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05/24/2018Rep. Susan R. Donovan Donovan bill prohibits oil companies that don’t deliver from fining customers for buying oil elsewhere
05/24/2018Sen. Dominick Ruggerio MEDIA ADVISORY: Senate to vote on ‘red flag’ and bump stock ban legislation today
05/24/2018Sen. Adam Satchell Satchell bills aim for better tax equity
05/24/2018Sen. Maryellen Goodwin ; Sen. James A. Seveney Red flag bill, bump stocks ban pass Senate
05/24/2018Rep. Robert Craven Rep. Craven’s bill amending speed camera legislation passes the House
05/23/2018Rep. Marvin Abney MEDIA ADVISORY: House Finance Committee meets Thursday to hear testimony on a variety of legislation
05/23/2018Sen. Michael McCaffrey Senate passes McCaffrey bill that would protect DACA Dreamers in Rhode Island
05/23/2018Sen. Walter Felag Sen. Felag bill that adds alcohol overdoses and underage possession to Good Samaritan Act passes Senate
05/23/2018Sen. Erin Lynch Prata Sen. Lynch Prata bill that bans restraints on pregnant prisoner transports passes Senate
05/23/2018Sen. Louis DiPalma Sen. DiPalma bill to create young adult voluntary extension of care program passes Senate
05/23/2018Rep. Robert B. Lancia Hope High School JROTC Color Guard to join House during Memorial Day session observance
05/23/2018Sen. Hanna Gallo Rhode Island State Senate Passes Comprehensive Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act
05/23/2018Sen. Harold Metts Senate votes to extend foreclosure mediation law
05/23/2018Sen. Maryellen Goodwin Senate OKs bill to provide new home-based care option
05/22/2018Rep. Marcia Ranglin-Vassell Students behind science lab bill win top honor statewide
05/22/2018Rep. Marvin Abney MEDIA ADVISORY: House Finance Committee meets Wednesday to hear capital budget issues and proposed budget amendments from governor
05/22/2018Rep. Nicholas Mattiello Media Advisory: Drug Court magistrate to discuss opioid crisis with legislators
05/22/2018Rep. Joseph McNamara House OKs McNamara bill to require driver’s ed to teach rights, responsibilities of drivers during traffic stops
05/22/2018Sen. Maryellen Goodwin Senate OKs Goodwin bill to consider neighborhood impact in licensing waste management facilities
05/22/2018Sen. James A. Seveney Senate OKs Seveney bill to include behavioral counseling as a primary care visit in health insurance plans
05/22/2018Sen. James A. Seveney Senate OKs Seveney legislation that would permit homeless people with service animals to enter shelters
05/22/2018Rep. Kenneth Marshall House passes bill to ban ‘gay or trans panic’ defense
05/22/2018Sen. Dominick Ruggerio Senate passes Ruggerio bill that would eradicate substandard automobile airbags
05/21/2018Sen. William Conley MEDIA ADVISORY: Senate Finance Committee scheduled to hear presentation from education commissioner, tax-related legislation
05/21/2018Sen. Frank Lombardi MEDIA ADVISORY: Senate Rules, Government Ethics and Oversight Committee to review Real Jobs RI program
05/21/2018Sen. Erin Lynch Prata MEDIA ADVISORY: Senate Judiciary Committee meets twice this week for votes, to consider appointments, and legislation testimony
05/21/2018Rep. Joseph McNamara MEDIA ADVISORY: House Health, Education and Welfare Committee to consider bills on schools, health care
05/21/2018Rep. Katherine Kazarian Rep. Kazarian advocates for bill prohibiting level III sex offenders from permanent hotel stays
05/21/2018Rep. William O'Brien Rep. O’Brien renews call for arming RIC and CCRI police officers; supports Rep. Amore’s legislation to add more school resource officers and security upgrades in schools
