THE OFFICIAL 2000 PUBLIC LAWS LIST

LAW REVISION OFFICE
JOHN B. HARWOOD, SPEAKER

CHAPTER NUMBER	BILL NUMBER	TITLE	PASSAGE DATE
001	H 6702	Warwick-bonds-school purposes.	1/6/00
002	S 2005	Warwick-bonds-school purposes.	1/6/00
003	H 6988	Weinstein, Geri A., justice of the peace – solemnization of marriages.	2/5/00
004	S 2209	Warwick – primary elections conducted in January 2000 – affidavits for changing party designations – effective date. (Retroactive provision)	2/11/00
005	H 7921	Middletown – bonds – senior center, school buildings, library facilities and public safety complex.	2/18/00
006	S 2030	Chariho regional school district – financial meeting date.	2/17/00
007	H 6705	Chariho regional school district – financial meeting date.	2/23/00
008	S 2185	Scituate – new real construction – tax assessment.	3/22/00
009	H 6704am	Fire safety issues commission act.	3/22/00
010	H 7847Aam	Lobster pots - tagging regulations – marine fisheries council – DEM regulations - advisory committee created.	3/27/00
011	S 2828	Governor Almond – solemnization of marriages.	3/31/00
012	H 7534	Thompson, Congressman Michael, of California – solemnization of marriages.	4/05/00
013	S 2178	Charlestown, Richmond and Hopkinton Regional School District – bonds – schools purposes.	4/06/00
014	S 2827	Vale, Christy N., Justice of the Peace in Connecticut – solemnization of marriages.	4/06/00
015	H 6969	Combat Veterans’ day.	4/10/00
016	S 2826	New Shoreham – bonds – schools and schools facilities.	4/10/00
017	H 7978	Liston, Edward J., Facility – Providence Campus of Community College.	4/11/00
018	S 2011am	New Shoreham – water supply system act.	4/11/00
019	S 2640	Liston, Edward J., Facility – Providence Campus of Community College.	4/11/00
020	S 2151am	Foster and Glocester – regional juvenile hearing board act.	4/14/00
021	S 2204	Bristol – alcoholic beverage retail licenses – proximity to schools and churches restriction – certain exemptions.	4/19/00
022	H 7438	Pawtucket – certain tax exemptions.	4/21/00
023	H 8074	Fox, Gordon – solemnization of marriages.	4/21/00
024	S 2875	Bernier, Andre – solemnization of marriages.	4/27/00
025	H 7157	New Shoreham – water supply system act - referendum.	5/02/00
026	S 2213	East Greenwich – unpaid quarterly tax payments – interest.	5/03/00
027	S 2825	Glocester – bonds – roads, highways, bridges and a salt/sand storage facility.	5/03/00
028	S 2804	Children - physical and sexual abuse by natural parent – divorce and separation act - visitation rights.	5/04/00
029	H 6750	Lincoln – homestead tax exemptions act – amendment – referendum.	5/04/00
030	S 2930	Woonsocket – property tax classification and homestead tax exemptions act.	5/10/00
031	H 8209	New Shoreham – water supply system act – amendment – referendum.	5/15/00
032	H 6886	Pascoag Fire District – bonds – electric, water department and fire protection purposes.	5/11/00
033	H 6887	Pascoag Fire District – bonds – certain expenditures or contracts.	5/11/00
034	S 2042am	Wood, Colonel Robert F., Air Park – formerly called the Newport Air Park.	5/16/00
035	S 2363	Pastore, John O., Center – formerly called the Howard Center in Cranston.	5/16/00
036	H 6731	Johnston – homestead tax exemptions.	5/17/00
037	H 7727	Pawtucket – motor vehicle repair businesses – definition	5/18/00
038	H 8063	Pawtucket – property tax classification act – amendments.	5/18/00
039	H 8106	Woonsocket – property tax classification and homestead tax exemptions act.	5/24/00
040	H 7072	Foster and Glocester – regional juvenile hearing board act.	5/31/00
041	H 7173	Scituate – tax lien certificates – motor vehicles excise taxes.	6/2/00
042	H 7634	Hopkinton land trust act.	6/06/00
043	H 8154	North Providence – charter amendments.	6/09/00
044	H 6715	East Greenwich – quarterly tax payments.	6/08/00
045	H 7172	Scituate – assessment and taxation of new real estate construction.	6/08/00
046	H 8034	Glocester – bonds – roads, highways, bridges and salt/sand storage facility.	6/08/00
047	H 7312	Warren – historic residences - property tax reductions.	6/08/00
048	S 2606am	Alcoholic beverage licenses – issuance, granted, renewal or transfer – requirements - individuals or corporations authorized to do business in this state	6/15/00
