THE OFFICIAL 2012 PUBLIC LAWS LIST

LAW REVISION OFFICE

The Honorable Gordon D. Fox

Speaker

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

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CHAPTER NUMBER	BILL NUMBER	TITLE	ENACTMENT DATE
021	H 7014	Westerly – town of – retirement – chief of police	04/09/12
249	H 7016Baa	Motor Vehicles – operator licenses – veteran designation	06/14/12
321	H 7026	Insurance – emergency licenses – motor vehicle appraisers	06/20/12
453	H 7039aa	Towns and Cities – contracts – award – violations – penalty	06/26/12
117	H 7047	North Providence – town of – charter – amend	05/30/12
014	H 7048aa	Local taxes – annual training institute – tax collectors	03/28/12
002	H 7052	Towns and Cities – budget commission – advance payment – basic education program	01/18/12
040	H 7054	Portsmouth – town of – bonds – school buildings – improvements	04/27/12
028	H 7055A	Elections – polling places – number of active voters – increase	04/13/12
288	H 7057	Property – adverse possession – non profit corporation or association	06/19/12
287	H 7060aa	Elections – reporting – contributions	06/19/12
104	H 7066Aaa	Alcoholic Beverages – liquor licenses – Class A – open – Sundays	05/25/12
072	H 7067A	Corporations Associations and Partnerships – secretary of state – documents – filing	05/14/12
085	H 7068	Corporations Associations and Partnerships – foreign limited partnerships	05/21/12
005	H 7069	State budget – submission – extend time	02/06/12
452	H 7077	Education – mentoring programs – students – background check	06/26/12
110	H 7080	Education – policy advisory board – teacher certification – composition	05/30/12
286	H 7082A	Real Property – transfer fees – prohibition – resale or subsequent transfer	06/19/12
451	H 7084	Public Records – definition of agency or public body	06/26/12
419	H 7085A	State Affairs and Government – Attorney General – number of investigators	06/21/12
233	H 7092Aaa	Food and Drugs – marijuana – possession – decriminalize	06/13/12
255	H 7100A	Elections – absentee ballots – members of armed forces	06/18/12
320	H 7108A	Education – teachers – clear training guidelines	06/20/12
181	H 7111	State Police – hate crimes – definitions	06/08/12
152	H 7112A	Criminal Offenses – good time – earned time – eligibility	06/05/12
080	H 7120	Corporations Associations and Partnerships – statute – technical correction	05/14/12
079	H 7121	Corporations Associations and Partnerships – foreign corporations – conversion – authority	05/14/12
078	H 7122aa	General Assembly – lobbying – identification badges – fees	05/14/12
250	H 7126Aaa	Education – statewide virtual education	06/18/12
095	H 7137	Animals and Animal Husbandry – birds – psittacosis – treatment	05/22/12
193	H 7139A	Animals and Animal Husbandry – animal advocate	06/11/12
319	H 7144aa	Towns and Cities – OPEB trusts – shared service administration – municipalities	06/20/12
103	H 7150B	Corporations Associations and Partnerships – restated articles of incorporation	05/25/12
318	H 7152A	Businesses and Professions – Behavior Analysts – licensing	06/20/12
418	H 7157A	Taxation – gross receipts – exemption – animal feed	06/22/13
004	H 7162	Pawtucket – city of – tax anticipation notes	01/27/12
397	H 7165A	Insurance – autism spectrum disorder – coverage	06/21/12
317	H 7171	Property – conservation easements – intervention – court action	06/20/12
316	H 7173A	Property – Homeless Bill of Rights	06/20/12
176	H 7176A	Criminal Offenses larceny – penalties	06/08/12
285	H 7180A	Animals and Animal Husbandry – calves – unlawful confinement	06/19/12
417	H 7183	Taxation – West Greenwich – taxes – exemption – manufacturing or commercial purposes	06/22/12
016	H 7186Aaa	Towns and Cities – Johnston – police officers – Municipal Employees Retirement System	04/03/12
192	H 7187A	Public Buildings – motorcycle designated parking	06/11/12
485	H 7189A	Public Officers and Employees – merit system – veterans	06/25/12
102	H 7194A	Property – self service storage facilities	05/25/12
007	H 7209Aaa	General Assembly – redistricting – House	02/08/12
177	H 7225A	Property – foreclosure – persons in military	06/08/12
101	H 7228	Corporations Associations and Partnerships – professional services – definition	05/25/12
450	H 7231	Weights and Measures – hospitals and treatment centers in Providence – calibration	06/26/12
484	H 7233A	State Affairs and Government – unused paint products – disposal	06/25/12
008	H 7236	N. Kingstown – town of – bonds – renovations – schools	02/13/12
284	H 7242A	Criminal Offenses – domestic assault by strangulation	06/19/12
077	H 7243	Criminal Procedure – custodial interrogation task force – meet periodically	05/14/12
251	H 7248Aaa	Food and Drugs – Good Samaritan Overdose Prevention Act	06/18/12
232	H 7249	Criminal Offenses – weapons - definitions	06/13/12
283	H 7261Baa	State Affairs and Government – R.I. petroleum savings and independence advisory commission	06/19/12
076	H 7273	Courts and Civil Procedure – Warren probate court – judge – inability to serve	05/14/12
231	H 7274Aaa	Domestic Relations – uniform child custody jurisdiction	06/13/12
259	H 7283A	Health and Safety – Hospital Conversions Act	06/19/12
111	H 7287A	Education – student truancy – out of school suspension	05/30/12
416	H 7294Aaa	Motor and Other Vehicles – weight restrictions – Rt.114 – Warren and Bristol	06/22/12
282	H 7314aa	Labor and Labor Relations – employers – payment of wages – frequency	06/19/12
