THE OFFICIAL 2016 PUBLIC LAWS LIST

LAW REVISION OFFICE

The Honorable Nicholas A. Mattiello

Speaker

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CHAPTER NUMBER	BILL NUMBER	TITLE	ENACTMENT DATE
256	S3099	Aeronautics – R.I. Airport Corporation – regulation – unpiloted aerial vehicles	07/01/16
261	H7511B	Aeronautics – R.I. Airport Corporation – regulation – unpiloted aerial vehicles	07/01/16
441	H8232A	Agriculture and Forestry – hemp – growth by licensed individuals	07/12/16
442	S2763A	Agriculture and Forestry – hemp – growth by licensed individuals	07/12/16
306	S2914	Agriculture and forestry – standards – freshwater wetland buffers	07/02/16
321	H8148	Agriculture and forestry – standards – freshwater wetland buffers	07/02/16
020	S2772	Alcoholic beverages – class A license – serve wine samples	05/19/16
022	H7499	Alcoholic beverages – class A license – serve wine samples	05/19/16
116	S3016	Alcoholic beverages – class B C or I – Providence - plat 109 lot 289 exemption	06/22/16
120	H7812	Alcoholic beverages – class B C or I – Providence - plat 109 lot 289 exemption	06/22/16
083	S2239A	Alcoholic beverages – East Greenwich – class B license – exemption	06/17/16
087	H7016A	Alcoholic beverages – East Greenwich – class B license – exemption	06/17/16
508	S3056aa	Alcoholic Beverages – licenses – Class BV – Plat 25 lot 44 Providence	07/23/16
184	S3053A	Alcoholic Beverages – licenses – sale – limited amount – malt beverages and distilled spirits	06/28/16
198	H8100B	Alcoholic Beverages – licenses – sale – limited amount – malt beverages and distilled spirits	06/28/16
033	S2701	Alcoholic beverages – licenses class B – East Greenwich - exemption	05/26/16
034	H7015	Alcoholic beverages – licenses class B – Lincoln - exemption	05/26/16
437	H8327	Alcoholic Beverages – possession of alcohol without liquid device – crime`	07/12/16
438	S2061	Alcoholic Beverages – possession of alcohol without liquid device – crime`	07/12/16
011	H7026A	Alcoholic Beverages – powered alcohol – crime	04/19/16
012	S2059	Alcoholic Beverages – powered alcohol – crime	04/19/16
384	S2702Aaa	Alcoholic Beverages – Providence – city of – Class B,C and N liquor licenses	07/09/16
402	H7953A	Alcoholic Beverages – Providence – city of – Class B,C and N liquor licenses	07/09/16
046	S2075A	Alcoholic beverages – retailer’s class WB license	06/06/16
057	H7469Aaa	Alcoholic beverages – retailer’s class WB license	06/06/16
455	H7392A	Animals and Animal Husbandry – cruelty to animals – penalties	07/12/16
458	S2657A	Animals and Animal Husbandry – cruelty to animals – penalties	07/12/16
456	H7317	Animals and Animal Husbandry – Malicious injury or killing of animals – penalties	07/12/16
457	S2658	Animals and Animal Husbandry – Malicious injury or killing of animals – penalties	07/12/16
506	H8197	Animals and Animal Husbandry – prohibit – bullhooks – elephants	07/20/16
488	S2801	Animals and Animal Husbandry – standard of care – facilities holding stray animals	07/16/16
490	H7831	Animals and Animal Husbandry – standard of care – facilities holding stray animals	07/16/16
290	H8227	Barrington – town of – bonds – new middle school	07/01/16
296	S3009	Barrington – town of – bonds – new middle school	07/01/16
129	S2579B	Behavioral Healthcare developmental disabilities and hospitals – department of – certify recovery housing facilities	06/24/16
138	H8056A	Behavioral Healthcare developmental disabilities and hospitals – department of – certify recovery housing facilities	06/24/16
540	H8294aa	Bonds – R.I. Convention Center Authority – authorization	09/07/16
009	H7086A	Bridges – new – naming – "1^st Sergeant P. Andrew Mc Kenna Memorial Highway	04/01/16
010	S2127A	Bridges – new – naming – "1^st Sergeant P. Andrew Mc Kenna Memorial Highway	04/01/16
239	S2986	Bristol – town of – bonds – road and sidewalk repairs	07/01/16
280	H8151	Bristol – town of – bonds – road and sidewalk repairs	07/01/16
221	S2533	Bristol – town of – reevaluations – extend	07/01/16
263	H7975aa	Bristol – town of – reevaluations – extend	07/01/16
222	S2640A	Burrillville – tax stabilization program – extend	07/01/16
291	H8250	Burrillville – tax stabilization program – extend	07/01/16
251	S3079	Burrillville – town of – polls - opening	07/01/16
294	H8337	Burrillville – town of – polls - opening	07/01/16
344	S2784A	Businesses and Professions – accountants – update rules and regulations	07/06/16
362	H7838A	Businesses and Professions – accountants – update rules and regulations	07/06/16
489	S3036	Businesses and Professions – Barbers, Hairdressers, Cosmeticians, Manicurists and estheticians – certification, training and licensing	07/16/16
491	H8309	Businesses and Professions – Barbers, Hairdressers, Cosmeticians, Manicurists and estheticians – certification, training and licensing	07/16/16
409	H7897A	Businesses and Professions – board of acupuncture and oriental medicine – establish	07/12/16
410	S2508	Businesses and Professions – board of acupuncture and oriental medicine – establish	07/12/16
486	S2468	Businesses and Professions – Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline – subpoenas – issuance	07/15/16
493	H7818	Businesses and Professions – Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline – subpoenas – issuance	07/15/16
027	S2854	Businesses and professions – contractors registration board – jurisdiction – pump installers	05/23/16
032	H7869	Businesses and professions – contractors registration board – jurisdiction – pump installers	05/23/16
347	S2866A	Businesses and Professions – engineers, land surveyors and landscape architects – amend provisions governing	07/06/16
363	H7844A	Businesses and Professions – engineers, land surveyors and landscape architects – amend provisions governing	07/06/16
067	S2898	Businesses and professions – health information exchange – confidential health care information - release	06/13/16
071	H7866	Businesses and professions – health information exchange – confidential health care information – release`	06/13/16
513	H7305	Businesses and Professions – home inspectors – insurance requirements	07/26/16