049	S 2822	Coventry – bonds – land for recreational purposes.	6/23/00
050	H 8041	Coventry – bonds – land for recreational purposes.	6/23/00
051	H 8223	Ginaitt – Representative Peter T. – solemnization of marriages.	6/26/00
052	H 7962	North Providence - real estate non-utilization tax act.	6/28/00
053	H 8253	Jamestown – bonds – sewers, storm drains, pumping stations, sewage treatment and disposal facilities.	6/28/00
054	S 3002	Ostrach, Justice Stephen – solemnization of marriages.
055	H 7862Aam	State Budget – appropriations for support for fiscal year ending June 30, 2001. -State purchases act – “public agency” and “state agency” definitions. -Refunding bond authority. -Sales and use tax – sinking funds – disposition of revenue - Rhode Island Depositors Economic Protection Corporation - bonds. -Public assistance – hardship contingency fund. -Capital development program – bonds – environmental management – clean water finance agency – transportation – higher education – Heritage Harbor. -State Budget - revised appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2000. -Environmental management department reorganization act – delay – continuity of administrative functions -Hospital licensing fees. -Childcare – state subsidies – health care coverage for center-based care providers. -Family independence act – families eligible for childcare assistance. -Insurance companies – annual assessments. -Medical assistance – out-of-state hospital services – reimbursement. -Federal reimbursement of locally provided medical services – community requirements. -Engineers, registered and architects – rosters. -Landscape architects – state board of examiners – report of activities. -Dog racing – chemical tests – rules and regulations – business regulation department. -Uncompensated care act – definitions – implementation. -Resource Recovery Corporation – municipal tipping fee - interim rates. -State board members – compensation. -Municipalities – local taxes – levy and assessment – motor vehicles excise tax – reporting requirements – withholding of funds – tax classification – excise tax phase-out. -Education aid – The Rhode Island student investment initiative – full day kindergarten investment fund – vocational technical equity fund – school breakfast program – residency requirement – statewide teacher contract study. -Labor and training – employment security administration account – Treasurer’s bond provision repealed – federal funds – employment security interest fund – tardy account fund – job development fund. -State lottery – prize awards – division of revenue – mental health, retardation and hospitals, division of substance abuse – problem gambling program. -Medical assistance and caseload estimating conferences act – human services department – monthly data requirement. -Gas tax – disposition of proceeds. -Elderly and disabled persons – categorically needy medical assistance coverage – human services department. -Library services department – chief information officer – qualifications. -Motor vehicles emissions inspection program – fees – disposition. -911 emergency telephone system act – funding - restricted account. -Tourism and development – hotel tax – rate - distribution – regional tourism districts. -Elderly – pharmaceutical assistance act – eligible drugs – state payments – persons eligible. -Developmental disabilities assistance – eligible disabled adults - department of mental health, retardation and hospitals reports. -Community health centers – funding. -Public finance and public corporation debt management – definitions – approval by general assembly – payments – procedure and explanations. **Effective date – July 1, 2000 or except as otherwise provided in the act.	6/29/00
056	S 2210Aam	Children’s freedom from restraint act – state facilities.	6/30/00
057	S 2961	Glocester – bonds – open space, groundwater protection and recreational facilities.	6/30/00
058	S 2971	Jamestown – bonds – sewers, storm drains and pumping stations.	6/30/00
059	S 2974	Burrillville land trust act.	6/30/00
060	S 2981	Warwick land trust act.	6/30/00
061	S 3044	Zeiler, David J. – solemnization of marriages.	6/30/00
062	S 2177	Smithfield land trust act – amendments.	6/30/00
063	S 2189	Hopkinton land trust act.	6/30/00
064	S 2900	South Kingstown – bonds – open space, recreation and agricultural land acquisition.	6/30/00
065	S 2946	Burrillville land trust act.	6/30/00
066	S 2866	Larkin, Peter R., solemnization of marriages.	6/30/00
067	H 6797A	Motor vehicles – adjudication of traffic offenses – dismissal of violations - court costs and fees.	6/30/00
068	H 7613am	Refuse disposal act – construction and demolition debris processing facilities and solid waste management facilities.	6/30/00
069	H 7750Bam	Child adoption and abused and neglected children acts – termination of parental rights – definitions - disability language amended - expert testimony. (Effective upon passage and applies to all petitions filed on or after 7/1/00)	6/30/00
070	H 6879B	Corporations whose certificates of corporation have been revoked and are reinstated – continuation of certain corporate powers.	7/05/00
071	H 7575A	Domestic assault act – family court -temporary orders for relief - ex parte proceedings –.	7/05/00
072	H 7011am	Housing maintenance and occupancy code – violations – nonresident landlords – requirements – registered agents. (Provisions effective 11/1/00)	7/05/00
073	H 7139B	Children’s right to freedom from restraint act – state facilities.	07/05/00
074	H 7562B	Motor vehicle excise tax - elimination act – excise tax phase out – lessors of vehicles – definitions – reimbursements – East Providence provisions – distribution and payment schedule.	07/05/00
075	H 7279B	Victim’s rights act – felony cases - release granted by parole – department of corrections - notice requirements.	07/05/00
076	H 7399Aam	Health care facilities licensing act – hospitals - health department concern line – notice requirements. (Provisions effective 9/01/00)	07/05/00
077	H 8198am	Warwick – bonds – open space and recreation land.	07/05/00
078	S 2434am	Tree wardens – appointments by municipalities.	07/05/00
079	S 3007	Lincoln – bonds – open space land and recreational areas.	07/05/00
080	S 3013	Cranston – bonds – open space land.	07/05/00
081	S 2956	Newport – charter amendment - elections – referendum.	7/06/00
082	S 2962	South Kingstown – bonds – recreation purposes.	7/06/00
083	S 3057	Middletown – bonds – sewage system.	7/06/00
084	S 3055	Middletown – bonds – roads and drainage improvements.	7/06/00
085	S 3056	Middletown – bonds- school repairs and capital improvements.	7/06/00
086	S 2886	South Kingstown – bonds – buildings and town hall parking facilities.	7/06/00