05/21/2018Sen. Joshua Miller Media Advisory: Surprise medical bills legislation scheduled for vote
05/21/2018Rep. Marvin Abney MEDIA ADVISORY: House Finance Committee meets Tuesday for a budget status update
05/21/2018Rep. Kenneth Marshall ; Sen. Frank Lombardi Media Advisory: Line-item veto commission to take public comment Wednesday
05/21/2018Rep. Cale Keable Media Advisory: Explosives bill slated for committee vote Wednesday
05/21/2018Sen. Harold Metts ; Rep. Mary Messier Leaders urge passage of bill to preserve protections for homeowners facing foreclosure
05/18/2018Rep. Marcia Ranglin-Vassell Job Fair Tuesday in Providence
05/17/2018Rep. Patricia Morgan Statement from House Minority Leader Patricia Morgan
05/17/2018Sen. Cynthia A. Coyne Senate OKs elder abuse and financial exploitation task force
05/17/2018Sen. Michael McCaffrey McCaffrey legislation would allow fentanyl test strips to prevent overdose deaths
05/17/2018Rep. Scott Slater ; Sen. Elizabeth Crowley ; Sen. Paul Jabour Rep. Slater, Sen. Crowley and George Wiley Center advocate for bill on affordable utility rates for low-income households
05/17/2018Rep. Joseph McNamara House passes McNamara bill that forbids the advertising of unhealthy foods in schools
05/17/2018Rep. Daniel P. McKiernan House OKs McKiernan bill to require Rhode Island Ethics Commission to post financial statements online
05/16/2018Rep. Patricia Morgan Leader Morgan Inquires About Convention Center Performance
05/16/2018Sen. Joshua Miller Miller to introduce updated marijuana regulation bill
05/16/2018Rep. Mia Ackerman House OKs Ackerman legislation that would require hospitals to offer flu vaccines to inpatients who are 65 and over
05/16/2018Rep. Joseph McNamara House passes McNamara’s Neil Fachon Terminally Ill Patients’ Right to Try Act of 2018
05/16/2018Rep. Julie A. Casimiro Rep. Casimiro highlights national recognition for ‘YOUR MONEY’ program that automatically returns unclaimed property to Rhode Islanders
05/16/2018Rep. Cale Keable House OKs Keable bill overhauling Energy Facility Siting Board, making power plant review process more stringent
05/16/2018Rep. Robert A. Nardolillo Rep. Nardolillo Receives Award for Conservative Achievement
05/15/2018Rep. Scott Slater ; Sen. Elizabeth Crowley MEDIA ADVISORY: Rep. Slater, Sen. Crowley and George Wiley Center to hold press conference on Thursday on affordable utility rates for low-income households
05/15/2018Rep. Camille Vella-Wilkinson House of Representatives to honor the 150th anniversary of Memorial Day with session observance
05/15/2018Sen. Joshua Miller Media Advisory: Bills strengthening behavioral health coverage face committee vote
05/15/2018Sen. Paul Fogarty Media Advisory: Home care bill scheduled for committee vote
05/15/2018Rep. Marvin Abney MEDIA ADVISORY: House Finance Committee meets on Thursday to hear legislation
05/15/2018Rep. Scott Slater Rep. Slater calls for more funding to RI Council on Problem Gambling after US Supreme Court decision on sports betting
05/15/2018Sen. James A. Seveney Senate passes Seveney legislation to overhaul drug awareness programs, funding
05/15/2018Rep. Alex Marszalkowski Rep. Marszalkowski bill to create commission on Blackstone Valley economic development passes House
05/15/2018Sen. Harold Metts Senate OKs Metts bill banning housing discrimination based on lawful source of income
05/14/2018Sen. Dominick Ruggerio Ruggerio applauds Supreme Court decision on sports betting
05/14/2018Rep. Anastasia Williams Rep. Williams highlights bill that exempts natural hair braiders from cosmetology license at event held at the State House
