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2018 LEGISLATIVE SESSION:​ 

House Bill No. 7055
BY  Lancia, Chippendale, Nardolillo, Roberts, Hull
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION - TAX CREDITS FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO SCHOLARSHIP ORGANIZATIONS (Increases the total aggregate amount of tax credits for a business entity not to exceed $5,000,000 in fiscal year 2019.)
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01/03/2018 Introduced, referred to House Finance
05/04/2018 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/08/2018)
05/08/2018 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

House Bill No. 7056
BY  Lancia, Chippendale, Nardolillo, Newberry, Vella-Wilkinson
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- 911 EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBER ACT (Repeals the surcharges levied on residence and business telephone lines and wireless telecommunications services.)
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01/03/2018 Introduced, referred to House Finance
01/18/2018 Withdrawn at sponsor's request

House Bill No. 7057
BY  Lancia, Nardolillo, Mendonca, Vella-Wilkinson, McLaughlin
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PERSONAL INCOME--MILITARY SURVIVOR BENEFITS (Exempts from income tax any survivor benefits received by a widow or widower by virtue of a deceased spouse's military service.)
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01/03/2018 Introduced, referred to House Finance
05/04/2018 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/08/2018)
05/08/2018 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

House Bill No. 7058
BY  Lancia, Nardolillo, Mendonca, Vella-Wilkinson, McLaughlin
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT - VETERANS' SMALL BUSINESS LOAN PROGRAM (Creates a transitioning veterans' small business loan program through the commerce corporation.)
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01/03/2018 Introduced, referred to House Finance
05/04/2018 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/09/2018)
05/09/2018 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

House Bill No. 7059
BY  Lancia, Nardolillo, Newberry, Walsh, Nunes
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT--STATE BEACH, PARK AND RECREATION AREA USER FEES (Eliminates user fees for access to any state beach.)
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01/03/2018 Introduced, referred to House Finance
05/04/2018 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/09/2018)
05/09/2018 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

House Bill No. 7105
BY  Lancia, Chippendale, Newberry, Perez, Nardolillo
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC FINANCE -- STATE BUDGET (Requires that the governor submit a zero-based budget to the general assembly. The zero-based budget would be phased in over a five (5) year period.)
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01/11/2018 Introduced, referred to House Finance
04/27/2018 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/01/2018)
05/01/2018 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

House Bill No. 7106
BY  Lancia, Chippendale, Nardolillo, Mendonca, Vella-Wilkinson
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC FINANCE -- STATE BUDGET (Requires a 2/3 affirmative vote by both the house of representatives and senate in connection with a proposed transfer of funds from a public utilities commission approved energy efficiency plan to the general fund.)
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01/11/2018 Introduced, referred to House Finance
04/27/2018 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/01/2018)
05/01/2018 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

House Bill No. 7108
BY  Lancia, Chippendale, Nardolillo, Mendonca, Perez
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION - SALES AND USE TAXES - LIABILITY AND COMPUTATION (Eliminates sales and use taxes on electricity and natural gas bills.)
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01/11/2018 Introduced, referred to House Finance
04/27/2018 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/03/2018)
05/03/2018 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

House Bill No. 7141
BY  Lancia, Nardolillo, Vella-Wilkinson, Marshall, McLaughlin
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION - PERSONAL INCOME TAX (Exempts the amount of military pension which is included in federal adjusted gross income from the state income tax, such exemption to be phased-in over a five year period.)
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01/12/2018 Introduced, referred to House Finance
05/04/2018 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/08/2018)
05/08/2018 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

House Bill No. 7143
BY  Lancia, Chippendale, Mendonca, Marshall, Jacquard
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- STATE PURCHASES (Provides Rhode Island bidders on contracts to purchase office equipment and/or machinery a five percent (5%) adjustment when determining the lowest responsible bidder.)
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01/12/2018 Introduced, referred to House Finance
04/27/2018 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/01/2018)
05/01/2018 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