087	S 2901	South Kingstown – bonds – public works capital improvements.	7/06/00
088	S 2902	South Kingstown – bonds – recreational purposes.	7/06/00
089	S 2702am	Glocester – local taxes - quarterly tax payments.	7/06/00
090	S 2807	Exeter – elderly - tax exemptions. (Provisions effective 1/1/01)	7/06/00
091	S 2812	Stone Bridge Fire District – bonds – water system improvements.	7/06/00
092	S 2458	Warren – historic residences – property tax reductions – maintenance and rehabilitation costs.	7/06/00
093	S 2251	Cranston – elderly – tax rate freeze -filing deadline. (Provisions retroactive to 12/31/99)	7/06/00
094	S 2268	Cranston housing authority – composition.	7/06/00
095	S 2899	South Kingstown – bonds – South Road School, roof repair/replacement.	7/06/00
096	S 2903	Barrington – certain employees – COLA Plan C retirement benefits.	7/06/00
097	H 7372B	Motor vehicle reparations act – violations – penalties.	7/06/00
098	H 7373A	Motor vehicles – schedule of violations – violations subject to administrative adjudication.	7/06/00
099	H 7507B	Elections – ballots for voters, who are blind, visually impaired or disabled. (Provisions effective for elections held after 9/1/00)	7/06/00
100	H 7580Bam	Motor vehicles owned by a governmental body act – law enforcement officers and government employees - requirements.	7/06/00
101	H 7623am	Elderly – pharmaceutical assistance act – rebates for expenses restriction – certain exceptions.	7/06/00
102	H 8340Bam	Commercial fishing licenses - moratorium act – amendments.	7/6/00
103	H 7018Aam	Tobacco products – sales prohibition to minors act – violations – penalties.	7/06/00
104	H 7159Aam	Health care for elderly and disabled residents act – categorically needy medical assistance coverage.	7/06/00
105	H 7535B	Impersonation and identity fraud act.	7/06/00
106	S 2794am	Motor vehicles, rental – responsibility of owners act – certain provisions – repeal date.	7/06/00
107	H 6824am	Children, dependent or neglected – adoption – prospective foster parents – criminal records checks. (Provisions effective 1/31/01)	7/07/00
108	H 6866A	Elections – campaign contributions and expenditures reporting act – board of elections – duties - notice of when reports are required to be filed.	7/07/00
109	H 7388B	General laws – technical corrections and repeal of obsolete sections.	7/07/00
110	S 2912	Hopkinton police department members – optional retirement provisions.	7/07/00
111	S 3012	Cranston – bonds – police station.	7/07/00
112	S 3009	Cranston – bonds – schools.	7/07/00
113	S 3010	Cranston – bonds – storm drains.	7/07/00
114	S 2992	North Smithfield – new real estate construction and removal of damaged buildings – tax assessments.	7/07/00
115	S 3008	Cranston – bonds – shoreline, sidewalk, highway, traffic control, landscaping and lighting improvements.	7/07/00
116	S 2677am	Providence – bonds – redevelopment and capital improvements.	7/07/00
117	S 2991	North Smithfield – elderly and disabled persons - tax exemptions.	7/07/00
118	H 8130am	Town housing authorities act – commissioners – appointments and requirements - town of Lincoln provisions.	7/07/00
119	H 7706Aam	Sheet metal contractors, certain - licensing without examination – labor department – division of professional regulation – chief inspector – qualifications.	7/07/00
120	S 2367Aam	Contraceptive drugs and devices - F.D.A. approved prescription - health insurance coverage act - certain exemptions - RU 486 excluded from coverage.	7/08/00
121	S 2959	Narragansett – new real estate construction – tax assessment.	7/08/00
122	S 2969am	Smithfield – certain employees – Plan C of Section 45-21-52(A)(3) retirement benefits – acceptance.	7/08/00
123	H 6858Aam	School buses – unauthorized entry by persons over the age of 18 – penalty.	7/08/00
124	H 7161B	Physician contracts – hospitals licensing act – certain restrictions or limitations prohibited.	7/08/00
125	H 7395Aam	Prostate and colorectal examinations -health insurance coverage act. (Provisions effective 12/31/00)	7/08/00
126	H 7574Bam	Contraceptive drugs and devices - F.D.A. approved prescription - health insurance coverage act - certain exemptions - RU 486 excluded from coverage.	7/08/00
127	H 7696Aam	Nursing facilities, certain - rates of state reimbursement – requirements.	7/08/00
128	H 7872Bam	Weapons sales restrictions act - persons selling – requirements - certain exceptions.	7/08/00
129	S 3043	North Kingstown – bonds – farmland.	7/12/00
130	S 3052	Middletown – bonds – open space, groundwater protection and public recreation facilities.	7/12/00
131	S 2402	Cranston – distressed areas economic revitalization act – certain block groups added.	7/12/00
132	S 2566	Babbitt, Preston S. and Ann V., Memorial Wildlife Refuge – Tiverton.	7/12/00
133	S 2988am	Middletown - juvenile hearing board act.	7/12/00
134	S 3035	Charlestown – bonds – open space, ground water protection and recreational facilities.	7/12/00
135	S 3037	Cumberland – bonds – open spaces and recreational areas.	7/12/00
136	S 3042	New Shoreham – bonds – open space, recreation facilities and groundwater protection.	7/12/00
137	S 3019	Middletown – bonds – library facilities.	7/12/00
138	S 3023	Bristol – bonds – Rogers Free Library improvements.	7/12/00
139	S 2027A	Historic residences – property tax relief act – historic ownership assistance act. (Provisions effective 1/01/01)
140	S 2067B	Home inspectors licensing act – contractors’ registration board – composition – limitations on home inspector malpractice actions. (Provisions effective 7/1/01)	7/13/00
141	S 2134Aam	Labor on holidays and Sundays act - manufacturers that operate for seven (7) continuous days per week – certain exemptions.	7/13/00
142	S 2139Aam	Education – loan of textbooks school committees - money deposits - restrictions on commercial activity and fundraising in public schools.	7/13/00
143	S 2240B	Elderly – pharmaceutical assistance act – eligible drugs - anti infectives, drugs used for the treatment of arthritis, and neuraminidase inhibiting drugs indicated for the treatment of influenza A and B – state payments – persons eligibile for assistance.	7/13/00
144	S 2269Aam	Elections – ballots for voters who are blind, visually impaired or disabled. (Provisions effective for all elections held after 9/1/00)	7/13/00
145	S 2280A	Renewable energy sales tax credit and residential energy system tax credit acts. (Effective 1/01/01)	7/13/00
146	S 2323	Financial institutions – credit unions – amendment of agreement to form.	7/13/00
147	S 2324am	Financial institutions regulations act – definitions – licensed activities – certain loans made within this state.	7/13/00
148	S 2325	Credit unions – loan applications and approvals – appointed loan officers.	7/13/00
149	S 2327	Child support collection – exchange of information – vendors and independent contractors – restrictions on disclosures.	7/13/00
