THE OFFICIAL 2009 PUBLIC LAWS LIST

LAW REVISION OFFICE

The Honorable William J. Murphy

Speaker

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

Status Note: Links to versions of the 2009 Public Laws are preliminary versions subject to proofreading, review, correction and editing by the State Law Revision Office as part of the official publication process.

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CHAPTER NUMBER	BILL NUMBER	TITLE	ENACTMENT DATE
051	H 5002Aaa	Public Utilities and Carriers – creating long term contracting standards for the development of renewable energy	06/26/09
390	H 5005	Elections –preregistration of voters	1/05/10
120	H 5006A	Criminal offenses – defrauding the administration of a drug or alcohol test	07/16/09
345	H 5007aa	Food and Drugs – controlled substances – minimum sentences – reduction	11/13/09
035	H 5010	R.I. Transit Authority – authorizing use of traffic control preemption devices	06/19/09
005	H 5019Aaa	Revised appropriations for fiscal year ending June 30, 2009	04/10/09
211	H 5039A	Criminal Procedure – search warrants – motor vehicles	11/09/09
185	H 5044B	Criminal offenses – definition –prostitution	11/03/09
281	H 5054A	North Providence – Town of – juvenile hearing board	11/13/09
034	H 5055	North Providence – Town of – amendment to act of incorporation	06/19/09
064	H 5061A	Health and safety – industrial property and remediation reuse – penalties for noncompliance	06/30/09
033	H 5078	Warwick - City of - to sell abandoned highway or driftway to abutting owner	06/19/09
014	H 5079	Warren – Town of – amendment to home rule charter	06/05/09
233	H 5082Aaa	State affairs and government – Department of Veterans’ Affairs – creation	11/09/09
391	H 5083	Motor vehicles – division of – hours and places of operation	1/05/10
184	H 5088A	Public utilities and carriers – location of regulators and gas meters	11/02/09
389	H 5094	Elections – federal senatorial vacancies – special election	1/05/10
321	H 5103	R.I. College Student Community Government Inc., - increase holdings	11/13/09
069	H 5112C	Health and Safety – medicare and medicaid services – implementation of the global consumer choice demonstration	07/01/09
310	H 5121A	Statutes and statutory construction – technical revisions to various statutes	11/13/09
119	H 5127A	Motor and other vehicles – procedural safeguards for owners of mobile or manufactured homes	07/16/09
388	H 5135	State affairs and government – civil rights actions – statute of limitations	1/05/10
214	H 5150A	Motor vehicle offenses – text messaging	11/09/09
338	H 5166	Health and safety – fire safety code – public schools – compliance extension	11/13/09
049	H 5179	Richmond – Town of – ratification of home rule charter	06/25/09
050	H 5182	Middletown – Town of – ratification of home rule charter	06/25/09
118	H 5184	Correctional institutions – parole board – change title of executive secretary to administrator	07/16/09
001	H 5186	Public officers and employees – department of labor and training – post retirement employment.	01/29/09
058	H 5193A	Insurance – renewal of private passenger automobile policies	06/26/09
057	H 5195	Businesses and Professions – solicitation by charitable organizations	06/26/09
387	H 5197	Businesses and professions – funeral directors – continuing education training	1/05/10
195	H 5199Aaa	Insurance – standards – life settlement contracts	11/05/09
386	H 5227A	Criminal procedure – domestic violence – assessments – increase	1/05/10
061	H 5244	Fiduciaries – Uniform Management of Institutional Funds Act – updating of law	06/30/09
117	H 5252	Food and drugs – cultural heritage education facility – amend definition	07/16/09
116	H 5253	State affairs and government – state police – emergency alerts for persons with dementia	07/16/09
201	H 5266A	Health and safety – autism programs and plans	11/09/09
036	H 5267Aaa	Jamestown – Town of – juvenile hearing board – authority to create	09/02/09
032	H 5268	Lincoln – Town of – Lime Rock Fire District –amendment to act incorporating	06/19/09
197	H 5273Baa	Health and safety – need for new equipment and new health care services	11/07/09
015	H 5275A	Fire insurance – application of the hurricane deductible for losses in Block Island from hurricane force sustained winds reported by the national weather service	06/04/09
202	H 5286	Education – R.I. Bachelors Degree in Three Act	11/09/09
250	H 5289aa	Waters and Navigation – operation under the influence of alcohol – increase penalties	11/10/09
385	H 5294	Businesses and professions – funeral service establishments – domestic partners – authority	1/05/10
349	H 5297	Elections – political parties – state committees – power to fill vacancies	11/13/09
115	H 5323	Public officers and employees – state boards, agencies and commissions – prescribed oath	07/16/09