05/14/2018Sen. Erin Lynch Prata MEDIA ADVISORY: Senate Judiciary Committee meets twice this week to consider a variety of legislation
05/14/2018Rep. Gregg Amore Rep. Amore named MADD Legislator of the Year
05/14/2018Rep. William O'Brien Rep. O’Brien highlights bill to repeal social gaming ban in wake of US Supreme Court decision on legal sports betting
05/14/2018Rep. Joseph McNamara MEDIA ADVISORY: House Health, Education and Welfare Committee to hear bills on St. Joseph’s pension, fire code, community service
05/14/2018Rep. Cale Keable Media Advisory: Speed camera bill facing vote by House Judiciary Committee
05/14/2018Sen. Frank Lombardi MEDIA ADVISORY: Senate Rules, Government Ethics and Oversight Committee to review Real Jobs RI program
05/14/2018Sen. William Conley MEDIA ADVISORY: Senate Finance Committee scheduled to hear budget items on sports betting, child care assistance
05/14/2018Rep. Marvin Abney MEDIA ADVISORY: House Finance Committee meets twice times this week to hear a variety of testimony
05/14/2018Rep. Robert A. Nardolillo Rep. Nardolillo Concerned About Local 911 Dispatchers
05/14/2018Rep. Nicholas Mattiello Statement from House Speaker Mattiello on Supreme Court ruling regarding sports betting
05/11/2018Rep. Grace Diaz ; Sen. Elizabeth Crowley MEDIA ADVISORY: Rep. Diaz to celebrate seventh anniversary of Child Care Awareness Day, Strolling Thunder at State House
05/11/2018Sen. Daniel Da Ponte Sen. Da Ponte bill that protects pensions during hospital sales passed Senate
05/10/2018Rep. Gregory Costantino Rep. Costantino legislation would require notification of taxes due prior to motor vehicle registration
05/10/2018Rep. J. Aaron Regunberg Bill would allow for lifesaving fentanyl test strips to prevent overdose deaths
05/09/2018Sen. Dominick Ruggerio Senate passes Ruggerio bill encouraging settlements in pension bankruptcy case
05/09/2018Rep. J. Aaron Regunberg Media Advisory: Advocates to gather in support of fentanyl test strips as a way to promote health and safety in overdose epidemic
05/09/2018Sen. Dawn Euer Euer sponsors bills on natural hair braiders, food trucks to support entrepreneurs pursuing American Dream
05/08/2018Sen. Adam Satchell Senate OKs micro-zone act sponsored by Satchell
05/08/2018Rep. Camille Vella-Wilkinson Rep. Camille Vella-Wilkinson to host Armed Forces Day boot camp breakfast in Warwick
05/08/2018Rep. Gregg Amore Rep. Amore questions compassion center finances in wake of medical marijuana expansion budget article testimony
05/08/2018Rep. James McLaughlin House of Representatives to host Legislative Leap June 24 to raise money for Beirut Veterans Memorial
05/08/2018Rep. Michael Morin Representative Morin named Environmental Champion by Clean Water Action Rhode Island
05/08/2018Sen. Maryellen Goodwin Senate OKs Goodwin’s bill to create Aging and Disability Resource Center
05/07/2018Rep. Patricia Morgan Morgan Files Complaint in Superior Court Seeking Waiver of $3770 Retrieval Fees for Google Documents
05/07/2018Sen. Erin Lynch Prata MEDIA ADVISORY: Senate Judiciary Committee meets twice this week to consider and hear a variety of legislation
05/07/2018Sen. William Conley MEDIA ADVISORY: Senate Finance Committee scheduled to hear testimony on Dept. of Transportation, attorney general budget items
05/07/2018Rep. Marvin Abney MEDIA ADVISORY: House Finance Committee meets twice this week to hear a variety of legislation
05/07/2018Sen. Frank Lombardi MEDIA ADVISORY: Senate Rules, Government Ethics and Oversight Committee to hear testimony on inspector general bills
