He made a lot of
promises….can he keep them?
By
Will Collette
Our
media-hound[1]
state Representative Blake “Flip” Filippi (
He
got off to a slow start, breaking his promise to hit the ground running and
introduce a bunch of bills related to his campaign promises in his first week.
That didn’t happen. However, since then, Flipper has sponsored or co-sponsored
more bills than nearly any member of the House. Not that it matters much, as you’ll
see as you read on.
Of
those 78 bills, he was the prime sponsor for 27 and a co-sponsor to the other
51. However, only three have passed, and all of them are “non-substantive.” For
example, one of the three bills passed was H-5913
memorializing Henry Walsh upon his death, something Henry would have hated
since he couldn’t stand Filippi. This resolution only needed to be read before
the House approved it; the Senate did not need to act. Read below for the other
two that have passed.
During
his successful campaign against Rep. Donna Walsh, whose effectiveness won wide
praise, Filippi promised to resolve the woes of the victims of Copar Quarry, cut taxes for Social
Security recipients, ensure that Rhode Island will never repeat the 38 Studio
fiasco, protect Charlestown from evil developers and the even more evil federal
and state governments, and put a chicken in every pot.
The
first bill with his name on it (as fourth co-sponsor) was actually a RI
Builders Association bill (House
Bill No. 5044), one that the
CCA Party-controlled Charlestown Town Council officially
opposed with a resolution at its April meeting.
His
first original bill was at the request of the CCA Party, House Bill No. 5321,
which grants Charlestown and only Charlestown a moratorium from having to deal
with comprehensive permits while it is working on a new comprehensive plan. As
far as I know, no other town has asked for this, even though they all are in
the process of writing new comprehensive plans.
I
have cut-and-pasted the entire directory of Filippi's bills from the General Assembly bill tracker database so you can see
for yourself exactly how Flip is doing. Which is to say, not so well.
Aside from the resolution honoring Henry, his other two successes are H-5922 that directs the Secretary of State to restore the lost the corporate charter of Charlestown contractor J. Dougherty Home Improvement provided Dougherty provides proof he has paid all his back taxes and another, H-6172, authorizing a non-clergy, non-judicial person to perform a wedding, a sticky problem for some brides and grooms.
Everything
else is pretty much dead, either withdraw by Flip himself (5 bills) or “held
for further study (19 bills).”
The
array of bills in this session of the General Assembly by Filippi make me
wonder if he suffers from ADHD because it seems that he, despite supposedly
being an anti-government libertarian, has introduced an incoherent collection
of things he wants the government to do.
He
wants to change the way the state deals with taxes, water, utilities, drones,
fishing, elections, genetically-modified foods, summer school, mining, ferries,
health insurance, planning, housing, Medicaid, child custody, aircraft and
domestic violence. He also wants three amendments to the State Constitution.
If
he gets anything more than the three resolutions I mention above, I will be
very surprised.
He
is almost certainly not going to
either of his two quarry bills. Not the one to give Charlestown the authority
to regulate mining. Not his bill to direct DEM to come up with regulations for
mining.
The later bill is no great loss since it completely fails to address reclamation meaning that when the quarry operator eventually walks away from the mine, there is no obligation to reclaim the land or remove dangerous high walls, such as the one that killed a young Westerly man at the Copar/Armetta quarry on May 25.
The later bill is no great loss since it completely fails to address reclamation meaning that when the quarry operator eventually walks away from the mine, there is no obligation to reclaim the land or remove dangerous high walls, such as the one that killed a young Westerly man at the Copar/Armetta quarry on May 25.
These
bills will not pass, first because Filippi is introducing them and second because
they do not fit Gov. Raimondo’s or Speaker Mattiello’s jobs-first priority. The other reason Filippi's bills won't pass is because there are competing bills from Rep. Brian Patrick Kennedy and Sen. Dennis
Algiere (Senate Bill No. 621 SUB A).
Kennedy, who introduced House Bill No. 5680, is part of the House leadership and Algiere, although a Republican, is well-liked by the Democrats. One or both of these bills might have a better chance even though they also might die because they conflict with the Governor’s and Speaker’s jobs-over-the-environment agenda.
Kennedy, who introduced House Bill No. 5680, is part of the House leadership and Algiere, although a Republican, is well-liked by the Democrats. One or both of these bills might have a better chance even though they also might die because they conflict with the Governor’s and Speaker’s jobs-over-the-environment agenda.
Flip
will not be able to deliver on this campaign promise to the Copar victims.
His
promises on taxes – all of them – were pre-empted by competing Democratic
bills. If any legislation to cut income tax on retirement income is going to
pass, it will be the Democratic version.
For
baffling reasons, the one bill that Filippi seemed to want more than any other
bill is the bill that nobody wants – except two right-wing crazies from Little
Compton and fellow wingnut Rep. Justin Price of Richmond, who may be even
crazier than Flip.
This
was House Bill No. 5352
to repeal Rhode Island’s $7 salt-water fishing license. Filippi made the
mistake of trying to double-speak the organized fishermen after they told him
they absolutely did not want the state license repealed. The fishermen told Filippi - and testified in force at the House hearing - that they liked things exactly the way they are. If Flip's bill became law, instead of a $7 state license fee, fishermen would have to buy a $25 federal license and the state would lose tons of money it uses to improve fishing facilities.
At first, Filippi told
the fishermen he would pull the bill, then he would amend the bill, then he would
somehow target the federal license but in the end brought the bill to repeal
the license to a hearing with hilarious results that I detailed here and HERE.
At the bizarre hearing on Filippi's anti-fishermen bill, he PROMISED the committee and the audience that the bill they were looking at was not the real bill he wanted to introduce. He even went so far as to hand out copies of the bill he said he planned to substitute for the bill being heard.
