THE OFFICIAL 2007 PUBLIC LAWS LIST

LAW REVISION OFFICE

The Honorable William J. Murphy

Speaker

Note: Numbers under the column heading “CHAPTER NUMBER” not underlined, are not linkable at this time. Law Revision is currently processing these chapters to ensure accuracy before presentation on the Rhode Island General Assembly website.

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CHAPTER NUMBER	BILL NUMBER	TITLE	ENACTMENT DATE
015	H 5013	South Kingstown – Home Rule Charter – validation.	05/03/07
168	H 5020A	Motor vehicles – school busses – equipment.	06/30/07
513	H 5023am	Motor vehicles – reparations – financial responsibility.	10/30/07
373	H 5025am	Property – fences – damage.	07/07/07
136	H 5037Bam	Health and safety – cesspools – inspections – phase-outs.	06/27/07
092	H 5050A	Education – health and safety of pupils – healthy beverages.	06/22/07
400	H 5052	Elections – primaries – checkers, runners and watchers.	07/07/07
320	H 5061A	Health and safety – immunization – advisory committee.	07/07/07
167	H 5062A	Labor and labor relations – judges – retirement contributions – distribution.	06/30/07
323	H 5069A	Motor vehicles – state vehicles – equipment – warning devices.	07/07/07
284	H 5078A	Towns and cities – fire fighters and police officers – injuries – off duty.	07/06/07
324	H 5081A	Businesses and professions – contractors’ registration – nonresidential.	07/07/07
014	H 5083A	Financial institutions - uniform debt services act – “affiliates” definition amended. *Provisions effective March 31, 2007.	05/03/07
026	H 5086am	Health and safety – vital records –birth certificates for births resulting in stillbirths.	06/11/07
517	H 5090A	Labor and labor relations – arbitration – past practices.	10/30/07
325	H 5092	Westerly – municipal land trust.	07/05/07
091	H 5093am	Lincoln – taxation - exemption – veterans.	06/22/07
184	H 5094	Lincoln – taxation - exemption – disabled veterans.	07/02/07
515	H 5099A	Health And safety – healthcare facilities staffing – overtime.	10/30/07
001	H 5100	Governor – state budget act – submission date to the general assembly extended.	01/25/07
326	H 5104Aam	Businesses and professions – funeral director/embalmer – licenses – continuing education.	07/07/07
007	H 5114	Personal income tax act – “resident” definition amended – charitable contributions to Rhode Island organizations.	03/27/07
183	H 5124am	Criminal offenses – disturbance of public assembly – military funeral.	07/02/07
327	H 5132A	Westerly – tax sales – land trust.	07/05/07
059	H 5135	Motor vehicles – plates – veterans – motorcycles.	06/20/07
093	H 5142	Public finance – state investment commission – investments – Sudan.	06/22/07
006	H 5143Aam	Energy efficiency reporting, lottery proceeds distribution, affordable energy fund and streamlined sales tax acts - technical corrections. *See effective date provision.	03/14/07
227	H 5162	Holidays and days of special observance – Firefighters’ and Police Officers’ Appreciation Day.	07/03/07
329	H 5169	Towns and cities – police officers – definitions.	07/07/07
328	H 5177	Animals and animal husbandry – dogs – warranties.	07/07/07
016	H 5189	Charlestown – bonds – affordable housing.	05/03/07
165	H 5198A	Motor vehicles – warranties – fire department apparatus.	06/30/07
175	H 5199Aam	Public utilities and carriers – agents – payment.	07/02/07
035	H 5200Aam	Insurance - orthotic and prosthetic services.	06/14/07
330	H 5211A	Criminal offenses – spying for a lascivious purpose.	07/07/07
331	H 5215A	Towns and cities – police and fire fighters – disability.	07/06/07
332	H 5216A	Public officers and employees – merit system – residency – repealed.	07/06/07
118	H 5217am	Portsmouth – bonds – wind turbine.	06/27/07
004	H 5239	North Kingstown – bonds – schools.	03/01/07
333	H 5257Aam	Health and safety – fire safety – cigarettes.	07/07/07
048	H 5265	Pawtucket water supply board.	06/15/07
135	H 5267B	Motor vehicles – plates – disabled veterans	06/27/07
090	H 5272A	State buildings – juvenile detention center – Roosevelt Benton Youth Assessment center.	06/22/07
036	H 5275Aam	Commercial law – fair dealership act.	06/14/07
348	H 5279	Motor vehicles – biodiesel fuel.	07/06/07
335	H 5286A	Education – school committees – professional development.	07/07/07
089	H 5296	Labor and labor relations – employment security – disqualifying income.	06/22/07
073	H 5300Aam	State – appropriations for support for fiscal year ending June 30, 2008 and various amendments to the General Laws for the implementation of the State Budget provisions. *Click on links to each individual Budget Article: ARTICLE 1 RELATING TO MAKING APPROPRIATIONS IN SUPPORT OF FY 2008. ARTICLE 2 RELATING TO BORROWING IN ANTICIPATION OF RECEIPTS FROM TAXES. ARTICLE 3 RELATING TO GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION. ARTICLE 4 RELATING TO E-911 EMERGENCY TELEPHONE SYSTEM. ARTICLE 5 RELATING TO DEBT MANAGEMENT ACT - JOINT RESOLUTIONS. ARTICLE 6 RELATING TO MAKING REVISED APPROPRIATIONS IN SUPPORT OF FY 2007. ARTICLE 7 RELATING TO TAXATION. ARTICLE 8 RELATING TO PUBLIC FINANCE – STATE BUDGET. ARTICLE 9 RELATING TO EDUCATION BENEFITS FOR NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERS. ARTICLE 10 RELATING TO RESTRICTED RECEIPT ACCOUNTS. ARTICLE 11 RELATING TO HOSPITAL AND OTHER MEDICAL FACILITIES AND SERVICES. ARTICLE 12 RELATING TO NURSING FACILITIES. ARTICLE 13 RELATING TO HOSPITAL PAYMENTS ARTICLE 14 RELATING TO MEDICAL ASSISTANCE – LONG-TERM CARE SERVICE AND FINANCE REFORM. ARTICLE 15 RELATING TO CHILD CARE – STATE SUBSIDIES. ARTICLE 16 RELATING TO FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS – LICENSED ACTIVITIES. ARTICLE 17 RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES - PHARMACEUTICALS. ARTICLE 18 RELATING TO PROGRAM INTEGRITY. ARTICLE 