House Bill No. 7163
BY  Lancia, Handy, Jacquard, McNamara
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS (Defines bump stock and trigger crank and makes possession of any firearm equipped with either device a felony punishable by up to ten (10) years imprisonment.)
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01/12/2018 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
01/18/2018 Withdrawn at sponsor's request

House Bill No. 7246
BY  Lancia, Chippendale, Vella-Wilkinson, Nunes, Solomon
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- OFFER IN COMPROMISE OF PERSONAL INCOME TAX DEBT ACT (Establishes a personal income tax debt resolution process within the division of taxation upon submission of an offer in compromise effective July 1, 2018.)
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01/19/2018 Introduced, referred to House Finance
05/04/2018 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
05/08/2018 Committee postponed at request of sponsor (05/08/2018)
06/04/2018 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (06/06/2018)
06/06/2018 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

House Bill No. 7289
BY  Lancia, Chippendale, Shanley, Newberry, Nardolillo
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- 911 EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBER ACT--PREPAID WIRELESS E-911 CHARGE ACT (Creates restricted receipt account for all 911 funds and requires these funds to be used solely for operation of the 911 system.)
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01/25/2018 Introduced, referred to House Finance
04/27/2018 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/01/2018)
05/01/2018 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

House Resolution No. 7313
BY  Lancia, Shanley, Walsh, Mendonca, Vella-Wilkinson
ENTITLED, HOUSE RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY THE 911 EMERGENCY TELEPHONE SYSTEM (Creates a 5 member legislative commission to study the 911 Emergency Phone System, and who would report back to the House of Representatives no later than February 7, 2019, and whose life would expire on May 7, 2019.)
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01/26/2018 Introduced, referred to House Finance
04/27/2018 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/01/2018)
05/01/2018 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

House Bill No. 7435
BY  Lancia, Shanley, Walsh, Vella-Wilkinson, Mendonca
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- ESTABLISHING AN OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL (Establishes the office of inspector general as an independent administrative agency charged with the responsibility to investigate, detect, and prevent fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement in the expenditure of public funds.)
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02/02/2018 Introduced, referred to House Finance
04/27/2018 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/01/2018)
05/01/2018 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

House Bill No. 8059
BY  Lancia, Shanley, Vella-Wilkinson, Mendonca, Nardolillo
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - FEDERAL AID (Prohibits lunch-shaming of children unable to pay for meals served as part of breakfast/lunch program offered at elementary/secondary schools.)
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04/05/2018 Introduced, referred to House H.E.W.
04/18/2018 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/25/2018)
04/25/2018 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

House Bill No. 8091
BY  Lancia, Morgan, Filippi, Giarrusso, Quattrocchi
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- E-911 GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM (GIS) AND TECHNOLOGY FUND (Requires the department of administration prepare an accounting of the funds used to operate the 911 emergency system.)
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04/12/2018 Introduced, referred to House Finance
04/27/2018 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/01/2018)
05/01/2018 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

House Bill No. 8258
BY  Lancia
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION - BUSINESS CORPORATION AND PERSONAL INCOME TAX (Limit to 7 yrs the period within which bus. corp tax/personal income tax may be assessed for taxpayers failing to file returns on date return was due to be filed/10 yrs within which collection actions can begin from date balance assessed with 4 exceptions)
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05/30/2018 Introduced, referred to House Finance
06/04/2018 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (06/06/2018)
06/06/2018 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

House Bill No. 8314
BY  Lancia, Shekarchi, Solomon, Lima, Costantino
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- SALES AND USE TAXES -- LIABILITY AND COMPUTATION (Adds urns and shrouds, prayer cards and other items customarily sold or provided by a funeral director to those funeral items which are already exempt from sales and use taxes.)
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06/13/2018 Introduced, referred to House Finance

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​​2017 LEGISLATIVE SESSION:​
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House Bill No. 5072
BY  Lancia, Vella-Wilkinson, Mendonca, Chippendale, Price
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PERSONAL INCOME TAX (Exempts the amount of military pension included in federal adjusted gross income from the state income tax.)
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01/11/2017 Introduced, referred to House Finance
05/26/2017 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
05/30/2017 Committee postponed at request of sponsor (05/30/2017)
05/30/2017 Withdrawn at sponsor's request

