2022 Bills, Lead Sponsors & Status
| Bill Description | House Bill # | Senate Bill # | Rep Lead Sponsor | Senate Lead Sponsor | Current House Bill Status | Current Senate Bill Status | Updated date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funds DEM AoC Climate Dashboard | 8181 | Lauren Carson | Held For Further Study | 08/08/2022 - 11:50am | |||
| Funds DEM AoC Public Education and PR | 8180 | Lauren Carson | Held For Further Study | 08/09/2022 - 5:03pm | |||
| Funds DeM AoC Outreach and Engagement | 8179 | Lauren Carson | Held For Further Study | 08/08/2022 - 11:48am | |||
| Bond Request for Bicycle Mobility | 8113 | Teresa Ann Tanzi | Held For Further Study | 08/08/2022 - 12:01pm | |||
| Bond Request for Transit Improvement | 8112 | Teresa Ann Tanzi | Held For Further Study | 08/08/2022 - 11:58am | |||
| Mercury reduction (no CFLs, etc.) | 7788 | 2866 | Arthur Handy | Dominick J. Ruggerio | Passed | Introduced | 08/08/2022 - 5:12pm |
| Defines high tide line re public access | 8055 | Terri Cortvriend | Passed House - Sent to Senate | 08/11/2022 - 12:33pm | |||
| "advanced recycling" = refuse disposal | 8089 | 2788 | Stephen M. Casey | Frank Lombardo, III | Introduced | Passed Senate - Sent to House | 08/11/2022 - 12:36pm |
| Public Use of Private Lands | 8037 | Robert E. Craven Sr. | Held For Further Study | 08/08/2022 - 5:34pm | |||
| Lead Poisoning Prevention Act | 8153 | 2765 | David Morales | Michael J. McCaffrey | Held For Further Study | Passed Senate - Sent to House | 08/08/2022 - 5:08pm |
| Labor standards in renewable energy projects | 8074 | 2740 | Joseph J. Solomon Jr. | Dominick J. Ruggerio | Signed | Passed Senate - Sent to House | 08/11/2022 - 11:13am |
| Gas distribution revenue decoupling | 7600 | 2737 | Joseph J. Solomon Jr. | V. Susan Sosnowski | Held For Further Study | Passed Senate - Sent to House | 08/08/2022 - 11:39am |
| Greenhouse Gas Pollution Standards | 7851 | Brandon C. Potter | Held For Further Study | 08/09/2022 - 5:04pm | |||
| Green Buildings Act #2 | 7850 | Rebecca M. Kislak | Held For Further Study | 08/08/2022 - 12:24pm | |||
| Stops Incentivizing Gas Hookups | 2687 | Dawn Euer | Held for further study | 08/11/2022 - 12:39pm | |||
| Affordable Clean Energy Act | 7971 | 2583 | Arthur Handy | Dawn Euer | Signed | Signed | 08/11/2022 - 11:18am |
| Clean Energy Workforce Commission | 7755 | 2585 | Susan R. Donovan | Louis P. DiPalma | Held For Further Study | Passed | 08/08/2022 - 12:41pm |
| EC4 EJ Advisory Board | 7611 | 3043 | Lauren Carson | Dawn Euer | Signed | Signed | 08/08/2022 - 12:26pm |
| Electric Transportation Act | 7653 | 2448 | Terri Cortvriend | Alana DiMario | Held For Further Study | Held for further study | 08/08/2022 - 12:08pm |
| Ocean State Climate And Resilience (OSCAR) Petroleum Fund | 2293 | Ryan W. Pearson | Held for further study | 08/08/2022 - 5:52pm | |||
| LIHEAP With Tiered Enhancement | 7530 | 2182 | Scott Slater | V. Susan Sosnowski | Held For Further Study | Held for further study | 08/08/2022 - 12:33pm |
| Comprehensive PFAS Ban Act 2022 | 7436 | 2449 | Terri Cortvriend | Alana DiMario | Held For Further Study | Held for further study | 08/08/2022 - 4:34pm |
| Solar on developed sites and schools | 7531 | June S. Speakman | Held For Further Study | 08/11/2022 - 11:25am | |||
