rhode Island College Campus.		05/26/04
019	H 8524	Joseph F. Kauffman Center - Rhode Island College Campus.		05/26/04
451	H 7147	Kidnapping of a minor – minimum penalty increased.		07/07/04
084	H 7910A	Labor - payment of wages on separation from employer - violations - penalties.		6/11/04
191	S 3003	Labor – temporary placement staffing agencies - employer transportation service charge act.		06/25/04
163	S 3133	Land surveyors – certain continuing education - exemptions.		06/26/04
090	H 8039A	Land surveyors - regulations act amended.		6/11/04
098	S 2776A	Land surveyors regulations act - amendments.		6/11/04
111	S 2368am	Landscape architects - board of examiners - license requirements - examinations.		06/17/04
154	H 8041	Landscape architects - board of examiners – licensing requirements – examinations.		06/26/04
223	S 3170Aam	Lead hazard mitigation and reduction acts - amendments - effective date for implementation amended.	06/30/04
221	H 8614Aam	Lead hazard mitigation and reduction acts - amendments - effective dates amended.	06/30/04
458	H 7336A	Libraries – state aid act – public library services – private endowments.		07/07/04
520	H 8620A	Libraries – state aid act – public library services – private endowments. Provisions effective 7/1/05.		07/07/04
563	S 3224	Libraries – state aid act – public library services – resource sharing grants.		07/09/04
044	S 2754	Life and health insurance guaranty association act - amendments. (See effective date provisions).	06/09/04
071	H 8483	Lincoln - bonds - public municipal buildings.		6/11/04
217	S 3043A	Lincoln - dog ordinances - violations - penalties.		06/30/04
078	H 8475	Lincoln - dog ordinances.		6/11/04
068	S 2999	Lincoln - homestead tax exemptions act.		6/11/04
156	H 8268	Lincoln – homestead tax exemptions.		06/26/04
323	H 8566	Lincoln – parsonages of various churches - tax exemptions.		07/03/04
439	S 3222	Lincoln – property tax classification act.		07/02/04
527	H 8667	Lincoln – property tax classification act.		07/07/04
468	H 7716A	Livestock dealers - regulations act – amendments.		07/07/04
291	S 2341Aam	Livestock dealers -regulations act – amendments.		07/02/04
207	H 8309Bam	Lobbying – definition - “quasi-public corporation".	06/29/04
375	S 2478Bam	Lobbying – executive branch and public corporations - regulations act.		07/03/04
297	H 7150Aam	Lobbying – executive branch and public corporations - regulations act.		07/03/04
413	S 2420Bam	Lobbying act – definitions – financial reports – penalties for violations.		07/05/04
498	H 8418	Local meals and beverage tax – “vending machines” definition – exemption.		07/07/04
411	S 2133Aam	Long term care assessment and care management services act – community living options.		07/05/04
183	S 2585A	Long term care planning act – standardized, community-based comprehensive system for entry into state long-term care programs and services – implementation.		06/25/04
367	H 7404B	Long-term care assessment and care management services act - disabled persons age sixty-five (65) or younger - community living options.		07/05/04
271	H 7726Aam	Long-term care system planning act – long-term care entry system.		07/02/04
324	H 8574A	Low income affordable housing acts – statewide planning – amendments.		07/03/04
035	S 2939	Lyme disease diagnosis and treatment  - mandatory health insurance coverage provisions.	06/08/04
034	H 7240	Lyme disease treatments - mandatory health insurance coverage act.	06/08/04
359	S 3039A	Marine fisheries council – advice – powers and duties – shellfish and marine life management – annual reports.	07/02/04
584	H 7914am	Marine waterways and boating facilities -maintenance act - economic development corporation - site designated for use in the dewatering of dredged material – availability. *Passed in concurrence Not Withstanding the Veto of the Governor 07/30/04.