House Bill No. 5073
BY  Lancia, Vella-Wilkinson, Mendonca, McLaughlin, Marshall
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION (Provides that the taxation of military service pensions for purposes of the Rhode Island personal income tax would be reduced and phased out over a five (5) year period from 2017 to 2021.)
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01/11/2017 Introduced, referred to House Finance
05/19/2017 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/23/2017)
05/23/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

House Bill No. 5074
BY  Lancia, Vella-Wilkinson, Mendonca, Price, Roberts
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT - VETERANS - SMALL BUSINESS LOAN PROGRAM (Creates a transitioning veterans' small business loan program through the commerce corporation.)
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01/11/2017 Introduced, referred to House Finance
05/19/2017 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/23/2017)
05/23/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

House Bill No. 5075
BY  Lancia, Newberry, Chippendale, Quattrocchi, Mendonca
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- 911 EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBER ACT (Repeals all surcharges levied on residence/business telephone lines and wireless telecommunications services.)
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01/11/2017 Introduced, referred to House Finance
04/28/2017 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/02/2017)
05/02/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

House Bill No. 5076
BY  Lancia, Solomon, Chippendale, Mendonca, Quattrocchi
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT--STATE BEACH, PARK AND RECREATION AREA USER FEES (Eliminates all user fees for access to any state beach.)
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01/11/2017 Introduced, referred to House Finance
05/12/2017 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/16/2017)
05/16/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

House Bill No. 5090
BY  Lancia, Vella-Wilkinson, Mendonca, McLaughlin, Marshall
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS (Creates a veteran's preference in the issuance of state contracts.)
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01/12/2017 Introduced, referred to House Finance
04/20/2017 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/25/2017)
04/25/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

House Bill No. 5091
BY  Lancia, Roberts, Mendonca, Newberry, Chippendale
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- ESTABLISHING AN OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL (Establishes the office of inspector general as an independent administrative agency charged with the responsibility to prevent and detect fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement in the expenditure of public funds.)
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01/12/2017 Introduced, referred to House Finance
04/28/2017 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/02/2017)
05/02/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

House Bill No. 5122
BY  Lancia, Roberts, Nardolillo, Price, Chippendale
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC FINANCE - STATE BUDGET (Requires governor submit zero-based budget to be phased in over 5 year period commencing July 1, 2018.)
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01/13/2017 Introduced, referred to House Finance
05/19/2017 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
05/23/2017 Withdrawn at sponsor's request (05/25/2017)

House Bill No. 5159  SUB A
BY  Lancia, Lima, Chippendale, Solomon, Jacquard
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT - AFFORDABLE HOUSING OPPORTUNITY (Prevents registered sex offenders from forming more than ten percent (10%) of the population of residential facilities receiving state funding or assistance, with certain exceptions.)
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01/19/2017 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
02/10/2017 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
02/10/2017 Committee postponed at request of sponsor
03/10/2017 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
03/13/2017 Meeting postponed (03/14/2017)
03/17/2017 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/22/2017)
03/22/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
04/21/2017 Scheduled for consideration (04/26/2017)
04/26/2017 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
04/28/2017 Placed on House Calendar (05/04/2017)
05/04/2017 House passed Sub A
05/30/2017 Referred to Senate Judiciary

House Bill No. 5207  SUB A
BY  Lancia, Lima, Jacquard, Hull, Nunes
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- SEXUAL OFFENDER REGISTRATION AND COMMUNITY NOTIFICATION (Provides that sex offenders register their presence with any homeless shelter at which they may temporarily stay and provides that said shelters notify the local law enforcement agency of the presence.)
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01/26/2017 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
02/10/2017 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
02/10/2017 Committee postponed at request of sponsor
03/10/2017 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
03/13/2017 Meeting postponed (03/14/2017)
03/17/2017 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/22/2017)
03/22/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
06/29/2017 Scheduled for consideration (06/29/2017)
06/29/2017 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
06/29/2017 Placed on House Calendar (06/29/2017)
06/29/2017 House passed Sub A
06/30/2017 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/30/2017)
06/30/2017 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence

House Bill No. 5254
BY  Lancia, Vella-Wilkinson, McLaughlin, Azzinaro, Tobon
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PERSONAL INCOME--MILITARY SURVIVOR BENEFITS (Exempts from income tax any survivor benefits received by a widow or widower by virtue of a deceased spouse's military service.)
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01/26/2017 Introduced, referred to House Finance
05/19/2017 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/23/2017)
05/23/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

House Resolution No. 5332
BY  Lancia, Hull, Quattrocchi, Perez, Price
ENTITLED, JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE AND PUBLISH AND SUBMIT TO THE ELECTORS A PROPOSITION OF AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE -- REFERENDUM ON LINE ITEM VETO (Submits to the electors a constitutional amendment granting the governor the power to utilize a line item veto for appropriations.)
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02/01/2017 Introduced, referred to House Finance

House Bill No. 5341
BY  Lancia, Chippendale, Giarrusso, Nunes, Roberts
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM (Provides a detailed process by which a proponent of a voter initiative and referendum proposal would present the proposal to the secretary of state, the general assembly and the governor.)
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02/02/2017 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
02/10/2017 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
02/13/2017 Committee postponed at request of sponsor (02/15/2017)
04/07/2017 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
04/11/2017 Withdrawn at sponsor's request (04/12/2017)

House Bill No. 5635
BY  Lancia, Chippendale, Giarrusso, Hull, Solomon
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE - HEALTH INSURANCE - REQUIRED PROVISIONS (Requires health insurance providers to disclose to subscribers the potential cost of using out-of-network providers.)
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03/01/2017 Introduced, referred to House Corporations
03/24/2017 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
03/25/2017 Meeting postponed (03/28/2017)
03/31/2017 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/04/2017)
04/04/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

House Bill No. 5769
BY  Lancia, Roberts, Morgan, Solomon, Filippi
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- SALES AND USE TAXES--LIABILITY AND COMPUTATION (Establishes a ten (10) year statute of limitations on the collection of any business tax and/or personal income tax owed to the division of taxation.)
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03/01/2017 Introduced, referred to House Finance
05/26/2017 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
05/30/2017 Committee postponed at request of sponsor (05/31/2017)
05/30/2017 Withdrawn at sponsor's request

House Bill No. 5774
BY  Lancia, Morgan, Chippendale, Giarrusso, Price
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT - CONVENTION CENTER AUTHORITY (Requires the Convention Center Authority Corporation to use fifty percent (50%) of any net profit identified by an annual accounting approved by the corporation to reduce any existing corporate debt.)
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03/01/2017 Introduced, referred to House Finance
05/12/2017 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/16/2017)
05/16/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

House Bill No. 5788
BY  Lancia, Morgan, Hull, Solomon, Vella-Wilkinson
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- OFFER IN COMPROMISE OF PERSONAL INCOME TAX DEBT ACT (Establishes a personal income tax debt resolution process within the division of taxation upon submission of an offer in compromise effective July 1, 2018.)
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03/01/2017 Introduced, referred to House Finance
05/19/2017 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
05/23/2017 Withdrawn at sponsor's request (05/23/2017)

House Bill No. 6031
BY  Lancia, Morgan, Hull, Chippendale, Giarrusso
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION - TAX CREDITS FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO SCHOLARSHIP ORGANIZATIONS (Increases the total aggregate amount of tax credits for a business entity not to exceed $5,000,000 in fiscal year 2018.)
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03/30/2017 Introduced, referred to House Finance
05/19/2017 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/23/2017)
05/23/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

House Resolution No. 6133
Resolution 196
BY  Lancia, Morgan, Shekarchi
ENTITLED, HOUSE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING THE MONTH OF APRIL, 2017, TO BE "CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT PREVENTION MONTH" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
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04/25/2017 House read and passed

