Legislative Updates Archive
Browse legislative updates from previous years. Visit Legislative Updates for legislation from the current year.
2023
Requires publishers to provide electronic book licenses to libraries and schools on reasonable terms, when a publishers offers to license electronic books and digital audiobooks to the public in Rhode Island.
- Representative Lauren Carson
- Representative Terri Cortvriend
- Representative Joseph J. Solomon, Jr.
- Representative Justine A. Caldwell
- Representative June Speakman
- Representative David Morales
- Representative Kathleen A. Fogarty
- 01-18-2023
Introduced, referred to House Innovation, Internet, & Technology
- 03-02-2023
Committee recommended measure be held for further study
2021
Establishes the eleven (11) member broadband council to create a plan to increase the use of broadband service in the state. The council would include a library representative.
- Representative Deborah Ruggerio
- Representative Christopher R. Blazejewski
- Representative Katherine S. Kazarian
- Representative Terri Cortvriend
- Representative Lauren H. Carson
- Representative Michelle E. McGaw
- 01-25-2021
Introduced, referred to House Corporations
- 02-02-2021
Committee transferred to House Innovation, Internet, & Technology
- 02-23-2021
Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- 05-26-2021
Proposed Substitute (05/27/2021)
- 05-27-2021
Committee recommends passage of Sub A
- 05-28-2021
Placed on House Calendar (06/03/2021)
- 06-03-2021
House passed Sub A
- 06-04-2021
Referred to Senate Commerce