| Bill | Sponsor | Title | Description |
| 5098
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McEntee, Craven, Ruggiero, O’Brien, McKiernan
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AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC RECORDS — ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS
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Excludes preliminary drafts, notes, impressions, memoranda, working papers and work products involving research at state institutions of higher learning from the definition of a public record. |
| 5269
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Williams, Ranglin-Vassell, Walsh, Almeida, Perez
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AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS — PUBLIC RECORDS —RESTORATION OF VOTING RIGHTS
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Requires the department of corrections to provide certain nonprofit organizations with a list containing information about formerly incarcerated inmates who have become eligible to vote to assist in their efforts in registering former felons to vote. |
| 5347 SUB A as amended
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Lima, Costantino, Serpa, Fellela, Coughlin
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AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC RECORDS — 38 STUDIOS, LLC
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Provides for the release of certain records pertaining to the investigation of 38 Studios, LLC.
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| 5382
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Filippi, Mendonca, Roberts, Quattrocchi, Morgan
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AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT — AUDIO AND VIDEO RECORDINGS
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Requires audio and video recordings of certain open meetings and posting of said recordings on secretary of state’s website.
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| 5418
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Solomon, Coughlin, Johnston, Marshall, Costantino
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AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC RECORDS — PUBLICATION OF MUNICIPAL AND OTHER PUBLIC BUDGETS IN DIGITAL FORM | Makes public entity budgets available in digital form through internet facilities of the secretary of state.
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| 5500
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Filippi, Quattrocchi, Roberts, Lancia, Chippendale
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AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT — AUDIO AND VIDEO RECORDINGS
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Requires audio and video recordings of all open meetings of state and quasi-public agencies and bodies be transmitted to the secretary of state’s office for posting on its website to be available for public access.
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| 5512
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Mendonca, Roberts, Filippi, Quattrocchi, Lombardi
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AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT — OPEN MEETINGS
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Requires the attorney general to, within ninety (90) days of a complaint alleging a violation of the open meetings law, file a report detailing the results of the investigation into that complaint. The report would be deemed a public record.
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| 5731
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Edwards, Canario, Mendonca, Donovan, Marshall
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AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT — OPEN MEETINGS
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Allows school committees to add item(s) to their agenda for the purposes of discussion only without having to publish notice of the additional item(s). |
| 5732
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Canario, Fellela, Azzinaro, Bennett, Johnston
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AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT — OPEN MEETINGS
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Requires that all public bodies keep official minutes of all meetings and file copies of these minutes with the secretary of state within thirty-five (35) days of the meeting for inspection by the public. |
| 5856
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Craven, Ruggiero, Serpa, Marshall, Marszalkowski | AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT — OPEN MEETINGS
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Amends the open meeting act (ACCESS/RI bill) |