150	S 2328	Cable systems regulation act – division of public utilities assessment against franchise holders	7/13/00
151	S 2330	Health care quality program act – steering committee – composition.	7/13/00
152	S 2331	Optometrists – out of state – qualifications requirement.	7/13/00
153	S 2332	Lender and loan broker act – special exemptions provision.	7/13/00
154	S 2333	Real estate appraiser certification act – business regulation department - order to cease unsafe practices - appeals.	7/13/00
155	S 2337A	Financial institutions – licensed activities requirement – penalties for violations.	7/13/00
156	S 2723Aam	Labor – minimum wage act - minimum wage commencing September 1, 2000 increased to six dollars and fifteen cents ($6.15) per hour – employees receiving gratuities – wages.	7/13/00
157	S 2666A	Motor vehicles - operating a motor vehicle without a valid license or when license has expired – violations – penalties.	7/13/00
158	S 2664B	Weapons - larceny of a firearm – sale, transfer or delivery of firearms to minors -sale, transfer or delivery of ammunition to minors - using a firearm when committing a crime of violence - violations - penalties.	7/13/00
159	S 2644A	Animals, wild, permit requirement for importation act - exemptions - animal care facilities accredited by the American Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) and certain zoological exhibitions.	7/13/00
160	S 2638A	Cigarette tax act – prohibited acts - penalties	7/13/00
161	S 2631	Insurance - surplus line brokers’ policies -records requirements.	7/13/00
162	S 2619	Animal care act – disposition of animals – humane societies – reports.	7/13/00
163	S 2603Aam	Residential care and assisted living facility licensing act – initial evaluation and service plan – residency agreement or contract – definitions – rights of residents.	7/13/00
164	S 2532am	Vital records act – definitions – state registrar duties – birth and death registrations.	7/13/00
165	S 2529A	Healthcare for elderly and disabled residents act.	7/13/00
166	S 2525am	Fire detection systems in existing residential occupancies act – exempt transfers – certain property acquired by the state for demolition.	7/13/00
167	S 2521am	Domestic abuse prevention act – “present or former family member” definition amended - stepchildren.
168	S 2470B	Motor vehicle offenses – driving under the influence of liquor – blood alcohol concentration level reduced – penalties increased for violations – superior court trials.	7/13/00
169	S 2404	Property acquired by the state for a project – relocation payments - replacement housing. (Provisions effective upon passage and applies to any pending petition for the assessment of damages in which final judgment has not been entered).	7/13/00
170	S 2413am	Emergency management act – amendments – emergency shelters – authority of governor.	7/13/00
171	S 2538	Health – prevention and suppression of contagious diseases act – amendments – human immunodeficiency virus testing.	7/13/00
172	S 2533	Respiratory care act – definitions – licensing – inactive status.	7/13/00
173	S 2540am	Long term care coordinating council – membership – composition.	7/13/00
174	S 2545	Electrolysis practice – regulation act – amendments.	7/13/00
175	S 2569am	State - electronic records and signatures – uniform electronic transactions act.	7/13/00
176	S 2742	Captive insurance companies – licensing – information submitted – confidentiality requirement.	7/13/00
177	S 2760Aam	Education - University of Rhode Island and Rhode Island College - general obligation bonds or appropriated funds for housing auxiliaries - self-supporting requirement - exemption.	7/13/00
178	S 2838am	Health organizations - insurance - risk-based capital (RBC) act - insurance companies annual reports – holding company systems.	7/13/00
179	S 2841am	Battery deposit and control act – amendments.	7/13/00
180	S 2865A	State purchases act - public agency purchasing authority - board of governors for higher education.	7/13/00
181	S 2919	Taxation – streamlined sales tax system act.	7/13/00
182	S 2602Aam	Uniform commercial code act – amendments. (Provisions effective 7/01/01)	7/13/00
183	S 2781am	Insurance - surplus line brokers - policies renewed, continued or extended by the same insurer – affidavit requirement waived - notice requirement.	7/13/00
184	S 2789	Health And Educational Building Corporation act – definitions – powers – education loan financing programs - acquisition of certain monies, endowments, properties, and guarantees - conveyance of loan funding deposit – title to project – bond and notes – remedies – state liability and agreement.	7/13/00
185	S 2885am	State building code - amendments - establishment of rehabilitation building and fire code for existing buildings and structures act.	7/13/00
186	S 2911	Motor vehicles reparations act – sunset repeal provision removed.	7/13/00
187	S 3064	Elderly – pharmaceutical assistance act – eligible drugs - anti infectives, drugs used for the treatment of arthritis, and neuraminidase inhibiting drugs indicated for the treatment of influenza A and B – coverage.	7/13/00
188	S 3066	Cable television regulations act – violations - administrative civil penalties.	7/13/00
189	S 2593	Labor and training department – division of professional regulation – violations - penalties for non-payment.	7/13/00
190	S 2714	Veterans' organizations - state flags to be provided by the state - general assembly annual appropriation.	7/13/00
191	S 2721A	Domestic violence prevention act – complaints for a crime involving domestic violence - requirements.	7/13/00
192	S 2740B	Juvenile hearing board – statewide - powers – felony cases.	7/13/00
193	S 2806Aam	Fire companies – motor vehicles right-of-way under certain circumstances.	7/13/00
194	S 2862Aam	Charlestown and Westerly - personal watercraft regulation act – regulations –jurisdiction.	7/13/00
195	S 2863A	Elderly – pharmaceutical assistance act – state payments – eligibility.	7/13/00
196	S 2530	Athletic trainers - qualifications - clinical experience requirement.	7/13/00
197	S 2534am	Schools – hearing, speech and vision screenings – statewide hearing screening program.	7/13/00
198	S 2560	Domestic assault act – temporary orders ex parte proceedings – family court powers.	7/13/00
199	S 2587am	State retirement system – membership in union retirement systems allowed.	7/13/00
200	S 3033Aam	Health care reform act – RIte care stabilization – small employer insurance reform - health insurers’ accountability.	7/13/00
201	S 2190A	State fish designation – “Striped Bass”.	7/13/00
202	S 2339	Real estate brokers and salespersons act - errors and omissions insurance requirement - business regulation department duties.	7/13/00
