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Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
June 20, 2025 RI S 792 Authorizes and Regulates the Sale and Distribution of Kratom Concurrence Vote Passed - House (43 - 22)
June 20, 2025 RI S 792 Authorizes and Regulates the Sale and Distribution of Kratom Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 9)
June 17, 2025 RI H 5076 Appropriates Funding for the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 State Budget Bill Passed - House (66 - 9)
June 3, 2025 RI H 5310 Establishes Reforms to the Rhode Island Housing and Conservation Trust Fund Bill Passed - House (59 - 10)
June 13, 2024 RI S 3152 Establishes a Citizens Bank Tax Cut Concurrence Vote Passed - House (57 - 13)
June 13, 2024 RI S 3152 Establishes a Citizens Bank Tax Cut Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 6)
June 12, 2024 RI S 2597 Appropriates $2 Million for School Districts and Municipalities to Employ Additional Social Workers Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 2)
June 7, 2024 RI H 7225 Appropriates Funding for Fiscal Year 2025 State Budget Bill Passed - House (69 - 5)
May 30, 2024 RI S 2225 Repeals Provisions that Estimate the Costs for Women Offenders that are Apart of a Community Corrections Program Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 4)
May 21, 2024 RI S 2857 Repeals the Homestead Exemption and Establishes 2 Residential Property Tax Rates Concurrence Vote Passed - House (67 - 3)
April 11, 2024 RI S 2857 Repeals the Homestead Exemption and Establishes 2 Residential Property Tax Rates Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 2)
June 15, 2023 RI H 5200 Appropriates Funds for the 2024 State Budget Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 4)
June 9, 2023 RI H 5200 Appropriates Funds for the 2024 State Budget Bill Passed - House (68 - 4)
May 11, 2023 RI S 845 Authorizes Mail Ballot Drop Boxes to be Opened at Least Thirty-five (35) Days Prior to Election Day Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 0)
April 27, 2021 RI S 708 Establishes a Tax Treaty Between the City of East Providence and ExxonMobil Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 5)
Dec. 16, 2020 RI H 7171 Establishes Budget for 2021 Fiscal Year Bill Passed - House (58 - 7)
March 3, 2020 RI S 2326 Establishes Film Production Tax Credits Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 3)
March 26, 2019 RI S 251 Requires the Collection of Sales Tax by Out of State Retailers Bill Passed - House (66 - 6)
June 20, 2018 RI H 7200 Establishes Budget for Fiscal Year 2018-2019 Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 2)
June 20, 2018 RI H 7200 Establishes Budget for Fiscal Year 2018-2019 Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 2)
June 15, 2018 RI H 7200 Establishes Budget for Fiscal Year 2018-2019 Bill Passed - House (61 - 12)
June 15, 2018 RI H 7200 Establishes Budget for Fiscal Year 2018-2019 Bill Passed - House (61 - 12)
June 22, 2017 RI H 5175A Establishes a Budget for the Fiscal Year 2018 Bill Passed - House (64 - 11)
June 18, 2016 RI H 7454 Establishes State Budget for 2017 Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 3)
June 15, 2016 RI H 7454 Establishes State Budget for 2017 Bill Passed - House (59 - 13)
June 23, 2015 RI H 5900 Establishes Budget for FY 2015-2016 Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 3)
June 16, 2014 RI H 7133AAA 2014-2015 Budget Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 5)
June 13, 2014 RI H 7133AAA 2014-2015 Budget Bill Passed - House (63 - 12)
June 5, 2014 RI S 2796A Establishes Preference In State and Business Contracts Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 12)
June 11, 2012 RI H 7323 2012-2013 Budget Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 7)
June 11, 2012 RI H 7323 2012-2013 Budget Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 7)
June 8, 2012 RI H 7323 2012-2013 Budget Bill Passed - House (57 - 15)
June 8, 2012 RI H 7323 2012-2013 Budget Bill Passed - House (57 - 15)
June 10, 2010 RI H 8094 Education Funding Amendments Concurrence Vote Passed - House (46 - 10)
June 10, 2010 RI H 8094 Education Funding Amendments Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 9)
June 26, 2009 RI H 5983 2009-2010 Budget Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 2)
June 24, 2009 RI H 5983 2009-2010 Budget Bill Passed - House (69 - 5)
April 2, 2009 RI H 5019 2008-2009 Budget Amendments Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 6)
April 1, 2009 RI H 5019 2008-2009 Budget Amendments Bill Passed - House (58 - 16)
May 1, 2008 RI H 7204 2007-2008 Budget Amendments Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 11)
April 25, 2008 RI H 7204 2007-2008 Budget Amendments Bill Passed - House (60 - 12)
June 15, 2007 RI LCO # 2551/12 to H5300A Long-Term Capital Gains Tax Amendment Rejected - House (23 - 50)
June 19, 2006 RI LCO # 2167/2 Tax Credits for Contributions to Scholarship Programs Amendment Rejected - House (32 - 39)
June 19, 2006 RI LCO # 2161/3 to H 7120 Sub A Education Funding Amendment Amendment Rejected - House (23 - 47)
