2012 Regular Session

An Act Relating To Taxation - Levy And Assessment Of Local Taxes (would Allow The Town Of Coventry To Establish A Tax Amnesty Program.)

Sponsor: Patricia Serpa

An Act Relating To Elections - Voter Choice Act (would Add Two Members To The Voter Choice Study Commission For A Total Of 16 Members. This Act Would Also Extend The Reporting Date Of The Commission To May 1, 2013.)

Sponsor: Christopher Blazejewski

An Act Relating To Public Records - Access To Public Records

Sponsor: Edward O'Neil

An Act Relating To State Affairs And Government -- Distressed Areas Economic Revitalization Act (would Add Certain Federal Census Tracts Within The Town Of Middletown To The Enterprise Zone Designation Under The Distressed Areas Economic Revitalization Act.)

Sponsor: Louis Dipalma

An Act Relating To Towns And Cities--purchasing (would Make A Violation Of The Municipal Awarded Contracts A Misdemeanor.)

Sponsor: Arthur Corvese

An Act To Vacate The Forfeiture Or Revocation Of The Charter Of Sportsmen's Happy Hour Club

Sponsor: Walter Felag

An Act Relating To Public Records - Custody And Protection (would Amend The Definition Of Agency Or Public Body To Include Quasi-public Agencies.)

Sponsor: Michael Marcello

An Act Relating To Holidays And Days Of Special Observance (would Set Aside The Week Ending With The Fourth Full Weekend In The Month Of June Annually To Be Known As Amateur Radio Week.)

Sponsor: Roger Picard

An Act Relating To State Affairs And Government -- Administrative Procedures (would Require A Cost/benefit Analysis And Periodic Review Of All Regulations Governing Or Impacting Small Businesses)

Sponsor: Joseph Trillo

An Act Relating To Education - School Committees And Superintendents (individuals Seeking To Participate In Any Mentoring Prog. Whereby The Individual Would Be Working With Student(s) In A Mentoring Situation Would Be Required To Undergo A Criminal Background Check Similar To Other Employees In A Public Or Private School.)

Sponsor: Jan Malik

An Act Relating To Taxation - Property Subject To Taxation (would Authorize The City Of Pawtucket To Exempt From Valuation For Taxation Any Property Owned By The Sandra Feinstein - Gamm Theatre.)

Sponsor: Donna Nesselbush

An Act Relating To Taxation - Property Subject To Taxation (would Authorize The City Of Pawtucket To Exempt From Valuation For Taxation Any Property Owned By The Sandra Feinstein – Gamm Theatre)

Sponsor: Elaine Coderre

An Act Relating To State Affairs And Government -- Proper Management Of Unused Paint (would Create A Program By Which The Disposal Of Unused Paint Products Would Be Managed By A Paint Trade Organization Created For That Purpose And Funded By A Surtax On Retail Paint Products.)

Sponsor: Donna Walsh

An Act Relating To State Affairs And Government - Public Finance Management Board (would Substitute September 30th As The Date By Which The Public Finance Management Board Would Submit An Annual Report On Debt Issues By Cities And Towns)

Sponsor: Joy Hearn

An Act Relating To Taxation -- Portsmouth Property Tax Bill

Sponsor: Christopher Ottiano

An Act Authorizing The Town Of Middletown To Finance Renovations And Improvements To The Fire Department And Department Of Public Works Facility In The Town By The Issuance Of Not More Than $7,500,000 Bonds And/or Notes Therefor (would Authorize The Town Of Middletown To Issue Not More Than $7,500,000 Bonds And Notes To Finance Renovations And Improvements To The Fire Dept & Dept Of Public Works Facility In The Town.)

Sponsor: Deborah Ruggiero

An Act Relating To Motor And Other Vehicles -- Parking Facilities Privileges

Sponsor: Joshua Miller

An Act Authorizing The Town Of Middletown To Finance The Construction Of A Beach Pavilion, Including A Bathhouse, Concession Stand And Other Related Beach Facilities, And Improvements To Recreational Areas In The Town By The Issuance Of Not More Than $6,000,000 Bonds And/or Notes Therefor

Sponsor: Louis Dipalma

An Act Authorizing The Town Of Coventry To Finance System-wide Improvements To Heating, Ventilation And Air Conditioning Systems At Schools In The Town By The Issuance Of Not More Than $1,600,000 Bonds, Notes And/or Other Evidences Of Indebtedness Therefor

Sponsor: Glenford Shibley

An Act Relating To Criminal Procedure -- Search Warrants (would Require Search Warrants Be Issued, Subject To Established Exceptions, Prior To Obtaining Information Contained In Portable Electronic Devices.)

Sponsor: Donna Walsh

An Act Relating To General Assembly - Permanent Joint Committee On Naming All New Buildings, Bridges, Edifices And Other State Constructions (would Name The Fish Ladder Located On Omega Pond In The City Of East Providence The Paul Bettencourt Fish Ladder.)

Sponsor: Helio Melo

An Act Authorizing The Town Of Coventry To Finance Renovations, Improvements And Equipping Of The Athletic Complex At Coventry High School By The Issuance Of Not More Than $1,000,000 Bonds, Notes And/or Other Evidences Of Indebtedness Therefor

Sponsor: Glenford Shibley

An Act Relating To Public Officers And Employees - Merit System (would Define A Veteran As Any Honorably Discharged Veteran Of Any Conflict Or Undeclared War Who Has Earned Campaign Or Expeditionary Medal For Such Service As Evidenced By His Or Her Dd-214)

Sponsor: Raymond Gallison

An Act Authorizing The Town Of Coventry To Finance System-wide Roof Repairs And Replacements For Schools And School Facilities In The Town By The Issuance Of Not More Than $5,000,000 Bonds, Notes And/or Other Evidences Of Indebtedness Therefor

Sponsor: Glenford Shibley

An Act Authorizing The Town Of Bristol To Finance The Design, Engineering And Construction Of Capital Improvement Projects Including, Without Limitation, Drainage, Open Space And Property Acquisition For Municipal Purposes, Road Repairs And Improvements, Additions And Renovations To Public Buildings, And The Acquiring Of Equipment In Connection Therewith By Issuance Of Not More Than $9,000,000 Bonds Therefor

Sponsor: Walter Felag

An Act Relating To Elections

Sponsor: Anastasia Williams

An Act Authorizing The Town Of Coventry To Finance Emergency Improvements To Fire Systems At Coventry High School By The Issuance Of Not More Than $400,000 Bonds, Notes And/or Other Evidences Of Indebtedness Therefor (would Authorize The Town Of Coventry To Issue Not More Than $400,000 Bonds, Notes And Other Evidences Of Indebtedness To Finance Emergency Improvements To Fire Systems At Coventry High School.)

Sponsor: Glenford Shibley

An Act Increasing The Maximum Tax Exemption Of The Boys And Girls Club Of Pawtucket (would Grant An Increase In Tax Exemptions From Ten Million Dollars To Twenty-five Million Dollars From The City Of Pawtucket Taxes On All Personal And Real Property Owned By The Pawtucket Boys Club.)

Sponsor: Elaine Coderre

An Act Relating To State Affairs And Government - Department Of Attorney General

Sponsor: Michael McCaffrey

An Act Relating To Fiduciaries -- Powers Of Fiduciaries

Sponsor: Michael McCaffrey

An Act Relating To Motor And Other Vehicles - Registration Of Vehicles (would Authorize The Issuance Of A Special Judge Emeritus Registration Plate To Judge Raymond E. Shawcross)

Sponsor: Nicholas Mattiello

An Act Relating To Health And Safety -- Tanning Facility Safety Standards

Sponsor: Joshua Miller

An Act Relating To Motor And Other Vehicles -- Size, Weight, And Load Limits (would Prohibit Commercial Motor Trucks And Tractors, Over Four Tons, Gross Weight, From Using Route 114 In The Town Of Warren As A Through Route.)

Sponsor: Jan Malik

An Act Relating To Motor And Other Vehicles - Size, Weight, And Load Limits

Sponsor: Walter Felag

An Act Relating To Waters And Navigation - Obstructions To Navigation (would Allow The Authorized Public Entity To Use Or Dispose Of Derelict Or Abandoned Vessels Without Further Notice To Any Owners)

Sponsor: Walter Felag

An Act Relating To Taxation - Levy And Assessment Of Local Taxes (would Prevent A Municipality From Crossing Assessing A New Dwelling Unit At Its Full And Fair Cash Value Until A Certificate Of Occupancy For The Unit Is Issued)

Sponsor: Michael McCaffrey

An Act Relating To Animals And Animal Husbandry - Livestock - Welfare Of Livestock (would Create The Rhode Island Livestock Welfare And Care Standards Advisory Council Act Of 2012)

Sponsor: Walter Felag

An Act Relating To Courts And Civil Procedure--procedure Generally -- Evidence (would Expand The Type Of Medical Services/expense Affidavits That Can Be Introduced Into Evidence Without The Provider Being Required To Testify In Court.)

Sponsor: Patricia Serpa

An Act Relating To Property -- Recording Of Instruments (would Move The Fees For Attachments, Executions And Mechanics' Lien Accounts Into The General Law Section Regarding General Recording Fees/would Also Provide That The Recording Fee Under Mechanics' Lien Law Be $8.00.)

Sponsor: Joshua Miller

An Act Relating To Education - Kindergarten (would Provide For The Funding Of Up To 4 Districts For Full-day Kindergarten. The Commissioner Of Elementary & Secondary Education Would Determine Which Districts Would Receive These Funds.)

Sponsor: Gordon Fox

An Act Relating To Courts And Civil Procedure - Procedure Generally (would Exempt The Use Of Names, Portraits, Or Pictures In Political Speech Or On Matters Of Public Concern From Legal Actions Based On The Unauthorized Use Of Names, Portraits, Or Pictures)

Sponsor: Joseph McNamara

An Act Relating To Courts And Civil Procedure - Courts - Judicial Selection (would Make Any Individual Whose Name Was Publicly Submitted To The Governor By The Judicial Nominating Commission, Eligible For Subsequent Nomination By The Governor Until June 30, 2013, For Any Vacancy Or Prospective Vacancy)

Sponsor: Jon Brien

An Act Relating To Insurance - Autism Spectrum Disorders (would Include Coverage For Psychology, Psychiatry And Pharmaceutical Services.)

Sponsor: Eileen Naughton

An Act Relating To Businesses And Professions - Real Estate Sales Disclosures

Sponsor: Michael McCaffrey

An Act Relating To Businesses And Professions - Real Estate Sales Disclosures (provide Contracts For The Purchase & Sale Of Real Estate Would Have To Provide That Potential Purchaser(s) Would Be Permitted A 10 Day Period To Conduct An Inspection Of The Property Before Purchaser Becomes Obligated Under The Contract To Purchase.)

Sponsor: Donald Lally

Joint Resolution Making An Appropriation To Pay Certain Claims

Sponsor: Walter Felag

An Act Relating To Property -- Recording Of Instruments (would Move The Fees For Attachments, Executions And Mechanics’ Lien Accounts Into The General Law Section Regarding General Recording Fees, & Also Provide That The Recording Fee For Notices Of Intention Under The Mechanics’ Lien Law.)

Sponsor: Elaine Coderre

An Act Relating To State Affairs And Government - Health Insurance Oversight (would Establish And Facilitate A Workgroup Representing Health Care Providers And Health Insurers For The Purpose Of Coordinating The Development Of Processes, Guidelines, And Standards To Streamline Health Care Administration)

Sponsor: Joshua Miller

An Act Relating To State Affairs And Government - Department Of Attorney General (would Eliminate The Statutory Limit On The Numbers Of Investigators Within The Department Of Attorney General.)

Sponsor: Donald Lally

An Act Relating To Criminal Offenses - Procedure Corrections - Jails And Prisons

Sponsor: James Sheehan

An Act Relating To Insurance -- Motor Vehicle Damage Appraisers

Sponsor: Maryellen Goodwin

An Act Relating To Towns And Cities -- Other Post- Employment Benefits Trusts (would Allow For Shared Service Admin. Of Opeb Trusts Between Municipalities. Also Allow City/town Councils & Regional School Districts To Jointly Establish A Corporation To Manage And Operate Opeb Trust.)

Sponsor: John Edwards

An Act Relating To Health And Safety-state Fire Code (grants The Fire Safety Code Board Of Appeal & Review The Authority To Adopt And Implement Any Or All Of The National Fire Protection Association Codes, With Amendments, Prior To 1/1/2013, Pursuant To Its Rulemaking Authority)

Sponsor: Frank Ferri

An Act Relating To Education -- Board Of Governors For Higher Education (would Authorize The Addition Of A Voting Student Representative Member To Be The Ri Board Of Regents For Elementary And Secondary Education.)

Sponsor: Rhoda Perry

An Act Relating To Human Services - Medical Assistance - Nursing Facilities Rate Reform (would Make Various Changes To The Methodology Of Computing Nursing Facility Reimbursement Rates.)

Sponsor: Juan Pichardo

An Act Relating To Education (would Amend Title 16 (education) By Adding A New Chapter 93 Designed To Promote Access To Advanced Placement Courses For All Students In Ri Public High Schools.)

Sponsor: Louis Dipalma

An Act Relating To Financial Institutions - Credit Unions (would Allow Credit Unions To Purchase Participation Interest Loans.)

Sponsor: Michael McCaffrey

An Act Relating To Education - The College And Career Success For All Students Act (would Require The Establishment Of Clear Training Guidelines For Teachers Who Will Teach Advanced Placement Classes In Ri Public Schools.)

Sponsor: Jan Malik

An Act Relating To Businesses And Professions -- Contractors' Registration Board

Sponsor: Joshua Miller

An Act In Amendment Of An Act Relating To Johnson & Wales University

Sponsor: Joshua Miller

An Act Relating To Labor And Labor Relations - Boiler Inspection And Pressure Vessels (would Amend The Hearing Procedure For Boiler And Pressure Vessel Violations By Eliminating Hearings Before Compensated Arbitration Panels And Permitting Hearings Before The Occupational Safety And Health Review Board.)

Sponsor: John Edwards

An Act Relating To Businesses And Professions - Licensing Of Behavior Analysts (would Add A Chapter To The General Laws Governing The Licensing Of Behavior Analysts.)

Sponsor: Eileen Naughton

An Act Relating To Highways (would Require The Dept. Of Transportation To Use Complete Street Design Principles To Accommodate The Mobility Needs Of All Users And Would Require The Dept. Of Transportation To Publish A Report Showing How The Agency Has Complied With The Requirements)

Sponsor: Peter Martin

An Act Authorizing The Town Of Coventry To Finance Air Quality And Energy Efficiency Improvements And Other Repairs And Renovations To School Buildings And Other Municipal Buildings In The Town And All Attendant Expenses, Including But Not Limited To Engineering Costs, By The Issuance Of Not More Than $5,000,000 Bonds, Notes And/or Other Evidences Of Indebtedness Therefor (authorizes The Town Of Coventry To Issue Not More Than $5,000,000 Bonds And Notes To Finance Air Quality And Energy Efficiency Improvements And Other Repairs And Renovations To School Buildings)

Sponsor: Glenford Shibley

An Act Relating To Public Utilities And Carriers - Public Motor Vehicles (would Establish A Minimum Charge For Transportation Services Provided By Public Motor Vehicles.)

Sponsor: William Walaska

An Act Relating To Property -- Conservation And Preservation Restrictions On Real Property (would Specify Who May Bring Or Intervene In A Court Action Affecting A Conservation Restriction)

Sponsor: Donna Walsh

An Act Relating To Insurance --domestic Insurance Companies (would Update/clarify The Current State Mutual Holding Company Laws/provisions Concerning The Rehabilitation Or Liquidation Of A Domestic Company That Is A Covered Financial Company Under Federal Dodd-frank Wall Street Reform And Consumer Protection Act.)

Sponsor: Joshua Miller

An Act Relating To Businesses And Professions -- Contractors' Registration Board (would Expand The Powers Of The Contractors' Registration And Licensing Board To Discipline Contractors Who Violate Their Rules.)

Sponsor: Deborah Fellela

An Act Relating To Education -- Board Of Governors For Higher Education

Sponsor: Gordon Fox

An Act Relating To Towns And Cities - Zoning Ordinances (would Make Plant Agriculture A Permitted Use Within All Lands Subject To The Jurisdiction Of The Ri Coastal Resources Management Council And Grants To The Dem Jurisdiction And Enforcement Of Such Use.)

Sponsor: Walter Felag

An Act Relating To Labor And Labor Relations -- Minimum Wages (would Raise The Minimum Wage Commencing January 1, 2013 To $7.75 Per Hour, And Would Require Adjustments By The Department Of Labor And Training Commencing January 1, 2014.)

Sponsor: Rhoda Perry

An Act Relating To Health And Safety -- Taxation Of Healthcare Services (replace The Current Immunization/children Health Services Assessments & Premium Taxes Imposed On Health Ins. Companies W/a Health Care Services Surcharge Calculated To Generate The Same Amount Of Revenue As The Assessments & Taxes.)

Sponsor: Raymond Gallison

An Act Relating To Insurance -- Motor Vehicle Damage Appraisers (would Permit The Insurance Commissioner To Grant Emergency Licenses To Permit Certain Experienced Motor Vehicle Appraisers To Act As Motor Vehicle Physical Damage Appraisers During Periods Of Emergency.)

Sponsor: Eileen Naughton

An Act Relating To Criminal Offenses - Assaults (would Make Domestic Assault By Strangulation A Felony Punishable By Imprisonment For Not More Than Twenty Years.)

Sponsor: Donna Walsh

An Act Relating To State Affairs And Government - The Rhode Island Petroleum Savings And Independence Advisory Commission (would Establish The Rhode Island Petroleum Savings And Independence Advisory Commission)

Sponsor: Donna Walsh

An Act Relating To Health And Safety - Refuse Disposal (would Require The Ri Resource Recovery Corporation To Establish An Off-site Air Quality Monitoring System.)

Sponsor: Roger Picard

An Act Relating To Elections (require Any Political Party/action Comm. Which Advocates Any Question Considered At Any Financial Town Meeting/election At Which Amend. To City/town Charter Are Proposed To File A Report W/board Of Canvs Contributions It Recvs From 1 Source More Than $100)

Sponsor: John Edwards

An Act Relating To Commercial Law - General Regulatory Provisions - Unfair Sales Practices - Gift Cards (would Exempt Gift Card Or Gift Certificates That Are Given To A Non-profit Corporation Or Association, For Fundraising, From The Prohibition Against Expiration Dates, Provided An Expiration Date Is Clearly Stated On The Card Or Certificate In Bold Print.)

