Watch List - 2021
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| Bill Title | House Bill # & Sponsor | Senate Bill & Sponsor | House Committee | Senate Committee | House Bill Status | Senate Bill Status | ECRI Position | Updated date |
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An act relating to state affairs and government -- department of administration Defines light duty, non-emergency and zero emission vehicles and requires the state to convert its fleet of vehicles to no less than fifty percent (50%) of vehicles in those categories by the year 2029 |
0042 |
2021-2022 Senate Committee on Finance | 02/22/2021 - 11:54pm | |||||
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An act relating to health and safety -- beverage container deposit recycling act of 2021 Creates a refundable four cent ($0.04) deposit for non-reusable beverage containers. A ten cent ($0.10) handling fee would be paid by distributors. |
0106 |
2021-2022 Senate Committee on Environment & Agriculture | 02/22/2021 - 11:54pm | |||||
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An act relating to state affairs and government -- environmental justice act Requires the department of environmental management to create environmental justice areas. |
0105 |
2021-2022 Senate Committee on Environment & Agriculture | 02/22/2021 - 11:54pm | |||||
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An act relating to state affairs and government -- energy siting Requires carbon-emissions-reduction goals be considered in energy plant siting proceedings |
0127 |
2021-2022 Senate Committee on Judiciary | 02/22/2021 - 11:54pm | |||||
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An act relating to health and safety -- beverage container deposit recycling act of 2021 Creates a refundable four cent ($0.04) deposit for non-reusable beverage containers. A ten cent ($0.10) handling fee would be paid by distributors. |
0106 |
2021-2022 Senate Committee on Environment & Agriculture | 02/22/2021 - 11:54pm | |||||
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An act relating to motor and other vehicles - parking facilities and privileges Requires parking lots to designate parking spaces for electric vehicles/installation of charging stations for new existing public/private parking lots with fines for parking violations/compliance. Effective 7/1/21. |
0173 |
2021-2022 Senate Committee on Housing & Municipal Government | 02/22/2021 - 11:54pm | |||||
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An act relating to health and safety -- beverage container deposit recycling act of 2021 Creates a refundable ten cent ($0.10) deposit for non-reusable beverage containers. A four cents ($0.04) handling fee would be paid by distributors |
0220 |
2021-2022 Senate Committee on Environment & Agriculture | 02/22/2021 - 11:54pm | |||||
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An act relating to waters and navigation -- coastal resources management council Authorizes the governor with the advice and consent of the senate, to appoint an executive director of coastal resources management to act as a liaison to the director of the department of environmental management to plan and manage coastal resources |
0187 |
2021-2022 Senate Committee on Judiciary | 02/22/2021 - 11:54pm | |||||
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An act relating to waters and navigation -- pfas in drinking water, groundwater and surface waters Requires DOH to establish maximum contaminate levels of PFSA in drinking water and to set interim standards. Also requires DEM to set standards for PFSA in ground- and surface waters. Defines PFSA as hazardous substances. |
0107 |
2021-2022 Senate Committee on Environment & Agriculture | 02/22/2021 - 11:54pm | |||||
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An act relating to taxation -- sales and use taxes -- liability and computation Exempts reusable bags not including paper or plastic bags from the state sales tax. |
0218 |
2021-2022 Senate Committee on Environment & Agriculture | 02/22/2021 - 11:54pm | |||||
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An act relating to health and safety - pfas in food packaging This act would prohibit PFAS, a class of fluorinated organic chemicals, from being used 1in food packaging. |
0110 |
2021-2022 Senate Committee on Health & Human Services | 02/23/2021 - 7:02am | |||||
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An act relating to state affairs and government -- housing construction Creates the housing jobs department and a series of other initiatives designed to create jobs in housing construction, specifically affordable and low-income housing, green and solar energy jobs and programs for low-income individuals. |
0219 Jonathon Acosta |
2021-2022 Senate Committee on Environment & Agriculture | 02/24/2021 - 5:15pm | |||||
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An act relating to health and safety -- economic and climate resilience act of 2021 Establishes a fee on companies that sell fossil fuels in Rhode Island and establishes a fund to disburse the collected funds |
0154 |
2021-2022 Senate Committee on Environment & Agriculture | 02/22/2021 - 11:54pm | |||||
