RI Legislative Updates 2008

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Last updated on June 23, 2008. Most bills are in pdf format, which requires the free Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Legislation affecting libraries proposed at the 2008 session of the RI General Assembly
Bill #	Sponsor(s)	Action taken
H 8162: State publications clearinghouse: amend law to provide for the filing of state publications in electronic form	Representative Corvese	4/22: Introduced, referred to House Corporations 5/06: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration 5/06: Committee recommended measure be held for further study 6/17: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration 6/19: House passed Sub A 6/19: Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar
H 8029: Act authorizing Johnston to issue bonds not exceeding $3,000,000 for the construction of a new library (companion to S2695, below) H 8029 as amended	Representatives Fellela, Petrarca, Ucci, Smith	3/11: Introduced, referred to House Municipal Government 3/27: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration 3/27: Committee transferred to House Finance 5/27: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration 5/27: Committee recommended measure be held for further study 5/29: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration 5/29: Committee recommends passage 5/29: Placed on House Calendar 6/04: House passed as amended (floor amendment) 6/18: Placed on Senate Calendar 6/19: Senate passed as amended in concurrence
S 2793 as amended: Act relating to libraries - state publications clearing house (amend the state publications clearinghouse law to provide for the filing of state publications in electronic form)	Senators Cote, Metts	3/05: Introduced, referred to Senate Corporations 3/13: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration 3/13: Committee recommends passage as amended 3/13: Placed on Senate Calendar 3/19: Senate passed as amended 3/25: Referred to House Finance 3/19: Senate passed as amended 3/25: Referred to House Finance 6/17: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration 6/17: Committee recommends passage as amended in concurrence 6/17: Placed on House Calendar 6/19: House passed as amended in concurrence
H 7688 : Amends Article XII, Section 1 of the RI Constitution, pertaining to general assembly's duty to promote schools and libraries	Representatives Slater, Diaz, DeSimone, Almeida, Williams	2/26: Introduced, referred to House Finance 5/7: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration 5/7: Postponed 5/13: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration 5/13: Committee recommended meausre be held for further study
S 2695: Act authorizing Johnston to issue bonds not exceeding $3,000,000 for the construction of a new library S 2695 Sub A	Senator Maselli	2/26: Introduced, referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government 3/13: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration 3/13: Committee recommends passage 3/19: Placed on Senate Calendar 3/25: Senate read and passed 3/26: Referred to House Municipal Government 4/24: Committee transferred to House Finance 6/17: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration 6/17: Committee recommends passage of Sub A 6/17: Placed on House Calendar 6/19: House passed Sub A 6/21: Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar 6/21: Senate passed Sub A in concurrence 6/21: Transmitted to Governor
H 7484: Act authorizing Smithfield to issue bonds not exceeding $13,500,000 for the construction of a library (Greenville) (companion to S2399, below)	Representatives Petrarca, Winfield	2/13: Introduced, referred to House Municipal Government 3/12: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration 3/12: Committee recommended measure be held for further study 3/28: Committee transferred to House Finance 5/27: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration 5/27: Committee recommended measure be held for further study 5/29: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration 5/29: Committee recommends passage 5/29: Placed on House Calendar 6/04: House read and passed 6/12: Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar 6/18: Senate passed in concurrence
S 2399: Act authorizing Smithfield to issue bonds not exceeding $13,500,000 for the construction of a library (Greenville)	Senator Tassoni	2/12: Introduced, referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government 3/13: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration 3/13: Committee recommends passage 3/19: Placed on Senate Calendar 3/25: Senate read and passed 3/26: Referred to House Municipal Government 4/24: Committee transferred to House Finance 6/17: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration 6/17: Committee recommends passage in concurrence 6/17: Placed on House Calendar 6/19: House passed in concurrence
H 7390: Act making appropriations for the support of the state for fiscal year ending June 30, 2009 H 7390A Article 15 as amended [pdf] (Section 3 pertains to libraries). Full 7390A (scroll to articles)	Representatives Watson, Gorham, Story, Ehrhardt, and Mumford	2/6: Introduced, referred to House Finance 6/11: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration 6/11: Committee recommends passage of Sub A 6/11: Placed on House Calendar 6/18: Scheduled to be heard and /or considered in anticipation of House passage 6/18: House passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment) 6/19: Referred to Senate Finance 6/19: Committee recommends passage of H 7390 Sub A as amended in concurrence 6/19: Placed on Senate Calendar 6/19: Senate passed Sub A as amended in concurrence
H 7204: Revised Appropriations for State Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2008 (Supplemental Budget) - see p. 6 for Library GIA and Construction	Representatives Mumford, Ehrhardt, and Story	1/23: Introduced, referred to House Finance 4/22: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration 4/22: Committee recommends passage of Sub A 4/22: Placed on House Calendar 4/25: House passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment) 4/29: Referred to Senate Finance 4/29: Scheduled to be heard and /or considered in anticipation of House passage 4/30: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration 4/30: Committee recommends passage of Sub A as amended in concurrence 4/30: Placed on Senate Calendar 5/01: Senate passed Sub A as amended in concurrence 5/01: Transmitted to Governor 5/01: Signed by Governor
H 7143: Companion bill to S 2010 (below)	Representatives Lewiss, Dennigan, Savage, and Shanley	1/16: Introduced, referred to House Finance 5/1: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
H 7041: Act relating to appropriations (would make appropriations to the Tyler Free Library)	Representative Gorham	1/03: Introduced, referred to House Finance 2/06: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration 2/06: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
S 2010: Would place OLIS under direction of chief library officer rather than chief information officer and delete references to "department of state library services", replacing with "office of library and information services".	Senators Bates and Gallo	1/2: Introduced, referred to Senate Education 4/2: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration 4/2: Committee recommended measure be held for further study 5/7: Scheduled for consideration 5/7: Committee recommends passage 5/14: Senate read and passed 5/15: Referred to House Finance