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08/16/2021
Legislation to support local restaurants signed into law
House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi, Representative Jacquelyn Baginski, Senator Hanna Gallo, Representative Robert Craven and Senator Frank Lombardi joined Gov. Daniel McKee today as he ceremonially signed into law two pieces of legislation to support local restaurants.


  
08/12/2021
Commission appointed to study CRMC reorganization
House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi today announced the members appointed to serve on a special House commission to study the Coastal Resources Management Council.



  
08/11/2021
House Speaker, Senate President appoint panel for General Assembly, congressional district reapportionment
Speaker of the House K. Joseph Shekarchi (D-Dist. 23, Warwick) and Senate President Dominick J. Ruggerio (D-Dist. 4, North Providence, Providence) have announced their appointments of members of the state’s special reapportionment commission.



  
08/11/2021
Doula bill becomes law
Legislation will ensure doula services are eligible for reimbursement through private insurance plans

House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi, Representative Marcia Ranglin-Vassell and Senator Ana Quezada joined Gov. Dan Mckee today for a ceremonial bill signing for legislation (2021-H 5929A, 2021-S 0484A) that will make doula services eligible for reimbursement through private insurance plans.
 


  
08/06/2021
Bill restricting new high-heat medical waste facilities signed
 Rep. Justine A. Caldwell and Sen. Bridget G. Valverde joined Gov. Daniel McKee today as he ceremonially signed their bill prohibiting new medical waste incinerators near residential neighborhoods, schools, nursing facilities and delicate environmental areas.


  
08/05/2021
New law eases adoptees’ access to original birth certificates
A new law sponsored by Sen. Gayle L. Goldin and House Majority Whip Katherine S. Kazarian will help adoptees access their original birth certificates when they reach adulthood.


  
08/04/2021
Newly signed laws protect women's equity and health
Representatives Justine A. Caldwell, Susan Donovan, Carol Hagan McEntee, and Katherine S. Kazarian; Senators Gayle Goldin, Valarie J. Lawson, and V. Susan Sosnowski; and House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi; Senate President Dominick J. Ruggerio joined Gov. Dan. McKee and women's advocates and organizations today for the ceremonial signing of multiple pieces of legislation that will support women's health and equity in Rhode Island.