203	S 2340am	Taxicabs and limited public vehicles – violations – penalties.	7/13/00
204	S 2344	Psychologists – qualifications.	7/13/00
205	S 2159	State police – mounted video/audio surveillance cameras act.
206	S 2387A	Schools – breakfast program availability -requirements.	7/13/00
207	S 2501am	Corrections department - women's transitional housing facility – establishment.	7/13/00
208	S 2508B	Weapons – pistol sales – trigger lock requirement. (Provisions effective 9/1/00)	7/13/00
209	S 2574A	Defibrillators - state to provide and distribute to certain court complexes and sheriff's departments in each county judicial complex and municipalities.	7/13/00
210	S 2575B	Children – tobacco sales prohibition act – amendments - health department duties.	7/13/00
211	S 2626am	Interest - usury rate limitation on the rate charged for certain loans greater than one million dollars ($1,000,000) - removal.	7/13/00
212	S 2726A	Schools – loan of textbooks – English/language arts and history/social studies - reimbursements to municipalities - joint commission to study the state textbook loan program created.	7/13/00
213	H 7838Aam	Children - blindness prevention program - department of human services.	7/13/00
214	H 7909Aam	Health insurance carriers - termination of a teenage child's benefits – notice requirement.	7/13/00
215	H 8172am	Rhode Island state yacht designation – “Courageous”.	7/13/00
216	H 7050A	Smithfield land trust act – amendment.	7/13/00
217	H 7108A	Resource Recovery Corporation act – transfer stations or other entities - disposal of solid waste originating outside the state - prohibition - rules and regulations.	7/13/00
218	H 7138Aam	Child day care centers – smoking prohibition act.	7/13/00
219	H 7348	Local tax assessments – first updates – state payments.	7/13/00
220	H 8318am	Charlestown and Westerly – personal watercraft safety act - jurisdiction provisions.	7/13/00
221	H 8375A	Weapons – pistol sales - trigger lock requirement. (Act effective 9/1/00)	7/13/00
222	S 2198Aam	Child day care centers – smoking prohibition act.	7/13/00
223	S 2338	Freeways – park and ride lots – parking violations – penalties.	7/13/00
224	S 2675Aam	Film production businesses, certain - investment tax credit act – requirements for credits.	7/13/00
225	S 2395A	Deer hunting act – firearm and archery restrictions.	7/13/00
226	H 8149	South Kingstown – bonds – Green Hill property - recreation purposes.	7/13/00
227	H 8150	South Kingstown – bonds – Broad Rock Road property - recreation purposes.	7/13/00
228	H 8266am	Middletown – juvenile hearing board act.	7/13/00
229	H 8360Aam	Health care reform act – RIte care stabilization – joint committee on heath care oversight and advisory commission – individual health insurance coverage act – large group health insurance coverage act - small employer health insurance availability act – risk based capital for health organizations act - holding company systems - health insurers’ accountability.	7/13/00
230	H 7231A	Corrections department - women's transitional housing facility – establishment.	7/13/00
231	H 7676am	Refuse disposal license act – construction and demolition debris processing facilities – requirements – fire protection plans.	7/13/00
232	H 7709Aam	Animals, wild, permit requirement for importation act - exceptions - animal care facilities accredited by the American Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) and certain zoological exhibitions.	7/13/00
233	H 7726	Public records administration program - office of secretary of state duties.	7/13/00
234	H 8326	Bristol – bonds – Rogers Free Library.	7/13/00
235	H 8335	Middletown – bonds – library facilities.	7/13/00
236	S 2358am	Banking offenses – officers or employees of licensees (financial institution) - false statement or entry for the purpose of deceiving or defrauding any person – penalties.	7/13/00
237	S 2362	Rail service - commuter services within the state - state property, buildings and facilities – leases for railroad layover facilities purposes.	7/13/00
238	S 2778A	Uniform commercial code act – amendments.	7/13/00
239	H 6904A	Labor – minimum wage act - minimum wage commencing September 1, 2000 increased to six dollars and fifteen cents ($6.15) per hour.	7/13/00
240	H 6773A	Nursing facility patients – closures of facilities - right to notice and a hearing prior to the transfer to another facility.	7/13/00
241	H 6718A	State tourism and development – regional tourism districts – South County district – East Greenwich and Coventry inclusion.	7/13/00
242	H 6711A	Schools - hearing, speech, and vision screenings - records - statewide hearing screening program.	7/13/00
243	H 6844am	Nursing homes and residential care and assisted living facilities – heat relief - common air-conditioned room requirements.	7/13/00
244	H 6948	Chafee, Senator John H., Memorial Park. - State park located in the Town of Lincoln.	7/13/00
245	H 7003	Marshal or deputy marshal – false impersonation – penalty.	7/13/00
246	H 7045	Business corporation tax - amortization of air or water pollution prevention or hazardous solid waste control facilities.	7/13/00
247	H 7057am	Public drinking water supply act – certain community water supply systems – water testing - consumer confidence reports. (Provisions effective 1/1/01)	7/13/00
248	H 7074A	Historic residences – property tax relief act – “first users”, credits, allocation of credits – historic home ownership assistance act. (Provisions effective 1/01/01)	7/13/00
249	H 7079	Gang violence prevention advisory committee – Rhode Island justice commission – composition, powers and duties.	7/13/00
250	H 7162	Health care and residential care and assisted living facilities licensing act – definitions - Alzheimer’s dementia special care unit or programs.	7/13/00
251	H 7164Aam	Motor vehicles - traffic stops statistics act – racial profiling - attorney general duties.	7/13/00
252	H 7165Aam	Motor vehicles – handicapped parking privilege placards – counterfeit and sales violations – penalties.	7/13/00
253	H 7199am	Elderly – pharmaceutical assistance act – eligible drugs - anti infective drugs used for the treatment of arthritis, and neuraminidase inhibiting drugs indicated for the treatment of influenza A and B – state payments – eligibility for assistance.	7/13/00
254	H 7214Aam	Motor vehicles – aggressive driving act – violations – penalties.	7/13/00
255	H 7216am	Lead poisoning prevention act - sales of abrasive materials for removal of paint - warning sign requirement	7/13/00
256	H 7223A	Cranston – enterprise zone act – designations.	7/13/00
257	H 7332	Pawtucket Armory – state conveyance to the city of Pawtucket.	7/13/00
258	H 7336A	Defibrillators - state to provide and distribute to certain court complexes and sheriff's departments in each county judicial complex and municipalities.	7/13/00
259	H 7344Aam	State - electronic records and signatures – uniform electronic transactions act.	7/13/00
260	H 7365	North Providence – land trust act.	7/13/00
261	H 7393A	Health care power of attorney act –- statement of desire regarding organ and tissue donation – agents’ power and authority to inform.	7/13/00
262	H 7415Aam	Education – Rhode Island school improvement team act of 2000.	7/13/00
263	H 7457	Long-term care facilities – immunization act.	7/13/00
264	H 7540Aam	Motor vehicles – driving under the influence of alcohol – blood alcohol concentration level – penalties for violations – traffic tribunal jurisdictions.	7/13/00
265	H 7556	Taxation of tangible personal property – rule as to situs - taxes in arrears – license refusals.	7/13/00
266	H 7579am	Family support act – uniform interstate – legal counsel and state departments and agencies – powers and duties.	7/13/00
267	H 7612am	Student investment initiative act - accountability for student performance – school administrators and staff - orderly educational environment standards.	7/13/00
268	H 7615	Used oil-recycling act – “used oil” definition.	7/13/00
269	H 7627A	Film production businesses, certain - investment tax credit act – requirements for credits.	7/13/00
270	H 7641	Information resources management board - composition.	7/13/00
271	H 7655	Library board – composition.	7/13/00
272	H 7692	Child support collection – exchange of information act - personal data disclosures – restrictions - exceptions – violations – penalties.	7/13/00
273	H 7700	Motor vehicles - out of state chauffeurs' licenses – requirements.	7/13/00
274	H 7701	Motor vehicles – accidents – reports to registry - extension of reporting time.	7/13/00
275	H 7711Aam	Motor vehicles - restoration of registration privileges – fee.	7/13/00
276	H 7719	Motor vehicles – registration refusals and suspensions - commercial motor vehicles being operated by a commercial motor carrier that has been prohibited from operating in interstate commerce by a federal agency.	7/13/00
277	H 7734Aam	Breast cancer act of 2000 – health department duties.	7/13/00
278	H 7735A	Education - Statewide early reading success institute act.	7/13/00
279	H 7738A	Jobs development act – “eligible company” and “units of new employment” definitions amended.	7/13/00