June 19, 2006 RI Article 24 to H 7120 Sub A Article 24 Relating to Tuition Tax Credits Motion Agreed - House (62 - 8)
May 23, 2006 RI S 2094 Sub. A Contract Reporting Requirements Act Bill Passed - House (49 - 11)
May 3, 2006 RI H 7720 Sub. A Income Tax Reduction Bill Bill Passed - House (52 - 17)
Date No. Title Outcome
6/20 S 792 Authorizes and Regulates the Sale and Distribution of Kratom Concurrence Vote Passed - House (43 - 22)
6/20 S 792 Authorizes and Regulates the Sale and Distribution of Kratom Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 9)
6/17 H 5076 Appropriates Funding for the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 State Budget Bill Passed - House (66 - 9)
6/03 H 5310 Establishes Reforms to the Rhode Island Housing and Conservation Trust Fund Bill Passed - House (59 - 10)
6/13 S 3152 Establishes a Citizens Bank Tax Cut Concurrence Vote Passed - House (57 - 13)
6/13 S 3152 Establishes a Citizens Bank Tax Cut Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 6)
6/12 S 2597 Appropriates $2 Million for School Districts and Municipalities to Employ Additional Social Workers Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 2)
6/07 H 7225 Appropriates Funding for Fiscal Year 2025 State Budget Bill Passed - House (69 - 5)
5/30 S 2225 Repeals Provisions that Estimate the Costs for Women Offenders that are Apart of a Community Corrections Program Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 4)
5/21 S 2857 Repeals the Homestead Exemption and Establishes 2 Residential Property Tax Rates Concurrence Vote Passed - House (67 - 3)
4/11 S 2857 Repeals the Homestead Exemption and Establishes 2 Residential Property Tax Rates Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 2)
6/15 H 5200 Appropriates Funds for the 2024 State Budget Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 4)
6/09 H 5200 Appropriates Funds for the 2024 State Budget Bill Passed - House (68 - 4)
5/11 S 845 Authorizes Mail Ballot Drop Boxes to be Opened at Least Thirty-five (35) Days Prior to Election Day Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 0)
4/27 S 708 Establishes a Tax Treaty Between the City of East Providence and ExxonMobil Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 5)
12/16 H 7171 Establishes Budget for 2021 Fiscal Year Bill Passed - House (58 - 7)
3/03 S 2326 Establishes Film Production Tax Credits Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 3)
3/26 S 251 Requires the Collection of Sales Tax by Out of State Retailers Bill Passed - House (66 - 6)
6/20 H 7200 Establishes Budget for Fiscal Year 2018-2019 Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 2)
6/20 H 7200 Establishes Budget for Fiscal Year 2018-2019 Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 2)
6/15 H 7200 Establishes Budget for Fiscal Year 2018-2019 Bill Passed - House (61 - 12)
6/15 H 7200 Establishes Budget for Fiscal Year 2018-2019 Bill Passed - House (61 - 12)
6/22 H 5175A Establishes a Budget for the Fiscal Year 2018 Bill Passed - House (64 - 11)
6/18 H 7454 Establishes State Budget for 2017 Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 3)
6/15 H 7454 Establishes State Budget for 2017 Bill Passed - House (59 - 13)
6/23 H 5900 Establishes Budget for FY 2015-2016 Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 3)
6/16 H 7133AAA 2014-2015 Budget Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 5)
6/13 H 7133AAA 2014-2015 Budget Bill Passed - House (63 - 12)
6/05 S 2796A Establishes Preference In State and Business Contracts Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 12)
6/11 H 7323 2012-2013 Budget Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 7)
6/11 H 7323 2012-2013 Budget Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 7)
6/08 H 7323 2012-2013 Budget Bill Passed - House (57 - 15)
6/08 H 7323 2012-2013 Budget Bill Passed - House (57 - 15)
6/10 H 8094 Education Funding Amendments Concurrence Vote Passed - House (46 - 10)
6/10 H 8094 Education Funding Amendments Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 9)
6/26 H 5983 2009-2010 Budget Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 2)
6/24 H 5983 2009-2010 Budget Bill Passed - House (69 - 5)
4/02 H 5019 2008-2009 Budget Amendments Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 6)
4/01 H 5019 2008-2009 Budget Amendments Bill Passed - House (58 - 16)
5/01 H 7204 2007-2008 Budget Amendments Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 11)
4/25 H 7204 2007-2008 Budget Amendments Bill Passed - House (60 - 12)
6/15 LCO # 2551/12 to H5300A Long-Term Capital Gains Tax Amendment Rejected - House (23 - 50)
6/19 LCO # 2167/2 Tax Credits for Contributions to Scholarship Programs Amendment Rejected - House (32 - 39)
6/19 LCO # 2161/3 to H 7120 Sub A Education Funding Amendment Amendment Rejected - House (23 - 47)
6/19 Article 24 to H 7120 Sub A Article 24 Relating to Tuition Tax Credits Motion Agreed - House (62 - 8)
5/23 S 2094 Sub. A Contract Reporting Requirements Act Bill Passed - House (49 - 11)
5/03 H 7720 Sub. A Income Tax Reduction Bill Bill Passed - House (52 - 17)
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