095	H 5329	Domestic relations – child support – children with severe physical or mental impairment	07/09/09
114	H 5338	Towns and cities – sewer charges - lien on real property	07/16/09
231	H 5340	Health and safety – plaques – Veterans - cemeteries	11/09/09
313	H 5345	Sports racing and athletics – mixed martial arts matches	11/13/09
016	H 5359A	Health and Safety – Edward O. Hawkins and Thomas C. Slater Medical Marijuana Act	06/16/09
106	H 5370	Elections – domestic violence victims – members of household – address confidentiality	07/13/09
359	H 5376	State Affairs and Government – administrative procedures – rule making – electronic posting of notices Secretary of State	11/13/09
045	H 5393	Health and Safety – creation of center for health professions	06/24/09
221	H 5409A	Motor vehicles – plates - Friends of Plum Beach Lighthouse, Inc.	11/09/09
196	H 5415B	Health and safety – HIV/AIDS – prevention	11/05/09
113	H 5445	Elections – polling hours – Town of Richmond	07/16/09
029	H 5447	Newport – City of – amendment to home rule charter	06/12/09
046	H 5449A	Long Term Care Coordinating Council – change in composition	06/24/09
191	H 5451B	Motor vehicles – New England Patriots Charitable Foundation plates	11/04/09
190	H 5453Baa	Insurance – rental network contract arrangements	11/04/09
041	H 5454Aaa	Insurance – contracts between dental insurance companies and dentists	06/18/09
111	H 5461A	Public Utilities and Carriers – excess renewable generation credits	07/15/09
183	H 5479B	Food and drugs – controlled substances – prescriptions	11/02/09
112	H 5483	Motor and other vehicles – parents and guardians – driver education curriculum – course of instruction	07/16/09
101	H 5488	Fiduciaries – authority of trustees to donate conservation easement on real estate	07/09/09
099	H 5490	Probate practice – authority of executor or administrator to donate easement on real estate	07/09/09
384	H 5492	Property – mortgage foreclosure – notice – availability of counseling	1/05/10
317	H 5509A	Education – teachers – special rules – Woonsocket and Cumberland	11/13/09
084	H 5528	Taxation – exemption for elderly and disabled residents	07/08/09
048	H 5536A	Insurance – amendment to the Small Employer Health Insurance Availability Act	06/24/09
351	H 5537A	Insurance – health policies – coverage – nurse practitioners and psychiatric and mental health clinical specialists	11/13/09
326	H 5560	Criminal offenses – trespass and vandalism – Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument	11/13/09
060	H 5567	Courts and civil procedure – judicial selection – eligibility for subsequent nomination	06/30/09
358	H 5568	Taxation – estate and transfer taxes – real estate – liens	11/13/09
277	H 5570	Elections – communication access devices – expense	11/13/09
047	H 5581	Public Property and Works – duty of contractors and subcontractors to furnish payroll records	06/24/09
342	H 5585	Labor and Labor Relations – hoisting engineers – license requirements	11/13/09
356	H 5594A	Taxation – Newport – City of – delinquent hotel room taxes	11/13/09
028	H 5595	North Tiverton Fire District – amendment to act of incorporation	06/12/09
030	H 5596	Stone Bridge Fire District – incorporation and financing water supply for the town of Tiverton	06/12/09
305	H 5597	Probate practice – military personnel – medals	11/17/09
336	H 5607A	Taxation – cigarettes – license or permit – unpaid charges	11/13/09
105	H 5611	Public finance – state investment commission – expansion of powers	07/13/09
383	H 5613A	Insurance – uniform public school employees health care benefits plan	1/05/10
189	H 5653Aaa	Health and safety – adult supportive care homes	11/04/09
347	H 5655	Businesses and Professions – hearing aid dealers – required disclosure	11/13/09
249	H 5657B	Businesses and Professions – real estate sales disclosures	11/10/09
188	H 5661B	Criminal offenses – sexual trafficking of minors	11/04/09
162	H 5675	Labor and labor relations – director of department of labor and training – appoint hoisting engineer with proper qualifications as chief investigator	07/16/09
027	H 5677A	Jamestown – Town of – property tax relief	06/12/09
026	H 5681	South Kingstown – Union Fire District – amendment to act of incorporation	06/12/09
199	H 5686A	Towns and cities – expiration periods - permits	11/09/09
161	H 5690A	Agriculture and forestry – establish Asian Longhorn Beetle as a nuisance – penalties for unlawful importation and transportation	07/16/09
324	H 5697aa	General Assembly – department of corrections intake center – rename	11/13/09
160	H 5704A	Financial institutions – secure and fair enforcement for mortgage licensing act of 2009	07/16/09
296	H 5708	Taxation – compromise or abatement – approval by director of revenue	11/13/09
