Lots
of bills “held for further study”
By
Will Collette
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| Elaine Morgan: did she impersonate a police officer while Hopkinton's elected Town Sergeant? |
Morgan’s
prior political experience was as Hopkinton’s elected Town Sergeant where she was accused
in citizen complaints of abusing her office by using her uniform to impersonate
a police officer.
The town of Hopkinton refused to release the documents underlying those
complaints and my complaint against the town under the Access to Public Records
Act is still pending.
Morgan,
along with House Tea Party colleague Rep. Blake “Flip” Filippi, started their new political careers off after the election by impersonating
actual public officials when they administered the oath of office to the
all-CCA Charlestown Town Council. That was in November; it wasn't until they were sworn in that they became legally empowered to administer oaths.
Yeah,
I know the CCA Party is thinking, “picky, picky.” It made for great optics,
even if it was fiction.
So
what did her constituents get by electing Morgan to replace Cathy Cool Rumsey.
Let’s take a look at her record of bills introduced as the General Assembly
counts the days before its scheduled June 30 adjournment.
Morgan
has her name on 67 bills. She is the prime sponsor of 13 of them. The other 54
bills she co-sponsored cover a wide range of Republican, conservative
interests, but let’s focus on the 13 that are hers.
Five of the bills that passed are local bills or resolutions, such as Senate Bill No. 98 allowing Richmond to implement Charter changes approved by the voters, two expressing condolences, Senate Bill No. 665 allowing Frank Ballestri, a non-clergy person, to perform a wedding. Rep. Justin Price introduced the House version. Finally, she sponsored Senate Bill No. 388 that allows Richmond to shorten polling hours by two hours.
Two
of Morgan’s bills - Senate Resolution
No. 341 and Senate Resolution No. 436, call
for Constitutional amendments, both a variation on the theme that all candidates
for all state offices must be elected by absolute
majorities of all votes cast. Both are held “for further study.”
Four
other Morgan bills are also being held for more study or for the end of the
session, whichever comes first, including Senate Bill No. 332 at the request of Charlestown to make
the state Water Resources Board open space acquisitions subject to municipal approval
– that’s a carry-over from the feud between Planning Commisar Ruth Platner, her
husband Cliff Vanover and the Glista family detailed here.
Morgan also sponsored Senate
Bill No. 438 requiring welfare recipients to be
given drug tests. I am waiting for the day when one of these right-wing
legislators introduces a bill requiring members of the General Assembly to take
a drug test every day of the session.
Morgan
did get two bills passed, both dealing with sex trafficking and prostitution.
As symbolic gestures, both bills are fine. Senate Bill No. 123 boosts
the potential sentence for sex trafficking from a maximum of 40 years to a
maximum of fifty.
While
I do believe that sex traffickers are among the lowest form of scum, I just
wonder how much of a disincentive it is to a person who faces 40 years and maybe
federal prosecution too since most trafficking goes over state lines to hear
the maximum sentence got bumped up by 10 years.
The
other bill, Senate Bill No. 342, might actually do more good by
expanding the web of who can be charged in trafficking and prostitution cases
to include the people who own or control the places where this takes place. The
catch, though, is that the prosecutors will have to prove the landlord
“knowingly” allowed the trafficking or prostitution to take place on his or her
property. Intent is very hard to prove.
But
even though these two bills have their flaws and will not end the scourge of
sex trafficking, I do give credit to Morgan for trying and for drawing
attention to this issue. Because these two bills aimed to do the right thing,
they passed, whereas nearly all of the other stuff Morgan has sponsored or
co-sponsored will die when the General Assembly adjourns.
I
wish she should would stick to legislation aimed at helping people instead of
being a “me-to” on so much right-wing crap.
Here
is the complete list of all bills sponsored or co-sponsored by Morgan directly
from the General Assembly
legislation tracker database.
Legislative Status
Report
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Senate Resolution No. 2
Resolution 7
BY Algiere, Morgan, Walaska, Paiva Weed, Ruggerio
ENTITLED, SENATE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING CONDOLENCES ON THE
PASSING OF JEANETTE KATHERINE KENNEDY
{LC201/1}
01/08/2015 Recommended for Immediate
Consideration
01/08/2015 Senate read and passed
Senate Bill No. 26
BY Raptakis, Kettle, Morgan, Cote, O`Neill
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT
-- LONG-TERM ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (Exempts the towns of Coventry, East
Greenwich and West Greenwich from all the terms and provisions of § 42-64.17-1
entitled the "Long-Term Economic Development Vision and Policy.")