House Resolution No. 6163
Resolution 203
BY  Lancia, Morgan, Shekarchi, Amore, Ackerman
ENTITLED, HOUSE RESOLUTION HONORING AND CELEBRATING THE FIFTEEN-YEAR PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE CHILDREN'S FRIEND ORGANIZATION AND PANERA BREAD
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04/27/2017 House read and passed

​​​2016 LEGISLATIVE SESSION:
House Bill No. 7101
BY  Lancia, Malik, Azzinaro, Marshall, Costa
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- TRANSITIONING VETERANS' SMALL BUSINESS LOAN PROGRAM (Creates transitioning veterans' small business loan program under commerce corporation.)
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01/08/2016 Introduced, referred to House Finance
05/06/2016 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/12/2016)
05/12/2016 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

House Bill No. 7112
BY  Lancia, Malik, Azzinaro, Reilly, Costa
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION - PERSONAL INCOME TAX (Exempts the amount of military pension which is included in federal adjusted gross income from the state income tax.)
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01/13/2016 Introduced, referred to House Finance
04/27/2016 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/04/2016)
05/04/2016 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

House Bill No. 7119
BY  Lancia, Malik, Azzinaro, Reilly, Costa
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS (Creates a veteran's preference in the issuance of state contracts.)
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01/13/2016 Introduced, referred to House Finance
05/06/2016 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/10/2016)
05/10/2016 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

House Bill No. 7122
BY  Lancia, Phillips, Diaz, Naughton, Ackerman
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- GLORIA GEMMA BREAST CANCER RESOURCE FOUNDATION (Permits passenger and commercial Gloria Gemma Breast Cancer Foundation plates to be issued and sets pre-orders at 900 of all types.)
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01/13/2016 Introduced, referred to House Finance
01/25/2016 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (01/27/2016)
01/27/2016 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

House Resolution No. 7226
Resolution 019
BY  Lancia, Naughton, Azzinaro, Costa, Reilly
ENTITLED, HOUSE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING 2016 TO BE "THE YEAR OF THE VETERAN" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
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01/19/2016 House read and passed

House Bill No. 7592
BY  Lancia, Reilly, Filippi, Costa, McLaughlin
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC FINANCE - STATE BUDGET (Requires that the governor submit a zero-based budget to the general assembly. The zero-based budget would be phased in over a five (5) year period.)
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02/12/2016 Introduced, referred to House Finance
05/06/2016 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/12/2016)
05/12/2016 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

House Bill No. 7596
BY  Lancia, Azzinaro, Naughton, Costa, McLaughlin
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES - DISABLED VETERANS (Creates a new category of veteran registration plate for those veterans who are one hundred percent (100%) disabled while on active duty.)
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02/12/2016 Introduced, referred to House Finance
04/13/2016 Withdrawn at sponsor's request

House Bill No. 7721
BY  Lancia, Chippendale, Costa, Nardolillo, Filippi
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT -- USER FEES (Establishes a restricted receipt account for beach and park user fees, and direct the department of environmental management to report receipts and disbursements annually to the general assembly.)
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02/24/2016 Introduced, referred to House Finance
05/06/2016 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/10/2016)
05/10/2016 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

House Bill No. 7722
BY  Lancia, Chippendale, Costa, Nardolillo, Filippi
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- 911 EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBER ACT -- PREPAID WIRELESS E911 CHARGE ACT (Creates a restricted receipt account for all 911 funds and requires that they be used solely for the operation of the 911 system. Authorizes the PUC to reduce 911 surcharges to the extent they exceed the sums needed to operate the 911 system.)
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02/24/2016 Introduced, referred to House Finance
05/12/2016 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/17/2016)
05/17/2016 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

House Bill No. 7723
BY  Lancia, Chippendale, Costa, Nardolillo, Filippi
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- GOLD STAR PARENTS (Creates a special license plate for Gold Star Parents.)
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02/24/2016 Introduced, referred to House Finance
04/21/2016 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/27/2016)
04/27/2016 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

