Wednesday, March 24, 2021

1pm Rhode Island Kids Count – RIght From the Start Webinar

3pm House Committee on Education

SCHEDULED FOR HEARING AND/OR CONSIDERATION

• H5073 by McNamara ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION – SECURING THE FINANCIAL FUTURE FOR ALL STUDENTS ACT (Provides that the council on elementary and secondary education be encouraged to maintain, publish and update statewide standards for instruction of personal finance in public high schools.)
• H5352 by Cortvriend, Carson, Amore, Henries, Kazarian, Donovan, Kislak ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION – CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES (SEE TITLE 16 CHAPTER 97 – THE RHODE ISLAND BOARD OF EDUCATION ACT) (Creates the local advisory committee on special education, a majority of which shall be comprised of parents, guardians or caretakers of students with disabilities, to advise every school district on matters concerning students with disabilities.)
• H5703 by Place, Nardone, Quattrocchi, Chippendale, Hull ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION (Establishes an education savings account program to assist and support the parents, guardians and caretakers of students with the materials, tutors, technology and other educational support for learning at-home or at any other remote-learning site.)
• H5826 by Biah, Baginski, Alzate, Hull, Diaz, Williams, Amore, Henries, McNamara, Batista ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION – RHODE ISLAND PROMISE SCHOLARSHIP (Allows students who are legally unable to complete the FAFSA to complete a comparable form created by the college.)
• H5827 by McNamara, Diaz ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION – SCHOOL COMMITTEE AND SUPERINTENDENTS (Requires the RIDE in coordination with the department of the attorney general to collect all public data concerning the use of force, arrest, and referrals to law enforcement or courts in different categories with a reasonable explanation.)
• H5828 by Alzate, McNamara, Giraldo, Biah, Amore ENTITLED, HOUSE RESOLUTION REINSTATING THE LIFE OF AND EXTENDING THE REPORTING AND EXPIRATION DATES OF THE SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY AND PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ENCOURAGING MORE PERSONS OF COLOR TO ENTER THE FIELD OF EDUCATION (Reinstates the life and extends the reporting and expiration dates of the commission to study/make recommendations to encourage more persons of color to enter field of education from April 17, 2020, to April 17, 2022, and expires on June 17, 2022.)
• H5829 by Biah, Diaz, Baginski, Alzate, Williams, Hull, Amore, Henries, McNamara, Batista ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION – CERTIFICATION OF TEACHERS (Mandates RIDE to provide regulations to streamline the English Second Language (ESL) and/or English Language Learner (ELL) teaching certificate.)
• H5830 by Serpa ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION – OFFENSES PERTAINING TO SCHOOLS [SEE TITLE 16 CHAPTER 97 – THE RHODE ISLAND BOARD OF EDUCATION ACT] (Prohibits the use of a school district’s listserv to distribute any political advertisement, invitation, and/or propaganda.)
• H5831 by Serpa ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION – RIGHTS AND DUTIES TEACHERS GENERALLY – SEPTEMBER 11 CLASSROOM MOMENT OF SILENCE (Allows teachers in all grades to provide the opportunity for students to observe a brief moment of silence on every September 11.)
• H5833 by Carson, Cortvriend, Amore, Speakman, Caldwell, Casimiro, Fenton-Fung, Kislak, Craven, Fogarty ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION (Establishes the Rhode Island ombudsperson for special education to ensure school districts meet the minimum standards required to comply with an individualized education program for students with disabilities.)
• H5834 by McNamara, Bennett, Lima, Alzate, Shanley ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION – COVID RECOVERY PLANS (Directs all school districts to prepare district recovery plans, which would include strategies and targets for students, to address losses in both academic and social-emotional learning.)
• H6021 by Ajello, McNamara, Kislak, Felix, Williams, Barros, Amore, Lima, O’Brien, Morales ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION (Requires district and independent charter schools to use a random selection process to select eligible public school students who would be invited to attend the charter school and allows a parent to decline the invitation.)
• H6117 by Ajello, McNamara, Morales, Kislak, Williams, Batista, Amore, O’Brien, Biah, Barros ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION – MAYORAL ACADEMIES (Requires mayoral academies to use a random selection process to select eligible public school students who would be invited to attend the mayoral academy.)