| Green School Building Referendum | 7125 | 2596 | Brandon C. Potter | Hanna M. Gallo | Held For Further Study | Passed | 08/08/2022 - 11:53am |
| Bottle Deposit Required .10 + .04 | 7378 | 2300 | Carol Hagan McEntee | Bridget G. Valverde | Held For Further Study | Held for further study | 08/08/2022 - 5:22pm |
| Prohibits Waste in Construction Fill | 7413 | Lauren Carson | Held For Further Study | 08/11/2022 - 12:41pm | |||
| All-Electric Building Act | 7374 | Brandon C. Potter | Held For Further Study | 08/08/2022 - 12:20pm | |||
| Energy Facility Siting Act (Revises EFSA and EFSB) | 2392 | Jessica de la Cruz | Held for further study | 08/11/2022 - 11:29am | |||
| EFSA Requires GHG Consideration | 7336 | 2179 | Michelle E. McGaw | Jeanine Calkin | Held For Further Study | Held for further study | 08/11/2022 - 12:46pm |
| State Budget 2023 | 7123 | Marvin L. Abney | Signed | 08/08/2022 - 5:53pm | |||
| Prohibits Canned Hunting (Slater) | 7439 | 2651 | Scott Slater | Alana DiMario | Held For Further Study | Held for further study | 08/08/2022 - 5:49pm |
| Solar Panel Fee | 7126 | Patricia L. Morgan | Held For Further Study | 08/11/2022 - 1:53pm | |||
| Net Metering – Prior Use & Credits | 7333 | 2301 | Brandon C. Potter | Bridget G. Valverde | Held For Further Study | Held for further study | 08/11/2022 - 11:33am |
| PFAS – Industrial Property Remediation & Reuse | 7234 | 2447 | June S. Speakman | Walter S. Felag Jr. | Held For Further Study | Held for further study | 08/08/2022 - 5:04pm |
| PFAS – Water Standards & Testing | 7233 | 2298 | June S. Speakman | Walter S. Felag Jr. | Signed | Signed | 08/09/2022 - 5:05pm |
| Extended Producer Responsibility for Packaging | 7279 | 2296 | David A. Bennett | Bridget G. Valverde | Held For Further Study | Held for further study | 08/08/2022 - 5:15pm |
| Green Buildings Act Expansion | 7278 | 2700 | Terri Cortvriend | Louis P. DiPalma | Signed | Signed | 08/08/2022 - 12:22pm |
| 100% Renewable Electricity by 2030 | 7277 | 2274 | Deborah Ruggiero | Dominick J. Ruggerio | Signed | Signed | 08/11/2022 - 12:49pm |
| The Environmental Justice Act | 8036 | 2087 | Karen Alzate | Dawn Euer | Held For Further Study | Passed Senate - Sent to House | 08/08/2022 - 11:25am |
| No PFAS in Food Packaging | 7438 | 2044 | Terri Cortvriend | James A. Seveney | Signed | Signed | 08/08/2022 - 4:31pm |
| Climate Literacy Act | 7275 | 2039 | Terri Cortvriend | Valarie J. Lawson | Held For Further Study | Held for further study | 08/08/2022 - 5:01pm |
| Restricting Neonicotinoids | 7129 | 2299 | Rebecca M. Kislak | Joshua Miller | Signed | Signed | 08/08/2022 - 5:06pm |
| Parking Facilities - EV Charging Stations | 7112 | 2209 | Michelle E. McGaw | Kendra Anderson | Held For Further Study | Held for further study | 08/11/2022 - 11:45am |
| Free RIPTA | 7448 | 2015 | Leonela Felix | Meghan E. Kallman | Held For Further Study | Passed | 08/11/2022 - 11:47am |
| Plastic Checkout Bag Ban | 7065 | 2446 | Carol Hagan McEntee | Dominick J. Ruggerio | Signed | Signed | 08/08/2022 - 5:27pm |
| Nip Ban | 7064 | 2140 | David A. Bennett | Joshua Miller | Held For Further Study | Introduced | 08/08/2022 - 5:28pm |
| Polystyrene Foam Ban | 7063 | 2050 | David A. Bennett | Joshua Miller | Held For Further Study | Held for further study | 08/08/2022 - 5:26pm |