19 RELATING TO HOSPITAL UNCOMPENSATED CARE. ARTICLE 20 RELATING TO CHILD CARE ELIGIBILITY. ARTICLE 21 RELATING TO EDUCATION AID. ARTICLE 22 RELATING TO DELINQUENT AND DEPENDENT CHILDREN. ARTICLE 23 RELATING TO GENERAL PUBLIC ASSISTANCE -- HARDSHIP. ARTICLE 24 RELATING TO LICENSING OF ADULT DAY PROGRAMS. ARTICLE 25 RELATING TO STATE AID. ARTICLE 26 RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES. ARTICLE 27 RELATING TO SALES TAX EXEMPTION. ARTICLE 28 RELATING TO EXCESS INSURER PROFITS AND ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS. ARTICLE 29 RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES. ARTICLE 30 RELATING TO BAYS, RIVERS, AND WATERSHED COORDINATION TEAM. ARTICLE 31 RELATING TO MUNICIPAL TIPPING FEES. ARTICLE 32 RELATING TO CONTRACTOR’S REGISTRATION FEES. ARTICLE 33 RELATING TO FIRE SAFETY FEES. ARTICLE 34 RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE EMISSIONS INSPECTION PROGRAM. ARTICLE 35 RELATING TO ADJUDICATION OF TRAFFIC OFFENSES. ARTICLE 36 RELATING TO HISTORICAL RECORDS TRUST FEES. ARTICLE 37 RELATING TO UNCLAIMED PROPERTY. ARTICLE 38 RELATING TO PESTICIDE REGISTRATION SURCHARGE FEES. ARTICLE 39 RELATING TO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH FEES. ARTICLE 40 RELATING TO TOBACCO SETTLEMENT FINANCING CORPORATION. ARTICLE 41 RELATING TO MUTUEL BETTING AND LICENSE FEES. ARTICLE 42 RELATING TO PRIVATIZATION OF STATE SERVICES. ARTICLE 43 RELATING TO FARM TO SCHOOL INCOME TAX CREDIT. ARTICLE 44 RELATING TO EFFECTIVE DATE	06/21/07
164	H 5301am	Insurance – commissioner – out of state trusts and associations – enforcement.	06/30/07
147	H 5303B	Pascoag Utility District - amendments – taxation – exemption.	06/28/07
322	H 5305	Waters and navigation – beach vehicle registration permits.	07/07/07
525	H 5307A	State affairs and government – expenditures – reports.	10/30/07
337	H 5309	Military affairs and defense – emergency management advisory council – composition.	07/06/07
293	H 5326	State affairs and government – administrative procedures – rulemaking – notice.	07/06/07
058	H 5328	Elections – party committees – removal of members.	06/20/07
338	H 5333A	Warren – taxation – assessment.	07/05/07
226	H 5351Aam	Education – dropout prevention.	07/03/07
339	H 5352	Education – students – discipline.	07/06/07
340	H 5357A	Statutes and statutory construction – amendments – deletions.	07/07/07
182	H 5369	State constructions – University of Rhode Island –Texas Instruments House.	07/02/07
163	H 5371B	Public utilities and carriers – taxis – handicapped accessible – tax credit.	06/30/07
057	H 5372	Motor vehicles – termination of insurance to be filed with the division of motor vehicles.	06/20/07
037	H 5382	Business and professions - board of medical licensure and discipline - unprofessional conduct.	06/14/07
181	H 5383A	Business and professions – dentists and dental hygienists – licenses.	07/02/07
519	H 5385am	Criminal offenses – Rhode Island Airport Corporation – weapons – policeman’s bill of rights.	10/30/07
056	H 5387	Criminal offenses – unauthorized practice of law – Administrative Procedures Act.	06/20/07
174	H 5390am	Domestic relations – solemnization of marriage – officials.	07/02/07
146	H 5403Aam	Business and professions - public accountancy - permits.	06/28/07
341	H 5404	Insurance – insolvency fund – transfer of funds.	07/06/07
342	H 5418	Military affairs and defense – emergency management advisory council – composition.	07/06 07
343	H 5420am	Highways – construction and maintenance – penalties.	07/06/07
180	H 5421am	State affairs and government – open meetings – public bodies – libraries.	07/02/07
292	H 5425A	Towns and cities – borrowing – bonds – approval.	07/06/07
055	H 5426	Towns and cities – low and moderate income housing – oversight – extension.	06/20/07
138	H 5430A	Commercial law – unfair sales practices – rebates – beverages.	06/28/07
344	H 5432A	Businesses and professions – property – agency – transactions.	07/06/07
038	H 5434	Commercial law – deceptive trade practices.	06/14/07
145	H 5437B	Agriculture and forestry - notification - level II certification.	06/28/07
232	H 5455Aam	Education – University of Rhode Island – research foundation.	07/03/07
162	H 5457A	Health and safety – ambulance service coordinating advisory board – composition.	06/30/07
345	H 5459	Business and professions – prescriptions – controlled substances.	07/06/07
161	H 5483B	Property – conservation – development – notice.	06/30/07
054	H 5485A	Home loan protection act – property – mortgages – liability.	06/20/07
047	H 5486	Commercial law – precious metals – second hand dealer.	06/15/07
160	H 5517B	Courts – fines – collections.	06/30/07
309	H 5518	Courts – Family Court – employees.	07/06/07
179	H 5519am	Courts – judges – leave – retirement credit.	07/02/07
336	H 5523	Hopkinton – municipal court.	07/05/07
334	H 5524A	Courts – judicial tenure and discipline – traffic tribunal.	07/06/07
144	H 5525A	Courts and civil procedure – opinions – distribution – posting.	06/28/07
178	H 5529	Courts – commission on judicial tenure and discipline – composition.	07/02/07
005	H 5536	North Kingstown – elderly – tax relief act – referendum.	03/01/07
088	H 5543am	Insurance – insolvency fund – covered claim.	06/22/07
526	H 5547Aam	Insurance – motor vehicles – unfair claims – car rentals.	10/30/07
527	H 5549A	Insurance – motor vehicles – unfair claims – repairs.	10/30/07
159	H 5556B	Health and safety – building code – permits.	06/30/07
291	H 5557Aam	Health and safety – fire safety – monoxide detectors – inspections.	07/06/07
297	H 5562	Public utilities and carriers – utilities – termination of service – infants.	07/06/07
034	H 5564	Courts and civil procedure - Uniform Commercial Code.	06/14/07
