Book Sales Tax (H 5158)
This bill would have clarified the current tax exemption that exists for the sales of books by their authors to apply to works of non-fiction as well as fiction.
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This bill would have clarified the current tax exemption that exists for the sales of books by their authors to apply to works of non-fiction as well as fiction.
We testified in support of legislation which added feminine hygiene products to the items exempted from sales taxes.
The ACLU expressed concerns about the breadth of this legislation, which allows representatives of the RISPCA, a private organization, to seize animals if they appeared to be “aged,” “disabled,” or “sick,”...
We supported this bill which creates a special legislative commission to study ways in which Rhode Island can encourage people of color to enter the field of education.
This legislation would have created a commission to study the impact of decriminalizing prostitution laws in Rhode Island.
While we supported several provisions in this bill, which addressed the sale and maintenance of consumers’ personal information by businesses, we noted that the legislation could have been strengthened in...