THE OFFICIAL 2017 PUBLIC LAWS LIST

LAW REVISION OFFICE

The Honorable Nicholas A. Mattiello

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 web site.

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CHAPTER NUMBER	BILL NUMBER	TITLE	ENACTMENT DATE
001	S0158	Towns and Cities – Barrington town council – appointments – planning board	05/18/17
002	H5271	Towns and Cities – Barrington town council – appointments – planning board	05/18/17
003	S0195	Alcoholic Beverages – liquor license – class C – 215 Dean Street Providence	05/24/17
004	H5226	Alcoholic Beverages – liquor license – class C – 215 Dean Street Providence	05/24/17
005	S0802	Elections – Board of Elections – supplies – delivered to or picked up	06/19/17
006	S0794	Elections – optical scan voting equipment and sample ballots	06/19/17
007	S0793A	Elections – primary officials – employee of state, city or United States	06/19/17
008	S0700A	Financial Institutions – credit unions – management -	06/19/17
009	S0618A	Corporations - foreign – application for certificate of authority	06/19/17
010	S0562	Towns and cities – statewide solar photovoltaic permit application	06/19/17
011	S0561	Animals – Rabies control board – animal control officer – appoint	06/19/17
012	S0558	Quonset Development Corporation – water service– purchase	06/19/17
013	S0545	Health and safety – sexually transmitted diseases – disclosure – penalties – repeal	06/19/17
014	S0543A	Businesses and professions – appraisal management companies – registration and oversight	06/19/17
015	S0288	Labor and labor relations – unionized firefighters – contracts – continue provisions	06/19/17
016	S0275	Motor vehicles – child restraint systems – rear facing seats	06/19/17
017	S0112A	Public utilities – renewable energy growth program – expand	06/19/17
018	S0098	Public utilities – Public Utility Securitization Act – repeal	06/19/17
019	S0022	Education – assessment – school building safety	06/19/17
020	H5647A	Corporations - foreign – application for certificate of authority	06/19/17
021	H6008	Elections – primary officials – employee of state, city or United States	06/19/17
022	H6000A	Financial Institutions – credit unions – management -	06/19/17
023	H5703	Elections – Board of Elections – supplies – delivered to or picked up	06/19/17
024	H5701	Elections – optical scan voting equipment and sample ballots	06/19/17
025	H5680	Health and safety – sexually transmitted diseases – disclosure – penalties – repeal	06/19/17
026	H5620A	Businesses and professions – appraisal management companies – registration and oversight	06/19/17
027	H5575	Towns and cities – statewide solar photovoltaic permit application	06/19/17
028	H5540	Animals – Rabies control board – animal control officer – appoint	06/19/17
029	H5484	Quonset Development Corporation – water service– purchase	06/19/17
030	H5456	Motor vehicles – child restraint systems – rear facing seats	06/19/17
031	H5291	Public utilities – Public Utility Securitization Act – repeal	06/19/17
032	H5016	Education – assessment – school building safety	06/19/17
033	H5973	Labor and labor relations – unionized firefighters – contracts – continue provisions	06/21/17
034	H5273	Coventry fire district – annual meeting – change date	06/22/17
035	H5616	Health and safety – fire investigations – physical presence on premises	06/22/17
036	H5670	Businesses and professions – board of psychology – increase membership	06/22/17
037	H6085	Warwick – city of – municipal court – abandoned property	06/22/17
038	S0020	Businesses and professions – barbering hairdressing and cosmetic therapy-grandfathering – work in another state	06/22/17
039	S0768	Warwick – city of – municipal court – abandoned property	06/22/17
040	S0749	Health and safety – fire investigations – physical presence on premises	06/22/17
041	S0585	Alcoholic beverages – license - Providence – 100-102 Hope Street	06/22/17
042	S0500	Businesses and professions – board of psychology – increase membership	06/22/17
043	S0292	Alcoholic beverages – server training programs – department of business regulation	06/22/17
044	S0257	Taxation – property – exemption – Artic Playhouse	06/22/17
045	S0162	Coventry fire district – annual meeting – change date	06/22/17
046	H6070	Taxation – property – exemption – Artic Playhouse	06/23/17
047	S0168A	Businesses and professions – real estate brokers – release of escrowed funds	06/27/17
048	S0177	Public records – access  - work product	06/27/17
049	S0333	Towns and cities – municipalities – impact fees - review	06/27/17
050	S0554	Education – distance learning institutions – accreditation	06/27/17
051	S0661A	Background checks – applicants for employment  - religious organizations	06/27/17
052	S0673	State crime laboratory – positions – employees of council on postsecondary education	06/27/17
053	S0812	Controlled substances – fentanyl analogs and synthetic opioids – Schedule I – add	06/27/17
054	H5098	Public records – access  - work product	06/27/17
055	H5222	Businesses and professions – real estate brokers – release of escrowed funds	06/27/17