Sponsor: Rene Menard

An Act Relating To Health And Safety - The Hospital Conversions Act (would Amend The Procedure Allowing For-profit Hospitals, Their Subsidiaries &/or Affiliates To Apply For & Receive Approval For Conversions Of More Than One Hospital In The Same Year Or Any Subsequent Year, Providing Certain Requirements Are Met.)

Sponsor: Jon Brien

An Act Relating To Health And Safety - The Rhode Island Climate Risk Reduction Act Of 2010 (would Change The Date The Commission Would Provide A Report Of Its Findings And Recommendations To The Governor, From March 1, 2011 To March 1, 2013.)

Sponsor: Christopher Blazejewski

An Act Relating To Towns And Cities - Dam Management Districts (would Grant Dam Management Districts Immunity From Civil Liability For Any Tort Committed Upon Any Lake Bed The Dam Management District May Acquire, Hold, Use Or Lease.)

Sponsor: Paul Fogarty

An Act Relating To Health And Safety - Refuse Disposal (would Require The Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation To Establish An Off-site Air Quality Monitoring System.)

Sponsor: Deborah Fellela

An Act Relating To Solemnization Of Marriages (would Allow Robert J. Oliveira To Join Nancy Elizabeth Amaral And Paul Arthur Hanson In Marriage Within The Town Of Warren, Rhode Island, On Or About August 16, 2012.)

Sponsor: Jan Malik

An Act Relating To Solemnization Of Marriages (would Allow The Honorable Timothy M. Bibaud To Join Laura O’brien And Alfonso Payne In Marriage On Or About August 10, 2012, Within The Town Of Middletown, Rhode Island)

Sponsor: Peter Martin

An Act Relating To Food And Drugs - Good Samaritan Overdose Prevention Act (would Create The Good Samaritan Overdose Prevention Act Which Would Exempt From Liability Any Person Who Administers An Opioid Antagonist To Another Person To Prevent A Drug Overdose.)

Sponsor: John Edwards

An Act Relating To Solemnization Of Marriages (would Allow Susan Perkins To Join Tori-lynn Heaton And Jason Lee Wiebenga In Marriage On Or About June 22, 2012, Within The City Of Newport, Rhode Island)

Sponsor: Peter Martin

An Act Relating To Criminal Offenses -- Assaults (would Replace References To The Dept Of Mental Health, Retardation, And Hospitals With The Dept Of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities And Hospitals In The Criminal Assault And Abuse Laws Protecting Adults With Severe Impairments)

Sponsor: Paul Jabour

An Act Relating To Elections - Mail Ballots (change The Time Period In Which A Person Could Request An Absentee Ballot To The Time Period Specified By Federal Law, Provided He/she Is A Member Of The Armed Forces Providing Services Connected With Military Operations/residing/employed Outside Of Usa)

Sponsor: Raymond Gallison

An Act Relating To Insurance -- Health Insurance - Consumer Protection (would Establish Health Ins. Rules & Standards In Addition To, But Not Inconsistent With, The Health Ins. Standards Established In The Pp&aca Of 2010, As Amended By The Hcera Of 2010…)

Sponsor: Elaine Coderre

An Act Relating To Towns And Cities -- General Powers -- Barrington Municipal Court (would Authorize The Town Of Barrington To Establish A Municipal Court)

Sponsor: Jan Malik

An Act Relating To Health And Safety - Air Pollution (would Exempt Gas Stations With New Gasoline Dispensing Equipment From The Department Of Health's Stage Ii System Requirements.)

Sponsor: Agostinho Silva

An Act Relating To Motor Vehicle Operator Licenses - Veterans (would Direct The Administrator Of The Dmv To Issue Operators' Licenses With A Designation That The Holder Is A Veteran. A Fee Shall Be Paid To The Division Of Motor Vehicles For The Veteran Designation.)

Sponsor: Raymond Gallison

An Act Relating To Criminal Offenses - Weapons (would Specifically Exclude A Crossbow From The Definition Of A Firearm In The Provisions Of The General Laws Regulating Weapons.)

Sponsor: Donna Walsh

House Resolution Honoring Representative J. Russell Jackson For His Service To The People Of The State Of Rhode Island

Sponsor: Gordon Fox

An Act Relating To Motor And Other Vehicles -- Passing, Using Of Lanes, And Rules Of The Road (would Create Additional Penalties For Certain Motor Vehicle Violations At Intersections And Rights-of-way.)

Sponsor: John Edwards

An Act Relating To Labor And Labor Relations -- Rhode Island Worker Protection And Job Loss Notification Act (would Create The Rhode Island Worker Protection And Job Loss Notification Act)

Sponsor: Rhoda Perry

House Resolution Extending Congratulations

Sponsor: Nicholas Mattiello

An Act Relating To Courts And Civil Procedure - False Claim Act (would Authorize City And Town Solicitors To Bring Civil Actions Under The State False Claim Act.)

Sponsor: Scott Slater

An Act Relating To Food And Drugs -- Uniform Controlled Substances Act (would Decriminalize The Possession Of 1 Oz. Or Less Of Marijuana And Make It A Civil Offense In Most Cases, And Would Impose Civil Penalties.)

Sponsor: John Edwards

An Act Relating To Public Utilities And Carriers - Telephone Regulation Modernization Act (would Provide That The Public Utilities Commission Not The Division Of Public Utilities And Carriers Would Have Jurisdiction Or Authority Over Wireless Providers.)

Sponsor: Peter Petrarca

Joint Resolution Respectfully Requesting The Rhode Island Division Of Lottery To Work With Technology Providers And Central Computer System Provider To Address The Application Of The Promotional Points Program And To Report Back To The General Assembly

Sponsor: Helio Melo

House Resolution Congratulating Wein-o-rama On Fifty Years In Business

Sponsor: Michael Marcello

An Act Relating To Labor And Labor Relations -- Rhode Island Worker Protection And Job Loss Notification Act (would Create The Rhode Island Worker Protection And Job Loss Notification Act)

Sponsor: Roberto DaSilva

House Resolution Honoring Representative John A. Savage For His Service To The People Of The State Of Rhode Island

Sponsor: Gordon Fox

An Act Relating To State Affairs And Government - State Police (would Increase The Amount Of Service Credit Time A Member Of The State Police May Purchase For Active Military Service From 2 Years To 4 Years And Would Allow Credit For Certain Leaves Of Absence.)

Sponsor: Daniel DaPonte

An Act Relating To Agriculture And Forestry -- Right To Farm (would Include Arboriculture And The Production Of Wood Mulch In The Definition Of Agriculture Operations.)

Sponsor: Charlene Lima

An Act Relating To Domestic Relations - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction And Enforcement (would Facilitate And Expedite A Fair, Efficient, And Swift Process To Resolve Matters Regarding Custody And Visitation When A Parent Receives Temporary Duty, Deployment, Or Mobilization Orders From The Military.)

Sponsor: Roger Picard

House Resolution Honoring Representative Gregory J. Schadone For His Service To The People Of The State Of Rhode Island

Sponsor: Gordon Fox

An Act Relating To Taxation -- Property Subject To Taxation (would Allow The Town Of East Greenwich To Provide A Gold Start Exemption Not To Exceed $115.)

Sponsor: Dawson Hodgson

An Act Relating To Taxation - Collection Of Taxes Generally - Municipal Liens (would Make A Technical Correction To The General Laws As It Relates To The Town Of East Greenwich's Issuance Of Municipal Lien Certificates. The Original Legislation Should Have Exempted Refinances Or Transfers Between Family Members Without Consideration)

Sponsor: Dawson Hodgson

An Act Relating To State Affairs And Government -- Jason's Law (would Rename The Title Of Two (2) Pending Acts, 2012—s 2179 1 Substitute A And 2012—h 7112 Substitute A, As "jason's Law," In Memory Of Jason Foreman)

Sponsor: Teresa Tanzi

An Act Relating To Courts And Civil Procedure - Courts (would Allow The General Magistrate Of The Family Court, Upon Retirement And At The Direction Of The Chief Justice Of The Supreme Court, To Perform Services As General Magistrate As The Chief Justice Prescribes Without Any Reduction Of Retirement Benefits)

Sponsor: Robert Watson

An Act Relating To Financial Institutions - Deferred Presentment Transactions (would Provide For Separate Licensing Requirements For Check Cashers And Pay Day Lenders. This Act Would Also Create The Pay Day Lending Law In Order To Subject Pay Day Lenders To Various Consumer Protecting Provisions.)

Sponsor: Joshua Miller

An Act Relating To Education - School Committees And Superintendents (would Require Individuals Seeking To Participate In Mentoring Program Whereby The Individual Would Be Working With A Student/students As A Mentor Or In A Mentoring Situation Would Be Required To Undergo Criminal Background Check)

Sponsor: William Walaska

Senate Resolution Urging The Departments Of Rhode Island's Executive Office Of Health And Human Services To Strengthen Youth Violence Prevention Efforts In Rhode Island

Sponsor: Juan Pichardo

An Act Relating To State Affairs And Government -- Jason's Law (would Rename The Title Of Two (2) Pending Acts, 2012-s 2179 Substitute A And 2012-h 7112 Substitute A, As "jason's Law," In Memory Of Jason Foreman.)

Sponsor: Susan Sosnowski

House Resolution To Preserve Habeas Corpus And Civil Liberties Of The Citizens Of Rhode Island

Sponsor: Donald Lally

An Act Relating To Taxation - Cigarette Tax (would Repeal Chapters 44-20.2-1 And 44-20.2-2 Relating Tolittle Cigar Tax, And Amends The Cigarette Tax Chapter To Expand The Tax Thereunder To Cover Any Roll Of Tobacco And Snuff Products.)

Sponsor: Juan Pichardo

An Act Relating To Insurance - Producer Licensing Act (would Amend The Procedures For Modifying Or Revoking An Insurance Producer's Contract.)

Sponsor: Roger Picard

An Act Relating To Motor And Other Vehicles - Motor Vehicle Offenses (would Grant Judges And Magistrates The Authority To Prohibit Drivers Adjudicated Of Certain Motor Vehicle Offenses From Operating A Motor Vehicle That Is Not Equipped With An Ignition Interlock System.)

Sponsor: Maryellen Goodwin

An Act Relating To Criminal Offenses - Weapons (amends Definition Of “licensing Authorities” For Purposes Of This Chapter, By Replacing City/town Clerks W/superintendent Of The Ri State Police As The Licensing Authority For A City/town Where There Is No Chief Of Police Or Superintendent Of Police.)

Sponsor: Larry Valencia

Joint Resolution Creating A Special Legislative Commission To Study Producer Responsibility Models For Paper And Packaging (create A 6 Member Comm. To Study Of The Opportunity To Preserve Long-term Landfill Capacity For Ri Municipalities By Continuing To Expand The Diversion Of Paper & Packaging Through A Producer Responsibility Program In Ri)

Sponsor: Donna Walsh

An Act Relating To Property - Mortgage And Foreclosure Sale

Sponsor: Elizabeth Crowley

House Resolution Creating A Special Legislative Commission To Study And Review Standardized Testing Programs In Secondary Education

Sponsor: Eileen Naughton

An Act Relating To Towns And Cities - Background Checks

Sponsor: John Tassoni

An Act Relating To The Uniform Commercial Code - Secured Transactions (would Make Certain Amendments To The Uniform Commercial Code To Conform To The Model Act)

Sponsor: Joshua Miller

Senate Resolution Congratulating "pete The Barber" On His 50th Anniversary As A Pawtucket Barber

Sponsor: Maryellen Goodwin

An Act Relating To Public Officers And Employees -- Retirement System -- Contributions And Benefits

Sponsor: Walter Felag

An Act Relating To Education - School Committees And Superintendents (would Authorize And Direct School Committees To Establish An Audit Subcommittee Of The School Board Or Committee To Insure That Sound Fiscal Practices Are Adhered To)

Sponsor: Laurence Ehrhardt

An Act Relating To Health And Safety (would Provide A Statutory Framework For Administration Of Medical Orders For Life Sustaining Treatment Or Molst With Respect To Terminally Ill Patients.)

Sponsor: Joshua Miller

An Act Relating To State Affairs And Government - State Lottery (would Eliminate The Twenty-five Percent (25%) Mandate To Be Paid Into The General Revenue Fund From The Revenue Received From Lottery Tickets, Commonly Known As "keno", After Required Payments Are Made.)

Sponsor: Peter Petrarca

An Act Relating To Education -- Health And Safety (would Amend The Fire Safety Statutes To Establish Greater Detail And Specifications Regarding The Type, Manner, And Frequency Of Safety Drills In Educational Facilities Which Would Be Dependent Upon Certain Factors)

Sponsor: Joshua Miller

An Act Relating To The Uniform Commercial Code - Secured Transactions (would Make Certain Amendments To The Uniform Commercial Code To Conform To The Model Act)

Sponsor: Brian Kennedy

Joint Resolution Creating The Senator Claiborne Pell Legislative Commission On The Humanities (would Create A Twelve Member Special Legislative Commission Whose Purpose It Would Be To Examine The State Of The Humanities In Rhode Island, And Who Would Report Back Annually To The General Assembly.)

Sponsor: Elaine Coderre

Joint Resolution Creating A Special Legislative Commission To Study Produce Responsibility Models For Paper And Packaging

Sponsor: Joshua Miller

An Act Relating To State Affairs And Government - Taxation - Tax Sales (would Provide That In The Event Of A Tax Sale Of Real Property, The Tax Collector Would Notify Rihmfc Not Less Than 40 Days Prior To The Date Of Sale.)

Sponsor: Agostinho Silva

An Act Relating To Public Finances -- State Investments--northern Ireland

Sponsor: Maryellen Goodwin

An Act Relating To Criminal Offenses - Children (would Require The Dept Of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities, Hospitals To Issue New Smoking Warning Signs Which Would Include Language That Smoking Can Contribute To Lung And Heart Disease)

Sponsor: Walter Felag

An Act Relating To Animals And Animal Husbandry - Animal Advocate (would Allow State Dem Veterinarians And/or Representatives Of The Rhode Island Spca To Act As Advocates For Animals Which Are The Subject Of Court Actions.)

Sponsor: Samuel Azzinaro

An Act Relating To Solemnization Of Marriages (would Allow Gerard P. Cobleigh To Join Patricia Ann Leduc And David Herbert Pelletier In Marriage Within The City Of Cranston, Rhode Island, On Or About August 12, 2012.)

Sponsor: Marc Cote

An Act Solemnization Of Marriages (would Allow Joanne H. Lehrer To Join Jia Yu Leung And Andrew Harris Lehrer In Marriage Within The Town Of South Kingstown, Rhode Island, On Or About September 2, 2012)

Sponsor: Nicholas Mattiello

An Act Relating To Solemnization Of Marriages (would Allow Robert J. Oliveira To Join Nancy Elizabeth Amaral And Paul Arthur Hanson In Marriage Within The Town)

Sponsor: Walter Felag

An Act Relating To Criminal Offenses -- Weapons

Sponsor: Francis Maher

An Act Relating To Health And Safety - Environmental Clean Up Objectives For Schools (would Provide Further Regulation Of The Use Of Former Hazardous Waste Sites For New Construction.)

Sponsor: Grace Diaz

An Act Relating To Property - Form And Effect Of Conveyances (would Stay Or Prohibit The Foreclosure On Property Owned By Persons In The Military Under Certain Circumstances.)

Sponsor: Raymond Gallison

An Act Relating To Labor And Labor Relations - Rhode Island Uninsured Employers Fund

Sponsor: John Edwards

Joint Resolution Creating A Special Legislative Commission To Assess The Educational Needs Of Children With Reading Disabilities And Dyslexia

Sponsor: Donna Walsh

An Act Relating To Labor And Labor Relations -- Fair Employment Practices

Sponsor: Joshua Miller

An Act To Vacate The Forfeiture Or Revocation Of The Charter Of Coalition Of Essential Schools, Inc.

Sponsor: Stephen Ucci

An Act Relating To Solemnization Of Marriages (would Allow The Honorable Charlotte P. Kelley To Join Reece Pearson Briere And Bethany Lynn Simpson In Marriage On Or About July 1, 2012, Within The Town Of Burrillville, Rhode Island.)

Sponsor: Brian Newberry

House Resolution Congratulating Kaitlyn S. Krajanowski On Being Named Valedictorian Of The Cumberland High School Class Of 2012

Sponsor: Rene Menard

An Act Relating To Solemnization Of Marriages (would Allow Kerri Buratczuk To Join Melissa Vermette And Aaron Souza In Marriage On Or About November 10, 2012, Within The Town Of West Warwick, Rhode Island.)

Sponsor: Roberto DaSilva

An Act Relating To Domestic Relations - Adoption Of Children (would Address Consent To Adoption Requirements In Circumstances Involving Assisted Reproduction, And Also The Effect A Dissolution Of A Marriage Or Civil Union Affects Parentage Of A Child Resulting From Assisted Reproduction.)

Sponsor: Nicholas Mattiello

An Act Authorizing The City Of Pawtucket To Provide For The Improvement And Replacement Of Traffic Control Devices In The City Of Pawtucket And Authorizing The Financing Thereof, Including The Issue Of Not More Than $200,000 Bonds And Notes Therefor, To Fund The Capital Improvement Program For The Two Fiscal Years 2013 And 2014

Sponsor: Elaine Coderre

An Act Relating To Courts And Civil Procedure - Particular Actions - Small Claims And Consumer Claims (would Allow The Courts To Render Decisions On Counterclaims From A Jurisdictional Maximum Of $1,500 To $2,500.)

Sponsor: William Walaska

An Act In Amendment Of An Act Entitled, "an Act To Incorporate The Rhode Island Society For The Prevention Of Cruelty To Animals," Passed At The May Session, 1870, As Amended (would Increase The Asset Limitation Previously Imposed Upon The Ri Spca & Provide That Real Property Owned By The Society Located Within The City Of Providence Shall Not Be Exempt From Taxation Except By Future Statutory Exemption.)

Sponsor: Samuel Azzinaro

An Act Relating To Property - Form And Effect Of Conveyances (would Stay Or Prohibit The Foreclosure On Property Owned By Persons In The Military Under Certain Circumstances.)

Sponsor: Walter Felag

An Act Authorizing The City Of Pawtucket To Provide For The Renovation And Improvement Of The Senior Center, Public Library, Police And Fire Stations, City Hall And Other Public Buildings In The City Of Pawtucket And Authorizing The Financing Thereof, Including The Issue Of Not More Than $700,000 Bonds And Notes Therefor, To Fund The Capital Improvement Program For The Two Fiscal Years 2013 And 2014

Sponsor: Elaine Coderre

An Act Relating To Waters And Navigation - The Narragansett Bay Commission Lateral Systems Responsibility Feasibility Study (would Establish A Task Force To Determine The Feasibility Of The Narragansett Bay Commission Acquiring, Operating And Maintaining Local Lateral Sewer Systems In Providence And The Surrounding Cities And Towns Within Its District.)