That was April 9 and as of June 12, he still has not introduced the promised substitute bill. Based on the record, I conclude he simply forgot about it, having gotten more than his 15 minutes of infamy.
At the bizarre hearing on Filippi's anti-fishermen bill, he PROMISED the committee and the audience that the bill they were looking at was not the real bill he wanted to introduce. He even went so far as to hand out copies of the bill he said he planned to substitute for the bill being heard.
That was April 9 and as of June 12, he still has not introduced the promised substitute bill. Based on the record, I conclude he simply forgot about it, having gotten more than his 15 minutes of infamy.
The General Assembly
session isn’t quite over yet and, as the saying goes, “it ain’t over till it’s
over.”
Then we can do a final tally on Flip’s record. We’ll also take a look at the other two right-wingers who won locally in 2014, Sen. Elaine Morgan (R-Hopkinton) and Rep. Justin Price (R-Richmond). Their records aren’t likely to win them any awards either.
Then we can do a final tally on Flip’s record. We’ll also take a look at the other two right-wingers who won locally in 2014, Sen. Elaine Morgan (R-Hopkinton) and Rep. Justin Price (R-Richmond). Their records aren’t likely to win them any awards either.
But the voters of
Charlestown, especially those aligned with the CCA Party or who live under the
shadow of the Copar Quarry, I invite you to review the official record below,
taken directly from the General Assembly Bill-Tracker, and judge for yourself if this is what you
wanted. You can look at the bills themselves by following the links in the listings that begin immediately after these footnotes.
FOOTNOTES
[1] This Westerly Sun article is a good example. Filippi’s approach in his freshman year has been to introduce bills, put out a news release, get a few media hits and then forget it. Notice that in the Sun article, he is listed as “I-Charlestown.” Is Flip now claiming Charlestown as his home, rather than Block Island where he claims he lives, or Lincoln or Providence where he told RI Future editor Bob Plain he actually lived?
[2] Filippi ran as an “Independent” even though he is registered as a Republican and is and has been a major donor to Republicans candidates. He caucuses with the Republican House members. He is not by any reasonable definition an independent.
[3] Filippi claims to live in his mother’s house on Block Island although numerous official records list him as living in his mother’s house in Lincoln. He told Bob Plain, editor of Rhode Island’s Future that he was actually living in an apartment in Providence.
Legislative
Status Report
Session
Year: 2015 Sponsor: Filippi, Blake
House Bill No. 5044
BY Edwards, Nunes, Marshall, Newberry,
Filippi
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION - LEVY AND
ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES (Creates an exemption from taxation for certain
residential property developments which have not been completed or, not been
sold and occupied.)
{LC13/1}
01/08/2015 Introduced,
referred to House Municipal Government
01/30/2015 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/05/2015)
02/05/2015 Committee
recommended measure be held for further study
03/13/2015 Scheduled for consideration (03/19/2015)
03/19/2015 Committee
recommends passage
03/19/2015 Placed on House Calendar (03/24/2015)
03/24/2015 House read
and passed
04/09/2015 Referred to
Senate Housing and Municipal Government
06/05/2015 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (06/10/2015)
06/10/2015 Committee recommends
passage in concurrence
House Bill No. 5051
BY Edwards, Filippi, Roberts, Bennett,
Abney
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT
- SURVEILLANCE DEVICES (Prohibits surveillance on any public highway in the
state unless specifically authorized by statute or court order. Also provides
for the confidentiality of information collected or stored.)
{LC47/1}
01/08/2015 Introduced,
referred to House Judiciary
01/16/2015 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (01/20/2015)
01/20/2015 Committee
recommended measure be held for further study
House Bill No. 5054
BY Edwards, Newberry, Filippi, Roberts,
Corvese
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO GENERAL ASSEMBLY - JOINT
COMMITTEE OF THE REPEALER (Creates the joint committee of the repealer in the
general assembly.)
{LC15/1}
01/08/2015 Introduced,
referred to House Judiciary
01/16/2015 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (01/20/2015)
01/20/2015 Committee
recommended measure be held for further study
House Bill No. 5056
BY Morgan, Lancia, Roberts, Filippi,
Price
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PERSONAL INCOME
TAX (Exempts retirement and social security income from state personal income
tax.)
{LC58/1}
01/08/2015 Introduced,
referred to House Finance
05/22/2015 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/28/2015)
05/28/2015 Committee
recommended measure be held for further study
House Bill No. 5057
BY Costa, Lancia, Nardolillo, Filippi,
Reilly
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PERSONAL INCOME
TAX (Exempts social security income from state personal income tax.)
{LC57/1}
01/08/2015 Introduced,
referred to House Finance
05/22/2015 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/28/2015)
05/28/2015 Committee
recommended measure be held for further study
House Resolution
No. 5194
BY Morgan, Filippi, Giarrusso, Price,
Chippendale
ENTITLED, HOUSE RESOLUTION RESPECTFULLY REQUESTING THAT
THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND ADOPT A MANDATORY CHILD ABUSE/DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND
ANIMAL ABUSE CROSS REPORTING SYSTEM
{LC418/1}
01/21/2015 Introduced,
referred to House Judiciary
02/27/2015 Scheduled for
hearing and/or consideration
03/02/2015 Committee postponed at request of sponsor (03/03/2015)
04/10/2015 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/14/2015)
04/14/2015 Committee
recommended measure be held for further study
House Bill No. 5277
BY Morgan, Chippendale, Filippi,
Nardolillo, Reilly
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY --
AUDITOR GENERAL (Enables the auditor general to take under investigation any
matter within the scope of an audit.)
