House Judiciary Committee - Hearings of Interest Today

At the Rise of the House, 4:30-ish, in Room 313 at the State House. (True, all bills and resolutions before the General Assembly are of interest!)

House Bill No. 5298

BY Palumbo, Corvese, Malik, Gablinske, Jacquard

ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT - THE RHODE ISLAND TAXPAYER AND CITIZEN PROTECTION ACT OF 2009 {LC185}

House Bill No. 5561

BY Slater, Diaz, Williams

ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- IMMIGRATION STATUS {LC1817} (would prohibit a landlord from asking the immigration status of a prospective tenant)

House Bill No. 5377

BY Segal, Silva, Williams, Almeida

ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE {LC878}

House Resolution No. 5291

BY Almeida, Williams, Diaz

ENTITLED, JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE AND PUBLISH, AND SUBMIT THE ELECTORS A PROPOSITION OF AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE (CHANGE THE NAME OF THE STATE) {LC912}

House Resolution No. 5929

BY Almeida, Williams, Diaz, Rice A

ENTITLED, JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE AND PUBLISH, AND SUBMIT TO THE ELECTORS A PROPOSITION OF AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE (NAME OF THE STATE) {LC1954}

House Bill No. 5108

BY Almeida, Williams, Diaz

ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES - COMPREHENSIVE RACIAL PROFILING PREVENTION ACT OF 2009 {LC497}

(amend the law banning racial profiling in traffic stops by state/municipal law enforcement agencies/requiring law enforcement agencies to collect data and complete regular reports of findings and statistics regarding traffic stops)