3pm Senate Committee on Education

SCHEDULED FOR HEARING AND/OR CONSIDERATION

• S0030 by Goldin ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY – AIR QUALITY IN SCHOOLS (Requires the department of health, in conjunction with the department of environmental management, to conduct indoor and outdoor air quality tests in all public and private schools throughout the state on an annual basis.)
• S0034 by Miller, Coyne, Cano, Quezada, Murray, Valverde, DiMario, Acosta ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION – HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PUPILS (Allows students in public schools to possess and use sunscreen without a physician’s note or prescription, if the product is regulated by the FDA for over-the-counter use.)
• S0086 by Lawson, Euer, Murray, Valverde, Cano, Mendes, Anderson, Mack, Kallman, Quezada ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION – HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PUPILS (Provides that feminine hygiene products be provided in all public schools.)
• S0459 by Cano, Gallo, Seveney, Quezada, Lawson, DiPalma ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION – HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PUPILS (Requires all new school buildings and those undergoing major renovations or substantial repair or replacement to plumbing systems to install water bottle filling stations.)

3pm Senate Committee on Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs

SCHEDULED FOR HEARING AND/OR CONSIDERATION

• S0324 by Gallo, Sosnowski, Lombardo, Miller ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS – HEALTHY BEVERAGE ACT (Creates the “Healthy Beverage Act” which requires that children’s meals offered by restaurants include certain healthy beverage options if beverage is automatically included in the meal.)
• S0557 by Murray, Paolino, Picard, de la Cruz ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO GENERAL ASSEMBLY – ALBERT P. VALLIERE BIKE PATH (This act would name the portion of the Blackstone River Bike path within the city of Woonsocket the Albert P. Valliere Bike Path.)
• S0558 by Sosnowski, Felag, Raptakis, Picard, Lombardo, McCaffrey ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO GENERAL ASSEMBLY – JOINT COMMITTEE – BUILDINGS, BRIDGES, EDIFICES, AND OTHER STATE CONSTRUCTIONS (Directs the department of transportation to install signs along the Purple Heart Trail, commemorating and identifying the Purple Heart Trail, by August 7, 2021, which day is National Purple Heart Day.)