280	H 7741A	Motor vehicles – heavy-duty diesel vehicle emission inspections act -violations – penalties.	7/13/00
281	H 7744A	Environmental matters - administrative adjudication - uniform appeal period established. (Provisions effective 1/1/01)	7/13/00
282	H 7745	Environmental labeling – state standards – environmental management department - powers and duties.	7/13/00
283	H 7463am	Long term care coordinating council – composition. ( Provisions effective 1/01/01)	7/13/00
284	H 7870	Big River Reservoir – administration - Rhode Island water resources board.	7/13/00
285	H 8005am	Weapons - larceny of a firearm – sale, transfer or delivery of firearms or ammunition to minors - using a firearm when committing a crime of violence – violations – penalties.	7/13/00
286	H 8066	Public water supply facilities operators – board of certification act – definitions – certifications of operators.	7/13/00
287	H 8080	Warwick land trust act.	7/13/00
288	H 8093Aam	Refuse disposal act - solid waste management regulated facilities/activities - testing and analysis of air and water - environmental management district - applicability - on-site monitoring – criminal penalties for violations.	7/13/00
289	H 8152	South Kingstown – bonds – recreation and agricultural purposes.	7/13/00
290	H 8179A	State building code - amendments - establishment of rehabilitation building and fire code for existing buildings and structures act.	7/13/00
291	H 8191	Johnston – land trust act.	7/13/00
292	H 8214	Glocester – bonds - open space, groundwater protection and recreational facilities.	7/13/00
293	H 8331	Health insurers – health department - premium tax assessments for child immunization program.	7/13/00
294	H 8310	Cranston – bonds – open space purposes.	7/13/00
295	H 8337	Lincoln – bonds - open space and recreational areas or facilities.	7/13/00
296	H 8342	Cumberland – bonds – open space and recreational areas.	7/13/00
297	H 8347	New Shoreham – bonds – open space, recreation and groundwater protection purposes.	7/13/00
298	H 8354	Charlestown – bonds – open space, groundwater protection and recreational facilities.	7/13/00
299	H 8370	North Kingstown – bonds – farmland and other real estate acquisition.	7/13/00
300	H 8394	Middletown – bonds – open space, groundwater protection and recreational facilities.	7/13/00
301	S 2176	Scituate – tax lien certificates act – motor vehicle excise tax certificates.	7/18/00
302	S 2688	Providence - down city section – property tax incentives act.	7/18/00
303	S 3011	Cranston – bonds – playgrounds and athletic fields.	7/18/00
304	S 3020	Warwick – bonds – municipal buildings and neighborhood preservation.	7/18/00
305	S 3021	Warwick – bonds – ice arenas.	7/18/00
306	S 3022	Warwick – bonds – water system.	7/18/00
307	S 3028	North Providence - Salvatore Mancini Center on Aging – employees - inclusion in town health coverage.	7/18/00
308	S 3032	East Providence – housing authority – composition.	7/18/00
309	S 3036	Portsmouth – bonds – athletic facility at high school.	7/18/00
310	S 3039	Cumberland – bonds – public schools and buildings.	7/18/00
311	S 3069	Charlestown – Chariho Regional School District withdrawal – referendum.	7/13/00
312	S 2098A	State or public corporation employees - credit cards – personal usage prohibition – penalties for violations.	7/18/00
313	H 7401A	State or public corporation employees - credit cards – personal usage prohibition – violations - penalties.	7/18/00
314	H 7504Aam	Environmental management – submerged tidal lands – conveyance - power to acquire land along tidewater - port facilities - permission to conduct filling activity distinguished from grants of rights and property interest in the filled area - state ownership of tidal lands grants of title – coastal resources management council – powers – rights of way - approval to fill requirement - general assembly – policy setting – harbor lines – repeal – coastal resources management council – powers and duties – lease of certain filled lands – marinas and recreational boating facilities. Effective date – see special provision in act.	7/18/00
315	H 7926	Child visitation rights - denials - judicial determinations that the child has been physically or sexually abused by the natural parent - court ordered counseling	7/18/00
316	S 2751	Floral products and floral arrangements - tangible personal property and supplies used in the processing or preparation - sales tax exemption.	7/20/00
317	S 2761	Rhode Island College - traveling expenses for certain students - repeal.	7/20/00
318	S 2769am	Motor vehicles – adjudication of traffic offenses – additional violations.	7/20/00
319	S 2384	State sinking fund commission – composition – officers.	7/20/00
320	S 2389	Children with disabilities – transition council – composition.	7/20/00
321	S 2412Aam	Animals – cruelty toward act – violations - psychiatric counseling requirement.	7/20/00
322	S 2431A	Animals – cruelty toward act – veterinarians’ reports – immunity from civil suits.	7/20/00
323	S 2462	Motor vehicles – veterans’ plates – gross weight of vehicles – increase.	7/20/00
324	S 2474	Insurance agent licensing act – motor vehicle dealers – issuance of policies – certain exception removed from licensing law	7/20/00
325	S 2483Aam	Hospital conversions act – amendments – review process.	7/20/00
326	S 2466A	State planning council – composition.	7/20/00
327	S 2477am	Land subdivision act - procedure - required findings of fact.	7/20/00
328	S 2486Aam	Physician assistants - professional service corporations act – definitions –- authority to practice – stock transfers – eligibility of personnel – temporary incidence of ownership.	7/20/00
329	S 2514am	Labor – whistleblowers’ protection act – “employer” definition.	7/20/00
330	S 2518am	Open meetings act – closed meetings - hearings or discussions of a grievance filed pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement.	7/20/00
331	S 2519Aam	Health care facilities - physician contracts – restrictions on medical staff privileges - certain prohibitions.	7/20/00
332	S 2577	Hoisting engineers licensing act - machinery operations – internal combustion engines – certain exemptions.	7/20/00
333	S 2580	Plumbers – regulations act – corporations and firms – requirements – contractor master licenses.	7/20/00
334	S 2590am	Teachers’ retirement act – certain substitute teaching after retirement – time period extended.	7/20/00
335	S 2620	Civil procedure - evidence – proof of life and work expectancy. (Provisions effective 1/01/01)	7/20/00
336	S 2623Aam	Water supply facilities – stream gauging stations - management of the withdrawal and use of the waters of this state - preservation of agriculture.	7/20/00
337	S 2636A	State lottery - lottery and Keno tickets - maximum revenue payout.	7/20/00
338	S 2010am	Jury service act – free public transportation provisions - the Pawtucket-Providence commuter ferry shuttle service and passage upon the Claiborne Pell Bridge.	7/20/00
339	2029A	Flea markets – retail sales registration fee.	7/20/00
340	S 2082	Employment security act – unemployment benefits - voluntary leaving work as protection from domestic abuse - waiting period benefits.	7/20/00
341	S 2089A	Children's residential programs – children, youth and families department - annual funding increases.	7/20/00
342	S 2248	Power of attorney act – when power not affected by in-competency - termination time of authority	7/20/00
343	S 2290A	Nursing facilities, certain – state payment rates.	7/20/00
344	S 2293am	State funds – revenue credited from Northeast Dairy Compact Commission - reimbursement to school districts for school milk.	7/20/00
345	S 2299am	Health insurance coverage - prostate and colorectal examinations. (Provisions effective 12/31/00)	7/20/00
346	S 2303am	Health maintenance organizations - temporary credentials - provider’s application for network inclusion.	7/20/00
347	S 2305Aam	Chiropractic physician and chiropractic medicine references in general laws –prohibition against chiropractic physicians from writing prescriptions for internal medication or practicing major surgery.	7/20/00
348	S 2349A	Oil spill response fund act – response and prevention fee.	7/20/00
349	S 2376am	State employees, retired and working part-time in state or municipal government – gross compensation amount increase.	7/20/00
350	S 2194A	Alcoholic beverages – retail sales act - Class A retail license holders – sales of beverages on December 24, 2000 and December 31, 2000 – passenger carrying marine vessels – alcoholic beverage sales - serving hours.	7/20/00
351	S 2215am	State - inter-government relations council act.	7/20/00
352	S 2241A	Mental health law – disclosure of certain confidential records – violations – certain exemptions.	7/20/00
353	S 2246	Probate courts - appointment and supervision of temporary custodians of decedents' estates - real and personal property.	7/20/00
354	S 2111am	Corporations whose certificates of incorporation have been revoked and are reinstated – continuation of certain corporate powers - withdrawal of certificate of revocation.	7/20/00
355	S 2114A	Highway construction and repair - state highways or interstate connectors - attenuator trucks required at the site.	7/20/00
