Legislative Priorities for Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce: Motor Vehicle Registrations, Marriage Solemnization, and Special License Plates

Monday February 8, 2021

H5252 AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES — REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES (Creates a special motor vehicle registration plate for The Rose Island Lighthouse Foundation, Inc.)
H5253 AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES {LC870/1} (Allows the Honorable Justice James D. Gleason to join Julia C. Scott and Brandon T. Elliano in marriage on or about August 28, 2021, within the City of Newport, Rhode Island.)
H5254 AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES — REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES (Authorizes administrator DMV to issue special license plates to Friends of Pomham Rocks Lighthouse.)
H5325 AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES â€“ REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES (Permits Dyslexia Advocacy Rhode Island plates to be issued for passenger or commercial vehicles. A minimum of six hundred (600) preordered plates would be required.)

Scheduled for Consideration:

H5049 AN ACT RELATING TO VACATE THE FORFEITURE OR REVOCATION OF THE CHARTER OF LODIE BRIEN AGENCY, INC. Passed
H5050 AN ACT TO VACATE THE FORFEITURE OR REVOCATION OF THE CHARTER OF SHERWOOD CONDOMINIUM, INC. Passed
~~H5105 AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES – RETAIL LICENSES (Authorizes a holder of a Class B license to sell alcoholic beverages with take-out food orders with a sunset on 12/31/2022.)~~Postponed pending Sub A.
S0070 AN ACT TO VACATE THE FORFEITURE OR REVOCATION OF THE CHARTER OF MIGRANT, LLC Passed

Scheduled for Hearing and/or Consideration:

H5056 AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS — PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION (Requires an electric utility company to bury power lines in the event of a residential power outage lasting ninety-six (96) consecutive hours or more, unless the outage was caused by the resident.)

H5057 AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS — MILITARY SPOUSE LICENSURE (Provides issuance of occupational licenses for military members and spouses stationed in Rhode Island.)
Written testimony:
- H 5057 military spouse licensure

H5205 AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS — RHODE ISLAND FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS ACT (Limits the amount of fees charged by a third-party food delivery service to fifteen percent (15%).)
Written Testimony

H5268 AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS — REAL ESTATE BROKERS AND SALESPERSONS (Requires applicants to pass test to include topics on fair housing and requires 24 hours of continuing education.)
Written Testimony
- RIAR Testimony– H 5268 2-8-21
- H 5268 real estate brokers fair housing

H5270 AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS — HOTELS–HUMAN TRAFFICKING REPORTING AND PREVENTION ACT (Creates the Human Trafficking Reporting and Prevention Act applicable to hotels, requiring them to educate their employees about identifying, reporting and preventing human trafficking, on their premises.)
Written Testimony:
- Guerneys Testimony H5270
- COYOTE’s Letter in Opposition of H5270

S0081 AN ACT TO VACATE THE FORFEITURE OR REVOCATION OF THE CHARTER OF PET CONNECTION, LLC

Agenda:

Comments
- Chair Louis DiPalma
Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training – Overview of the ongoing episodes of unemployment insurance fraud during the pandemic
- Scott Jensen, Director, Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training

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