040	S2751	Businesses and Professions – itinerant vendors – regulation – repeal	05/31/16
044	H7590	Businesses and Professions – itinerant vendors – regulation – repeal	05/31/16
333	S2162	Businesses and Professions – license portability – barbers, hairdressers cosmeticians	07/06/16
371	H8329	Businesses and Professions – license portability – barbers, hairdressers cosmeticians	07/06/16
183	S2948	Businesses and Professions – Licensed Procedure Chemical Dependency Professionals – auricular acudetox	06/28/16
187	H7130	Businesses and Professions – Licensed Procedure Chemical Dependency Professionals – auricular acudetox	06/28/16
026	S2770aa	Businesses and professions – licenses – commercial water filtration treatment systems	05/23/16
031	H7868	Businesses and professions – licenses – commercial water filtration treatment systems	05/23/16
178	S2755B	Businesses and professions – pharmacies – biological products – dispense	06/28/16
193	H7816Aaa	Businesses and professions – pharmacies – biological products – dispense	06/28/16
064	S2498A	Businesses and professions – pharmacists and physicians – collaborative practice agreements	06/13/16
072	H7949A	Businesses and professions – pharmacists and physicians – collaborative practice agreements	06/13/16
449	H7586A	Businesses and Professions – physicians – employment contracts restrictive covenants	07/12/16
450	S2578A	Businesses and Professions – physicians – employment contracts restrictive covenants	07/12/16
376	S2011	Businesses and professions – protections – consumers – insurance real estate and accountancy	07/09/16
392	H7125	Businesses and professions – protections – consumers – insurance real estate and accountancy	07/09/16
225	S2805	Chariho Regional School District – bonds – new school	07/01/16
266	H8072	Chariho Regional School District – bonds – new school	07/01/16
238	S2968aa	Charlestown – town of – property tax exemption – veterans	07/01/16
268	H8087A	Charlestown – town of – property tax exemption – veterans	07/01/16
299	S2435A	Charlestown – town of – tax exemption – tangible business or personal property	07/02/16
316	H7650A	Charlestown – town of – tax exemption – tangible business or personal property	07/02/16
086	S2816	Charlestown Richmond and Hopkinton – school committee – alter composition	06/17/16
091	H7720	Charlestown Richmond and Hopkinton – school committee – alter composition	06/17/16
535	H7570A	Commercial Law – deceptive trade practices – civil investigative demands – filing – jurisdiction	08/13/16
074	S2542	Commercial law – patent infringement – bad faith claims	06/14/16
076	H7425	Commercial law – patent infringement – bad faith claims	06/14/16
407	H7362	Controlled substances – possession – one once or less – marijuana – jurisdiction	07/12/16
408	S2544	Controlled substances – possession – one once or less – marijuana – jurisdiction	07/12/16
153	S2863A	Corporations Associations and Partnerships – securities – filing – electronic mail	06/27/16
159	H7867A	Corporations Associations and Partnerships – securities – filing – electronic mail	06/27/16
048	S2423A	Courts and civil procedure – cause of action – discharge of employees under subpoena	06/06/16
051	H7005A	Courts and civil procedure – cause of action – discharge of employees under subpoena	06/06/16
515	H7674	Courts and Civil Procedure – levy and sale – homestead exemption – personal property	07/26/16
035	S2505	Courts and civil procedure – overdue court fines – thirty day notice eliminate	05/27/16
036	H7830	Courts and civil procedure – overdue court fines – thirty day notice eliminate	05/27/16
242	S3008	Coventry – town of – bonds – police station	07/01/16
287	H8215	Coventry – town of – bonds – police station	07/01/16
253	S3081	Cranston – city of – bonds – public safety equipment	07/01/16
269	H8090	Cranston – city of – bonds – public safety equipment	07/01/16
252	S3080	Cranston – city of – bonds – roads and sidewalks	07/01/16
270	H8091	Cranston – city of – bonds – roads and sidewalks	07/01/16
254	S3082	Cranston – city of – equipping of public buildings	07/01/16
267	H8083	Cranston – city of – equipping of public buildings	07/01/16
320	H8079	Cranston - city of – tax exemption – veterans	07/02/16
212	S2492A	Criminal Offenses – conviction – felony domestic assault – surrender firearms	06/30/16
039	S2596A	Criminal Offenses – motor vehicles – electronic tracking devices	05/31/16
041	H7002A	Criminal Offenses – motor vehicles – electronic tracking devices	05/31/16
447	H7459A	Criminal Offenses – protective orders – terminating utility service	07/12/16
448	S2714A	Criminal Offenses – protective orders – terminating utility service	07/12/16
065	S2516A	Criminal offenses – sexual offender registration	06/13/16
068	H7318A	Criminal offenses – sexual offender registration	06/13/16
425	H7094	Criminal Procedure – arrest records – sealing and destruction	07/12/16
426	S2421	Criminal Procedure – arrest records – sealing and destruction	07/12/16
380	S2546	Criminal procedure – bail commissioners – notice of violation – receipt	07/09/16
395	H7405	Criminal procedure – bail commissioners – notice of violation – receipt	07/09/16
411	H7167	Criminal procedure – cell phone tracking	07/12/16
412	S2403A	Criminal procedure – cell phone tracking	07/12/16
202	S2111	Criminal Procedure – deferred sentence agreement – expungement	06/29/16
204	H7025	Criminal Procedure – deferred sentence agreement – expungement	06/29/16
131	S2900B	Criminal procedure – Domestic Violence Protection Act	06/24/16
135	H7683A	Criminal procedure – Domestic Violence Protection Act	06/24/16
016	S2762Aaa	Criminal procedure – injuries compensation – eligibility – R.I. residents – terrorist act outside R.I.	05/17/16
018	H7538Aaa	Criminal procedure – injuries compensation – eligibility – R.I. residents – terrorist act outside R.I.	05/17/16
015	S2750A	Criminal procedure – injuries compensation – increase amounts	05/17/16
017	H7533A	Criminal procedure – injuries compensation – increase amounts	05/17/16
469	H8064A	Criminal Procedure – police officers – pursuit into another municipality – powers	07/13/16