Sponsor: Arthur Corvese

An Act Relating To Elections - Mail Ballots (would Change The Time Period In Which A Person Could Request An Absentee Ballot To The Time Period Through The General Election For Federal Office Or The Time Period Specified By Federal Law, Provided He/she Is A Member Of The Armed Forces Providing Servi)

Sponsor: John Tassoni

An Act Relating To Motor And Other Vehicles - Miscellaneous Rules

Sponsor: Raymond Gallison

House Resolution Congratulating Olivia Culpo On Being Crowned Miss Usa

Sponsor: Joseph Trillo

Joint Resolution Creating A Special Legislative Commission To Study Rhode Island's Minimum Pricing Statutes (would Create A Special Legislative Commission Whose Purpose It Would Be To Make A Comprehensive Study Of Rhode Island's Minimum Pricing Statutes)

Sponsor: Juan Pichardo

House Resolution Congratulating The Federal Hill House Association On The 125th Anniversary Of Its Founding

Sponsor: Patricia Serpa

An Act Authorizing The City Of Pawtucket To Provide For Construction And Reconstruction Of The Sewer And Sanitation System In The City Of Pawtucket And Authorizing The Financing Thereof, Including The Issue Of Not More Than $300,000 Bonds And Notes Therefor, To Fund The Capital Improvement Program For The Two Fiscal Years 2013 And 2014

Sponsor: Elaine Coderre

House Resolution Honoring Frank Iacono On The Occasion Of His 100th Birthday

Sponsor: Gordon Fox

An Act Relating To Labor And Labor Relations (seek To Prevent Fraud In Connection W/tipping By Prohibiting Employers From Demanding Pym/deductions From A Tip/service Charge Given To Waitstaff, Prohibiting Tip Pools & Require Any Service Charge Imposed By An Employer Be Remitted To The Service Staff.)

Sponsor: Arthur Handy

Joint Resolution Creating A Special Legislative Commission To Study The Exploration And Promotion Of Alternative And Renewable Energy Sources In The East Bay

Sponsor: John Edwards

An Act Relating To Businesses And Professions - Home Inspectors (would Provide That The Requirements To Be Licensed As A Home Inspector Or Associate Home Inspector Be Completed By July 1, 2012.)

Sponsor: Teresa Tanzi

An Act Relating To Labor And Labor Relations (exempt Airline Employees Who Work In Excess Of 40 Hrs Per Week From The Provisions Of Overtime Pay When The Excess Hrs Are Not Required By The Air Carrier But Are Arranged Through Voluntary Agreement Among Employees To Trade Scheduled Hours)

Sponsor: William Walaska

An Act Relating To Motor And Other Vehicles -- Adjudication Of Traffic Offenses

Sponsor: James Doyle

An Act Relating To State Affairs And Government - Corrections Department (would Exclude Certain Offenses From Eligibility For Earned Time For Good Behavior Or Program Participation Or Completion.)

Sponsor: Donna Walsh

An Act Relating To Making Appropriations For The Support Of The State For The Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2012 (would Provide That For The Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2012 The State Lottery May Amend The Master Video Terminal Contract Providing Additional Promotional Points To The Gambling Facilities Covered Thereby.)

Sponsor: William San Bento

An Act Relating To Education - Health And Safety Of Pupils (would Allow Bus Drivers And Monitors To Administer Epinephrine Under Certain Circumstances)

Sponsor: Raymond Gallison

An Act Relating To Criminal Offenses -- Community Obligations And Banking Offenses --theft, Embezzlement, False Pretenses, And Misappropriations (would Amend The Larceny And Unlawful Conversion Provisions Of The General Laws Pertaining To When A Crime Is To Be Treated As A Felony, By Increasing The Threshold Amount From $500 To $1,500.)

Sponsor: Rhoda Perry

An Act Relating To Holidays And Days Of Special Observance (would Dedicate Annually The First Monday Of June In Honor Of Rhode Island Military Nurses.)

Sponsor: Walter Felag

An Act Relating To Taxation -- Property Subject To Taxation

Sponsor: Jon Brien

House Resolution Extending The Reporting And Expiration Dates Of The Special Legislative Commission Known As The Port Of Galilee Task Force (would Extend The Reporting Date Of The Special House Commission Known As The Port Of Galilee Task Force From May 1, 2012, To December 1, 2012, And Said Commission Would Expire On December 31, 2012.)

Sponsor: Donald Lally

An Act Relating To Health And Safety - Licensing Of Health Care Facilities

Sponsor: Raymond Gallison

An Act Relating To Courts And Civil Procedure - Procedure Generally - Levy And Sale On Execution (would Increase The Exemption From Attachment For Working Tools Of A Debtor And Would Also Increase The Exemption For A Debtor In Bankruptcy In Any Assets)

Sponsor: Robert Jacquard

An Act Relating To Taxation - Sales Tax Exemption (would Create A Sales Tax Exemption For Writers, Composers And Artists In The Town Of North Kingstown Along Route 102.)

Sponsor: James Sheehan

An Act Relating To Health And Safety - Resource Recovery Corporation (would Make Unlawful The Use Of Construction Debris Or Organic Material As Cover Material At The Facilities Operated By The Resource Recovery Corporation.)

Sponsor: James Doyle

An Act Authorizing An Increase In The Holdings Of Memorial And Library Association (would Increase The Authorized Holdings Of Memorial And Library Association, A Nonprofit Corporation Located In Westerly, Rhode Island, To Thirty Million Dollars ($30,000,000).)

Sponsor: Dennis Algiere

An Act Relating To The Town Of West Warwick

Sponsor: Patricia Serpa

An Act Relating To Elections - Registration Of Voters (would Provide For The Use Of Post Office Boxes For Purposes Of Acknowledgement Of Registration Or Change Of Address And Verification Of Residence In Those Cases Where The Prospective Voter Does Not Receive Home Mail Delivery.)

Sponsor: Michael Marcello

An Act Relating To The Town Of West Warwick

Sponsor: Michael Pinga

An Act Relating To The Preservation Of Farm Land And Open Space In The Town Of Glocester And Establishing A Land Trust

Sponsor: Thomas Winfield

Senate Resolution Recognizing "save The Lakes" In The State Of Rhode Island

Sponsor: John Tassoni

An Act Relating To The Town Of North Providence (would Amend N. Prov. Town Charter By Changing Town Council Meetings To 7 Pm, Allowing For Notices Of Meetings To Be Sent Via Electronic Transmission & Requiring That Notices Of All Reg. & Special Meetings To Be Given Pursuant To The Ri Open Meeting)

Sponsor: Arthur Corvese

An Act Relating To State Affairs And Government -- State Police

Sponsor: Maryellen Goodwin

An Act Relating To Towns And Cities - Indebtedness Of Towns And Cities (would Increase The Amount That The Town Of Coventry May Borrow To Finance A Court Judgment Or Settlement From Five Percent (5%) To Ten Percent (10%) Of Coventry's Most Recently Adopted Municipal Budget.)

Sponsor: Patricia Serpa

An Act Relating To Waters And Navigation -- Inspection Of Dams (would Expand The Ability Of The Director Of The Department Of Environmental Management To Regulate Water Dam Safety)

Sponsor: John Tassoni

An Act Authorizing An Increase In The Holdings Of Memorial And Library Association (would Increase The Authorized Holdings Of Memorial And Library Association, A Nonprofit Corporation Located In Westerly, Rhode Island, To Thirty Million Dollars ($30,000,000)

Sponsor: Donna Walsh

An Act Relating To Food And Drugs - The Edward O. Hawkins And Thomas C. Slater Medical Marijuana Act (would Fine-tune Certain Provisions Of The Chapter On Medical Marijuana)

Sponsor: John Edwards

An Act Relating To Criminal Offenses - Forgery And Counterfeiting

Sponsor: David Bates

House Resolution Expressing Condolences On The Passing Of Professor Scott W. Nixon

Sponsor: Donna Walsh

House Resolution Reinstating The Life Of And Extending The Reporting Date And Expiration Dates Of The Special House Commission To Examine The Issue Of Licensing Builders And Contractors (reinstates The Life & Extends The Reporting & Expiration Dates Of The Special House Commission To Examine The Issue Of Licensing Builders And Contractors From May 6, 2010, To March 5, 2013, & Said Commission Would Expire On June 5, 2013.)

Sponsor: Raymond Gallison

Senate Resolution Expressing Sincere And Heartfelt Condolences On The Passing Of The Honorable Michael Sepe

Sponsor: Beatrice Lanzi

An Act Relating To Health And Safety - Resource Recovery Corporation (would Make It Unlawful For Resource Recovery Corporation Facilities To Accept Construction Debris For Disposal.)

Sponsor: Michael Marcello

An Act Relating To Alcoholic Beverages -- Criminal Procedure--expungements

Sponsor: Paul Jabour

An Act Relating To Health And Safety - Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation (would Increase The Resource Recovery Corporation Tipping Fee From $3.00 To $5.00 Per Vehicle.)

Sponsor: John Tassoni

An Act Relating To State Affairs And Government -- Energy Efficiency (would Make Changes In The Membership And Duties Of The Rhode Island Energy Efficiency And Resources Management Council And The Rhode Island Renewable Energy Coordinating Board.)

Sponsor: Deborah Ruggiero

An Act Relating To Education (would Enable The Department Of Education Create High-quality Summer Learning Programs For Summer Learning For Rhode Island School Children. This Act Would Provide $500,000 In Funding For The Operation Of These Programs.)

Sponsor: Roger Picard

An Act Relating To Sales And Use Taxes - Liability And Computation (would Exempt The Trade-in Value Of Pickup Trucks Under 6,000 Lbs Gross Weight From Sales Tax As Presently Available To Automobiles.)

Sponsor: Edward O'Neil

An Act Relating To Human Services - Equal Rights Of Blind And Deaf Persons To Public Facilities (would Require A Place Of Public Accommodation Upon Request, To Keep Closed–captioning Activated On A Television Used In Public Areas During Regular Hours, If The Television Is Capable Of Such Display)

Sponsor: Eileen Naughton

An Act Relating To Public Utilities And Carriers (would Amend The Penalties For Pipeline Safety Violations Committed In Ri To Be Consistent With Federal Law, Thereby Ensuring That The State Is Able To Retain Its Annual Federal Enforcement Certification Status.)

Sponsor: William Walaska

An Act Relating To Property -- Self-service Storage Facilities (would Allow The Owner Of A Storage Unit To Take Action 5 Days After Default & Would Expand The Notice Requirement To Include Verified Email & Would Also Provide Clauses To Be Included In The Rental Agreement.)

Sponsor: Peter Petrarca

An Act Relating To Corporations, Associations And Partnerships -- Rhode Island Non-profit Corporation Act (would Provide For The Filing Of Restated Articles Of Incorporation Previously Amended With Guidelines For Restating Said Articles)

Sponsor: John Edwards

House Resolution Respectfully Requesting The Governor And The Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation To Immediately Release All Records Related To 38 Studios And Its Financial Situation And Seventy-five Million Dollar Loan Guarantee

Sponsor: Robert Watson

An Act Relating To Health And Safety - Producers Responsibility For Discarded Products (would Provide For The Procedure For The Responsible Recycling, Reuse And Disposal Of Mattresses.)

Sponsor: Donna Walsh

An Act Relating To Labor And Labor Relations -- Establishing Back To Work Rhode Island Program Act Of 2012 (would Assist Employers And Potential Employees By Creating The Back To Work Ri Program.)

Sponsor: Joshua Miller

Joint Resolution Creating A Special Legislative Commission To Assess The Educational Needs Of Children With Reading Disabilities And Dyslexia

Sponsor: Maryellen Goodwin

An Act Relating To Taxation - Fire Districts Located In Cumberland (would Make Any Tax Increases In Any Of The 4 Fire Districts Located Within Cumberland Subject To The Maximum Levy Sections Of The General Laws, Or The Ordinances Of Cumberland, Whichever Is More Restrictive.)

Sponsor: John Edwards

An Act Relating To Taxation - Sales And Use Taxes - Liability And Computation (would Amend The Boundaries Of The "providence Arts And Entertainment District.")

Sponsor: Christopher Blazejewski

An Act Relating To Insurance -- Accident And Sickness Insurance Policies (would Require That Health Insurance Policies Include Coverage For Temporomandibular Joint Disorder.)

Sponsor: Jon Brien

House Resolution Respectfully Urging Governor Chafee To Cease Any And All Actions That Are Preventing State Departments And/or Agencies From Surrendering Jason Pleau To Federal Authorities

Sponsor: John Edwards

An Act Relating To Education - Residence Of Children For School Purposes (would Provide That Ri Licensed Child Placing Agencies And Rhode Island Governmental Agencies Would Promote The Educational Stability Of Children In Foster Care By Considering The Child's School Attendance Area When Making Placement Decisions)

Sponsor: Joshua Miller

An Act Relating To State Affairs And Government -- State Purchases (would Impose Standards Of Accountability And Transparency On Quasi-public Corporations.)

Sponsor: Deborah Fellela

An Act Relating To Taxation - Exemptions For Artists - Tiverton (would Add An Area Located In The Town Of Tiverton To The Tax Exempt Artistic Communities.)

Sponsor: John Edwards

An Act Relating To Food And Drugs - Drug Disposal (would Allow For The Establishment Of Disposal Containers For Unused, Expired Or Unwanted Drugs Or Drug Products, Except For Controlled Substances, At Local Police Departments)

Sponsor: Joshua Miller

An Act Relating To Solemnization Of Marriages (would Allow Eric Alberto To Join Robin C. Goodreau And Brandon S. Cherenzia In Marriage Within The Town Of Bristol, Rhode Island, On Or About October 10, 2012)

Sponsor: Samuel Azzinaro

House Resolution Proclaiming The Month Of May, 2012, As "hepatitis Awareness Month" In The State Of Rhode Island

Sponsor: Doreen Costa

House Resolution Expressing Condolences

Sponsor: Nicholas Mattiello

An Act Relating To Human Services - Equal Rights Of Blind And Deaf Persons To Public Facilities

Sponsor: William Walaska

An Act Relating To Solemnization Of Marriages (would Allow Barbara S. Imondi To Join Devin James Mclaughlin And Kristin Ann Allen In Marriage On Or About August 18, 2012, Within The Town Of Narragansett, Rhode Island.)

Sponsor: Frank Ferri

House Resolution Extending Congratulations

Sponsor: Nicholas Mattiello

An Act Relating To Solemnization Of Marriages (would Allow Joseph Alphonse Morin, Jr., To Join Mary Elizabeth Desvaux And John William Titmas In Marriage Within The Town Of Jamestown, Rhode Island, On Or About August 31, 2012.)

Sponsor: Deborah Ruggiero

Senate Resolution Congratulating The Team Members And Advisors Of Ponaganset High School Future Farmers Of America On Winning Rhode Island’s Annual Floriculture Career Development Events

Sponsor: Walter Felag

An Act Relating To Animals And Animal Husbandry -- Psittacine Birds (would Permit Birds Exposed To Psittacosis To Be Treated Rather Than Destroyed. In Addition, It Would Permit Microchip Identification By The Breeder By Whom They Were Bred.)

Sponsor: Peter Petrarca

An Act Relating To Education - Foundation Level School Support

Sponsor: Roger Picard

An Act Relating To Elections - Registration Of Voters

Sponsor: Paul Fogarty

An Act Relating To Courts And Civil Procedure--procedure Generally -- Interest On Real Estate Valuation Appeals (would Reduce The Statutory Interest Added To Pecuniary Damages Awarded In Real Estate Valuation Challenges For Purposes Of Local Real Estate Taxes, From Twelve Percent (12%) Per Annum To Six Percent (6%) Per Annum.)

Sponsor: Michael Marcello

An Act Relating To Corporations, Associations And Partnerships - Limited Partnerships (would Clarify The Authority Of Foreign Limited Liability Limited Partnerships.)

Sponsor: Arthur Corvese

Joint Resolution Memorializing The United States Congress To Support Passage Of House Resolution 3797

Sponsor: John McCauley

An Act Relating To Businesses And Professions -- Dentists And Dental Hygienists (would Add One Certified Dental Assistant To The Rhode Island Board Of Examiners In Dentistry.)

Sponsor: Jan Malik

An Act To Vacate The Forfeiture Or Revocation Of The Charter Lockheed Martin Librascope Corporation

Sponsor: Walter Felag

An Act Relating To Property - Commercial Real Estate Broker Lien Act (would Enable A Real Estate Broker To Record A Lien On Commercial Real Estate In The Amount That The Broker Is Due Under A Written Agreement For Broker Services)

Sponsor: Jon Brien

An Act Relating To Businesses And Professions -- Burglary Alarms (would Comprehensively Revise The Statutory Laws, Rules And Regulations Of The Burglar Alarm/security Systems Industry.)

Sponsor: William Walaska

An Act Relating To Courts And Civil Procedure - The State False Claim Act (would Make Amendments To The False Claim Act That Is Required By The Federal Government In Order For The State To Obtain Federal Funding)

Sponsor: Daniel Reilly

Senate Resolution Respectfully Requesting A Full Review Of All Butterfish Scientific Data

Sponsor: Walter Felag

An Act Relating To Waters And Navigation -- Inspection Of Dams And Reservoirs (would Make A Number Of Procedural And Substantive Changes To The Powers Of The Department Of Environmental Management With Respect To The Inspection And Repair Of Dams And Reservoirs)

Sponsor: Michael McCaffrey

An Act Relating To Criminal Offenses -- Possession Of Firearms By Minors (would Require All Minors In Possession Of A Firearm, With Or Without A Permit, Be In The Presence Of A Parent Or Guardian Or Supervising Adult At All Times.)

Sponsor: Edith Ajello

An Act Relating To Animals And Animal Husbandry -- Sale Or Adoption Of Spayed Or Neutered Cats (would Impose A Fine To Be Paid To The State Department Of Environmental Management On Any Licensed Releasing Agency Offering Unspayed Or Unneutered Cats For Sale Or Adoption)

Sponsor: Patricia Serpa

An Act Relating To Domestic Relations - Exchange Of Information In Support Of Child Support Collection (would Include Cell Phone Companies In The List Of Sources The Dept. Can Require To Share Location Info. For Those Who Owe Child Support. Also Require That The Information From Shared Sources Be Electronic.)

Sponsor: Peter Petrarca

An Act Relating To Criminal Offenses - Weapons (would Remove The Jurisdiction Of The State Over The Control Of Firearms, And Vest Control With The City Or Town Which Issues Gun-related Licenses.)

Sponsor: Anastasia Williams

An Act Relating To Libraries -- Office Of State Library And Information Services (would Provide For Library Assistance Grants To Assist In Funding Library Operations, Enhancing Library Collections And Aiding Interlibrary Cooperation.)