{LC178/1}
01/13/2015 Introduced, referred to Senate
Finance
03/06/2015 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/10/2015)
03/10/2015 Committee recommended measure be held
for further study
Senate Bill No. 30
BY O`Neill, Cote, Fogarty, Kettle, Morgan
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- SALES AND USE
TAXES -- LIABILITY AND COMPUTATION (Exempts the trade-in value of pickup trucks
under eight thousand one hundred pounds (8,100 lbs.) gross weight used
exclusively for personal use from sales tax.)
{LC276/1}
01/13/2015 Introduced, referred to Senate
Finance
02/27/2015 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/03/2015)
03/03/2015 Committee recommended measure be held
for further study
Senate Bill No. 37
Act 60
BY Raptakis, Kettle, Morgan
ENTITLED, AN ACT IN AMENDMENT OF AN ACT TO INCORPORATE THE
HOPKINS HILL ROAD FIRE DISTRICT
{LC331/1}
01/13/2015 Introduced, referred to Senate
Housing and Municipal Government
02/09/2015 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/11/2015)
02/11/2015 Committee recommends passage
02/12/2015 Placed on Senate Calendar (02/25/2015)
02/25/2015 Senate read and passed
02/26/2015 Referred to House Municipal
Government
03/24/2015 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/26/2015)
03/26/2015 Committee recommended measure be held
for further study
04/03/2015 Scheduled for consideration (04/09/2015)
04/09/2015 Committee recommends passage in
concurrence
04/27/2015 Placed on House Calendar (04/29/2015)
04/29/2015 House passed in concurrence
04/29/2015 Transmitted to Governor
05/07/2015 Effective without Governor's
signature
Senate Bill No. 46
BY Kettle, Ottiano, Morgan, Cote, O`Neill
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC FINANCE -- STATE
BUDGET (Provides that all legislative grants awarded by the general assembly be
included in the annual state budget.)
{LC304/1}
01/13/2015 Introduced, referred to Senate
Finance
Senate Bill No. 50
BY O`Neill, Cote, Morgan, Kettle, Fogarty
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- SALES AND USE
TAXES -- LIABILITY AND COMPUTATION (Exempts the trade-in value of pickup trucks
under six thousand pounds (6,000 lbs.) gross weight used exclusively for
personal use from sales tax.)
{LC275/1}
01/13/2015 Introduced, referred to Senate
Finance
02/27/2015 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/03/2015)
03/03/2015 Committee recommended measure be held
for further study
Senate Resolution No. 59
BY Raptakis, Morgan, O`Neill, Cote, Ottiano
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
{LC77/1}
01/13/2015 Introduced, referred to Senate
Judiciary
04/10/2015 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/14/2015)
04/14/2015 Committee recommended measure be held
for further study
Senate Bill No. 69
BY Raptakis, Felag, Ottiano, Pichardo, Morgan
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO MILITARY AFFAIRS AND DEFENSE
(Raises the amount of life insurance for which the state will reimburse the
cost of premiums to a mobilized Rhode Island National Guard member from four
hundred thousand dollars ($400,000) to five hundred thousand dollars
($500,000).)
{LC353/1}
01/13/2015 Introduced, referred to Senate
Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs
04/02/2015 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/08/2015)
04/08/2015 Committee recommended measure be held
for further study
Senate Bill No. 91
BY Kettle, Morgan, Fogarty, Sosnowski, Archambault
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS - RAW MILK
(Establishes procedures and standards promulgated by the milk commission for
the handling and sale of raw milk in this state.)
{LC572/1}
01/22/2015 Introduced, referred to Senate
Environment and Agriculture
03/02/2015 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/04/2015)
03/04/2015 Committee recommended measure be held
for further study
Senate Bill No. 98
Chapter 17
BY Morgan
ENTITLED, AN ACT VALIDATING AND RATIFYING AMENDMENTS TO
THE HOME RULE CHARTER OF THE TOWN OF RICHMOND (Ratifies the amendments to the
Richmond town charter passed on November 4, 2014, to the extent such
ratification is needed.)