173	H 5566B	Public utilities and carriers – renewable energy systems.	07/02/07
177	H 5574A	Motor vehicles – diesel emissions reduction.	07/02/07
206	H 5577A	Health and safety – regional greenhouse gas initiative.	07/02/07
208	H 5578A	Waters and navigation – public drinking water supply – cross-connection control.	07/02/07
298	H 5579A	State affairs and government – renewable energy.	07/06/07
102	H 5581am	Fish and wildlife – conservation officers – motor vehicle – all terrain vehicles.	06/27/07
290	H 5589A	Libraries – Library of Rhode Island network.	07/06/07
299	H 5620am	Elections – campaign reports.	07/07/07
300	H 5632	Criminal procedure – domestic violence – prevention.	07/06/07
172	H 5647Aam	Probate practice – access to decedents’ electronic mail accounts.	07/02/07
158	H 5648am	Probate practice – procedure – appeals.	06/30/07
301	H 5653	Elections – local canvassing authority – qualifications.	07/06/07
302	H 5655	Fiduciaries – qualified disposition in trust.	07/06/07
303	H 5661	Education – school committees – independent legal counsel.	07/06/07
157	H 5664A	Motor and other vehicles – bicycles – helmets – rear mounted carrier and/or trailer.	06/30/07
101	H 5666A	Business and professions – optometrists – licensing and certification.	06/27/07
304	H 5671Aam	Education – health and safety of pupils – allergies – notice.	07/07/07
039	H 5674am	Business and professions – speech pathology and audiology – licensing and qualifications.	06/14/07
053	H 5678A	Business and professions – pharmacies – immunizations.	06/20/07
289	H 5681A	Labor and labor relations – amendments – administrative procedures act – boilers.	07/06/07
052	H 5684	Holidays and days of special observance – overtime exemption – carriers.	06/20/07
305	H 5696am	Towns and cities – impact fees.	07/06/07
306	H 5700	Libraries – Rhode Island Information Resources Management Board – repealed.	07/06/07
225	H 5708A	Business and professions – public accountancy – permitting – privileges.	07/03/07
321	H 5716am	Agriculture – taxation – production of fiber.	07/07/07
308	H 5727A	Animals – vicious dogs.	07/06/07
017	H 5728am	Cities and towns – zoning boards - terms.	05/17/07
087	H 5731Aam	Waters and navigation – boats – lifejackets.	06/22/07
288	H 5732am	Labor and labor relations – construction trust act.	07/06/07
143	H 5734B	Financial institutions – use of names.	06/28/07
142	H 5735B	Health and safety – radon inspection – licensing – penalties.	06/28/07
086	H 5736B	Insurance – health maintenance organizations – contract guidelines.	06/22/07
156	H 5740A	Insurance – voluntary restructuring of solvent insurers.	06/30/07
085	H 5741B	Insurance – insurance producers – licensing.	06/22/07
134	H 5742A	Insurance – life – standards – penalties – consumer rights.	06/27/07
100	H 5744	Waters and navigation – underground storage tanks – inspection.	06/27/07
187	H 5745	Health and safety – hazardous waste – penalties.	07/02/07
250	H 5753A	Taxation – tobacco – sales – penalties – criminal offenses.	07/07/07
040	H 5763A	Business and professions – licensing of physical therapists – continuing education.	06/14/07
310	H 5764	Health and safety – Health professional loan repayment board – composition.	07/06/07
084	H 5770B	State affairs and government – elderly affairs – elder abuse and neglect.	06/22/07
025	H 5771	Family Court – dependent children – foster parents – licensing.	06/11/07
311	H 5774A	Criminal offenses – graffiti.	07/07/07
312	H 5778	State affairs and government – corrections – community confinement – waiver.	07/07/07
294	H 5782Aam	State affairs and government – Department of Environmental Management – violations – penalties – jurisdiction.	07/06/07
521	H 5785	Public property and works – prevailing wage.	10/30/07
313	H 5799A	Insurance – motor vehicles – parts – notice.	07/06/07
171	H 5800Aam	Commercial law – motor vehicles – deceptive practice – contracts.	07/02/07
314	H 5805B	Health and safety – retail establishments – recycling.	07/06/07
315	H 5850A	Health and safety – utilization of unused prescription drugs.	07/07/07
316	H 5853	Businesses and professions – pharmacies – license – discipline.	07/07/07
317	H 5860A	Coventry – schools – gifts.	07/06/07
141	H 5862A	State affairs and government - early care and education of school-age childcare - quality rating system.	06/28/07
318	H 5874	Elections – officials – students.	07/06/07
217	H 5881A	Criminal offenses – trafficking of persons – involuntary servitude - penalties.	07/02/07
224	H 5900	Education – healthy weight and weight management.	07/03/07
083	H 5902Aam	Military affairs and defense – decorations – Rhode Island defense service medal.	06/22/07
319	H 5903	Taxation – vehicle value commission – composition.	07/06/07
514	H 5904Aam	Labor – boards and commissions – equal opportunity.	10/30/07
051	H 5909Aam	Public utilities and carriers – utilities – reinstatement of service	06/20/07
360	H 5911A	Corporations and partnerships – filings – secretary of state.	07/07/07
524	H 5941am	Property – taxation – time-shares.	10/30/07
041	H 5946	Health and safety – licensing of assisted living and healthcare facilities.	06/14/07
050	H 5956am	Business and professions - nurse licensure compact act.	06/20/07
046	H 5961	Motor and other vehicles – adjudication of traffic offenses – refusal to submit to chemical test.	06/15/07
520	H 5964	Criminal offenses – weapons – fire marshals.	10/30/07
223	H 5969	Elections – matching funds – captioning and text.	07/03/07
307	H 5971	Highways – tolls – penalties – jurisdiction.	07/06/07
347	H 5972am	Criminal offense – computers.	07/06/07
376	H 5988	Commercial law – precious metals – salvage yard operator.	07/07/07
377	H 5995	Courts and civil procedures – liability – insurers.	07/06/07
072	H 6005am	Food and drugs – Edward O. Hawkins and Thomas C. Slater medical marijuana act.	06/21/07