Sponsor: Louis Dipalma

An Act Relating To Criminal Offenses -- Weapons (would Prohibit The Possession Of Knives Of Any Length On School Grounds.)

Sponsor: Roger Picard

An Act Relating To Towns And Cities - State Aid (would Allow Cities And Towns To Receive State Aid In Lieu Of Taxes Not Paid By Federal Government Facilities Located In Their Jurisdictions.)

Sponsor: Louis Dipalma

Senate Resolution Expressing Sincere Condolences On The Passing Of Nancy M. Scrogey

Sponsor: Walter Felag

An Act Relating To Education - Permanent Foundation Education Aid (would Revise The Provisions Providing For Funding For Transportation Of Students To The William M. Davies Jr. Career And Technical High School And The Metropolitan Regional Career And Technical Center.)

Sponsor: Juan Pichardo

An Act Relating To Motor And Other Vehicles - Miscellaneous Rules (would Amend The Sunset Provision Of The Statute Passed In 2011 Which Provides That Violation Of The Seat Belt Law Would Be A Primary Offense)

Sponsor: Arthur Corvese

An Act Relating To State Affairs And Government -- State Emblems (would Make The Class A Size Tall Ship, Commonly Known As The Ssv Oliver Hazard Perry, The Official State Sailing Education Vessel.)

Sponsor: Louis Dipalma

An Act Relating To Towns And Cities - Pawtucket Municipal Housing Court (would Expand The Jurisdiction Of The Pawtucket Housing Court To Act Upon Violations Of The Ri State Building Code & Violations Of Certain Regulations Promulgated By The State Building Code Comm. For Properties Located In The City Of Pawt.)

Sponsor: Elaine Coderre

An Act Relating To Financial Institutions -- Procedures And Operations (would Update/simplify Procedures For Reviewing Applications For Licenses, Notifying Licensees Of Incomplete Applications And Denying Incomplete Applications Without A Formal Order Of Denial)

Sponsor: Joshua Miller

An Act Relating To Courts And Civil Procedure - Probate Courts (would Permit The Town Solicitor In The Town Of Warren To Temporarily Serve As The Town's Probate Court Judge In Proceedings Where The Designated Probate Judge Is Unable To Serve)

Sponsor: Jan Malik

An Act Relating To Corporations, Associations And Partnerships -- The Rhode Island Limited Liability Company Act (would Amend Certain Provisions Relative To The Secretary Of State Filing Procedures For Documents Received Pursuant To This Chapter Dealing With Corporations, Associations And Partnerships.)

Sponsor: Arthur Corvese

Senate Resolution Celebrating May 13th - 19th, 2012, As "national Nursing Home Week" In The State Of Rhode Island

Sponsor: Frank Devall

An Act Relating To Health And Safety (would Create The Tobacco Control Program Designed To Help Reduce Tobacco Use In Rhode Island.)

Sponsor: Joshua Miller

An Act Relating To Businesses And Professions - License Procedure For Social Workers (would Define The Educational Requirements Necessary To Qualify An Individual As A Social Worker, And Further Provides That No Government Entities, Public Or Private Agencies, Businesses Or Organizations In The State)

Sponsor: Joseph McNamara

An Act Relating To Education - The Education Equity And Property Tax Relief Act (would Amend The Provisions Of The Education Equity And Property Tax Relief Act By Freezing The Amount Of The Regionalization Bonus At Two Percent (2%) Of The State's Share Of The Foundation Education Aid Formula.)

Sponsor: Raymond Gallison

An Act Relating To Towns And Cities - Smithfield Business Regulation (would Increase The Business Registration Fee In The Town Of Smithfield To Ten Dollars ($10.00) And Would Impose A Twenty-five Dollar ($25.00) A Day Fine For Operating An Unregistered Business.)

Sponsor: Peter Petrarca

An Act Relating To Health And Safety -- Licensing Of Healthcare Facilities (would Require The Use Of A Brain Monitor Or Pulse Oximeter Whenever A Patient Will Be Rendered Unconscious By The Use Of General Anesthesia.)

Sponsor: Roger Picard

An Act Relating To Health And Safety - Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation (would Increase The Resource Recovery Corporation Tipping Fee Per Vehicle.)

Sponsor: Deborah Fellela

An Act Relating To Public Finance -- State Investment Commission -- Investments In Iran (would Require That Ri's Financial Resource Be Divested From Companies Doing Business In Iran, & Would Establish A Procedure For Such Divestment. Further, This Act Would Set Forth The Procedure To Be Followed By The State Of Ri Should Such Dive)

Sponsor: Christopher Blazejewski

Joint Resolution Relating To Making Appropriations For The Support Of The State For The Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2012

Sponsor: John Edwards

An Act Relating To Human Services -- The Healthy Rhode Island Program (would Create The Healthy Rhode Island Program Which Applies The Federal Health Program Codified In Section 1331 Of Aca To Rhode Island.)

Sponsor: Elaine Coderre

An Act Relating To Criminal Procedure - Arrest

Sponsor: Michael McCaffrey

An Act Relating To Taxation - Levy And Assessment Of Local Taxes (would Allow The Town Of Coventry To Establish A Tax Amnesty Program.)

Sponsor: Nicholas Kettle

An Act Relating To Towns And Cities - Budget Commissions

Sponsor: Agostinho Silva

An Act Relating To Criminal Offenses

Sponsor: Doreen Costa

An Act Relating To Taxation -- Business Corporation Tax (would Reduce The Minimum Corporate Tax To Fifty Dollars ($50.00)

Sponsor: Deborah Fellela

An Act Relating To Taxation -- Estate And Transfer Taxes--enforcement And Collection (act Would Provide That For Estate Tax Purposes, Farmland Shall Be Appraised At Its Use Value And Not At Its Full And Fair Cash Value)

Sponsor: Donna Walsh

An Act Relating To Businesses And Professions - Automobile Repair Shops

Sponsor: Maryellen Goodwin

An Act Relating To Taxation - Cigarette Tax (would Add And Amend Definitions To The Cigarette Tax, And Would Also Add A Legislative Intent To The Chapter)

Sponsor: Stephen Ucci

An Act Relating To Insurance - Unfair Competition And Practices

Sponsor: Maryellen Goodwin

An Act Relating To Criminal Offenses - Weapons (would Provide That Anyone Under The Age Of Eighteen (18) Years Of Age Would Not Possess A Firearm Unless They Fall Within Certain Specific Exceptions)

Sponsor: Roberto DaSilva

An Act Relating To Insurance -- Unfair Competition And Practices

Sponsor: Maryellen Goodwin

An Act Relating To Insurance - Unfair Competition And Practices

Sponsor: Maryellen Goodwin

An Act Relating To Taxation - Sales Tax Permit (would Eliminate The Renewal Requirement For Retail Sales Tax Permits)

Sponsor: Joseph Trillo

An Act Relating To Businesses And Professions - Taverns, Cookshops And Oyster Houses (would Authorize The City Of Pawtucket To Close Any Unlicensed Taverns, Victualing Houses, Cookshops, Oyster Houses And Oyster Cellars In The City.)

Sponsor: Elaine Coderre

An Act Relating Motor And Other Vehicles -- Liability Insurance (would Establish And Electronic Verification System For Scanning License Plates And Matching Them With Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance Records For Enforcement Of The Mandatory Motor Vehicle Insurance Law.)

Sponsor: David Bates

An Act Relating To Financial Institutions - Small Loan Lenders (would Repeal Sections Of The General Laws Allowing Deferred Deposit Providers, Also Known As Payday Lenders.)

Sponsor: Juan Pichardo

An Act Relating To Solemnization Of Marriages (would Allow Cynthia Gilham And Linda I. French To Join Liz French And Jason Landers In Marriage Within The City Of Newport, Rhode Island, On Or About July 6, 2012.)

Sponsor: Louis Dipalma

An Act Relating To State Affairs And Government - Department Of Environmental Management (would Promote The Efficient Function Of Dem By Removing Dem From Membership On The State Board Of Examiners Of Landscape Architects And Repealing The Chemical Purchasing Act Regarding The Administration Of Chemical Purchasing Licenses)

Sponsor: Susan Sosnowski

Senate Resolution Congratulating Sister Margaret Garvey P.b.v.m. On Her 75th Anniversary As A Religious Sister Of The Presentation Of The Blessed Virgin Mary

Sponsor: Elizabeth Crowley

House Resolution Creating A Special Legislative Commission To Study And Develop A Strategy For Minimizing The Impact Of Massachusetts Gambling Facilities On Rhode Island Gambling Revenue (would Create A Commission Of 5 Members To Make A Comprehensive Study, & Develop A Strategy For Assessing & To The Extent Possible Minimizing Or Offsetting The Expected Impact Of The Likely Expansion Of Ma Gambling Facilities On Ri Gambling Revenue.)

Sponsor: Joseph Trillo

An Act Relating To General Assembly -- Joint Committee On Legislative Services (would Require Sens & Reps To Pay A Share For Their Health Ins. Benefits Equal To 20% & Would Prohibit Any Payment For Waiving Health Ins. Benefits & Would Prevent Those In Similar State Or Municipality Benefit To Forego Any Emolument In Lieu Thereof.)

Sponsor: John Edwards

An Act Relating To State Affairs And Government - Distressed Areas Economic Revitalization Act (would Redefine The Criteria For Certification As A Qualified Business Under The Distressed Areas Economic Revitalization Act.)

Sponsor: Raymond Gallison

An Act Relating To Labor --overtime Pay (would Provide That The Overtime Pay Of Delivery Drivers/sales Merchandisers Would Be Subject To Subdivision 28-12-4.3(a)(7) Which Makes The Driver/sales Merchandiser Seek An Hourly Rate Subject To Regulations Of Us Dot)

Sponsor: Roger Picard

An Act Relating To State Affairs And Government - The Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation (would Clarify That The Ri Economic Development Corp. And Its Subsidiaries Must Conform To Applicable Provisions Of The State Guide Plan.)

Sponsor: James Sheehan

Senate Resolution Recognizing And Commending Andrew Wynsen Upon Achieving Scouting's Most Distinguished Honor, The Rank Of Eagle Scout

Sponsor: Dawson Hodgson

An Act Relating To Public Utilities And Carriers - Franchises (would Permit Cities And Towns To Grant Non-exclusive Franchise Rights To Telecommunications And Cable Services.)

Sponsor: Raymond Hull

Senate Resolution Recognizing And Commending Peter David Dasilva Upon Achieving Scouting's Most Distinguished Honor, The Rank Of Eagle Scout

Sponsor: Dawson Hodgson

An Act Relating To Public Officers And Employees -- Retirement System - Contributions And Benefits (would Extend The Exemption For Required Contributions To Include Fiscal Year 2013)

Sponsor: Laurence Ehrhardt

An Act Relating To State Affairs And Government -- Historian Laureate Of Rhode Island (would Establish The Position Of Historian Laureate In Rhode Island.)

Sponsor: Nicholas Mattiello

An Act Relating To Public Officers And Employees -- Retirement System (would Provide That The Assessment On Expenditures For Non-governmental Contractors Be Applied To Reduce The Required Annual Contribution To Be Made By The State To The Pension Fund Pursuant To Section 36-10-2)

Sponsor: Laurence Ehrhardt

An Act Relating To Labor And Labor Relations - Employment Security - General Provisions (would Clarify The Definition Of Independent Contractor By Providing A Presumption That A Person Is An Employee Unless Certain Specific Conditions Are Met.)

Sponsor: Deborah Fellela

An Act Relating To Public Officers And Employees - Retirement System - Contribution And Benefits (would Prevent Retirees Moving From State To Municipal Employment Or Vice Versa From Accumulating Pension Credits In More Than One System)

Sponsor: Laurence Ehrhardt

An Act Relating To Taxation -- Sales And Use Taxes-- Liability And Computation (would Exempt The Trade-in Value Of Pickup Trucks Under Ten Thousand Pounds Gross Weight From Sales Tax As Presently Available To Automobiles)

Sponsor: Robert Watson

An Act Relating To Criminal Offenses

Sponsor: Paul Jabour

An Act Relating To Criminal Offenses - Computer Crime

Sponsor: John Tassoni

An Act Relating To Motor And Other Vehicles (would Establish A Restricted Receipt Account To Pay For The Repair, Maintenance, And Restoration Of All Streets And Roads Used As A Detour Off Of, From, Or To The Division Street Bridge)

Sponsor: Elaine Coderre

An Act Relating To Motor Vehicles And Operator Licenses - State Tax Payments (would Allow Those Who Are Subject To License Or Registration Non-renewal As A Result Of Failure To Pay Taxes To Obtain A Conditional Renewal During Their Period Of Unemployment.)

Sponsor: Edith Ajello

An Act Relating To Corporations, Associations And Partnerships -- Officers (would Limit The Compensation For Officers Of Profit And Non-profit Corporations Receiving Funding From Medicare To Not More Than One Hundred Ninety Thousand Dollars ($190,000) A Year.)

Sponsor: Joseph McNamara

An Act Relating To Commercial Law - General Regulatory Provisions - Deceptive Trade Practices

Sponsor: Joshua Miller

An Act Relating To State Affairs And Government -- Rhode Island Housing Resources Act Of 1998 (would Establish And Fund The Neighborhood Opportunities Program To Address The Housing And Revitalization Needs Of The State's Deteriorating Neighborhoods)

Sponsor: Grace Diaz

Senate Resolution Expressing Its Deepest Condolences On The Passing Of Charles P. Agnew

Sponsor: Walter Felag

House Resolution Amending The Rules Of The House Of Representatives For The Years 2011-2012

Sponsor: Doreen Costa

An Act Relating To Solemnization Of Marriages (would Allow Reid Kingsbury Davenport To Join Jessica Laura Olivier And Joseph Edward Badenhoff In Marriage On Or About September 16, 2012, Within The Town Of North Kingstown, Rhode Island.)

Sponsor: Scott Guthrie

An Act Relating To Highways -- Rhode Island Turnpike And Bridge Authority (would Prohibit The Rhode Island Turnpike And Bridge Authority From Charging Tolls On The Mount Hope Bridge.)

Sponsor: John Edwards

Senate Resolution Proclaiming May As "better Speech And Hearing Month" In The State Of Rhode Island

Sponsor: Joshua Miller

An Act Relating To Criminal Procedure -- New Shoreham Wardens' Court (would Raise The Maximum Fine Which Could Be Imposed By The New Shoreham Wardens' Court From $20.00 To $200.)

Sponsor: Susan Sosnowski

An Act Relating To Motor And Other Vehicles - Registration Of Vehicles (would Amend The Law Enforcement Memorial License Plates To Be Hereinafter Called The Ri Law Enforcement Memorial Benefit Fund License Plates.)

Sponsor: Donald Lally

An Act Relating To Taxation (would Provide That A Municipality May Only Accelerate The Payment Of Any Late Tax Installment And Not The Whole Tax When The First Installment Or Succeeding Installments Are Unpaid Or Paid Late.)

Sponsor: John McCauley

An Act Relating To Public Officers And Employees -- Retirement System--contributions And Benefits (would Provide That Members Who Retired From Service As A Registered Nurse May Be Re-employed On A Per Diem Basis As A Nurse At A State-operated Facility /faculty Of A State-operated College Nursing Program Not Exceed 75 Working Days)

Sponsor: Beatrice Lanzi

An Act Relating To Solemnization Of Marriages (would Allow Brian Radell To Join Heather Lynn Houlihan And Daniel Henry Langlais In Marriage Within The Town Of Burrillville, Rhode Island, On Or About May 12, 2012.)

Sponsor: Stephen Ucci

An Act Relating To Solemnization Of Marriages (would Allow The Honorable Patrick Clifford To Join Laura Allison Bernsten And Geoffrey Warren Knowlton In Marriage Within The City Of Newport, Rhode Island On Or About September 15, 2012.)

Sponsor: Peter Martin

An Act Relating To Health And Safety (would Create The Tobacco Control Program Designed To Help Reduce Tobacco Use In Rhode Island)

Sponsor: Eileen Naughton

An Act Relating To The General Assembly - Renaming The Roger Williams Dining Commons At The University Of Rhode Island (would Rename The Roger Williams Dining Commons Building At The University Of Rhode Island As The Anna Fascitelli Fitness And Wellness Center.)

Sponsor: Paul Jabour

An Act Relating To General Assembly - Lobbying

Sponsor: James Doyle

An Act In Accordance With Rhode Island General Laws Section 16-7-44 Approving The Issuance Of $700,000 Bonds By The Town Of Portsmouth To Finance Improvements To School Buildings Including But Not Limited To Bonds And Notes Issued Pursuant To Financing Agreements With The Rhode Island Health And Educational Building Corporation (would Serve As The Enabling Act Required By Ri General Laws Section 16-7-44 In Order For The Principal And Interest On Bonds Issued In Support Of School Housing Projects To Be Eligible For State Housing Aid Reimbursement.)

Sponsor: John Edwards

An Act Relating To State Affairs And Government -- Historian Laureate Of Rhode Island (would Establish The Position Of Historian Laureate In Ri.)

Sponsor: Walter Felag

An Act Relating To Criminal Procedure - Arrest (would Add Juvenile Program Workers And Shift Coordinators Of The Dcyf To The Definition Of Peace Officer.)

Sponsor: Maryellen Goodwin

An Act Relating To Agriculture And Forestry - The Rhode Island Local Agriculture And Seafood Act (would Direct The Department Of Environmental Management Would Establish The Local Agriculture And Seafood Small Grants And Technical Assistance Program)

Sponsor: Walter Felag

Senate Resolution Congratulating The Coventry High School Hockey Team On Winning The 2011 Rhode Island Division Ii State Championship

Sponsor: Walter Felag

An Act Relating To Education - School Committees And Superintendents - School District Accounting Compliance (would Require All School Districts, Regional School Districts, State Schools, And Charter Schools To Implement A Budget Model Approved By The Commissioner Of Education)

Sponsor: Jon Brien

An Act Relating To Towns And Cities - Critical Plan Empowerment Act - Municipal Pensions (would Allow A Municipality With A Locally Administered Pension Which Is In Critical Status, To Suspend Future Benefit Adjustments To Retirees After Certain Findings Are Made)

Sponsor: Jon Brien

An Act Relating To Public Finance (would Require State Departmental Agencies Which Fail To Achieve Performance Standards In The Prior Fiscal Year To Outline And Submit To The Governor Steps To Be Taken To Meet Performance Standards In The Next Fiscal Year.)