056	H5274A	Public utilities – renewable energy growth program – expand	06/27/17
057	H5655	Towns and cities – municipalities – impact fees - review	06/27/17
058	H5661	Education – distance learning institutions – accreditation	06/27/17
059	H5738	Controlled substances – fentanyl analogs and synthetic opioids – Schedule I – add	06/27/17
060	H6059A	Background checks – applicants for employment  - religious organizations	06/27/17
061	H6157	State crime laboratory – positions – employees of council on postsecondary education	06/27/17
062	H6078	Businesses and professions – barbering hairdressing and cosmetic therapy-grandfathering – work in another state	06/29/17
063	H5348	Alcoholic beverages – server training programs – department of business regulation	06/29/17
064	H5714	Domestic relations – technical corrections – Uniform Interstate Family Support Act	06/29/17
065	H5715	Courts and civil procedure – list of delinquent persons – limit	06/29/17
066	H5855	Courts and civil procedure – dismissal for lack of prosecution – Traffic Tribunal	06/29/17
067	H6144Aaa	Health and safety – Long-Term Care Coordinating Council – members – decrease	06/29/17
068	S0096A	Businesses and professions – real estate brokers – opinion of value – definition	06/29/17
069	S0178	Family court – O’Rourke Children’s Center – repeal	06/29/17
070	S0611	Courts and civil procedure – list of delinquent persons – limit	06/29/17
071	S0612	Courts and civil procedure – dismissal for lack of prosecution – Traffic Tribunal	06/29/17
072	S0613	Post conviction remedy – review of final judgment	06/29/17
073	S0788Aaa	Health and safety – Long-Term Care Coordinating Council – members – decrease	06/29/17
074	S0803	Domestic relations – technical corrections – Uniform Interstate Family Support Act	06/29/17
075	S0889	Warren – town of – property tax exemptions	06/29/17
076	H5656	Alcoholic beverages – license – Providence – 100-102 Hope Street	06/29/17
077	H5187aa	Towns and cities – prosecutions – right to counsel	06/29/17
078	H5223A	Property – condominiums – insurance – copy of damage appraisal	06/29/17
079	H5480	Fish and wildlife – Department of Environmental Management – environmental police officers	06/29/17
080	H5481	Underground Storage Tank Financial Responsibility Act – amend	06/29/17
081	H5568	Labor and labor relations – work-sharing plan – amend	06/29/17
082	H5641	Public utilities – reserve fund – expand use	06/29/17
083	H5643A	Public utilities – notification requirement – excavation completion	06/29/17
084	S0807A	Emergency management advisory council – amend	06/29/17
085	H5659	Building Code Standards Committee – composition	06/29/17
086	H6166	Emergency management advisory council – amend	06/29/17
087	S0071A	Towns and cities – prosecutions – right to counsel	06/29/17
088	S0198Aaa	Property – condominiums – insurance – copy of damage appraisal	06/29/17
089	S0479	Building Code Standards Committee – composition	06/29/17
090	S0551	Public utilities – reserve fund – expand use	06/29/17
091	S0552A	Public utilities – notification requirement – excavation completion	06/29/17
092	S0560	Underground Storage Tank Financial Responsibility Act – amend	06/29/17
093	S0675	Labor and labor relations – work-sharing plan – amend	06/29/17
094	S0784	Fish and wildlife – Department of Environmental Management – environmental police officers	06/29/17
095	H6206A	Public buildings – rename – “Paramaz Avedisian ’54 Hall”	06/29/17
096	S0905A	Public buildings – rename – “Paramaz Avedisian ’54 Hall”	06/29/17
097	S0950	Division of Motor Vehicles – extend expiration dates	06/29/17
098	H6251	Division of Motor Vehicles – extend expiration dates	06/29/17
099	H6231	Warren – town of – property tax exemptions	06/30/17
100	H5416	Family court – O’Rourke Children’s Center – repeal	06/30/17
101	H5713A	Post conviction remedy – review of final judgment	06/30/17
102	H5453A	Education – “All Students Count Act”	06/30/17
103	H5517A	Controlled substances – fentanyl – unlawful	06/30/17
104	H5699A	Elections – voting booths – minimum number	06/30/17
105	H5990A	Domestic abuse prevention – sexual exploitation – definition	06/30/17
106	H6224A	Workers Compensation – “material hindrance” repeal	06/30/17
107	S0306	Education – curriculum – substance abuse	06/30/17
108	S0439	Education – “All Students Count Act”	06/30/17
109	S0481A	Towns and cities – subdivisions – shorten time periods	06/30/17
110	S0566	Criminal injuries compensation – minor who witnesses a homicide	06/30/17
111	S0610A	Domestic abuse prevention – sexual exploitation – definition	06/30/17
112	S0637A	Electric distribution companies – renewable energy customer – certain charges – prohibit	06/30/17
113	S0792A	Elections – voting booths – minimum number	06/30/17
114	S0805A	Controlled substances – fentanyl – unlawful	06/30/17
115	H5177A	Education – curriculum – substance abuse	06/30/17
116	S0085A	Veterans – preference – state contracts	07/05/17
117	S0194	Hairdressers and cosmeticians – licenses – hours of instruction	07/05/17
118	S0341A	Animals – control officers – certification	07/05/17
119	S0350B	Labor – payment of wages – authorized deductions	07/05/17