474	S2973	Criminal Procedure – police officers – pursuit into another municipality – powers	07/13/16
147	S2316A	Delinquent and dependent children – criminal records checks – prospective foster parents	06/27/16
154	H7034A	Delinquent and dependent children – criminal records checks – prospective foster parents	06/27/16
484	S2341A	Department Environmental Management – powers of director – licenses – revoke	07/15/16
494	H8280	Department Environmental Management – powers of director – licenses – revoke	07/15/16
013	S2661	Domestic relations – divorce – entry of final judgment – time	05/16/16
014	H7891	Domestic relations – divorce – entry of final judgment – time	05/16/16
298	S2286	East Greenwich – tax exemption – New England Wireless and Steam Museum,Inc.	07/02/16
313	H7296	East Greenwich – tax exemption – New England Wireless and Steam Museum,Inc.	07/02/16
318	H7963	East Greenwich – town of – bonds – roads and sidewalks	07/02/16
431	H7865	Education – adopt policy – amnesty – reporters of violence	07/12/16
432	S3092	Education – adopt policy – amnesty – reporters of violence	07/12/16
097	S2735	Education – biliteracy seal – high school graduates	06/17/16
111	H8178	Education – biliteracy seal – high school graduates	06/17/16
466	S3075Aaa	Education – charter public schools – local written support	07/13/16
173	S2391A	Education – children – disability – payment – schooling – conclusion of year	06/28/16
185	H7050A	Education – children – disability – payment – schooling – conclusion of year	06/28/16
467	H7845A	Education – compulsory attendance – kindergarten	07/13/16
471	S2022	Education – compulsory attendance – kindergarten	07/13/16
151	S2669Aaa	Education – curriculum – free play recess	06/27/16
157	H7644Aaa	Education – curriculum – free play recess	06/27/16
205	H7052	Education – dyslexia-targeted assistance – literacy program	06/29/16
523	S2554	Education – elementary – achievement gap – close	08/11/16
092	S2396A	Education – holocaust and genocide studies	06/17/16
104	H7488A	Education – holocaust and genocide studies	06/17/16
521	S2392	Education – Performance Incentive Funding Act	08/11/16
063	S2368aa	Education – posting  - public schools – child abuse hotline	06/13/16
465	H7516aa	Education – posting  - public schools – child abuse hotline	07/11/16
208	S2867A	Education – Providence and Central Falls – alternative academies – students	06/29/16
210	H8113	Education – Providence and Central Falls – alternative academies – students	06/29/16
126	S2170A	Education – pupils – health – epinephrine – injections	06/24/16
140	H8328	Education – pupils – health – epinephrine – injections	06/24/16
529	H7657	Education – pupils – types of health foods sold	08/11/16
507	H8308A	Education – R.I. Board of Education Act	07/20/16
427	H7583A	Education – school districts – model written policy – internet filtering measures	07/12/16
428	S2172A	Education – school districts – model written policy – internet filtering measures	07/12/16
461	H8005	Education – school districts – registry – students requiring bus transportation	07/12/16
462	S3096	Education – school districts – registry – students requiring bus transportation	07/12/16
336	S2494A	Education – schools – functional automated external defibrillators	07/06/16
357	H7275A	Education – schools – functional automated external defibrillators	07/06/16
374	S2453	Education – Student Loan Authority – refinance and consolidate existing eligible loans	07/07/16
375	H7370	Education – Student Loan Authority – refinance and consolidate existing eligible loans	07/07/16
171	S2168aa	Education – superintendents – discipline data – review	06/28/16
186	H7056aa	Education – superintendents – discipline data – review	06/28/16
429	H7983	Education – teaching after retirement without reduction in benefits	07/12/16
430	S2282	Education – teaching after retirement without reduction in benefits	07/12/16
391	S3074	Education –Armed college and university police officers – control by personnel administrator	07/09/16
405	H8310	Education –Armed college and university police officers – control by personnel administrator	07/11/16
341	S2627	Elections – bipartisan pair  - poll supervisors more than one	07/06/16
364	H7959A	Elections – bipartisan pair  - poll supervisors more than one	07/06/16
423	H7147A	Elections – campaign finance – entity – definition – clarify	07/12/16
424	S2369	Elections – campaign finance – entity – definition – clarify	07/12/16
174	S2415	Elections – vote – definition – new computer voting machines	06/28/16
190	H7330	Elections – vote – definition – new computer voting machines	06/28/16
007	S2513aa	Elections – voters – electronic registration	03/30/16
008	H7024	Elections – voters – electronic registration	03/30/16
534	H7078	Exeter West Greenwich school district agreement – amend	08/13/16
530	S2424A	Financial Institutions – guaranteed asset protection waivers – consumer protections	08/13/16
517	H8165	Financial Institutions – mortgage licensing – correct technical error – penalty provisions	07/26/16
049	S2803	Fish and wildlife – commercial fishing license review board – repeal	06/06/16
055	H7966	Fish and wildlife – commercial fishing license review board – repeal	06/06/16
130	S2799A	Fish and wildlife – licenses – internet	06/24/16
136	H7895A	Fish and wildlife – licenses – internet	06/24/16
066	S2676A	Fish and wildlife – trading in shark fins – penalties	06/13/16
070	H7440	Fish and wildlife – trading in shark fins – penalties	06/13/16
194	H7847	Food and Drugs – access – prescription drug monitoring program	06/28/16
200	H8326	Food and Drugs – access – prescription drug monitoring program	06/28/16
502	H7257	Food and Drugs – dogs – permit – outdoor dining areas	07/20/16
181	S2874	Food and Drugs – electronic system data transmission of schedule V drugs	06/28/16
195	H7849	Food and Drugs – electronic system data transmission of schedule V drugs	06/28/16
001	H7003	Food and Drugs – Good Samaritan Overdose Prevention Act of	01/27/16
002	S2002	Food and Drugs – Good Samaritan Overdose Prevention Act of	01/27/16