4pm House Committee on State Government & Elections

SCHEDULED FOR HEARING AND/OR CONSIDERATION

• H5032 by Newberry ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT – OPEN MEETINGS (Requires that all meetings closed to the public be audio recorded by audio tape or other audio recording device.)
• H5506 (Lieutenant Governor) by Vella-Wilkinson, Azzinaro, Shanley ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY – RESPONSIBLE RECYCLING, REUSE AND DISPOSAL OF MATTRESSES (Requires copies of auditor’s documents relative to evaluation and opinion about fees to be filed with the Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation and be considered public records pursuant to chapter 2 of title 38, access to public records.)
• H5753 by Tobon, Barros, Edwards, Diaz, Fellela, Casey ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS – REGISTRATION OF VOTERS (Increases the role of the division of motor vehicles in the voter registration and address verification process, by establishing very specific obligations.)
• H5755 by Potter, Morales, Henries ENTITLED, HOUSE RESOLUTION RESPECTFULLY URGING RHODE ISLAND’S CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION TO REDUCE MILITARY SPENDING AND PRIORITIZE CLIMATE ACTION
• H5894 by Filippi, Newberry, Fenton-Fung, Speakman, Phillips, Fogarty, Kislak, Knight, Ackerman, Shanley ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT – AUDIO AND VIDEO RECORDINGS (Requires live streaming, over the Internet, of any open meeting of every municipal and state public body, including the executive departments. Video copies of the meeting are required to be published within 24 hours.)
• H5895 by Lombardi ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS – PUBLIC TRANSIT AUTHORITY (Enables the Rhode Island public transit authority (RIPTA) to work with the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority (MBTA) to allow commuter rail passes to be used as dual passes for both RIPTA and MBTA.)
• H5896 by Newberry, Filippi, Place, Fenton-Fung ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS – VOTER REGISTRATION CANCELLATION (Requires the secretary of state to promulgate regulations which identify and cancel the voter registration, of any registrant that changes their residence to outside their city or town, without notifying the proper authorities.)
• H5944 (Secretary of State) by Ackerman, Kennedy, Amore, Serpa, Noret ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT – STATE ARCHIVES (Clearly defines permanent state records to be retained/ requires preparation of disaster preparedness plan/ allows access to superior court for injunctions/ restraining orders for violations of public records laws.)
• H5998 (Secretary of State) by Batista ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC RECORDS – PUBLIC RECORDS ADMINISTRATION (Updates public records administration act, modifies records control schedule, designates records officer, establishes procedures for retention of records. Provides administrator submit yearly reports, establishes public reporting compliance.)
• H6001 (Judiciary) by McLaughlin ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO DOMESTIC RELATIONS – SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (Adds the administrator of the supreme court as an individual authorized to perform marriages and would clarify that the current administrators of the superior court, family court, district court, or traffic tribunal are empowered to perform marriages.)
• H6002 (Secretary of State) by Kennedy, Abney, McNamara, Azzinaro, Edwards, Solomon, Shanley, Vella-Wilkinson ENTITLED, RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL COMMISSION TO BE KNOWN AS “THE RHODE ISLAND SEMIQUINCENTENNIAL (RI 250TH) COMMISSION” (Creates a 30 member Rhode Island Semiquincentennial Commission to assist in the observance of the Semiquincentennial and report back findings by July 1, 2023, produce a final accounting of funds by October 1, 2026, and expire on January 1, 2027.)
• H6003 by Kazarian, Amore, Fogarty ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS (Makes very comprehensive changes to the election laws concerning voter registration, voter rights, mail ballots and early day voting.)
• H6004 by O’Brien, Baginski ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS – MAIL BALLOTS (Entitles disabled and military voters to utilize electronically transmitted ballots.)
• H6005 by Batista, Morales, Williams, Knight, Alzate ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC RECORDS – ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS (Provides that the reference to the definition of public records include the section designation only and provides for redacted law enforcement disciplinary records.)
• H6006 by Fogarty, Barros, Tanzi, Shallcross Smith, Hull, McEntee, Messier, Donovan ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES – OPERATORS’ AND CHAUFFEURS’ LICENSES (Creates pilot program for 33 hr driver ed program offered in an online/virtual format, effective 10/1/21 and sunsets 10/1/23. Creates the Online Driver Education Program Study Commission to determine by 12/31/22 if the pilot program should be permanent.)
• H6007 by Chippendale, Quattrocchi, Place, McLaughlin ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTION S- MAIL BALLOTS (Prohibits the secretary of state from mass mailing mail ballots and requires that the elector request a mail ballot.)
• H6095 (Judiciary) by Felix, Williams, Henries, Alzate, Potter, Tanzi, Baginski, Barros, Diaz, Morales ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE – SUPREME COURT – COURTS (Removes all references to “and Providence Plantations” in statutes relating to the judiciary, in accordance with the constitutional amendment approved by the voters on November 3, 2020.)
• H6096 (Judiciary) by Noret, Casimiro, Alzate ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES – RESPONSIBILITY OF OWNERS OF RENTAL VEHICLES (Provides that violations of chapter 34 of title 31 pertaining to rental vehicles are civil violations subject to the jurisdiction of the Rhode Island traffic tribunal.)
• H6097 by Henries, Tanzi, Morales, Kazarian ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC RECORDS – ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS (Prohibits the disclosure or use of a person’s prior name by public officials if the person’s name has been legally changed.)
• H5496 by Roberts, Chippendale ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY – VITAL RECORDS (Requires notification of the name and address of the deceased on a death certificate with the office of secretary of state and the chairperson of the board of canvassers for the purpose of removal from the rolls of registered voters.)

5pm Senate Committee on Health & Human Services

SCHEDULED FOR CONSIDERATION

• S0384A by Lawson, Lombardi, Burke, Murray, Euer, Cano, Sosnowski, Kallman ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS – UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT

SCHEDULED FOR HEARING AND/OR CONSIDERATION

• S0234 by Lawson, Miller, Cano, Goldin, Valverde, Quezada, Bell, DiMario, Murray ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY – NEWBORN SCREENING PROGRAM (Mandates the rules and regulations of the department of health pertaining to newborn screening to include at a minimum, newborn screening tests for all disorders and conditions listed in the current federal Recommended Uniform Screening Panel.)
• S0378 by Cano, DiMario, Valverde, Mack, McCaffrey, Coyne, Goodwin, Sosnowski, Quezada, Murray ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES (Increases the reimbursement rates to be paid by the department of human services and the department for children, youth, and families, for licensed child care centers and family child care homes.)
• S0386 by Lawson, Goodwin, DiMario, Murray, Euer, Cano, Coyne, Sosnowski, Kallman, Burke ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY – CATASTROPHIC ILLNESS IN CHILDREN RELIEF FUND (Establishes Children’s Catastrophic Illness in Children Relief Fund to provide finance assistance to families for medical expenses not covered by state or federal programs or insurance contract.)
• S0430 by Goodwin ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT – HEALTH CARE FOR CHILDREN AND PREGNANT WOMEN (Extends the benefits given to eligible women under title XIX state plan commencing for twelve (12) months after one month post-birth.)
• S0481 by Cano, Lawson, DiPalma, Miller, Kallman, Murray, DiMario ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES – MEDICAL ASSISTANCE (Requires the secretary of the executive office of HHS to increase income disregards, to determine eligibility for certain Medicare cost-sharing programs, by an amount that equalizes the income levels to 185% of the federal poverty level.)
• S0484 by Quezada, Cano, Mack, DiPalma, Felag, Lombardo, Calkin, Acosta, Lawson, Valverde ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES – MEDICAL ASSISTANCE – PERINATAL DOULA SERVICES (Provides for medical assistance health care for expectant mothers and would establish medical assistance coverage and reimbursement rates for perinatal doula services. Effective 7/1/22.)
• S0492 by Cano, Miller, Anderson, Quezada, Acosta, Ciccone, Kallman, Valverde ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES – HEALTH CARE FOR ELDERLY AND DISABLED (Increases the income eligibility limit for medical assistance coverage for seniors and disabled individuals from 100% to 133% of federal poverty level.)
• S0593 by Mack ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY – PROTECTION OF CHILDREN – PHYSICAL SEX CHARACTERISTICS SURGERY ACT (Prohibits physical sex characteristics surgery for children under 12 years of age, except to address an immediate risk of physical harm. Provides for a private course of action for violations with a 10 year statute of limitations.)