{LC636/1}
01/22/2015 Introduced, referred to Senate
Housing and Municipal Government
02/09/2015 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/11/2015)
02/11/2015 Committee recommends passage
02/12/2015 Placed on Senate Calendar (02/25/2015)
02/25/2015 Senate read and passed
02/26/2015 Referred to House Municipal
Government
02/27/2015 Scheduled for consideration (03/05/2015)
03/05/2015 Committee recommends passage in
concurrence
03/26/2015 Placed on House Calendar (04/01/2015)
04/01/2015 House passed in concurrence
04/01/2015 Transmitted to Governor
04/09/2015 Effective without Governor's
signature
Senate Bill No. 101
BY Kettle, Cote, Raptakis, O`Neill, Morgan
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION - PERSONAL INCOME
TAX-EXEMPTION FOR RETIREMENT INCOME (Exempts the first fifteen thousand dollars
($15,000) of personal income from a retirement plan from taxation.)
{LC299/1}
01/22/2015 Introduced, referred to Senate
Finance
Senate Bill No. 120
BY Kettle, Cote, Morgan, Algiere, Ottiano
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES - PUBLIC
ASSISTANCE ACT (Prohibits the use of direct cash assistance funds on electronic
benefit cards for the purchase of certain items.)
{LC570/1}
01/22/2015 Introduced, referred to Senate
Finance
Senate Bill No. 123
Chapter 42
BY Morgan, Goodwin, Ottiano, Raptakis, Archambault
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -
TRAFFICKING OF PERSONS AND INVOLUNTARY SERVITUDE (Increases the penalties for
criminal offenses involving the sex trafficking of a minor.)
{LC568/1}
01/22/2015 Introduced, referred to Senate
Judiciary
03/27/2015 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/31/2015)
03/31/2015 Committee recommends passage
04/09/2015 Placed on Senate Calendar (04/15/2015)
04/15/2015 Senate read and passed
04/16/2015 Referred to House Judiciary
04/24/2015 Scheduled for consideration (04/29/2015)
04/29/2015 Committee recommends passage in
concurrence
05/01/2015 Placed on House Calendar (05/05/2015)
05/05/2015 House passed in concurrence
05/13/2015 Transmitted to Governor
05/21/2015 Signed by Governor
Senate Bill No. 125
BY Kettle, Morgan, Gee, Cote, O`Neill
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT
- SELECT COMMISSION TO INVESTIGATE THE FAILURE OF PUBLIC LOAN GUARANTEE
PROGRAMS (Establishes a select commission to investigate the failure of public
loan guarantee programs and prescribes its powers and duties.)
{LC301/1}
01/22/2015 Introduced, referred to Senate
Judiciary
Senate Bill No. 133
BY Kettle, Morgan, Gee, Cote, O`Neill
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- PUBLIC
ASSISTANCE ACT (Requires retailers to examine photo identification cards to
verify a buyer who presents an EBT card is the person entitled to use the
card.)
{LC300/1}
01/22/2015 Introduced, referred to Senate
Judiciary
Senate Bill No. 153
BY Kettle, Fogarty, Morgan, DiPalma
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS
- DUTIES OF UTILITIES AND CARRIERS (Requires company providing phone, cable
television or internet services to 75% of city or town to make services
available to remaining 25%.)
{LC615/1}
02/05/2015 Introduced, referred to Senate
Commerce
03/06/2015 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/10/2015)
03/10/2015 Committee recommended measure be held
for further study
Senate Bill No. 161
BY Raptakis, Morgan, Kettle, Archambault, Algiere
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.)
{LC792/1}
02/05/2015 Introduced, referred to Senate
Finance
05/29/2015 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (06/02/2015)
06/02/2015 Committee recommended measure be held
for further study
Senate Bill No. 170
(by request)
BY Algiere, Morgan
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.)
{LC361/1}
02/05/2015 Introduced, referred to Senate
Housing and Municipal Government
04/24/2015 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/29/2015)
04/29/2015 Committee recommended measure be held
for further study
Senate Bill No. 179
BY Kettle, Archambault, Morgan
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE - AERIAL
PRIVACY PROTECTION ACT (Prohibits law enforcement from using Unmanned Aerial
Vehicles without a proper warrant.)