05/07/2018Rep. K. Joseph Shekarchi Shekarchi bill would help St. Joseph’s pension plan members
05/07/2018Rep. Patricia Serpa MEDIA ADVISORY: House Oversight Committee will hear update on UHIP
05/07/2018Rep. Joseph McNamara MEDIA ADVISORY: House Health, Education and Welfare Committee to consider bills on driver’s ed, flu shots, Right to Try Act
05/07/2018Rep. Cale Keable Media Advisory: ‘Trans panic,’ ethics postings bills up for committee votes
05/07/2018Sen. Leonidas Raptakis Senator Raptakis calls for Coventry Town Council update on taxpayer-funded Citrin Cooperman report on sewer program
05/04/2018Rep. Sherry Roberts Rep. Roberts Supports Solution to Bomb Loophole
05/03/2018Rep. William O'Brien Rep. O’Brien bill calling for arming RIC and CCRI police officers heard by committee
05/03/2018Sen. Frank Lombardi Senate passes Lombardi bill that criminalizes the forced isolation of an elder or dependent adult
05/03/2018Rep. Nicholas Mattiello ; Rep. Antonio Giarrusso Speaker introduces bill to update state explosives laws to include IEDs
05/03/2018Rep. Lauren H. Carson ; Rep. Marvin Abney ; Sen. Dawn Euer Cicilline, Carson, Abney, Euer to tour Newport retailers
05/02/2018Rep. Robert A. Nardolillo Rep. Nardolillo Demands Better Protections for Abused Animals
05/02/2018Rep. Gregory Costantino Rep. Costantino to submit legislation limiting Uber fees to $3 at T.F. Green Airport
05/02/2018Rep. Antonio Giarrusso Rep. Giarrusso Calls for Stricter Bomb Laws
05/02/2018Sen. Adam Satchell Senate OKs Satchell bills to improve services for kids
05/02/2018Sen. Donna Nesselbush ; Rep. Carol Hagan McEntee MEDIA ADVISORY: Sen. Nesselbush and Rep. McEntee to hold press conference tomorrow on legislation to eliminate civil statute of limitations for sexual abuse
05/02/2018Sen. V. Susan Sosnowski Senate passes Sosnowski bill that forbids the advertising of unhealthy foods in schools
05/01/2018Sen. Cynthia A. Coyne Supporters to testify today on Sen. Coyne bill to raise tobacco purchase age to 21
05/01/2018Sen. Maryellen Goodwin Senate OKs Goodwin’s long-term care bills
04/30/2018Rep. Joseph McNamara MEDIA ADVISORY: House Oversight Committee will hear presentation on audit report from Rhode Island Auditor General
04/30/2018Sen. William Conley MEDIA ADVISORY: Senate Finance Committee scheduled to hear testimony on Dept. of Health budget, tax exemption bills
04/30/2018Sen. Cynthia A. Coyne Coyne bill would let seniors earn property tax credit by volunteering
04/30/2018Sen. Marc Cote Sen. Cote sponsors consumer protection bills
04/30/2018Sen. Leonidas Raptakis Senator Raptakis calls for Coventry Town Council to examine conditions of controversial Harris Mill Lofts and developer Brady Sullivan
04/30/2018Rep. Joseph McNamara MEDIA ADVISORY: House Health, Education and Welfare Committee to consider bill on pet stores, hear various school bills
04/30/2018Sen. Erin Lynch Prata MEDIA ADVISORY: Senate Judiciary Committee meets twice this week to hear a variety of legislation on hospital conversions and elections
04/30/2018Rep. Marvin Abney MEDIA ADVISORY: House Finance Committee meets three times this week to hear a variety of legislation
04/30/2018Rep. Robert B. Lancia Media Advisory: Cranston Public Safety Forum
04/30/2018Rep. Cale Keable Media Advisory: House Judiciary Committee to hear bill arming campus police
04/30/2018Sen. Louis DiPalma Media Advisory: Net neutrality bill to be heard Thursday
04/30/2018Sen. Joshua Miller Media Advisory: Health and Human Services Committee to hear vaccine bills
04/27/2018Rep. Scott Slater Rep. Slater’s bill to finance affordable housing heard in committee