Legislative Updates

2023

H 5148:

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.

Read the full text for H 5148 at the Rhode Island General Assembly website.

Sponsor(s):

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

Actions:

01-18-2023

Introduced, referred to House Innovation, Internet, & Technology
02-24-2023

Agenda

Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/02/2023)
03-02-2023

Committee recommended measure be held for further study

2021

H 5148:

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.

Read the full text for H 5148 at the Rhode Island General Assembly website.

Sponsor(s):

Representative Deborah Ruggerio
Representative Christopher R. Blazejewski
Representative Katherine S. Kazarian
Representative Terri Cortvriend
Representative Lauren H. Carson
Representative Michelle E. McGaw

Actions:

01-25-2021

Introduced, referred to House Corporations
02-02-2021

Committee transferred to House Innovation, Internet, & Technology
02-18-2021

Agenda

Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/23/2021)
02-23-2021

Committee recommended measure be held for further study
05-26-2021

Proposed Substitute (05/27/2021)
05-27-2021

Sub A

Proposed Substitute
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

See Sub A
Read the full text for Sub A at the Rhode Island General Assembly website.

See S 0896