444	S 2256B	Marriages – solemnization – traffic tribunal justices or clerks – certain United States judges. Provisions effective 8/1/04.		07/07/04
041	H 8167A	Mastectomy treatment - health insurance coverage act.	06/09/04
045	S 2814A	Mastectomy treatment - health insurance coverage acts.	06/09/04
123	S 2045A	Mater Ecclesiae - authorization to grant associate and bachelor degrees to graduates.		06/18/04
249	H 8484	Mater Ecclesiae - authorization to grant associate and bachelor degrees to its graduates.		07/01/04
500	H 8492	Mater Ecclesiae - authorization to grant associate and bachelor degrees to graduates.		07/07/04
173	H 7993B	Mechanical trades – licenses - sheet metal work on heating equipment up to 250,000 BTUs.		06/25/04
143	S 2288A	Mechanical trades - state and municipal inspections and installation permits – emergency situations.	06/24/04
038	H 8150A	Mechanical trades act - state and municipal inspections and installation permits - emergency situations.	06/09/04
402	S 2738	Mechanics’ liens act – dismissal of petition for other cause – law reference correction.		07/05/04
416	S 2864Aam	Medical assistance act – reimbursements - generic drug alternative.		07/05/04
552	H 7626Aam	Medical assistance act – reimbursements - generic drug or less expensive alternative.		07/09/04
247	H 8191	Medical assistance and caseload estimating conferences act - human services department - reporting requirements.		07/01/04
168	S 2697	Medical assistance and public assistance caseload estimating conferences act - human services department reports – managed care expenditure and enrollment for children with special health care needs and those in substitute care.		06/26/04
571	S 3162	Meeting Street Center or MSC Realty – Providence - property tax exemption.		07/09/04
526	H 8662	Meeting Street Center or MSC Realty – Providence - property tax exemption.		07/07/04
532	H 8690	Middletown – bonds – open space and recreation purposes.		07/07/04
436	S 3217	Middletown – bonds – open space and recreational areas.		07/05/04
427	S 3216	Middletown – bonds – sewage system.		07/05/04
437	S 3218	Middletown – bonds – sewage system.		07/05/04
529	H 8687	Middletown – bonds – sewerage system.		07/07/04
530	H 8688	Middletown – bonds – sewerage system.		07/07/04
438	S 3219	Middletown – bonds – waterline extension.		07/05/04
531	H 8689	Middletown – bonds – waterline extension.		07/07/04
414	S 2823	Military commissions - holding by civil officer – active or reserve component of the United States military.		07/05/04
284	S 3089am	Mill building and economic revitalization act. See effective date provisions.		07/02/04
277	H 8481am	Mill building and economic revitalization act. See effective date provisions.		07/02/04
306	H 7805	Motor vehicle body repair shop act – inspections - time cards used in making any automobile repairs.		07/03/04
065	S 2619	Motor vehicle insurance policies - inspection at policy inception requirement - waivers.		6/11/04
114	H 7325	Motor vehicle insurance policies - inspection at policy inception requirement - waivers.		06/17/04
296	H 7073A	Motor vehicles - - uniform commercial driver's license act -commercial driver’s license road test waivers - certain United States armed forces personnel.		07/03/04
401	S 2725am	Motor vehicles – abandoned cars – last registered owner.		07/05/04
484	H 8085A	Motor vehicles – alternative fueled vehicle and filling station tax credit act – exemption - organically produced biodiesel fuel.		07/07/04
559	S 3196	Motor vehicles – courtesy plates – gross vehicle weight.		07/09/04
372	S 2162Bam	Motor vehicles – driver education course requirement– board of governors for higher education.		07/03/04
327	H 8665Aam	Motor vehicles – driver education course requirement– board of governors for higher education.		07/03/04
224	S 2481Aam	Motor vehicles - insurance - owner’s liability - safety responsibility violations - sunset date extended.	06/30/04
245	H 8019	Motor vehicles - insurance - rental vehicles - certain financial responsibility requirements.		07/01/04
219	H 7710A	Motor vehicles - owner's liability - safety responsibility insurance coverage - sunset provision extended.	06/30/04
