THE OFFICIAL 2007 PUBLIC LAWS LIST

LAW REVISION OFFICE

The Honorable William J. Murphy

Speaker

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

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