{LC565/1}
02/05/2015 Introduced, referred to Senate
Judiciary
03/20/2015 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/24/2015)
03/24/2015 Committee recommended measure be held
for further study
Senate Bill No. 188
BY Miller, Jabour, Sosnowski, Morgan
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO GENERAL ASSEMBLY - THE
PERMANENT JOINT COMMITTEE ON NAMING ALL NEW BUILDINGS, BRIDGES, EDIFICES, AND
OTHER STATE CONSTRUCTIONS (Renames the bridge in the city of Providence known
as the I-195 Providence River Bridge: No. 1181 to the William D. Warner
Memorial Bridge.)
{LC380/1}
02/05/2015 Introduced, referred to Senate
Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs
02/25/2015 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/04/2015)
03/04/2015 Committee recommended measure be held
for further study
Senate Resolution No. 193
Resolution 54
BY Nesselbush, Crowley, Coyne, Sosnowski, Morgan
ENTITLED, SENATE RESOLUTION CELEBRATING FRIDAY, FEBRUARY
6TH OF 2015 AS NATIONAL WEAR RED DAY IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
{LC871/1}
02/05/2015 Recommended for Immediate
Consideration
02/05/2015 Senate read and passed
Senate Bill No. 200 SUB A
BY Kettle, Morgan
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO WEIGHTS AND MEASURES -
PRODUCE SCALES IN MARKETS (Requires sealers of weights and measures appointed
by the cities or towns to receive the same fees as charged by state sealers who
perform the same inspecting/testing services.)
{LC998/A/1}
02/11/2015 Introduced, referred to Senate
Commerce
03/06/2015 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/12/2015)
03/12/2015 Committee recommended indefinite postponement
03/12/2015 Committee recommended Substitute A be
held for further study
04/13/2015 Scheduled for consideration (04/16/2015)
04/16/2015 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
04/24/2015 Placed on Senate Calendar (04/29/2015)
04/29/2015 Senate passed Sub A
04/30/2015 Referred to House Municipal
Government
Senate Bill No. 201 SUB A
BY DiPalma, Lombardi, O`Neill, Morgan, Pearson
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- TEACHERS' TENURE
-- HEARINGS (Provides that teacher dismissal cases may be heard by less than an
entire school board.)
{LC1048/A/1}
02/11/2015 Introduced, referred to Senate
Education
03/23/2015 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/25/2015)
03/25/2015 Committee recommended measure be held
for further study
05/28/2015 Scheduled for consideration (06/02/2015)
06/02/2015 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
06/02/2015 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/04/2015)
06/04/2015 Senate passed Sub A
06/13/2015 Placed on House Calendar (06/17/2015)
06/17/2015 House passed Sub A in concurrence
06/17/2015 Transmitted to Governor
Senate Bill No. 216
BY Sosnowski, Kettle, Morgan, Pichardo, Crowley
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION - SALES TAX
(Eliminates the sales tax on taxi services.)
{LC662/1}
02/11/2015 Introduced, referred to Senate
Finance
04/03/2015 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/07/2015)
04/07/2015 Committee recommended measure be held
for further study
Senate Bill No. 331
BY Picard, Jabour, Goodwin, Morgan, Ruggerio
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - THE
NATUROPATHIC PHYSICIANS ACT OF 2015 (Establishes procedures for the licensing
of naturopathic physicians, and defines the practice of naturopathic medicine.)
{LC1386/1}
02/12/2015 Introduced, referred to Senate Health
and Human Services
03/20/2015 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/24/2015)
03/24/2015 Committee recommended measure be held
for further study
Senate Bill No. 332
(by request)
BY Morgan, Algiere
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.)
{LC888/1}
02/12/2015 Introduced, referred to Senate
Housing and Municipal Government
Senate Bill No. 336
BY Kettle, Morgan
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT
- DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES (Requires that before a person
can be remanded by the RI family court for out-of-state residential placement
or treatment, they will first be assessed by the DCYF or the department of
corrections and found to be a security risk.)
{LC788/1}
02/12/2015 Introduced, referred to Senate
Judiciary
03/24/2015 Scheduled for hearing and/or
consideration
03/25/2015 Meeting postponed (03/26/2015)
Senate Bill No. 338
BY Kettle, Morgan
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES - CRIMINAL
TRANSMISSION OF HIV (Creates a criminal offense for knowingly transmitting HIV
to another person.)
