THE OFFICIAL 2013 PUBLIC LAWS LIST

LAW REVISION OFFICE

The Honorable Gordon D. Fox

Speaker

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CHAPTER NUMBER	BILL NUMBER	TITLE	ENACTMENT DATE
451	H 5480A	Agriculture and forestry – definition – arboriculture and mulching	07/16/13
482	S 0405A	Agriculture and forestry – definition – arboriculture and mulching	07/16/13
193	H 5183	Alcoholic beverages – class A licenses – open at 10:00 a.m. on Sundays	07/11/13
371	S 0799	Alcoholic beverages – class A licenses – open at 10:00 a.m. on Sundays	07/15/13
526	S 1015	Alcoholic beverages – class B liquor license – exemption – 2170 Broad St. Cranston	07/20/13
470	H 5084A	Alcoholic beverages – class C license – extend operating hours	07/16/13
204	H 6121	Alcoholic beverages – Cranston – city of – board of licenses – license – plat 11 lot 3558	07/11/13
460	S 0477	Alcoholic beverages – distilled spirits permitted – samples – class A license	07/16/13
466	H 5795	Alcoholic beverages – distilled spirits permitted – samples – class A license	07/16/13
519	H 5841A	Alcoholic beverages – license holder located at 162 West Main Rd. Little Compton – interest in retail license	07/18/13
530	S 0578A	Alcoholic beverages – license holder located at 162 West Main Rd. Little Compton – interest in retail license	07/19/13
462	S 0236A	Alcoholic beverages – manufacturers – samples to visitors	07/16/13
463	H 6037	Alcoholic beverages – manufacturers – samples to visitors	07/16/13
079	H 5929	Alcoholic beverages – proximity to schools and churches	06/13/13
139	S 0954	Alcoholic beverages – proximity to schools and churches	06/28/13
514	H 6207	Alcoholic beverages – Smithfield – class b and C licenses – objections – exemption	07/19/13
450	H 5671aa	Animals and animal husbandry – cities and towns – regulation of specific breed of dog	07/16/13
318	H 5426	Animals and animal husbandry – declaring and devocalizing	07/15/13
431	S 0177	Animals and animal husbandry – declaring and devocalizing	07/15/13
312	H 5492A	Animals and animal husbandry – regulate spaying and neutering	07/15/13
417	S 0316A	Animals and animal husbandry – regulate spaying and neutering	07/15/13
180	S 0407Aaa	Animals and animal husbandry – unnecessary cruelty – expand definition	07/11/13
232	H 5494B	Animals and animal husbandry – unnecessary cruelty – expand definition	07/11/13
174	S 0515Aaa	Animals and animal husbandry – veterinary biologics	07/11/13
228	H 5597B	Animals and animal husbandry – veterinary biologics	07/11/13
396	H 5848A	Behavioral healthcare – change reference - retardation – developmental disabilities	07/15/13
279	H 5851A	Behavioral healthcare – competency to stand trial	07/15/13
158	S 0680A	Behavioral Healthcare – parent deinstitutionalization subsidy aid program	07/11/13
233	H 5481A	Behavioral Healthcare – parent deinstitutionalization subsidy aid program	07/11/13
015	H 5080A	Bristol County Water Authority – powers and duties – amend	05/14/13
016	S 0093Aaa	Bristol County Water Authority – powers and duties – amend	05/14/13
240	H 5083Aaa	Bryant University – contribute – municipal services	07/11/13
192	S 0026Aaa	Bryant University – reimbursement – expenses – police fire and rescue	07/11/13
083	H 5656A	Businesses and professions – advanced practice registered nurses – expand role and duties	06/17/13
093	S 0614A	Businesses and professions – advanced practice registered nurses – expand role and duties	06/17/13
172	S 0539B	Businesses and professions – board of examiners – dentistry – change composition	07/11/13
201	H 6152A	Businesses and professions – board of examiners – dentistry – change composition	07/11/13
302	H 5561A	Businesses and professions – confidentiality of health care – release of medical records to law enforcement	07/15/13
403	S 0459A	Businesses and professions – confidentiality of health care – release of medical records to law enforcement	07/15/13
298	H 5610A	Businesses and professions – department of business regulation – clarify responsibility	07/15/13
378	S 0711A	Businesses and professions – department of business regulation – clarify responsibility	07/15/13
320	H 5418	Businesses and professions – department of health board of licensure – remove power to approve programs – training – physician assistants	07/15/13
420	S 0281	Businesses and professions – department of health board of licensure – remove power to approve programs – training – physician assistants	07/15/13
305	H 5531	Businesses and professions – home inspectors – license requirements	07/15/13
409	S 0386	Businesses and professions – home inspectors – license requirements	07/15/13
287	H 5712	Businesses and professions – military service members – regulated professional services	07/15/13
386	S 0629	Businesses and professions – military service members – regulated professional services	07/15/13
254	H 6284	Businesses and professions – nursing home administrators – applicants from other states	07/15/13
383	S 0643	Businesses and professions – nursing home administrators – applicants from other states	07/15/13
265	H 6123A	Businesses and professions – pharmacies and radiologic technologists – Block Island	07/15/13
354	S 0945A	Businesses and professions – pharmacies and radiologic technologists – Block Island	07/15/13
070	H 5650A	Businesses and professions – physician assistants – training program – certification	06/07/13
075	S 0617A	Businesses and professions – physician assistants – training program – certification	06/07/13
054	H 5532	Businesses and professions – real estate appraisers – certificates	06/03/13
058	S 0710	Businesses and professions – real estate appraisers – certificates	06/03/13
027	H 5718A	Businesses and Professions – residential real estate transactions – agency relationships	05/24/13
038	S 0635A	Businesses and Professions – residential real estate transactions – agency relationships	05/24/13
032	H 5595	Businesses and Professions – veterinarians licensed in other states – practice in R.I.	05/24/13
042	S 0519	Businesses and Professions – veterinarians licensed in other states – practice in R.I.	05/24/13
106	H 6221aa	Casino Gaming – state police – investigate and monitor criminal activity	06/18/13