{LC417/1}
02/04/2015 Introduced,
referred to House Finance
02/27/2015 Scheduled for
hearing and/or consideration
03/02/2015 Committee postponed at request of sponsor (03/03/2015)
03/03/2015 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/05/2015)
03/05/2015 Committee
recommended measure be held for further study
House Bill No. 5304
BY Marcello, Hearn, Fellela, Bennett,
Filippi
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS (Adds the secretary
of state to the board of elections as a nonvoting ex officio member. Requires
board of canvassers to clearly mark the fifty foot (50') buffer zone at each
polling place where political campaigning is prohibited.)
{LC349/1}
02/05/2015 Introduced,
referred to House Judiciary
03/20/2015 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/25/2015)
03/25/2015 Committee
recommended measure be held for further study
House Bill No. 5308
BY Morgan, Reilly, Price, Filippi,
Lancia
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY -
LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT COMMISSION (Enables the secretary of the oversight
commission to issue subpoenas upon a majority vote.)
{LC863/1}
02/05/2015 Introduced,
referred to House Judiciary
02/27/2015 Scheduled for
hearing and/or consideration
03/02/2015 Committee postponed at request of sponsor (03/03/2015)
03/13/2015 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/17/2015)
03/17/2015 Committee
recommended measure be held for further study
House Bill No. 5310
BY Morgan, Chippendale, Reilly,
Filippi, Giarrusso
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES - MEDICAL
ASSISTANCE FRAUD (Would increase penalties for false statements made relative
to certification or recertification of medical care facilities.)
{LC715/1}
02/05/2015 Introduced,
referred to House Judiciary
02/27/2015 Scheduled for
hearing and/or consideration
03/02/2015 Committee postponed at request of sponsor (03/03/2015)
04/10/2015 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/14/2015)
04/14/2015 Committee
recommended measure be held for further study
House Resolution
No. 5313
BY Morgan, Chippendale, Filippi,
Reilly, Trillo
ENTITLED, HOUSE RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL HOUSE
COMMISSION TO STUDY INSURANCE MANDATES IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
{LC415/1}
02/05/2015 Introduced,
referred to House Corporations
02/19/2015 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/24/2015)
02/24/2015 Committee
recommended measure be held for further study
This is Filippi's first bill coming more than a month after the session opened. Filippi had promised to introduce all his bills dealing with his campaign promises in the first week, saying he could do that because he was a lawyer and familiar with writing legislation. Right.
House Bill No. 5321
House Bill No. 5321
(by request)
BY Filippi
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -
COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING AND LAND USE ACT - MORATORIUM COMPREHENSIVE PERMIT
APPLICATIONS - CHARLESTOWN (Grants the town of Charlestown a moratorium until
June 1, 2016, during which it would not be required to entertain, receive or
consider comprehensive permit applications from for-profit developers.)
{LC362/1}
02/05/2015 Introduced,
referred to House H.E.W.
03/06/2015 Scheduled for
hearing and/or consideration
03/09/2015 Meeting postponed (03/11/2015)
03/09/2015 Committee transferred
to House Finance
05/22/2015 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/27/2015)
05/27/2015 Committee
recommended measure be held for further study
House Bill No. 5326
BY Reilly, Marshall, Newberry, Filippi,
Giarrusso
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT
-- ESTABLISHING AN OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL (Establishes the office of
inspector general as an independent administrative agency charged with the
purpose of preventing and detecting fraud, waste and abuse, and mismanagement
in the expenditure of public funds.)
{LC441/1}
02/05/2015 Introduced,
referred to House Finance
03/13/2015 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/17/2015)
03/17/2015 Committee
recommended measure be held for further study
House Bill No. 5331
BY Malik, Marshall, Gallison, Filippi,
Kennedy
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - THE EDUCATION
EQUITY AND PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT (Amends the provisions of the Education
Equity and Property Tax Relief Act by freezing the amount of the
regionalization bonus at two percent (2%).)
{LC718/1}
02/05/2015 Introduced,
referred to House Finance
This is a CCA Party bill that follows through on their bizarre "Water War" with the Glista family and the state Water Resources Board. Click here for details.
House Bill No. 5339
(by request)
BY Filippi
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO WATERS AND NAVIGATION --
WATER SUPPLY FACILITIES (Requires consent by a municipality of any land
acquisition therein by the water resources board.)
{LC1068/1}
02/05/2015 Introduced,
referred to House Finance
03/03/2015 Scheduled for
hearing and/or consideration
03/05/2015 Committee postponed at request of sponsor (03/05/2015)
House Bill No. 5340
BY Filippi, Shekarchi, Edwards,
Solomon, Reilly
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PUBLIC SERVICE
CORPORATION TAX (Provides that neither the Public Service Corporation Tax or
the Sales Tax, which are paid by customers, would apply to any increase in
electricity rates or charges which are greater than those in effect on December
31, 2014.)
{LC861/1}
02/05/2015 Introduced,
referred to House Finance
05/22/2015 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/28/2015)
05/28/2015 Committee
recommended measure be held for further study
House Bill No. 5346
BY Roberts, Lancia, Newberry, Price,
Filippi
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION - PERSONAL INCOME
TAX (Exempts the amount of military pension which is included in federal
adjusted gross income from the state income tax.)
{LC1065/1}
02/05/2015 Introduced,
referred to House Finance
This is Filippi's infamous fishing bill that fishermen absolutely HATED. Note that the promised substitute bill Filippi promised on April 9 he would introduce has not been introduced.
House Bill No. 5352
BY Filippi, Reilly, Craven, Shekarchi,
Price
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO FISH AND WILDLIFE --
SALTWATER FISHING LICENSE (Repeals the saltwater fishing license requirement.)
