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Legislator > Walter Felag
State Senator
Walter Felag
(D) - Rhode Island
Rhode Island Senate District 10
In Office - Started: 01/07/2003
contact info
Warren Office
51 Overhill Road
Warren, RI 02885
Warren, RI 02885
Phone: 401-245-7521
General Capitol Building Address
82 Smith St.
Providence, RI 02903
Providence, RI 02903
Phone: 401-222-3580
| Bill | Bill Name | Summary | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| S0984 | JOINT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THAT THE CANNABIS CONTROL COMMISSION PROVIDE THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY WITH RECOMMENDATIONS ON LEGISLATION TO REGULATE AND LICENSE CANNABINOIDS AND HEMP-DERIVED BEVERAGES (Authorizes the sale of THC-infused beverages to be regulated by the DBR division of commercial licensing. It also establishes licensing and an endorsement process for wholesale and retail THC-infused beverages.) | Joint Resolution Requesting That The Cannabis Control Commission Provide The General Assembly With Recommendations On Legislation To Regulate And License Cannabinoids And Hemp-derived Beverages (authorizes The Sale Of Thc-infused Beverages To Be Regulated By The Dbr Division Of Commercial Licensing. It Also Establishes Licensing And An Endorsement Process For Wholesale And Retail Thc-infused Beverages.) | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S1018 | Allows for the issuance of a Class B liquor license for the property located at 1039 Douglas Avenue in the city of Providence. | This act would allow for the issuance of a Class B liquor license for the property located at 1039 Douglas Avenue in the city of Providence. This act would take effect upon passage. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S1043 | Adds the property of the Pokanoket Management Group, Trustee of the Pokanoket Tribe Land Trust, to the list of property designated for appropriations in lieu of municipal property tax, would concurrently exempt such property from municipal property tax. | This act would add the property of the Pokanoket Management Group, a Rhode Island nonprofit corporation, Trustee of the Pokanoket Tribe Land Trust, to the list of property designated for appropriations in lieu of municipal property tax, and would concurrently exempt such property from municipal property tax. This act would take effect on December 31, 2025. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0174 | JOINT RESOLUTION TO ESTABLISH A STATEWIDE MAIN STREET COORDINATING PROGRAM (Authorizes the appropriation of the sum of $500,000 for the formal establishment of “Main Street Rhode Island”.) | Joint Resolution To Establish A Statewide Main Street Coordinating Program (authorizes The Appropriation Of The Sum Of $500,000 For The Formal Establishment Of “main Street Rhode Island”.) | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0179 | Allows teachers in all grades to provide the opportunity for students to observe a brief moment of silence on every September 11. | This act would allow the school building administration or teachers in all grades to provide the opportunity for students to observe a brief moment of silence on every September 11. This act would take effect upon passage. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0168 | Provides an insurer would not impose prior authorization requirements for any service ordered by an in-network primary care provider. | This act would provide that an insurer would not impose prior authorization requirements for any admission, item, service, treatment, or procedure ordered by an in-network primary care provider, with certain exceptions. This act would take effect on October 1, 2025. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0188 | This act would repeal the exemption granted to pari mutual facilities and casinos from the smoke free workplace requirement contained in the Public Health and Workplace Safety Act. | This act would repeal the provisions authorizing smoking in pari mutual facilities with the exception for businesses operating as smoking bars to include Plum & Proof Cigar Bar. This act would take effect on January 1, 2027. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0603 | Provides standards for developing, implementing, and maintaining reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect the security, confidentiality, and integrity of customer information. | This act would provide standards for developing, implementing, and maintaining reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect the security, confidentiality, and integrity of customer information held by entities licensed under chapter 14 of title 19 relating to licensed activities of financial institutions. This act would take effect upon passage. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0761 | This pilot program would create a $3,000 trust for each Rhode Island child ages zero to one year born to a family enrolled in the Rhode Island Works Program (“RI Works”) during the preceding calendar year. | This act would create a pilot program that would create, contingent upon funding, a $3,000 trust for each Rhode Island child ages zero to one year born to a family enrolled in the Rhode Island works program (“RI Works”) during the preceding calendar year. The office of the general treasurer would hold the funds in trust and invest the funds until the child reaches the age of maturity. Upon reaching the age of maturity, any individual who received a grant at birth and has been a Rhode Island citizen for the last two (2) years would be eligible to withdraw the funds and investment proceeds, and use funds to either: (1) Attend a higher education or vocational school in Rhode Island; (2) Purchase a home in Rhode Island; (3) Start a business with its principal place of business in Rhode Island; or (4) Another investment in financial assets or personal capital that provides long- term gains to wages or wealth, as defined in regulation promulgated by the general treasurer. This act would take effect upon passage. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0833 | Provides that when a registrant voluntarily cancels the registrant's motor vehicle registration, that person receives a credit for the time remaining on the original registration to be applied to a future registration. | This act would provide that when a registrant voluntarily cancels the registrant's motor vehicle registration, that person would receive a credit for the time remaining on the original registration to be applied to a future registration. This act would take effect upon passage. | Vetoed |
| S0830 | DMV to provide credit for portions of unused voluntarily cancelled vehicle registrations. | This act would authorize the division of motor vehicles to issue one year renewal registrations for vehicles leased for thirty-six (36) months when the vehicle is registered in two (2) year cycles and would enable the division of motor vehicles to issue a credit to a registrant of a leased or purchased vehicle, who voluntarily cancels the registration within the period of registration. This act would take effect upon passage. | Vetoed |
| S0816 | Creates the deceptive and fraudulent synthetic media in election communications chapter to regulate the use of synthetic media in elections. | This act would create the deceptive and fraudulent synthetic media in election communications chapter to regulate the use of synthetic media in elections. This act would take effect upon passage. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0932 | Repeals a provision of the minimum prepaid special motor vehicle registration plate orders law that was set to expire on December 31, 2025. | This act would repeal a provision of the minimum prepaid special motor vehicle registration plate orders law that was set to expire on December 31, 2025. The result would be to continue the ability of applicable sponsoring nonprofit entities to reduce the minimum number of initially authorized prepaid special plates beyond December 31, 2025. This act would take effect upon passage. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S1147 | Names the Senate Chamber after the former Senate President Dominick J. Ruggerio. | This act would name the Senate Chamber after the former Senate President Dominick J. Ruggerio. This act would take effect upon passage. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0481 | Requires the department of health to incorporate information about dementia risk factors and reduction into public education and healthcare provider education materials. | This act would require the department of health to incorporate information about dementia risk factors and reduction into public education and healthcare provider education materials. This act would take effect upon passage. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0071 | Provides protection and prevents the unethical, improper conduct and the collection of fees, by anyone advising or assisting a veteran filing a claim for disability benefits with the Department of Veterans Affairs, except as authorized by federal law. | This act would provide protection and prevent unethical, improper conduct and the collection of fees, by anyone advising or assisting a veteran filing a claim for disability benefits with the Department of Veterans Affairs, except as authorized by federal law, and impose penalties under the deceptive trade practices provisions. This act would take effect on March 31, 2026. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S1017 | Allows the two (2) gaming facilities in the state to livestream images of gaming-related activities to one or more external jurisdictions for the purpose of facilitating external game play activities in external jurisdictions where gaming is permitted. | This act would allow the two (2) gaming facilities in the state to livestream images of gaming-related activities to one or more external jurisdictions for the purpose of facilitating external game play activities in external jurisdictions where gaming is permitted. This act would take effect upon passage. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0483 | Authorizes pharmacists to dispense a one-time refill, for up to one hundred days under certain specified conditions. | This act would authorize pharmacists to dispense a one-time refill, for up to one hundred days under the following conditions: 1. The pharmacist is unable to readily obtain a refill authorization from the prescriber, or the patient does not have a prescriber; 2. The prescription is not for a drug in Schedule II-V 3. Medication is essential to maintain life or for a chronic condition; 4. The pharmacist has judged that stopping medication might produce undesirable health risks or physical or mental discomfort; and 5. The pharmacist notifies the prescriber of the refill within seven business days, or if no current prescriber exists, the pharmacist will maintain detailed records of the transaction. This act would take effect on July 1, 2025. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0729 | Considers election officials and poll workers "public officials" for purposes of the prohibition on making threats to public officials. | This act would make threats to election officials, to include election workers, poll workers, wardens, moderators and the board of canvassers, a misdemeanor. This act would take effect upon passage. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0568 | Requires all school buses be equipped with video monitoring system. | This act would require that all new school buses be equipped with live digital video school bus violation detection monitoring systems as of July 1, 2027. All buses, new and used, would be required to have the monitoring systems installed by July 1, 2032. This act would also provide that jurisdiction over all prosecutions based on evidence produced by a live digital video school bus violation detection monitoring system would be shared between the municipal courts and the traffic tribunal. This act would also amend the distribution of revenues from fines imposed for violations of chapter 31 of title 51 ("School Bus Safety Enforcement"). This act would take effect upon passage. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0464 | Requires every college in RI to train staff members in the student residential department, including RAs, to administer of opioid antagonists with protection from liability and prosecution. | This act would mandate every college or university in Rhode Island to provide training in the administration of opioid antagonists to every resident assistant as designated by the institution, and would also authorize those colleges and universities to include trained employee volunteers to act in accordance with this act. This act would also provide that the college or university and any person authorized by the college or university to administer an opioid antagonist be exempt from administrative liability, civil liability or criminal prosecution as a result of administering opioid antagonists. This act would take effect upon passage. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0557 | Establishes concurrent jurisdiction between the Rhode Island Family Court and the Federal Government for the purposes of adjudicating minors who have allegedly committed a crime on a military installation located in the State of Rhode Island. | This act would establish concurrent jurisdiction between the Rhode Island Family Court and the Federal Government for the purposes of adjudicating minors who have allegedly committed a crime on a military installation located in the State of Rhode Island. This act would take effect upon passage. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0359 | Establishes the Rhode Island Assault Weapons Ban Act of 2025. | This act would define various prohibited firearms and would restrict the manufacture, sale, and purchase thereof. This act would take effect on July 1, 2026. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0172 | Provides an interest rate cap on medical debt. | This act would provide an interest rate cap on medical debt. This act would take effect upon passage. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0123 | Permits municipalities to enact ordinances that provide them the authority to organize local tax amnesty events once every three (3) years. | This act would permit municipalities to enact ordinances that would provide them the authority to organize local tax amnesty events once every three (3) years. This act would take effect upon passage. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0974 | Increases the taxable wage base for TDI claims from $38,000 to $100,000 or the annual earnings needed by an individual to qualify for the maximum weekly benefit amount and the maximum duration under chapters 39 through 41 of this title. | This act would increase the taxable wage base for temporary disability insurance claims from thirty-eight thousand dollars ($38,000) to one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) or the annual earnings needed by an individual to qualify for the maximum weekly benefit amount and the maximum duration under chapters 39 through 41 of this title. This act would also increase the percent of wages used in the base period to determine an individual's weekly benefit amount and would amend the duration period of caregiver benefits for the years 2027, 2028 and beyond. This act would take effect January 1, 2026. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S1039 | Makes technical amendments to the RI life science hub regarding the terms of the directors, advisory committees, powers, disposition of hub assets upon termination, and tax status as a governmental unit which is a separate legal entity from the state. | This act would make technical amendments to the Rhode Island life science hub regarding the terms of the directors, advisory committees, powers, disposition of hub assets upon termination, and tax status as a governmental unit which is a separate legal entity from the state. The amendments would make the hub, its property, and its bonds exempt from federal, state and local taxes and would authorize the hub to form venture capital funds and nonprofits to accept donations for the hub's purposes. The amendments would make the president and CEO an ex officio member of the board of directors. This act would take effect upon passage and would apply retroactively to September 1, 2023. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0125 | Sets the minimum wage for 2026 at sixteen dollars ($16) per hour, 2027 at seventeen dollars ($17) per hour. | This act would set the minimum wage for 2026 at sixteen dollars ($16) per hour and for 2027 at seventeen dollars ($17) per hour. This act would take effect upon passage. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0321 | Requires certified athletic trainers to be trained in the administration of epinephrine auto-injectors (epi-pens) and would require such professionals to be equipped with the medication while performing professional activities. | This act would require certified athletic trainers on and after September 1, 2025 to be trained in the administration of epinephrine auto-injectors (epi-pens) and would require such professionals to be equipped with the medication while performing professional activities. This act would take effect upon passage. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0361 | Updates and expands the current law to include menopause and menopause related conditions in the law on fair employment practices pertaining to pregnancy and pregnancy related conditions. | This act would update and expand the current law to include menopause and menopause related conditions in the law on fair employment practices pertaining to pregnancy and pregnancy related conditions. This act would take effect upon passage. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0482 | Amends the types of products which pharmacists may prescribe as substitute drugs or products to include "devices and supplies" and "therapeutically equivalent drugs and pharmaceuticals". | This act would amend the types of products which pharmacists may prescribe as substitute drugs or products to include "devices and supplies" and "therapeutically equivalent drugs and pharmaceuticals". This act would take effect on January 1, 2026. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0608 | Standardizes successor appointment language for various boards and adds language providing that a quorum be a majority of appointed members and the language applies across several healthcare professional boards that currently lack this language. | This act would standardize successor appointment language for various boards and adds language providing that a quorum would be a majority of board seats filled and the language would apply across several healthcare professional boards that currently lack this language. This act would take effect upon passage. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0614 | Provides technical and other corrections to various general laws relating to taxation. | This act would provide technical and other corrections to various general laws relating to taxation. Sections 1 and 2 of this act would take effect January 1, 2026, and sections 3 through 9 would take effect upon passage. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0625 | Adds “space force” to the branches of the military included in various sections of general law regarding the veterans home, veterans cemetery and the power of armed forces officers to take acknowledgements. | This act would add "space force" to many sections of the general laws, listing of military branches. This act would take effect upon passage. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0601 | Increases the penalties for public utilities for violations of the general law governing the duties of utilities and carriers. | This act would increase the penalties for public utilities for violations of the general law governing the duties of utilities and carriers. This act would take effect upon passage. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S1062 | Renames the East Bay Bike Path Bridge, located in the Town of Warren, the Cpl. Richard C. Brule Bridge. | This act would rename the East Bay Bike Path Bridge, located in the Town of Warren, as the Cpl. Richard C. Brule Bridge. This act would take effect upon passage. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S1165 | SENATE RESOLUTION JOYOUSLY CELEBRATING THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ORDINATION OF FATHER BERNARD A. HEALEY TO THE PRIESTHOOD ON JUNE 24, 2025 | Senate Resolution Joyously Celebrating The 30th Anniversary Of The Ordination Of Father Bernard A. Healey To The Priesthood On June 24, 2025 | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0868 | JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $250,000 TO 401 TECH BRIDGE TO STUDY AND EXPLORE SEAGLIDERS IN RHODE ISLAND (Makes an appropriation of $250,000 to 401 Tech Bridge to study and explore seagliders.) | Joint Resolution Making An Appropriation Of $250,000 To 401 Tech Bridge To Study And Explore Seagliders In Rhode Island (makes An Appropriation Of $250,000 To 401 Tech Bridge To Study And Explore Seagliders.) | Crossed Over |
| S0892 | Establishes a restricted receipt account, known as the “988 Call Center Fund,” to be held and administered by the state to support the 988 call center budget. | This act would establish a restricted receipt account, known as the "988 Call Center Fund," to be held and administered by the state to support the 988 call center budget. The funds would support operations and maintenance of the 988 call center, acquisition and maintenance of technology, training for staff, and outreach efforts. This act would take effect on July 1, 2026. | Crossed Over |