{LC1173/1}
02/12/2015 Introduced, referred to Senate
Judiciary
Senate Bill No. 339
BY Kettle, Morgan
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT
-- DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES (Guarantees the constitutional,
personal property, and civil rights of every child placed or treated under the
supervision of the department of children, youth, and families in any public or
private facility.)
{LC789/1}
02/12/2015 Introduced, referred to Senate
Judiciary
03/24/2015 Scheduled for hearing and/or
consideration
03/25/2015 Meeting postponed (03/26/2015)
Senate Bill No. 340
BY Morgan, Kettle, Algiere, Ottiano
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT
-- OPEN MEETINGS (Amends the statute relating to compliance with the open
meetings law by referring to electronic filing rather than newspaper publication.)
{LC567/1}
02/12/2015 Introduced, referred to Senate
Judiciary
04/28/2015 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/30/2015)
04/30/2015 Committee heard
Senate Resolution No. 341
BY Morgan, Kettle, Gee, Raptakis
ENTITLED, JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE, PUBLISH AND SUBMIT
TO THE ELECTORS--A PROPOSITION OF AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE
(MAJORITY VOTE REQUIREMENT FOR GENERAL OFFICERS' ELECTION) (This proposed
amendment to the state constitution, if approved, would require that all
winning candidates for election to general office and to the general assembly,
receive a majority of the votes cast.)
{LC760/1}
02/12/2015 Introduced, referred to Senate
Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs
Senate Bill No. 342
BY Morgan, Goodwin, Kettle, Nesselbush, Ottiano
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES --
COMMERCIAL SEXUAL ACTIVITY -- PANDERING (Would expand the definition of
pandering to include the person in control of the premises where prostitution
occurs.)
{LC566/1}
02/12/2015 Introduced, referred to Senate
Judiciary
02/24/2015 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/26/2015)
02/26/2015 Committee recommends passage
04/09/2015 Placed on Senate Calendar (04/14/2015)
04/14/2015 Senate read and passed
04/15/2015 Referred to House Judiciary
Senate Bill No. 344
BY Raptakis, Kettle, Morgan, Ottiano, Nesselbush
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES - SEXUAL
OFFENDER REGISTRATION AND COMMUNITY NOTIFICATION (Includes persons who have
been convicted of murder as defined in § 11-23-1 within the class of persons
which would be subject to the sexual offender registration and community
notification provisions of the general laws.)
{LC325/1}
02/12/2015 Introduced, referred to Senate
Judiciary
02/24/2015 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/26/2015)
02/26/2015 Committee recommended measure be held
for further study
Senate Bill No. 345
BY Raptakis, Goodwin, Morgan, Nesselbush, Archambault
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC RECORDS -- ACCESS TO
PUBLIC RECORDS (Excludes information pertaining to an alleged victim of
domestic violence from the definition of public records.)
{LC794/1}
02/12/2015 Introduced, referred to Senate
Judiciary
03/13/2015 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/17/2015)
03/17/2015 Committee recommended measure be held
for further study
Senate Bill No. 352
BY McCaffrey, Morgan
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO WATERS AND NAVIGATION -
DRILLING OF DRINKING WATER WELLS (Adds pump installers, and/or water
filtration/treatment system contractors to the regulations relating to the
drilling of drinking water wells.)
{LC929/1}
02/12/2015 Introduced, referred to Senate Labor
03/02/2015 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
03/03/2015 Meeting postponed (03/04/2015)
03/20/2015 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/25/2015)
03/25/2015 Committee recommended measure be held
for further study
Senate Bill No. 353
BY McCaffrey, Morgan, Sheehan
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -
RHODE ISLAND WELL DRILLING CONTRACTORS LICENSING LAW (Gives the contractor's
registration and licensing board jurisdiction over pump installers, and/or
water filtration/treatment system contractors.)