5pm Senate Committee on Labor

SCHEDULED FOR HEARING AND/OR CONSIDERATION

• S0428 by Cano, Miller, Goldin, Goodwin, McCaffrey, Lawson, Raptakis, Quezada, Seveney, DiMario ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT – DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION (Requires office of diversity, equity and opportunity to create material for annual government employee training.)
• S0429 by Cano, Goodwin, Miller, Goldin, McCaffrey, Coyne, Lawson, Quezada, Kallman, Burke, Lombardi ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS – BUILDING SERVICE WORK (Requires that janitors and security guards employed, pursuant to state contracts worth more than $1,000 of janitorial or security services, be paid a standard compensation rate.)
• S0433 by Lawson, Burke, Lombardo, Lombardi, Murray, Euer, Cano, Coyne, Sosnowski, Kallman ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS – ESTABLISHING THE “COMMUTER TRANSPORTATION BENEFITS ACT” (Establishes the commuter transportation benefit act. Employers with 500 or more employees provide a pre-tax transportation fringe benefit program or provide transportation to the employees.)
• S0435 by Ciccone ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EQUAL OPPORTUNITY AND AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYMENT OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES (Incorporates the federal affirmative action and nondiscrimination obligations of federal contractors and subcontractors regarding individuals with disabilities, utilization goal of 3% for employment of qualified individuals.)
• S0438 by Acosta, Bell, Mack, Calkin, Anderson ENTITLED, RESOLUTION RATIFYING THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES RELATING TO THE LABOR OF PERSONS UNDER EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE
• S0549 by Cano, McCaffrey, Goodwin, Euer, Kallman, Acosta, Seveney, Mack ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS – STATE PURCHASES (Provides an exception to competitive bidding for local, minority and woman-owned businesses. Provides a waiver of compliance to contractors for the inclusion of minority-owned businesses in all procurements and construction projects.)

