Friday, March 12, 2021

11am Governor Daniel McKee COVID-19 update

2pm House Committee on Veterans Affairs

SCHEDULED FOR HEARING AND/OR CONSIDERATION

• H5487 by Vella-Wilkinson, Casimiro, Noret, McLaughlin, Williams, Shanley ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT – RHODE ISLAND MILITARY AND VETERANS AFFAIRS OVERSIGHT COMMISSION (Creates a 9 member permanent joint military and veterans’ affairs oversight commission to oversee operations of Rhode Island office of veterans’ affairs and fiscal oversight of military affairs and defense.)
• H5669 by Azzinaro, Fellela, Hull, Corvese, Casey ENTITLED, AN ACT TO AMEND THE LANGUAGE OF THE LEASE OF THE BENEFIT STREET ARMORY BETWEEN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND THE PROVIDENCE MARINE CORPS OF ARTILLERY (Authorizes the Department of Administration to amend lease to Providence Marine Corps of Artillery to use hall for promotion of the arsenal and to sublease the rented space.)
• H5784 by Azzinaro, Fellela, Hull ENTITLED, HOUSE RESOLUTION REINSTATING THE LIFE OF AND EXTENDING THE REPORTING AND EXPIRATION DATES OF THE SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR A PLAN AND THE DESIGN OF A BEIRUT MEMORIAL TO BE LOCATED AT THE RHODE ISLAND STATE HOUSE (Reinstates the life, extends the reporting and expiration dates of the commission to study and recommend a plan and design for a Beirut Memorial located at the RI State House, from April 30, 2020, to January 5, 2022, and expire on March 5, 2022.)
• H5928 by Vella-Wilkinson, Noret, Solomon, Azzinaro, Kennedy, Filippi ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO MILITARY AFFAIRS AND DEFENSE – TUITION FOR COVERED INDIVIDUALS UNDER POST-911 BILL AND MONTGOMERY GI BILL (In state tuition continues for military service members children and/or spouse, if service member transferred.)

3pm House Committee on Innovation, Internet, & Technology

SCHEDULED FOR HEARING AND/OR CONSIDERATION

• H5925 by Fenton-Fung ENTITLED, HOUSE RESOLUTION RESPECTFULLY REQUESTING THAT THE RHODE ISLAND CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION OBTAIN HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (HUD) FUNDING TO PROVIDE FREE HIGH SPEED INTERNET ACCESS IN OUR PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITIES BY 2024
• H5509 by Tobon, Caldwell, Baginski, Alzate, Edwards, Lima, Barros, Corvese, Amore, Craven ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW-GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS – UNFAIR SALES PRACTICES (Prohibits the sale for profit of consumer generated Internet data by a social media platform without the consent of and compensation paid to the consumer.)
• H5513 by Morales, Tanzi, Amore, Kazarian, Shanley, Cortvriend, Tobon, Lima, Craven ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW – GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS (Requires all persons or entities collecting social security and other personal identification numbers to create and publicly display a privacy protection policy. Violations of this requirement would incur a civil penalty of $500.)
• H6055 by Barros ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW – GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS – DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICES (Creates consumer legislation designed to limit in-application payments for software applications and purchases.)
• H5564 by Vella-Wilkinson, Perez, McNamara, Williams, Azzinaro ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE – PROCEDURE IN PARTICULAR ACTIONS – SOCIAL MEDIA CENSORSHIP PROTECTION ACT (Prohibits certain social media companies from censoring users speech by either removal of the user’s speech or using algorithms to prevent the user’s speech.)

3:30pm House Committee on Municipal Government & Housing

SCHEDULED FOR CONSIDERATION

• H5101 by Ruggiero ENTITLED, AN ACT VALIDATING AND RATIFYING AMENDMENT TO THE CHARTER OF THE TOWN OF JAMESTOWN (Ratifies the town of Jamestown Home Rule Charter amendment to Section 219 of the charter adopted at a November 3, 2020 referendum, concerning the process and procedures by which voter initiative can be activated.)
• H5129 by Casimiro, Craven ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION – PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION (Exempts from taxation the real property of Ocean State Community Wellness, Inc., a qualified tax-exempt corporation under § 501(c)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code, for the property located at 7450 Post Road, North Kingstown, Rhode Island.)

