Senate Bills for the 2021 session

Bills that have passed in the 2021 session

Condition: {Session Year: 2021} {Bills: 44,59,92,132,174,261,375,385,390,547,568,860,941}

Senate Bill No. 44  SUB A

BY  Sosnowski, DiPalma, Seveney, Rogers, Raptakis

ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION — VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER/EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION ENABLING LEGISLATION (Allows municipalities to establish a program providing property tax exemption to active duty individuals who volunteer services as a firefighter or emergency medical technician.)

{LC419/A/1}

01/19/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance

02/26/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/04/2021)

03/03/2021 Proposed Substitute

03/09/2021 Committee recommended Substitute A be held for further study

04/09/2021 Scheduled for consideration (04/15/2021)

04/15/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A

04/16/2021 Placed on Senate Calendar (04/27/2021)

04/27/2021 Senate passed Sub A

04/28/2021 Referred to House Health & Human Services

Senate Bill No. 59  SUB A

BY  Ruggerio, Coyne, Seveney, DiPalma, Burke

ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT – STATEWIDE PUBLIC SAFETY COMPUTER AIDED RECORDS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (Establishes a statewide public safety computer aided records management system.)

{LC672/A/1}

01/19/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary

02/25/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/01/2021)

03/01/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

04/30/2021 Scheduled for consideration (05/06/2021)

05/05/2021 Proposed Substitute

05/06/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A

05/07/2021 Placed on Senate Calendar (05/11/2021)

05/11/2021 Senate passed Sub A

05/12/2021 Referred to House State Government & Elections

06/28/2021 Scheduled for consideration (06/30/2021)

Senate Bill No. 92

BY  Valverde, DiMario, McCaffrey

ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES – PAYMENTS TO FIRE COMPANIES (Provides for an appropriation of state funds to cities and towns who are members of the Narragansett Bay marine task force (NBMTF) for the maintenance of boats providing services to Narragansett Bay.)

{LC1045/1}

01/26/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance

02/19/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/25/2021)

02/25/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

Senate Bill No. 132

BY  Valverde, DiMario, Sosnowski, Euer

ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY — HEMP GROWTH ACT (Authorizes cities and towns to enact ordinances to address and protect their citizens’ public safety and welfare from the impact of hemp cultivation and any of its derivative products.)

{LC1044/1}

01/26/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary

03/11/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/15/2021)

03/15/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

Senate Bill No. 174

BY  Felag

ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY — NEW HOME BUYERS FIRE PROTECTION ACT (Mandates that builders of new 1 or 2 family residential dwellings provide home buyer with written information regarding the installation of automatic fire sprinkler system subject to civil penalties for violations enforced by the AG or state fire marshal.)

{LC1189/1}

02/05/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government

04/03/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/07/2021)

04/07/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

Senate Bill No. 261  SUB A

BY  Felag

ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT — OPEN MEETINGS (Exempts volunteer fire companies under the supervision, control, or jurisdiction of another public body from certain posting requirements of the open meetings act.)

{LC1176/A/1}

02/10/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary

04/09/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/15/2021)

04/15/2021 Committee recommends passage

04/19/2021 Placed on Senate Calendar (04/27/2021)

04/27/2021 Senate read and passed

04/28/2021 Referred to House State Government & Elections

06/25/2021 Scheduled for consideration (06/28/2021)

06/25/2021 Proposed Substitute

06/28/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A

06/29/2021 Placed on House Calendar (07/01/2021)

Senate Bill No. 375

BY  de la Cruz, E Morgan

ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION – PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION (Authorizes fire districts to provide for an exemption from fire district taxes for volunteer firefighters serving in the fire district.)

{LC253/1}

02/25/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance

02/26/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/04/2021)

03/04/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

Senate Bill No. 385  as amended

Chapter 083

BY  Goodwin

ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS — 911 EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBER ACT (Establishes an emergency telephone system call review and quality improvement and would require at least one 911 system operator trained in telecommunicator cardiopulmonary resuscitation be on duty at all time.)