{LC928/1}
02/12/2015 Introduced, referred to Senate Labor
03/02/2015 Scheduled for hearing and/or
consideration
03/03/2015 Meeting postponed (03/04/2015)
03/20/2015 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/25/2015)
03/25/2015 Committee recommended measure be held
for further study
Senate Resolution No. 360
Resolution 75
BY Morgan
ENTITLED, SENATE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING DEEPEST CONDOLENCES
TO THE KENNEY FAMILY ON THE PASSING OF FREDERICK S. KENNEY
{LC1130/1}
02/12/2015 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (02/24/2015)
02/24/2015 Senate read and passed
Senate Bill No. 380
BY Walaska, Morgan, Ruggerio
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -
GENERATION - TRANSPORTATION - STORAGE - TREATMENT - MANAGEMENT AND DISPOSAL OF
REGULATED MEDICAL WASTE (Requires hospitals and pharmacies to provide sharps
containers for public use.)
{LC1542/1}
02/25/2015 Introduced, referred to Senate Health
and Human Services
03/20/2015 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/26/2015)
03/26/2015 Withdrawn at sponsor's request
Senate Bill No. 388
Chapter 25
BY Morgan, Kettle
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- POLL OPENING
TIMES (Removes the exemption that the town of Richmond had received, which
allowed its polls to open at 9 a.m., rather than 7 a.m., for special and
primary elections.)
{LC1551/1}
02/25/2015 Introduced, referred to Senate
Judiciary
03/17/2015 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/19/2015)
03/19/2015 Committee recommends passage
03/25/2015 Placed on Senate Calendar (03/31/2015)
03/31/2015 Senate read and passed
04/01/2015 Referred to House Judiciary
04/10/2015 Scheduled for consideration (04/14/2015)
04/14/2015 Committee recommends passage in
concurrence
04/28/2015 Placed on House Calendar (04/30/2015)
04/30/2015 House passed in concurrence
04/30/2015 Transmitted to Governor
05/07/2015 Signed by Governor
Senate Bill No. 407
(by request)
BY Algiere, Morgan
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.)
{LC359/1}
02/25/2015 Introduced, 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
Senate Bill No. 413
BY Kettle, Ottiano, Algiere, Gee, Morgan
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- ABLE
ACCOUNTS (Establishes private savings (ABLE) account for qualifying disabled
persons wherein monies grow tax free and used for qualifying expenses per
Section 529A of Internal Revenue Service Code.)
{LC1466/1}
02/25/2015 Introduced, referred to Senate
Finance
Senate Bill No. 425
(by request)
BY Algiere, Morgan
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- GENERAL
POWERS (Authorizes the town of Charlestown to regulate excavation and
extraction activity within the town.)
{LC1860/1}
02/25/2015 Introduced, referred to Senate
Housing and Municipal Government
04/02/2015 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/08/2015)
04/08/2015 Committee recommended measure be held
for further study
Senate Resolution No. 436
BY Morgan, Kettle, Gee, Lombardi, O`Neill
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'
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.)
{LC1620/1}
02/25/2015 Introduced, referred to Senate
Judiciary
04/10/2015 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/14/2015)
04/14/2015 Committee recommended measure be held
for further study
Senate Bill No. 438
BY Morgan, Kettle, Gee, Lombardi, Raptakis
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- PUBLIC
ASSISTANCE ACT -- DRUG TESTING (This act would authorize random drug screening
as a condition for continued public assistance, and would provide a mechanism
for re-testing those who fail the test.)
{LC1685/1}
02/25/2015 Introduced, referred to Senate
Judiciary
Senate Bill No. 439
BY Morgan, Kettle, Algiere, Raptakis, Nesselbush
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.)
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02/25/2015 Introduced, referred to Senate
Judiciary
03/13/2015 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/17/2015)
03/17/2015 Committee recommended measure be held
for further study
Senate Bill No. 621 SUB A
BY Algiere, Morgan
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - AIR
POLLUTION (Regulates the blasting, creation, and storage of stone dust.)
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03/05/2015 Introduced, referred to Senate
Housing and Municipal Government
04/02/2015 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/08/2015)
04/08/2015 Committee recommended measure be held
for further study
06/05/2015 Scheduled for consideration (06/10/2015)
06/10/2015 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
06/11/2015 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/17/2015)
06/17/2015 Senate passed Sub A
06/18/2015 Referred to House Municipal
Government
Senate Bill No. 650
BY Goodwin, Nesselbush, Crowley, Morgan
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE - DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE PREVENTION ACT (Establishes a domestic violence prevention fund which
would financed by an additional fee on marriage licenses and would have as its
primary purpose, the prevention of domestic and dating violence.)