120	S0486B	Medical records – copies – reimbursement costs	07/05/17
121	S0512	Towns and cities – police and fire – residency requirement – prohibit	07/05/17
122	S0513	Licenses – required – electrical work	07/05/17
123	S0541aa	Veterans Home – advisory council –members – reduce	07/05/17
124	S0544	Council on Behavioral Health – membership – increase	07/05/17
125	S0559	Veterinary practice – restrictions – remove	07/05/17
126	S0570A	Taxation – farm forest or open space – exemption	07/05/17
127	S0614A	Neglected children – CASA volunteers – background check	07/05/17
128	S0636	Environmental violations – administrative penalties – increase	07/05/17
129	S0674	Labor relations correctional officers – extend period before arbitration	07/05/17
130	S0742A	Physical therapy – definition – modernize	07/05/17
131	S0816	Veterans services-strategic plan advisory committee – amendments	07/05/17
132	S0821A	Insurance – fertility preservation services – coverage	07/05/17
133	S0835A	Criminal offenses – residential mortgage fraud	07/05/17
134	S0850A	I-195 Redevelopment District Commission – training – members	07/05/17
135	H5241A	R.I. Public Transit Authority – appropriation – coordinating council	07/05/17
136	H5280A	Veterans – preference – state contracts	07/05/17
137	H5290	Licenses – required – electrical work	07/05/17
138	H5314A	Health care facilities – report – use of non-Rhode Island licensed nurses	07/05/17
139	H5351	Towns and cities – police and fire – residency requirement – prohibit	07/05/17
140	H5455A	Medical records – copies – reimbursement costs	07/05/17
141	H5470	Veterinary practice – restrictions – remove	07/05/17
142	H5488	Hairdressers and cosmeticians – licenses – hours of instruction	07/05/17
143	H5578	Council on Behavioral Health – membership – increase	07/05/17
144	H5477A	Animals – control officers – certification	07/05/17
145	H5609	Environmental violations – administrative penalties – increase	07/05/17
146	H5695A	Criminal offenses – residential mortgage fraud	07/05/17
147	H5733A	Neglected children – CASA volunteers – background check	07/05/17
148	H6004	Labor relations correctional officers – extend period before arbitration	07/05/17
149	H6095Aaa	Taxation – farm forest or open space – exemption	07/05/17
150	H6170A	Insurance – fertility preservation services – coverage	07/05/17
151	H6300	I-195 Redevelopment District Commission – training – members	07/05/17
152	H6315	Veterans services-strategic plan advisory committee – amendments	07/05/17
153	H6360	Veterans Home – advisory council –members – reduce	07/05/17
154	S0863A	Health care facilities – report – use of non-Rhode Island licensed nurses	07/05/17
155	H5318A	Public utilities – net metering – benefit to all customers	07/06/17
156	H5457Aaa	Motor vehicles – licenses – instruction for parents and guardians	07/06/17
157	H5541	Criminal offenses – children – jurisdiction – superior court	07/06/17
158	H5619A	Businesses and professions – real estate brokers – opinion of value – definition	07/06/17
159	H5965	Burrillville – town of – taxation - exemption – elderly	07/06/17
160	S0555A	Motor vehicles – licenses – instruction for parents and guardians	07/06/17
161	S0603	Motor vehicles – school zone speed enforcement – rules – promulgation	07/06/17
162	S0704	Burrillville – town of – taxation - exemption – elderly	07/06/17
163	S0798	Criminal offenses – children – jurisdiction – superior court	07/06/17
164	S0880A	Public utilities – net metering – benefit to all customers	07/06/17
165	S0789Aaa	Insurance – coverage – chiropractic and osteopathic non-opioid treatment for pain	07/10/17
166	S0406B	Family court – incarceration – motion to modify child support order	07/10/17
167	S0175A	Motor vehicle operators – mobile telephone usage	07/10/17
168	S0398	Commissions – appointment – responsibility	07/07/17
169	S0478	Cumberland fire district fire committee – public office	07/07/17
170	H5397A	Mortgage foreclosure deeds – failure to record	07/07/17
171	H5904	Cumberland fire district fire committee – public office	07/07/17
172	H6301	Commissions – appointment – responsibility	07/07/17
173	S0388A	Mortgage foreclosure deeds – failure to record	07/07/17
174	H5452	Criminal injuries compensation – minor who witnesses a homicide	06/30/17
175	H5475A	Towns and cities – subdivisions – shorten time periods	06/30/17
176	H5483B	Electric distribution companies – renewable energy customer – certain charges – prohibit	06/30/17
177	S0903B	Alcoholic beverages – licenses – class A – dispense unlimited number of wine product samples	07/13/17
178	S0407Baa	Health and safety – patient safety work product – definition	07/13/17
179	S0395A	Taxation – homestead exemption – proration	07/13/17
180	S0203B	Department of Environmental Management – oversight – freshwater	07/13/17
181	S0207B	Retirement system – retired nurses – professors – nursing program	07/13/17
182	S0373A	Alcoholic beverages – retail licenses – insurance	07/13/17
183	H5956	Jamestown – town of – tax exemption – veterans	07/13/17
184	H5199A	Public utilities – PACE assessment – recovery – past due balance	07/18/17
