Income Support Legislation |
Bill No. | Co. Bill | Sponsors | Issue | Description | History |
S-2064 | | Tassoni,
McBurney,
Doyle | CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- FAILURE TO PAY CHILD SUPPORT | Would decrease the amount of child support arrearage constituting a felony. | 01/13/2010 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary 02/25/2010 Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
S-2185 | | Metts, Perry,
Miller, Crowley, Pichardo | TAXATION -- PERSONAL INCOME TAX -- EARNED INCOME CREDIT | Would increase the refundable state earned income credit from fifteen percent (15%) to one hundred percent (100%) | 02/09/2010 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance |
S-2223 | | Maselli, Picard,
Cote, DaPonte,
Blais | HUMAN SERVICES - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES | This act would provide that the department of human services shall implement an identity verification system utilizing fingerprint imaging for the purpose of preventing duplicate participation by an individual receiving and/or applying for assistance, reducing fraud and maintaining program identity. | 02/09/2010 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary |
S-2490 | | Levesque C, Perry,
Miller | EDUCATION -- UNIVERSAL BREAKFAST PROGRAM | Would establish a Universal Breakfast Program for all Rhode Island school students regardless of family income. | 02/11/2010 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance |
S-2526 | | Levesque C, Miller, Metts, Pichardo | EDUCATION -- UNIVERSAL BREAKFAST PROGRAM | Would establish a Universal Breakfast Program for all Rhode Island school students regardless of family income. | 02/11/2010 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance |
S-2669 | | Lanzi | HUMAN SERVICES -- THE RHODE ISLAND WORKS PROGRAM | Would extend eligibility requirements for families eligible under the Rhode Island Works Program. | 03/10/2010 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance |
S-2703 | | Lynch, Miller | RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES | This act would increase the amount of child support "passed through" to a family receiving RI Works cash assistance from a maximum of $50 per month to $100 per month. In addition, the amount of child support excluded as income is set at $100 per month. | 03/18/2010 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance |
H-7082 | | Pacheco, Ferri, Savage, Fierro, Marcello | RELATING TO TAXATION | Would establish a personal income tax deduction for tuition expenses for higher education for certain individuals. | 01/12/2010 Introduced, referred to House Finance |
H-7173 | | Segal,
Fierro, Edwards | TAXATION - PERSONAL INCOME TAX | Would require employers to provide employees with bi-lingual notices regarding the existence of the federal earned income tax credit and volunteer income tax assistance providers. | 01/21/2010 Introduced, referred to House Finance |
H-7181 | | Petrarca, O`Neill JP,
Ucci | CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- FAILURE TO PAY CHILD SUPPORT | Would decrease the amount of child support arrearage constituting a felony. | 01/21/2010 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary 02/25/2010 Committee heard and continued |
H-7444 | | Slater, Almeida, Diaz, Williams, Segal | TAXATION -- PERSONAL INCOME TAX | Would reinstitute the refundable earned income tax credit. | 02/11/2010 Introduced, referred to House Finance |
H-7451 | | Coderre E, Kilmartin, Naughton | HUMAN SERVICES - INTERPRETER SERVICES | Would set forth various standards for the dept. of human services to properly ensure that persons who are not proficient in English are informed that there are interpreter services available in various languages. | 02/11/2010 Introduced, referred to House H.E.W. 03/03/2010 Committee transferred to House Finance |
H-7746 | | Slater, Handy, Ajello, Naughton, Almeida | HOUSE RESOLUTION SUPPORTING A UNIVERSAL BREAKFAST PROGRAM IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | 2/25/2010 Introduced, referred to House H.E.W. 03/24/2010 Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
H-7809 | | Messier, Carnevale, Handy, Naughton, Ferri | LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- SICK LEAVE | would create comprehensive laws designed to provide workers to seek medical leave, to require employers to provide paid sick time for their employees and would protect employees from job loss for their approved use of their sick leave. | 02/25/2010 Introduced, referred to House Labor 03/30/2010 Meeting postponed 04/06/2010 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration |
H-7816 | | Handy, Slater, Fierro, Almeida, Silva | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT | Would create the Home Energy Rate Affordability Program to ensure that utility rates are affordable for households of limited means. | 02/25/2010 Introduced, referred to House Finance 03/24/2010 Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