478	H7962	Food and Drugs – instructors – food safety certification – nationally accredited food safety program	07/14/16
415	H7142	Food and Drugs – medical marijuana – post traumatic stress disorder	07/12/16
416	S2115	Food and Drugs – medical marijuana – post traumatic stress disorder	07/12/16
464	S2897	Food and Drugs – operators of electrical medical health record management systems – access prescription drug monitoring program	07/11/16
180	S2823Aaa	Food and Drugs – pharmacies – transmit prescription information to monitoring data base	06/28/16
199	H8224A	Food and Drugs – pharmacies – transmit prescription information to monitoring data base	06/28/16
124	S2056A	Food and drugs – powdered caffeine – sale – prohibition	06/24/16
133	H7063A	Food and drugs – powdered caffeine – sale – prohibition	06/24/16
351	S2946A	Food and Drugs – prescription drug monitoring program – improve usefulness	07/06/16
536	H7817aa	Food and Drugs – raw milk cheese – production	08/13/16
297	S2054A	Foster – town of – dogs – licensing fee	07/02/16
310	H7017A	Foster – town of – dogs – licensing fee	07/02/16
528	H7841A	Gaming and Athletics licensing – division of gaming and athletics licensing – rename	08/11/16
037	S2073	General Assembly – new buildings – naming – “Barrington Veterans’ Memorial Bridge”	05/31/16
042	H7120	General Assembly – new buildings – naming – “Barrington Veterans’ Memorial Bridge”	05/31/16
038	S2330	General Assembly – new buildings – naming “The Mayor James E. Doyle Pawtucket River Bridge”	05/31/16
043	H7555	General Assembly – new buildings – naming “The Mayor James E. Doyle Pawtucket River Bridge”	05/31/16
329	S2328	Governor’s Workforce Board – pathways and training programs	07/07/16
331	H7890	Governor’s Workforce Board – pathways and training programs	07/07/16
317	H7742A	Health and safety – building code – permit fees	07/02/16
328	S2562A	Health and safety – building code – permit fees	07/02/16
342	S2717Aaa	Health and safety – child fatality reporting	07/06/16
368	H8069A	Health and safety – child fatality reporting	07/06/16
481	S2178A	Health and Safety – educational and research institutions – recycle – waste	07/15/16
498	H8348	Health and Safety – educational and research institutions – recycle – waste	07/15/16
023	S2096	Health and safety – Family Home Visiting Act	05/23/16
028	H7220	Health and safety – Family Home Visiting Act	05/23/16
468	H7947A	Health and Safety – fire code – updates	07/13/16
472	S2758	Health and Safety – fire code – updates	07/13/16
417	H7500A	Health and Safety – health care facilities – licensing – freestanding healthcare facilities – definition	07/12/16
418	S2696aa	Health and Safety – health care facilities – licensing – freestanding healthcare facilities – definition	07/12/16
152	S2802A	Health and safety – Industrial Property Remediation and Reuse Act	06/27/16
170	H7834B	Health and safety – Industrial Property Remediation and Reuse Act	06/27/16
172	S2356A	Health and safety – insurance – comprehensive discharge planning – patients treated for substance abuse	06/28/16
189	H7616A	Health and safety – insurance – comprehensive discharge planning – patients treated for substance abuse	06/28/16
211	S2428A	Health and Safety – massage therapists – body works business – municipalities - regulate presence	06/30/16
213	H7007A	Health and Safety – massage therapists – body works business – municipalities - regulate presence	06/30/16
214	H7283A	Health and Safety – massage therapists – body works business – municipalities - regulate presence	06/30/16
146	S2296A	Health and Safety – medical records fees for veterans	06/27/16
162	H8319	Health and Safety – medical records fees for veterans	06/27/16
143	S2095Aaa	Health and Safety – Mercury Reduction and Education Act	06/27/16
161	H8266aa	Health and Safety – Mercury Reduction and Education Act	06/27/16
531	S2457	Health and Safety – moratorium – extend – nursing facilities	08/13/16
182	S2875	Health and Safety – nursing assistants – registration and supervision requirements	06/28/16
191	H7637	Health and Safety – nursing assistants – registration and supervision requirements	06/28/16
379	S2213	Health and Safety – prohibit – insurance adjusters – presence on premises	07/09/16
393	H7279A	Health and Safety – prohibit – insurance adjusters – presence on premises	07/09/16
218	S2093A	Health and Safety – refuse transfer licenses	07/01/16
258	H7084B	Health and Safety – refuse transfer licenses	07/01/16
421	H8351	Health and safety – Resource Recovery Corporation – reporting – economic impact	07/12/16
422	S2182	Health and safety – Resource Recovery Corporation – reporting – economic impact	07/12/16
459	H8332	Health and Safety – solid waste diversion – policy of state	07/12/16
460	S3024	Health and Safety – solid waste diversion – policy of state	07/12/16
487	S2469Aaa	Health and Safety – surgical facilities – operating rooms – circulating nurse	07/15/16
492	H7448A	Health and Safety – surgical facilities – operating rooms – circulating nurse	07/15/16
522	S2541	Health and Safety – vital records – death certificates – examination	08/11/16
526	H7458	Health and Safety – vital records – death certificates – examination	08/11/16
166	S2467A	Health Insurance – prescription drugs – department of health oversight	06/29/16
168	H7438A	Health Insurance – prescription drugs – department of health oversight	06/29/16
504	H7734	Highways – pot holes – toll free telephone line	07/20/16
352	S2947aa	Human Services – children – sexual abuse – reporting	07/06/16
373	H8335	Human Services – children – sexual abuse – reporting	07/06/16
377	S2040A	Human Services – public assistance – prohibit use – liquor stores, casinos and adult entertainment.	07/09/16
499	H7203	Human Services – public assistance – prohibit use – liquor stores, casinos and adult entertainment	07/19/16
100	S2833	Human services – state institutions – duty to provide care – repeal	06/17/16
109	H7848	Human services – state institutions – duty to provide care – repeal	06/17/16
098	S2785Aaa	Insurance – corporate governance disclosure forms	06/17/16
107	H7842A	Insurance – corporate governance disclosure forms	06/17/16