343	H 5712	Courts and Civil Procedure – judges – spousal benefits	11/13/09
225	H 5730Aaa	Elections – district moderators and clerks	11/09/09
322	H 5732	Motor vehicles – offenses – judges and magistrates – powers	11/13/09
239	H 5737	Criminal Offenses – sexual assault protective orders	11/09/09
382	H 5738A	Courts and civil procedure – wrongful death actions – punitive damages	1/05/10
159	H 5769	Sports, racing and athletes – boxing – powers of referee	07/16/09
158	H 5771A	Insurance – Life and Health Guaranty Association Act – revisions	07/16/09
304	H 5773A	Insurance – clarify and amend certain sections of law	11/13/09
157	H 5777	Businesses and professions - professional land surveyors revise requirements for registration	07/16/09
129	H 5782A	Motor and other vehicles – motor fuel tax – definition of manufactured biodiesel fuel	07/16/09
059	H 5786A	Motor and other vehicles – child restraints – age and size of children covered	06/30/09
194	H 5797Aaa	Health and safety – health care professionals – wallet license cards	11/05/09
089	H 5798Aaa	Health and Safety – stroke prevention program	07/09/09
087	H 5802	Education – demonstration after school and summer learning program	07/09/09
128	H 5813	Labor and labor relations – hoisting engineers board of examiners	07/16/09
258	H 5819Aaa	Businesses and professions – trade license renewal schedules	11/13/09
127	H 5821	State affairs and government – R.I. Public Rail Corporation – board of directors	07/16/09
292	H 5822A	Insurance – credit – changes to conform to model statute	11/13/09
187	H 5823B	Insurance – accident and sickness – tobacco cessation programs	11/04/09
182	H 5824A	Insurance – mandated benefits for health plans – extend sunset provision	11/02/09
170	H 5825	Alcoholic beverages – class T liquor license – any facility management corporation authorized to manage buildings of the R.I. Convention Center Authority	07/16/09
300	H 5826A	Insurance – group life – policy standards	11/13/09
056	H 5827	Public Utilities and Carriers – amending the time prescribed for adjudicating rate filings	06/26/09
341	H 5828Aaa	Waters and Navigation – water conservation – state water supply	11/13/09
297	H 5831	Motor Vehicles - commercial driver’s license act – amendments	11/13/09
004	H 5889	Holidays and days of special observance – Rhode Island Seabees Day.	03/10/09
126	H 5893A	Businesses and professions – auto body repair shops – work to be performed at a fixed licensed location	07/16/09
248	H 5895A	Courts and Civil Procedure – Uniform Foreign Money Claims Act	11/10/09
247	H 5902A	Commercial Law – documents – personal information – destruction	11/10/09
302	H 5903	Insurance – examinations –clarification of financial analysis process	11/13/09
125	H 5905A	Businesses and professions – residential oil heat contracts – disclosure of terms	07/16/09
246	H 5906Aaa	Property – condominiums – borrowing of money	11/10/09
381	H 5913A	Courts and civil procedure – fees – increases	1/05/10
332	H 5914A	State affairs and government – public disclosure required – public corporations	11/13/09
124	H 5936	Criminal procedure – sentence and execution – inmate’s parole release date	07/16/09
003	H 5943	Public officers and employees – department of labor and training – post retirement employment.	03/04/09
097	H 5949A	Criminal offenses – persons with disabilities – incorporate changes made by federal A.D.A.amendments act	07/09/09
392	H 5950	Labor relations – temporary employees – employment agencies required notice	1/05/10
025	H 5951	North Kingstown – Town of – to issue bonds to finance construction of sewer system	06/12/09
024	H 5957	Bristol – Town of – tax collection	06/12/09
237	H 5968	Health and Safety – donating blood – minors	11/09/09
123	H 5970	Insurance – extension of statute of limitations for direct action against insurer	07/16/09
086	H 5975A	Public Utilities and Carriers – broadband deployment and investment	07/09/09
068	H 5983Aaa	State – appropriations for support for fiscal year ending June 30^th, 2010 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 2010. ARTICLE 2 RELATING TO BORROWING IN ANTICIPATION OF RECEIPTS FROM TAXES AND INTERFUND BORROWING. ARTICLE 3 RELATING TO EDUCATION AID ARTICLE 4 RELATING TO MAKING REVISED APPROPRIATIONS IN SUPPORT OF FY 2009. ARTICLE 5 RELATING TO GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION. ARTICLE 6 RELATING TO COMMUNITY SUPPORT OF SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES AND STATE AID. ARTICLE 7 RELATING TO PENSIONS. ARTICLE 8 RELATING EMPLOYMENT SECURITY TRUST FUND AND CONTRIBUTIONS. ARTICLE 9 RELATING TO MUNICIPAL TIPPING FEES. ARTICLE 10 RELATING TO JUDICIAL ARBITRATION FEES. ARTICLE 11 RELATING TO CRIMINAL RECORDS EXPUNGEMENT