House Bill No. 7724
BY  Lancia, Chippendale, Costa, Nardolillo, Filippi
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- TAXATION OF BEVERAGE CONTAINERS, HARD-TO-DISPOSE MATERIAL AND LITTER CONTROL PARTICIPATION PERMITTEE (Repeals the imposition of the tax on hard-to-dispose material.)
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02/24/2016 Introduced, referred to House Finance
04/27/2016 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/03/2016)
05/03/2016 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

House Resolution No. 8021
Resolution 138
BY  Lancia, Chippendale, Roberts, Nardolillo, Lima
ENTITLED, HOUSE RESOLUTION DECLARING MARCH 30, 2016, TO BE "JROTC DAY" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
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03/30/2016 House read and passed

House Bill No. 8051
BY  Lancia, Amore, O'Brien, Marshall, Nardolillo
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - ACADEMIC CREDIT FOR PARTICIPATION IN ROTC (Requires the council on elementary and secondary education to develop policy or regulations regarding academic credit for high school ROTC participation.)
{LC5642/1}
04/07/2016 Introduced, referred to House H.E.W.
04/21/2016 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/27/2016)
04/27/2016 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

House Resolution No. 8278
Resolution 277
BY  Lancia, Mattiello, Newberry, Azzinaro, Melo
ENTITLED, HOUSE RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING AND CELEBRATING SEPTEMBER 21, 2016, AS "INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
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06/01/2016 House read and passed

2015 LEGISLATIVE SESSION:
House Resolution No. 5213
Resolution 44
BY  Lancia, Nardolillo
ENTITLED, HOUSE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING SINCERE CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF RAYMOND BUTTERFIELD, II
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01/29/2015 House read and passed

House Bill No. 5218
BY  Lancia, Diaz, Regunberg, Roberts, Price
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION (Provides that electric rate increases over five percent (5%) in a three (3) year period be subject to general assembly approval.)
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01/29/2015 Introduced, referred to House Corporations
02/06/2015 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/10/2015)
02/10/2015 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

House Bill No. 5235
BY  Lancia, Reilly, Newberry, Roberts, McLaughlin
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO STATE BUDGET (Requires that the governor submit a zero based budget to the general assembly. The zero based budget would be phased in over a five (5) year period.)
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01/29/2015 Introduced, referred to House Finance
02/27/2015 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/03/2015)
03/03/2015 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

House Resolution No. 5330
BY  Lancia, Kazarian, Hull, McNamara, Trillo
ENTITLED, HOUSE RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY THE POSSIBILITY OF SHARED 911 SERVICES AMONGST VARIOUS GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES (Creates a 5 member commission to study the possibility of various governmental agencies sharing 911 services, and who would report back to the House by January 6, 2016, and would expire on March 6, 2016.)
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02/05/2015 Introduced, referred to House Finance
03/03/2015 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/05/2015)
03/05/2015 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

House Bill No. 5390
BY  Lancia, Trillo, Morgan, Newberry, Filippi
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS (Requires that all charges collected by telecommunications and prepaid wireless providers in connection with the E-911 system be deposited into a restricted receipt account for the sole purpose of administering the system.)
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02/11/2015 Introduced, referred to House Finance
05/11/2015 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/13/2015)
05/13/2015 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

House Bill No. 5391
BY  Lancia, Roberts, Marshall, Abney, Newberry
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION - PERSONAL INCOME TAX (Exempts the amount of military pension which is included in federal adjusted gross income from the state income tax.)
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02/11/2015 Introduced, referred to House Finance
05/22/2015 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/28/2015)
05/28/2015 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

House Resolution No. 5400
BY  Lancia, Carnevale, Roberts, Shekarchi, Newberry
ENTITLED, HOUSE RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL HOUSE COMMISSION TO STUDY THE FEASIBILITY OF UTILIZING SELF-SERVICE KIOSKS IN LIEU OF BEACH FEES AT RHODE ISLAND STATE BEACH PARKING LOTS
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02/11/2015 Introduced, referred to House Finance
02/27/2015 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/03/2015)
03/03/2015 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