107	S 0979Aaa	Casino Gaming – state police – investigate and monitor criminal activity	06/18/13
090	S 0881	Central Falls – city of – charter amendments – ratify	06/17/13
097	H 6092	Central Falls – city of – charter amendments – ratify	06/17/13
087	H 5391aa	Central Falls – city of – taxation – exemption – improvements to real and personal property	06/17/13
095	S 0186aa	Central Falls – city of – taxation – exemption – improvements to real and personal property	06/17/13
081	S 0203	Central Falls – city of –taxation - exemption	06/12/13
162	S 0672A	Cities and Towns – study – state standards – onsite waste water treatment	07/11/13
274	H 5944A	Commercial law – antitrust – standing to sue	07/15/13
365	S 0840A	Commercial law – antitrust – standing to sue	07/15/13
189	S 0079A	Commercial law – Copper Theft Prevention Act	07/11/13
308	H 5520A	Commercial law – prevent dealerships from unfair treatment by grantors	07/15/13
370	S 0811A	Commercial law – prevent dealerships from unfair treatment by grantors	07/15/13
507	S 0555A	Commercial law – regulatory provisions – purchase and sale of precious metals	07/17/13
502	H 5519Aaa	Commercial law – regulatory provisions – purchase ans sale of precious metals	07/17/13
239	H 5162Aaa	Commercial law – sale of precious metals – regulatory provisions	07/11/13
487	S 1049	Corporations – benefit corporations - create	07/16/13
500	H 5720aa	Corporations – benefit corporations – create	07/17/13
293	H 5662	Courts – arbitration of civil actions – fees increase	07/15/13
402	S 0485	Courts – arbitration of civil actions – fees increase	07/15/13
289	H 5695	Courts – Traffic Tribunal – compensation – magistrates	07/15/13
401	S 0486	Courts – Traffic Tribunal – compensation – magistrates	07/15/13
503	H 5440	Courts and civil procedure – attachments – increase exemption	07/17/13
311	H 5493	Courts and civil procedure – False Claims Act – amend	07/15/13
391	S 0557A	Courts and civil procedure – False Claims Act – amend	07/15/13
178	S 0471Aaa	Courts and Civil Procedure – judicial selection	07/11/13
224	H 5669Aaa	Courts and Civil Procedure – judicial selection	07/11/13
029	H 5665	Courts and Civil Procedure – rules – approval by Supreme Court	05/24/13
044	S 0488	Courts and Civil Procedure – rules – approval by Supreme Court	05/24/13
179	S 0415A	Courts and Civil Procedure – sign language or CART provider – court proceedings	07/11/13
218	H 5830A	Courts and Civil Procedure – sign language or CART provider – court proceedings	07/11/13
255	H 6281	Courts and civil procedure – small claims – counterclaims – jurisdictional limit	07/15/13
432	S 0143	Courts and civil procedure – small claims – counterclaims – jurisdictional limit	07/15/13
455	S 0860A	Criminal offenses – carrying a firearm while committing a violent crime	07/16/13
464	H 5991A	Criminal offenses – carrying a firearm while committing a violent crime	07/16/13
336	H 5154	Criminal offenses – children – sale of tobacco – signs	07/15/13
429	S 0199	Criminal offenses – children – sale of tobacco – signs	07/15/13
497	H 6276	Criminal offenses – defacing property – penalties – amend	07/17/13
508	S 0548A	Criminal offenses – defacing property – penalties – amend	07/17/13
454	H 5286A	Criminal offenses – firearms – manufacturer’s name and serial number removed	07/16/13
481	S 0455A	Criminal offenses – firearms – manufacturer’s name and serial number removed	07/16/13
148	S 0973Aaa	Criminal Offenses – minors – tattoos	07/11/13
197	H 6297Aaa	Criminal Offenses – minors – tattoos	07/11/13
515	H 6126	Criminal offenses – senior citizens center – permit – conduct bingo	07/18/13
529	S 0581	Criminal offenses – senior citizens center – permit – conduct bingo	07/19/13
327	H 5322A	Criminal offenses attorney general – use of emblem – unlawful	07/15/13
392	S 0554A	Criminal offenses attorney general – use of emblem – unlawful	07/15/13
272	H 5969	Criminal procedure – crime injuries compensation	07/15/13
356	S 0909	Criminal procedure – crime injuries compensation	07/15/13
028	H 5668	Criminal Procedure – crime victims – restitution	05/24/13
043	S 0490	Criminal Procedure – crime victims – restitution	05/24/13
301	H 5572	Criminal procedure – sealing – court records – previous felony conviction	07/15/13
416	S 0339	Criminal procedure – sealing – court records – previous felony conviction	07/15/13
322	H 5383A	Criminals – parole board – certificates of recovery and re-entry	07/15/13
412	S 0358aa	Criminals – parole board – certificates of recovery and re-entry	07/15/13
101	S 0658	Criminals – parole by another state – revocation	06/18/13
111	H 5676	Criminals – parole by another state – revocation	06/18/13
505	S 0958Aaa	Cumberland, North Cumberland, Cumberland Hill and Valley Falls fire districts – consolidation	07/17/13
334	H 5161A	Delinquent and dependent children – additional offense – family court petition	07/15/13
415	S 0340A	Delinquent and dependent children – additional offense – family court petition	07/15/13
290	H 5677A	Department of Environment Management – expedited citation process	07/15/13
400	S 0495A	Department of Environment Management – expedited citation process	07/15/13
137	H 5265A	Department of Environmental Management – permit approval – extend expiration date	06/25/13
136	H 5425A	Department of Environmental Management – prepare report – state standards – waste water treatment	06/25/13
321	H 5387	Domestic Relations – administrative clerks – solemnization of marriages	07/15/13
351	S 0972	Domestic Relations – administrative clerks – solemnization of marriages	07/15/13
169	S 0619A	Domestic Relations – child support – department of human services – cell phone companies – share information	07/11/13
231	H 5562A	Domestic Relations – child support – department of human services – cell phone companies – share information	07/11/13
004	H 5015B	Domestic Relations – persons eligible to marry – redefine term marriage	05/02/13
005	S 0038A	Domestic Relations – persons eligible to marry – redefine term marriage	05/02/13
190	S 0043A	Domestic relations – rape – prevent child custody	07/11/13
200	H 6231A	Domestic relations – rape – prevent child custody	07/11/13