FEES. ARTICLE 12 RELATING TO LICENSES AND FEES. ARTICLE 13 RELATING TO BUDGET STABILIZATION ACCOUNT. ARTICLE 14 RELATING TO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH LEGAL FEES. ARTICLE 15 RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITY REGULATORY ASSESSMENT. ARTICLE 16 RELATING TO REVENUES. ARTICLE 17 RELATING TO DEBT MANAGEMENT ACT JOINT RESOLUTIONS. ARTICLE 18 RELATING TO PUBLIC ASSIATANCE ACT. ARTICLE 19 RELATING TO HOSPITAL UNCOMPENSATED CARE. ARTICLE 20 RELATING TO CASH ASSISTANCE. ARTICLE 21 RELATING TO GENERAL PUBLIC ASSISTANCE – HARDSHIP CONTINGENCY FUND. ARTICLE 22 RELATING TO CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES WAIVER AND EXPENDITURE AUTHORITY. ARTICLE 23 RELATING TO MEDICAL ASSISTANCE. ARTICLE 24 RELATING TO EFFECTIVE DATE.	06/30/09
010	H 5986	Health and safety – adoption of a state energy conservation code.	05/12/09
023	H 6005	Warwick – City of – powers of municipal court	06/12/09
122	H 6006	Animals – dogs - increase in fines imposed by Warwick municipal court	07/16/09
055	H 6007	Taxation – Amending the authority of the Town of Middletown to grant property tax exemptions to the elderly	06/26/09
090	H 6009	Public buildings – new Kent County Courthouse - “The Governor Philip W. Noel Judicial Complex”	07/09/09
200	H 6013Aaa	Westerly – town of – police officers – retirement	11/10/09
364	H 6014	Smithfield – Town of – bonds – land acquisition	11/13/09
178	H 6015	Burrillville – Town of – Mapleville Number 4 Fire District – amendment to act of incorporation	08/05/09
121	H 6022	Little Compton Agricultural Conservancy Trust – transfer of real property interest – additional tax imposed	07/16/09
103	H 6028A	Public Utilities and Carriers – regulation of excavation near underground utility facilities	07/09/09
245	H 6034aa	Motor Vehicles – registration – Penalties	11/10/09
137	H 6036	Property – recording fees – release of lis pendens filed by bailbondsmen	07/16/09
031	H 6040	Insurance – eligibility of cities, towns and their instrumentalities to obtain	06/19/09
315	H 6052aa	Health and safety – central landfill – certification - solid waste from out of state	11/13/09
380	H 6059A	State affairs and government – radio frequency identification devices – restriction	1/05/10
226	H 6073A	Motor vehicles – plates – breast cancer support	11/09/09
136	H 6082Aaa	Taxation – Cumberland Hill Fire District – lien for taxes assessed	07/17/09
008	H 6083	Public buildings-naming U.R.I. Library the “Robert L. Carothers Library.”	04/09/09
135	H 6088	Alcoholic beverages – licensees prohibited from using premises as part of an organized pub crawl	07/16/09
104	H 6096	Military affairs – creation of statewide interoperable communications system	07/13/09
006	H 6099	Medical insurance-providing a method to resume medical coverage when such coverage election has been declined within the time provided.	04/09/09
357	H 6103	Alcoholic Beverages – Class B and class ED licenses – extended hours permits	11/13/09
022	H 6108	Tiverton – Town of – amendment to home rule charter	06/12/09
228	H 6111A	Motor vehicles – business practices - regulation	11/09/09
054	H 6144	Burrillville Sewer Commission – authorization to construct a sewage disposal system and the financing thereof	0626/09
269	H 6158	Taxation – Cranston – City of – tax rate - freezing	11/13/09
282	H 6179	Lincoln - Town of – Saylesville Fire District – amend act of incorporation	11/13/09
134	H 6194	Westerly – Town of - issue bonds to finance renovation of Westerly High School	07/16/09
244	H 6195Baa	Towns and Cities – Westerly – Town of – minimum housing standards	11/10/09
318	H 6206	Taxation – income tax refunds – setoff procedures – amendment	11/13/09
361	H 6209	Towns and Cities – public officials – indemnification	11/13/09
133	H 6218	Lincoln – Town of – amendment to act incorporating Quinnville Fire District	07/16/09
273	H 6219	North Kingstown – Town of – Gilbert Stuart Memorial Inc. – tax exemption	11/13/09
275	H 6220	North Kingstown – Town of – Cocumcussoc Association – tax exemption	11/13/09
132	H 6225A	Health and Safety – hospitals – patients of medical staff to be evaluated and educated	07/16/09
379	H 6226aa	Fish and wildlife – recreational fishing – license required	1/05/10
330	H 6241	Health and safety – R.I Resource Recovery Corporation – debris borrowing program	11/13/09
320	H 6243	Community College of R.I. Foundation – amend charter	11/13/09
206	H 6245Aaa	State affairs and government – Economic Development Corporation	11/09/09
131	H 6256	Glocester – Town of – amendment to town charter	07/16/09
365	H 6266	Cities and Towns – “chief elected officer” – definition	11/18/09
309	H 6267	Alcoholic beverages – class B license – Weekapaug Inn	11/13/09