541	S2294A	Insurance – drug coverage – notice – change in cost	09/26/16
385	S2752	Insurance – federal old age – report to General Assembly – repeal	07/09/16
400	H7787	Insurance – federal old age – report to General Assembly – repeal	07/09/16
175	S2460Aaa	Insurance – health – coverage – generic opioid antagonists	06/28/16
192	H7710A	Insurance – health – coverage – generic opioid antagonists	06/28/16
179	S2822A	Insurance – health – coverage – prescriptions – chronic condition – less than thirty day supply	06/28/16
196	H8022A	Insurance – health – coverage – prescriptions – chronic condition – less than thirty day supply	06/28/16
095	S2499B	Insurance – off-label drugs – coverage	06/17/16
105	H7512A	Insurance – off-label drugs – coverage	06/17/16
177	S2577A	Insurance – Telemedicine Coverage Reimbursement Act	06/28/16
188	H7160B	Insurance – Telemedicine Coverage Reimbursement Act	06/28/16
145	S2209Aaa	Insurance – uniform rate review procedure	06/27/16
156	H7510Aaa	Insurance – uniform rate review procedure	06/27/16
482	S2236	Labor and Labor Relations – apprenticeship council – appointments - non- trade programs	07/15/16
496	H8330	Labor and Labor Relations – apprenticeship council – appointments - non- trade programs	07/15/16
099	S2831A	Labor and labor relations – department of labor and training – release of confidential information	06/17/16
435	H7628	Labor and Labor Relations – employees owed back wages – collection	07/12/16
436	S2475	Labor and Labor Relations – employees owed back wages – collection	07/12/16
207	S2850A	Labor and Labor Relations – employment security – work search requirements	06/29/16
209	H7933A	Labor and Labor Relations – employment security – work search requirements	06/29/16
300	S2548	Labor and labor relations – firefighters’ arbitration	07/02/16
315	H7569	Labor and labor relations – firefighters’ arbitration	07/02/16
301	S2585	Labor and labor relations – police arbitration	07/02/16
314	H7567	Labor and labor relations – police arbitration	07/02/16
114	S2733	Labor and labor relations – volunteer firefighters – protection	06/22/16
119	H7328	Labor and labor relations – volunteer firefighters – protection	06/22/16
501	H7254A	Labor and Labor Relations – wages – unauthorized deductions – prohibit	07/20/16
470	H8203A	Labor and Labor Relations – workers Compensation – medical advisory board – compensation – increase	07/13/16
473	S2945A	Labor and Labor Relations – workers Compensation – medical advisory board – compensation – increase	07/13/16
302	S2638	Lead hazard mitigation – presumption – compliance	07/02/16
311	H7128	Lead hazard mitigation – presumption – compliance	07/02/16
305	S2894A	Licensed betting facilities – simulcast programs	07/02/16
325	H8289	Licensed betting facilities – simulcast programs	07/02/16
150	S2532A	Medical assistance – applications – definition – long term provider	06/27/16
158	H7773A	Medical assistance – applications – definition – long term provider	06/27/16
227	S2817	Middletown – town of – bonds – school facilities	07/01/16
215	H7992	Middletown – town of – bonds – schools – fire code repairs	07/01/16
217	S2045	Middletown – town of – bonds – streets and sidewalks	07/01/16
259	H7121	Middletown – town of – bonds – streets and sidewalks	07/01/16
349	S2888aa	Military Affairs – National Guard – expand restoration of employment rights	07/06/16
366	H8037A	Military Affairs – National Guard – expand restoration of employment rights	07/06/16
348	S2886	Military Affairs – veterans – preference in hiring or promotion	07/06/16
365	H8036	Military Affairs – veterans – preference in hiring or promotion	07/06/16
338	S2567A	Military Affairs – veterans cemetery – walking of domestic animals on grounds	07/06/16
358	H7441A	Military Affairs – veterans cemetery – walking of domestic animals on grounds	07/06/16
350	S2905A	Military Affairs – William F. Powers Building – space – veterans  organizations	07/06/16
369	H8184	Military Affairs – William F. Powers Building – space – veterans  organizations	07/06/16
308	S2992	Motor vehicles - - registration fees – exemption – Westerly Ambulance Service	07/02/16
323	H8200	Motor vehicles - - registration fees – exemption – Westerly Ambulance Service	07/02/16
164	S2254aa	Motor vehicles – automated school zone speed enforcement systems	06/29/16
165	H7446Aaa	Motor vehicles – automated school zone speed enforcement systems	06/29/16
132	S3057A	Motor vehicles – clean diesel program	06/24/16
139	H8270A	Motor vehicles – clean diesel program	06/24/16
127	S2370B	Motor vehicles – copy of chemical or blood test – copy – extend time	06/24/16
141	H8362	Motor vehicles – copy of chemical or blood test – copy – extend time	06/24/16
128	S2374A	Motor vehicles – driving on suspended or expired license – penalty	06/24/16
134	H7679A	Motor vehicles – driving on suspended or expired license – penalty	06/24/16
389	S2994	Motor vehicles – farm equipment – incidental operation	07/09/16
401	H7801	Motor vehicles – farm equipment – incidental operation	07/09/16
539	H7240A	Motor vehicles – intersections – block the box – fine	09/09/16
390	S3051	Motor vehicles – new classification – autocycles	07/09/16
404	H8276	Motor vehicles – new classification – autocycles	07/09/16
510	H7176	Motor vehicles – police chief emeritus – Ernest Spaziano	07/26/16
388	S2989A	Motor vehicles – propane used for electricity – exclude – definition – fuel for tax purposes	07/09/16
403	H8228A	Motor vehicles – propane used for electricity – exclude – definition – fuel for tax purposes	07/09/16
387	S2983aa	Motor vehicles – registration – farm vehicles – insurance	07/09/16
399	H7783A	Motor vehicles – registration – farm vehicles – insurance	07/09/16
378	S2129	Motor vehicles – registration – firefighter plates	07/09/16
394	H7327A	Motor vehicles – registration – firefighter plates	07/09/16
343	S2771	Motor Vehicles – registration – plates – Lupus Foundation	07/06/16
372	H8333	Motor Vehicles – registration – plates – Lupus Foundation	07/06/16
332	S2076aa	Motor vehicles – registration – Rocky Point Foundation	07/06/16