047	H 5901	East Greenwich – town of – authority – acquire property – East Greenwich Fire District	06/03/13
056	S 0739	East Greenwich – town of – authority – acquire property – East Greenwich Fire District	06/03/13
443	H 6208	East Greenwich – town of – residential tax exemptions	07/16/13
474	S 0990	East Greenwich – town of – residential tax exemptions	07/16/13
277	H 5893A	Education – Central Falls – school-wide dress code	07/15/13
343	S 1019	Education – Central Falls – school-wide dress code	07/15/13
288	H 5711A	Education – education credits – veterans – adopt policy and regulations	07/15/13
384	S 0638A	Education – education credits – veterans – adopt policy and regulations	07/15/13
337	H 5152B	Education – facilities – safety drills	07/15/13
439	S 0014Aaa	Education – facilities – safety drills	07/15/13
358	S 1035A	Education – kindergarten – full day – state funding	07/15/13
127	H 5376	Education – minimum guidelines - CPR training	06/24/13
134	S 0318	Education – minimum guidelines - CPR training	06/24/13
250	H 6289	Education – private schools – notice of closing	07/15/13
437	S 0062A	Education – private schools – notice of closing	07/15/13
330	H 5252A	Education – R.I. Teachers’ Advisory Council – establish	07/15/13
433	S 0118A	Education – R.I. Teachers’ Advisory Council – establish	07/15/13
168	S 0639B	Education – regulations – statewide dual enrollment policy	07/11/13
199	H 6290	Education – regulations – statewide dual enrollment policy	07/11/13
522	S 0012Aaa	Education – school activities for one sex – comparable activities for other sex	07/20/13
152	S 0800A	Education – school committees – annual review – safety and emergency plans	07/11/13
212	H 5940A	Education – school committees – annual review – safety and emergency plans	07/11/13
151	S 0801B	Education – school districts – school safety assessments	07/11/13
211	H 5941A	Education – school districts – school safety assessments	07/11/13
398	S 0513	Education – school districts – serving of locally grown fruits , vegetables and dairy products	07/15/13
434	S 0116A	Education – school districts – total amount of school hours per year	07/15/13
295	H 5626	Education – state board –of – employees and family members – tuition waivers	07/15/13
380	S 0685	Education – state board –of – employees and family members – tuition waivers	07/15/13
257	H 6271	Education – teachers – service – Woonsocket – city of	07/15/13
364	S 0877	Education – teachers – service – Woonsocket – city of	07/15/13
267	H 6076	Education – teachers’ tenure – leave of absence	07/15/13
362	S 0889A	Education – teachers’ tenure – leave of absence	07/15/13
270	H 6022	Education – urban collaborative – school district	07/15/13
352	S 0970	Education – urban collaborative – school district	07/15/13
034	H 5229	Education – volunteers – criminal background check	05/24/13
045	S 0347	Education – volunteers – criminal background check	05/24/13
399	S 0510	Education – withhold aid – failure to meet accounting compliance – hearings	07/15/13
066	H 5781A	Elections – mail ballots – return to board of elections	06/07/13
074	S 0627A	Elections – mail ballots – return to board of elections	06/07/13
149	S 0920	Elections – Newport – city of – nomination papers – minimum number of signatures	07/11/13
238	H 5163A	Elections – Newport – city of – nomination papers – minimum number of signatures	07/11/13
048	H 5771	Elections – polls – time of closing	06/03/13
062	S 0626	Elections – polls – time of closing	06/03/13
182	S 0346A	Elections – President – popular vote	07/11/13
229	H 5575	Elections – President – popular vote	07/11/13
499	H 6041	Elections – voter choice act – study commission – report – extend date	07/17/13
520	H 5804A	Exemption – property owned by R.I. philharmonic Orchestra	07/18/13
310	H 5501	Fiduciaries – trustees – ability to invade principal of a trust	07/15/13
418	S 0286	Fiduciaries – trustees – ability to invade principal of a trust	07/15/13
050	H 5728	Financial institutions – board of bank incorporation – eliminate	06/03/13
057	S 0717	Financial institutions – board of bank incorporation – eliminate	06/03/13
026	H 5721	Financial Institutions – derivative transactions – regulation	05/24/13
037	S 0636	Financial Institutions – derivative transactions – regulation	05/24/13
449	H 5764A	Fish and wildlife – Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact	07/16/13
477	S 0814Aaa	Fish and wildlife – Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact	07/16/13
326	H 5325A	Food and drugs – controlled substances – add synthetic cannaboids and cathinones	07/15/13
404	S 0454A	Food and drugs – controlled substances – add synthetic cannaboids and cathinones	07/15/13
124	H 5756B	Food and drugs – electronic transmission of prescriptions – regulations	06/24/13
132	S 0647B	Food and drugs – electronic transmission of prescriptions – regulations	06/24/13
278	H 5890	General assembly – “Pawtucket River Bridge” – naming	07/15/13
426	S 0233	General assembly – “Pawtucket River Bridge” – naming	07/15/13
263	H 6137	General assembly – buildings – name – “ Monsignor Carlo Montecalvo Square”	07/15/13
344	S 1016	General assembly – buildings – name – “ Monsignor Carlo Montecalvo Square”	07/15/13
147	S 1018A	General Assembly – rename – Newport County Community Mental Health Center	07/11/13
264	H 6134	Health and human services – program integrity division	07/15/13
368	S 0833	Health and human services – program integrity division	07/15/13
285	H 5752	Health and Human Services – Secretary – add to commission on traumatic brain injuries	07/15/13
382	S 0645	Health and Human Services – Secretary – add to commission on traumatic brain injuries	07/15/13
150	S 0816Aaa	Health and Safety – Biodiesel Heating Oil Act	07/11/13
221	H 5802A	Health and Safety – Biodiesel Heating Oil Act	07/11/13
266	H 6095	Health and safety – blood supply – assure quality and supply	07/15/13
360	S 0904	Health and safety – blood supply – assure quality and supply	07/15/13
154	S 0761A	Health and Safety – Code Consistency Council	07/11/13
195	H 6323	Health and Safety – code consistency council	07/11/13
292	H 5667A	Health and safety – director of fire academy – defense and indemnity – personal liability	07/15/13