193	H 6014A	Motor vehicles – penalties – street racing.	07/02/07
528	H 6032	State affairs and government – international trade agreements – approval.	10/30/07
140	H 6033B	Health and safety – insurance – magnetic resonance imaging –accreditation.	06/28/07
222	H 6051A	Education – school housing – bonds – general assembly.	07/03/07
378	H 6053	Human services – employers – public health access reports.	07/06/07
221	H 6054am	Labor and labor relations – small employer – health coverage.	07/03/07
379	H 6062A	Food and drugs – heritage educational facilities – registration.	07/07/07
082	H 6079B	State affairs and government – health insurance commissioner – providers.	06/22/07
380	H 6094A	Motor vehicles – colleges and universities – commercial drivers licenses.	07/07/07
170	H 6095B	Health and safety – contagious diseases – prenatal care – screening.	07/02/07
117	H 6099	Chepachet Fire District – amendments – appointments.	06/27/07
192	H 6105	State affairs and government – lifesaving medal.	07/02/07
381	H 6122am	Motor vehicles – plates – general officers – emeritus.	07/06/07
020	H 6124	Pawtucket – taxation – exemptions.	05/30/07
512	H 6125A	Health and safety – health planning act.	10/30/07
382	H 6128	Education – charter public schools – individual education program – funds.	07/06/07
383	H 6131am	Education – Rhode Island Community Supports Academy.	07/07/07
384	H 6133	Elections – registration of voters.	07/07/07
139	H 6134B	Criminal offenses – grocery and laundry carts, milk cases, egg baskets and bakery containers.	06/28/07
231	H 6137A	Labor and labor relations – health insurance – tax incentive – cafeteria plans.	07/03/07
012	H 6141	Education equity and property tax relief act - committee - reporting date.	04/11/07
133	H 6143Bam	City and towns – bays – stormwater design and installation standards.	06/27/07
254	H 6149Aam	Woonsocket – bonds – school facilities.	07/03/07
191	H 6161A	Alcoholic beverages – underage drinking – penalties.	07/02/07
287	H 6166A	Education – health and safety of pupils – dating violence.	07/06/07
105	H 6170	Central Falls –charter – ratifying amendments.	06/27/07
386	H 6185A	Motor and other vehicles – adjudication – good driving record – fees.	07/07/07
230	H 6187A	Human services – pharmaceuticals – direct vendor plan – co-pays.	07/03/07
511	H 6191	Alcoholic beverages – license hearings – notice.	10/30/07
385	H 6203	Motor vehicles – salvage – title.	07/06/07
401	H 6204A	Motor vehicles – inspections – commercial vehicles.	07/06/07
190	H 6208A	Aeronautics – airports – air quality monitoring.	07/02/07
388	H 6218am	Sports, racing and athletics – boxing.	07/06/07
375	H 6223	Warren – taxation – historic tax credits.	07/05/07
049	H 6228	State affairs and government – department of state – repeal.	06/20/07
390	H 6229Aam	Elections – presidential preference – national conventions – delegates.	07/06/07
081	H 6240	Sports, racing and athletics – department of business regulation – commercial licensing.	06/22/07
099	H 6241	Corporations and partnerships – limited partnerships – resident agent – Secretary of State.	06/27/07
098	H 6245	Corporations and partnerships – dissolution – filing.	06/27/07
097	H 6246	Corporations and partnerships – limited liability company – authorized person – annual reports and filings.	06/27/07
096	H 6247	Corporations and partnerships – business entities – merger of domestic and foreign entities.	06/27/07
095	H 6248	Corporations and partnerships - indemnity - dissolution - franchise tax.	06/27/07
094	H 6249	Corporations and Partnerships – conversion of business entities.	06/27/07
391	H 6255	State affairs and government – energy facility siting – studies.	07/07/07
392	H 6258Aam	Towns and cities – municipal detention facility corporation.	07/05/07
189	H 6260	State constructions – University of Rhode Island – Wiley Hall.	07/02/07
188	H 6261	State constructions – University of Rhode Island – Eddy Hall.	07/02/07
176	H 6262	State constructions – University of Rhode Island – Garrahy Hall.	07/02/07
393	H 6263	Johnston – taxation – deferment.	07/05/07
394	H 6276	Commercial law – trademarks – registration.	07/06/07
522	H 6277A	Elections – board of elections – terms.	10/30/07
186	H 6278Aam	Human services – long-term care – community alternatives – assessments.	07/02/07
229	H 6279	Education – transportation – students with special needs.	07/03/07
523	H 6280	State affairs and government – corrections – collective bargaining.	10/30/07
395	H 6282A	Dunn’s Corner Fire District – incorporation.	07/05/07
194	H 6295	State constructions – US Route 6 – Sgt. Timothy Giblin Highway.	07/02/07
286	H 6304am	East Greenwich United Methodist Church – property.	07/07/07
396	H 6305	East Greenwich Fire District – board – composition.	07/05/07
220	H 6324A	Courts – appointment of judges –judicial nominating commission – names.	07/02/07
397	H 6326	Chariho Regional School District – bonds – public buildings.	07/05/07
398	H 6330	West Warwick – taxation – veterans’ exemptions.	07/05/07
399	H 6332	Glendale Water Association, Inc. – charter.	07/05/07
362	H 6345	Education – student loan authority – composition.	07/07/07
022	H 6354am	Johnston – supplemental tax.	06/06/07
285	H 6356	Holidays and days of special observance – Dominican Republic Independence Day.	07/07/07
185	H 6371A	Motor vehicles – transportation – students.	07/02/07
389	H 6376	Taxation – property tax – legislative oversight commission – composition.	07/07/07
529	H 6379A	Elections – campaign contributions and expenditures – electronic reports.	10/30/07
387	H 6396A	Health and safety – mercury reduction – button cell batteries.	07/07/07
350	H 6411	Motor vehicles – equipment – emergency response vehicles.	07/07/07
351	H 6418	State constructions – Charles “Ted” Wright rotary.	07/07/07