130	H 6276	Education – school districts, departments and committees – acceptance of grants, gifts and donations	07/16/09
279	H 6281	Burrillville – Town of – hawkers and peddlers licenses	11/13/09
307	H 6291	Courts and civil procedure – probate court – Newport – disqualification or inability of judge	11/13/09
085	H 6294	Central Falls – City of – bonding authority – school facilities	07/08/09
378	H 6304	Public property and works – Big River Management Area – use of bicycles permitted	1/05/10
243	H 6309aa	Towns and Cities – low and moderate income housing	11/10/09
334	H 6313	Health and safety – smoke and carbon monoxide detector certificates	11/13/09
255	H 6315	Narragansett – Town of – bonds finance acquisition of real estate	11/13/09
242	H 6316A	State Affairs and Government – Newport Convention and Visitor’s Bureau	11/10/09
268	H 6317	Towns and Cities – historic district commission –Newport	11/13/09
230	H 6318Aaa	State affairs and government – small business regulation	11/09/09
181	H 6328	Providence Public Buildings Authority – authority to issue revenue bonds	10/09/09
235	H 6331A	Health and Safety – anatomical gifts	11/09/09
340	H 6332	Taxation – renewable energy tax credit – solar domestic hot water heaters	11/13/09
067	H 6334	State – appropriations for support for fiscal year ending June 30^th,2010 – pensions – district court	06/30/09
219	H 6441	Labor – minors – adult entertainment	11/09/09
284	H 6444	Portsmouth Town of – bonds – improvements – school buildings	11/13/09
251	H 6446	South Kingstown – Town of – bonds – improvements to schools	11/13/09
216	H 6458	Public Utilities and Carriers - renewable energy contracts	11/09/09
254	S 0013A	Herreshoff Marine Museum – amend incorporation act	11/13/09
179	S 0020	Education – City of Woonsocket – adoption of dress code by school committee and superintendent	08/06/09
346	S 0039aa	Food and Drugs – controlled substances – minimum sentences – reduction	11/13/09
280	S 0042	North Providence – Town of – juvenile hearing board	11/13/09
044	S 0045	North Providence – Town of- amendment to act of incorporation	06/24/09
021	S 0047	Warren – Town of – amendment to home rule charter	06/17/09
081	S 0049	Health and Safety – creation of center for health professions	07/01/09
066	S 0050	Health and safety – industrial property and remediation reuse – penalties for noncompliance	06/30/09
013	S 0063	Middletown – Town of – amendment to home rule charter	05/28/09
147	S 0064	Glocester – Town of – amendment to home rule charter	07/16/09
224	S 0076	Taxation – donation of organs deduction	11/09/09
102	S 0082	Domestic relations – child support – children with severe physical or mental impairment impairment	07/09/09
366	S 0085	Elections – preregistration of voters	1/05/10
002	S 0094	Public officers and employees – department of labor and training – post retirement employment.	01/28/09
110	S 0107A	Public Utilities and Carriers – location of gas regulators and gas meters	07/13/09
080	S 0108	Businesses and Professions – solicitation by charitable organizations	07/01/09
367	S 0125	Business and professions – funeral directors – continuing education training	1/05/10
040	S 0127	Newport – City of – amendment to home rule charter	06/19/09
012	S 0130	Richmond – Town of- ratification of home rule charter	05/28/09
043	S 0131aa	Lincoln – Town of – Lime Rock Fire District – amendment to act incorporating	06/24/09
146	S 0134A	Motor and other vehicles – procedural safeguards for owners of mobile or manufactured homes	07/16/09
145	S 0140	State affairs and government – state police – emergency alerts for persons with dementia	07/16/09
263	S 0160	Motor vehicles – R.I. Public Transit Authority – traffic control devices	11/13/09
368	S 0162	State affairs and government – civil rights act – statute of limitations	1/05/10
017	S 0185	Health and Safety – Edward O. Hawkins and Thomas C. Slater Medical Marijuana Act	06/16/09
073	S 0190	Warwick – City of – to sell abandoned highway or driftway to abutting owner	07/01/09
369	S 0195	Businesses and professions – funeral service establishments – domestic partner – authority	1/05/10
370	S 0201	Elections – federal – senatorial vacancies – special election	1/05/10
213	S 0204B	Motor vehicle offenses – text messaging	11/09/09
371	S 0211aa	State affairs and government – radio frequency identification devices – restriction	1/05/10
262	S 0229B	Insurance – Life Settlements Act	11/12/09
042	S 0231aa	Fire insurance – application of the hurricane deductible for losses in Block Island from hurricane force sustained winds reported by the national weather bureau	06/18/09
212	S 0232B	Public Property – Green Buildings Act	11/09/09
355	S 0235A	Taxation – Newport – City of – delinquent hotel room taxes	11/13/09