373	S 0770A	Health and safety – director of fire academy – defense and indemnity – personal liability	07/15/13
166	S 0642B	Health and Safety – greenhouse gas initiative – implementation	07/11/13
220	H 5812	Health and Safety – greenhouse gas initiative – implementation	07/11/13
341	H 6283	Health and safety – health care system – changes to general laws	07/15/13
394	S 0540Aaa	Health and safety – health care system – changes to general laws	07/15/13
294	H 5658A	Health and safety – licensing of assisted living residences	07/15/13
379	S 0691Aaa	Health and safety – licensing of assisted living residences	07/15/13
276	H 5932A	Health and safety – lupus study commission – increase composition	07/15/13
165	S 0648Aaa	Health and Safety – massage therapists – change process – licensing	07/11/13
222	H 5714Aaa	Health and Safety – massage therapists – change process – licensing	07/11/13
496	H 6322	Health and safety – municipal advisory council – statewide permitting	07/17/13
506	S 0757A	Health and safety – municipal advisory council – statewide permitting	07/17/13
033	H 5400	Health and Safety – nursing facilities – initial licenses	05/24/13
041	S 0538	Health and Safety – nursing facilities – initial licenses	05/24/13
319	H 5424A	Health and safety – prohibit – somatic cell nuclear transfer to initiate human pregnancy	07/15/13
387	S 0621A	Health and safety – prohibit – somatic cell nuclear transfer to initiate human pregnancy	07/15/13
296	H 5617Aaa	Health and safety – property used for industrial or manufacturing purpose – standards – construct schools	07/15/13
157	S 0694B	Health and Safety – public education advisory council – organ and tissue donation	07/11/13
226	H 5618A	Health and Safety – public education advisory council – organ and tissue donation	07/11/13
332	H 5204aa	Health and safety – R.I. Palliative Care and Quality of Life Interdisciplinary Advisory Council – establish	07/15/13
421	S 0279Aaa	Health and safety – R.I. Palliative Care and Quality of Life Interdisciplinary Advisory Council – establish	07/15/13
281	H 5799A	Health and safety – recycling – mattresses	07/15/13
423	S 0261A	Health and safety – recycling – mattresses	07/15/13
331	H 5230A	Health and safety – repeal – utilization of unused prescription drugs act	07/15/13
307	H 5523	Health and safety – Resource Recovery Corporation – enlarge membership	07/15/13
346	S 1002	Health and safety – Resource Recovery Corporation – enlarge membership	07/15/13
324	H 5347	Health and safety – state building code – accommodation alternatives	07/15/13
366	S 0838	Health and safety – state building code – accommodation alternatives	07/15/13
249	H 6291	Health and safety of pupils – promote – locally grown vegetables	07/15/13
286	H 5749	Human Services – health care facilities – management information data base	07/15/13
176	S 0498A	Human Services – interagency council on homelessness – additional members	07/11/13
216	H 5857A	Human Services – interagency council on homelessness – additional members	07/11/13
457	S 0615A	Human services – long term care – caregiver assessment	07/16/13
469	H 5155A	Human services – long term care – caregiver assessment	07/16/13
456	S 0794A	Human services – Quality Family Child Care Act	07/16/13
465	H 5946A	Human services – Quality Family Child Care Act	07/16/13
053	H 5601	Insurance – annual reports by insurers to assist in evaluation of solvency	06/03/13
059	S 0709	Insurance – annual reports by insurers to assist in evaluation of solvency	06/03/13
019	H 5444A	Insurance – binders – evidence of coverage	05/20/13
022	S 0377A	Insurance – binders – evidence of coverage	05/20/13
299	H 5607A	Insurance – Certificates of Insurance Model Act	07/15/13
408	S 0387A	Insurance – Certificates of Insurance Model Act	07/15/13
323	H 5354A	Insurance – coverage – orally administered anti cancer medication	07/15/13
405	S 0428A	Insurance – coverage – orally administered anti cancer medication	07/15/13
452	H 5402A	Insurance – dental benefit plan providers – disclose prohibition on duplicate coverage	07/16/13
479	S 0644A	Insurance – dental benefit plan providers – disclose prohibition on duplicate coverage	07/16/13
031	H 5609A	Insurance – foreign insurance companies – fees	05/24/13
036	S 0637A	Insurance – foreign insurance companies – fees	05/24/13
117	H 5085A	Insurance – fraternal benefit societies – exemption	06/19/13
119	S 0297A	Insurance – fraternal benefit societies – exemption	06/19/13
251	H 6287	Insurance – health – post payment audits – amend time for	07/15/13
395	S 0536A	Insurance – health – post payment audits – amend time for	07/15/13
315	H 5453A	Insurance – limited lines travel insurance	07/15/13
410	S 0376A	Insurance – limited lines travel insurance	07/15/13
018	H 5528	Insurance – long term care – registration filing date	05/20/13
021	S 0597	Insurance – long term care – registration filing date	05/20/13
183	S 0333	Insurance – motor vehicles – mandatory arbitration	07/11/13
085	H 5530A	Insurance – prohibit certain types of discretionary clauses	06/17/13
094	S 0303A	Insurance – prohibit certain types of discretionary clauses	06/17/13
099	S 0719A	Insurance – prohibit discrimination – victims of domestic abuse	06/18/13
109	H 5839A	Insurance – prohibit discrimination – victims of domestic abuse	06/18/13
100	S 0715A	Insurance – provide accommodation – policyholder affected by catastrophe	06/18/13
113	H 5606A	Insurance – provide accommodation – policyholder affected by catastrophe	06/18/13
017	H 5596A	Insurance – Standard valuation and nonforfeiture – life insurance	05/20/13
020	S 0598A	Insurance – Standard valuation and nonforfeiture – life insurance	05/20/13
086	H 5459A	Insurance – standards – stop loss policies	06/17/13
092	S 0666A	Insurance – standards – stop loss policies	06/17/13
504	H 5263	Insurance – unfair claims practices – motor vehicles – total loss	07/17/13
509	S 0465	Insurance – unfair claims practices – motor vehicles – total loss	07/17/13
084	H 5608A	Insurance – update – Credit for Reinsurance Act	06/17/13
091	S 0667A	Insurance – update – Credit for Reinsurance Act	06/17/13
441	H 6319	Jeshuat Israel – powers and privileges – amend	07/16/13