SCHEDULED FOR HEARING AND/OR CONSIDERATION

• S0052 by Rogers, Raptakis ENTITLED, AN ACT VALIDATING AND RATIFYING AMENDMENTS TO THE HOME RULE CHARTER OF THE TOWN OF COVENTRY (Validates and ratify amendments to the Home Rule Charter of the town of Coventry, which amendments were adopted and approved by the electors of the town of Coventry on November 3, 2020.)
• S0050 by Euer ENTITLED, AN ACT VALIDATING AND RATIFYING AMENDMENT TO THE CHARTER OF THE TOWN OF JAMESTOWN (This act would ratify the town of Jamestown Home Rule Charter amendment to Section 219 of the charter adopted at a November 3, 2020 referendum, concerning the process and procedures by which voter initiative can be activated.)
• H5950 by Shekarchi, Blazejewski ENTITLED, HOUSE RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY THE ENTIRE AREA OF LAND USE, PRESERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, HOUSING, ENVIRONMENT, AND REGULATION (Creates a legislative commission to study the entire areas of land use, preservation, production, development, housing, environment and regulation, and would report back to the House of Representatives on or before
• H5953 by Speakman, Shekarchi, Kislak, Morales, Potter, Alzate, Williams, Knight, Donovan, Henries ENTITLED, HOUSE RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY THE LOW AND MODERATE INCOME HOUSING ACT (Creates a 16 member commission to study implementation of the Low and Moderate Income Housing Act, and who would report back to the House of Representatives by December 16, 2021, and expire on April 17, 2022.)
• H5954 by Edwards, Kennedy, Casimiro, Kazarian, Alzate, Newberry, Baginski ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION – LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES (Makes permanent the exemption from taxation for certain residential property developments which have not been completed or, if completed, have not been sold and occupied.)
• H5408 by Filippi ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES – LICENSES GENERALLY (Requires that notice of application to owners of property within two hundred feet (200′) of the site of a proposed liquor licensee be given by certified mail.)
• H5409 by Price ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION – PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION (Changes the filing date for the elderly or disabled tax exemption in the town of Exeter from March 15 to April 15 of each year.)
• H5410 by O’Brien, Corvese ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION – LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES (Prohibits cities and towns from performing spot assessments that increase the assessment value of properties that have sold, except in accordance with their revaluation or update schedule.)
• H5426 by Place, Quattrocchi ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES – THEATER LICENSES (Expands the definition of legitimate theaters to extend beyond the city of Newport and the town of Burrillville.)
• H5495 by Place, Nardone ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION – EXCISE ON MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAILERS (Allows a taxpayer to appeal the valuation by the Rhode Island vehicle valuation commission to the local board of assessment)
• H5589 by Perez, Vella-Wilkinson, Williams, Shanley ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION – LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES (Places a cap of 20% on increases in consecutive revaluations of real property in all cities and towns conducting revaluations commencing December 31, 2021, and every December 31 thereafter.)
• H5633 by Cortvriend, Tanzi, Ruggiero, Kislak, Carson, Speakman, Ajello, Kazarian, Donovan, Fogarty ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES – ORDINANCES (Allows cities and towns to create ordinances to regulate use and sale of cigarettes and other tobacco products.)
• H5634 by Tobon, Cardillo, Vella-Wilkinson ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION – LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES (Requires cities and towns to assess renewable energy resources to be taxed as tangible property and the real property on which it is located shall not be reclassified, revalued or reassessed.)
• H5676 by Marszalkowski ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION – LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES (Changes the tax classifications for cable television assets.)
• H5691 by Cardillo, Vella-Wilkinson, Costantino, Hull ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES – AWARD OF MUNICIPAL CONTRACTS {LC2052/1} (Gives Rhode Island businesses bidders on municipal contracts a priority if their bid is within 3% of the lowest bidder as long as the contract is not funded by federal money.)
• H5692 by Giraldo, McLaughlin ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO WATERS AND NAVIGATION – NARRAGANSETT BAY COMMISSION-THE TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP OF SEWAGE INFRASTRUCTURE FROM THE CITY OF CENTRAL FALLS TO THE NARRAGANSETT BAY COMMISSION (Transfers ownership of the sewer infrastructure in the city of Central Falls to the Narragansett Bay Commission.)
• H5694 by Handy ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES – QUADRICYCLE PASSENGER VEHICLES (Authorizes municipalities to regulate the use of quadricycle passenger vehicles within their borders.)
• H5695 by McEntee, Speakman, Tanzi, Fogarty ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES – ZONING ORDINANCES (Increases the per-unit fee for affordable single family homes to seventy five thousand dollars ($75,000) and allow municipalities to transfer in-lieu payments upon receipt or within 10 years.)
• H5785 by Vella-Wilkinson, McEntee, Noret, Solomon, Azzinaro, Kennedy, Filippi ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION – VETERANS EXEMPTIONS (Extends the veterans exemption from property tax to any member who served in uniform during the Cold War between 1947 through 1991, even if they did not serve in a declared war or conflict.)
• H5816 by McNamara ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION (Provides that in the town of Warwick, no separate class or zoning district be assigned or designated based solely upon a scenic view. No property in particular class/zoning district be assessed increased rate from other properties because of scenic view.)
• H6108 by Kennedy, Azzinaro, Filippi ENTITLED, AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE TOWN OF WESTERLY TO ISSUE NOT TO EXCEED $11,000,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, NOTES AND OTHER EVIDENCES OF INDEBTEDNESS TO FINANCE THE CONSTRUCTION OF ROAD AND SIDEWALK INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS AND RELATED WATER LINE IMPROVEMENTS IN THE TOWN (Authorizes the Town of Westerly to issue bonds and notes in an amount not exceeding $11,000,000 to finance the construction of road and sidewalk infrastructure improvements and related water line improvements in the town and all costs related thereto.)