{LC592/1}
02/05/2015 Introduced,
referred to House Environment and Natural Resources
02/18/2015 Scheduled for
hearing and/or consideration
02/25/2015 Committee postponed at request of sponsor (02/26/2015)
04/03/2015 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/09/2015)
04/09/2015 Committee
recommended measure be held for further study
House Bill No. 5372
BY Ajello, Blazejewski, O`Grady,
Filippi, Handy
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- CONDUCT OF
ELECTIONS (Makes extensive changes to the election laws, including the
definition of what a vote is, how to store ballots in cases of disputed
results; allows a voter to take political paraphernalia into polling place and
makes the Board decision subject to the APA.)
{LC894/1}
02/11/2015 Introduced,
referred to House Judiciary
03/20/2015 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/25/2015)
03/25/2015 Committee
recommended measure be held for further study
House Bill No. 5373
BY Ajello, Blazejewski, O`Grady,
Filippi, Handy
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- CELL
PHONE TRACKING (Absents exigent circumstances, mandates that law enforcement
obtain a warrant before tracking any cell phone or other electronic device. It
would also require disclosure to the subscriber of the phone or other device.)
{LC893/1}
02/11/2015 Introduced,
referred to House Judiciary
02/18/2015 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/25/2015)
02/25/2015 Committee
recommended measure be held for further study
House Bill No. 5390
BY Lancia, Trillo, Morgan, Newberry,
Filippi
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS
(Requires that all charges collected by telecommunications and prepaid wireless
providers in connection with the E-911 system be deposited into a restricted
receipt account for the sole purpose of administering the system.)
{LC866/1}
02/11/2015 Introduced,
referred to House Finance
05/11/2015 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/13/2015)
05/13/2015 Committee
recommended measure be held for further study
House Bill No. 5395
BY Fogarty, Naughton, Filippi, Keable,
Shekarchi
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- SALES AND USE
TAXES -- LIABILITY AND COMPUTATION (Expands the definition of food and food
ingredients for purposes of title 44 to include seeds and plants used to grow
food and food ingredients.)
{LC1028/1}
02/11/2015 Introduced,
referred to House Finance
05/08/2015 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/12/2015)
05/12/2015 Committee
recommended measure be held for further study
House Bill No. 5431
BY Kennedy, Filippi, Azzinaro, Price,
Roberts
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- PAYMENTS
TO FIRE COMPANIES (Requires reimbursement payments from the general fund to
volunteer fire departments responding to emergencies on or along Route 95.)
{LC1271/1}
02/12/2015 Introduced,
referred to House Finance
House Bill No. 5451
(by request)
BY Tobon, Barros, Abney, Coughlin,
Filippi
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT
- ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES (Subjects board of elections to provisions of APA.)
{LC1462/1}
02/12/2015 Introduced,
referred to House Judiciary
04/03/2015 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/08/2015)
04/08/2015 Committee
recommended measure be held for further study
House Bill No. 5454
BY Filippi, Roberts, Blazejewski,
Barros, Morgan
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE - AERIAL
PRIVACY PROTECTION ACT (Prohibits law enforcement from using unmanned aerial
vehicles without a proper warrant.)
{LC734/1}
02/12/2015 Introduced,
referred to House Judiciary
03/27/2015 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/31/2015)
03/31/2015 Committee
recommended measure be held for further study
House Resolution
No. 5459
BY Roberts, Nunes, Azzinaro, Abney,
Filippi
ENTITLED, HOUSE RESOLUTION OPPOSING FURTHER IMPLEMENTATION
OF THE REAL ID ACT
{LC1328/1}
02/12/2015 Introduced,
referred to House Judiciary
04/03/2015 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/08/2015)
04/08/2015 Committee
recommended measure be held for further study
House Bill No. 5461 SUB A
BY Keable, Johnston, Filippi, Serpa,
O`Grady
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -
MOTORCYCLES (Requires motor vehicle operator and chauffeur licenses valid for
motorcycle operation, to state so conspicuously.)
{LC1223/A/1}
02/12/2015 Introduced,
referred to House Judiciary
02/27/2015 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/03/2015)
03/03/2015 Committee
recommended measure be held for further study
03/06/2015 Scheduled for consideration (03/10/2015)
03/10/2015 Committee
recommends passage of Sub A
03/12/2015 Placed on House Calendar (03/17/2015)
03/17/2015 House passed
Sub A
03/19/2015 Referred to
Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs
06/08/2015 Scheduled for hearing (06/10/2015)
06/10/2015 Committee
recommended measure be held for further study
House Resolution
No. 5462
BY Filippi, Blazejewski, Lancia,
Nardolillo, Chippendale
ENTITLED, JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE, PUBLISH AND SUBMIT
TO THE ELECTORS--A PROPOSITION OF AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE
(MAJORITY VOTE REQUIREMENT THROUGH INSTANT RUNOFF VOTING FOR GENERAL OFFICERS
AND GENERAL ASSEMBLY MEMBERS' ELECTION) (Proposed constitutional amendment that
would require all winning candidates for general office and general assembly
elections receive a majority of the votes, with an instant runoff voting system
if no initial majority of votes is received.)
{LC1072/1}
02/12/2015 Introduced,
referred to House Judiciary
03/20/2015 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/25/2015)
03/25/2015 Committee
recommended measure be held for further study
House Bill No. 5502
BY Filippi, Costa, Slater, Lima, Ajello
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS - GENETICALLY
MODIFIED ORGANISMS (Requires all food businesses, with the exception of
restaurant's, who have gross sales of over $500,000 to post a sign informing
their customers that all there food products contain modified organisms, unless
there labels say otherwise.)
{LC1217/1}
02/12/2015 Introduced,
referred to House H.E.W.