185	H5219A	Insurance – decision – credentialing – health care provider	07/18/17
186	H5277A	Health and safety – conversion therapy – prohibit	07/18/17
187	H5326	Animals – dogs – proper care – conform to standards	07/18/17
188	H5618A	Public utilities net-metering – financing arrangements	07/18/17
189	H5743A	State government – sharing of information between departments	07/18/17
190	H5766A	Motor vehicles – plates – Gold Star Parents	07/18/17
191	H5805A	Department of Environmental Management – division of marine fisheries management – create	07/18/17
192	H5824	State affairs and government – information technology project manager	07/18/17
193	H5837	R.I. Public Transit Authority – open-door service – locations outside R.I.	07/18/17
194	H5840A	Health care facilities – physician practices – license standards	07/18/17
195	H5934	Insurance – casualty rating – repeal certain sections	07/18/17
196	H5937	Insurance – unfair claims practice	07/18/17
197	H5951A	Insurance – domestic partnership – definition	07/18/17
198	H5975A	Uniform controlled substances act – prescriptions – regulations by Department of Health	07/18/17
199	H6084	Towns and cities – emergency police powers	07/18/17
200	H6088A	Education – children with disabilities – over twenty- one	07/18/17
201	H6225	Health and safety – stroke prevention and treatment act	07/18/17
202	H6284A	Hospital conversions – not for profit hospitals – streamline	07/18/17
203	H6297	Health care facilities – inspections – licensing procedures – changes	07/18/17
204	H6302	Motor vehicles – parking in electric vehicle charging station	07/18/17
205	H6305	State affairs – climate change coordinating council	07/18/17
206	H6306A	Health and safety – medical treatment facilities – discharge plans	07/18/17
207	H6307	Uniformed controlled substances act – prescriptions – opioid drugs – discuss risks with patient	07/18/17
208	H6310	Health and safety – estimate of children born with significant risk factors	07/18/17
209	H6324	Civic education commission – alter – membership, reporting and meeting requirements	07/18/17
210	H6336	Tax sales – R.I. Housing and Mortgage Finance Corporation - liability	07/18/17
211	H6341	New buildings – naming – “S. Michael Minutelli Memorial Conference Room”	07/18/17
212	H6342	New buildings – naming – “1^st sergeant P. Andrew McKenna U.S. Army special forces Group Memorial Conference Room”	07/18/17
213	H6345	Department of Environmental Management – agricultural functions	07/18/17
214	H6323	State affairs – open meetings – notice and minutes of meetings	07/18/17
215	H6313	Education – child opportunity zones	07/18/17
216	H6296	State affairs – office of regulatory reform – facilitate economic growth	07/18/17
217	H6213A	Motor vehicles – registration – grounds for refusal	07/18/17
218	H6158A	Health and safety – registration – minor use pesticides	07/18/17
219	H6146	Towns and cities – qualification based selection	07/18/17
220	H6055	Air Quality Monitoring Act –items monitored – reduce	07/18/17
221	H5947	Elections – campaign contributions – definitions – conduit and earmarked	07/18/17
222	H5903	Domestic relations – visitation – grandparents	07/18/17
223	H5777A	Taxation – credits – video games	07/18/17
224	H5761A	Motor vehicles – New England Charitable Foundation – combination vehicles	07/18/17
225	H5710	Probate practice – limited guardianships – rights	07/18/17
226	H5702A	Elections – voters – registration – driver’s license application	07/18/17
227	H5683	Education – “College Crusade Scholarship Act”	07/18/17
228	H5664	Education – media literacy education	07/18/17
229	H5550Aaa	Education – Student Journalists’ Freedom of Expression Act	07/18/17
230	H5474A	Businesses and professions – licensing – doctors of naturopathy	07/18/17
231	H5424	Motor vehicles – registration – Gaspee Days committee	07/18/17
232	H5300A	Criminal offenses – Uniform Act on the Prevention and Remedies for Human Trafficking	07/18/17
233	H5207A	Criminal offenses- sex offenders – homeless shelters – register	07/18/17
234	H5205A	Criminal procedure – expungement – less than six misdemeanors	07/18/17
235	S0985	New buildings – naming – “S. Michael Minutelli Memorial Conference Room”	07/19/17
236	S0984	New buildings – naming – “1^st sergeant P. Andrew McKenna U.S. Army special forces Group Memorial Conference Room”	07/19/17
237	S0960	Education – children with disabilities – over twenty- one	07/19/17
238	S0937Aaa	Hospital conversions – not for profit hospitals – streamline	07/19/17
239	S0883	Education – “College Crusade Scholarship Act”	07/19/17
240	S0808	Elections – campaign contributions – definitions – conduit and earmarked	07/19/17
241	S0790	R.I. Public Transit Authority – open-door service – locations outside R.I.	07/19/17
242	S0785	Department of Environmental Management – division of marine fisheries management – create	07/19/17
243	S0720A	Department of Environmental Management – agricultural functions	07/19/17
244	S0711	Probate practice – limited guardianships – rights	07/19/17
245	S0633A	Civic education commission – alter – membership, reporting and meeting requirements	07/19/17