478	S 0808	Jeshuat Israel – powers and privileges – amend	07/16/13
181	S 0402B	Labor and labor relations – back to work R.I. program – establish	07/11/13
241	H 5033A	Labor and labor relations – back to work R.I. program – establish	07/11/13
126	H 5700	Labor and labor relations – charge employers accounts – failure to properly respond to department of labor and training	06/24/13
131	S 0683	Labor and labor relations – charge employers accounts – failure to properly respond to department of labor and training	06/24/13
122	H 6062A	Labor and Labor Relations – department of labor – establish manufacturing standards	06/24/13
128	S 0950A	Labor and Labor Relations – department of labor – establish manufacturing standards	06/24/13
125	H 5701	Labor and labor relations – department of labor and training – authority to share information	06/24/13
133	S 0573	Labor and labor relations – department of labor and training – authority to share information	06/24/13
145	S 0843Aaa	Labor and Labor relations – drug testing – highway construction and repair industry	07/06/13
494	H 5696Aaa	Labor and Labor relations – drug testing – highway construction and repair industry	07/17/13
120	H 5689A	Labor and Labor Relations – employment security – erroneous payments – penalty	06/24/13
130	S 0776A	Labor and Labor Relations – employment security – erroneous payments – penalty	06/24/13
309	H 5507A	Labor and labor relations – fair employment practices – criminal convictions	07/15/13
338	H 5079A	Labor and labor relations – minimum wage	07/15/13
424	S 0256Aaa	Labor and labor relations – minimum wage	07/15/13
269	H 6065B	Labor and labor relations – payment of wages – frequency	07/15/13
349	S 0980	Labor and labor relations – payment of wages – frequency	07/15/13
413	S 0357A	Labor and labor relations – prohibit employer – inquire – criminal record – before first interview	07/15/13
187	S 0231B	Labor and labor relations – temporary caregiver insurance program	07/11/13
213	H 5889A	Labor and labor relations – temporary caregiver insurance program	07/11/13
102	S 0571A	Labor and Labor Relations – work sharing statute – update – comply with federal law	06/18/13
114	H 5526A	Labor and Labor Relations – work sharing statute – update – comply with federal law	06/18/13
445	H 6164A	Labor and labor relations – Workers Compensation – procedural provisions – amend	07/16/13
475	S 0951A	Labor and labor relations – Workers Compensation – procedural provisions – amend	07/16/13
068	H 5755	Libraries – state publications clearinghouse	06/07/13
072	S 0724	Libraries – state publications clearinghouse	06/07/13
049	H 5729	Limited partnerships – certificate of cancellation	06/03/13
060	S 0668	Limited partnerships – certificate of cancellation	06/03/13
002	S 0126	Middletown – town of – authority to borrow – settlement or judgment	04/03/13
010	H 5097	Middletown – town of – authority to borrow – settlement or judgment	05/13/13
051	H 5710	Military affairs – create – two adjutant generals	06/03/13
063	S 0480	Military affairs – create – two adjutant generals	06/03/13
171	S 0576B	Military Affairs – education assistance veteran friendly programs	07/11/13
217	H 5856A	Military Affairs – education assistance veteran friendly programs	07/11/13
175	S 0501aa	Military affairs – emergency management assistance compact	07/11/13
227	H 5612B	Military affairs – emergency management assistance compact	07/11/13
191	S 0042A	Military affairs – leases – active duty members	07/11/13
237	H 5165B	Military affairs – leases – active duty members	07/11/13
300	H 5588A	Military affairs – National Guard – military family relief fund	07/15/13
385	S 0630A	Military affairs – National Guard – military family relief fund	07/15/13
258	H 6250	Military affairs and defense – veterans’ benefits pocket guide	07/15/13
389	S 0577	Military affairs and defense – veterans’ benefits pocket guide	07/15/13
262	H 6141	Mobile homes – replace existing home – zoning ordinances	07/15/13
428	S 0210	Mobile homes – replace existing home – zoning ordinances	07/15/13
317	H 5432	Motor vehicles – blood alcohol concentration – maximum – lower – 18 to 20	07/15/13
390	S 0560	Motor vehicles – blood alcohol concentration – maximum – lower – 18 to 20	07/15/13
280	H 5817A	Motor vehicles – child care vehicle – definition – change	07/15/13
345	S 1013	Motor vehicles – child care vehicle – definition – change	07/15/13
082	H 5782	Motor vehicles – divided highway – clarify meaning	06/17/13
089	S 0661	Motor vehicles – divided highway – clarify meaning	06/17/13
230	H 5563A	Motor vehicles – insurance – mandatory arbitration provision	07/11/13
067	H 5775aa	Motor vehicles – Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices	06/07/13
073	S 0659A	Motor vehicles – Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices	06/07/13
422	S 0275A	Motor vehicles – operation of motorcycles – use of hearing aids	07/15/13
339	H 5061A	Motor vehicles – penalties – violations intersections – serious bodily injury or death	07/15/13
414	S 0350A	Motor vehicles – penalties – violations intersections – serious bodily injury or death	07/15/13
453	H 5306A	Motor vehicles – registration – special plate – licensed emergency medical technician	0/7/16/13
484	S 0235A	Motor vehicles – registration – special plate – licensed emergency medical technician	07/16/13
188	S 0104Aaa	Motor vehicles – registration of specially constructed vehicles	07/12/13
203	H 6127A	Motor vehicles – registration of specially constructed vehicles	07/11/13
256	H 6279	Motor vehicles – Registration of vehicles	07/15/13
355	S 0915	Motor vehicles – Registration of vehicles	07/15/13
024	H 5819A	Motor Vehicles – renewal requirement – disability placards	05/24/13
035	S 0775A	Motor Vehicles – renewal requirement – disability placards	05/24/13
141	S 0352Aaa	Motor vehicles – safety belts – violations – sunset provision	06/28/13
142	H 5140A	Motor vehicles – safety belts – violations – sunset provision	07/02/13
461	S 0327A	Motor vehicles – special plate – Autism Project of R.I.	07/16/13
446	H 5919A	Motor vehicles – special plate – Friends of Plum Beach Lighthouse	07/16/13
483	S 0326A	Motor vehicles – special plate – Friends of Plum Beach Lighthouse	07/16/13