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An act relating to food and drugs -- single-use plastic straws Prohibits a food service establishment from providing a consumer with a single-use plastic straw, unless the consumer requests such a straw |
0155 |
2021-2022 Senate Committee on Environment & Agriculture | 02/22/2021 - 11:54pm | |||||
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An act relating to towns and cities Creates a voluntary mechanism for municipalities to use to dedicate a park, conservation or other land they own as public trust land in perpetuity to protect and preserve its future use |
2021-2022 Senate Committee on Housing & Municipal Government | 02/22/2021 - 10:06pm | ||||||
| Extending the reporting and expiration dates of the special senate commission to study the effect and procedures for the reorganization of the rhode island coastal resources management council (crmc) |
0072 |
02/22/2021 - 11:54pm | ||||||
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An act relating to public utilities and carriers -- nonregulated power producer consumer bill of rights Excludes municipal and government bodies that aggregate electrical loads for residential retail customers from the requirement that a new contract is required when there is a change of terms for electric-generation services |
0025 |
2021-2022 Senate Committee on Commerce | 02/22/2021 - 11:54pm | |||||
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2021 Act On Climate Establishes a statewide greenhouse gas emission reduction mandate. |
0078 Dawn Euer |
2021-2022 Senate Committee on Environment & Agriculture | In Committee | 03/02/2021 - 4:27pm | ||||
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Relating to public utilities and carriers -- public utilities commission Creates the uniform natural gas leaks classification act which classifies gas leaks into different grades and identifies the steps and procedures to be taken and provides a reporting requirement for a gas company subsequent to a leak. |
0026 |
2021-2022 Senate Committee on Commerce | 02/22/2021 - 11:54pm | |||||
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Act on Climate Establishes a statewide greenhouse gas emission reduction mandate.) |
0078 |
2021-2022 Senate Committee on Environment & Agriculture | 02/22/2021 - 11:54pm | |||||
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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. |
0030 |
2021-2022 Senate Committee on Education | 02/22/2021 - 11:54pm | |||||
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An act relating to waters and navigation -- the ocean state climate adaptation fund Establishes the Ocean State Climate Adaptation and Resilience Fund. Enables municipalities and the state to apply for grants to improve public safety and community climate resilience for coastal habitats, as well as river and stream floodplains. |
0035 Ryan W. Pearson |
2021-2022 Senate Committee on Environment & Agriculture | 02/24/2021 - 5:27pm | |||||
| Resolution protecting and ensuring farmland preservation |
0039 |
2021-2022 Senate Committee on Environment & Agriculture | 02/22/2021 - 11:54pm | |||||
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An act relating to food and drugs -- disposable food service containers Prohibits a covered establishment from preparing, selling, processing or providing food or beverages in or on a disposable food service container that is composed in whole or in part of polystyrene foam |
0036 |
2021-2022 Senate Committee on Environment & Agriculture | 02/22/2021 - 11:54pm | |||||
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Resolution extending the reporting and expiration dates of the special senate commission to study the effect and procedures for the reorganization of the rhode island coastal resources management council (CRMC) Extends the reporting and expiration dates for the commission to study the effect and procedures for the reorganization of the CRMC from June 9, 2020, to June 1, 2022, and would expire on January 3, 2023 |
0072 |
2021-2022 Senate Committee on Environment & Agriculture | 02/22/2021 - 11:54pm | |||||
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An act relating to health and safety - plastic waste reduction act Creates the "Plastic Waste Reduction Act" designed to reduce the use of plastic bags by retail establishments by offering recyclable bag options and providing penalties for violations. |
0037 Dominick J. Ruggerio |
2021-2022 Senate Committee on Environment & Agriculture | Deferred | 02/25/2021 - 10:52am | ||||
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An act relating to education -- school waste recycling and refuse disposal Requires schools to comply with recycling and composting laws and promotes the donation of unspoiled nonperishable food by schools. Requires the use of share tables at all schools. |
0104 |
2021-2022 Senate Committee on Environment & Agriculture | 02/22/2021 - 11:54pm | |||||
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An act relating to health and safety -- balloons Prohibits the release of balloons inflated with lighter-than-air gas |
0038 |
2021-2022 Senate Committee on Environment & Agriculture | 02/22/2021 - 11:54pm |