295	H 6421am	State affairs and government – lottery – restricted revenue – Council on the Arts.	07/06/07
155	H 6424Aam	Scituate – bonds – middle/high school complex.	06/30/07
352	H 6425	Central Falls – taxation – exemptions.	07/07/07
353	H 6440	Education – Northern Rhode Island Collaborative.	07/05/07
354	H 6453	North Smithfield – bonds – sewers – approval.	07/05/07
355	H 6454	North Smithfield – bonds – public buildings.	07/05/07
169	H 6468Bam	Insurance – policies and reserves – hurricanes, storms and floods.	07/02/07
356	H 6470A	Businesses and professions – health clubs – exemptions.	07/07/07
518	H 6471	Public utilities and carriers – public transit authority – powers and duties.	10/30/07
045	H 6473A	Tobacco settlement financing corporation.	06/15/07
357	H 6479	Charlestown Fire District – bonds – board members.	07/05/07
358	H 6480	North Smithfield – taxation – exemptions.	07/07/07
359	H 6481	North Smithfield – taxation – classifications.	07/05/07
132	H 6486	Western Coventry Fire District – amendment – bonds.	06/27/07
531	H 6487	Criminal offenses – gambling – bingo.	11/08/07
374	H 6493	Portsmouth – bonds – sewers - assessments - approval.	07/05/07
361	H 6494	Portsmouth – bonds – sewers - assessments – approval.	07/05/07
104	H 6500	North Kingstown – charter – ratifying amendments.	06/27/07
131	H 6503B	Insurance – policies – hurricane loss projection methodology.	06/27/07
166	H 6506	State constructions – Fire Fighters Memorial Square.	07/02/07
228	H 6511Aam	Business and professions – contractors board – regulations.	07/03/07
349	H 6514am	Coventry – bonds – public buildings.	07/05/07
363	H 6522A	Insurance – rate setting – models.	07/07/07
364	H 6526	Jamestown – bonds – public buildings.	07/05/07
365	H 6527	Jamestown – bonds – public buildings.	07/05/07
516	H 6529	Insurance – The Rhode Island best prescription program.	10/30/07
366	H 6533A	New Shoreham – highways – property – abandonment – title.	07/05/07
367	H 6540	Portsmouth – bonds – open space –recreation.	07/05/07
368	H 6553	Criminal offenses – weapons – permits.	07/06/07
369	H 6554A	Holidays and days of special observance – overtime exemption carriers – airport corporation.	07/06/07
370	H 6563A	Education – bonds – school housing aid – net savings.	07/05/07
371	H 6564	State affairs and government – local ordinances – video lottery terminals.	07/07/07
372	H 6566	Hopkinton – Home Rule Charter.	07/05/07
423	S 0004A	Motor vehicles – school busses – equipment.	07/06/07
008	S 0009	Personal income tax act – “resident” definition amended – charitable contributions to Rhode Island organizations.	03/27/07
426	S 0019	Criminal offenses – minors – tobacco.	07/07/07
496	S 0029A	Health And safety – healthcare facilities staffing – overtime.	10/30/07
427	S 0034A	Financial institutions – Rhode Island Fair Debt Collection Practice Act.	07/07/07
265	S 0040am	Motor vehicles – state vehicles – equipment – warning devices.	07/03/07
274	S 0043A	Courts – judges – retirement – contributions and distribution.	07/06/07
154	S 0050A	Courts – fines – collections.	06/30/07
252	S 0054B	Towns and cities – borrowing – bonds – approval.	07/03/07
013	S 0055A	Financial institutions - uniform debt services act – “affiliates” definition amended. *Provisions effective March 31, 2007.	04/13/07
428	S 0063	Westerly – municipal land trust.	07/05/07
243	S 0079B	Towns and cities – fire fighters and police officers – injuries – off duty.	07/03/07
080	S 0081A	Education – health and safety of pupils – healthy beverages.	06/22/07
429	S 0082	Motor vehicles – biodiesel fuel.	07/06/07
079	S 0087	Public finance – state investment commission – investments – Sudan.	06/22/07
115	S 0091	Chepachet Fire District – amendments – appointments.	06/27/07
009	S 0092	South Kingstown – Home Rule Charter – validation.	03/29/07
153	S 0093A	Westerly – tax sales – land trust.	06/30/07
430	S 0102A	Animals – vicious dogs.	07/06/07
431	S 0103	Insurance – insolvency fund – transfer of funds.	07/06/07
244	S 0104Aam	Financial institutions – loan originator – licensing.	07/03/07
019	S 0105	Uniform Commercial Code.	05/23/07
245	S 0106B	Health and safety – fire safety – cigarettes.	07/03/07
071	S 0121	Elections – party committees – removal of members.	06/20/07
267	S 0131A	Health and safety – radon inspection – licensing – penalties.	07/06/07
432	S 0134A	Motor and other vehicles – repealed.	07/07/07
011	S 0135	Charlestown – bonds – affordable housing.	04/11/07
433	S 0142	State affairs and government – open meetings – electronic communications – reasonable accommodation.	07/07/07
246	S 0145B	Taxation – tobacco – sales – penalties – criminal offenses.	07/03/07
078	S 0155A	State buildings – juvenile detention center – Roosevelt Benton Youth Assessment center.	06/22/07
434	S 0157A	Coventry – schools – gifts.	07/06/07
077	S 0161	Labor and labor relations – employment security – disqualifying income.	06/22/07
216	S 0171am	Lincoln – taxation - exemption – veterans.	07/02/07
033	S 0173A	Business and professions – speech pathology and audiology – licensing and qualifications.	06/14/07
024	S 0174A	Health and safety – vital records –birth certificates for births resulting in stillbirths.	06/11/07
448	S 0176	Business and professions – prescriptions – controlled substances.	07/06/07
247	S 0180A	Warren – taxation – assessment.	07/03/07
044	S 0181	Pawtucket water supply board.	06/15/07
241	S 0186A	Public utilities and carriers – transit authority – passenger security.	07/03/07
436	S 0189	Elections – local canvassing authority – qualifications.	07/06/07
425	S 0191A	Commercial law – advertising – facsimile – civil action.	07/07/07
497	S 0197A	Criminal offenses – Rhode Island Airport Corporation – weapons – policeman’s bill of rights.	10/30/07