241	H 7323Aaa	State – appropriations for support for fiscal year ending June 30^th 2013 and various amendments to the general laws for implementation of budget provisions *Click on links to each individual budget article ARTICLE 1 Relating to MAKING APPROPRIATIONS IN SUPPORT OF FY 2013 ARTICLE 2 Relating to BORROWING IN ANTICIPATION OF RECEIPTS FROM TAXES ARTICLE 3 Relating to ABUSED AND NEGLECTED CHILDREN ARTICLE 4 Relating to GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION ARTICLE 5 Relating to CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM ARTICLE 6 Relating to BOND PREMIUMS ARTICLE 7 Relating to DEBT MANAGEMENT ACT JOINT RESOLUTIONS ARTICLE 8 Relating to INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENT FUND ARTICLE 9 Relating to DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH FEES ARTICLE 10 Relating to MAKING REVISED APPROPRIATIONS IN SUPPORT OF FY 2012 ARTICLE 11 Relating to MEDICAL ASSISTANCE RECOVERIES ARTICLE 12 Relating to EDUCATION AID ARTICLE 13 Relating to HISTORIC PRESERVATION TAX CREDIT TRUST FUND ARTICLE 14 Relating to RESTRICTED RECEIPT ACCOUNTS ARTICLE 15 Relating to HOSPITAL UNCOMPENSATED CARE ARTICLE 16 Relating to MUNICIPALITIES ARTICLE 17 Relating to DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ARTICLE 18 Relating to OFFICE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES ARTICLE 19 Relating to MEDICAID REFORM ACT OF 2008 ARTICLE 20 Relating to EAST BAY BRIDGE SYSTEM ARTICLE 21 Relating to TAXATION AND REVENUES ARTICLE 22 Relating to CENTRAL FALLS ARTICLE 23 Relating to EFFECTIVE DATE	06/15/12
315	H 7352	Highways – Department of Transportation – complete street design principles	06/20/12
084	H 7358A	Financial Institutions – statutes – correct errors	05/21/12
075	H 7360	Sports Racing and Athletics – mixed martial arts – knockouts – medical exam	05/14/12
178	H 7361	Public Utilities and Carriers – enforcement – state and municipal police	06/08/12
054	H 7368	State Affairs and Government – statewide planning council – add members	05/01/12
314	H 7389	Criminal Offenses – use of false data – repeal	06/20/12
174	H 7394	Businesses and Professions – board of examination and licensing – telecommunications – members – terms	06/06/12
313	H 7396A	Labor and Labor Relations – minimum wage	06/20/12
036	H 7400A	Towns and Cities – Pawtucket – housing authority – expand membership	04/13/12
312	H 7406A	Public Utilities and Carriers – public motor vehicles – minimum charge	06/20/12
311	H 7409A	Commercial Law – unfair sales practices – essential commodities – price gouging	06/20/12
310	H 7410A	Health and Safety – surcharge – health care claims	06/20/12
179	H 7412	Health and Safety – regulation – former hazardous waste sites	06/08/12
074	H 7429	Criminal Procedure – New Shoreham warden’s court – fines increase	05/14/12
035	H 7430	Towns and Cities – Pawtucket – licenses – city council	04/13/12
060	H 7431	Pawtucket – city of – authorization – close – unlicensed taverns, victualing houses, cookshops, oyster houses	05/08/12
073	H 7432	Pawtucket – city of – housing court - jurisdiction- -expand	05/14/12
100	H 7445	Human Services – blind and deaf – closed captioning – public areas	05/25/12
146	H 7447A	Education – health and safety – students	06/04/12
309	H 7467A	Motor and other Vehicles – accidents – duty to stop	06/20/12
055	H 7471	Alcoholic Beverages – retail license – exemption – repeal	05/04/12
396	H 7472	Property – recording of instruments	06/21/12
248	H 7473A	Barrington – town of – municipal court – establish	06/14/12
022	H 7477	Towns and Cities – Housing Act of 2004 – oversight commission – extend reporting date	04/09/12
247	H 7478aa	Insurance – regulations – portable electronics	06/14/12
191	H 7479A	Insurance – insured’s right to loss information	06/11/12
308	H 7481Aaa	Insurance – mutual holding company laws – update and clarify	06/20/12
145	H 7483A	Financial Institutions – license applications – review	06/04/12
083	H 7484A	Insurance – fire – hurricane claims – processing	05/21/12
034	H 7485	Department of Environmental Management – change of functions	04/13/12
112	H 7486aa	Real Property – state – lease	05/30/12
039	H 7495	General Assembly – buildings – naming – “Anna Fascitelli Fitness and Wellness Center”	04/27/12
415	H 7496A	Statutes and Statutory Construction – technical corrections	06/22/12
190	H 7500A	Domestic Relations – visitation – grandparents	06/11/12
180	H 7503	Criminal Offenses – registration plates – forgery and counterfeiting	06/08/12
307	H 7504	Mental Health – competency to stand trial	06/20/12
306	H 7509A	Labor and Labor Relations – payment of wages – hearing procedure	06/20/12
027	H 7510	Domestic Relations – reporting of new hires – rehires – time requirement	04/13/12
053	H 7512	Motor and Other Vehicles – commercial vanity plates	05/01/12
281	H 7523A	Commercial Law – unfair practices – gift cards	06/19/12
449	H 7531	State Affairs and Government – notary publics – certified public accountants	06/26/12
173	H 7532A	Public Utilities and Carriers – electric utilities – voltage detection surveys	06/06/12
246	H 7534Aaa	Health and Safety – gas stations – exemption – dispensing equipment	06/14/12
025	H 7543A	State Affairs and Government – casino gaming – Newport Grand	04/11/12
305	H 7550	Motor and Other Vehicles – two way left turns – rules and regulations	06/20/12
448	H 7555Aaa	Public Records – access – compliance	06/26/12
230	H 7557	Criminal Offenses – involuntary manslaughter – sentencing scheme	06/13/12
395	H 7559Aaa	Courts and Civil Procedure – evidence – medical, hospital and prescriptions	06/21/12