Sponsor: Walter Felag

An Act Relating To Public Finance - State Budget (would Require The Office Of Management And Budget To Manage And Collect Program Performance Measures On Behalf Of The Governor)

Sponsor: Louis Dipalma

An Act Relating To Towns And Cities (would Prohibit Municipal Ordinances, Collective Bargaining Agreements, And Interest Arbitration Awards From Providing Employee Retirement Benefits Which Exceed The Actuarial Value Of Benefits Afforded Under The Municipal Employees Retirement System)

Sponsor: Jon Brien

An Act Relating To Taxation - Personal Income Tax (would Add Home And Hospice Care Of Rhode Island To The Contribution Check Offs Available On The Rhode Island Personal Income Tax Return.)

Sponsor: Peter Martin

An Act Relating To Labor And Labor Relations - Temporary Disability Insurance - Benefits (would Create A Temporary Caregiver Insurance Benefit As Part Of The Temporary Disability Insurance Law.)

Sponsor: Joshua Miller

Joint Resolution Relating To Making Appropriations For The Support Of The State For The Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2012

Sponsor: Jan Malik

Senate Resolution Recognizing The Humanitarian Efforts Of Uri, Ne Alliance, And Hospices Of Hope Romania For Their Myriad Contributions To The People Of The State Of Rhode Island And The World Community

Sponsor: Walter Felag

Senate Resolution Proclaiming April 2012 To Be "donate Life Month" In Rhode Island

Sponsor: Francis Maher

Senate Resolution Congratulating Herb Meister On Receiving A 2012 Newport Daily News "community Service Award"

Sponsor: Teresa Paiva-Weed

Senate Resolution Proclaiming The Month Of April, 2012, To Be "child Abuse Prevention Month" In The State Of Rhode Island

Sponsor: John Tassoni

Joint Resolution Making An Appropriation Of $15,000,000 For Services For The Developmentally Disabled (authorizes The Appropriation For Services For The Developmentally Disabled.)

Sponsor: Donna Walsh

An Act Relating To Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities And Hospitals - Rights For Persons With Developmental Disabilities (would Rescind The Quarterly Financial Authorization For Services To Persons With Developmental Disabilities And Would Restore Such Funding To Be Based On An Annual Basis.)

Sponsor: Donna Walsh

An Act Relating To Human Services -- Developmental Disabilities Funding (would Restore The Budget Cut Made To The Developmental Disabilities Assisted Living Fund.)

Sponsor: Patricia Serpa

An Act Relating To Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities And Hospitals - Rights For Persons With Developmental Disabilities (would Restore The Budget Cut Made To The Developmental Disabilities Assisted Living Fund.)

Sponsor: Scott Guthrie

An Act Relating To State Affairs And Government -- State Lottery (would Direct The State Lottery Division To Conduct An Instant Game Known As The Scratch-a-tick Game During The Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2013.)

Sponsor: Donna Walsh

An Act Relating To Insurance (would Repeal The Requirement That Nonprofit Hospital, Medical And Dental Service Corporations Obtain Prior Written Approval For Plans To Compensate For Soliciting Subscribers)

Sponsor: Maryellen Goodwin

An Act Relating To Education - Teacher Tenure (provides For A System Of Teacher Tenure Based On Effective Performance. It Also Changes The Date Of Notification For Notice Of Non-renewal From March 1 To June 1.)

Sponsor: William Walaska

An Act Relating To Public Records - Custody And Protection (would Amend The Definition Of Agency Or Public Body As Defined In Chapters 38-3 And 38-1 To Include Quasi-public Agencies.)

Sponsor: William Walaska

An Act Relating To Medicaid An D Rite Care An Drite Share Program Integrity (would Create A Review Process For Medicare, Rite Care And Rite Share Payment Accuracy.)

Sponsor: Joshua Miller

An Act Relating To Education -- University Of Rhode Island (would Promote The Capability Of The Uri In The Areas Of Environmental And Agricultural Research And Extension Education By Authorizing The Appropriation Of Additional State Funds)

Sponsor: Eileen Naughton

An Act Relating To Motor And Other Vehicles -- Passing, Using Of Lanes, And Rules Of The Road

Sponsor: John Tassoni

An Act Relating To Taxation -- Personal Income Tax (would Impose An Additional 1% Tax Increase For All Personal Income Over $500,000 For Residents, Non-residents, Including Estates And Credits And Other Special Rates For Other Types Of Income.)

Sponsor: Roberto DaSilva

An Act Relating To Taxation -- Arts And Entertainment--job Stimulus Incentives (would Repeal The Provisions Of 44-31.2, Entitled Motion Picture Production Tax Credits, And Establish A New 44-31.3, Entitled The Arts And Entertainment Job Stimulus Incentives Act Of 2012)

Sponsor: Joshua Miller

An Act Relating To Motor And Other Vehicles - Motor Vehicle Offenses

Sponsor: Walter Felag

An Act Relating To Taxation - Personal Income Tax (the Sums Withheld From Lottery & Pari-mutuel Winnings For State Income Tax Would Be Placed By The Tax Adm. In A Restricted Receipt Account & Distributed On The 30th Of Sept. In Each Year To The Cities & Towns For Ed. Purposes Equally For Each City & Town)

Sponsor: Robert Watson

An Act Relating To Education - School Committees And Superintendents (would Authorize/direct School Committees To Establish An Audit Subcommittee Of The School Board Or Committee To Insure That Sound Fiscal Practices Are Adhered To)

Sponsor: Walter Felag

An Act Relating To Education - Board Of Governors For Higher Education (would Provide That Persons Who Cannot Show That They Are U.s. Citizens Or U.s. Permanent Residents Would Not Be Able To Obtain In-state Tuition Rates And Fees At The State Institutions Of Higher Education)

Sponsor: Arthur Corvese

An Act Relating To Elections (would Increase The No. Of Active Voters Served By The Same Polling Place / Local Election Board Can Increase The No. Of Voters At A Single Voting Place Above The Voter Limit As Long As The Effect Would Not Result In A Voting Place Serving Less Voters)

Sponsor: Roberto DaSilva

An Act Relating To Solemnization Of Marriages (would Allow Kathleen Marie Loftus To Join Meaghan E. Rodenbush And Jonathan J. Hatch In Marriage Within The City Of Newport, Rhode Island, On Or About May 26, 2012.)

Sponsor: Louis Dipalma

An Act Relating To Elections

Sponsor: David Bates

An Act Relating To Solemnization Of Marriages (would Allow Reid Kingsbury Davenport To Join Jessica Laura Olivier And Joseph Edward Badenhoff In Marriage On Or About September 16, 2012, Within The Town Of North Kingstown, Rhode Island.)

Sponsor: Glenford Shibley

An Act Relating To Labor And Labor Relations -- Employment Security--benefits (would Allow Individuals To Participate In The Entrepreneurial Training Assistance Program While Receiving Federal Emergency Unemployment Compensation Benefits. Currently, Individuals Can Only Receive Regular Benefits While Participating In The Program.)

Sponsor: Maria Cimini

An Act Relating To Financial Institutions -- Community Obligations And Banking Offenses (would Limit The Amounts That Financial Institutions May Charge For Non-sufficient Funds Fees, Overdraft Fees, And Returned Check Fees.)

Sponsor: Juan Pichardo

An Act Relating To Education - School Committees And Superintendents - School District Accounting Compliance (would Require All School Districts, Regional School Districts, State Schools, And Charter Schools To Implement A Budget Model Approved By The Commissioner Of Education.)

Sponsor: David Bates

An Act Relating To Towns And Cities -- Accidental Disability Allowance (would Permit Municipalities To Provide Accidental Disability Pensions Of 50% Of Salary If The Employee Is Not Permanently And Totally Disabled And 66 2/3%)of Salary If The Employee Is Permanently And Totally Disabled.)

Sponsor: David Bates

An Act Relating To Health And Safety - Safety And Health Programs For Fire Departments (would Require That Fire Depts Comply With The 1987 Version Of The Standards On Fire Department Occupational Safety And Health Programs/provide A Written Plan Of Implementation To The State Fire Marshal By January 1, 2013.)

Sponsor: Paul Jabour

An Act Relating To Towns And Cities - Critical Plan Empowerment Act - Municipal Pensions (would Allow A Municipality With A Locally Administered Pension Which Is In Critical Status, To Suspend Future Benefit Adjustments To Retirees After Certain Findings Are Made.)

Sponsor: David Bates

An Act Relating To Alcoholic Beverages - Licenses Generally (would Allow A Holder Of A Rhode Island Liquor License To Purchase An Out-of-state Liquor Licensed Business.)

Sponsor: John Carnevale

An Act Relating To Education -- Foundation Level School Support (would Provide That Supplemental Appropriations Made By A City/town /regional School District Appropriating Authority For Payment Of Past Annual Expenditures Would Not Be Used In Computation Of Maintenance Of Effort Requirements Established Under 16-7-2)

Sponsor: David Bates

An Act Relating To Labor And Labor Relations - Municipal Employee Arbitration (would Expand The Matters That May Be Decided By A Municipal Employee Interest Arbitrator Panel. It Would Require The Continuance Of The Contractual Provisions, After The Expiration Of The Collective Bargaining Agreement.)

Sponsor: Frank Ciccone

An Act Relating To Health And Safety -- Reproductive Health Care (would Prohibit The State From Interfering With Certain Pers. Decisions Of A Woman Regarding Pregnancy Including Her Decision To Term. A Pregnancy Prior To Fetal Viability Or At Any Time If Such Term. Is Necessary To Protect The Life/health Of A Woman)

Sponsor: Donna Walsh

An Act Relating To Taxation - Sales And Use Taxes (would Exempt Package Tour And Scenic And Sightseeing Transportation Services From Sales And Use Taxes.)

Sponsor: Raymond Gallison

An Act Relating To Health And Safety - Licensing Of Health Care Facilities

Sponsor: Michael McCaffrey

Senate Resolution Congratulating The Eleanor Slater Hospital/zambarano Unit On The Recognition Of Zambarano Day

Sponsor: Teresa Paiva-Weed

An Act Relating To Taxation - Levy Assessment Of Local Taxes (would Exempt The Tax Revenues To Be Received By The Town Of North Smithfield From The Dowling Village Development, So-called, From The Cap Provided For In Rhode Island General Law Section 44-5-2.)

Sponsor: John Tassoni

An Act Relating To Alcoholic Beverages - Licenses Generally (would Allow A Holder Of A Ri Liquor License To Purchase An Out-of-state Liquor Licensed Business.)

Sponsor: Paul Jabour

An Act Relating To Public Property And Works - Labor And Payment Of Debts By Contractors

Sponsor: David Bates

An Act Relating To Taxation - Sales Tax Exemption (would Extend Sales Tax Exemptions For Writers, Composers And Artists In The Entire City Of Central Falls And Certain Areas In The Town Of Cumberland.)

Sponsor: Agostinho Silva

An Act Relating To Taxation (would Allow Ri Taxpayers To Make A Contribution From Their State Income Tax Refund To The Ri Community Food Bank By Checking A Box That Would Appear On The State Personal Income Tax Return Form.)

Sponsor: Donna Walsh

An Act Relating To Taxation - Sales And Use Taxes (would Exempt Package Tour And Scenic And Sightseeing Transportation Services From Sales And Use Taxes.)

Sponsor: Scott Guthrie

Senate Resolution Expressing Condolences On The Passing Of Albert J. St. Pierre

Sponsor: Walter Felag

An Act Relating To Motor And Other Vehicles - Registration Of Vehicles (would Change The Meaning Of Gold Star Parent, Which Would Be Defined As The Biological Or Adoptive Mother And Father Whose Son/daughter Is Killed While On Active Duty With The Army/navy/marine Corps/air Force/coast Guard)

Sponsor: Walter Felag

An Act Relating To Taxation -- Sales And Use Taxes-- Liability And Computation (would Exempt The Trade-in Value Of Pickup Trucks Under 10,000 Lbs. Gross Weight From Sales Tax As Presently Available To Automobiles)

Sponsor: Peter Martin

An Act Relating To Taxation -- Personal Income Tax (would Provide For A State Income Tax Credit Of Ten Percent (10%) Of The Cost Of Installing A Cistern On One's Property Located In The State.)

Sponsor: Donna Walsh

An Act Relating To Labor And Labor Relations (would Seek To Prevent Fraud In Connection With Tipping By Prohibiting Employers From Demanding Payment Or Deductions From A Tip Or Service Charge Given To Waitstaff, Prohibiting Tip Pools And Would Require That Any Service Charge Imposed By An Employer Be)

Sponsor: William Walaska

An Act Relating To Health And Safety -- Abortion (would Prohibit Any Woman From Being Forced To Have An Abortion Against Her Will, And Would Provide A Cause Of Action In Tort For The Wrongful Death Of The Unborn Child)

Sponsor: Arthur Corvese

An Act Relating To Taxation - Personal Income Tax - Establishment Of Arts District (would Establish A New Arts District Within The Town Of Bristol For Purposes Of The Tax Exemption Provided To Writers, Composers, And Other Artists.)

Sponsor: Raymond Gallison

An Act Relating To Taxation -- The Personal Income Tax (would Add To Rhode Island Personal Income Tax Return Forms A Refund Deduction For A Contribution To The Rialp Commission. & Further Make The Contribution Tax Deductible.)

Sponsor: Donna Walsh

An Act Relating To Taxation - Sales And Use Taxes - Liability And Computation (would Exempt The Trade-in Value Of Motorcycles From Sales Taxes/this Act Would Take Effect Upon Passage And Would Be Retroactive To January 1, 2012)

Sponsor: Peter Martin

An Act Relating To Taxation -- Refund Deduction For Waterfire (would Add Waterfire To The Contribution Check Offs Available On The Rhode Island Personal Income Tax Return.)

Sponsor: Gordon Fox

An Act Relating To Taxation - Outpatient Facility And Imaging Services Surcharge (would Include Charges For Medical Supplies Used For Imaging Surcharges As Charges Exempt From The Determination Of Outpatient Health Care Facilities Surcharges)

Sponsor: Eileen Naughton

Senate Resolution Proclaiming April 5th To Be The "2012 Sexual Assault Awareness Month - Day Of Action" In The State Of Rhode Island

Sponsor: Rhoda Perry

An Act Relating To Taxation - Tobacco Product Sales (would Provide That Any Person Maintaining A Roll Your Own Cigarette Machine At A Retail Establishment Must Pay The Required Excise Tax And Abide By Other Laws Of The Ri General Laws Relating To The Requirements Of A Cigarette Manufacturer.)

Sponsor: Eileen Naughton

Senate Resolution Congratulating The 2011-2012 Rhode Island College Anchorwomen Basketball Team On Their First Place Finish In The Regular Season And Little East Conference Tournament

Sponsor: Maryellen Goodwin

An Act Relating To Taxation -- Sales And Use Taxes--liability And Computation (would Impose A Tax On Distributors, Manufacturers And Wholesalers Of Sugar-sweetened Beverages)

Sponsor: Eileen Naughton

An Act Relating To Solemnization Of Marriages (would Allow Erin Michelle Chabot To Join Kelly-lynne Lafleur And Pedro Julio Alvarez In Marriage Within The Town Of Smithfield, Rhode Island, On Or About June 2, 2012.)

Sponsor: Stephen Ucci

An Act Relating To Solemnization Of Marriages (would Allow Andrew J. Drobiak To Join Jill M. Kelly And Darren W. Drobiak In Marriage Within The City Of Warwick, Rhode Island, On Or About August 25, 2012.)

Sponsor: Patricia Serpa

An Act Relating To Solemnization Of Marriages (would Allow Matt Mcdonough To Join Jessica Glidden And Peter Reinhardt In Marriage On Or About August 4, 2012, Within The Town Of Bristol, Rhode Island.)

Sponsor: Raymond Gallison

An Act Relating To Solemnization Of Marriages (would Allow Samuel J. Azzinaro To Join Mary E. Azzinaro And Christopher Banks In Marriage Within The Town Of Westerly, Rhode Island, On Or About August 31, 2012.)

Sponsor: John Edwards

An Act Relating To Towns And Cities - Low And Moderate Income Housing (would Extend The Reporting Date Of The Housing Act Of 2004 Implementation Oversight Commission Until March 31, 2013, And Would Extend Its Expiration Date To March 1, 2015.)

Sponsor: Juan Pichardo

An Act To Vacate The Forfeiture Or Revocation Of The Charter Journey's End, Inc.

Sponsor: Michael Marcello

An Act Relating To Taxation -- Imaging Services Surcharge (excludes Mammography Services From The Surcharge Imposed On Net Patient Revenue Of Imaging Service Providers)

Sponsor: Eileen Naughton

An Act Relating To Public Utilities And Carriers - Duties Of Utilities And Carriers (would Allow Any Anticipated Arrearage & Costs Of Administering Repayment Program To Be Recovered From All Gas & Electric Customers Through A Funding Mechanism Which Would Be Submitted Annually By April 1st Of Each Year To The Puc For Review & Approval.)

Sponsor: Scott Slater

An Act Relating To Taxation -- Motor Vehicle Tax Elimination (would Provide A Six Thousand Dollars Exemption To The Motor Vehicle Excise Tax For Residents Of Distressed Communities.)

Sponsor: Agostinho Silva

An Act Relating To Financial Institutions - Security (would Require All Financial Institutions And Credit Unions Install And Continuously Maintain Security Video Cameras Which Shall Monitor Night Deposit Repository Areas.)

Sponsor: Donald Lally

An Act Relating To Motor And Other Vehicles - Miscellaneous Rules (would Change The Requirement Of The Approved Emergency Airway Kit Being Mounted In An Area Accessible To The Operator Of The Child Care Vehicle And School Extracurricular Vehicle To The Basic Requirement)

Sponsor: Grace Diaz

Senate Resolution Proclaiming The Week Beginning On April 2, 2012, To Be "april Friends Week" In The State Of Rhode Island

Sponsor: Juan Pichardo

An Act Relating To Criminal Procedure - Arrest (would Add Juvenile Program Workers And Shift Coordinators Of The Department Of Children, Youth, And Families To The Definition Of Peace Officer)

Sponsor: Peter Martin

An Act Relating To Towns And Cities - Fiscal Overseers, Budget Commissions And Receivers (would Limit The Duties And Powers Of A Fiscal Overseer, Budget Commission And Receiver Of A City Or Town To Financial Matters Only)

Sponsor: Agostinho Silva

An Act Relating To Holidays And Days Of Special Observance -- Work On Holidays And Sundays

Sponsor: Joshua Miller

An Act Relating To General Assembly - Renaming Of The Wallum Lake Building Located At The Eleanor Slater Hospital/zambarano Unit

Sponsor: Agostinho Silva

An Act Relating To Public Officers And Employees - Probation And Parole Officers Retirement (would Create A Special Retirement Service Allowance For State Probation And Parole Officers That Have Worked For The Departments Of Corrections And Children, Youth And Families)

Sponsor: John Edwards

An Act Relating To Education -- Teachers' Retirement (would Provide That The Amount Of The State's Contributions To The State Retirement System Would Be At A Rate Determined Each Year As The State Share Ratio.)