129	S 0206A	State affairs and government – open meetings – public bodies – libraries.	06/27/07
438	S 0208am	Criminal offenses – weapons – permits.	07/06/07
439	S 0227am	Sports, racing and athletics – boxing.	07/06/07
152	S 0230B	Financial institutions – use of names.	06/30/07
440	S 0231Aam	State affairs and government – renewable energy.	07/06/07
441	S 0232A	Public utilities and carriers – public housing authorities – gas.	07/07/07
442	S 0234	Insurance – insolvencies.	07/07/07
443	S 0235	Insurance – licenses – surplus line broker.	07/07/07
248	S 0236B	Motor vehicles – warranties – fire department apparatus.	07/03/07
076	S 0237	Sports, racing and athletics – department of business regulation – commercial licensing.	06/22/07
075	S 0241Aam	Waters and navigation – boats – lifejackets.	06/22/07
114	S 0242	Waters and navigation – underground storage tanks – inspection.	06/27/07
444	S 0244Aam	Health and safety – retail establishments – recycling.	07/06/07
002	S 0245	North Kingstown – bonds – schools.	03/01/07
128	S 0253Bam	Human services – long-term care – community alternatives – assessments.	06/27/07
215	S 0254Aam	Insurance – health maintenance organizations – contract guidelines.	07/02/07
032	S 0256	Business and professions - board of medical licensure and discipline - unprofessional conduct.	06/14/07
070	S 0258	Towns and cities – low and moderate income housing – oversight – extension.	06/20/07
116	S 0260am	Portsmouth – bonds – wind turbine.	06/27/07
445	S 0261A	Pascoag Utility District - amendments – taxation – exemption.	07/05/07
249	S 0262A	Motor and other vehicles – bicycles – rear mounted carrier and/or trailer – helmets.	07/03/07
446	S 0263	Taxation – vehicle value commission – composition.	07/06/07
003	S 0265am	North Kingstown – elderly – tax relief act – referendum.	03/01/07
414	S 0267	Highways – tolls – penalties – jurisdiction.	07/06/07
268	S 0295	State affairs and government – administrative procedures – rulemaking – notice.	07/06/07
130	S 0299A	Insurance – insolvency fund – covered claim.	06/27/07
031	S 0300	Commercial law – deceptive trade practices.	06/14/07
151	S 0301B	Business and professions - public accountancy - permits.	06/30/07
069	S 0302	Motor vehicles – termination of insurance to be filed with the division of motor vehicles.	06/20/07
074	S 0305	Military affairs and defense – decorations – Rhode Island defense service medal.	06/22/07
214	S 0307A	Motor vehicles – plates – disabled veterans	07/02/07
068	S 0308	Motor vehicles – plates – veterans – motorcycles.	06/20/07
437	S 0323	Libraries – Rhode Island Information Resources Management Board – repealed.	07/06/07
030	S 0326	Health and safety – licensing of assisted living and healthcare facilities.	06/14/07
213	S 0332	Health and safety – hazardous waste – penalties.	07/02/07
498	S 0335am	Motor vehicles – reparations – financial responsibility.	10/30/07
212	S 0342A	Criminal offenses – disturbance of public assembly – military funeral.	07/02/07
435	S 0349A	Public officers and employees – merit system – residency – repealed.	07/06/07
043	S 0366	Commercial law – precious metals – second hand dealer.	06/15/07
269	S 0367A	Insurance – voluntary restructuring of solvent insurers.	07/06/07
240	S 0368Aam	Insurance – carriers – board of directors – standards.	07/03/07
251	S 0369am	Financial institutions – business regulations – lenders – multi-state licensing.	07/03/07
403	S 0370A	Businesses and professions – property – agency – transactions.	07/06/07
067	S 0371	Home loan protection act – property – mortgages – liability.	06/20/07
127	S 0376Aam	Waters and navigation – public drinking water supply – cross-connection control.	06/27/07
270	S 0382A	Commercial law – unfair sales practices – rebates – beverages.	07/06/07
066	S 0384A	Public utilities and carriers – utilities – reinstatement of service	06/20/07
211	S 0386A	Insurance – insurance producers – licensing.	07/02/07
404	S 0387	Insurance – adjusters – requirements – fees.	07/07/07
210	S 0389am	Insurance – life – standards – penalties – consumer rights.	07/02/07
264	S 0390A	Libraries – Library of Rhode Island network.	07/03/07
405	S 0392	Education – academic degrees – prohibitions.	07/07/07
406	S 0393	Education – charter public schools – individual education program – funds.	07/06/07
407	S 0394	Education – students – discipline.	07/06/07
271	S 0399A	Agriculture and forestry - notification - level II certification.	07/06/07
126	S 0405A	Courts – judges – leave – retirement credit.	06/27/07
408	S 0411am	Agriculture – taxation – production of fiber.	07/06/07
409	S 0414	Public officers and employees – traveling expenses – withholding – RIPTA passes.	07/07/07
410	S 0438	Military affairs and defense – emergency management advisory council – composition.	07/06/07
209	S 0442A	State affairs and government – elderly affairs – elder abuse and neglect.	07/02/07
029	S 0445A	Insurance - orthotic and prosthetic services.	06/14/07
065	S 0446am	Business and professions – pharmacies – immunizations.	06/20/07
125	S 0448B	Labor and labor relations – health insurance – tax incentive – cafeteria plans.	06/27/07
272	S 0451A	State affairs and government - early care and education of school-age childcare – quality rating system.	07/06/07
411	S 0453A	Insurance – health – infertility.	07/06/07
424	S 0455Aam	Human Services – medical assistance – managed care.	07/07/07
413	S 0461	Education – school committees – independent legal counsel.	07/06/07
064	S 0465	Criminal offenses – unauthorized practice of law – Administrative Procedures Act.	06/20/07
402	S 0467A	Courts – judicial tenure and discipline – traffic tribunal.	07/06/07
415	S 0468	Courts – Family Court – employees.	07/06/07
124	S 0469Aam	Courts – commission on judicial tenure and discipline – composition.	06/27/07
