Legislative Updates
2020
Requires Internet service providers to follow Internet service neutrality ("Net Neutrality") requirements.
- Representative Joseph J. Solomon, Jr.
- Representative Christopher R. Blazejewski
- Representative Jason Knight
- Representative Camille F.J Vella-Wilkinson
- Representative Rebecca M. Kislak
- 02-12-2020
Introduced, referred to House Corporations
- 03-10-2020
Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Prohibits the manufacturing, sale, or possession of any firearm that is undetectable by metal detectors including 3D printed firearms.
- Senator Cynthia Armour Coyne
- Senator Dominick J. Ruggerio
- Senator Erin Lynch Prata
- Senator Maryellen Goodwin
- Senator Michael McCaffrey
- 01-08-2020
Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
- 01-17-2020
Proposed Substitute
- 01-21-2020
Committee recommended indefinite postponement
- 01-21-2020
Committee recommends passage of Sub A
- 01-29-2020
Senate passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment)
- 01-30-2020
Referred to House Judiciary
- 02-21-2020
Proposed Substitute
- 02-25-2020
Committee recommends passage of Sub B
- 02-27-2020
House voted to recommit to House Judiciary
- 02-28-2020
Proposed Substitute
- 03-09-2020
Proposed Substitute
- 03-10-2020
Committee recommends passage of Sub B
- 03-12-2020
House passed Sub B
- 06-17-2020
Senate passed Sub B in concurrence
- 06-17-2020
Transmitted to Governor
- 06-23-2020
Signed by Governor
Prohibits the manufacturing, sale, or possession of any firearm that is undetectable by metal detectors including 3D printed firearms.
- Senator Cynthia Armour Coyne
- Senator Dominick J. Ruggerio
- Senator Erin Lynch Prata
- Senator Maryellen Goodwin
- Senator Michael McCaffrey
- 01-08-2020
Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
- 01-17-2020
Proposed Substitute
- 01-21-2020
Committee recommended indefinite postponement
- 01-21-2020
Committee recommends passage of Sub A
- 01-29-2020
Senate passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment)
- 01-30-2020
Referred to House Judiciary
- 02-21-2020
Proposed Substitute
- 02-25-2020
Committee recommends passage of Sub B
- 02-27-2020
House voted to recommit to House Judiciary
- 02-28-2020
Proposed Substitute
- 03-09-2020
Proposed Substitute
- 03-10-2020
Committee recommends passage of Sub B
- 03-12-2020
House passed Sub B
- 06-17-2020
Senate passed Sub B in concurrence
- 06-17-2020
Transmitted to Governor
- 06-23-2020
Signed by Governor
Read the full text for Sub A as amended at the Rhode Island General Assembly website.
Prohibits the manufacturing, sale, or possession of any firearm that is undetectable by metal detectors including 3D printed firearms.
- Senator Cynthia Armour Coyne
- Senator Dominick J. Ruggerio
- Senator Erin Lynch Prata
- Senator Maryellen Goodwin
- Senator Michael McCaffrey
- 01-08-2020
Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
- 01-17-2020
Proposed Substitute
- 01-21-2020
Committee recommended indefinite postponement
- 01-21-2020
Committee recommends passage of Sub A
- 01-29-2020
Senate passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment)
- 01-30-2020
Referred to House Judiciary
- 02-21-2020
Proposed Substitute
- 02-25-2020
Committee recommends passage of Sub B
- 02-27-2020
House voted to recommit to House Judiciary
- 02-28-2020
Proposed Substitute
- 03-09-2020
Proposed Substitute
- 03-10-2020
Committee recommends passage of Sub B
- 03-12-2020
House passed Sub B
- 06-17-2020
Senate passed Sub B in concurrence
- 06-17-2020
Transmitted to Governor
- 06-23-2020
Signed by Governor
Amends the constitution to guarantee Rhode Island residents with equal opportunity to receive an education and provide judicial enforcement of this provision.
- Senator Roger A. Picard
- Senator Ana B. Quezada
- Senator Harold Metts
- Senator Frank A. Ciccone, III
- Senator Donna Nesselbush
- 01-21-2020
Introduced, referred to Senate Education
Requires internet service providers to follow internet service neutrality requirements.
- Senator Louis P. DiPalma
- Senator James Seveney
- Senator Bridget G. Valverde
- Senator William Conley Jr.
- Senator Dawn Euer
- 01-22-2020
Introduced, referred to Senate Commerce
- 02-11-2020
Committee recommended measure be held for further study.
- 03-10-2020
Committee recommends passage
Increases state's share of state aid for distressed communities, in an amount equal to OSL consortium fee.
- Senator Elizabeth Crowley
- Senator Donna Nesselbush
- Senator Harold Metts
- Senator Sandra Cano
- 02-04-2020
Introduced, referred to Senate Finance
Amends state aid to libraries - deletes outdated provisions, updates language to reflect current practices affecting library technology and increases from 2 years to 5 years the award of the statewide reference resource center contract.
- Senator Hanna M. Gallo
- Senator Maryellen Goodwin
- Senator Michael McCaffrey
- Senator Mark P. McKenney
- 03-04-2020
Introduced, referred to Senate Finance
2019
Act making appropriations for the state for fiscal year 2020.
- Representative Marvin L. Abney
- 01-17-2019
Introduced, referred to House Finance
- 06-11-2019
Scheduled for consideration (6/13/2019)
- 06-14-2019
Committee recommends passage of Sub A
- 06-21-2019
House passed floor amendment only
- 06-22-2019
House passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment)
- 06-25-2019
Referred to Senate Finance
- 06-27-2019
Committee recommends passage of Sub A as amended in concurrence
- 06-27-2019
Senate passed Sub A as amended in concurrence
- 06-30-2019
Transmitted to Governor
- 07-05-2019
Signed by Governor
Joint Resolution to submit to the voters an amendment to the RI Constitution -- Right To An Adequate Education. Joint resolution changes the language in the constitution that discusses public library service for Rhode Islanders. Companion bill: SR 42
- Representative Mary Duffy Messier
- Representative Anastasia Williams
- Representative Edith H. Ajello
- Representative Michael Morin
- Representative William W.O'Brien
- 01-31-2019
Introduced, referred to House H.E.W.
- 02-08-2019
Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/13/2019)
- 02-12-2019
Hearing postponed at sponsor's request
- 04-24-2019
Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Amends definition of "public body" in Open Meetings Act to include the board of directors of any library which has funded at least twenty-five percent (25%) of its operational budget in the prior budget year with public funds.
- Representative Anastasia Williams
- Representative Edith H. Ajello
- Representative Joseph Almeida
- 02-08-2019
Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
- 03-13-2019
Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- 06-18-2019
Committee recommends passage
- 06-20-2019
House read and passed
- 06-26-2019
Senate passed in concurrence
- 07-03-2019
Transmitted to Governor
- 07-08-2019
Signed by Governor