511	H 6232	Motor vehicles – special plate – General Magistrate John J. O’Brien	07/19/13
528	S 0844	Motor vehicles – special plate – General Magistrate John J. O’Brien	07/20/13
459	S 0478A	Motor vehicles – special plate – Home and Hospice Care of R.I.	07/16/13
468	H 5619A	Motor vehicles – special plate – Home and Hospice Care of R.I.	07/16/13
480	S 0631A	Motor vehicles – special plates – Wildlife Rehabilitators Association of R.I.	07/16/13
052	H 5655	Motor vehicles – state driver’s license test – distracted driving issues	06/03/13
061	S 0660	Motor vehicles – state driver’s license test – distracted driving issues	06/03/13
282	H 5772	Motor vehicles – suspended licenses and registration plates – surrender to division of motor vehicles	07/15/13
375	S 0763	Motor vehicles – suspended licenses and registration plates – surrender to division of motor vehicles	07/15/13
105	S 0238A	Motor Vehicles – temporary disability parking permits	06/18/13
115	H 5119Aaa	Motor Vehicles – temporary disability parking permits	06/18/13
291	H 5675A	Motor vehicles – texting while driving – increase penalties	07/15/13
393	S 0546A	Motor vehicles – texting while driving – increase penalties	07/15/13
104	S 0489	Motor Vehicles – traffic offenses – expungement	06/18/13
112	H 5664	Motor Vehicles – traffic offenses – expungement	06/18/13
316	H 5438A	Motor vehicles – verify compliance – mandatory liability insurance	07/15/13
372	S 0771Aaa	Motor vehicles – verify compliance – mandatory liability insurance	07/15/13
275	H 5933	Narragansett – town of – amendments – home rule charter – ratification	07/15/13
194	S 0758A	New Shoreham – town of – board of sewer commissioners – contracts	07/11/13
214	H 5887A	New Shoreham – town of – bonds – sewage disposal system	07/11/13
014	S 0033	North Kingstown – charter amendments – November 2012	05/13/13
013	S 0078	North Kingstown – town of – charter amendments – ratify	05/13/13
023	H 5869	North Kingstown – town of – charter amendments – ratify	05/24/13
098	S 0884	Portsmouth – town of – authority – create municipal court	06/18/13
108	H 6044	Portsmouth – town of – authority – create municipal court	06/18/13
407	S 0398	Portsmouth – town of – bonds – upgrades – school buildings	07/15/13
488	H 5846	Portsmouth – town of – bonds – upgrades – school buildings	07/15/13
186	S 0285A	Probate practice – claims against decedent’s estates – notice to creditors	07/11/13
236	H 5370A	Probate practice – claims against decedent’s estates – notice to creditors	07/11/13
088	H 5257	Probate practice – notification – executive office of health and human services	06/17/13
096	S 0095	Probate practice – notification – executive office of health and human services	06/17/13
069	H 5726A	Property – commercial real estate – brokers lien	06/07/13
076	S 0507A	Property – commercial real estate – brokers lien	06/07/13
427	S 0214A	Property – conservation and preservation restrictions – eminent domain	07/15/13
533	H 5386A	Property – conservation and preservation restrictions – eminent domain	07/22/13
447	H 5897	Property – minimum housing standards – injunctive relief	07/16/13
485	S 0202A	Property – minimum housing standards – injunctive relief	07/16/13
325	H 5335B	Property – mortgage and foreclosure – mediation	07/15/13
406	S 0416A	Property – mortgage and foreclosure – mediation	07/15/13
160	S 0676aa	Property – museums – resolve ownership – unclaimed property	07/11/13
219	H 5828	Property – museums – resolve ownership – unclaimed property	07/11/13
064	S 0397	Prudence Island Historical and Preservation Society – taxation – exemption	06/03/13
065	H 5041	Prudence Island Historical and Preservation Society – taxation – exemption	06/03/13
001	H 5364	Public Finance – financing leases – prior authorization of general assembly	04/03/13
003	S 0019B	Public Finance – financing leases – prior authorization of general assembly	04/03/13
173	S 0521A	Public Finance – state financial resources – divest – companies doing business with Iran	07/11/13
225	H 5620Aaa	Public Finance – state financial resources – divest – companies doing business with Iran	07/11/13
342	H 5895A	Public records – exclude – documents - safety of students	07/15/13
411	S 0369A	Public records – exclude – documents - safety of students	07/15/13
153	S 0767B	Public Records – exemption – individually identifiable evaluations - public school teachers	07/11/13
223	H 5670A	Public Records – exemption – individually identifiable evaluations - public school teachers	07/11/13
271	H 6019A	Public utilities – financing program – energy upgrades	07/15/13
361	S 0900A	Public utilities – financing program – energy upgrades	07/15/13
521	H 5604A	Public Utilities – ratepayers advisory board – members – add	07/19/13
167	S 0641B	Public Utilities and Carriers – definition – small distributed generation project – amend	07/11/13
202	H 5803A	Public utilities and carriers – definition – small distributed generation project	07/11/13
306	H 5527	Public utilities and carriers – revocation – dormant taxicab certificate	07/15/13
377	S 0720	Public utilities and carriers – revocation – dormant taxicab certificate	07/15/13
245	H 5935A	Public utilities and carriers – street lights – purchase	07/15/13
367	S 0836Aaa	Public utilities and carriers – street lights – purchase	07/15/13
314	H 5456A	Public utilities and carriers – telecommunications carriers – provide information to law enforcement	07/15/13
419	S 0284aa	Public utilities and carriers – telecommunications carriers – provide information to law enforcement	07/15/13
121	H 5454A	Public utilities and carriers – wireless providers – no jurisdiction over	06/24/13
135	S 0309A	Public utilities and carriers – wireless providers – no jurisdiction over	06/24/13
313	H 5457A	R. I. Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals	07/15/13
425	S 0251A	R.I. Society for Prevention to Cruelty to Animals – taxation – exemption – City of Providence	07/15/13
046	H 5936	Richmond – town of – charter amendment – ratify	06/03/13
055	S 0759	Richmond – town of – charter amendment – ratify	06/03/13
248	H 6293	Richmond – town of – municipal court – establish	07/15/13