273	S 0470am	Courts and civil procedure – opinions – distribution – posting.	07/06/07
417	S 0481	Probate practice – guardians – adults – requirements.	07/07/07
253	S 0492Aam	State affairs and government – Department of Environmental Management – violations – penalties – jurisdiction.	07/03/07
150	S 0493A	Labor and labor relations – construction trust act.	06/30/07
149	S 0495A	Labor and labor relations – amendments – administrative procedures act.	06/30/07
063	S 0497	Holidays and days of special observance – overtime exemption – carriers.	06/20/07
505	S 0500	Courts and civil procedure – causes of action – misclassification of employees.	10/30/07
506	S 0507	Labor – hoisting engineers – board of examiners – composition.	10/30/07
507	S 0514A	Labor – welding – board of examiners – composition – licenses.	10/30/07
418	S 0516A	Insurance – motor vehicles – parts – notice.	07/06/07
282	S 0519A	Criminal offenses – grocery and laundry carts, milk cases, egg baskets and bakery containers.	07/06/07
195	S 0526	State constructions – University of Rhode Island –Texas Instruments House.	07/02/07
242	S 0531am	Retail licenses – alcohol – caterers.	07/03/07
028	S 0540A	Commercial law – fair dealership act.	06/14/07
419	S 0546A	Public utilities and carriers – utilities – termination of service – infants.	07/06/07
275	S 0548A	Health and safety – state building code – permits – time period – fees.	07/06/07
420	S 0551A	Businesses and professions – engineers – registration – requirements.	07/07/07
266	S 0553A	Public utilities and carriers – taxis – handicapped accessible – tax credit.	07/06/07
207	S 0556Aam	Motor vehicles – transportation – students.	07/02/07
421	S 0560A	Health and safety – pesticides – reports.	07/07/07
283	S 0564A	Property – conservation – development – notice.	07/06/07
219	S 0566A	Motor vehicles – diesel emissions reduction.	07/02/07
508	S 0575A	State affairs and government – State Archives – fees.	10/30/07
422	S 0577am	Public property and works – purchase – legal services – reports.	07/07/07
499	S 0593A	Insurance – The Rhode Island best prescription program.	10/30/07
510	S 0619	Courts and civil procedure – pensions and benefits – allowances.	10/30/07
277	S 0633Aam	Health and safety – insurance – magnetic resonance imaging –accreditation.	07/06/07
113	S 0636Aam	Business and professions – optometrists – licensing and certification.	06/27/07
239	S 0638A	Insurance – long-term care.	07/03/07
062	S 0640A	Business and professions - nurse licensure compact act.	06/20/07
459	S 0644	Human services – employers – public health access reports.	07/06/07
205	S 0647Aam	State affairs and government – health insurance commissioner – providers.	07/02/07
500	S 0648Aam	Health and safety – health planning act.	10/30/07
412	S 0654	Health and safety – Health professional loan repayment board – composition.	07/06/07
027	S 0657A	Business and professions – licensing of physical therapists – continuing education.	06/14/07
204	S 0658A	Business and professions – dentists and dental hygienists – licenses.	07/02/07
255	S 0665Aam	Health and safety – fire safety – monoxide detectors – inspections.	07/03/07
137	S 0666B	Dunn’s Corner Fire District – incorporation.	06/28/07
447	S 0671A	Towns and cities – impact fees.	07/06/07
473	S 0672A	Towns and cities – police and fire fighters – disability.	07/06/07
474	S 0690	Hopkinton – municipal court.	07/05/07
123	S 0692B	Criminal offenses – trafficking of persons – involuntary servitude - penalties.	06/27/07
475	S 0710Aam	Criminal procedure – domestic violence – prevention.	07/06/07
061	S 0724	State affairs and government – department of state – repeal.	06/20/07
476	S 0729Aam	Health and safety – uniform anatomical gift act – repealed – adoption.	07/06/07
256	S 0732A	Probate practice – access to decedents’ electronic mail accounts.	07/03/07
477	S 0742A	Criminal procedure – domestic violence – intervention programs.	07/07/07
478	S 0748	Fiduciaries – qualified disposition in trust.	07/06/07
122	S 0749am	Alcoholic beverages – underage persons – penalties.	06/27/07
257	S 0764am	Probate practice – procedure – appeals.	07/03/07
479	S 0765A	Elections – presidential preference – national conventions – delegates.	07/06/07
480	S 0766	State affairs and government – department of corrections – inmates – bank deposits.	07/07/07
481	S 0776	Elections – officials – students.	07/06/07
346	S 0778	Courts and civil procedures – liability – insurers.	07/06/07
121	S 0783B	Motor vehicles – penalties – street racing.	06/27/07
238	S 0787A	Business and professions – public accountancy – permitting – privileges.	07/03/07
495	S 0791am	Food and drugs – Edward O. Hawkins and Thomas C. Slater medical marijuana act.	07/22/07
278	S 0792A	Health and safety – ambulance service coordinating advisory board – composition.	07/06/07
483	S 0794am	Criminal offense – computers.	07/06/07
472	S 0796A	Highways – construction and maintenance – penalties.	07/06/07
485	S 0797am	Motor vehicles – unified carrier registration act – penalties – fees.	07/07/07
203	S 0808Aam	Towns and cities – bays – stormwater design and installation standards.	07/02/07
023	S 0820	Family Court – dependent children – foster parents – licensing.	06/11/07
112	S 0828	Corporations and Partnerships – conversion of business entities.	06/27/07
111	S 0829	Corporations and partnerships - indemnity - dissolution - franchise tax.	06/27/07
110	S 0830	Corporations and partnerships – business entities – merger of domestic and foreign entities.	06/27/07
109	S 0831	Corporations and partnerships – limited partnerships – resident agent – Secretary of State.	06/27/07
108	S 0832	Corporations and partnerships – limited liability company – authorized person – annual reports and filings.	06/27/07
486	S 0834	Commercial law – trademarks – registration.	07/06/07
