Sponsored (introduced) — Historical
Patricia A. Serpa · 757 bills · page 24 of 31
- HB 5391 AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES - INSPECTION OF MOTOR VEHICLES (Requires the first inspection of any new vehicle within five (5) years from the date of purchase. If the vehicle is sold within five (5) years, the new owner must obtain an inspection sticker before the current sticker expires.) Died
- HB 5575 AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES - QUALITY SELF-DIRECTED SERVICES - INDIVIDUAL COMPANIONS OF COMPANIONSHIP AND HOMEMAKING SERVICES (Revises law protecting beneficiaries from fraud, waste, abuse, neglect and provides state oversight when long-term services and beneficiaries use an individual companion for delivery of Medicaid services.) Died
- HB 5806 AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE - ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES - STEP THERAPY PROTOCOL (Creates a thirteen (13) member commission to review and recommend guidelines for step therapy protocols, and who would report back to the House by March 7, 2020, and would expire on May 7, 2020.) Died
- HB 5267 AN ACT RELATING TO ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY- USE OF ANIMALS IN MEDICAL SCHOOL LESSON (Prohibits a medical school in this state from using a live animal while teaching medical procedures if there is an alternate teaching method utilized by at least one accredited school in the state.) Died
- HB 6026 AN ACT RELATED TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS - RHODE ISLAND HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGE ACT OF 2008 (Provides for opt-out of information disclosure by HIE of confidential health care information.) Died
- HB 5579 AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES - MEDICAL ASSISTANCE (Requires the executive office of health and human services to adjust the per diem reimbursement rate to nursing facilities every 3 years; and provides that any time state minimum wage is increased, the reimbursement rate increases by the same percentage.) Died
- HB 5136 AN ACT RELATING TO DOMESTIC RELATIONS -- ADOPTION OF CHILDREN (Permits a petition for adoption, and if necessary, termination of parental rights, to be filed by a grandparent(s) without the noncustodial parents' consent in certain circumstances.) Died
- HR 5528 HOUSE RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING THE COVENTRY POLICE DEPARTMENT ON RECEIVING ACCREDITATION FROM THE RHODE ISLAND POLICE ACCREDITATION COMMISSION Died
- HR 6129 HOUSE RESOLUTION HONORING PROVIDENCE NATIVE AND WBO MIDDLEWEIGHT BOXING CHAMPION DEMETRIUS ANDRADE Died
- HB 6114 AN ACT RELATING TO PROBATE PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE -- LIMITED GUARDIANSHIP AND GUARDIANSHIP OF ADULTS (Requires that all persons seeking appointment as a limited guardian or guardian pursuant to chapter 15 of title 33 ("Limited Guardianships and Guardianship of Adults") be required to undergo a criminal background check.) Enacted
- HB 5507 AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES (Codifies the lawful procedure for a bicyclist to follow when complying with traffic control signals.) Enacted
- HB 5798 AN ACT RELATING TO COVENTRY SEWER AUTHORITY (Prohibits the town of Coventry from charging its sewage works' users interest charges of no more than five-tenths of one percent (.5%).) Enacted
- HB 5537 AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS - UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT (Restricts the initial prescription to an adult and all prescriptions to a minor patient for an opiate to a seven (7) day supply with exceptions for certain conditions and medicines designed for substance abuse or opioid dependence treatment.) Enacted
- HB 6112 AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT - ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES (Requires state departments, agencies to promulgate rules and regulations prior to the first day of the next legislative session after passage with general assembly oversight committees to keep public record of same.) Died
- HR 6147 HOUSE RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING EMMA DEWITT COTTER ON ATTAINING HER PH.D. FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON Died
- HB 5580 AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- LICENSING OF HEALTH CARE FACILITIES (Mandates no new initial licenses for nursing facilities to be issued prior to July 1, 2022. Prior to July 1, 2022, licensing agency not allowed to increase licensed bed capacity.) Enacted
- HB 6094 AN ACT RELATING TO HOLIDAYS AND DAYS OF SPECIAL OBSERVANCE (Changes the name of Gold Star Parents Day to Gold Star Family Day.) Enacted
- HB 5246 AN ACT RELATING TO ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY - ANIMAL CARE (Prohibits renting/leasing/financing sales of dogs/cats. Sets forth penalties for violations and exemptions to the act.) Died
- HB 5437 AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS - ARBITRATION - CONTINUANCE OF CONTRACTUAL PROVISIONS (Provides for the extension of certain contractual provisions in a school teachers' collective bargaining agreement if the parties are engaged in negotiations.) Enacted
- HB 5430 AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT - CHILD ADVOCATE OFFICE (Adds the requirement that in DCYF cases resulting in a fatality or near fatality of a child, one of the requirements for the office of the child advocate to investigate the case would be the child or the child's family had prior contact with the DCYF.) Enacted
- HB 5062 AN ACT RELATING TO ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY (Provides that the trapping and subsequent release of any unowned feral or free roaming cat for the purpose of spaying or neutering of the cat shall not be considered abandonment.) Died
- HB 5329 AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE (Enables innocent persons who have been wrongfully convicted of a crime to petition the presiding justice of the superior court for an award of compensation and damages.) Died
- HB 5210 AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- ELECTION AND QUALIFICATIONS OF OFFICERS (Allows the town of Coventry to combine voting precincts for a special election for the school committee in 2019. Once the precincts are combined, the canvassers shall advertise such combination at least seven (7) days prior to the election.) Enacted
- HR 6077 HOUSE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING THE WEEK OF MAY 6TH THROUGH MAY 11TH OF 2019 TO BE "TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND Died
- HR 5890 HOUSE RESOLUTION COMMEMORATING "WORLD DOWN SYNDROME DAY" ON MARCH 21, 2019, IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND Died