356	S 2130A	Aircraft repair liens act.	7/20/00
357	S 2150	Real estate title – trusts - conveyance to named trust.	7/20/00
358	S 2643B	Sexual offender registration and community notification act - juveniles -duration of registration - frequency of registration.	7/20/00
359	S 2656am	School bus – special stopping requirements - violations - peace officers - issuance of summons - private complaints.	7/20/00
360	S 2704A	Sexual offender registration and community notification act – requirements – rules and regulations - parole board – certain authorized powers - Rhode Island State Police web site.	7/20/00
361	S 2710am	General assembly – lobbying act – financial reporting requirement.	7/20/00
362	S 2792	Municipal detention facility – escapes, assaults and inciting riots – penalties.	7/20/00
363	S 2832Aam	Uniform controlled substances act - deregulation syringe act for diabetes and health promotion – removal from “drug paraphernalia” definition. (Provisions effective September 1, 2000)	7/20/00
364	S 2835Aam	Physician assistants – board of licensure – composition – violations – non-disciplinary alternative.	7/20/00
365	S 2840A	Public assistance act - funeral and burial expenses - eligibility.	7/20/00
366	S 2881	Tobacco products - sales to minors act – penalties	7/20/00
367	H 6841	Parole board - subpoena powers.	7/19/00
368	H 6927Aam	Education – loan of textbooks by school committees - money deposits - restrictions on commercial activity and fundraising in public schools.	7/19/00
369	H 7004A	Labor on holidays and Sundays act - manufacturers that operate for seven (7) continuous days per week – certain exemptions.	7/19/00
370	H 7142A	Appliance service persons – information requirement concerning used or rebuilt parts – penalties.	7/19/00
371	H 7789	Airports – regulation - Rhode Island Airport Corporation – powers and duties.	7/19/00
372	H 8144	Cesar Chavez Day.	7/19/00
373	H 7647	Insurance – captive insurance companies – licensing requirements – confidentiality of information submitted.	7/19/00
374	H 7651A	Statewide planning program act – planning council – composition.	7/19/00
375	H 7660am	Health care quality steering committee – composition.	7/19/00
376	H 7715	Municipalities – sealers – periodical testing of municipal sealers' weights and measures by state.	7/19/00
377	H 7560A	Cigarette tax sales act – prohibited practices – penalties	7/19/00
378	H 7592am	Child support intercept act - interception of insurance payments – certain liens not affected - written notices.	7/19/00
379	H 7630	Electricians – licenses – Class D – limited maintenance licenses.	7/19/00
380	H 7633	Employment agencies - bond to payroll and other taxes – administration department, division of taxation.	7/19/00
381	H 7925A	Corporations – surplus line brokers - declarations of estimated tax – payment schedules. (Effective 1/1/01)	7/20/00
382	H 7995	Employment security - reemployment fund and assessment.	7/20/00
383	H 7998	Employment security – job development fund and job development assessment.	7/20/00
384	H 8006	New Shoreham – bonds – schools and facilities.	7/20/00
385	H 8247	Narragansett – assessment and taxation of new real estate construction.	7/20/00
386	H 8301	Warwick – bonds – water system improvements.	7/20/00
387	H 8303	Warwick – bonds – municipal buildings improvements and neighborhood preservation.	7/20/00
388	H 8233A	Pawtucket – bonds – streets and sidewalks.	7/20/00
389	H 8234A	Pawtucket – bonds – highway bridges.	7/20/00
390	H 8232A	Pawtucket – bonds – sanitary and storm drains.	7/20/00
391	H 8281am	Jamestown – elderly – tax exemption act – referendum.	7/20/00
392	H 8294	North Smithfield – elderly and disabled persons - tax exemptions.	7/20/00
393	H 8218A	Pawtucket – bonds – public buildings.	7/20/00
394	H 8219A	Pawtucket – bonds – road and traffic control devices.	7/20/00
395	H 8215A	Pawtucket – bonds – recreation facilities.	7/20/00
396	H 8217A	Pawtucket – bonds – public school buildings.	7/20/00
397	H 8343	Cumberland – bonds – public schools and buildings, renovations and repairs.	7/20/00
398	H 8344	Cumberland – municipal police department – creation – referendum.	7/20/00
399	H 8328	Providence – state transfer of certain property located in the City of Providence to the Providence Redevelopment Agency.	7/20/00
400	H 8330	West Warwick - acceptance and upgrading of access into highway system.	7/20/00
401	H 8334	East Providence housing authority – composition.	7/20/00
402	H 8336	Warwick – bonds – municipal buildings and neighborhood preservation.	7/20/00
403	H 8319A	Architects, engineers, land surveyors and landscape architects who voluntarily and without compensation provide their professional services at the scene of certain disaster emergencies - immunity from civil liability - engineers - general requirements for registration or certification.	7/20/00
404	H 8325	Warwick – bonds – ice arenas.	7/20/00
405	H 8312	Cranston – bonds – schools and school facilities.	7/20/00
406	H 8309	Cranston – bonds – storm drains.	7/20/00
407	H 8311	Cranston – bonds – new police station.	7/20/00
408	H 8307	Cranston – bonds – infrastructure improvements and shoreline protection purposes.	7/20/00
409	H 8308	Cranston – bonds – playgrounds and athletic fields.	7/20/00
410	H 8196	Ashaway fire district – charter amendments.	7/20/00
411	H 8202	North Smithfield - assessment and taxation and new real estate construction -reduction in assessed value of real estate - removal of damaged buildings.	7/20/00
412	H 8205A	Labor controversies - arbitration hearings - use of past practices.	7/20/00
413	H 8151	South Kingstown – bonds – public works capital improvements.	7/20/00
414	H 8181	Cumberland – tax exemption for persons interned in concentration camps.	7/20/00
415	H 8182	Court administration – supreme court chief justice - power to assign judges.	7/20/00
416	H 8123	Hopkinton police department – members – retirement on service allowance.	7/20/00
417	H 8129am	Real estate non-utilization tax act – East Providence and Woonsocket – powers.	7/20/00
418	H 8147	South Kingstown – bonds – town hall improvements.	7/20/00
419	H 8148	South Kingstown – bonds – South Road School improvements.	7/20/00
420	H 7920Aam	Uniform commercial code – certain technical amendments and repeals.	7/18/00
421	H 7919A	Uniform commercial code – certain technical amendments and repeals.	7/18/00
422	H 7783	Charlestown, Richmond and Hopkinton – regional school district act – amendments - bonds – schools improvements.	7/20/00
423	H 8122	Providence – residential rehabilitation tax relief act.	7/20/00
424	H 8338	North Providence – town charter -amendments.	7/20/00
425	H 7704am	Plumbers - regulations act – board of examiners – composition – licenses – examinations – violations - enforcement.	7/20/00
426	H 7718am	Domestic violence prevention act - domestic abuse complaints – filing requirements – conditions.	7/20/00
427	H 7938A	Guardianship and guardianship of adults act - inventory and appraisement of estate - claims against decedents' estates.	7/20/00
428	H 7264A	Motor vehicle dealerships – establishment and relocations – requirements.	7/20/00
429	H 7295	Artists' rights and responsibilities act – definitions – art merchant relationships - works of art.	7/20/00
430	H 7300	Public records - access act - required records - supplement or replacement with the product of a "real translation reporter” – prohibition.	7/20/00
431	S 2216A	Motor vehicle dealerships – establishment and relocations – requirements.	7/20/00
432	S 2485A	Emergency medical transportation services act – immunity from liability –certain firefighters, paramedics and emergency medical technicians.	7/20/00
433	S 2592am	Plumbers’ regulations act – corporations and firms engaged in the business - licenses – master plumber – requirements – enforcement.	7/20/00
434	H 8417	Charlestown - withdrawal from the Chariho School District and creation of their own independent school system- referendum.	7/20/00
435	H 8419	General Assembly – organization - secretary of the senate, reading clerk and clerk of the house.	7/20/00
436	H 8395	Middletown – bonds – school repairs and capital improvements.	7/20/00
437	H 8401	Charlestown - withdrawal from the Chariho School District and creation of their own independent school system- referendum.	7/20/00
438	H 8405	Richmond/Carolina Fire District – charter amendments.	7/20/00
439	H 8392	Middletown – bonds – road construction and drainage improvements.	7/20/00
440	H 8393	Middletown – bonds – sewerage system.	7/20/00
441	H 8385	Narragansett – bonds – sewers, storm drains, sewage treatment and disposal facilities.	7/20/00
442	H 8369	Flea markets – retail sales - registration fee.	7/20/00
443	H 8371	Portsmouth – bonds – athletic facility at high school.	7/20/00
444	H 8346	Danato, Anthony J. – solemnization of marriages.	7/20/00
445	H 7274Aam	Roofing contractors’ regulation act – contractors registration board – registrations and fee.	7/19/00
446	H 7381Aam	Motor vehicles - operating a motor vehicle without a valid license or when license has expired – violations – penalties.	7/19/00