392	S 2987A	Motor vehicles – owners of rental vehicles – insurance – proof of financial responsibility requirements – sunset provision repealed.		07/05/04
537	S 2001	Motor vehicles – registration fees – exemption - certain disabled veterans with one hundred (100%) service connected disability.		07/09/04
310	H 7031Aam	Motor vehicles - registration of street rods and custom vehicles – requirements.		07/03/04
457	H 7322Aam	Motor vehicles - registration of street rods and custom vehicles – requirements.		07/07/04
581	S 3047am	Motor vehicles – registrations – combination plates – certain commercial vehicles.		07/14/04
100	S 2923	Motor vehicles – rental – notice requirements – out-of-state operation – state restrictions - stolen vehicles.		6/11/04
059	S 2106A	Motor vehicles - rental vehicle coverage - liability insurance coverage.		6/11/04
054	H 7423am	Motor vehicles - rental vehicles - liability insurance coverage.		6/11/04
346	H 7725am	Motor vehicles – safety belt use and child restraint requirements. Provisions effective July 1, 2005.	07/02/04
122	S 2041am	Motor vehicles - temporary plates for  horse trailers - design and issue - fee.		06/18/04
113	H 7054am	Motor vehicles - temporary plates for  horse trailers - design and issue - fee.		06/17/04
331	H 8663A	Motor vehicles – traffic stops – racial profiling – data collection.	07/02/04
380	S 2997A	Motor vehicles – types of vehicles – definitions - recreational vehicles.		07/03/04
308	H 7933A	Motor vehicles – types of vehicles – definitions - recreational vehicles.		07/03/04
428	S 2040	Motor vehicles – veterans’ plates – eligibility - Iraq operations.	07/07/04
407	S 3106am	Motor vehicles – weight restrictions on Route 114 in Johnston.		07/05/04
533	H 8696A	Motor vehicles – weight restrictions on Route 114 in Johnston.		07/07/04
462	H 7449am	Motor vehicles operators and chauffeurs licenses – personal digitized information – disclosure limitations.		07/07/04
356	S 2569Aam	Motor vehicles traffic stops – racial profiling prevention act – data collection.	07/02/04
028	H 7600	Motor vehicles, rental  - owners notifications to customers regarding insurance coverage.		06/09/04
255	H 8648am	Municipal economic development zones - exemption from or stabilization of sales and use taxes - sales tax reimbursements.		07/01/04
373	S 2176am	Municipal lien certificate fees.  Effective 9/1/04.		07/03/04
051	H 7182am	Municipal lien certificate fees.  Effective 9/1/04.		6/11/04
321	H 8452Aam	Municipalities – tax assessments - tax classification act – amendments.		07/03/04
390	S 2774A	Municipalities – tax increment financing act – adoption of project plans – number of jobs creation information – Rhode Island Economic Development act – findings of the corporation.		07/05/04
275	H 7964Aam	Municipalities – tax increment financing act – adoption of project plan – annual report – employment options -Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation – findings.		07/02/04
263	S 2760	Municipalities - variable rate obligations and interest rate exchange agreements. Provisions effective 7/1/05		07/02/04
490	H 8260	Municipalities - variable rate obligations and interest rate exchange agreements. See effective date provision.		07/07/04
166	S 2362am	Narragansett – elderly – tax deferment act.		06/26/04
261	S 2495am	National guard – Rhode Island military family relief fund act – funding - state income tax refunds.	06/30/04
290	S 2317Bam	New health care equipment and new institutional health – services - review and approval – community input and long range capital improvement plan – health services council – composition.		07/02/04
267	H 7239Aam	New health care equipment and new institutional health – services - review and approval – community input and long range capital improvement plan – health services council – composition.		07/02/04
417	S 3150	New Shoreham – elections - voter registrations - acknowledgement cards.		07/05/04
302	H 7606	Newport – distressed areas economic revitalization act - enterprise zone designations.		07/03/04
049	H 8340	Newport - landing and boarding fee - delinquent payments.		6/11/04
158	S 3022	Newport – landing fee - delinquency in the payment of fee - penalty.