Sponsor: Roger Picard

An Act Relating To Motor And Other Vehicles - Motor Vehicle Offenses (would Grant Judges And Magistrates The Authority To Prohibit Drivers Adjudicated Of Certain Motor Vehicle Offenses From Operating A Motor Vehicle Not Equipped With An Ignition Interlock System)

Sponsor: Donna Walsh

An Act Relating To Financial Institutions - Powers And Operations (would Limit The Amount Of Recovery By A Person Or Entity Who Purchases Revolving Loans Or Credit Card Debt.)

Sponsor: Joseph Trillo

An Act Relating To Financial Institutions -- Powers And Operations (would Prohibit A Financial Institution Or Credit Union From Charging A Fee For Use Of A Debit Card For A Purchase Or Cash Withdrawal. Would Also Provide Penalties For Violations.)

Sponsor: Raymond Gallison

An Act Relating To Courts And Civil Procedure - Procedure Generally - Levy And Sale On Execution (would Grant The Homestead Exemption Provided By Rhode Island Law To Manufactured Homes.)

Sponsor: John Edwards

Joint Resolution To Approve And Publish And Submit To The Electors A Proposition Of Amendment To The Constitution Of The State (ethics Commission)

Sponsor: Michael Marcello

An Act Relating To Labor And Labor Relations (would Increase The Payments Under The Workers’ Compensation Provisions For Specific Injuries To Not More Than One Hundred Fifty Dollars ($150) Per Week And Not Less Than Seventy-five Dollars ($75.00) Per Week)

Sponsor: Jon Brien

An Act Relating To Towns And Cities -- Retirement Of Municipal Employees (would, With Respect To Police Officers Employed By The Town Of Johnston, Limit Membership In The Municipal Employees' Retirement System To Those Officers Hired On Or After July 1, 2010.)

Sponsor: Deborah Fellela

An Act Relating To Taxation - Sales And Use Taxes - Liability And Computation (would Establish The Location Of A Med Zone In A Municipally Designated And State-approved Growth Center)

Sponsor: John Tassoni

An Act Relating To Property - Estates In Real Property

Sponsor: Paul Jabour

An Act Relating To Financial Institutions -- Check Cashing (would Direct, And Empower The Director Of The Department Of Business Regulation In His Or Her Discretion To Require Appropriate Security Measures For The Safety Of Customers And Employees At Licensed Check Cashing Facilities.)

Sponsor: William Walaska

An Act Relating To State Affairs And Government -- Administrative Procedure Review Act (would Create A Review Process Of Any Order Issued Pursuant To The Administrative Procedures Act)

Sponsor: Peter Petrarca

Senate Resolution Respectfully Urging The Rhode Island Congressional Delegation To Give Rhode Island Representation On The Mid-atlantic Fisheries Council

Sponsor: William Walaska

House Resolution Extending The Reporting Date Of The Special House Commission To Study The Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation As It Pertains To The Rhode Island Central Landfill

Sponsor: Stephen Ucci

An Act Relating To Education - Funding Of Charter Public Schools

Sponsor: James Doyle

Senate Resolution Expressing Condolences On The Passing Of Irene L. Ferrante

Sponsor: Edward O'Neil

An Act Relating To Motor And Other Vehicles - Registration Of Vehicles (would Allow The Registry To Issue Special License Plates To Benefit The Wildlife Rehabilitators Association Of Ri.)

Sponsor: Laurence Ehrhardt

An Act Relating To Towns And Cities -- State Aid (would Permit Municipalities To Seek Reimbursement For Essential Services Provided To Certain Tax Exempt Properties Based On Pro Rata Basis According To The Assessed Value Of The Property Serviced)

Sponsor: Joseph Trillo

An Act Relating To Towns And Cities -- Audit Of Accounts And Installation Of Systems (would Create A Uniform System Of Auditing For Municipal Finances.)

Sponsor: John Edwards

An Act Relating To Businesses And Professions (would Eliminate All References To Moral Turpitude In The Licensing Statutes.)

Sponsor: Joshua Miller

An Act Relating To Criminal Procedure -- Identification And Apprehension Of Criminals

Sponsor: Paul Jabour

Senate Resolution Expressing Profound Sympathy On The Passing Of Francine L. Scanlon

Sponsor: Edward O'Neil

An Act Relating To Taxation - Renewable Energy Tax Credit (would Reinstate The Residential Renewable Energy System Tax Credit.)

Sponsor: Joshua Miller

House Resolution Expressing Condolences On The Passing Of Bruce Lang

Sponsor: Gordon Fox

House Resolution Congratulating The 34 Freshmen At North Smithfield High School Who Won The Rhode Island "we The People" Competition

Sponsor: Frank Ferri

An Act Relating To Taxation -- Levy And Assessment Of Local Taxes (would Establish An Annual Training Institute For Local Tax Collectors To Be Conducted By The Department Of Revenue In Cooperation With The Ri Association Of Collection Officers.)

Sponsor: Donald Lally

An Act Validating And Ratifying Amendments To The Charter Of The Town Of Tiverton (would Ratify The Amendments To The Home Rule Charter Of The Town Of Tiverton Adopted On November 8, 2011.)

Sponsor: John Edwards

An Act Relating To State Affairs And Government -- Medicaid Generic Drug Savings (would Require Manufacturers Of Generic Drugs Provided To Medicaid Recipients To Engage In A Competitive Bidding Process.)

Sponsor: Joshua Miller

An Act Relating To Motor And Other Vehicles -- Operators' And Chauffeurs' Licenses (would Authorize The Division Of Motor Vehicles To Issue A Temporary License To Non-citizens In The Legalization Process And Who Have Been Issued An A-number.)

Sponsor: Anastasia Williams

An Act Relating To Motor And Other Vehicles -- Plum Beach Lighthouse License Plate (would Empower The Administrator Of The Division Of Motor Vehicles To Make Available Plum Beach Lighthouse License Plates For Commercial Vehicles)

Sponsor: Laurence Ehrhardt

An Act Relating To Courts And Civil Procedure--procedure Generally -- Judgments, Orders And Decrees -- Interest On Judgments (would Provide That Interest On Judgments Would Accrue From The Date Of The Filing Of The Civil Action, Not The Date The Cause Of Action Accrued.)

Sponsor: Michael Marcello

An Act Relating To Probate Practice And Procedure - Practice In Probate Courts

Sponsor: Raymond Gallison

An Act Relating To Commercial Law - Deceptive Trade Practices (would Prohibit The Charging Of Interest On A Fee Or Charge For The Provision Of Service Or Labor Or On The Cost Of Tangible Personal Property Before The Service Or Property Is In Fact Delivered, & Would Define The Same As A Deceptive Trade Practice.)

Sponsor: Joseph Trillo

An Act Relating To State Affairs And Government - Honor And Remembrance Flag (would Designate An Official Flag For United States Military Service Members And Any Rescue Personnel Involved In A Terrorist-related Response Who Have Died In The Line Of Duty And The Dates And Places Of The Flag's Display.)

Sponsor: Rene Menard

An Act Relating To Motor And Other Vehicles - Registration Of Vehicles (would Change The Meaning Of Gold Star Parent, Which Would Be Defined As The Biological/adoptive Mother/father Whose Son/daughter Is Killed While On Active Duty With The While Deployed In A Combat Zone)

Sponsor: Raymond Gallison

An Act Relating To Motor And Other Vehicles - Registration Of Vehicles (would Allow A Veteran To Retain Any Previously Issued War Veteran License Plate.)

Sponsor: Raymond Gallison

An Act Relating To Military Affairs And Defense - Extension Of Veterans' Benefits (would Create A Position Of Coordinator Within The Division Of Veterans' Affairs To Assist Veterans With Transportation To And From His Or Her Home And The Providence Veterans' Hospital)

Sponsor: James McLaughlin

An Act Relating To Probate Practice And Procedure -- Bonds Of Executors, Administrators, And Guardians

Sponsor: Raymond Gallison

An Act Relating To Insurance - Fraternal Code (would Exempt Certain Military Associations Organized Before 1880 From The Laws Regulating Fraternal Benefit Societies.)

Sponsor: Raymond Gallison

An Act Relating To Motor And Other Vehicles - Registration Of Vehicles - Gold Star Family Plate (would Provide For The Issuance Of A Gold Star Family License Plate For Family Members Of Servicemen And Servicewomen Who Died While On Active Duty)

Sponsor: Raymond Gallison

An Act Relating To Public Utilities And Carriers - Establishing The State Department Of Information Technology (would Create A New State Department Of Information Technology.)

Sponsor: James Doyle

An Act Relating To Motor And Other Vehicles - Passing, Use Of Lanes, And Rules Of The Road (would Provide A Penalty For Failing To Exercise Due Care To Avoid Colliding With A Vulnerable Road User)

Sponsor: Peter Martin

An Act Relating To Financial Institutions-licensed Activities (would Require The Department Of Business Regulation To Develop And Administer A Statewide Compliance System For Deferred Deposit Lenders.)

Sponsor: Maryellen Goodwin

An Act Relating To Labor And Labor Relations (would Establish The E-verify Compliance Chapter. It Would Also Require All Non-governmental Employers Within The State With 3 Or More Employees To Apply To Participate In The E-verify Program And To Participate If Accepted.)

Sponsor: Joseph Trillo

An Act Relating To State Affairs And Government -- Control Of Illegal Immigration (codify Into Law Provisions Of Gov. Carcieri’s Exec. Order 2008-01 Of 3/27/08/requires The Dept Of Adm. To Order The Exec. Dept To Utilize The E-verify Prog. To Verify The Employment Eligibility Of New Hires In Said Depts And Bus. Doing Bus. For The Dept.)

Sponsor: John Edwards

An Act Relating To Public Property And Works -- State Purchases (would Require The State And Municipalities To Award Bids For Purchases Of Goods Or Services To The Lowest Responsive And Responsible Bidder Whose Bid Is The Lowest Price.)

Sponsor: Michael McCaffrey

An Act Relating To Criminal Offenses -- Weapons (would Exempt Persons Issued A License To Carry A Pistol Or Revolver By The Attorney General From The 7 Day Waiting Period To Purchase A Pistol Or Revolver)

Sponsor: John Carnevale

An Act Relating To Motor And Other Vehicles -- Miscellaneous Rules (would Repeal The Sunset Provision In Section 31-22-22.)

Sponsor: David Bates

An Act Relating To Waters And Navigation - Separation Of Powers - Coastal Resources Management Council (would Change The Method By Which Members To The Crmc Are Appointed To Comply With The Separation Of Powers Constitutional Amendment)

Sponsor: Donna Walsh

An Act Relating To Health And Safety -- Children’s Product Safety Act (would Ban The Use Of Cadmium, Mercury Or Lead In Children's Products.)

Sponsor: Donna Walsh

Senate Resolution Celebrating And Congratulating Members Of The Rhode Island State Grange On The 125th Anniversary Of Its Founding

Sponsor: John Tassoni

An Act Relating To Courts And Civil Procedure - General Powers Of Supreme And Superior Courts

Sponsor: Paul Jabour

An Act Relating To Public Utilities And Carriers - Motor Carriers Of Property (would Eliminate Requirement That The Applicant For The Issuance Of Certificate As A Common Carrier Prove A Public Need For The Proposed Service To The Extent That The Applicant Authorized By The Certificate To Perform Interstate Transportation)

Sponsor: William Walaska

An Act Relating To Criminal Offenses - Fraud And False Dealing

Sponsor: Edward O'Neil

An Act Relating To Waters And Navigation -- Coastal Resources Management Council (would Dissolve The Current Coastal Resources Management Council & Replace It With A New Executive Department To Be Known As The Department Of Coastal Resources Management.)

Sponsor: Eileen Naughton

An Act Relating To Taxation - Property Subject To Taxation And Exempting From Taxation The Real And Personal Property Of The Prudence Island Historical And Preservation Society, Prudence Island, Rhode Island (allow The Town Of Portsmouth To Establish A Tax Exemption For Historic Preservation Sites And Would Exempt All The Property Of The Prudence Island Historical Society From Taxation, Provided It Is Used For Nonprofit Purposes)

Sponsor: John Edwards

An Act Relating To Health And Safety -- Refuse Disposal (would Require The Director Of The Ri Dem To Consider Testing For Arsenic And Heavy Metals In Licensing Solid Waste Management-facilities Or Construction And Debris Processing Facilities)

Sponsor: Erin Lynch Prata

Joint Resolution Appropriating The State’s Portion Of The Tax Revenue From The $336.4 Million Dollar Lottery Winnings To Restore Funding To The Developmentally Disabled (would Authorize The Appropriation Of Tax Revenue Proceeds From The $336.4 Million Dollar Winning Lottery Ticket To Restore Funds To The Developmentally Disabled That Were Cut In The 2011-2012 Budget.)

Sponsor: John Tassoni

An Act Relating To Human Services - Public Assistance Act (would Limit The Amount Of Public Assistance Paid To A Female Recipient At The Amount She Is Eligible To Receive At The Time She Makes Her Initial Application For General Public Assistance.)

Sponsor: Marc Cote

Senate Resolution Creating A Special Legislative Commission To Study And Develop A Strategy For Minimizing The Impact Of Massachusetts Gambling Facilities On Rhode Island Gambling Revenue (would Create A 5 Member Special Legislative Commission To Be Known As The Casino Impact Task Force Whose Purpose It Would Be To Study And Develop A Strategy For Minimizing The Impact Of Massachusetts Gambling Facilities)

Sponsor: David Bates

An Act Relating To Education - Health And Safety Of Pupils (would Authorize School Committees To Use School Bus Monitors At The Discretion Of The Committee, And Would Remove The Requirement That Bus Monitors In Addition To The Bus Driver Be On Certain School Buses.)

Sponsor: Roger Picard

An Act Relating To Taxation -- Levy And Assessment Of Local Taxes -- Dormitories (would Permit A Municipality To Assess A Dormitory Fee Of $150 Per Semester On Each Dormitory As Defined Therein.)

Sponsor: Paul Jabour

An Act Relating To Education - Certification Of Personnel Providing Educational Services To Very Young Children (would Require That All Persons And Entities Who Or Which Provides Any Kind Of Service To Children And Minors Up To The Age Of Seventeen (17), To Be Required To Provide A Criminal Records Check.)

Sponsor: Deborah Ruggiero

An Act Relating To Business And Professions - Water Meter Replacement (would Permit Employees Of Municipalities Or Water Districts To Replace Water Metering Devices Without Holding A Plumber's License.)

Sponsor: Louis Dipalma

An Act Relating To Food And Drugs -- Sanitation In Food Service Establishments (would Restrict The Use Of Industrially-produced Trans Fat In Foods Prepared And/or Served By Food Service Establishments, Food Businesses And Mobile Food Service Units.)

Sponsor: Rhoda Perry

An Act Relating To Highways - Rhode Island Turnpike And Bridge Authority - Tolls (would Eliminate The Limitation Of Commutation Rate Increases For Traffic Over The Mount Hope Bridge.)

Sponsor: John Tassoni

Senate Resolution Proclaiming March 20th As "panda Girl Respect For Living Things Day"

Sponsor: John Tassoni

An Act Relating To Commercial Law - General Regulatory Provisions -the Rights Of Marina Users' (would Create The Rhode Island Marina Users’ Bill Of Rights Act Which Would Afford Certain Rights To Boat Owners Renting Space At Rhode Island Marinas)

Sponsor: Paul Jabour

An Act Relating To Waters And Navigation - Public Drinking Water Supply System Protection (would Repeal The Provision Of The General Laws Requiring Water Suppliers To Formulate A Program For The Installation Of Radio Frequency Reading Systems.)

Sponsor: John Tassoni

An Act Relating To Education - Mayoral Academies (would Make Various Changes With Regard To Mayoral Academies, Including Demographic Requirement, Funding Structure, And Reporting Procedures, Would Also Require State Law Relative To Teachers' Retirement To Be Binding On Mayoral Academies.)

Sponsor: Joshua Miller

An Act Relating To Insurance - Minimum Physicians' Payment Act Of 2012 (would Require Health Insurers To Reimburse Physicians No Less Than One Hundred Forty Percent (140%) Of What Medicare Would Pay The Physician For Providing The Same Service)

Sponsor: Donald Lally

An Act Relating To Public Utilities And Carriers - Public Utilities Commission (would Establish The Emergency Communication And Public Telecommunication Access Fund To Create An Emergency Communication Program For The Deaf And Hard-of-hearing)

Sponsor: Eileen Naughton

An Act Relating To Public Utilities And Carriers - Access To Telephone Information Services For Disabled Persons (would Extend The Adaptive Telephone Equipment Loan Program For Persons With Certain Disabilities, To Include Wireless Telephones.)

Sponsor: Eileen Naughton

An Act Relating To Solemnization Of Marriages (would Allow Vickie M. Briscoe To Join Marita Anna Andrade And Steven Edward Goldman In Marriage Within The Town Of Coventry, Rhode Island, On Or About May 20, 2012.)

Sponsor: Glenford Shibley

An Act Relating To Businesses And Professions -- State Declared Disasters (would Provide Thresholds For Establishing Presence, Residency Or Doing Business In The State For Out-of-state Employees And Companies Including Affiliates Of In-state Companies That Temporarily Provide Resources And Personnel In The State)

Sponsor: Juan Pichardo

An Act Relating To Education (would Extend The Notification Requirements Regarding The Dismissal, Suspension Or Lay-off Of Teachers From March 1 To June 1)

Sponsor: Deborah Ruggiero

An Act Relating To Financial Institutions - Definitions And Establishment Of Financial Institutions (would Eliminate References To The Outdated Term Board Of Bank Incorporation, And Would Clarify Who The Regulatory Body For Purposes Of Financial Institutions Would Be.)

Sponsor: David Bates

An Act Relating To Criminal Procedure -- Arrest (would Create A Task Force To Investigate And Develop Policies And Procedures For Electronically Recording Custodial Interrogations.)

Sponsor: John Tassoni

An Act Relating To Towns And Cities -- Indebtedness Of Towns And Cities (would Provide That, In The Event A Municipality Fails To Provide A Year-end Deficit Elimination Plan When Required By Statute, Such Municipality Shall Immediately Employ The Budgetary Process Known As Zero-based Budgeting With Respect To All Depts.)

Sponsor: Joseph Trillo

An Act Authorizing The Town Of Little Comption To Finance Health, Safety And Fire Code-related Emergency Repairs, Alterations, Renovations, Improvements, Landscaping And Equipping And Furnishing Of, The Wilbur & Mcmahon Schools And All Attendant Expenses Including, But Not Limited To, Engineering And Architectural Costs And To Issue Not More Than $11,310,000 Bonds And/or Notes Therefor (authorizes Little Compton To Issue Not More Than $11,310,000 Bonds And Notes To Finance Health, Safety And Fire Code-related Emergency Repairs, Alterations, Renovations, Wilbur & Mcmahon Schools)

Sponsor: Louis Dipalma

An Act Relating To Towns And Cities -- Audit Of Accounts And Installation Of Systems (would Require Towns And Cities To Change Auditors Or Auditing Firms Every Three Years.)