113	H 7561	Elections – registration – change of address – verification of residence	05/30/12
033	H 7562	Labor and Labor Relations – temporary disability insurance – waiting period – eliminate	04/13/12
032	H 7563	Labor and Labor Relations – entrepreneurial training assistance program – participation	04/13/12
483	H 7564A	State Affairs and Government – disclosure – state agencies – investigate violations	06/25/12
304	H 7580A	Human Services – medical assistance – nursing facility reimbursement	06/20/12
394	H 7586	Businesses and Professions – purchases and sale of real estate – ten day inspection period	06/21/12
011	H 7594	Little Compton – town of – bonds – renovations – schools	03/16/12
414	H 7595Aaa	Health and Safety – restaurants – food allergy awareness	06/22/12
303	H 7612	Labor and Labor Relations – boiler and pressure vessel violations – hearings – occupational safety and health review board	06/20/12
184	H 7613	Labor and Labor Relations – airline employees – overtime pay – exemption	06/08/12
182	H 7614	Labor and Labor Relations – uninsured employers fund	06/08/12
482	H 7615A	Public Records – payroll records – employees of contractors and subcontractors	06/25/12
052	H 7624	Motor and Other Vehicles – law enforcement memorial plates	05/01/12
245	H 7628aa	Public Property and Works – small disability business enterprises	06/14/12
302	H 7640A	Taxation – excise tax – buses – interstate commerce	06/20/12
393	H 7652	Health and Safety – children’s jewelry – standards	06/21/12
392	H 7662	Courts and Civil Procedure – homestead exemption increase	06/21/12
301	H 7663A	Animals and Animal Husbandry – dogs – living conditions	06/20/12
413	H 7664	Fiduciaries – powers – trusts – principal	06/23/12
280	H 7672aa	Towns and Cities – Pascoag Reservoir Dam Management District – immunity from tort liability	06/19/12
300	H 7673A	Insurance – casualty rating – accident prevention courses	06/20/12
189	H 7687	Insurance – health – primary care provider designation	06/11/12
299	H 7691aa	Financial Institutions – credit unions – purchase – participation interest loans	06/20/12
298	H 7692	Businesses and Professions – auto body repair shops – documentation of repairs	06/20/12
412	H 7693aa	Commercial Law – deceptive trade practices – credit bureaus	06/22/12
188	H 7697A	Fish and Wildlife – freshwater invasive aquatic plants – importation	06/11/12
037	H 7701aa	Agriculture and Forestry – R.I Local Agriculture and Seafood Act	04/26/12
175	H 7702A	Waters and Navigation – water dam safety – orders	06/08/12
297	H 7721	Motor and Other Vehicles – rental vehicle surcharge	06/20/12
391	H 7726A	Motor and Other Vehicles – mobile and manufactured homes – conveyance tax – exemption	06/21/12
187	H 7735Baa	Health and Safety – medical order for life sustaining treatment	06/11/12
244	H 7739Aaa	Education – children with disabilities – transition planning	06/14/12
447	H 7740	Health and Safety – home care patient rights – legislative findings	06/26/12
114	H 7751	State Affairs and Government – local police – assignment – state police	05/30/12
031	H 7759	Labor and Labor Relations – employee quarterly wage report – verify information	04/13/12
115	H 7766aa	State Affairs and Government – conveyance – land – Middletown	05/30/12
229	H 7767	Health and Safety – building code – physical alteration permit	06/13/12
252	H 7773A	Health and Safety – certain facilities established by hospitals – license – exemption	06/18/12
099	H 7774	Public Utilities and Carriers – pipeline safety violations – penalties – amend	05/25/12
296	H 7775A	Insurance – life and annuities – sale – suitability	06/20/12
390	H 7784A	State Affairs and Government – health insurance – workgroup – health care administration	06/21/12
116	H 7791	Businesses and Professions – propane gas – sale	05/30/12
243	H 7793Aaa	Insurance – producer licensing act	06/14/12
389	H 7801A	Waters and Navigation – abandoned vessels and obstructions – remove	06/21/12
228	H 7803A	Towns and Cities – stormwater design and installation standards – regulation	06/13/12
388	H 7804A	Towns and Cities – zoning – on site sewage disposal systems	06/21/12
253	H 7805A	State Affairs and Government – state police – retirement	06/18/12
387	H 7807	Criminal Procedure – criminal injuries compensation	06/21/12
411	H 7825A	Health and Safety – tanning facilities – safety standards	06/22/12
098	H 7827	Food and Drugs – disposal containers – unused and expired drugs	05/25/12
491	H 7834Aaa	Health and Safety – R.I. Lupus Education and Awareness Plan	06/28/12
144	H 7837Aaa	Criminal Offenses – body armor – unlawful	06/04/12
254	H 7839Aaa	Criminal Offenses – impaired adult victims	06/18/12
172	H 7847	Criminal Procedure – search warrants	06/06/12
171	H 7848	Courts and Civil Procedure – Commission on Judicial Tenure and Discipline – quorum	06/06/12
122	H 7851	State Affairs and Government – criminal justice policy board – composition	05/30/12
446	H 7859B	Elections – disclosure of political contributions and expenditures	06/26/12
097	H 7870aa	State Affairs and Government – official state sailing education vessel	05/25/112
186	H 7872Aaa	Uniform Commercial Code – conform to model act	06/11/12
257	H 7877	Health and Safety – program – impairment – substance abuse	06/18/12
386	H 7882	State Affairs and Government – visitor center and gift shop	06/21/12
118	H 7888A	Food and Drugs – medical marijuana – compassion centers – limitations	05/30/12
096	H 7889	Medical Licensure and Discipline – definitions – medical records	05/25/12