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03/11/2015 Introduced, referred to Senate
Judiciary
03/13/2015 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/17/2015)
03/17/2015 Committee recommended measure be held
for further study
06/09/2015 Scheduled for consideration (06/11/2015)
06/11/2015 Committee recommends passage
06/16/2015 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/18/2015)
06/18/2015 Senate read and passed
06/19/2015 Referred to House Judiciary
Senate Bill No. 665
Act 64
BY Morgan
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES
(Allows Frank Bellistri to join Ashley Lynn Choquette and Kevin James Wright in
marriage on or about June 20, 2015, within the Town of Richmond, Rhode Island.)
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03/11/2015 Introduced, referred to Senate
Judiciary
03/27/2015 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/31/2015)
03/31/2015 Committee recommends passage
04/09/2015 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (04/14/2015)
04/14/2015 Senate read and passed
04/15/2015 Referred to House Judiciary
04/24/2015 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/29/2015)
04/29/2015 Committee recommends passage in
concurrence
05/01/2015 Placed on the House Consent Calendar (05/05/2015)
05/05/2015 House passed in concurrence
05/05/2015 Transmitted to Governor
05/13/2015 Effective without Governor's
signature
Senate Resolution No. 686
Resolution 126
BY Algiere, Paiva Weed, Morgan, Conley, Lombardi
ENTITLED, SENATE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING CONDOLENCES ON THE
PASSING OF HENRY A. WALSH, JR.
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03/17/2015 Recommended for Immediate
Consideration
03/17/2015 Senate read and passed
Senate Resolution No. 729
Resolution 144
BY Nesselbush, Gallo, Morgan, Cote, Lynch
ENTITLED, SENATE RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING MARCH 2-8, 2015,
AS NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS AWARENESS WEEK IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
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03/19/2015 Recommended for Immediate
Consideration
03/19/2015 Senate read and passed
Senate Resolution No. 778
Resolution 184
BY Goodwin, Gee, Morgan, Coyne, Metts
ENTITLED, SENATE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING DEEPEST CONDOLENCES
ON THE PASSING OF FRANCIS HENRY SMITH
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04/01/2015 Recommended for Immediate
Consideration
04/01/2015 Senate read and passed
Senate Resolution No. 873
Resolution 243
BY Morgan, Kettle, Paiva Weed, Lombardi, Sosnowski
ENTITLED, SENATE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING CONDOLENCES ON THE
PASSING OF WILLIAM J.G. LAWTON, JR.
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04/30/2015 Recommended for Immediate
Consideration
04/30/2015 Senate read and passed
Senate Resolution No. 877
Resolution 249
BY Picard, Paiva Weed, Lombardi, Satchell, Morgan
ENTITLED, SENATE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING MAY 6, 2015, TO BE
"MANUFACTURING DAY" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
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05/06/2015 Recommended for Immediate
Consideration
05/06/2015 Senate read and passed
Senate Resolution No. 878
Resolution 250
BY Raptakis, Paiva Weed, Lombardi, Satchell, Morgan
ENTITLED, SENATE RESOLUTION HONORING EIGHT YEAR OLD
JEANNETTE FINCH OF COVENTRY, RHODE ISLAND, ON BEING NAMED THE 2015 CHILDREN'S
MIRACLE NETWORK HOSPITALS RHODE ISLAND CHAMPION
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05/06/2015 Recommended for Immediate
Consideration
05/06/2015 Senate read and passed
Senate Resolution No. 890
Resolution 261
BY Goodwin, Paiva Weed, Ruggerio, Nesselbush, Morgan
ENTITLED, SENATE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING THE MONTH OF MAY,
2015, TO BE "BRAIN TUMOR AWARENESS MONTH" IN THE STATE OF RHODE
ISLAND
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05/07/2015 Recommended for Immediate
Consideration
05/07/2015 Senate read and passed
Senate Resolution No. 891
Resolution 260
BY DiPalma, Algiere, Morgan, Walaska, Jabour
ENTITLED, SENATE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING MAY 7, 2015, AS
"RHODE ISLAND HOME CARE AND HOSPICE DAY"
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05/07/2015 Recommended for Immediate
Consideration
05/07/2015 Senate read and passed
Senate Bill No. 894
(by request)
BY Algiere, Morgan
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT
-- TOURISM AND DEVELOPMENT (Increases the town of Charlestown's share of the
hotel tax revenue generated by hotels located in the town of Charlestown from
twenty-five percent (25%) to thirty-two percent (32%).)