House Bill No. 5447
BY  Lancia, Shekarchi, Newberry, Giarrusso, Chippendale
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PERSONAL INCOME TAX (Exempts social security income from state personal income tax.)
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02/12/2015 Introduced, referred to House Finance
05/22/2015 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/28/2015)
05/28/2015 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

House Bill No. 5538
BY  Lancia, Marshall, Abney, Malik, Price
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO VETERANS - SMALL BUSINESS LOAN PROGRAM (Creates a transitioning veterans' small business loan program through the commerce corporation.)
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02/25/2015 Introduced, referred to House Finance
04/14/2015 Withdrawn at sponsor's request

House Resolution No. 5742
Resolution 89
BY  Lancia, Mattiello, Newberry, Kennedy, Ajello
ENTITLED, HOUSE RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING AND HONORING THE SAMARITANS, INC., OF RHODE ISLAND
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02/26/2015 House read and passed

House Bill No. 5891
BY  Lancia, Marshall, Azzinaro, Abney, Costa
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- TRANSITIONING VETERANS' SMALL BUSINESS LOAN PROGRAM (Creates a transitioning veterans' small business loan program through the commerce corporation.)
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03/13/2015 Introduced, referred to House Finance
05/15/2015 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/20/2015)
05/20/2015 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

House Bill No. 6112
BY  Lancia, Marshall, Azzinaro, Malik, Costa
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS (Creates a veteran's preference in the issuance of state contracts.)
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04/17/2015 Introduced, referred to House Veterans Affairs
04/24/2015 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/29/2015)
04/29/2015 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

House Bill No. 6159
Act 100
BY  Lancia
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (Allows Luke Anthony DiNezza to join Cara Jean Sammartino and Daniel Robert Cerio in marriage on or about October 30, 2015, within the Town of Narragansett, Rhode Island.)
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05/01/2015 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
05/01/2015 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/05/2015)
05/05/2015 Committee recommends passage
05/08/2015 Placed on the House Consent Calendar (05/12/2015)
05/12/2015 House read and passed
05/14/2015 Referred to Senate Judiciary
05/20/2015 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/26/2015)
05/26/2015 Committee recommends passage in concurrence
06/10/2015 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/11/2015)
06/11/2015 Senate passed in concurrence
06/11/2015 Transmitted to Governor
06/19/2015 Effective without Governor's signature

House Resolution No. 6201
Resolution 286
BY  Lancia, Mattiello, Malik, Abney, McLaughlin
ENTITLED, HOUSE RESOLUTION HONORING LIEUTENANT COLONEL CHRIS CORBETT (RETIRED) FOR HIS EXEMPLARY SERVICE TO OUR NATION AND FOR HIS WORK WITH THE JROTC
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05/13/2015 House read and passed

House Resolution No. 6270
Resolution 342
BY  Lancia, Shekarchi, Diaz, Bennett, Hull
ENTITLED, HOUSE RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING JUNE 2ND, 2015, AS "RHODE ISLAND CHILDREN'S BEHAVIORAL HEALTH LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY DAY" AND HONORING THE PARENT SUPPORT NETWORK OF RHODE ISLAND FOR THEIR PEER SUPPORT SERVICES AND TIRELESS ADVOCACY FOR CHILDREN'S BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
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06/02/2015 House read and passed

House Resolution No. 6282
Resolution 357
BY  Lancia
ENTITLED, HOUSE RESOLUTION HONORING AND THANKING NICHOLAS LOWINGER FOR CREATING THE "GOTTA HAVE SOLE FOUNDATION"
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06/04/2015 House read and passed

House Resolution No. 6297
Resolution 369
BY  Lancia, Mattiello, Handy, Jacquard, Lima
ENTITLED, HOUSE RESOLUTION CELEBRATING THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF GLEN HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
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06/09/2015 House read and passed

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