246	S0577Aaa	Health care facilities – licensing – ambulatory care facilities	07/19/17
247	S0546aa	Uniform controlled substances act – prescriptions – regulations by Department of Health	07/19/17
248	S0540A	Motor vehicles – plates – gold star families	07/19/17
249	S0538A	Motor vehicles – New England Charitable Foundation – combination vehicles	07/19/17
250	S0493A	Uniformed controlled substances act – prescriptions – opioid drugs – discuss risks with patient	07/19/17
251	S0458	State affairs and government – information technology project manager	07/19/17
252	S0324A	Health and safety – estimate of children born with significant risk factors	07/19/17
253	S0231A	Towns and cities – emergency police powers	07/19/17
254	S0145A	Insurance – decision – credentialing – health care provider	07/19/17
255	S0108aa	State affairs – climate change coordinating council	07/19/17
256	S0106	Education – media literacy education	07/19/17
257	S0104	Education – child opportunity zones	07/19/17
258	S0101	Education – virtual education plans	07/19/17
259	S0077	Motor vehicles – parking in electric vehicle charging station	07/19/17
260	S0073Aaa	Criminal offenses – Uniform Act on the Prevention and Remedies for Human Trafficking	07/19/17
261	S0030A	Public utilities – PACE assessment – recovery – past due balance	07/19/17
262	S0656Aaa	Controlled substances – monitoring data base – disclosure – law enforcement	07/19/17
263	H5469A	Controlled substances – monitoring data base – disclosure – law enforcement	07/19/17
264	H6311	Education – virtual education plans	07/19/17
265	S0928	Animals – dogs – proper care – conform to standards	07/21/17
266	S0917A	Workers Compensation – “material hindrance” repeal	07/21/17
267	S0740	Health care facilities – inspections – licensing procedures – changes	07/21/17
268	S0095A	Office of regulatory reform – consult – state departments – facilitate economic growth – plant-based industries	07/21/17
269	H5601A	Police and firefighters – occupational cancer – illness while in performance of active duty	07/21/17
270	H6362	Taxation – exemption – visually impaired – federal standard	07/21/17
271	H6350	Tiverton – town of – charter – amendments – ratify	07/21/17
272	H6339	Alcoholic beverages – licenses – class A opening time	07/21/17
273	H6330A	South Kingstown – town of –property- Contemporary Theatre Company – exemption	07/21/17
274	H6322	Insurance – accident and sickness – formulary change – notification	07/21/17
275	H6312	Education – R.I. Certification Standards Board	07/21/17
276	H6287	Burrillville Land Trust – tax exemption – increase	07/21/17
277	H6277	Scituate – town of – bonds – authorize	07/21/17
278	H6246	Lincoln – town of – bonds – authorize	07/21/17
279	H6130aa	Retirement system – retired nurses – professors – nursing program	07/21/17
280	H6103A	Block Island – utility district – create	07/21/17
281	H5969A	Warren – town of – create – municipal housing court	07/21/17
282	H5935	Nursing facilities – limited conditions – increase bed capacity	07/21/17
283	H5868A	Public utilities – Kent County Water Authority – add two members	07/21/17
284	H5817	Towns and cities – hiring – architects and engineers – selection criteria – federal standards	07/21/17
285	H5571	East Greenwich – town of – “Michael B. Isaacs Roundabout”	07/21/17
286	H5444	Probate practice – guardian ad litems – maximum fees – increase	07/21/17
287	H5272	Foster – town of – tax credits – elderly and disabled	07/21/17
288	S0896A	Police and firefighters – occupational cancer – illness while in performance of active duty	07/26/17
289	S0969A	South Kingstown – town of –property- Contemporary Theatre Company – exemption	07/26/17
290	S0946	Lincoln – town of – bonds – authorize	07/26/17
291	S0940	Alcoholic beverages – licenses – class A opening time	07/26/17
292	S0885	Education – R.I. Certification Standards Board	07/26/17
293	S0729A	Education – R.I. Certification Standards Board	07/26/17
294	S0597	Probate practice – guardian ad litems – maximum fees – increase	07/26/17
295	S0515	East Greenwich – town of – “Michael B. Isaacs Roundabout”	07/26/17
296	S0502	Nursing facilities – limited conditions – increase bed capacity	07/26/17
297	S0163Aaa	Public utilities – Kent County Water Authority – add two members	07/26/17
298	S0041	Foster – town of – tax credits – elderly and disabled	07/26/17
299	S0911	Burrillville Land Trust – tax exemption – increase	07/26/17
300	S0972	Scituate – town of – bonds – authorize	07/26/17
301	S0974	Tiverton – town of – charter – amendments – ratify	07/26/17
302	H5175Aaa	State budget – fiscal year State appropriations for support for fiscal year ending June 30, 2018 and various amendments to the general laws for implementation of budget provisions. *click on links to each individual budget article Article 1  Relating to Making Appropriations in Support of FY 2018 Article 2  Relating to Economic Development and Tax Credits Article 3  Relating to Rhode Island Promise Scholarship Article 4  Relating to Motor Vehicles Article 5  Relating to Government Reorganization Article 6  Relating to Debt Management Act Joint Resolutions Article 7  Relating State Funds Article 8  Relating to Taxes and Revenues Article 9  Relating to Health and Human Services Article 10  Relating to Making Revised Appropriations in Support of FY 2017 Article 11  Relating to Taxation – Excise on Motor Vehicles and Trailers Article 12  Relating to Education Aid Article 13 Relating to Department of Labor and Training Fees and Fines Article 14  Relating to Minimum Wages Article 15  Relating to Effective Date	08/03/17