374	S 0765	Richmond – town of – municipal court – establish	07/15/13
247	H 6294	Richmond – town of – tax exemption – certain property	07/15/13
369	S 0828	Richmond – town of – tax exemption – certain property	07/15/13
143	H 6329A	State – appropriations – support of the state – fiscal year ending June 30, 2014 – changes – articles 1 and 5	07/03/13
144	H 5127Aaa	State – appropriations for support for fiscal year ending June 30^th 2014 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 2014 Article 2 Relating to Medicare Exchange Program for Medicare Eligible Retirees Article 3 Relating to Health Insurance Benefits Article 4 Relating to FICA alternate retirement Plan Article 5 Relating to Highways Article 6 Relating to Division of Motor Vehicles Article 7 Relating to Rhode Island Public Telecommunications Authority Article 8 Relating to Lease Agreements for Leased Office and Operating Space Article 9 Relating to Taxation Article 10 Relating to Making Revised Appropriations in Support of FY 2013 Article 11 Relating to Municipal Incentive Aid Article 12 Relating to Hospital Uncompensated Care Article 13 Relating to Education Aid Article 14 Relating to Employment Security Job Development Fund Assessment Article 15 Relating to Human Resource Investment Council Article 16 Relating to Restricted Receipt Accounts Article 17 Relating to Emergency and Public Communication Access Fund Article 18 Relating to Human Services – Temporary Assistance for Needy Families and Child Care Article 19 Relating to Medical Assistance Article 20 Relating to Municipal Road and Bridge Revolving Fund Article 21 Relating to Rhode Island Public Transit Authority Article 22 Relating to Historic Tax Credits Article 23 Relating to State Affairs and Government – The Innovate Rhode Island Small Business Program Article 24 Relating to Economic Development Article 25 Relating to the Effective Date	07/03/13
123	H 6030	State affairs – made in R.I. manufacturing collaborative	06/24/13
129	S 0809A	State affairs – made in R.I. manufacturing collaborative	06/24/13
163	S 0671B	State Affairs and Government – amend qualifications – members – climate change advisory committee	07/11/13
198	H 6296	State Affairs and Government – amend qualifications – members – climate change advisory committee	07/11/13
284	H 5762A	State Affairs and Government – board of education – hearing – withhold aid to school district	07/15/13
268	H 6067	State affairs and government – business development center	07/15/13
242	S 0730B	State affairs and government – council of economic advisors – establish	07/13/13
491	H 6070B	State affairs and government – council of economic advisors – establish	07/16/13
184	S 0323A	State affairs and government – D.E.M. – approvals and permits – extend expiration dates	07/11/13
156	S 0712A	State Affairs and Government – economic development planning council	07/11/13
208	H 6069B	State affairs and government – economic development planning council economic development plan	07/11/13
381	S 0650A	State affairs and government – elderly housing – emergency generators	07/15/13
532	H 5651A	State affairs and government – elderly housing – emergency generators	07/22/13
489	S 1048	State affairs and government – Executive Office of Commerce – create	07/17/13
492	H 6063B	State affairs and government – Executive Office of Commerce – create	07/16/13
196	H 6321A	State affairs and government – Fort Adams Foundation	07/11/13
146	S 1034A	State Affairs and Government – Fort Adams foundation – members – decrease number	07/11/13
103	S 0570A	State Affairs and Government – human resource investment council – reporting requirements	06/18/13
110	H 5788B	State Affairs and Government – human resource investment council – reporting requirements	06/18/13
333	H 5179Aaa	State affairs and government – independent fire districts – draft minutes – post	07/15/13
359	S 1025	State affairs and government – independent fire districts – draft minutes – post	07/15/13
260	H 6183	State affairs and government – Newport County Convention and Visitors’ Bureau – residency requirement	07/15/13
353	S 0947	State affairs and government – Newport County Convention and Visitors’ Bureau – residency requirement	07/15/13
297	H 5616A	State affairs and government – office of energy resources – collect information – petroleum products	07/15/13
486	S 0725aa	State affairs and government – office of energy resources – collect information – petroleum products	07/15/13
252	H 6286	State affairs and government – office of regulatory reform – written report – additional information	07/15/13
340	H 5034A	State affairs and government – Pawtucket enterprise zone designation	07/15/13
436	S 0077A	State affairs and government – Pawtucket enterprise zone designation	07/15/13
243	S 0718B	State affairs and government – R.I. Commerce Corporation – establish	07/13/13
490	H 6071A	State affairs and government – R.I. Commerce Corporation – establish	07/16/13
438	S 0061	State affairs and government – regulatory reform act	07/15/13
304	H 5549A	State affairs and government – state planning council – add three members	07/15/13
357	S 0907A	State affairs and government – state planning council – add three members	07/15/13
253	H 6285	State affairs and government – statewide planning council – add – public members	07/15/13
376	S 0760	State affairs and government – statewide planning council – add – public members	07/15/13
335	H 5159A	State affairs and government – study – administrative hearing practices	07/15/13
435	S 0082A	State affairs and government – study – administrative hearing practices	07/15/13
177	S 0479B	State affairs and government – veteran’s services strategic plan advisory committee	07/11/13
215	H 5860A	State affairs and government – veteran’s services strategic plan advisory committee	07/11/13
164	S 0662A	State Affairs and Government – workers compensation investigation unit	07/11/13
234	H 5465A	State Affairs and Government – workers compensation investigation unit	07/11/13
501	H 5679A	Statutory construction – technical changes and revisions	07/17/13
442	H 6212	Stone Bridge Fire District – bonds – authority	07/16/13