385	H 7892A	Insurance – Affordable Care Act – implementation – options	06/21/12
481	H 7902	Criminals – parole board – members – psychologist or physician	06/25/12
141	H 7904	Alcoholic Beverages – retail license – Central Falls – restrictions – exemption	05/30/12
256	H 7909A	Insurance – health – standards – Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act	06/18/12
279	H 7910A	Health and Safety – Resource Recovery Corporation – air quality monitoring system	06/19/121
295	H 7914	Coventry – bonds – air quality and energy efficiency improvements	06/20/12
119	H 7917	Towns and Cities – Coventry – borrowing – finance – judgment or settlement	05/30/12
492	H 7936	Warwick – city of – sewage system – abutting owners and occupants	06/13/12
490	H 7949A	Elections – commission – voter choice – members – add	06/28/12
227	H 7950A	Courts and Civil Procedure – False Claims Act – municipalities	06/13/12
294	H 7959A	Health and Safety – Fire Safety Code Board of Appeal & Review – adopt – national codes	06/20/12
185	H 7961A	Waters and Navigation – agricultural wetlands – jurisdiction	06/11/12
120	H 7962	State Affairs and Government – small business regulation – technical amendments	05/30/12
384	H 7970	Courts and Civil Procedure – use of names, portraits, or pictures – exemption – legal action	06/21/12
489	H 7979	Coventry – town of – tax amnesty program	06/28/12
017	H 7980A	General Assembly – buildings -naming - “The Frank Beazley Building”	04/04/12
480	H 7988	General Assembly – naming – edifices – ‘Paul Bettencourt Fish Ladder”	06/25/12
183	H 7989A	General Assembly – pedestrian highway – Fort Adams State Park	06/08/12
293	H 7995A	Businesses and Professions – contractors registration board – powers	06/20/12
226	H 8017A	Alcoholic Beverages – for profit historic theaters – liquor licenses	06/13/12
140	H 8022	Alcoholic Beverages – retail license – Newport - – restrictions – exemption	05/30/12
479	H 8023	State Affairs and Government – public finance management board – annual report	06/25/12
445	H 8024A	State Affairs and Government – regulations - periodic review	06/26/12
143	H 8025	Holidays and Days of Special Observance – military nurses day	06/01/12
240	H 8031	Alton Village Water District – act creating – amend	06/12/12
383	H 8043	Courts and Civil Procedure – judicial selection – eligibility –	06/21/12
121	H 8046	Gloucester – town of – land trust	05/30/12
382	H 8049	Education – districts – full day kindergarten	06/21/12
239	H 8069A	Motor and Other Vehicles – inspection - vehicle identifying numbers – new vehicle dealerships	06/12/12
488	H 8075	Taxation – North Providence – town of – excise tax certificate	06/30/12
478	H 8076	Labor and Labor Relations – Temporary disability benefits – waiting period	06/25/12
151	H 8084	State Budget – additional promotional points – gambling facilities	06/05/12
170	H 8085	Pawtucket – city of – bonds – capital improvements – sanitation system	06/06/12
169	H 8086	Pawtucket – city of – bonds – capital improvements – traffic control devices	06/06/12
168	H 8087	Pawtucket – city of – bonds – capital improvements – streets and sidewalks	06/06/12
167	H 8088	Pawtucket – city of – bonds – capital improvements – public buildings	06/06/12
477	H 8089A	Pawtucket – city of – bonds – renovations – public school buildings	06/25/12
166	H 8090	Pawtucket – city of – bonds – capital improvements – bridges	06/06/12
476	H 8093	Elections – polling places – low income and elderly residential developments	06/25/12
165	H 8102	Pawtucket – city of – bonds – capital improvement recreation facilities	06/06/12
238	H 8104A	Central Coventry Fire District – charter – amend	06/12/12
292	H 8124Aaa	Criminal Offenses – weapons – crossbows	06/20/12
455	H 8143A	State Affairs and Government – commission – items of historical significance	06/26/12
444	H 8146	Commercial Law – purchase and sale of tools and electronics – effective date extend	06/26/12
225	H 8149A	Smithfield – town of – Special Olympics – taxation – exemption	06/13/12
475	H 8150	Municipal Retirement – Cranston public schools – retirement plan	06/25/12
237	H 8155	General Assembly – public buildings – “Alex and Ani Hall”	06/12/12
459	H 8156	Holidays and Days of Special Observance – Amateur Radio Week	06/26/12
236	H 8159	Courts and Civil Procedure – family court – general magistrate	06/12/12
474	H 8160	Cranston – city of – bonds – renovations – playgrounds and athletic fields	06/25/12
458	H 8161	State Affairs and Government – Middletown – enterprise zones – add	06/26/12
473	H 8162	Taxation – exemption – Pawtucket – city of – Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre	06/25/12
410	H 8164aa	Motor and Other Vehicles – registration plate – Judge Raymond E. Shawcross	06/22/12
235	H 8165	Richmond – town of – land trust	06/12/12
224	H 8172A	Towns and Cities – Pascoag Utility District – electricity – out of service area	06/13/12
381	H 8173	Animals and Animal Husbandry – livestock welfare – standards advisory council	06/21/12
472	H 8178	Towns and Cities – Middletown – retirement – new employees	06/25/12
487	H 8189	Health and Safety – Resource Recovery Corp. – construction debris and organic material – cover material – unlawful	06/28/12
471	H 8206	Bristol – town of – bonds – capital improvement projects	06/25/12
470	H 8207	Coventry – town of – bonds – improvements – HVAC – schools	06/25/12
469	H 8208	Coventry – town of – bonds – renovations – high school athletic complex	06/25/12