353	H7011	Motor vehicles – registration – Rocky Point Foundation	07/06/16
383	S2610	Motor vehicles – registration – unpaid tolls	07/09/16
397	H7571	Motor vehicles – registration – unpaid tolls	07/09/16
505	H8008	Motor Vehicles – registration plate – Dorian J Murray Foundation	07/20/16
354	H7077	Motor Vehicles – registration plates – Cesar E. Chavez	07/06/16
463	S2240	Motor Vehicles – registration plates – Cesar E. Chavez	07/11/16
355	H7269	Motor vehicles – registration plates – independent nonprofit colleges and universities	07/06/16
334	S2241	Motor vehicles – registration plates – private colleges and universities	07/06/16
335	S2480	Motor vehicles – registration plates – public nonprofit colleges and universities	07/06/16
356	H7271	Motor vehicles – registration plates – public nonprofit colleges and universities	07/06/16
047	S2253	Motor vehicles – school bus drivers – annual training	06/06/16
056	H8082	Motor vehicles – school bus drivers – annual training	06/06/16
533	S2787	Motor vehicles – taxicabs – exemption – parking restrictions	08/13/16
514	H7472A	Motor Vehicles – weight limits – tractors or trucks – Smith Avenue, Smithfield R.I.	07/26/16
226	S2811	N. Kingstown – town of – bonds – septic system loan program	07/01/16
265	H7993	N. Kingstown – town of – bonds – septic system loan program	0701/16
237	S2967	Narragansett – town of – bonds – library	07/01/16
285	H8182	Narragansett – town of – bonds – library	07/01/16
246	S3047	Narragansett – town of – formation – Wesquage Community District	07/01/16
288	H8220A	Narragansett – town of – formation – Wesquage Community District	07/01/16
088	H7127A	Narragansett – town of – homestead exemption	06/17/16
201	S2188	Narragansett – town of – homestead exemption	06/29/16
327	H7080	Narragansett – town of – tax exemption – tangible business property	07/01/16
312	H7152	Narragansett – town of – tax exemption – veterans	07/02/16
236	S2963	North Providence – town of – bonds – schools	07/01/16
281	H8152	North Providence – town of – bonds – schools	07/01/16
229	S2956	Pawtucket – city of – bonds – bridges	07/01/16
277	H8134	Pawtucket – city of – bonds – bridges	07/01/16
232	S2959	Pawtucket – city of – bonds – public buildings	07/01/16
273	H8130	Pawtucket – city of – bonds – public buildings	07/01/16
233	S2960	Pawtucket – city of – bonds – public recreation facilities	07/01/16
274	H8131	Pawtucket – city of – bonds – public recreation facilities	07/01/16
240	S2988	Pawtucket – city of – bonds – renovation – city hall tower	07/01/16
272	H8129	Pawtucket – city of – bonds – renovation – city hall tower`	07/01/16
235	S2962	Pawtucket – city of – bonds – schools	07/01/16
278	H8135	Pawtucket – city of – bonds – schools	07/01/16
230	S2957	Pawtucket – city of – bonds – sewer system	07/01/16
276	H8131	Pawtucket – city of – bonds – sewer system	07/01/16
234	S2961	Pawtucket – city of – bonds – streets and sidewalks	07/01/16
275	H8132	Pawtucket – city of – bonds – streets and sidewalks	07/01/16
231	S2958	Pawtucket – city of – bonds – traffic control devices	07/01/16
271	H8128	Pawtucket – city of – bonds – traffic control devices	07/01/16
223	S2680	Portsmouth – town of – bonds – new police station	07/01/16
262	H7793	Portsmouth – town of – bonds – new police station	07/01/16
220	S2268Aaa	Portsmouth – town of – exempt or stabilize taxes	07/01/16
260	H7126A	Portsmouth – town of – tax stabilization – manufacturing and commercial	07/01/16
485	S2405	Probate Practice and Procedure – appeals – procedure	07/15/16
495	H8320	Probate Practice and Procedure – appeals – procedure	07/15/16
386	S2753	Probate Practice and Procedure – unclaimed property – U.S. Savings bonds	07/09/16
406	H7832	Probate Practice and Procedure – unclaimed property – U.S. Savings bonds	07/11/16
019	S2503	Property – commercial broker’s lien – challenge	05/19/16
021	H7486	Property – commercial broker’s lien – challenge	05/19/16
433	H7437A	Property – condominium ownership – copy of insurance damage appraisal	07/12/16
434	S2259A	Property – condominium ownership – copy of insurance damage appraisal	07/12/16
113	S2359A	Property – conveyances – special warranty deeds	06/22/16
122	H8001A	Property – conveyances – special warranty deeds	06/22/16
345	S2841	Property – mortgage foreclosure – entity with tax exempt status – affidavit not required	07/06/16
359	H7572	Property – mortgage foreclosure – entity with tax exempt status – affidavit not required	07/06/16
058	S2102	Property – nominee trusts – conveyance of real estate	06/08/16
059	H74445	Property – nominee trusts – conveyance of real estate	06/08/16
167	S2760B	Property – real estate time share act – amend	06/29/16
169	H7574A	Property – real estate time share act – amend	06/29/16
500	S2688A	Property and Works – Micro Businesses Act	07/20/16
228	S2952	Providence – city of – taxation – exemption – Steere House	07/01/16
283	H8167	Providence – city of – taxation – exemption – Steere House	07/01/16
477	H7736	Public Property and Works – Anti-Discrimination in State Contracts Act	07/14/16
537	H8193A	Public Property and Works – public works contractors – penalties – failure to pay for services	08/13/16
045	S2051	Public utilities – adaptive equipment – wireless devices	06/06/16
052	H7014	Public utilities – adaptive equipment – wireless devices	06/06/16
483	S2260Aaa	Public Utilities – obligated entities – financial security	07/15/16
497	H8331	Public Utilities – obligated entities – financial security	07/15/16
346	S2864Aaa	Public Utilities and Carriers -  - transportation network companies – regulatory provisions	07/06/16
367	H8044A	Public Utilities and Carriers -  - transportation network companies – regulatory provisions	07/06/16
451	H8322	Public Utilities and carriers – adjustments – distribution company’s cost of capital	07/12/16
452	S2675	Public Utilities and carriers – adjustments – distribution company’s cost of capital	07/12/16
516	H7748	Public Utilities and Carriers – E-911 emergency telephone system – update	07/26/16
453	H7040	Public Utilities and Carriers – electrical generation and distribution industry – regulatory requirements	07/12/16
