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​Legislative Break April 15 – 20
 
The General Assembly is on vacation break this week.  They will return April 23rd for the third phase of the session.  This last phase is marked with the development and passage of the final budget which should take place in June.  The House and Senate Finance Committees have almost completed hearings on the Governor’s proposed budget.  They will now wait for the completion of the May Revenue Estimating Conference.  The Governor’s Budget Staff meets with the House Fiscal Staff and the Senate Fiscal Staff to debate and adopt revenue and caseload estimates for the upcoming two fiscal years.  These numbers will be used by the General Assembly as the guardrails for the budget. 
 
May Revenue Estimating Conference Agenda
 
Friday April 26, 2024 – Caseload Testimony
 
9:00 A.M        Cash Assistance Caseload
Department of Human Services
 
Private Community Developmental Disabilities Services Caseload
Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals
 
 1:00 P.M.       Medical Caseload
Executive Office of Health and Human Services
 
Monday April 29, 2024 - Economic Overview and Testimony
 
9:00 A.M.       US and RI Economic Forecasts – S&P Global Market Intelligence
Michael Lynch and Juan Turcios, Economists
 
RI Labor Market Conditions - Department of Labor and Training
Donna Murray, Assistance Director, Labor Market Information Unit
 
Consensus Economic Forecast
 
10:30 A.M.     Lottery Receipts - Department of Revenue, Division of Lottery
Mark Furcolo, Director, Division of Lottery
 
Commerce Corporation Tax Credits - Commerce Corporation
Jeff Miller, Executive Vice President of Investments, RI Commerce Corporation
 
Wednesday, May 1, 2024 - Caseload Follow up Testimony (if necessary)*
 
1:00 P.M.        Cash Assistance Caseload
Department of Human Services
 
Private Community Developmental Disabilities Services Caseload
Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals
 
Medical Caseload Executive
Office of Health and Human Services
 
Monday, May 6, 2024 – Caseload Estimating Conference
 
9:30 A.M.       Caseload Estimating Conference
 
Monday, May 6, 2024 - Revenue Testimony
 
2:00 P.M.        Tax Collections - Department of Revenue, Division of Taxation
Neena Savage, State Tax Administrator
 
Accruals - Department of Administration, Office of Accounts and Control
Dorothy Pascale, State Controller
 
Wednesday, May 8, 2024 – Follow up Testimony (if necessary)*
 
1:00 P.M.        Tax Collections - Department of Revenue, Division of Taxation
Neena Savage, State Tax Administrator
 
Friday, May 10, 2024 - Revenue Estimating Conference
 
9:00 A.M.       Revenue Estimating Conference
 
*in the event that testimony is submitted in writing and no hearing is necessary, all documents will be posted online. Meeting materials will be made available on the General Assembly website at https://www.rilegislature.gov/Special/rcc/Pages/rcec.aspx or http://omb.ri.gov/REC .
 
 
 
The following new bill was filed last week:
 
House Bill No. 8170  Shallcross Smith, Craven, Ackerman, Kislak, Noret, DeSimone, Nardone, Fellela, Baginski, J. Lombardi, AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- CONTRACTORS' REGISTRATION AND LICENSING BOARD (Requires all applicants who seek to register as a contractor to produce a legible copy of a valid government issued identification.) 
http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText24/HouseText24/H8170.pdf