468	H 8209	Coventry – town of – bonds – improvements – schools – grounds and flooring	06/25/12
467	H 8210	Coventry – town of – bonds – roof repairs – schools	06/25/12
466	H 8211	Coventry – town of – bonds – emergency improvements – fire systems – schools	06/25/12
289	H 8213Aaa	Revenue Protection – table gaming – regulation – revenue allocation	06/20/12
457	H 8216	Alcoholic Beverages – retail license – Portsmouth – exemption	06/26/12
465	H 8222	Middletown – town of – bonds – construction – beach facilities	06/25/12
464	H 8229	Portsmouth – town of – tax bills - check-off - donation	06/25/12
380	H 8233	Public Utilities and Carriers – combined heat and power installations	06/21/12
463	H 8234	Middletown – town of – bonds – renovations – Fire Department and Department of Public Works	06/25/12
234	H 8242	State Affairs and Government – “Jason’s Law”	06/12/12
486	H 8256	Public Officers and Employees – retirement – service allowance – police and firefighters	06/28/12
291	H 8257	Education – elementary and secondary – regents – student representative	06/20/12
379	H 8265	General Assembly – name unnamed street – Roberta Richman	06/21/12
001	S 2016	Towns and Cities – budget commission – advance payment – basic education program	01/18/12
061	S 2031	Animals and Animal Husbandry – birds – psittacosis – treatment	05/14/12
203	S 2034B	Animals and Animal Husbandry – animal advocate	06/11/12
358	S 2035A	Animals and Animal Husbandry – dogs – living conditions	06/20/12
357	S 2036aa	Towns and Cities – OPEB trusts – shared service administration – municipalities	06/20/12
443	S 2038	Education – OPEB trusts – permissible trustees	06/25/12
013	S 2039Aaa	Local taxes – annual training institute – tax collectors	03/28/12
023	S 2046	Portsmouth – town of – bonds – school buildings – improvements	04/09/12
356	S 2052B	Property – Homeless Bill of Rights	06/20/12
442	S 2083A	State Affairs and Government – unused paint products – disposal	06/25/12
260	S 2086	Warwick – city of – sewage system – abutting owners and occupants	06/12/12
409	S 2089	Taxation – West Greenwich – taxes – exemption – manufacturing or commercial purposes	06/22/12
012	S 2095	Westerly – town of – retirement – police officers	03/28/12
003	S 2096	Pawtucket – city of – tax anticipation notes	01/27/12
223	S 2118	Smithfield – town of – Special Olympics – taxation – exemption	06/13/12
015	S 2121Aaa	Towns and Cities – Johnston – police officers – Municipal Employees Retirement System	04/03/12
408	S 2127Aaa	Health and Safety – restaurants – food allergy awareness	06/22/12
202	S 2129	Insurance – health – primary care provider designation	06/11/12
201	S 2130Aaa	Public Buildings – motorcycle designated parking	06/11/12
355	S 2131	Highways – Department of Transportation – complete street design principles	06/20/12
212	S 2132A	Barrington – town of – municipal court – establish	06/12/12
354	S 2139A	Motor and other Vehicles – accidents – duty to stop	06/20/12
278	S 2147Aaa	Criminal Offenses – domestic assault by strangulation	06/19/12
277	S 2148	Property – adverse possession – non profit corporation or association	06/19/12
200	S 2153A	Domestic Relations – visitation – grandparents	06/11/12
164	S 2161Aaa	Motor Vehicles – operator licenses – veteran designation	06/06/12
109	S 2167Aaa	Alcoholic Beverages – liquor licenses – Class A – open – Sundays	05/25/12
108	S 2173Aaa	Education – health and safety – students	05/25/12
006	S 2178Aaa	General Assembly – redistricting – Senate	02/08/12
150	S 2179A	Criminal Offenses – good time – earned time – eligibility	06/05/12
258	S 2180B	Health and Safety – Hospital Conversions Act	06/19/12
129	S 2185	Education – policy advisory board – teacher certification – composition	05/30/12
276	S 2186A	State Affairs and Government – R.I. petroleum savings and independence advisory commission	06/19/12
275	S 2191Aaa	Animals and Animal Husbandry – calves – unlawful confinement	06/19/12
353	S 2192Aaa	Animals and Animal Husbandry – bovines – docking and altering of tails – prohibit	06/20/12
092	S 2210A	North Providence – town of – charter – amend	05/22/12
274	S 2215A	Real Property – transfer fees – prohibition – resale or subsequent transfer	06/19/12
352	S 2224A	Property – conservation easements – intervention – court action	06/20/12
020	S 2228	Labor and Labor Relations – verify employee quarterly wage report information	04/09/12
351	S 2241A	Taxation – excise tax – buses – interstate commerce	06/20/12
009	S 2244	N. Kingstown – town of – bonds – renovations – schools	02/13/12
222	S 2245B	State Affairs and Government – state police – retirement	06/13/12
091	S 2247	Medical Licensure and Discipline – definitions – medical records	05/22/12
221	S 2253Aaa	Food and Drugs – marijuana – possession – decriminalize	06/13/12
051	S 2254	Courts and Civil Procedure – Warren probate court – judge – inability to serve	05/01/12
107	S 2255A	Property – self service storage facilities	05/25/12
350	S 2275	Education – teachers – clear training guidelines	06/20/12
268	S 2276Aaa	Education – statewide virtual education	06/18/12
163	S 2277Aaa	Health and Safety – regulation – former hazardous waste sites	06/06/12
407	S 2283aa	Taxation – gross receipts – exemption – animal feed	06/22/12
106	S 2285	Corporations Associations and Partnerships – professional services – definition	05/25/12
220	S 2289	Health and Safety – building code – physical alteration permit	06/13/12
149	S 2301A	Labor and Labor Relations – uninsured employers fund	06/05/12
010	S 2314	Little Compton – town of – bonds – renovations – schools	03/16/12