303	S0923	Health and safety – hospitals – acute stroke ready hospitals	09/27/17
304	S0932A	Public records – 38 Studios – release	09/27/17
305	S1004	Days of special observance – Viet Nam Veterans’ Day	09/27/17
306	S1007A	Public utilities – net metering – eligibility	09/27/17
307	S1011A	Taxation – motor vehicles-  annual report by department of revenue	09/27/17
308	H5182	Motor vehicles – wireless communication devices – prohibit use	09/27/17
309	H5224B	Public utilities – Small Cell Siting Act	09/27/17
310	H5347B	Public records – 38 Studios – release	09/27/17
311	H5553A	Domestic relations – child support – incarceration	09/27/19
312	H5669A	Physical therapy – definition – modernize	09/27/17
313	H5932Aaa	Labor – payment of wages – authorized deductions	09/27/19
314	H6124A	Insurance – coverage – chiropractic and osteopathic non-opioid treatment for pain	09/27/17
315	H6217	Days of special observance – Viet Nam Veterans’ Day	09/27/17
316	S0426A	Criminal procedure – expungement – less than six misdemeanors	09/27/17
317	S0432A	Insurance – domestic partnership – definition	09/27/17
318	S0600Aaa	Education – Student Journalists’ Freedom of Expression Act	09/27/17
319	S0638A	State government – sharing of information between departments	09/27/17
320	S0767A	Air Quality Monitoring Act –items monitored – reduce	09/27/17
321	S0770A	Elections – voters – registration – driver’s license application	09/27/17
322	S0782	Insurance – unfair claims practice	09/27/17
323	S0814A	Towns and cities – qualification based selection	09/27/17
324	S0843A	Tax sales – R.I. Housing and Mortgage Finance Corporation – liability	09/27/17
325	S0055A	Criminal offenses- sex offenders – homeless shelters – register	09/27/17
326	S0115A	R.I. Public Transit Authority – appropriation – coordinating council	09/27/17
327	S0135A	Taxation – credits – video games	09/27/17
328	S0267Aaa	Health and safety – conversion therapy – prohibit	09/27/17
329	S0327A	Businesses and professions – licensing – doctors of naturopathy	09/27/17
330	S0332A	Health and safety – medical treatment facilities – discharge plans	09/27/17
331	S0342Baa	Public utilities – Small Cell Siting Act	09/27/17
332	S0363A	Motor vehicles – registration – Gaspee Days committee	09/27/17
333	S0381	State affairs – open meetings – notice and minutes of meetings	09/27/17
334	S0383	Domestic relations – visitation – grandparents	09/27/17
335	S0733A	Health and safety – registration – minor use pesticides	09/27/17
336	H6285A	Motor vehicles – toll violators – out of state tolled projects	09/28/17
337	H6314Aaa	Animals – abandonment – pounds and shelters	09/28/17
338	H6359A	Education – sudden cardiac arrest – students	09/28/17
339	S0608Aaa	Criminal offenses – sexual offender notification – community notification	09/28/17
340	S0949A	Motor vehicles – toll violators – out of state tolled projects	09/28/17
341	H5063	Criminal procedure – injuries compensation – definition of pecuniary loss – amend	09/28/17
342	H5064	Courts – procedure – superior court diversion program	09/28/17
343	H5065	Criminal procedure – batters intervention program	09/28/17
344	H5115A	Criminal offenses – felonies – assault and larceny	09/28/17
345	H5117A	Criminal procedure – sentence and execution – guidelines	09/28/17
346	H5128A	Criminals – parole and community confinement	09/28/17
347	H5413Baa	Labor and labor relations – Healthy and safe families and workplace act	09/28/17
348	H5724Aaa	Criminal offenses – sexual offender notification – community notification	09/28/17
349	S0006A	Criminal procedure – batters intervention program	09/28/17
350	S0007B	Criminal procedure – injuries compensation – definition of pecuniary loss – amend	09/28/17
351	S0008B	Criminal procedure – sentence and execution – guidelines	09/28/17
352	S0009A	Criminals – parole and community confinement	09/28/17
353	S0010B	Courts – procedure – superior court diversion program	09/28/17
354	S0011B	Criminal offenses – felonies – assault and larceny	09/28/17
355	S0021B	Education – sudden cardiac arrest – students	09/28/17
356	S0226B	Motor vehicles – road test – interpreter	09/28/17
357	S0290B	Labor and labor relations – Healthy and safe families and workplace act	09/28/17
358	S0563Aaa	Animals – abandonment – pounds and shelters	09/28/17
359	S0575	Taxation – exemption – visually impaired – federal standard	09/29/17
360	S0657A	Warren – town of – create – municipal housing court	09/29/17
361	S0893	Insurance – accident and sickness – formulary change – notification	09/29/17
362	S0925	Towns and cities – hiring – architects and engineers – selection criteria – federal standards	09/29/17