02/26/2015 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/04/2015)
03/04/2015 Committee
recommended measure be held for further study
House Bill No. 5511
BY Filippi, Roberts, Tanzi, Fogarty,
Lally
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - SUMMER SCHOOL
COSTS (Permits free summer school attendance for students needing course
credits to graduate.)
{LC924/1}
02/12/2015 Introduced,
referred to House Finance
04/07/2015 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/09/2015)
04/09/2015 Committee
recommended measure be held for further study
House Resolution
No. 5519
BY Filippi, Nardolillo, Roberts,
Morgan, Lancia
ENTITLED, JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE AND PUBLISH AND
SUBMIT TO THE ELECTORS A PROPOSITION OF AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE
STATE REFERENDUM ON LINE ITEM VETO
{LC593/1}
02/12/2015 Introduced,
referred to House Finance
03/06/2015 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/11/2015)
03/11/2015 Committee
recommended measure be held for further study
House Bill No. 5548
BY Nardolillo, Filippi, Costa, Lancia,
Giarrusso
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE - DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE PREVENTION ACT (Increases the assessment collected from persons convicted
of or placed on probation for domestic violence from one hundred twenty-five
dollars ($125) to two hundred twenty-five ($225) dollars.)
{LC1476/1}
02/25/2015 Introduced,
referred to House Finance
03/10/2015 Withdrawn at
sponsor's request
House Bill No. 5549
BY Nardolillo, Chippendale, Filippi,
Costa, Lancia
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION (Provides that
corporations with less than fifty (50) employees shall not be subject to the
$500 minimum corporate tax.)
{LC1137/1}
02/25/2015 Introduced,
referred to House Finance
05/22/2015 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/28/2015)
05/28/2015 Committee
recommended measure be held for further study
House Bill No. 5562
BY Nardolillo, Chippendale, Filippi,
Lancia, Costa
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION (Provides that
corporations with more than fifty (50) employees would be subject to a minimum
corporate tax two hundred fifty dollars, ($250).)
{LC1139/1}
02/25/2015 Introduced,
referred to House Finance
05/22/2015 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/28/2015)
05/28/2015 Committee
recommended measure be held for further study
House Bill No. 5566
BY Morgan, Chippendale, Filippi,
Giarrusso, Roberts
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC FINANCE -- PUBLIC
CORPORATION DEBT MANAGEMENT (Would prohibit moral obligation bonds not secured
by the full faith and credit of the state (RI Constitution VI:16) or secured by
revenues (RI Constitution VI:17))
{LC1127/1}
02/25/2015 Introduced,
referred to House Finance
05/11/2015 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/13/2015)
05/13/2015 Committee
recommended measure be held for further study
House Bill No. 5567
BY Morgan, Giarrusso, Filippi, Roberts,
Lancia
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT
- RHODE ISLAND MUNICIPAL PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM (Establishes municipal
performance management program funded by the department of administration to
improve services in the government sector.)
{LC1280/1}
02/25/2015 Introduced,
referred to House Finance
03/20/2015 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/25/2015)
03/25/2015 Committee
recommended measure be held for further study
House Bill No. 5572
BY Roberts, Chippendale, Filippi,
Lancia, Nardolillo
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION - SALES AND USE
TAXES - LIABILITY AND COMPUTATION (Exempts from the sales and use tax, the
purchase and use of telecommunication products or services that are necessary
for internet access.)
{LC1213/1}
02/25/2015 Introduced,
referred to House Finance
05/08/2015 Scheduled for
hearing and/or consideration
05/12/2015 Committee postponed at request of sponsor (05/12/2015)
05/22/2015 Scheduled for
hearing and/or consideration
05/26/2015 Committee postponed at request of sponsor (05/28/2015)
House Bill No. 5576
BY Morgan, Roberts, Filippi, Lancia,
Giarrusso
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- PUBLIC
ASSISTANCE ACT (Requires retailers to examine a photo id to verify that a buyer
presenting an EBT card is entitled to use the card. It further provides that a
retailer who neglects to perform such verification shall be suspended from the
program for 1 month.)
{LC1278/1}
02/25/2015 Introduced,
referred to House H.E.W.
04/02/2015 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/08/2015)
04/08/2015 Committee
recommended measure be held for further study
House Bill No. 5587
BY Lima, Filippi, Ajello, Costantino,
Serpa
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS - MILK
SANITATION CODE (Requires that labels or marks on milk or milk products include
information disclosing whether such milk or milk product has been genetically
engineered or modified.)
{LC1180/1}
02/25/2015 Introduced,
referred to House H.E.W.
03/13/2015 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/18/2015)
03/18/2015 Committee
recommended measure be held for further study
House Bill No. 5598
BY Morgan, Chippendale, Price, Filippi,
Lancia
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- SMALL EMPLOYER
HEALTH INSURANCE AVAILABILITY ACT (Requires small employer carriers to permit
small employers, collectively as a group, to purchase group health insurance
plans.)
{LC1133/1}
02/25/2015 Introduced,
referred to House Corporations
03/27/2015 Scheduled for
hearing and/or consideration
03/27/2015 Committee postponed at request of sponsor (03/31/2015)
04/02/2015 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/07/2015)
04/07/2015 Committee
recommended measure be held for further study
House Bill No. 5628
BY Williams, Filippi, Kazarian, Serpa,
Tanzi
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES - SEXUAL
ASSAULT- STATEWIDE ACCOUNTING OF UNSUBMITTED RAPE KITS (Compels law enforcement
agencies to provide a report identifying and describing any untested sexual
assault collection kits.)