090	S 2321	Human Services – blind and deaf – closed captioning – public areas	05/22/12
406	S 2322A	Health and Safety – tanning facilities – safety standards	06/22/12
405	S 2328Baa	Motor and Other Vehicles – weight restrictions – Rt.114 – Warren and Bristol	06/22/12
046	S 2334	General Assembly – lobbying – identification badges – fees	04/27/12
267	S 2335aa	Elections – absentee ballots – members of armed forces	06/18/12
273	S 2336A	Elections – reporting – contributions	06/19/12
349	S 2339	Criminal Offenses – use of false data – repeal	06/20/12
348	S 2341aa	Businesses and Professions – contractors registration board – powers	06/20/12
071	S 2349	Corporations Associations and Partnerships – foreign corporations – conversion – authority	05/14/12
081	S 2351	Corporations Associations and Partnerships – restated articles of incorporation	05/14/12
069	S 2352	Corporations Associations and Partnerships – statute – technical correction	05/14/12
068	S 2353	Corporations Associations and Partnerships – foreign limited partnerships	05/14/12
067	S 2354	Corporations Associations and Partnerships – secretary of state – documents – filing	05/14/12
089	S 2355	State Affairs and Government – small business regulation – technical amendments	05/22/12
347	S 2356	Education – access to advanced placement courses	06/20/12
199	S 2361B	Health and Safety – medical order for life sustaining treatment	06/11/12
346	S 2362A	Health and Safety – surcharge – health care claims	06/20/12
019	S 2365	Towns and Cities – Housing Act of 2004 – oversight commission – extend reporting date	04/09/12
137	S 2368	Criminal Offenses larceny – penalties	06/04/12
050	S 2372	Criminal Procedure – New Shoreham warden’s court – fines increase	05/01/12
345	S 2374A	Labor and Labor Relations – minimum wage	06/20/12
272	S 2375A	Labor and Labor Relations – employers – payment of wages – frequency	06/19/12
056	S 2379	Alcoholic Beverages – retail license – exemption – repeal	05/03/12
049	S 2381	Motor and Other Vehicles – law enforcement memorial plates	05/01/12
045	S 2383A	State Affairs and Government – historian laureate	04/27/12
404	S 2386A	Commercial Law – deceptive trade practices – credit bureaus	06/22/12
162	S 2387A	Public Utilities and Carriers – electric utilities – voltage detection surveys	06/06/12
198	S 2388A	Insurance – insured’s right to loss information	06/11/12
211	S 2389Aaa	Insurance – producer licensing - notification procedures – amend	06/12/12
271	S 2395Aaa	Health and Safety – Resource Recovery Corporation – air quality monitoring system	06/19/12
344	S 2422A	Labor and Labor Relations – payment of wages – hearing procedure	06/20/12
044	S 2429	General Assembly – buildings – naming – “Anna Fascitelli Fitness and Wellness Center”	04/27/12
270	S 2433A	Commercial Law – unfair practices – gift cards	06/19/12
343	S 2435Aaa	Financial Institutions – credit unions – purchase – participation interest loans	06/20/12
342	S 2442A	Towns and Cities – zoning -plant agriculture	06/20/12
219	S 2445A	Towns and Cities – stormwater design and installation standards – regulation	06/13/12
197	S 2446A	Education – children with disabilities – transition planning	06/11/12
341	S 2447Aaa	Education – elementary and secondary – regents – student representative	06/20/12
340	S 2465	Motor and Other Vehicles – rental vehicle surcharge	06/20/12
378	S 2477A	State Affairs and Government – health insurance – workgroup – health care administration	06/21/12
266	S 2480B	Health and Safety – certain facilities established by hospitals – license – exemption	06/18/12
377	S 2482	Health and Safety – children’s jewelry – standards	06/21/12
030	S 2484aa	Towns and Cities – Pawtucket – housing authority – expand membership	04/13/12
376	S 2485	Courts and Civil Procedure – homestead exemption increase	06/21/12
059	S 2487	Criminal Procedure – custodial interrogation task force – meet periodically	05/08/12
124	S 2488	State Police – hate crimes – definitions	05/30/12
026	S 2489Aaa	Elections – polling places – number of active voters – increase	04/13/12
403	S 2497	Fiduciaries – powers – trusts – principal	06/23/12
375	S 2499aa	Businesses and Professions – purchases and sale of real estate – ten day inspection period	06/21/12
374	S 2508	Property – recording of instruments	06/21/12
218	S 2521Aaa	Domestic Relations – uniform child custody jurisdiction	06/13/12
373	S 2523A	Courts and Civil Procedure – evidence – medical, hospital and prescriptions	06/21/12
339	S 2528	Labor and Labor Relations – boiler and pressure vessel violations – hearings – occupational safety and health review board	06/20/12
161	S 2533A	Property – foreclosure – persons in military	06/06/12
372	S 2534	Education – districts – full day kindergarten	06/21/12
136	S 2538Aaa	Insurance – regulations – portable electronics	06/04/12
125	S 2542A	Education – student truancy – out of school suspension	05/30/12
196	S 2548A	Waters and Navigation – agricultural wetlands – jurisdiction	06/11/12
088	S 2555A	Food and Drugs – medical marijuana – compassion centers – limitations	05/22/12
338	S 2559B	Businesses and Professions – Behavior Analysts – licensing	06/20/12
371	S 2560Aaa	Insurance – autism spectrum disorder – coverage	06/21/12
265	S 2561A	Health and Safety – program – impairment – substance abuse	06/18/12
048	S 2563	State Affairs and Government – statewide planning council – add members	05/01/12
337	S 2564B	Health and Safety – Fire Safety Code Board of Appeal & Review – adopt – national codes	06/20/12