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05/07/2015 Introduced, referred to Senate
Finance
Senate Bill No. 895
BY Coyne, Conley, Nesselbush, Morgan, Goldin
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND
SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES (Requires health care insurance policies/benefit
plans to include a step therapy protocol for policies/plans delivered, issued
and renewed effective January 1, 2016.)
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05/07/2015 Introduced, referred to Senate Health
and Human Services
05/12/2015 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/14/2015)
05/14/2015 Committee recommended measure be held
for further study
05/29/2015 Scheduled for consideration (06/02/2015)
06/02/2015 Committee recommended measure be held
for further study
Senate Resolution No. 900
Resolution 275
BY Archambault, DiPalma, Coyne, Lombardi, Morgan
ENTITLED, SENATE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING THE MONTH OF MAY,
2015, TO BE "TICK BORNE DISEASE MONTH" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
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05/12/2015 Recommended for Immediate
Consideration
05/12/2015 Senate read and passed
Senate Resolution No. 907
Resolution 289
BY Goldin, Paiva Weed, Algiere, Morgan, Gallo
ENTITLED, SENATE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING CONDOLENCES ON THE
PASSING OF JAY S. GOODMAN, PH.D., J.D.
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05/13/2015 Recommended for Immediate
Consideration
05/13/2015 Senate read and passed
Senate Resolution No. 910
Resolution 271
BY Kettle, Raptakis, Morgan, Metts, Archambault
ENTITLED, SENATE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING CONDOLENCES ON THE
PASSING OF BRUCE REYNOLDS CAPWELL, SR.
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05/14/2015 Recommended for Immediate
Consideration
05/14/2015 Senate read and passed
Senate Resolution No. 912
Resolution 272
BY Pichardo, Metts, Archambault, Morgan, Algiere
ENTITLED, SENATE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING MAY 15TH, 2015, TO
BE "LUPUS DAY" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
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05/14/2015 Recommended for Immediate
Consideration
05/14/2015 Senate read and passed
Senate Resolution No. 934
Resolution 305
BY Coyne, Lombardi, Morgan, Ottiano, Archambault
ENTITLED, SENATE RESOLUTION DESIGNATING THE MONTH OF MAY
2015 AS, "CYSTIC FIBROSIS AWARENESS MONTH" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
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05/19/2015 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (05/20/2015)
05/20/2015 Senate read and passed
Senate Resolution No. 936
Resolution 307
BY Kettle, Raptakis, Lombardi, Algiere, Morgan
ENTITLED, SENATE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING CONDOLENCES TO THE
LEFEBVRE FAMILY ON THE PASSING OF GUY L. LEFEBVRE
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05/20/2015 Recommended for Immediate
Consideration
05/20/2015 Senate read and passed
Senate Resolution No. 951
Resolution 336
BY Algiere, Morgan, Walaska, Paiva Weed, Ruggerio
ENTITLED, SENATE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING CONDOLENCES ON THE
PASSING OF RONALD KENNEDY
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05/28/2015 Recommended for Immediate
Consideration
05/28/2015 Senate read and passed
Senate Resolution No. 981
Resolution 385
BY Kettle, Raptakis, Morgan
ENTITLED, SENATE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING CONDOLENCES TO THE
MARCOTTE FAMILY ON THE PASSING OF ROBERT J. MARCOTTE
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06/09/2015 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/10/2015)
06/10/2015 Senate read and passed
Senate Resolution No. 1001
Resolution 397
BY Gee, Kettle, Algiere, Morgan, Ottiano
ENTITLED, SENATE RESOLUTION HONORING EAST GREENWICH
PATROLMAN MATTHEW C. WHITE ON BEING AWARDED THE SILVER STAR FOR BRAVERY FOR
SAVING A LIFE
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06/18/2015 Recommended for Immediate
Consideration
06/18/2015 Senate read and passed
Total Bills: 67
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