Sponsor: John Edwards

An Act Relating To Towns And Cities - General Powers (would Allow The City Or Town Council To Enact An Ordinance Allowing The City Or Town Clerk To Accept Applications For Renewal Of Vehicle Registrations In Cooperation With The Director Of The Division Of Motor Vehicles)

Sponsor: Daniel Reilly

An Act Relating To Waters And Navigation -- Inspection Of Dams And Reservoirs (would Make A Number Of Procedural And Substantive Changes To The Powers Of The Dem With Respect To The Inspection And Repair Of Dams And Reservoirs.)

Sponsor: Donna Walsh

An Act Taxation - Property Subject To Taxation (would Exclude From Tax Exemption Any Property, Income Or Profits Owned By Any Educational Institution Or Library, Where Any Of The Property, Income Or Profits Are Derived From Any Activity Not Involving Education.)

Sponsor: Peter Palumbo

An Act Relating To Education -- Regional Vocational Schools (would Expand The Geographic Areas Served By The William J. Davies, Jr. Career And Technical High School And The Metropolitan Career And Technical School To Cover The Entire State)

Sponsor: John McCauley

An Act Relating To State Affairs And Government - State Police (would Increase The Amount Of Service Credit Time A Member Of The State Police May Purchase For Active Military Service From Two (2) Years To Four (4) Years And Would Allow Credit For Certain Leaves Of Absence.)

Sponsor: Peter Petrarca

An Act Relating To Education -- Maintenance Of Order On Campus (require Campus Police Officers Who Have Successfully Completed The Ri Municipal Police Training Academy Or Its Equivalent, And A Firearms Training Program As Required Under Section 11-47-15.1, To Carry A Firearm)

Sponsor: Robert Jacquard

An Act Relating To Labor And Labor Relations - Underground Economy Commission

Sponsor: Joshua Miller

House Resolution Urging Governor Chafee To Request An Immediate Audit Of Jp Morgan Chase Regarding Debit Card Fees Collected On State Of Rhode Island Benefits By Jp Morgan Chase

Sponsor: Mary Messier

An Act Relating To Education -- Children With Disabilities

Sponsor: Eileen Naughton

An Act Relating To Motor And Other Vehicles -- Plum Beach Lighthouse License Plate (would Empower The Administrator Of The Division Of Motor Vehicles To Make Available Plum Beach Lighthouse License Plates For Commercial Vehicles.)

Sponsor: William Walaska

An Act Relating To Financial Institutions - Check Cashing (would Reduce The Amount A Check Cashing Business Can Charge For Deferred Deposit Transaction Fees From Ten Percent (10%) To Five Percent (5%) Of The Funds Advanced.)

Sponsor: Thomas Winfield

Senate Resolution Recognizing And Congratulating The Winners Of The Seventh Annual Hobey Baker High School Character Award

Sponsor: Walter Felag

An Act Relating To Financial Institutions -- Check Cashing (would Authorize The Director Of The Department Of Business Regulation In His Or Her Discretion To Require Appropriate Security Measures For The Safety Of Customers And Employees At Licensed Check Cashing Facilities)

Sponsor: Patricia Morgan

An Act Relating To State Affairs And Government - Law Enforcement Officers' Bill Of Rights (would Amend The Definition Of Law Enforcement Officer To Include Any Campus Police Officer In The State.)

Sponsor: Donald Lally

An Act Relating To Commercial Law--general Regulatory Provisions

Sponsor: Michael McCaffrey

An Act Relating To Towns And Cities - State Affairs And Government - Law Enforcement Officers - Injured And Deceased Firefighters And Police (would Amend The Definition Of Police Officer Or Law Enforcement Officer To Include Campus Police Officers.)

Sponsor: Donald Lally

An Act Relating To Insurance (would Require Insurers To Reimburse Health Care Providers For Entire Negotiated Payment Rates Including, Without Limitation, Deductibles, Copayments And Other Forms Of Patient Financial Responsibility)

Sponsor: Susan Sosnowski

An Act Relating To Courts And Civil Procedure - Procedure Generally - Levy And Sale On Execution (would Increase The Exemption From Attachment For Working Tools Of A Debtor From $1,500 To $2,000 And Would Also Increase The Exemption For A Debtor In Bankruptcy In Any Assets From $5,000 To $6,500)

Sponsor: Robert Jacquard

An Act Relating To Solemnization Of Marriages (would Allow The Honorable Kathryn M. Herrick To Join Michelle K. Toland And Todd A. Herrick In Marriage)

Sponsor: Jared Nunes

An Act Relating To Towns And Cities - Pawtucket Municipal Housing Court

Sponsor: James Doyle

An Act Relating To Solemnization Of Marriages (would Allow The Honorable Gordon Fox To Join Larisa Olegovna Micheletti And Michael John Martino In Marriage Within The Town Of North Smithfield, Rhode Island, On Or About June 30, 2012)

Sponsor: Nicholas Mattiello

Senate Resolution Expressing Condolences On The Passing Of Ralph Rafaelian

Sponsor: Joshua Miller

An Act Relating To Criminal Offenses -- Trespass And Vandalism (would Amend The Fines For Certain Criminal Offenses Relative To Trespassing And Vandalism And Would Delete Various Sections Containing Archaic References.)

Sponsor: Eileen Naughton

An Act Relating To Delinquent And Dependent Children - Proceedings In Family Court (would Give Foster Parents, Pre-adoptive Parents Or Relatives Providing Care For A Child The Right To Attend Hearings With Respect To The Child, File Reports With The Court And Receive Verbal And Written Notice Of The Results Of The Hearing)

Sponsor: Peter Petrarca

An Act Relating To Public Utilities And Carriers - Public Utilities Commission (would Make The Public Utilities Commission The Quasi-judicial Tribunal With The Authority To Hold Hearings And Investigations Of Ferry Boats.)

Sponsor: Raymond Gallison

An Act Relating To Health And Safety - The State Building Code (would Establish A Restricted Receipt Account To Purchase And Operate A Web-accessible Software System To Be Utilized By The State And Municipalities For A Uniform, Statewide Electronic Plan Review Permit Management & Inspection System.)

Sponsor: Peter Petrarca

An Act Relating To Solemnization Of Marriages (would Allow Thomas A. Palombo To Join Chelsea Lee Hebert And Matthew Ryan Force In Marriage Within The City Of Newport, Rhode Island, On Or About July 6, 2012.)

Sponsor: Peter Martin

Senate Resolution Declaring 2012 As The Year Of The Girl And Celebrating 100 Years Of Girl Scouting

Sponsor: Teresa Paiva-Weed

An Act Relating To State Affairs And Government - Department Of Children, Youth And Families (would Require That The Family Court Not Grant Approval For Out-of-state Child Placement Until Court Has Determined That There Are No In-state Providers Who Can Provide The Service/services That The Child Requires...)

Sponsor: Michael Marcello

House Resolution Respectfully Urging The State Of Rhode Island To Commemorate The 1992 Khojaly Massacre

Sponsor: Raymond Gallison

An Act Relating To Insurance (would Prohibit Certain Types Of Discretionary Clauses In Insurance Contracts And Policies.)

Sponsor: Michael McCaffrey

An Act Relating To Motor And Other Vehicles - Miscellaneous Rules (would Prohibit Dogs From Sitting On The Lap Of A Motor Vehicle Operator. Any Person In Violation Of Such Would Be Subject To Fines.)

Sponsor: Peter Palumbo

An Act Relating To Labor And Labor Relations - Municipal Employee Arbitration

Sponsor: Donald Lally

An Act Relating To Labor And Labor Relations -- Firefighters' Arbitration (would Provide That Upon The Expiration Of A Firefighters' Collective Bargaining Agreement, All Contractual Provisions In Effect Will Continue Until A Successor Collective Bargaining Agreement Is Ratified Or A Binding Interest Arbitration Award Has Been Re)

Sponsor: Donald Lally

Senate Resolution Congratulating Andrew Brassard On Being Named A 2010-2011 "distinguished Teacher Of The Year"

Sponsor: Teresa Paiva-Weed

Senate Resolution Honoring The Rhode Island Medical Society

Sponsor: Maryellen Goodwin

Senate Resolution Expressing Condolences On The Passing Of Dale A. Dwyer

Sponsor: John Tassoni

An Act Relating To Alcoholic Beverages - Sample Tastings

Sponsor: David Bates

An Act Relating To Businesses And Professions - License Procedure For Social Workers (would Define The Educational Requirements Necessary To Qualify An Individual As A Social Worker)

Sponsor: Roger Picard

An Act Relating To Alcoholic Beverages -- Retail Licenses (would Repeal The Section Whereby The Town Council Of The Town Of Smithfield, After Application, Is Authorized To Exempt From The Provisions Of This Section Any Class B, C Or I License Intended To Be Located On Plat 45, Lot 042)

Sponsor: John Tassoni

An Act Relating To Criminal Offenses -- Weapons (would Prohibit The Possession Of Knives Of Any Length On School Grounds.)

Sponsor: Rene Menard

An Act Relating To Agriculture And Forestry - Soil Amendments (would Require Applications To Conduct Composting Operations Contain Evidence That The Operation Will Be Conducted In An Area With Proper Zoning.)

Sponsor: David Bates

An Act Relating To Insurance -- Large Group Health Insurance (permit A Large Group/small Employer Purchasing More Than 1 Product Offered By The Carrier, To Receive A Discount Of Up To 1% Of The Premium/fees. Discount To Be Equally Available To Large Groups/small Employers, & Filed W/health Insurance Commissioner.)

Sponsor: Donna Walsh

An Act Relating To Insurance -- Reimbursement Rate Disclosure (would Require All Health Insurers To Disclose The Reimbursement Rate To Hospitals In Rhode Island For Medical Services, Equipment And Other Associated Costs.)

Sponsor: Elaine Coderre

An Act Relating To Motor And Other Vehicles - Comprehensive Racial Profiling Prevention Act Of 2012 (would Enact The Comprehensive Racial Profiling Prevention Act Of 2012)

Sponsor: Edith Ajello

An Act Relating To Motor And Other Vehicles -- Motor Vehicle Offenses (would Authorize A Bail Commissioner To Order That A Person's License Be Suspended Immediately Upon The Report Of A Law Enforcement Officer That The Person Has Refused A Chemical Test For Driving While Under The Influence Of Alcohol.)

Sponsor: Rene Menard

An Act Relating To Agriculture And Forestry -- Right To Farm (would Include Arboriculture And The Production Of Wood Mulch In The Definition Of Agriculture Operations)

Sponsor: John Tassoni

Senate Resolution Congratulating Erika Van Pelt On Being Selected For American Idol And Wishing Her The Very Best Of Luck

Sponsor: Paul Jabour

An Act Relating To Insurance - Prescription Drug Benefits (would Control Costs To Consumers Of Newly Released, Non-generic Prescription Drugs.)

Sponsor: Eileen Naughton

An Act Relating To Elections

Sponsor: Juan Pichardo

An Act Relating To Elections - Rhode Island Campaign Contributions And Expenditures Reporting (would Amend The Campaign Finance Statutes)

Sponsor: Donald Lally

An Act Relating To State Affairs And Government (would Create The Residence Of Those In Government Custody Act In Order To Ensure That Persons In Government Custody Are Counted At Their Actual Residence For Redistricting Purposes.)

Sponsor: Arthur Handy

An Act Relating To Public Property And Works - State Purchases (would Require The Department Of Transportation To Report All Contract Amendments Valued Greater Than 10% Of The Original Contract Price To The Chief Purchasing Officer No Later Than 3 Days After Executing The Contract Amendment.)

Sponsor: James Sheehan

An Act Relating To Towns And Cities - Relief Of Injured And Deceased Fire Fighters And Police Officers (would Change The Definition Of Police Officer For The Purposes Of Relief Of Injured/deceased Fire Fighters/police Officers, And Also Include Members Of The Police Forces Of The State Of Ri Or Quasi-public Corp., And Airport Fire Fighters In Benefits And)

Sponsor: James Doyle

Joint Resolution To Approve And Publish And Submit To The Electors A Proposition Of Amendment To The Constitution Of The State (governor And Lieutenant Governor To Appear Jointly On The Ballot)

Sponsor: Stephen Ucci

An Act Relating To Public Property And Works - State Purchases (would Require That Determinations Made Regarding State Purchases Be In Detail And Made Available To The Public. The Act Would Also Require That An Online Database Of Determinations Be Maintained.)

Sponsor: Edward O'Neil

An Act Relating To Public Property And Works - State Purchases (would Allow Architectural/engineering/consultant Services Committee To Utilize Advisory Services Of State Employees/private Consultants.such Advisors Would Not Be Considered Members Of Committee, Not Be Entitled To Vote, Not Be Entitled To Compensatio)

Sponsor: Edward O'Neil

An Act Relating To Solemnization Of Marriages (the Honorable Raymond B. Mars To Join Jennifer Teresa Mars And Nathan Christopher Oliveira In Marriage Within The City Of Newport, Rhode Island, On Or About June 21, 2012.)

Sponsor: Raymond Gallison

An Act Relating To Health And Safety -- Laboratories (would Prohibit Clinical Laboratories From Offering Or Giving As Consideration For A Referral Any In-kind Service Or Subsidized Service.)

Sponsor: Arthur Handy

An Act Relating To Public Finance -- Refunding Bond Authority (would The Chapter Of The General Laws Known As The Ri Refunding Bond Authority Act, Except Section 35-8.1-25 Entitled Transfer Of Authority's Funds And Property Upon Dissolution)

Sponsor: Frank Ciccone

An Act Relating To Solemnization Of Marriages (would Allow Steven A. Colantuono, Esq., To Join Victoria Leigh Dalesio And Alexander Turner Daluz In Marriage On Or About June 2, 2012, Within The City Of Newport, Rhode Island.)

Sponsor: Robert Flaherty

An Act Relating To Elections - Conduct Of Election And Voting Equipment And Supplies (would Repeal Certain Provisions Of The General Laws Pertaining To Voter Identification.)

Sponsor: Mary Messier

An Act Relating To Solemnization Of Marriages (would Allow Ronald J. Provencal To Join Gabrielle Provencal And Sean Vickers In Marriage Within The Town Of Narragansett, Rhode Island, On Or About June 24, 2012)

Sponsor: Nicholas Mattiello

An Act Relating To Solemnization Of Marriages (would Allow John M. Shedlock To Join Ashley Lynn Peck And Jesse Allen Valliere In Marriage On Or About May 11, 2012, Within The Town Of Bristol, Rhode Island.)

Sponsor: Jared Nunes

An Act Relating To Elections - Conduct Of Election (would Make Changes To The Elections Recount Process)

Sponsor: Donna Walsh

An Act Relating To Solemnization Of Marriages (would Allow The Honorable Scott Avedisian To Join Christina Marie Finn And Sean Patrick Woodbine In Marriage On Or About August 25, 2012, Within The City Of Warwick, Rhode Island.)

Sponsor: Joseph McNamara

An Act Relating To Motor And Other Vehicles - Mobile And Manufactured Homes (would Exempt The Sale Of A Mobile And Manufactured Home In A Resident-owned Community From Any Excise Tax.)

Sponsor: John Tassoni

An Act Relating To Labor And Labor Relations - Re-employment Of Workers Who Become Disabled (would Allow The Reemployment Of Employees Who Suffer A Disability While In Government Service.)

Sponsor: Eileen Naughton

Senate Resolution Respectfully Requesting That The United States Department Of Transportation Designate The Ports Of Rhode Island As Destination Ports As Part Of The Current Planning And Implementation Of The Marine Highway Shipping Program

Sponsor: David Bates

An Act Relating To Motor And Other Vehicles -- Registration Of Vehicles (would Allow For A Licensed Emergency Medical Technician To Obtain A Special License Plate From The Division Of Motor Vehicles)

Sponsor: John Edwards

Senate Resolution Respectfully Requesting Congress To Designate The Ports Of Rhode Island As Destination Ports As Part Of The Current Planning And Implementation Of The Marine Highway Shipping Program

Sponsor: David Bates

An Act Relating To Courts And Civil Procedure - Evidence (would Provide That Expressions Of Sympathy, Statements By A Health Care Provider To A Patient Or To The Patient's Family Regarding The Outcome Of Such Patient's Medical Care And Treatment, Be In Accordance With Jcaho's Standards)

Sponsor: Joseph McNamara

An Act Relating To Taxation -- Personal Income Tax (would Temporarily Increase The Tax Imposed On The Income Of Certain Individuals.)

Sponsor: Joshua Miller

An Act Relating To State Affairs And Government - Law Enforcement Officers' Bill Of Rights

Sponsor: Beatrice Lanzi

An Act Relating To Taxation - Cranston (would Authorize The Cranston City Council To Enact Ordinances Granting An Abatement Of Real Estate Taxes On A Homeowner's Primary Residence For The Period Of Time In Which The Home Was Uninhabitable Due To The Flooding In The Spring Of 2010.)

Sponsor: Michael Marcello

An Act Relating To State Affairs And Government - Department Of Environmental Management - User Fees (would Allow The Host Municipality To Share In All Beach Parking Fee Receipts, Not Just Daily Parking Fee Receipts.)

Sponsor: Francis Maher

An Act Relating To Criminal Offenses - Crimes Against Public Trust

Sponsor: Francis Maher

An Act Relating To State Affairs And Government -- Small Business Capital Access Program (would Establish A New Program Which Would Assist Small Rhode Island Businesses Obtain Loans)

Sponsor: Agostinho Silva

An Act Relating To Insurance (would Provide That A Health Benefit Plan Issued To A Small Employer With An Aggregate Number Of At Least 100 Insured Individuals Be Exempt From The Provisions Of The Small Employer Health Insurance Availability Act.)

Sponsor: Raymond Gallison

An Act Relating To Insurance - Coverage For Prescription Drugs (prevent Health Insurance Policies, Plans/contracts That Provide Coverage For Prescription Drugs From Requiring A Beneficiary To Use An Alternative Brand Name Prescription Drug/over-the-counter Drug Prior To Using A Brand Name)

Sponsor: Joshua Miller

Senate Resolution Expressing Sincere Condolences On The Passing Of Anna M. Cullis

Sponsor: Walter Felag

An Act Relating To Insurance - Coverage For Prescription Drugs (would Prevent Health Insurance Policies, Plans Or Contracts That Provide Coverage For Prescription Drugs From Requiring A Beneficiary To Use An Alternative Brand Name Prescription Drug)

Sponsor: Joshua Miller

House Resolution Extending Congratulations

Sponsor: Nicholas Mattiello

An Act Relating To General Assembly -- Redistricting Commission Procedures (would Require That All Elected Officials, General Assembly Employees And Retained Consultants To Testify Under Oath When Addressing The Reapportionment Commission.)