223	S 0242Aaa	Human Services – long term care and finance reform	11/09/09
289	S 0245B	Health and safety – HIV/AIDS – prevention	11/12/09
144	S 0247	Towns and cities – sewer charges – lien on real property	07/16/09
350	S 0249	Elections – political parties – state committees – power to fill vacancies	11/13/09
143	S 0256	Property - recording fees – release of lis pendens filed by bailbondsmen	07/16/09
142	S 0257	Insurance – extension of statute of limitations for direct action against insurer	07/16/09
098	S 0261	Probate practice – authority of executor or administrator to donate easement on real estate	07/09/09
100	S 0270	Fiduciaries – authority of trustees to donate conservation easement on real estate	07/09/09
141	S 0272	Criminal offenses – defrauding the administration of a drug or alcohol test	07/16/09
140	S 0274	Correctional institutions – parole board – change title of executive secretary to administrator	07/16/09
139	S 0283	Sports, racing and athletes – boxing – powers of referee	07/16/09
229	S 0290Baa	State affairs and government – small business – regulation	11/09/09
138	S 0294A	Businesses and professions – residential oil heat contracts – disclosure of terms	07/16/09
372	S 0311A	Courts – fees - increases	1/05/10
156	S 0318	Public officers and employees – state boards, agencies and commissions - prescribed oath	07/16/09
109	S 0323	Elections – domestic violence victims – members of household – address confidentiality	07/13/09
360	S 0324	Towns and Cities – public officials – indemnification	11/13/09
257	S 0330B	Businesses and professions – trade license renewal schedules	11/12/09
222	S 0346aa	Motor Vehicles – plates - Friends of Plum Beach Lighthouse, Inc.	11/09/09
328	S 0351aa	Health and safety – R.I. Resource Recovery Corporation – debris borrowing program	11/13/09
155	S 0352A	Agriculture and forestry – establish Asian Longhorn Beetle as a nuisance – penalties for unlawful importation and transportation	07/16/09
154	S 0366	Elections – polling hours – Town of Richmond	07/16/09
329	S 0373aa	Motor vehicles – accidents – property damage only – duty to stop – imprisonment	11/13/09
264	S 0378	Businesses and professions – real estate sales disclosures	11/13/09
314	S 0381aa	Health and safety – central landfill – certification – solid waste from out of state	11/12/09
311	S 0383aa	Elections – campaign funds –communication access expenses	11/13/09
301	S 0387aa	Insurance – examinations - clarification of financial analysis process	11/13/09
316	S 0395A	Education – teachers – special rules – Woonsocket and Cumberland	11/13/09
295	S 0405	Taxation – compromise or abatement – approval by director of revenue	11/13/09
335	S 0408aa	Taxation – cigarettes – license or permit – unpaid charges	11/13/09
210	S 0416A	Criminal Procedure – search warrants – motor vehicles	11/09/09
153	S 0430	Criminal procedure – sentence and execution – inmate’s parole release date	07/16/09
152	S 0440	Labor and labor relations – hoisting engineers board of examiners	07/16/09
151	S 0450aa	Businesses and professions – auto body repair shops – work to be performed at a fixed licensed location	07/16/09
325	S 0455	General Assembly – department of corrections intake center – rename	11/12/09
298	S 0457	Motor Vehicles – commercial driver’s license act – amendments	11/13/09
150	S 0459	Motor and other vehicles – parents and guardians – driver education curriculum – course of instruction	07/16/09
149	S 0460	Alcoholic beverages – licensees prohibited from using premises as part of an organized pub crawl	07/16/09
148	S 0461A	Financial institutions – secure and fair enforcement for mortgage licensing act of 2009	07/16/09
169	S 0462A	Insurance - Life and Health Guaranty Association Act – revisions	07/16/09
299	S 0463A	Insurance – group life – policy standards	11/13/09
293	S 0465A	Insurance – credit – changes to conform to model statute	11/13/09
352	S 0471Aaa	Insurance – health policies – coverage – nurse practitioners and psychiatric and mental health clinical specialists	11/13/09
079	S 0472	Public Utilities and Carriers – amending the time prescribed for adjudicating rate filings	07/01/09
078	S 0473A	Insurance – renewal of private passenger automobile policies	07/01/09
092	S 0474Aaa	Public Utilities and Carriers – regulation of excavation near underground utility facilities	07/09/09
063	S 0475	Fiduciaries – Uniform Management of Institutional Funds Act – updating of law	06/30/09
091	S 0485A	Public Utilities and Carriers – excess renewable generation credits	07/09/09
331	S 0493	Waters and navigation – boats – regulation	11/13/09
108	S 0496	Public finance – state investment commission – expansion of powers	07/13/09
234	S 0501A	State affairs and government – Department of Veteran’s Affairs – creation	11/09/09