{LC1533/1}
02/25/2015 Introduced,
referred to House Judiciary
03/06/2015 Scheduled for
hearing and/or consideration
03/10/2015 Withdrawn at sponsor's request (03/11/2015)
House Bill No. 5631
BY Newberry, Filippi, Regunberg,
Slater, Blazejewski
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- UNIFORM
CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT (Eliminates the bond requirements in civil forfeiture
cases, and allows a petitioner to request that the court determine if a
forfeiture is disproportionately excessive, and may be reduced or eliminated as
it deems appropriate.)
{LC1467/1}
02/25/2015 Introduced,
referred to House Judiciary
03/27/2015 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/31/2015)
03/31/2015 Committee
recommended measure be held for further study
House Bill No. 5632
BY Roberts, Nardolillo, Filippi,
Kazarian, Abney
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO DOMESTIC RELATIONS --
DOMESTIC ABUSE PREVENTION (Allows parents/interested parties to file family
court petition for minor child protective order and lists when order may be
sought and relief granted by court.)
{LC706/1}
02/25/2015 Introduced,
referred to House Judiciary
03/06/2015 Scheduled for
hearing and/or consideration
03/10/2015 Committee postponed at request of sponsor (03/11/2015)
04/10/2015 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/14/2015)
04/14/2015 Committee
recommended measure be held for further study
House Resolution
No. 5662
BY Filippi, Roberts, Costa, Chippendale
ENTITLED, JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE AND PUBLISH AND
SUBMIT TO THE ELECTORS A PROPOSITION OF AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE
STATE (EMPOWERMENT OF INDIVIDUAL TAXPAYERS) (The constitutional amendment would
affirm the standing of each individual taxpayer to contest the validity or
legality of any governmental expenditure or tax in the appropriate forum.)
{LC1123/1}
02/26/2015 Introduced,
referred to House Judiciary
04/03/2015 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/07/2015)
04/07/2015 Committee
recommended measure be held for further study
House Bill No. 5663
BY Filippi, Nardolillo, Price,
Chippendale, Giarrusso
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
-- CODE OF ETHICS (Eliminates a number of exceptions to the
"revolving-door rule," so-called.)
{LC1215/1}
02/26/2015 Introduced,
referred to House Judiciary
04/03/2015 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/07/2015)
04/07/2015 Committee
recommended measure be held for further study
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House Bill No. 5676
House Bill No. 5676
BY Filippi
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- GENERAL
POWERS (Authorizes the town of Charlestown to regulate excavation and
extraction activity within the town.)
{LC1463/1}
02/26/2015 Introduced,
referred to House Municipal Government
03/27/2015 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/02/2015)
04/02/2015 Committee
recommended measure be held for further study
House Bill No. 5680
BY Kennedy, Azzinaro, Filippi,
Nardolillo, Roberts
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING
ORDINANCES (Regulates the blasting, creation, and storage of stone dust.)
{LC1114/1}
02/26/2015 Introduced,
referred to House Municipal Government
03/13/2015 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/19/2015)
03/19/2015 Committee
recommended measure be held for further study
04/03/2015 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/09/2015)
04/09/2015 Committee
recommended measure be held for further study
House Bill No. 5703
(by request)
BY Filippi
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS
-- REGULATORY POWERS OF ADMINISTRATION (Grants standing to cities and towns in
ferry regulations before the PUC and division of public utilities.)
{LC1494/1}
02/26/2015 Introduced,
referred to House Corporations
04/02/2015 Scheduled for
hearing and/or consideration
04/07/2015 Committee postponed at request of sponsor (04/08/2015)
04/08/2015 Withdrawn at
sponsor's request
House Bill No. 5704
BY Filippi, Reilly, Roberts, Price,
Costa
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- UNAUTHORIZED
INSURANCE BUSINESS--HEALTH INSURANCE (Permits Rhode Island residents to
purchase health insurance from out-of-state companies, and would require
HealthSourceRI to make this option known to consumers.)
{LC1109/1}
02/26/2015 Introduced,
referred to House Corporations
03/27/2015 Scheduled for
hearing and/or consideration
03/31/2015 Withdrawn at sponsor's request (03/31/2015)
House Bill No. 5705
(by request)
BY Filippi
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS
- PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION (Requires that matters/petitions involving common
carriers of persons/property upon water between termini within this state on a
year-round basis be heard by 2 commissioners and a designee of the city/ town
council most dependent upon the service provided.)
{LC1490/1}
02/26/2015 Introduced,
referred to House Corporations
04/02/2015 Scheduled for
hearing and/or consideration
04/07/2015 Committee postponed at request of sponsor (04/08/2015)
04/08/2015 Withdrawn at
sponsor's request
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House Bill No. 5713
House Bill No. 5713
BY Filippi, Costa, Price, Giarrusso,
Morgan
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT
- STATE GUIDE PLAN (Requires general assembly approval of the state guide plan
or any amendments or modifications thereto.)
{LC1884/1}
02/26/2015 Introduced,
referred to House Finance
05/19/2015 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/21/2015)
05/21/2015 Committee
recommended measure be held for further study
House Bill No. 5714
BY Filippi, Hearn, Marcello, Price, Ackerman
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT
-- RHODE ISLAND HOUSING AND MORTGAGE FINANCE CORPORATION (Expands the
definition of affordable housing for the purposes of RIHMFC.)
{LC1663/1}
02/26/2015 Introduced,
referred to House Finance
06/02/2015 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (06/04/2015)
06/04/2015 Committee
recommended measure be held for further study
House Bill No. 5715
BY Filippi, Ackerman, Blazejewski,
Kazarian, Lancia
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT
- AUDIO AND VIDEO RECORDINGS (Requires audio and video recordings of all meetings
of state and quasi-public agencies and bodies to be transmitted to the
secretary of state's office for posting on its website and made available for
public access.)