454	S3090	Public Utilities and Carriers – electrical generation and distribution industry – regulatory requirements	07/12/16
101	S3034	Public utilities and carriers – eligibility – restoration of electric and gas service	06/17/16
108	H7846	Public utilities and carriers – eligibility – restoration of electric and gas service	06/17/16
096	S2631	Public utilities and carriers – internet providers – account information to law enforcement	06/17/16
106	H7542	Public utilities and carriers – internet providers – account information to law enforcement	06/17/16
125	S2087B	Public utilities and carriers – low-income energy assistance funds – use throughout calendar year	06/24/16
137	H8163A	Public utilities and carriers – low-income energy assistance funds – use throughout calendar year	06/24/16
149	S2450B	Public utilities and carriers – policies – streamline state’s clean energy economy	06/27/16
163	H8354A	Public utilities and carriers – policies – streamline state’s clean energy economy	06/27/16
144	S2185A	Public Utilities and Carriers – renewable energy standard schedule program	06/27/16
155	H7413A	Public Utilities and Carriers – renewable energy standard schedule program	06/27/16
073	S2373	Public utilities and carriers – RIPTA – appointments to authority	06/14/16
075	H7329	Public utilities and carriers – RIPTA – appointments to authority	06/14/16
443	H7870A	Public Utilities and Carriers – taxicabs and limited public motor vehicles – exemption – annual financial assessment	07/12/16
444	S2788A	Public Utilities and Carriers – taxicabs and limited public motor vehicles – exemption – annual financial assessment	07/12/16
382	S2601	R.I. Bridges and Turnpikes – penalties – toll evaders – repeal	07/09/16
396	H7561	R.I. Bridges and Turnpikes – penalties – toll evaders – repeal	0709/16
381	S2599A	R.I. Turnpike and Bridge Authority – administrative fees – failure to pay tolls	07/09/16
398	H7602A	R.I. Turnpike and Bridge Authority – administrative fees – failure to pay tolls	07/09/16
078	S2233A	Real Property – conservation and preservation easements	06/16/16
080	H7196A	Real Property – conservation and preservation easements	06/16/16
062	S2361A	Rhode Island lobbying reform act	06/13/16
069	H7388A	Rhode Island lobbying reform act	06/13/16
309	S3094	Smithfield – town of – authorization – tax classification	07/02/16
322	H8166	Smithfield – town of – authorization – tax classification	07/02/16
203	S3015aa	State Affairs and Government – Administrative Procedures Act – changes	06/29/16
206	H7395A	State Affairs and Government – Administrative Procedures Act – changes	06/29/16
445	H8075	State Affairs and Government – agricultural lands preservation commission – resell land	07/12/16
446	S3060	State Affairs and Government – agricultural lands preservation commission – resell land	07/12/16
413	H8369	State Affairs and Government - Department of Children Youth and Families – child placement – transition – group homes to foster care	07/12/16
414	S2502A	State Affairs and Government - Department of Children Youth and Families – child placement – transition – group homes to foster care	07/12/16
509	H7072A	State Affairs and Government – Department of Transportation – consent decree – report to general assembly	07/26/16
077	S2112A	State affairs and government – equal access to justice – attorney’s fees	06/16/16
081	H7336A	State affairs and government – equal access to justice – attorney’s fees	06/16/16
340	S2611A	State Affairs and Government – foster parents bill of rights	07/06/16
370	H8207A	State Affairs and Government – foster parents bill of rights	07/06/16
094	S2426A	State affairs and government – freedom from prone restraint act	06/17/16
102	H7154A	State affairs and government – freedom from prone restraint act	06/17/16
176	S2476aa	State affairs and government – Governor’s Workforce Board – expand job and career opportunities	06/28/16
197	H8035A	State affairs and government – Governor’s Workforce Board – expand job and career opportunities	06/28/16
479	S2828Aaa	State Affairs and Government – health insurance oversight – electronic access to claim information	07/16/16
480	H7786A	State Affairs and Government – health insurance oversight – electronic access to claim information	07/16/16
525	H7097A	State Affairs and Government – non-trade apprenticeship incentive program	08/11/16
532	S2534Aaa	State Affairs and Government – notaries public and justices of the peace – applications	08/13/16
093	S2401	State affairs and government – police officers – training and instructions	06/17/16
103	H7259	State affairs and government – police officers – training and instructions	06/17/16
110	H7856A	State affairs and government – police officers – training and instructions	06/17/16
003	H7409Aaa	State Affairs and Government – R.I. Bridge Replacement, Reconstruction and Maintenance Fund	02/11/16
004	S2246Aaa	State Affairs and Government – R.I. Bridge Replacement, Reconstruction and Maintenance Fund	02/11/16
475	S3100	State Affairs and Government – state emblem – harbor seal	07/14/16
476	H7111	State Affairs and Government – state emblem – harbor seal	07/14/16
330	H8180	State Affairs and Government – statewide solar permitting process	07/07/16
419	H8325	State Affairs and Government – wastewater treatment plants – permitting	07/12/16
420	S2094Aaa	State Affairs and Government – wastewater treatment plants – permitting	07/12/16
050	S2853Aaa	State affairs and government – workforce board – composition – change	06/06/16
054	H7835A	State affairs and government – workforce board – composition – change	06/06/16
024	S2484	State affairs and government Commission on Women and Girls	05/23/16
029	H7450	State affairs and government Commission on Women and Girls	05/23/16