373	S 0510	Criminal procedure – domestic violence – assessments	1/05/10
168	S 0525	Motor and other vehicles – motor fuel tax – definition of manufactured biodiesel fuel	07/16/09
077	S 0539Aaa	Insurance – amendment to the Small Employer Health Insurance Availability Act	07/01/09
291	S 0540A	Insurance – medications – smoking cessation – mandatory coverage	11/13/09
236	S 0542A	Health and Safety – anatomical gifts	11/09/09
290	S 0543Aaa	Health and safety – Adult Supportive Care Residence Act	11/13/09
286	S 0546aa	Health and Safety – health care professionals – wallet license cards	11/13/09
209	S 0548Aaa	Insurance – rental of health care services	11/09/09
208	S 0552A	Food and Drugs – controlled substances – prescriptions	11/09/09
348	S 0553	Businesses and Professions – hearing aid dealers – required disclosures	11/13/09
020	S 0555	North Tiverton Fire District – amendment to act of incorporation	06/17/09
167	S 0558	State affairs and government – R.I. Public Rail Corporation – board of directors	07/16/09
019	S 0559	Stone Bridge Fire District – incorporation and financing water supply for the Town of Tiverton.	06/17/09
180	S 0560A	Insurance – mandated benefits for health plans – extend sunset provision	10/02/09
018	S 0561aa	Jamestown – Town of – property tax relief	06/17/09
240	S 0572	Criminal Offenses – sexual assault protective orders	11/09/09
285	S 0589A	Commercial Law – documents – personal information – destruction	11/13/09
062	S 0591A	Motor and other vehicles – child restraints – age and size of children covered	06/30/09
266	S 0598A	Courts and Civil Procedure – Uniform Foreign Money Claims Act	11/12/09
166	S 0602	Courts and civil procedure – Jamestown – Town of – authority to create juvenile hearing board	07/16/09
344	S 0611	Courts and Civil Procedure – judges – spousal benefits	11/13/09
323	S 0614aa	Motor vehicles – offenses – judges and magistrates – powers	11/12/09
165	S 0620	Businesses and professions – professional land surveyors – revise requirements for registration	07/16/09
312	S 0622A	Sports racing and athletics – mixed martial arts matches	11/12/09
164	S 0639	Labor and labor relations – director of department of labor and training – appoint hoisting engineer with proper qualifications as chief investigator	07/16/09
076	S 0641	Public Property and Works – duty of contractors and subcontractors to furnish payroll records	07/01/09
303	S 0667A	Insurance – clarify and amend certain sections of law	11/13/09
232	S 0681	Probate practice – military personnel – medals	11/09/09
204	S 0728	Education – High School Outcomes Improvement Act	11/09/09
288	S 0732Aaa	Waters and Navigation – Water Use and Government Efficiency Act	11/12/09
294	S 0734Aaa	Public Finance – bureau of audits – post audit of accounts	11/13/09
075	S 0748A	Health and Safety – Long Term Care Coordinating Council – composition	07/01/09
088	S 0752A	Health and Safety – stroke prevention program	07/09/09
198	S 0754Aaa	Towns and cities – expiration periods - permits	11/09/09
163	S 0756	Little Compton Agricultural Conservancy Trust – transfer of real property interest – additional tax imposed	07/16/09
082	S 0760A	Courts – judicial selection	07/08/09
374	S 0777A	Insurance – health, dental and vision – teachers – group purchase	1/05/10
072	S 0781	Insurance – eligibility of cities, towns and their instrumentalities to obtain	07/01/09
038	S 0782	Bristol, Town of – to list motor vehicle taxes due on municipal lien certificates	06/19/09
096	S 0783A	Criminal offenses – persons with disabilities – incorporate changes made by federal A.D.A. amendments act	07/09/09
176	S 0800	Animals – dogs – increase in fines imposed by Warwick municipal court	07/16/09
071	S 0810	Warwick – City of – powers of municipal court	07/01/09
074	S 0815	Taxation – exemption – persons over age sixty-five	07/01/09
363	S 0818	Smithfield – Town of – bonds – land acquisition	11/13/09
007	S 0843	Medical insurance-providing a method to resume medical coverage when such coverage election has been declined within the time provided.	04/09/09
009	S 0847	Public buildings-naming U.R.I. Library the “Robert L. Carothers Library.”	04/09/09
227	S 0853A	Motor vehicles – business practices - regulation	11/09/09
261	S 0855A	Motor vehicles – registration plates – reissuance	11/13/09
011	S 0863	Health and safety- adoption of a state energy conservation code	05/12/09
287	S 0866Aaa	Health and Safety – need for new equipment and new health care services	11/13/09
083	S 0867Aaa	Health and Safety – nursing facilities – limits on licenses and bed capacity	07/08/09
037	S 0868	North Kingstown – Town of – to issue bonds to finance construction of sewer system.	06/19/09
337	S 0872	Health and safety – fire safety code – public schools – compliance extension	11/13/09