473	S 0991	Stone Bridge Fire District – bonds – authority	07/16/13
209	H 6066B	Taxation – assessment – state’s tax incentive program	07/11/13
170	S 0604	Taxation – Burrillville – town of – amend – two tier tax classification	07/11/13
244	S 0675Aaa	Taxation – Burrillville – town of – interest – judgment – tax appeals	07/13/13
493	H 5790A	Taxation – Burrillville – town of – interest – judgment – tax appeals	07/17/13
138	H 5794	Taxation – Burrillville – town of – property tax classification	06/26/13
025	H 5730	Taxation – business corporations – information – disclosure	05/24/13
039	S 0596	Taxation – business corporations – information – disclosure	05/24/13
512	H 6213	Taxation – East Bay Community Action Program – exemption – real and personal property	07/18/13
524	S 1022	Taxation – East Bay Community Action Program – exemption – real and personal property	07/19/13
155	S 0734B	Taxation – Economic Development Tax Credit Accountability Act	07/11/13
531	S 0443Aaa	Taxation – exemption – nonprofit performing and visual arts organizations	07/19/13
518	H 5886	Taxation – exemption – property owned by 501(c)(3) organization	07/18/13
527	S 0871	Taxation – exemption – property owned by 501(c)(3) organization	07/19/13
259	H 6233	Taxation – exemptions – Warren – town of	07/15/13
348	S 0981	Taxation – exemptions – Warren – town of	07/15/13
516	H 6101	Taxation – fire districts – Coventry – tax classification	07/19/13
328	H 5292	Taxation – Glocester – tax collector – municipal lien certificate – mobile homes	07/15/13
388	S 0607	Taxation – Glocester – tax collector – municipal lien certificate – mobile homes	07/15/13
448	H 5879	Taxation – Glocester – town of unpaid taxes – demolition permits	07/16/13
476	S 0944	Taxation – Glocester – town of unpaid taxes – demolition permits	07/16/13
303	H 5553	Taxation – mailing – forms – landowners – farm, forest or open land	07/15/13
430	S 0185	Taxation – mailing – forms – landowners – farm, forest or open land	07/15/13
513	H 6211A	Taxation – real and personal property – East Providence – certain nonprofit corporations	07/18/13
525	S 1021	Taxation – real and personal property – East Providence – certain nonprofit corporations	07/19/13
078	H 6146A	Taxation – real estate – classification	06/12/13
080	S 0826A	Taxation – real estate – classification	06/12/13
510	H 6298	Taxation – St. Mary Academy – Bay View – exemption – real and personal property	07/19/13
523	S 1030	Taxation – St. Mary Academy – Bay View – exemption – real and personal property	07/20/13
161	S 0673	Taxation – Warwick – city of – taxation – exemption – veterans	07/11/13
207	H 6093aa	Taxation – Warwick – city of – taxation – exemption – veterans	07/11/13
159	S 0677A	Taxation – Woonsocket – city of – Stadium Theatre – exemption	07/11/13
205	H 6108	Taxation – Woonsocket – city of – Stadium Theatre – exemption	07/11/13
206	H 6103aa	Taxation – Woonsocket – supplemental taxes – 2012-2013	07/11/13
246	H 6310	Towns and cities – budget commissions – amended process	07/15/13
347	S 0984A	Towns and cities – budget commissions – amended process	07/15/13
008	H 5176A	Towns and Cities – Central Coventry Fire District – tax levy last authorized	05/10/13
534	S 0283	Towns and cities – Coventry – regulation – asphalt batching and mixing facilities	07/22/13
444	H 6184	Towns and cities – Cranston – city of – retirement system – change	07/16/13
472	S 1026	Towns and cities – Cranston – city of – retirement system – change	07/16/13
517	H 5981A	Towns and cities – housing authorities – receive income information from state agencies	07/19/13
273	H 5960	Towns and cities – low and moderate income housing – oversight commission	07/15/13
350	S 0975	Towns and cities – low and moderate income housing – oversight commission	07/15/13
261	H 6147	Towns and Cities – Middletown – town of – exemption – peripheral care fund	07/15/13
363	S 0880	Towns and Cities – Middletown – town of – exemption – peripheral care fund	07/15/13
283	H 5768	Towns and cities – police and firefighters – optional retirement – notice of appeal to retirement board and Workers Compensation Court	07/15/13
397	S 0524	Towns and cities – police and firefighters – optional retirement – notice of appeal to retirement board and Workers Compensation Court	07/15/13
185	S 0320A	Towns and cities – registry – electronic notice – changes – local regulations	07/11/13
235	H 5393B	Towns and cities – registry – electronic notice – changes – local regulations	07/11/13
458	S 0544A	Towns and cities – zoning definition “slope of land”	07/16/13
467	H 5703A	Towns and cities – zoning definition “slope of land”	07/16/13
071	H 5462	Uniform Commercial Code – remittance transfers – exclusion of consumer transactions	06/07/13
077	S 0506	Uniform Commercial Code – remittance transfers – exclusion of consumer transactions	06/07/13
329	H 5266	Waters and navigation – Narragansett Bay Commission – members reduce number	07/15/13
495	H 5534Aaa	Waters and navigation – public drinking water – radio frequency reading systems – repeal	07/16/13
116	H 6038	West Warwick – town of – charter - amend	06/20/13
118	S 0946	West Warwick – town of – charter - amend	06/20/13
011	H 5210	Western Coventry Fire District - charter amendments – ratify	05/13/13
012	S 0142	Western Coventry Fire District - charter amendments – ratify	05/13/13
140	S 0867	Woonsocket – city of – bonds – finance pension fund	06/29/13
210	H 6039	Woonsocket – city of – bonds – finance pension fund	07/11/13
006	S 0208	Woonsocket – city of – charter amendments – November 2011	05/07/13
007	S 0206	Woonsocket – city of – charter amendments – November 2012	05/07/13
009	H 5346	Woonsocket – city of – charter amendments – November 2012	05/13/13
440	H 6327	Woonsocket – city of – high school arts and athletic programs – special plates	07/16/13
471	S 1053	Woonsocket – city of – high school arts and athletic programs – special plates	07/16/13
498	H 6102	Woonsocket – city of – taxation – classification – commercial	07/17/13
030	H 5663	Workers Compensation Court – judges – recall	05/24/13
040	S 0545	Workers Compensation Court – judges – recall	05/24/13

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