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Last updated on May 9, 2008. (03:24:50pm EDT). 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	Hearings
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
H 8029: Act authorizing Johnston to issue bonds not exceeding $3,000,000 for the construction of a new library (companion to S2695, below)	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
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
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
S 2695: Act authorizing Johnston to issue bonds not exceeding $3,000,000 for the construction of a new library	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
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
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
H 7390: Act making appropriations for the support of the state for fiscal year ending June 30, 2009 H 7390 [pdf]	Representatives Watson, Gorham, Story, Ehrhardt, and Mumford	2/6: Introduced, referred to House Finance
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 04/30/2008 Placed on Senate Calendar 05/01/2008 Senate passed Sub A as amended in concurrence 05/01/2008 Transmitted to Governor 05/01/2008 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