070	S 0874	Taxation – Cumberland Hill fire district – superiority of lien	07/01/09
339	S 0905	Taxation – renewable energy tax credit – solar domestic hot water heaters	11/13/09
259	S 0906A	Burrillville – Town of – sewer commission – amendment of act authorizing	11/13/09
177	S 0910	Westerly – Town of – issue bonds to finance renovation of Westerly High School	07/16/09
065	S 0919	Public buildings – new Kent County Courthouse – “The Governor Philip W. Noel Judicial Complex”	06/30/09
353	S 0920	Motor Vehicles – registration plates – Audubon Society/Save the Bay	11/13/09
175	S 0925	Food and drugs – cultural heritage education facility – amend definition	07/16/09
241	S 0926	Westerly – Town of – police officers – retirement	11/13/09
260	S 0927aa	Towns and Cities – Westerly – Town of – minimum housing standards	11/12/09
327	S 0932	Criminal offenses – trespass and vandalism – Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument	11/13/09
174	S 0944aa	Education – school districts, departments and committees – acceptance of grants, gifts and donations	07/16/09
207	S 0945A	State affairs and government – Economic Development Corporation	11/09/09
362	S 0952	Motor Vehicles – registration – cancellation – corporations or limited liability companies providing leasing or rental	11/13/09
333	S 0953	Businesses and professions – home propane gas sales – retail contracts – regulation	11/13/09
093	S 0954	Education – demonstration after school and summer learning program	07/09/09
173	S 0955	Lincoln – Town of amendment to act incorporating Quinnville Fire District	07/16/09
094	S 0968	Public Utilities and Carriers – broadband deployment and investment	07/09/09
375	S 0969A	Fish and wildlife – recreational saltwater fishing license	1/05/10
107	S 0970	Military affairs – creation of statewide interoperable communications system	07/13/09
274	S 0971	North Kingstown – Town of – Gilbert Stuart Memorial Inc. – tax exemption	11/13/09
272	S 0973	Charlestown – Town of – Fire District – charter amendment	11/13/09
308	S 0976	Alcoholic beverages – class B license – Weekapaug Inn	11/13/09
283	S 0985	Lincoln Town of – Saylesville Fire District – amend act of incorporation	11/13/09
276	S 0986	North Kingstown – Town of – Cocumcussoc Association – tax exemption	11/13/09
172	S 0991	Health and Safety – hospitals – patients of medical staff to be evaluated and educated	07/16/09
319	S 0998	Community College of R.I. Foundation – amend charter	11/13/09
171	S 0999	Central Falls – City of – issue bonds to finance renovation of public school buildings and facilities	07/16/09
265	S 1000	Cities and Towns – district management authorities	11/13/09
267	S 1001	Towns and Cities – historic district commission – Newport	11/13/09
376	S 1002A	Property – mortgage foreclosure – notice availability of counseling	1/05/10
205	S 1008	State affairs and government – Newport County Convention and Visitors Bureau	11/09/09
256	S 1014	Narragansett – Town of – bonds finance acquisition of real estate	11/13/09
306	S 1016	Courts and civil procedure – probate court – Newport – disqualification or inability of judge	11/13/09
354	S 1024	Public Property and Works – state purchases – contractors’ bonds – waiver	11/13/09
278	S 1028	Burrillville -Town of – hawkers and peddlers licenses	11/13/09
253	S 1029	Burrillville – Town of – Mapleville Number 4 Fire District – amend incorporation act	11/13/09
270	S 1043	Taxation – Cranston – City of – tax rate – freezing	11/13/09
203	S 1052	Education – R.I. Bachelors Degree in Three Act	11/09/09
238	S 1053	Health and Safety – donating blood – minors	11/09/09
377	S 1054	Labor relations – temporary employees – employment agencies – required notice	1/05/10
220	S 1059	Labor – minors – adult entertainment	11/09/09
218	S 1060	State affairs and government –video lottery income – Lincoln and Newport	11/09/09
271	S 1065	Taxation – Exeter – Town of – new real estate construction	11/13/09
217	S 1066	Public Utilities and Carriers - renewable energy contracts	11/09/09
252	S 1069	South Kingstown – Town of – bonds – improvements to schools	11/13/09
215	S 1071	Food and Drugs – possession of Dextromethorphan	11/09/09
053	S 111Aaa	Public Utilities and Carriers – creating long term contracting standards for the development of renewable energy	06/26/09
052	S 390A	Insurance – contracts between dental insurance companies and dentists	06/26/09
193	S 456A	Motor vehicles – New England Patriots Charitable Foundation plates	11/04/09
186	S 596Baa	Criminal offenses – definition –prostitution	11/03/09
192	S 605B	Criminal offenses – trafficking of persons	11/04/09
039	S 704A	South Kingstown – Union Fire District – amendment to act of incorporation	06/19/09

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