107	S 0835	Corporations and partnerships – dissolution – filing.	06/27/07
487	S 0839A	Motor vehicles – plates – general officers – emeritus.	07/06/07
296	S 0840	Motor vehicles – repossession.	07/07/07
279	S 0841Aam	Health and safety – prenatal care – screening – HIV/Aids.	07/06/07
488	S 0842	Sand Dam Reservoir Association – taxation.	07/05/07
042	S 0845	Motor and other vehicles – adjudication of traffic offenses – refusal to submit to chemical test.	06/15/07
018	S 0855am	Cranston - zoning board - alternate members.	05/17/07
489	S 0862	Motor vehicles – salvage – title.	07/06/07
148	S 0869Aam	Woonsocket – bonds – school facilities.	06/30/07
021	S 0871	Pawtucket – taxation – exemptions.	05/30/07
490	S 0875B	Education – health and safety of pupils – dating violence.	07/03/07
120	S 0892B	Courts – appointment of judges –judicial nominating commission – names.	06/27/07
106	S 0894	Fish and wildlife – conservation officers – motor vehicle – all terrain vehicles.	06/27/07
010	S 0896	Education equity and property tax relief act - committee - reporting date.	04/06/07
202	S 0898	State constructions – University of Rhode Island – Garrahy Hall.	07/02/07
491	S 0906A	Motor vehicles – inspections – commercial vehicles.	07/06/07
492	S 0914	Warren – taxation – historic tax credits.	07/05/07
493	S 0915	Johnston – taxation – deferment.	07/05/07
501	S 0919	Alcoholic beverages – license hearings – notice.	10/30/07
201	S 0920	State constructions – University of Rhode Island – Wiley Hall.	07/02/07
280	S 0921	Holidays and days of special observance – Rhythm and Blues Heritage Month.	07/07/07
200	S 0922	State constructions – University of Rhode Island – Eddy Hall.	07/02/07
237	S 0923	Education – transportation – students with special needs.	07/03/07
461	S 0934	West Warwick – taxation – veterans’ exemptions.	07/05/07
119	S 0943B	State affairs and government – regional greenhouse gas initiative act.	06/27/07
060	S 0952am	Johnston – supplemental tax.	06/20/07
236	S 0953A	Education – school housing – bonds – general assembly.	07/03/07
484	S 0961	Chariho Regional School District – bonds – public buildings.	07/05/07
482	S 0963am	Richmond – retirement – police officers and firefighters.	07/07/07
103	S 0967	Central Falls –charter – ratifying amendments.	06/27/07
503	S 0971am	Criminal offenses – weapons – fire marshals.	10/30/07
416	S 0975	State affairs and government – Convention Center Authority – appointments – advice and consent.	07/07/07
450	S 0990	Military affairs and defense – emergency management advisory council – composition.	07/06/07
451	S 0995	Taxation – property tax – legislative oversight commission – composition.	07/06/07
502	S 1014am	Labor – boards and commissions – equal opportunity.	10/30/07
235	S 1016	Elections – matching funds – captioning and text.	07/03/07
258	S 1030am	State affairs and government – lottery – restricted revenue – Council on the Arts.	07/03/07
452	S 1035Aam	Scituate – bonds – middle/high school complex.	07/05/07
259	S 1037A	Domestic relations – solemnization of marriage – officials.	07/03/07
453	S 1038	Criminal offenses – gambling – bingo.	07/07/07
454	S 1039	East Greenwich – bonds – public buildings.	07/05/07
455	S 1040	Glendale Water Association, Inc. – charter.	07/05/07
530	S 1051A	Food and drugs – heritage educational facilities – registration.	11/07/07
456	S 1052	Exeter Fire District – budget – approval.	07/05/07
234	S 1053	Education – drills – evacuation and lockdown.	07/03/07
504	S 1060	Public utilities and carriers – public transit authority – powers and duties.	10/30/07
457	S 1065	Portsmouth – bonds – sewers - assessments – approval.	07/05/07
458	S 1066	Portsmouth – bonds – sewers - assessments – approval.	07/05/07
471	S 1067	Education – Northern Rhode Island Collaborative.	07/05/07
199	S 1072	Western Coventry Fire District – amendment – bonds.	07/02/07
198	S 1074	Aeronautics – airports – air quality monitoring.	07/02/07
260	S 1076A	New Shoreham – highways – property – abandonment – title.	07/03/07
460	S 1077	Charlestown Fire District – bonds – board members.	07/05/07
449	S 1078	Jamestown – bonds – public buildings.	07/05/07
462	S 1079	Jamestown – bonds – public buildings.	07/05/07
261	S 1089A	State affairs and government – work force development – composition – reports.	07/03/07
197	S 1090	State constructions – Fire Fighters Memorial Square.	07/02/07
463	S 1092	North Smithfield – taxation – classifications.	07/05/07
464	S 1093	North Smithfield – taxation – exemptions.	07/05/07
465	S 1094	Central Falls – taxation – exemptions.	07/05/07
466	S 1095am	Coventry – bonds – public buildings.	07/05/07
467	S 1096	North Smithfield – bonds – public buildings.	07/05/07
468	S 1097	North Smithfield – bonds – sewers – approval.	07/05/07
509	S 1103am	Labor – uninsured employers fund.	10/30/07
196	S 1109	State constructions – US Route 6 – Sgt. Timothy Giblin Highway.	07/02/07
262	S 1110B	Insurance – policies and reserves – hurricanes, storms and floods.	07/03/07
469	S 1114	Portsmouth – bonds – open space –recreation.	07/05/07
470	S 1115	Arc of Blackstone Valley – taxation.	07/05/07
494	S 1116A	Holidays and days of special observance – overtime exemption carriers – airport corporation.	07/06/07
218	S 1128	State affairs and government – lifesaving medal.	07/02/07
281	S 1138	Holidays and days of special observance – Dominican Republic Independence Day.	07/07/07
276	S 1139	Echo Lake water District – amendments – boundaries – meetings – members.	07/07/07
263	S 1140am	Towns and cities – municipal detention facility corporation.	07/03/07
532	S 1141B	Family Court – juveniles – jurisdiction.	11/08/07
233	S 1144	Health and safety – cesspools – inspections – phase-outs.	07/03/07

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