336	S 2576	Mental Health – competency to stand trial	06/20/12
066	S 2594A	Financial Institutions – statutes – correct errors	05/14/12
065	S 2596A	Financial Institutions – license applications – review	05/14/12
064	S 2597A	Insurance – fire – hurricane claims – processing	05/14/12
335	S 2598A	Insurance – mutual holding company laws – update and clarify	06/20/12
334	S 2603Aaa	Public Utilities and Carriers – public motor vehicles – minimum standards	06/20/12
210	S 2605aa	Public Property and Works – small disability business enterprises	06/12/12
333	S 2606A	Commercial Law – unfair sales practices – essential commodities – price gouging	06/20/12
195	S 2607A	Uniform Commercial Code – conform to model act	06/11/12
370	S 2610A	Waters and Navigation – abandoned vessels and obstructions – remove	06/21/12
038	S 2611A	Agriculture and Forestry – R.I Local Agriculture and Seafood Act	04/26/12
369	S 2612A	Towns and Cities – zoning – on site sewage disposal systems	06/21/12
194	S 2613A	Fish and Wildlife – freshwater invasive aquatic plants – importation	06/11/12
126	S 2617A	Waters and Navigation – water dam safety – orders	05/30/12
368	S 2618	Animals and Animal Husbandry – livestock welfare – standards advisory council	06/21/12
127	S 2628	Towns and Cities – Coventry – borrowing – finance – judgment or settlement	05/30/12
332	S 2632	Coventry – bonds – air quality and energy efficiency improvements	06/20/12
087	S 2635	Food and Drugs – disposal containers – unused and expired drugs	05/22/12
367	S 2642A	Criminal Offenses – ability to pay hearing – failure to appear	06/21/12
366	S 2644	Courts and Civil Procedure – use of names,portraits, or pictures – exemption – legal action	06/21/12
454	S 2652Aaa	Public Records – access – compliance	06/26/12
331	S 2655aa	Probate Practice – guardianship – annual status report – waiver	06/20/12
217	S 2659	Courts and Civil Procedure – False Claims Act – municipalities	06/13/12
402	S 2660A	State Affairs and Government – Attorney General – number of investigators	06/23/12
330	S 2662	Insurance – emergency licenses – motor vehicle appraisers	06/20/12
128	S 2666	Criminal Offenses – registration plates – forgery and counterfeiting	05/30/12
329	S 2667	Businesses and Professions – auto body repair shops – documentation of repairs	06/20/12
082	S 2670	Public Utilities and Carriers – enforcement – state and municipal police	05/21/12
133	S 2672	State Affairs and Government – local police – assignment – state police	05/30/12
086	S 2673	Elections – registration of voters – post office boxes	05/22/12
365	S 2677	Criminal Procedure – criminal injuries compensation	06/21/12
328	S 2680	Courts and Civil Procedure – judicial selection – eligibility	06/20/12
063	S 2681	Courts and Civil Procedure – Commission on Judicial Tenure and Discipline – quorum	05/14/12
135	S 2685Aaa	Criminal Offenses – body armor – unlawful	06/04/12
043	S 2688	Labor and Labor Relations – entrepreneurial training assistance program – participation	04/27/12
042	S 2689	Labor and Labor Relations – temporary disability insurance – waiting period – eliminate	04/27/12
024	S 2695A	State Affairs and Government – casino gaming – Newport Grand	04/11/12
047	S 2697	Motor and Other Vehicles – commercial vanity plates	05/01/12
062	S 2698	State Affairs and Government – official state sailing education vessel	05/14/12
070	S 2701	Sports Racing and Athletics – mixed martial arts – knockouts – medical exam	05/14/12
105	S 2704aa	Public Utilities and Carriers – pipeline safety violations – penalties – amend	05/25/12
327	S 2720A	Human Services – medical assistance – nursing facility reimbursement	06/20/12
094	S 2721Aaa	Public Property and Works – lease - real property	5/22/12
029	S 2722	Towns and Cities – Pawtucket – licenses – city council	04/13/12
058	S 2723	Pawtucket – city of – authorization – close – unlicensed taverns, victualing houses, cookshops, oyster houses	05/08/12
130	S 2724A	State Affairs and Government – conveyance – land – Middletown	05/30/12
269	S 2729aa	Towns and Cities – Pascoag Reservoir Dam Management District – immunity from tort liability	06/19/12
264	S 2730A	Criminal Offenses – impaired adult victims	06/18/12
041	S 2732	Domestic Relations – reporting of new hires – rehires – time requirement	04/27/12
123	S 2747	Businesses and Professions – propane gas – sale	05/30/12
326	S 2749A	Insurance – life and annuities – sale – suitability	06/20/12
160	S 2753Aaa	Health and Safety – gas stations – exemption – dispensing equipment	06/06/12
364	S 2754	Motor and Other Vehicles – mobile and manufactured homes – conveyance tax – exemption	06/21/12
325	S 2765	Motor and Other Vehicles – two way left turns – rules and regulations	06/20/12
131	S 2766	Gloucester – town of – land trust	05/30/12
401	S 2770A	Courts and Civil Procedure – superior court – drug court magistrate	06/21/12
159	S 2772	Criminal Procedure – search warrants	06/06/12
216	S 2773	Criminal Offenses – involuntary manslaughter – sentencing scheme	06/13/12
400	S 2776	Motor and Other Vehicles – special plate – Gloria Gemma – foundation	06/21/12
363	S 2792A	Public Utilities and Carriers – combined heat and power installations	06/21/12
057	S 2808	Pawtucket – city of – housing court – jurisdiction – expand	05/08/12
134	S 2811	Businesses and Professions – board of examination and licensing – telecommunications – members – terms	06/04/12
018	S 2812	General Assembly – buildings -naming - “The Frank Beazley Building”	04/04/12