363	H5570B	Taxation – homestead exemption – proration	09/29/17
364	H5623Aaa	Alcoholic beverages – retail licenses – insurance	09/29/17
365	H5977A	Taxation – property -  Burrillville – electrical power generation facilities	09/29/17
366	S0146Aaa	Health and safety – hospitals – provide requested cost estimate	10/04/17
367	S0394Aaa	Motor vehicles – provisional licenses – drive from home to school events	10/04/17
368	S0497A	Insurance – audit – pattern of inappropriate billing	10/04/17
369	S0605	Courts and civil procedure – drug court program – eligibility	10/04/17
370	S0676Aaa	Corporations associations and partnerships – workers’ cooperatives	10/04/17
371	S0719A	Corporations associations and partnerships – list – failure to pay required fees and taxes	10/04/17
372	S1003	Insurance – casualty – repeal various sections – multi-state compact	10/04/17
373	H5346A	Motor vehicles – provisional licenses – drive from home to school events	10/04/17
374	H5510Baa	Courts and civil procedure – domestic assault – Protect R.I. Families Act	10/04/17
375	H5634B	Insurance – audit – pattern of inappropriate billing	10/04/17
376	H5646B	Corporations associations and partnerships – list – failure to pay required fees and taxes	10/04/17
377	H5717B	Courts and civil procedure – drug court program – eligibility	10/04/17
378	H6155Aaa	Corporations associations and partnerships – workers’ cooperatives	10/04/17
379	H6298Aaa	Health and safety – hospitals – provide requested cost estimate	10/04/17
380	S0166Aaa	Health and safety – residential upholstered furniture, bedding and children’s products – prohibit – manufacture, sale and distribution	10/03/17
381	H5082A	Health and safety – residential upholstered furniture, bedding and children’s products – prohibit – manufacture, sale and distribution	10/03/17
382	H5174A	Environmental Management – department of – oversight – freshwater lakes, streams and ponds	10/03/17
383	H5818Aaa	Health and safety – patient safety work product – definition – amend	10/03/17
384	H6255A	Alcoholic beverages – class A license – dispense – unlimited samples of wine products	10/03/17
385	S0405Aaa	Courts and civil procedure – domestic assault – Protect R.I. Families Act	10/04/17
386	S0672	Health care providers – infants – born with substance abuse – report	10/05/17
387	S0757A	Behavioral healthcare – police officers – obtain treatment – persons showing symptoms of mental illness	10/05/17
388	S0777	Health and safety – automated external defibrillator – public places	10/05/17
389	S0783A	Insurance – reinsurance – NAIC model	10/05/17
390	S0877A	Public utilities – municipalities – aggregation of electrical loads	10/05/17
391	S0888A	Health and safety – electronic waste prevention	10/05/17
392	S0897	State affairs – affordable housing – registered sex offenders	10/05/17
393	S0902	Motor vehicles – plates – R.I. Agricultural Council	10/05/17
394	S0952A	Public property and works – Green Buildings Act	10/05/17
395	S0979	R.I. Commission for National and Community Service – create	10/05/17
396	S1000	Holidays – R.I. Nine Beirut Marines observance Day	10/05/17
397	S1008	R.I. Sailing Events Commission – create	10/05/17
398	S1009	Businesses and professions – contractor services – elderly - cancel	10/05/17
399	S1023	Public finance –transparent treasury initiative – pension investments	10/05/17
400	S1024	Motor vehicles – plates – Operation Stand Down R.I.	10/05/17
401	S1025	Human Services – employee of youth serving agency – records check	10/05/17
402	S1029	Labor – employment applications – jurisdiction – department of labor and training	10/05/17
403	H5042	Towns and cities – planning boards and commissions – training – flood plains	10/05/17
404	S0086	Motor vehicles – plates – R.I. Salt Water Anglers Foundation	10/05/17
405	S0153	Behavioral healthcare – disability agencies – self insure	10/05/17
406	S0213A	Public employees  -educators – post retirement – earnings – increase	10/05/17
407	S0239	Businesses and professions – electricians and mechanical trades – violations – separate offense`	10/05/17
408	S0356A	Motor vehicles – plates – Ocean State Animal Coalition	10/05/17
409	S0402A	Criminal offenses – electronic nicotine-delivery systems – child resistant packaging	10/05/17
410	S0413A	Elections – post –audits – election results	10/05/17
411	S0462	Education – active duty and reserve members – in state tuition	10/05/17
412	S0571A	Public employees – post retirement benefits – spouses and domestic partners - increase	10/05/17
413	H5071A	Public employees – post retirement benefits – spouses and domestic partners - increase	10/05/17
414	H5137	Motor vehicles – plates – R.I. Salt Water Anglers Foundation	10/05/17
415	H5206	Criminal procedure – bail – forfeiture – limit amount	10/05/17
416	H5368	Public employees  -educators – post retirement – earnings – increase	10/05/17
417	H5425A	Motor vehicles – plates – Ocean State Animal Coalition	10/05/17
418	H5427A	Public property and works – Green Buildings Act	10/05/17
419	H5448	Elections – voters accompanied by children	10/05/17
420	H5478A	R.I. Sailing Events Commission – create	10/05/17