6pm House Committee on Judiciary

SCHEDULED FOR HEARING AND/OR CONSIDERATION

• H5099 by Morgan ENTITLED, HOUSE RESOLUTION CONDEMNING THE MAJOR TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES, AMAZON, TWITTER, FACEBOOK, APPLE, GOOGLE, SNAPCHAT AND YOUTUBE, FOR THEIR ATTACK ON THE FREE SPEECH RIGHTS OF THE AMERICAN PUBLIC
• H5609 by Kislak, Speakman, Donovan, Potter, Ajello, Carson, Ruggiero, Cortvriend ENTITLED, HOUSE RESOLUTION SUPPORTING FEDERAL LEGISLATION GRANTING STATEHOOD TO THE PEOPLE OF WASHINGTON, DC.
• H5631 by Kislak, Speakman, Cortvriend, Alzate, Cassar, Potter, Tanzi ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES – HIGHWAY SAFETY ACT (Amend several chapters regarding the operation of bikes on state highways and interaction with motor vehicles, aggressive honking, regulation of E-bikes, reckless driver accountability program & speed limits in thickly settled areas/business districts.)
• H5638 by Knight ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HIGHWAYS – FREEWAYS (Exempts the operation of construction vehicles performing authorized public works functions from the prohibition on operating their vehicle in reverse on roadways.)
• H5725 by McEntee, Craven, Caldwell, Knight, Fogarty, McNamara, Batista, Kazarian, Williams, Carson ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE – SEXUAL ABUSE OR EXPLOITATION OF A CHILD (Defines the term “perpetrator defendant” for purpose of actions based on sexual abuse of a child.)
• H5731 by Potter, Lima, Serpa, Kislak, Baginski ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS – FORCE-FED POULTRY PRODUCTS (Prohibits production/sale/importation of any force-fed poultry product/ food containing force-fed poultry product imposing $500 civil penalty per violation effective 1/1/22.)
• H5733 by Giraldo ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE PROCEDURE GENERALLY – FEES (Allows jurors to donate their juror fees to the state. Any such donation would be deposited into a restricted receipt account in the general fund and shall be allocated to the Rhode Island Veterans Home Community Living Center.)
• H5860 by Craven, McEntee ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE – PROCEDURE GENERALLY – CAUSES OF ACTION (Expands and creates civil causes of action for certain protected groups who experience threats or intimidation.)
• H5863 by McLaughlin, Hull, Chippendale ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO MILITARY AFFAIRS AND DEFENSE – EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT (Requires the general assembly to convene in person or remotely after the extension of an emergency declaration by the governor.)
• H5872 by Baginski, Kislak, Cassar, Potter ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES – OPERATION OF BICYCLES (Creates 3 classes of electric bicycles with provisions for requirements governing their regulation/use with exceptions from sections dealing with other vehicles regulated by DMV.)
• H5873 by Noret, Casimiro, Vella-Wilkinson, Corvese, Alzate, Solomon, Craven, Amore, Casey, Lombardi ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES (Requires that all vehicle model years prior to 2001 would not be required to be issued a title certificate until ownership is transferred or the current owner creates a security interest in the vehicle.)
• H5940 by Nardone, McLaughlin, Roberts, Price, Quattrocchi, Place, Newberry ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO GENERAL ASSEMBLY – JOINT COMMITTEE ON DISASTER OVERSIGHT (Creates the Joint Committee on Disaster Oversight which would consist of 12 members to study the impact of the governor’s declaration of a disaster emergency pursuant to state law.)
• H5941 by Nardone, McLaughlin, Price, Place, Quattrocchi, Newberry, Roberts ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO MILITARY AFFAIRS AND DEFENSE – EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT (Allows the governor to renew an initial 30 day executive order or proclamation of a state of disaster emergency by the governor for 2 additional 30 day extensions.)
• H5977 (Judiciary) by Edwards, Kennedy, Solomon ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HIGHWAYS – FREEWAYS (Eliminates the provision a person who solicits a ride in a motor vehicle or backs up a motor vehicle on a freeway is guilty of a misdemeanor. Adds $100 fine for advertising a motor vehicle for sale on a state highway to the schedule of violations.)
• H5978 (Judiciary) by Edwards, Solomon, Casimiro, Alzate, Newberry, Baginski, Potter ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES – ADJUDICATION OF TRAFFIC OFFENSES (Removes the $25 limit on tuition for a motorist to attend a driver education course, and would allow a judge or magistrate to delay the imposition of a suspension or revocation of a driver’s license or registration for a period up to 30 days.)
• H5979 (Judiciary) by Edwards, Kennedy, Solomon ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES – MOTOR VEHICLE REPARATIONS ACT (Provides that financial security is required for any motor vehicle registered or required to be registered in the state of Rhode Island.)
• H5981 by Cortvriend, Craven, McGaw, Fogarty, Carson ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES – AUTOMATED TRAFFIC SPEED ENFORCEMENT SYSTEM (Authorizes the use of automated traffic-speed camera-enforcement systems on all state and local roads within the state, not just in school zones)
• H5997 by McLaughlin, Fellela ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES OFFENSES – MISCELLANEOUS RULES (Prohibits the operation of a tractor trailer in reverse in a residential district.)
• H6053 by Barros ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES – AUTOMATED SCHOOL-ZONE-SPEED-ENFORCEMENT SYSTEM ACT OF 2016 (Allows the owner of a rented or leased motor vehicle to establish non-liability for parking violations by providing a copy of the lease agreement to the municipality or the traffic tribunal.)
• H6054 by Knight, McEntee, Caldwell, Batista, Speakman ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES – SAFETY RESPONSIBILITY ADMINISTRATION – SECURITY (Makes changes to the motor vehicles laws by repealing the sections that require the filing of security or bond with the DMV following a motor vehicle accident in which the operator of the vehicle does not have insurance.)
• H6084 by Fellela, Serpa, Noret ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE – PROCEDURE GENERALLY – WRITS, SUMMONS AND PROCESS (Provides for minimum qualifications for court constable to include education, military, or law enforcement experience and drug and psychological screening.)