Sponsor: Laurence Ehrhardt

An Act Relating To Motor And Other Vehicles -- Registration Of Vehicles (would Allow Members Of Ga To Retain His/her Private Registration Plates & Would Allow Him/her To Display Either Set Of Plates Upon A Properly Registered Motor Vehicle Owned By Him/her.)

Sponsor: Peter Martin

An Act Relating To Fish And Wildlife - Hunting And Hunting Safety (would Exempt From The Disqualification Of Obtaining A Bow And Arrow License A Person Solely Seeking An Archer's Permit.)

Sponsor: Donald Lally

An Act Relating To Criminal Procedure - Bail And Recognizance (would Mandate That A Habitual Offender Who Commits A Crime Of Violence Against Women Or Children Be Held Without Bail.)

Sponsor: John Edwards

An Act Towns And Cities - Campus Police Officers

Sponsor: Beatrice Lanzi

An Act Relating To Motor And Other Vehicles -- The Medeiros/carpenter Safe Driving Act (medeiros/carpenter Safe Driving Act Which Would Enable The Court To Consider Whether An Operator Was Driving An Unsafe Motor Vehicle When Determining If He/she Was Driving So As To Endanger, Resulting In Death Or Serious Bodily Injury.)

Sponsor: Elaine Coderre

An Act Relating To Elections - Rhode Island Campaign Contributions And Expenditures Reporting (would Amend Campaign Finance Statutes To Update The Equivalent Contribution Limits, Address Handling Campaign Funds Upon The Death/incapacity Of Candidate)

Sponsor: John Tassoni

An Act Relating To Businesses And Professions - Pharmacies (would Require Pharmacies To Provide Prescription Labels In Braille Or Enlarged Fonts For Visually Impaired Customers.)

Sponsor: Rene Menard

Senate Resolution Expressing Our Deepest Condolences On The Passing Of Maria (sciarra) Costantino

Sponsor: Joshua Miller

An Act Relating To Taxation - Motor Vehicle And Trailer Excise Tax Elimination Act Of 1998 (would Provide That Any Vehicle Valued At $3,000 Or Less Shall Be Exempt From The Motor Vehicle And Trailer Excise Tax.)

Sponsor: John Carnevale

An Act Relating To Health And Safety -- State Building Code -- New Buildings And Structures (would Specify That Lack Of A Physical Alteration Permit Would Not Be Cause For Delay Of The Review Of A Building Permit Application And Would Establish Options For The Building Permit Application If The Timeline For Approval Or Disapproval Is Not Achieved)

Sponsor: Donna Walsh

An Act Relating To Domestic Relations -- Persons Eligible To Marry

Sponsor: Joshua Miller

Joint Resolution Making An Appropriation Of $75,000 To Best Buddies Rhode Island (would Authorize The Appropriation Of The Sum Of $75,000 For Best Buddies Rhode Island.)

Sponsor: Hanna Gallo

An Act Relating To Courts And Civil Procedure - Property Exempt From Attachment

Sponsor: Michael McCaffrey

An Act Relating To Labor And Labor Relations - Certified School Teachers' Arbitration (provide That If A Successor Collective Bargaining Agreement Has Not Been Agreed To By The Parties, Then The Terms/conditions Of The Old Teachers' Contract Would Remain In Full Force/effect Until A New Agreement Is Reached.)

Sponsor: Michael McCaffrey

An Act Relating To Courts And Civil Procedure - Courts - Family Court (would Broaden The Power Of The Family Court To Hear Petitions For Dissolution Of Civil Unions And Marriages Regardless Of The Sex Of The Parties.)

Sponsor: Joshua Miller

An Act Relating To Towns And Cities -- Police And Fire Retiree Benefits (would Clarify The Eligibility Of Municipal Police/fire Employees Who After July 1, 2012 Have Completed Over 5 Years Of Contributory Service But Not 25 Years Of Service, By Allowing Them To Be Eligible To Retire And Collect Benefits Upon The Attainment Of)

Sponsor: Walter Felag

An Act Relating To Retirement -- Towns And Cities (would Provide That Police/fire Fighters Who Meet Certain Requirements Could Retire, But Would Not Be Able To Collect A Pension Until The Member Reached His/her Social Security Retirement Age Or Age 67, Whichever Would Come First.)

Sponsor: Beatrice Lanzi

An Act Relating To Taxation -- Estate Tax (would Provide All Net Taxable Estates With An Exemption From The Estate And Transfer Tax Of Up To The Amount Of Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000).)

Sponsor: Edward O'Neil

An Act Relating To Property -- Leased Land Dwellings (would Provide For Fair/reasonable Compensation Of Homeowners For The Removal Or Destruction Of Their Residential Property On Leased Land, Would Also Provide For A Process Of Binding Arbitration For A Landowner And Homeowner To Resolve Their Differences)

Sponsor: Michael McCaffrey

An Act Relating To Taxation - Estate And Transfer Taxes (would Allow A Credit Against The Ri Estate Tax Of $99,600 For Decedents Dying After December 31, 2013.)

Sponsor: Michael McCaffrey

An Act Relating To Criminal Offenses - Human Trafficking - Reporting (would Change The Reporting Requirements Of The Human Trafficking Act.)

Sponsor: Rhoda Perry

An Act Relating To Towns And Cities - Low And Moderate Income Housing

Sponsor: Donald Lally

An Act Relating To Food And Drugs - Uniform Controlled Substances

Sponsor: Joshua Miller

An Act Relating To Health And Safety - Plan Review Fees (would Provide That A Portion Of The Fees Generated By Plan Review Applications Under The Fire Code Be Used To Fund The Cost Of Professional Services And Training Education.)

Sponsor: Joshua Miller

An Act Relating To Towns And Cities -- Audit Of Accounts And Installation Of Systems (would Create A Uniform System Of Auditing For Municipal Finances.)

Sponsor: Raymond Gallison

An Act Relating To Elections -- Political Party Designation (would Enable Political Party Designation Changes To Be Effective Immediately By Eliminating The Ninety Day Waiting Period.)

Sponsor: Jon Brien

An Act Relating To Fish And Wildlife - Waterfowl Hunting - Portsmouth (would Set Limits On Waterfowl Hunting In Portsmouth.)

Sponsor: Christopher Ottiano

An Act Relating To Education - Mayoral Academies (would Require That Teachers, Administrators And Employees Of Mayoral Academies Participate In State Teachers' Retirement System.)

Sponsor: Roberto DaSilva

An Act Relating To Public Finance - State Investment Commission (would Require The State Investment Commission To Develop Proxy Voting Guidelines To Promote The Best Interest Of Plan Participants, Beneficiaries And Rhode Island Citizens.)

Sponsor: Frank Ferri

An Act Relating To Education -- Teachers' Right To Work (would Enact The Rhode Island Teachers' Right To Work Act, Making Union Membership And Union Dues Voluntary, And Enabling Those Exercising Their Rights Thereunder To Bargain Independently With Their Employers.)

Sponsor: Francis Maher

An Act Relating To Health And Safety -- Outdoor Smoking (would Prohibit Smoking In Certain Outdoor Areas.)

Sponsor: Eileen Naughton

An Act Relating To Education -- Mayoral Academies (would Require Mayoral Academies To Use A Random Selection Process To Select Those Students Who Would Be Invited To Attend The Mayoral Academy)

Sponsor: Raymond Gallison

An Act Relating To Taxation -- Personal Income Tax (would Provide A Tax Credit For Tolls Paid Through An Ez Pass Account Issued By The Rhode Island Turnpike And Bridge Authority (ritba).)

Sponsor: Deborah Ruggiero

An Act Relating To Towns And Cities - Low And Moderate Income Housing (would Place A One Year Moratorium On The Issuance Of Applications For Developments Of Housing Under This Chapter.)

Sponsor: Francis Maher

An Act Relating To Courts And Civil Procedure -- Courts (would Vest With The Governor The Sole Authority To Nominate, On The Basis Of Merit, From A List Submitted By The Judicial Nominating Commission With The Advice And Consent Of The Senate, All Judges And Magistrates, To All Courts.)

Sponsor: Donna Walsh

House Resolution Expressing Condolences

Sponsor: Nicholas Mattiello

An Act Relating To Solemnization Of Marriages (would Allow Vickie M. Brisoce To Join Marita Anna Andrade And Steven Edward Goldman In Marriage Within The Town Of Coventry, Rhode Island, On Or About May 20, 2012.)

Sponsor: Scott Guthrie

An Act Relating To Labor And Labor Relations (would Allow An Arbitration Board To Render A Decision Regarding A Collective Bargaining Agreement For Firefighters Or Municipal Police For Multiple Years In Order To Bring The Contract Up To Date)

Sponsor: Deborah Ruggiero

An Act Relating To Fish And Wildlife - Commercial Fisheries (would Prohibit Pair Trawl Fishing Vessels From Operating In State Waters And Would Also Provide That Commercial Fishing, Including Otter And Beam Trawling, Shall Be Regulated By The Dept. Environmental Management)

Sponsor: James Sheehan

An Act Relating To Public Utilities And Carriers -- Public Utilities Commission (would Authorize The Division Of Public Utilities And Carriers To Choose To Provide Public Notice Of Its Hearings Exclusively Through The Use Of Its Website)

Sponsor: Daniel Reilly

An Act Relating To Animals And Animal Husbandry -- Animal Abuser Registry (would Create An Animal Abuser Registry And Would Provide For Penalties For Failure To Register.)

Sponsor: Arthur Corvese

An Act Authorizing The Town Of North Kingstown To Finance Replacements And Renovations And Related Equipment For The Davisville Middle School And The Fishing Cove, Hamilton, Quidnesset And Stony Lane Elementary Schools And To Issue Not More Than $6,465,000 Bonds And Notes Therefor

Sponsor: James Sheehan

An Act Relating To Education - Higher Education - Job Creation Through Educational Opportunity Program (would Establish The Job Creation Through Educational Opportunity Program Act Of 2012)

Sponsor: Raymond Gallison

An Act Relating To Real Property -- Transfer Fees (would Prohibit Transfer Fees Based Upon The Resale Or Subsequent Transfer Of Real Property/would Further Exempt Housing Developers Connected With Sect 45-53-3(6) And Conservative Restrictions As Defined In Sect 34-39-2.)

Sponsor: Walter Felag

Senate Resolution Commemorating February 11, 2012, As "united Way 2-1-1 Day" In The State Of Rhode Island

Sponsor: Paul Jabour

An Act Relating To Criminal Offenses (would Criminalize Residential Mort. Fraud & Extend Statute Of Limit. To 10 Years For Offenses Such As Unlawful Approp., Wrongful Conversion By An Officer, State Or Mun. Employee, Filing Of False Statements To Obtain Credit,loan Or Residential Mort. Fraud.)

Sponsor: Agostinho Silva

An Act Relating To Elections - State Vendor's Political Contributions (would Expand And Clarify Those State Vendors And Their Related Businesses Which Are Disqualified From Making Certain Political Contributions.)

Sponsor: Michael Marcello

Senate Resolution Expressing Sincere Condolences On The Passing Of Dean C. Kelchner

Sponsor: Walter Felag

An Act Relating To Criminal Offenses - Computer Crime (would Amend Various Chapters And Provisions Of The General Laws To Create To Additional Offenses Relating To Internet Activity.)

Sponsor: Roberto DaSilva

Senate Resolution Recognizing And Commending Matthew David Pereira Upon Achieving Scouting's Most Distinguished Honor, The Rank Of Eagle Scout

Sponsor: Francis Maher

An Act Relating To Alcoholic Beverages - Alcohol Energy Drinks (would Prevent Sale Of Alcohol Energy Drinks And Would Give Wholesalers And Retailers Thirty Days From The Date Of Passage To Remove These Products From Their Shelves. It Would Impose A Penalty For A Violation.)

Sponsor: Rene Menard

House Resolution Supporting Legislative Amendments To Protect Rhode Island's Coastal Regions

Sponsor: Samuel Azzinaro

An Act Creating A Special House Commission To Study Producer Responsibility Models For Paper And Packaging (would Create A Study Commission Whose Purpose It Would Be To Study Producer Responsibility Models For Paper And Packaging, And Who Would Report Back To The House No Later Than 1/17/13.)

Sponsor: Donna Walsh

An Act Relating To Motor And Other Vehicles - Motor Vehicle Offenses (would Increase The Imprisonment Penalties For Section 31-27-1, Driving So As To Endanger, Resulting In Death, And Section 31-27-1.1, Driving So As To Endanger, Resulting In Personal Injury)

Sponsor: John Edwards

An Act Relating To Labor And Labor Relations - Labor Relations Act (would Prohibit Attorneys From Charging Legal Fees To Towns And Cities For Any Labor Contract In An Amount Greater Than 0.2% Of The Value Of The Contract Entered Into.)

Sponsor: Roberto DaSilva

An Act Relating To Towns And Cities - Councils And Governing Bodies (would Prohibit Collective Bargaining During The Period Between A Primary Election And The Subsequent Swearing-in Of Those Elected At The General Election.)

Sponsor: Michael Marcello

An Act Relating To Education - Health And Safety Of Pupils (would Allow Local School Districts The Option Of Utilizing Bus Monitors Or Alternative Technologies Approved By The Commissioner Of Elementary And Secondary Education.)

Sponsor: Francis Maher

House Resolution Proclaiming The Month Of February As "black History Month" In The State Of Rhode Island

Sponsor: John McCauley

An Act Relating To Education -- Foundation Level School Support

Sponsor: Paul Jabour

An Act Relating To Taxation - Cranston

Sponsor: Joshua Miller

An Act Relating To Taxation - Sales And Use Taxes- Liability And Computation (would Provide For Several Periods Where There Would Be A Sales And Use Tax Holiday On The Purchase Of Alcoholic Beverages Which Are Not To Be Consumed On The Premises Of The Place Of Purchase.)

Sponsor: David Bates

An Act Relating To Public Finance - State Budget (would Require The Governor To Submit To The General Assembly A Budget For The Fiscal Year Ending 2013 Not Later Than January 31, 2012.)

Sponsor: Eileen Naughton

Senate Resolution Proclaiming January 29 Through February 4, 2012, As Catholic Schools Week In The State Of Rhode Island

Sponsor: Maryellen Goodwin

Joint Resolution Extending The Reporting And Expiration Dates Of The Special Legislative Commission To Study The Purchase And Use Of Textbooks In Public Schools (would Extend The Reporting And Expiration Dates Of The Above Commission From 10/1/11, To 3/1/12, And Said Commission Would Expire On May 3, 2012.)

Sponsor: Joy Hearn

An Act Relating To Public Finance -- State Budget (would Limit Increases In State Spending To Correspond With Increases In The Consumer Price Index, But Would Not Increase By More Than 3%.)

Sponsor: Arthur Corvese

An Act Relating To Education - Board Of Governors For Higher Education (persons Who Cannot Show U.s. Citizens/u.s. Perm. Residents, Or Have Not Been Granted Certain Status From The Us Dept Of Hs, Would Not Be Able To Obtain In-state Tuition Rates & Fees At The State Institutions Of Higher Education.)

Sponsor: Joseph Trillo

An Act Relating To Public Finance -- State Budget (would Limit Increases In State Spending To Correspond With Increases In The Consumer Price Index.)

Sponsor: Arthur Corvese

An Act Relating To Motor And Other Vehicles -- Parking Facilities And Privileges (would Clarify The Use Of Parking Placards By Persons Or Agencies Serving The Disabled.)

Sponsor: Arthur Corvese

An Act Relating To State Affairs And Government - Video Lottery Terminal (would Extend The Sunset Date Provided For In Chapter 218 Of The Public Laws Of 2009 Which Increased The Allocation Of Net Terminal Income To The Town Of Lincoln & The City Of Newport From 6/30/10, To 6/30/13.)

Sponsor: Peter Petrarca

Joint Resolution To Approve And Publish And Submit To The Electors A Proposition Of Amendment To The Constitution Of The State (state Budget)

Sponsor: Arthur Corvese

An Act Relating To Taxation - Historic Structures (would Create Economic Incentives For The Redevelopment And Reuse Of Rhode Island's Historic Structures.)

Sponsor: Joshua Miller

Senate Resolution Expressing Profound Sympathy On The Passing Of Karen A. Cartin

Sponsor: David Bates

An Act Relating To Alcoholic Beverages -- Manufacturing And Wholesale Licenses (would Allow Brewers And Winegrowers To Sell Their Products At Farmer's Markets And Would Also Double The Amounts Of Ingredients Used To Produce Wine During The First Years Of Operation.)

Sponsor: Agostinho Silva

Senate Resolution Proclaiming The Month Of February As "black History Month" In The State Of Rhode Island

Sponsor: Juan Pichardo

An Act Relating To Insurance (would Provide That An Entity Providing A Dental Service Plan Or Benefit Shall Offer A Dental Care Savings Account To Its Insured.)

Sponsor: Jan Malik

House Resolution Creating A Special House Commission To Study The Effectiveness Of The Tax Credit Programs In The State Of Rhode Island (create A Study Commission To Make A Comprehensive Study For Improving The Effectiveness Of The Tax Credit Programs In The State And Who Would Report Back To The House No Later Than 3/15/13, & Whose Life Would Expire On 3/15/13.)

Sponsor: Arthur Corvese

An Act To Vacate The Forfeiture Or Revocation Of The Charter Of Padric M. Meagher Real Estate Incorporated

Sponsor: Joshua Miller

An Act Relating To State Affairs And Government - Enforcement Of Immigration Laws

Sponsor: John Edwards

Senate Resolution Urging The Citizens Of The State Of Rhode Island To Observe Juneteenth Independence Day

Sponsor: Juan Pichardo

Joint Resolution Reinstating The Life Of And Extending The Reporting And Expiration Dates Of The Special Legislative Commission To Study The Purchase And Use Of Textbooks In Public Schools (extends The Life Of The Commission To December 31, 2014 And Permits It To Make An Additional Report Or Reports During That Time.)

Sponsor: Paul Jabour

Senate Resolution Extending The Reporting And Expiration Dates Of The Special Senate Commission To Study The Division Of Motor Vehicles (would Extend The Reporting And Expiration Dates Of The Special Senate Commission To Study The Division Of Motor Vehicles From January 31, 2012, To January 31, 2013, And Said Commission Would Expire On February 28, 2013.)

Sponsor: David Bates

Senate Resolution Honoring United States Representative Gabrielle Giffords For Her Service To The People Of Arizona And The United States