{LC2174/1}

02/25/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Health and Human Services

04/30/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/03/2021)

05/03/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

05/28/2021 Scheduled for consideration (06/03/2021)

06/03/2021 Committee recommends passage

06/04/2021 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/08/2021)

06/08/2021 Senate passed as amended (floor amendment)

06/10/2021 Referred to House Health & Human Services

06/11/2021 Scheduled for consideration (06/14/2021)

06/14/2021 Committee recommends passage as amended in concurrence

06/18/2021 Placed on House Calendar (06/22/2021)

06/22/2021 House passed as amended in concurrence

06/23/2021 Transmitted to Governor

06/23/2021 Signed by Governor

Senate Bill No. 390

Chapter 055

BY  de la Cruz, E Morgan, Paolino

ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO THE OAKLAND – MAPLEVILLE NUMBER 4 FIRE DISTRICT (Incorporates Oakland–Mapleville Number 4 Fire District.)

{LC267/1}

02/25/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government

03/05/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/10/2021)

03/10/2021 Committee recommends passage

03/11/2021 Placed on Senate Calendar (03/16/2021)

03/16/2021 Senate read and passed

03/18/2021 Referred to House Municipal Government & Housing

05/14/2021 Scheduled for consideration (05/19/2021)

05/19/2021 Committee recommends passage in concurrence

06/04/2021 Placed on House Calendar (06/10/2021)

06/10/2021 House passed in concurrence

06/10/2021 Transmitted to Governor

06/18/2021 Effective without Governor’s signature

Senate Bill No. 547

BY  Ciccone, F Lombardi, Bell, McCaffrey, Goodwin

ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS — FIREFIGHTERS’ ARBITRATION (Provides all provisions in collective bargaining agreement continue until successor agreement reach or interest arbitration award rendered.)

{LC1395/1}

03/04/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Labor

04/09/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/14/2021)

04/14/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

05/13/2021 Scheduled for consideration (05/17/2021)

05/17/2021 Committee recommends passage

05/19/2021 Placed on Senate Calendar (05/25/2021)

05/25/2021 Senate read and passed

05/27/2021 Referred to House Labor

Senate Bill No. 568  SUB A

BY  Miller, McCaffrey, Goodwin, Ruggerio, Coyne, Felag, DiPalma, Sosnowski, Pearson, Acosta

ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS — CANNABIS AUTHORIZATION, REGULATION AND TAXATION (Establishes Cannabis Control Commission to regulate all aspects of cannabis production and distribution.)

{LC2305/A/3}

03/09/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary

03/26/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/01/2021)

04/01/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

06/11/2021 Scheduled for consideration (06/14/2021)

06/11/2021 Proposed Substitute

06/14/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A

06/16/2021 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/22/2021)

06/22/2021 Senate passed Sub A

06/24/2021 Referred to House Finance

Senate Bill No. 860  SUB A

BY  F Lombardi

ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY — EMERGENCY MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES–AMBULANCE SERVICE COORDINATING BOARD (Gives the ambulance service coordinating board approval powers over regulations, protocols, standards, licensing fees and other administrative actions set proposed by the director of health.)

{LC2784/A/1}

04/30/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Health and Human Services

04/30/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/03/2021)

05/03/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

06/22/2021 Scheduled for consideration (06/24/2021)

06/23/2021 Proposed Substitute

06/24/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A

06/24/2021 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/29/2021)

06/29/2021 Senate passed Sub A

Senate Bill No. 941  SUB A

BY  Ciccone, F Lombardi

ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES — OPTIONAL RETIREMENT FOR MEMBERS OF POLICE FORCE AND FIRE FIGHTERS (Allows any member in active service, regardless of age, to be eligible for an accidental disability retirement allowance.)

{LC2940/A/1}

05/28/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance

05/28/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (06/03/2021)

06/03/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

06/25/2021 Scheduled for consideration (06/28/2021)

06/27/2021 Proposed Substitute

06/28/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A

06/28/2021 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/30/2021)

Total Bills: 13
Legislative Data Systems Room 1	6/30/2021
State House, Providence, Rhode Island	6:50 AM