{LC1752/1}
02/26/2015 Introduced,
referred to House Finance
05/11/2015 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/13/2015)
05/13/2015 Committee
recommended measure be held for further study
House Bill No. 5719
BY Filippi, Blazejewski, Reilly,
Newberry, Costa
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION (Clarifies the
statutory language defining retailers that enter into agreements with residents
who refer potential customers to retailers by links to internet sites, as it
relates to the computation of sales and use taxes.)
{LC1664/1}
02/26/2015 Introduced,
referred to House Finance
05/08/2015 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/12/2015)
05/12/2015 Committee
recommended measure be held for further study
House Bill No. 5720
BY Filippi, Roberts, Morgan, Nardolillo,
Costa
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES - MEDICAL
ASSISTANCE FRAUD (Entitles whistleblower to payment if they provide information
regarding medical assistance fraud.)
{LC1493/1}
02/26/2015 Introduced,
referred to House Finance
05/22/2015 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/26/2015)
05/26/2015 Committee
recommended measure be held for further study
House Bill No. 5722
BY Roberts, Filippi, Azzinaro, Nunes,
Hull
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION - SALES AND USE
TAXES (Lowers the sales and use tax rates to five percent (5%).)
{LC1105/1}
02/26/2015 Introduced, referred
to House Finance
House Bill No. 5740
(by request)
BY Filippi
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY --
RESIDENTIAL MINING SAFETY (Directs the department of environmental management
and the state fire marshal to regulate mining and blasting near residential
areas and schools.)
{LC360/1}
02/26/2015 Introduced,
referred to House H.E.W.
04/10/2015 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/29/2015)
04/29/2015 Committee
recommended measure be held for further study
House Bill No. 5887
(Executive Office of
Commerce)
BY Serpa, Ruggiero, Filippi, Solomon,
Ackerman
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT
-- EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF COMMERCE (Eliminates the governor's commerce and
workforce coordination cabinet, and gives additional duties to the secretary of
commerce.)
{LC2032/1}
03/13/2015 Introduced,
referred to House Finance
06/02/2015 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (06/04/2015)
06/04/2015 Committee
recommended measure be held for further study
House Bill No. 5894
BY Trillo, Filippi, Nardolillo,
Chippendale
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - CURRICULUM
(Requires the department of elementary and secondary education, pursuant to
rules promulgated by the commissioner of elementary and secondary education, to
develop curricular material on financial literacy.)
{LC2130/1}
03/13/2015 Introduced,
referred to House H.E.W.
04/02/2015 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/08/2015)
04/08/2015 Committee
recommended measure be held for further study
House Bill No. 5897 SUB A
(Environmental
Management)
BY McNamara, Filippi, Price,
Chippendale, Tanzi
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO FISH AND WILDLIFE -- SEAFOOD
MARKETING (Adds aquaculturist membership and representation to the seafood
marketing collaborative of 2011.)
{LC1729/A/1}
03/13/2015 Introduced,
referred to House Environment and Natural Resources
03/27/2015 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/02/2015)
04/02/2015 Committee
recommended measure be held for further study
05/05/2015 Scheduled for consideration (05/07/2015)
05/07/2015 Committee
recommends passage
05/08/2015 Placed on House Calendar (05/13/2015)
05/13/2015 House read
and passed
05/14/2015 Referred to
Senate Environment and Agriculture
05/18/2015 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/20/2015)
05/20/2015 Committee
recommended measure be held for further study
05/22/2015 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/27/2015)
05/27/2015 Committee
recommends passage of Sub A
06/09/2015 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/10/2015)
06/10/2015 Senate passed
Sub A
House Resolution
No. 5913
Resolution 131
BY Filippi, Kennedy, Mattiello,
Ruggiero, Ajello
ENTITLED, HOUSE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING CONDOLENCES ON THE
PASSING OF HENRY A. WALSH, JR.
{LC2211/1}
03/17/2015 House read
and passed
House Bill No. 5922
Act 53
BY Filippi
ENTITLED, AN ACT TO VACATE THE FORFEITURE OR REVOCATION OF
THE CHARTER OF J. DOUGHERTY HOME IMPROVEMENTS, INC.
{LC2210/1}
03/18/2015 Introduced,
referred to House Corporations
03/20/2015 Scheduled for consideration (03/24/2015)
03/24/2015 Committee
recommends passage
03/24/2015 Placed on House Calendar (03/26/2015)
03/26/2015 House read
and passed
04/09/2015 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (04/14/2015)
04/14/2015 Senate passed
in concurrence
04/14/2015 Transmitted
to Governor
04/22/2015 Effective
without Governor's signature
House Bill No. 5960
BY Filippi, Roberts, Nardolillo, Price
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO DOMESTIC RELATIONS -- UNIFORM
CHILD CUSTODY JURISDICTION AND ENFORCEMENT ACT (Provides that agreements
between the parties as to jurisdiction of child custody disputes will be
enforced when a foreign country is involved.)
{LC1669/1}
03/20/2015 Introduced,
referred to House Judiciary
03/27/2015 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/31/2015)
03/31/2015 Committee
recommended measure be held for further study
House Bill No. 5984
BY Morgan, Lancia, Reilly, Price,
Filippi
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC FINANCE -- BONDED
INDEBTEDNESS OF STATE (Requires a referendum for public financing or tax relief
in connection with a professional baseball stadium.)
{LC2228/1}
03/26/2015 Introduced,
referred to House Finance
06/02/2015 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (06/04/2015)
06/04/2015 Committee
recommended measure be held for further study
House Bill No. 5997
BY McNamara, Malik, Azzinaro, Lancia,
Filippi
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT
-- SOLAR INDUSTRY ECONOMIC INVESTMENT ACT (Establishes opportunities for
investment in solar energy and solar energy product suppliers and
manufacturers.)