447		There is no Chapter 447 of the 2000 Public Laws.
448	H 7465A	Residential care and assisted living facility licensing act – initial evaluation and service plan – residency agreement or contract – definitions – rights of residents – general laws – name change.	7/19/00
449	H 8016	Providence - down city section - tax act.	7/20/00
450	H 8049	Jamestown – tree warden - residency requirement removed. (See effective date provisions in act)	7/20/00
451	H 8062	Pet assisted therapy treatment and education - pets in public places – access and privileges.	7/20/00
452	H 8069	Court registries – report of unclaimed funds – court clerks - requirements – return to state general fund.	7/20/00
453	H 8070	State planning council – composition – two representatives of a private, nonprofit environmental advocacy organization.	7/20/00
454	H 8075A	Municipal employees retirement act – reserve account – municipalities transfer requests - Cranston police or fire department members – retirement system options. (Provisions effective 1/31/01.	7/20/00
455	H 8091	Exeter - damage done to livestock by dogs - exception from appointing appraisers to appraise damage.	7/20/00
456	H 7220A	Schools – loan of textbooks – English/language arts and history/social studies – published textbook list - reimbursements to municipalities - joint commission to study the state textbook loan program created.	7/20/00
457	H 7243A	State highways or interstate connectors - highway construction and repair - attenuator trucks requirement.	7/20/00
458	H 7246A	Teachers, retired – substitute teaching for an absent classroom teacher – time restriction.	7/20/00
459	H 7270	Bank taxes act – banking institutions having an election in effect under subchapter S - requirements.	7/20/00
460	H 7283	Motor vehicles - veterans’ registration plates – motorcycles.	7/20/00
461	H 7298A	Hearing aids – optional rider coverage - insurance coverage act. (Provisions effective 4/01/01)	7/20/00
462	H 7342A	Sexual offender registration and community notification act - juveniles -duration of registration - frequency of registration.	7/20/00
463	H 7417A	Open meetings act – closed meetings - hearings or discussions of a grievance filed pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement.	7/20/00
464	H 7414	Rowan, Robert E., P.E. Bridge. – formerly the Crawford Street Bridge.	7/20/00
465	H 7446Aam	Hearing aid dealers and fitters – information and notice disclosure requirements	7/20/00
466	H 7466	Education – children with disabilities - transition from school to self-sufficient adulthood – transition council – composition.	7/20/00
467	H 7476A	Clinical laboratory science practice – licenses - experience requirements.	7/20/00
468	H 7485	State employees, retired and working part-time in state or municipal government – gross compensation amount increase.	7/20/00
469	H 7493A	State funds – revenue credited from Northeast Dairy Compact Commission - reimbursement to school districts for certain school milk.	7/20/00
470	H 7497Aam	Funeral and burial expenses - public assistance act – eligibility for reimbursement.	7/20/00
471	H 7559am	Byrnes, Thomas, Bike Path – formerly the East Bay Bike Path in the Town of Bristol.	7/20/00
472	H 7561	State sinking fund commission – composition – officers.	7/20/00
473	H 7635	Municipal public buildings authorities act - revenue bonds – calculations of limitations.	7/20/00
474	H 7653Aam	Providence – bonds – redevelopment and capital improvements.	7/20/00
475	H 7697	Exeter – veterans’ tax exemptions.	7/20/00
476	H 7772A	Public buildings – accessibility of leased or rented facilities for people with disabilities.	7/20/00
477	H 7861	Municipal detention facility – escapes, assaults and inciting riots – penalties.	7/20/00
478	H 7864	Public drinking water supply system protection act - Foundation for Cross-Connection Control and Hydraulic Research located at the University of Southern California – general law reference correction.	7/20/00
479	H 7910	State employees’ merit system - unclassified positions unfilled for twelve (12) months – cancellation unless extended by the unclassified pay plan board.	7/20/00
480	H 6733A	Catastrophic health insurance plan act - minimum standards – certain medical emergencies – contacts to 911 emergency system – restrictions prohibited.	7/20/00
481	H 6760	Sunday and holiday business – pharmacies - licensed pharmacist on duty requirement.	7/20/00
482	H 6881am	Mortgages - right to discharge on satisfaction of mortgage – escrow accounts - agents.	7/20/00
483	H 6891A	Animals - voluntary surrender at shelters with and without a request for disposition or destruction.	7/20/00
484	H 6893	Education curriculum – municipalities - Internet access.	7/20/00
485	H 6950A	Alcoholic beverages – Sunday sales act - Sundays which precede Christmas and New Year holidays that fall on a Monday.	7/20/00
486	H 6977Aam	Children's residential programs – children, youth and families department - annual funding increases.	7/20/00
487	H 7163Aam	School buses, new – strobe light requirement.	7/20/00
488	H 7207A	Horse food products – sales tax exemption - persons engaged in the business of boarding horses.	7/20/00
489	H 7217	Greene, George Sears, Memorial Bridge - Apponaug Artic Bridge #3.	7/20/00
490	S 2994	Tank vessel safety act – repeal.	7/20/00
491	S 3000Aam	Worker’s compensation act – amendments.	7/20/00
492	S 3038am	Cumberland – municipal fire department – referendum.	7/20/00
493	S 3058	East Bay economic initiative act - repeal effective June 30, 2004.	7/20/00
494	S 3067	Municipal public buildings authority act – revenue bonds – calculation of limitations.	7/20/00
495	S 2907	State employees – post retirement employment - certified teachers of driver education – certain employment by the department of elementary and secondary education – earnings limitation.	7/20/00
496	S 2909	State tartan – St. Andrews Society of RI – creation of the official tartan of the State of Rhode Island.	7/20/00
497	S 2972am	Jamestown – elderly – tax exemption act – referendum.	7/20/00
498	S 2979	Health care quality steering committee – composition.	7/20/00
499	S 2265am	Civil rights acts – “disability” determinations – definition.	7/20/00
500	S 2770Aam	Aliens - arraignments and pleas - pleas of guilty or nolo contendere – courts - notice of deportation possibility.	7/20/00
501	H 7296A	Aliens - arraignments and pleas - pleas of guilty or nolo contendere – courts - notice of deportation possibility.	7/20/00
502	H 6838	Estates in real property - title to real estate - trusts - conveyance to named trust.	7/22/00
503	H 6880A	Corporations whose certificates of corporation have been revoked or are dissolved – continuation of certain corporate powers. (See effective date provision)	7/22/00
504	H 6979A	Contractors’ registration act – bidding process – registration requirement.	7/22/00
505	H 7010	Lobbying act – financial reporting date requirement.	7/22/00
506	H 7020Aam	Pharmacies regulation act - prescription information - patient authorization required for release to employers or third parties.	7/22/00
507	H 7210	Disabilities – determinations of disabilities – requirements - definition.	7/22/00
508	H 7308A	Rhode Island development impact fee act – municipalities’ powers.	7/22/00
509	H 7377am	Labor – whistleblowers’ protection act – “employee” definition amended.	7/22/00
510	H 7380am	School bus – special stopping requirements - violations - peace officers - issuance of summons private complaints.	7/22/00
511	H 7397am	Education – curriculum - genocide and human rights education.	7/22/00
512	H 7430Aam	Rhode Island Housing and Mortgage Finance Corporation act - mortgage disclosure reports – requirements.	7/22/00
513	H 7433am	Physician assistants - professional service corporations act – definitions –- authority to practice – stock transfers – eligibility of personnel – temporary incidence of ownership.
514	H 7443A	Health Clubs – posting of rates –requirements.	7/22/00
515	H 7456Aam	Contractors who bid on certain municipal or state construction projects - safety awareness program requirement. (Provisions effective 1/01/02)	7/22/00
516	H 7462A	Physician assistants – board of licensure – composition – violations – non-disciplinary alternative.	7/22/00
517	H 7649	Cranston housing authority – composition.	7/22/00
518	H 7796	Elections – municipal employees holding municipal public office -restriction – certain exceptions.	7/22/00
519	H 7907Aam	Mobile and manufactured home act – leases – maintenance of utilities – record keeping - elections - administration and voting procedures.	7/22/00
520	H 7949Aam	Uniform controlled substances act - deregulation syringe act for diabetes and health promotion – removal from “drug paraphernalia” definition. (Provisions effective September 1, 2000)	7/22/00
521	S 2235Aam	Motor vehicle manufacturers, distributors and dealers – regulation of practices – violations – competition with certain motor vehicle dealers.	7/25/00

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