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Charlene M. Lima · 629 bills · page 20 of 26

HR 6247 HOUSE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF JOSEPH N. CUGINI Died
HB 8325 AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION (Exempts from sales and use taxes the sale of cremation urns for humans and pets.) Died
HB 8026 AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- AFFORDABLE HOUSING OPPORTUNITY (Limits the number of registered sex offenders in any facility that operates as a homeless shelter whether on state or private property. Those limits may be exceeded if the facility complies with the provisions of § 11-37.1-21(c).) Died
HB 7811 AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT - RHODE ISLAND BEST RX PRESCRIPTION DRUG DISCOUNT PROGRAM FOR THE UNINSURED (Requires that enrollees in the Rhode Island best RX Prescription drug discount program for the uninsured are not charged a copay for their prescriptions.) Died
HB 7344 AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- LEAN GOVERNMENT INITIATIVE ACT (Implements provisions of the Lean government initiative to eliminate waste and inefficiency in the operation of state government.) Died
HB 7705 AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - HEALTH CARE FACILITIES STAFFING (Allows any member of the military or their spouse to practice nursing in Rhode Island without a Rhode Island nursing license as long as they possess a nursing license from a state other than Rhode Island.) Died
HB 7810 AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES (Requires annual pediatric mental health exam determination medically necessary by physician/pediatrician/court order for children ten (10) years to up to eighteen (18) years. Effective January 1, 2019.) Died
HB 7606 AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS (Requires federal national criminal records check for applicants for a hackney's operator license or a transportation network operator or driver.) Died
HB 7350 AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- RETIREMENT SYSTEM--CONTRIBUTION AND BENEFITS (Awards 3% COLA to all state pension recipients retired on or before July 1, 2018.) Died
HB 7823 AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE - PRESCRIPTION DRUG BENEFITS (Prohibits any health plan with a pharmacy benefit from requiring the insured to order from a particular pharmacy in order to have payments applied to their deductible.) Died
HB 8314 AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- SALES AND USE TAXES -- LIABILITY AND COMPUTATION (Adds urns and shrouds, prayer cards and other items customarily sold or provided by a funeral director to those funeral items which are already exempt from sales and use taxes.) Died
HB 7278 AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION - SALES AND USE TAXES - LIABILITY AND COMPUTATION (Repeals the sales tax on pet care services.) Died
HB 7160 AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- THEFT, EMBEZZLEMENT, FALSE PRETENSES AND MISAPPROPRIATIONS--STEALING OF ANIMALS (Increases the penalties for stealing a pet or other domestic animal to a maximum of not more than five (5) years imprisonment or a fine of five thousand dollars ($5,000), or both.) Died
HB 7608 AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- THE CONSUMER PROTECTION IN EYE CARE ACT (Provides for consumer protection in eye care services by developing standards and enforcement protocols related to the utilization of emergent technologies in the provision of eye care services and for the delegation of eye care services by providers.) Died
HR 7399 JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE AND PUBLISH AND SUBMIT TO THE ELECTORS A PROPOSITION OF AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION -- RESTRICTION ON TOLLING (Proposes a Constitutional Amendment providing that any new highway or bridge toll on passenger vehicles would require voter approval statewide and also in the municipalities where they are to be located.) Died
HB 7818 AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT - STATE LOTTERY - DISBURSEMENT OF REVENUE (Directs profits from the state lottery into an education aid restricted receipt account to be disbursed as state aid to education.) Died
HB 7341 AN ACT RELATING TO ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY - CRUELTY TO ANIMALS (Prohibits declawing on a cat or other animal, unless a licensed veterinarian has determined that the procedure is necessary for a therapeutic purpose. Any person who violates this section would be subject to a fine of not more than $1,000.) Died
HB 7279 AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- CONVENTION CENTER AUTHORITY ACT (Provides a bidding procedure for naming rights to the Rhode Island Convention Center.) Died
HB 8240 AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PUPILS (Requires that students in the seventh grade receive education in Internet safety.) Died
HB 7585 AN ACT RELATING TO DOMESTIC RELATIONS -- DIVORCE AND SEPARATION (Creates a custody procedure for pets in divorce and separation proceedings based on the best interests of the animal.) Died
HB 7938 AN ACT RELATED TO EDUCATION - MAINTENANCE OF ORDER ON CAMPUS [SEE TITLE 16 CHAPTER 97 - THE RHODE ISLAND BOARD OF EDUCATION ACT] (Mandates arming campus police at public higher educational institutions.) Died
HB 7362 AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- MOTOR VEHICLE REPARATIONS ACT (Provides uninsured and/or uninspected vehicles not operated within this or any state may avoid suspension/revocation registration if plates removed. Violators subject to fine up to $150.) Died
HB 7747 AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS - VACANCY IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY (Enables a chief executive of a town or city to appoint a representative or senator to a vacant seat in the general assembly until a special election is held.) Failed
HB 7670 AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- LONG-TERM CARE SERVICE AND FINANCE REFORM (Provides 6% base rate increase for Medicaid home care for skilled nursing/therapeutic/nurse assistants/homemakers; 40% increase for Medicaid home care/hospice providers with annual inflation increase effective July 1, 2019.) Died
HB 7587 AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC RECORDS - ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS (Provides for an exception to the Rhode Island access to public records law for certain lottery winners.) Died