362	S 2816	State Affairs and Government – visitor center and gift shop	06/21/12
132	S 2817A	General Assembly – pedestrian highway – Fort Adams State Park	05/30/12
462	S 2835	State Affairs and Government – Middletown – enterprise zones – add	06/26/12
263	S 2841Aaa	Food and Drugs – Good Samaritan Overdose Prevention Act	06/18/12
148	S 2844	Labor and Labor Relations – airline employees – overtime pay – exemption	06/05/12
441	S 2874	State Affairs and Government – public finance management board – annual report	06/25/12
440	S 2876	Municipal Retirement – Cranston public schools – retirement plan	06/25/12
209	S 2879	Richmond – town of – land trust	06/12/12
093	S 2882	State Affairs and Government – criminal justice policy board – composition	05/22/12
324	S 2885A	State Affairs and Government – sheriffs – division of – create	06/20/12
439	S 2886	Labor and Labor Relations – Temporary disability benefits – waiting period	06/25/12
262	S 2887Aaa	Insurance – health – standards – Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act	06/18/12
361	S 2888A	Insurance – Affordable Care Act – implementation – options	06/21/12
147	S 2905	State Budget – additional promotional points – gambling facilities	06/05/12
139	S 2906	Alcoholic Beverages – retail license – Newport - – restrictions – exemption	06/01/12
323	S 2923	Narragansett – town of – bonds – roadways, sidewalks and storm drains	06/20/12
158	S 2925	Pawtucket – city of – bonds – capital improvement recreation facilities	06/06/12
157	S 2927	Pawtucket – city of – bonds – capital improvements – public buildings	06/06/12
156	S 2929	Pawtucket – city of – bonds – capital improvements – traffic control devices	06/06/12
155	S 2930	Pawtucket – city of – bonds – capital improvements – streets and sidewalks	06/06/12
154	S 2931	Pawtucket – city of – bonds – capital improvements – bridges	06/06/12
153	S 2932	Pawtucket – city of – bonds – capital improvements – sanitation system	06/06/12
208	S 2937A	Central Coventry Fire District – charter – amend	06/12/12
207	S 2941	Courts and Civil Procedure – family court – general magistrate	06/12/12
215	S 2946	Alcoholic Beverages – for profit historic theaters – liquor licenses	06/13/12
322	S 2947A	Insurance – casualty rating – accident prevention courses	06/20/12
138	S 2948	Alcoholic Beverages – retail license – Central Falls – restrictions – exemption	06/01/12
214	S 2963A	Towns and Cities – Pascoag Utility District – electricity – out of service area	06/13/12
438	S 2966	Cranston – city of – bonds – renovations – playgrounds and athletic fields	06/25/12
437	S 2970	Towns and Cities – Middletown – town of - municipal employees – retirement	06/25/12
206	S 2975	Alton Village Water District – act creating – amend	06/12/12
436	S 2977	Elections – polling places – low income and elderly residential developments	06/25/12
360	S 2982aa	Motor and Other Vehicles – inspection - vehicle identifying numbers – new vehicle dealerships	06/21/12
213	S 2983	Criminal Offenses – weapons - definitions	06/13/12
205	S 2989	General Assembly – public buildings – “Alex and Ani Hall”	06/12/12
399	S 2990	Alcoholic Beverages – Providence – city of – liquor license	06/21/12
142	S 2995	Holidays and Days of Special Observance – military nurses day	06/01/12
290	S 3001A	Revenue Protection – table gaming – regulation – revenue allocation	06/20/12
435	S 3003	Taxation – exemption – Pawtucket – city of – Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre	06/25/12
434	S 3005	Coventry – town of – bonds – renovations – high school athletic complex	06/25/12
433	S 3006	Coventry – town of – bonds – roof repairs – schools	06/25/12
432	S 3007	Coventry – town of – bonds – improvements – schools – grounds and flooring	06/25/12
431	S 3008	Coventry – town of – bonds – emergency improvements – fire systems – schools	06/25/12
430	S 3011	Coventry – town of – bonds – improvements – HVAC – schools	06/25/12
429	S 3012	Bristol – town of – bonds – capital improvement projects	06/25/12
428	S 3013	Pawtucket – city of – bonds – renovations – public school buildings	06/25/12
398	S 3015aa	Motor and Other Vehicles – registration plate – Judge Raymond E. Shawcross	06/20/12
261	S 3018	Smithfield – town of – land trust	06/18/12
204	S 3025	State Affairs and Government – “Jason’s Law”	06/12/12
427	S 3026	General Assembly – naming – edifices – ‘Paul Bettencourt Fish Ladder”	06/25/12
426	S 3031	Middletown – town of – bonds – construction – beach facilities	06/25/12
425	S 3032	Middletown – town of – bonds – renovations – Fire Department and Department of Public Works	06/25/12
456	S 3035aa	State Affairs and Government – commission – items of historical significance	06/26/12
461	S 3036	Holidays and Days of Special Observance – Amateur Radio Week	06/26/12
460	S 3037	Alcoholic Beverages – retail license – Portsmouth – exemption	06/26/12
424	S 3039	State Affairs and Government – disclosure – state agencies – investigate violations	06/25/12
423	S 3040aa	Public Records – payroll records – employees of contractors and subcontractors	06/25/12
422	S 3043	Portsmouth – town of – tax bills – check-off – donation	06/25/12
421	S 3048	Criminals – parole board – members – psychologist or physician	06/25/12
420	S 3058	Public Officers and Employees – merit system – veterans	06/25/12
242	S 3059	Food and Drugs – compassion centers – registered identification card applicants	06/14/12
359	S 3064	General Assembly – name unnamed street – Roberta Richman	06/21/12

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