142	H7454Aaa	State appropriations for support for fiscal year ending June 30, 2017 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 2017 ARTICLE 2  Relating to Public Finance Management Board ARTICLE 3  Relating to making It Easier to Do Business in Rhode Island ARTICLE 4  Relating to Government Organization ARTICLE 5  Relating to Capital Development Program ARTICLE 6  Relating to Debt Management Act Resolution ARTICLE 7  Relating to Health and Human Services ARTICLE 8  Relating to Municipalities ARTICLE 9  Relating to Division of Motor Vehicles ARTICLE 10  Relating to Making Revised Appropriations in Support of FY 2016 Article 11  Relating to Strengthening Neighborhood Schools ARTICLE 12  Relating to Budget and Accounts ARTICLE 13  Relating to Taxes and Revenues ARTICLE 14  Relating to Caregivers/Compassion Centers ARTICLE 15  Relating to Lease Agreements for Leased Office and Operating Space Article 16  Relating to Clean Diesel Program ARTICLE 17  Relating to Commerce and Economic Development ARTICLE 18  relating to Effective Date	06/24/16
079	S2482aa	State construction – naming – “The Thomas H. Byrnes, Jr. Bike Path”	06/16/16
082	H7887A	State construction – naming – “The Thomas H. Byrnes, Jr. Bike Path”	06/16/16
005	H7228A	State Operated Gaming – Facility - Tiverton	03/04/16
006	S2081A	State Operated Gaming – Facility – Tiverton	03/04/16
511	H7200A	Statutes and Statutory Construction – technical changes and reenactment - 2016	07/26/16
512	H7201A	Statutes and Statutory Construction – technical changes and reenactment – 2015	07/26/16
255	S3091	Stone Bridge Fire District – incorporation act – amend	07/01/16
295	H8349	Stone Bridge Fire District – incorporation act – amend	07/01/16
025	S2740aa	Tax sales – notice to R.I. Housing and Elderly Affairs	05/23/16
030	H7826	Tax sales – notice to R.I. Housing and Elderly Affairs`	05/23/16
518	H8251	Taxation – exemption – Habitat for Humanity –	07/26/16
216	H8194	Taxation – exemption – real and personal property – plat 44 lot 444 Pawtucket R.I.	07/01/16
250	S3071	Taxation – exemption – real and personal property – plat 44 lot 444 Pawtucket R.I.	07/01/16
085	S2809	Taxation – exemption – real property – North Kingstown	06/17/16
089	H7153	Taxation – exemption – real property – North Kingstown	06/17/16
304	S2691	Taxation - exemption – visually impaired persons - definition	07/02/16
324	H8202	Taxation - exemption – visually impaired persons - definition	07/02/16
115	S2965	Taxation – exemption Middletown – Lucy’s Hearth	06/22/16
123	H8145	Taxation – exemption Middletown – Lucy’s Hearth	06/22/16
538	H8058A	Taxation – insurance companies – premium tax statute – amend	09/07/16
112	S2315	Taxation – tax sales recording fee -  collector’s deed	06/22/16
121	H7904	Taxation – tax sales recording fee -  collector’s deed	06/22/16
243	S3010	Tiverton – town of – bonds – Tiverton Middle School repairs	07/01/16
289	H8225	Tiverton – town of – bonds – Tiverton Middle School repairs	07/01/16
307	S2985	Towns and cities – Central Falls – settlement – retirees – revisions	07/02/16
326	H8303	Towns and cities – Central Falls – settlement – retirees – revisions	07/02/16
084	S2581A	Towns and cities – comprehensive land use plans – update extend time	06/17/16
090	H7696A	Towns and cities – comprehensive land use plans – update extend time	06/17/16
519	H8302	Towns and Cities – deceased firefighters – benefits - eligibility – homicide	07/26/16
542	S2118aa	Towns and cities – emergency police powers	09/26/16
053	H7551`	Towns and cities – indebtedness – LEA’s share of project costs	06/06/16
527	S2829A	Towns and Cities – land development – unified review	08/11/16
524	S2872A	Towns and cities – pension funds – advisory council	08/11/16
117	S3046	Towns and cities – subdivision of land – permits – expiration – extend	06/22/16
118	H7215	Towns and cities – subdivision of land – permits – expiration – extend	06/22/16
339	S2591Aaa	Towns and Cities – subdivision of land – wetland buffers	07/06/16
360	H7651A	Towns and Cities – subdivision of land – wetland buffers	07/06/16
503	H7456	Towns and Cities – zoning – accessory family dwelling unit	07/20/16
520	S2297	Towns and Cities – zoning – accessory family dwelling unit	08/01/16
337	S2561A	Towns and Cities – zoning ordinances – definition – building height	07/06/16
361	H7695A	Towns and Cities – zoning ordinances – definition – building height	07/06/16
244	S3011	Warren – town of – bonds – sewer system	07/01/16
286	H8214	Warren – town of – bonds – sewer system	07/01/16
060	S2023A	Warwick – city of – sewer authority – enabling act – amendment	06/10/16
061	H7349A	Warwick – city of – sewer authority – enabling act – amendment	06/10/10
439	H8127A	Waters and Navigation – Lead and Copper Drinking Water Protection Act	07/12/16
440	S3098	Waters and Navigation – Lead and Copper Drinking Water Protection Act	07/12/16
148	S2399Aaa	Waters and navigation – R.I. storage tank financial responsibility advisory board	06/27/16
160	H7913A	Waters and navigation – R.I. storage tank financial responsibility advisory board	06/27/16
303	S2808	West Greenwich – new real estate construction – pro rate taxes	07/02/16
319	H8015	West Greenwich – new real estate construction – pro rate taxes	07/02/16
279	H8144A	West Warwick – town no – tax exemption – veterans	07/01/16
245	S3026	West Warwick – town of – exemption – taxation – Tides Family Services, Inc.	07/01/16
284	H8168	West Warwick – town of – exemption – taxation – Tides Family Services, Inc.	07/01/16
249	S3059	West Warwick – town of – stabilization plan – Arctic Village	07/01/16
293	H8298	West Warwick – town of – stabilization plan – Arctic Village	07/01/16
248	S3058	West Warwick – town of – tax exemption – veterans	07/01/16
241	S2990	Westerly – town of – bonds – schools	07/01/16
282	H8160	Westerly – town of – bonds – schools	07/01/16
219	S2214	Woonsocket – city of – charter – amendments – ratify	07/01/16
257	H7064	Woonsocket – city of – charter – amendments ratify	07/01/16
247	S3049	Woonsocket – city of – Housing Authority – quorum requirement – increase	07/01/16
264`	H7990	Woonsocket – city of – Housing Authority – quorum requirement – increase	07/01/16
224	S2683aa	Woonsocket – taxation – exemption – Mt. St. Charles Academy	07/01/16
292	H8264aa	Woonsocket – taxation – exemption – Mt. St. Charles Academy	07/01/16

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