{LC1932/1}
03/27/2015 Introduced,
referred to House Finance
House Resolution
No. 6030
Resolution 189
BY Giarrusso, Serpa, Costa, Filippi,
Malik
ENTITLED, HOUSE RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING ALEXANDRA CURTIS
ON BEING NAMED THE 2015 CHERRY BLOSSOM PRINCESS
{LC1908/1}
04/02/2015 House read
and passed
House Bill No. 6041
BY Roberts, Price, Chippendale,
Filippi, Nardolillo
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- RHODE
ISLAND COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING AND LAND USE ACT (Provides an opt-out provision
for cities and towns regarding the provision in state guide plan regarding
affordable housing/related land use provision by providing timely notice with
the chief of the division of planning.)
{LC2318/1}
04/03/2015 Introduced,
referred to House Finance
05/19/2015 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/21/2015)
05/21/2015 Committee
recommended measure be held for further study
House Bill No. 6070
BY Azzinaro, Kennedy, Carson, Filippi
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT
-- TOURISM AND DEVELOPMENT (Increases the town of Westerly's share of the hotel
tax revenue generated by hotels located in the town of Westerly from
twenty-five percent (25%) to thirty-two percent (32%).)
{LC2426/1}
04/15/2015 Introduced,
referred to House Finance
05/22/2015 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/27/2015)
05/27/2015 Committee
recommended measure be held for further study
House Bill No. 6082
BY Filippi
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES - GENERAL
POWERS (Requires common carriers serving New Shoreham to pay landing fees
monthly and provide town with monthly accounting and any reports provided to state/federal
government.)
{LC2414/1}
04/15/2015 Introduced,
referred to House Municipal Government
04/24/2015 Scheduled for
hearing and/or consideration
04/28/2015 Committee postponed at request of sponsor (04/30/2015)
05/14/2015 Withdrawn at
sponsor's request
House Bill No. 6090
(by request)
BY Filippi
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE - DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE PREVENTION ACT (Authorizes the court to permit residents of Block
Island to complete a court-approved counseling program in domestic violence
cases with a provider on Block Island.)
{LC1252/1}
04/16/2015 Introduced,
referred to House Judiciary
05/01/2015 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/06/2015)
05/06/2015 Committee
recommended measure be held for further study
House Bill No. 6093
BY Carson, Filippi
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT
- STATE EMBLEMS (Designates the American burying beetle to be the official
state insect.)
{LC2470/1}
04/16/2015 Introduced,
referred to House Environment and Natural Resources
04/24/2015 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/30/2015)
04/30/2015 Committee
recommended measure be held for further study
House Resolution
No. 6117
Resolution 231
BY Tanzi, Fogarty, Filippi
ENTITLED, HOUSE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING CONDOLENCES TO THE
HAGAN FAMILY ON THE PASSING OF ROBERT M. HAGAN
{LC2560/1}
04/28/2015 House read
and passed
House Resolution
No. 6169
Resolution 258
BY Newberry, Casey, Filippi, Morin,
Winfield
ENTITLED, HOUSE RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING THE NORTH
SMITHFIELD HIGH SCHOOL MUSIC STUDENTS ON THEIR PERFORMANCES AT THE HERITAGE
BOSTON MUSIC FESTIVAL
{LC2622/1}
05/05/2015 House read
and passed
House Bill No. 6172
BY Filippi
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES
(Allows Scott Andrew Lennox to join Matthew Robert Gregg and Bethany Lynn Quirk
in marriage on or about June 27, 2015, within the Town of South Kingstown,
Rhode Island.)
{LC2634/1}
05/06/2015 Introduced,
referred to House Judiciary
05/08/2015 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/12/2015)
05/12/2015 Committee
recommends passage
05/15/2015 Placed on the House Consent Calendar (05/19/2015)
05/19/2015 House read
and passed
05/21/2015 Referred to
Senate Judiciary
06/02/2015 Scheduled for consideration (06/04/2015)
06/04/2015 Committee
recommends passage in concurrence
06/10/2015 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/11/2015)
06/11/2015 Senate passed
in concurrence
06/11/2015 Transmitted
to Governor
House Bill No. 6194
BY Tobon, Blazejewski, Nardolillo,
Filippi, Barros
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES --
ELECTRONIC VEHICLE RECOVERY SERVICES (Creates the "electronic vehicle
recovery services act", and sets forth certain requirements for owners of
vehicles within which such recovery services apparatus has been installed, and
for all such recovery service providers.)
{LC2624/1}
05/13/2015 Introduced,
referred to House Judiciary
House Resolution No. 6235
Resolution 319
BY Fogarty, Tanzi, Filippi
ENTITLED, HOUSE RESOLUTION EXTENDING CONDOLENCES ON THE
PASSING OF FORMER RHODE ISLAND STATE SENATOR, THE HONORABLE EDWARD F. HOLLAND,
SR.
{LC2753/1}
05/21/2015 House read and
passed
House Resolution
No. 6277
Resolution 346
BY Azzinaro, Kennedy, Filippi
ENTITLED, HOUSE RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING THE 2014-2015
WESTERLY HIGH SCHOOL BOYS' LACROSSE TEAM ON WINNING THE 2015 RHODE ISLAND
DIVISION III STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
{LC2825/1}
06/03/2015 House read
and passed
House Resolution No. 6306
BY Carson, Azzinaro, Filippi, Marshall,
Carnevale
ENTITLED, HOUSE RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE
COMMISSION TO STUDY METHODS FOR GROWING TOURISM IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
THROUGH COORDINATED BRANDING AND MARKETING EFFORTS
{LC2870/1}
06/11/2015 Introduced,
referred to House Corporations
Total Bills: 78
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