Rhode Island transparency legislation
Transparency legislation proposed in Rhode Island.
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2011
Here is a list of transparency legislation for Rhode Island in 2011:
 | House Bill 5064 | Current Status: (Withdrawn by Sponsor) | 
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House Bill 5064, introduced to the House of Representatives by Representative Agostinho Silva which would allow school committees to satisfy open meetings public notice requirements by posting notice on a website maintained by the committee or by giving notice in a local newspaper.
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 | House Bill 5093 | Current Status: (Recommended to be held for further consideration by committee) | 
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House Bill 5093, introduced to the House of Representatives by Representative Roberto DaSilva which would the Rhode Island Attorney General or Law Enforcement Officers to issue an administrative subpoena of an Internet Service Provider when a person is suspected of storing or distributing Child Pornography. Administrative subpoenas must be reviewed by a judge within 72 hours of issuance. The Attorney General must include statistics related to the number of times administrative subpoena is successfully used each year, and how many on-going cases included such a subpoena. [2]
 | House Bill 5188 | Current Status: (Recommended to be held for further consideration by committee) |
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House Bill 5188, introduced to the House of Representatives by Representative Peter Petrarca which would exempt the town of Smithfield school committee from requirements to post notice of public meetings in a local newspaper. [3]
| House Bill 5220 | Current Status: (Recommended to be held for further consideration by committee) |
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House Bill 5220, introduced to the House of Representatives by Representative Thomas Winfield which would remove the requirement of school committees to post notice of public meetings in a local newspaper. [4]
| House Bill 5336 | Current Status: (Withdrawn by Sponsor) |
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House Bill 5366, introduced to the House of Representatives by Representative Michael Chippendale which would make any non-profit that receives more than 25% of its operational budget from public funds subject to open meetings law.
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| House Bill 5350 | Current Status: (Recommended to be held for further consideration by committee) |
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House Bill 5350, introduced to the House of Representatives by Representative Brian Newberry which would allow school committees to satisfy open meetings public notice requirements by posting notice on a website maintained by the committee or by giving notice in a local newspaper. [6]
| House Bill 5486 | Current Status: (Referred to Finance Committee) |
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House Bill 5486, introduced to the House of Representatives by Representative Helio Melo which would grant the Bureau of Audits, with the approval of the Director of Administration, the power to subpoena. This power would be reinforced by superior courts if necessary. [7]
| House Bill 5497 | Current Status: (Recommended to be held for further consideration by committee) |
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House Bill 5497, introduced to the House of Representatives by Representative Elaine Coderre which would allow Recording Officers to charge an additional fee for additional pages. [8]
| House Bill 5745 | Current Status: (Recommended to be held for further consideration by committee) |
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House Bill 5745, introduced to the House of Representatives by Representative David Bennett which would allow for a public body to hold an emergency meeting if pressing matters required immediate addressing. [9]
| Senate Bill 231 | Current Status: (Recommended to be held for further consideration by committee) |
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Senate Bill 231, introduced to the Senate by Senator Hanna Gallo which would allow school committees to satisfy open meetings public notice requirements by posting notice on a website maintained by the committee or by giving notice in a local newspaper. [10]
| Senate Bill 390 | Current Status: (Referred to Judiciary Committee) |
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Senate Bill 390, introduced to the Senate by Senator John Tassoni which would exempt the town of Smithfield school committee from requirements to post notice of public meetings in a local newspaper. [11]
| Senate Bill 643 | Current Status: (Referred to Judiciary Committee) |
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Senate Bill 643, introduced to the Senate by Senator Bethany Moura which would make any non-profit that receives more than 25% of its operational budget from public funds subject to open meetings law. [12]
| Senate Bill 68 | Current Status: (Recommended to be held for further consideration by committee) |
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Senate Bill 68, introduced to the Senate by Senator John Tassoni which would remove the requirement of school committees to post notice of public meetings in a local newspaper. [13]
2010
We do not currently have any legislation from Rhode Island in 2010. To add some, please see WikiProject Proposed state sunshine legislation.
2008
Bill 22-11-7 Publication of legislator's voting records. Introduced February 26, 2008 by Representatives Pacheco, Story, Scott, Dennigan, and Ferri, this bill would publish the voting records of each legislator on the General Assembly Internet website. The voting records would include all votes cast on every bill in the committee and on the floor, the date of each vote, the description of each bill, and the total committee and floor votes cast. The fate of this bill will soon be known as the General Assembly session has concluded earlier this week.Duke 16:15, 11 July 2008 (UTC)
H-7627, introduced by Representative Nick Gorham. This bill requires the General Assembly to follow constitutional requirements for spending tax dollars; legislators would be required to include public input on such decisions. This bill has since been pulled for "further study".Duke 16:15, 11 July 2008 (UTC)
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