421	H5529A	Behavioral healthcare – disability agencies – self insure	10/05/17
422	H5536A	Public utilities – municipalities – aggregation of electrical loads	10/05/17
423	H5704A	Elections – post –audits – election results	10/05/17
424	H5819	Health care providers – infants – born with substance abuse – report	10/05/17
425	H5826A	Businesses and professions – contractor services – elderly – cancel	10/05/17
426	H5876A	Criminal offenses – electronic nicotine-delivery systems – child resistant packaging	10/05/17
427	H5923	Public finance –transparent treasury initiative – pension investments	10/05/17
428	H5945A	Behavioral healthcare – police officers – obtain treatment – persons showing symptoms of mental illness	10/05/17
429	H6061aa	Holidays – R.I. Nine Beirut Marines observance Day	10/05/17
430	H6112A	Health and safety – electronic waste prevention	10/05/17
431	H6141A	Labor – employment applications – jurisdiction – department of labor and training	10/05/17
432	H6293	Businesses and professions – electricians and mechanical trades – violations – separate offense	10/05/17
433	H6308	Health and safety – automated external defibrillator – public places	10/05/17
434	H6365	Insurance – reinsurance – NAIC model	10/05/17
435	H5520A	Motor vehicles – blood test – refusal – penalties	10/05/17
436	S0230	Criminal offenses – assault – delivery persons	10/05/17
437	H5854	Criminal offenses – assault – delivery persons	10/05/17
438	S1005	Towns and cities – planning boards and commissions – training – flood plains	10/05/17
439	S0390Aaa	Animals – cruelty – unnecessary accumulation	10/06/17
440	S0714A	Taxation – property -  Burrillville – electrical power generation facilities	10/06/17
441	S0806A	Elections – campaign finance – disposition of remaining campaign funds	10/06/17
442`	S1001	Woonsocket – city of – peddlers – license	10/06/17
443	H5709A	Elections – campaign finance – disposition of remaining campaign funds	10/06/17
444	H5882aa	Animals – cruelty – unnecessary accumulation	10/06/17
445	H5921A	Woonsocket – city of – peddlers – license	10/06/17
446	H6374	Alcoholic beverages – Cumberland – license application approval – 88 Broad Street	10/11/17
447	H6357	Animal care – breeder requirements	10/11/17
448	H6326	Motor vehicles – combination plates – increase gross weight limit	10/11/17
449	H6304	Department of Environmental Management – regulations – docks and piers	10/11/17
450	H6292	Motor vehicles –state traffic commission – time requirements – implementation of projects	10/11/17
451	H5204A	Statutory construction – technical changes and reenactment	10/11/17
452	H6279	Central Falls – tax stabilization – increase period	10/11/17
453	H6259	Pawtucket – city of – taxation – exemption	10/11/17
454	H6185	Bristol – town of – taxation – relief – volunteer firefighters	10/11/17
455	H6090A	Pawtucket – city of – taxation – exemption – Neil J. Houston ,Jr. residential Re-Entry Center	10/11/17
456	H6076	Towns and cities – Cranston – city of – police chief – pension plan	10/11/17
457	H6073	Scituate – town of – tax credit – disabled veterans	10/11/17
458	H5691	Motor vehicles – automated traffic violation monitoring systems – summons – time	10/11/17
459	H5532	Businesses and professions – real estate brokers and salespersons	10/11/17
460	H5152A	Motor vehicles – texting while driving – prohibition – exception	10/11/17
461	H5039A	Municipal courts – buildings – receivership	10/11/17
462	S1027	Motor vehicles – texting while driving – prohibition – exception	10/11/17
463	S1026	Alcoholic beverages – Cumberland – license application approval – 88 Broad Street	10/11/17
464	S1022	Motor vehicles – combination plates – increase gross weight limit	10/11/17
465	S1016	Towns and cities – Cranston – city of – police chief – pension plan	10/11/17
466	S0971	Central Falls – tax stabilization – increase period	10/11/17
467	S0945	Pawtucket – city of – taxation – exemption	10/11/17
468	S0944	Pawtucket – city of – taxation – exemption – Neil J. Houston ,Jr. residential Re-Entry Center	10/11/17
469	S0927	Warren – town of – council – issue and renewal of certain licenses	10/11/17
470	S0890	Bristol – town of – taxation – relief – volunteer firefighters	10/11/17
471	S0759A	Motor vehicles – manufacturers – compensation – dealers	10/11/17
472	S0734	Scituate – town of – tax credit – disabled veterans	10/11/17
473	S0692	Motor vehicles – automated traffic violation monitoring systems – summons – time	10/11/17
474	S0392	Municipal courts – buildings – receivership	10/11/17
475	S0349	Animal care – breeder requirements	10/11/17
476	S0299	Businesses and professions – real estate brokers and salespersons	10/11/17
477	S0273A	Motor vehicles –state traffic commission – time requirements – implementation of projects	10/11/17
478	S0202	Department of Environmental Management – regulations – docks and piers	10/11/12
479	S0200A	Education – transportation obligations – use of pupil transportation vehicles	10/11/17
480	H5842Aaa	R.I. Infrastructure Bank – eligibility and award process - amend	10/13/17

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