| S0059 | Defines "crime gun" and requires law enforcement to submit crime gun or 2 fired cartridge cases or shell casings seized to state crime laboratory or the BATF for testing and tracing, also would require 2 test-fired cartridge cases to be entered into NIBIN | This act would define “crime gun” and require law enforcement to submit any crime gun or test fired cartridges or casings to the state crime laboratory or the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (BATF) for ballistic testing and tracing. The results would be required to be entered into the National Integrated Ballistic Information Network (NIBIN). This act would also prohibit the ballistic testing of any firearm seized that is not a "crime gun" as defined in § 11-47-2. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0694 | Details each of those limited emergency circumstances where a registered nurse and advanced practice registered nurses, may safely administer sedation, such as critical life-saving or emergency situations where there is an imminent threat to life or limb. | This act would establish that the elective and/or independent administration of propofol, Etomidate, sodium thiopental, methohexital, and volatile anesthetics for any surgery or procedure is not, generally, within the “scope of practice” of registered nurses and non-CRNA advance practice registered nurses as defined in chapter 34.3 of title 5 and would restrict the administration of these medications to licensed certified registered nurse anesthetists. It would also detail each of those limited emergency circumstances where a registered nurse and advanced practice registered nurses, may safely administer sedation, such as critical life-saving or emergency situations where there is an imminent threat to life or limb. This act would detail each of those limited emergency circumstances where registered nurses and advanced practice registered nurses, may safely administer sedation, such as critical life-saving or emergency situations where there is an imminent threat to life or limb. This act would take effect upon passage. | Crossed Over |
| S0502 | Specifies that low and moderate income housing exists when a city or town has adopted an inclusionary zoning ordinance requiring that all housing developments include at least fifty percent (50%) low or moderate income housing units. | This act would redefine the term “consistent with local needs” relative to low- and moderate-income housing and specify that low- and moderate-income housing exists when a city or town has adopted an inclusionary zoning ordinance requiring that all housing developments include at least fifty percent (50%) low- or moderate-income housing units. This act would take effect upon passage. | Crossed Over |
| S0900 | Includes manufactured homes on leased land under a long-term lease in excess of thirty (30) years at the time of enrollment within the classification of affordable housing. | This act would include manufactured homes on leased land under a long-term lease in excess of thirty (30) years at the time of enrollment within the classification of affordable housing as well as manufactured homes in an age fifty-five (55) or older community and approved as such pursuant to specific zoning requirements and/or land development and subdivision ordinances. This act would take effect upon passage. | Crossed Over |
| S0075 | Waives the fees for vehicle identification number inspections for veterans, including active duty military personnel and members of the National Guard and military reserves. | This act would waive the fees for vehicle identification number inspections for veterans, including active duty military personnel and members of the National Guard and military reserves. This act would take effect on January 1, 2025 2026. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0076 | Removes the requirement that applicants for a Bronze Star Medal license plate, pay a registration fee or transfer charge. | This act would remove the requirement that applicants for a Bronze Star Medal license plate, pay a registration fee or transfer charge. This act would take effect on January 1, 2026. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0133 | Prohibits the use of service agreements that are unfair to an owner of residential real estate who enters into such an agreement or to persons who may become owners of that real estate in the future. | This act would prohibit the use of service agreements that are unfair to an owner of residential real estate who enters into such an agreement or to persons who may become owners of that real estate in the future. The act would also prohibit the recording of such agreements so that the public records will not be clouded by them, and future owners will not be put to the burden of bringing suits to remove them from their chains of title and provides remedies for owners who are inconvenienced or damaged by the recording of such agreements. This act would take effect upon passage. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S1150 | SENATE RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING WARWICK POLICE DEPARTMENT CHIEF COLONEL BRADFORD CONNOR ON HIS FORTHCOMING RETIREMENT ON JUNE 29, 2025, AFTER MORE THAN 27 YEARS OF EXEMPLARY SERVICE TO THE CITY OF WARWICK | Senate Resolution Congratulating Warwick Police Department Chief Colonel Bradford Connor On His Forthcoming Retirement On June 29, 2025, After More Than 27 Years Of Exemplary Service To The City Of Warwick | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S1151 | SENATE RESOLUTION JOYOUSLY CELEBRATING AND HONORING THE 240TH BRISTOL FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION | Senate Resolution Joyously Celebrating And Honoring The 240th Bristol Fourth Of July Celebration | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S1149 | SENATE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING JUNE 12TH OF 2025, TO BE "COX IMPACT DAY" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | Senate Resolution Proclaiming June 12th Of 2025, To Be "cox Impact Day" In The State Of Rhode Island | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0845 | Provides for a tax refund deduction for contributions to the Meals on Wheels Inc. Fund commencing with tax year 2025. | This act would provide for a tax refund deduction for contributions to the Meals on Wheels Inc. Fund commencing with tax year 2025. This act would take effect upon passage. | Crossed Over |
| S0730 | Exempts qualified tuition savings programs of any state authorized under 26 U.S.C. § 529 from judicial attachment. | This act would exempt qualified tuition savings programs of any state authorized under 26 U.S.C. § 529 from judicial attachment. This act would take effect upon passage. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0241 | Prohibits a manufacturer from manufacturing, knowingly selling, offering for sale, distributing for sale or distributing for use in the state any firefighting personal protective equipment containing intentionally-added PFAS as of January 1, 2027. | This act would prohibit a manufacturer or other person that sells firefighting personal protective equipment to a person, local government or state agency from manufacturing, knowingly selling, offering for sale, distributing for sale or distributing for use in the state any firefighting personal protective equipment containing intentionally-added PFAS as of January 1, 2027. This act would take effect upon passage. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0029 | Raises the amount of life insurance the state provides at no charge to Rhode Island National Guard members called up for federal duty to five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000). | This act would raise the amount of life insurance the state would provide at no charge to Rhode Island National Guard members called up for federal duty to five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000). This act would take effect upon passage. | Crossed Over |
| S0532 | Allows boats and marine assets to utilize the overweight oversize annual blanket permit that was in effect until 2022, and for the resumption of the prior practice of permitting for boats and marine asset transportation. | This act would include boats and marine-related assets in the blanket permit available for overweight or over-dimensional vehicles. This act would take effect upon passage. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0623 | Amends the law relating to casino crimes to be consistent with the advent of iGaming and the relevant age restrictions to participate in iGaming. | This act would amend the law relating to casino crimes to be consistent with the advent of iGaming and the relevant age restrictions to participate in iGaming. This act would take effect upon passage. | Crossed Over |
| S0462 | Removes the sunset provision of the four (4) year pilot program to prevent drug overdoses through the establishment of harm reduction centers and creates a permanent program for harm reduction centers. | This act extends the sunset provision of the four (4) year pilot program to prevent drug overdoses through the establishment of harm reduction centers for two (2) years to March 1, 2028. This act would take effect upon passage. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0343 | Requires all lifeguards, and park rangers, to be trained in administering opioid antagonists, and would require all public beaches to keep available a minimum of four doses of opioid antagonist. | This act would require all lifeguards, and park and forest rangers, who work on a full-time basis at any public beach or facility to be trained in administering opioid antagonists. The act would also require all state and municipal public beaches or facilities, that employ lifeguards, and park and forest rangers to keep available a minimum of four doses of opioid antagonist. This act would take effect upon passage. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0743 | Beginning on July 1, 2025, allows state union employees to negotiate longevity payments in their collective bargaining agreements. | This act, beginning on July 1, 2025, would allow state union employees to negotiate longevity payments in their collective bargaining agreements. This act would take effect upon passage. | Crossed Over |
| S1005 | Allows a clinical laboratory, that is incorporated in the State of Rhode Island, to analyze blood samples, from children under the age of six (6) years, for blood lead levels. | This act would allow a clinical laboratory, that is incorporated in the State of Rhode Island, to analyze blood samples, from children under the age of six (6) years, for blood lead levels. This act would take effect upon passage. | Crossed Over |
| S1045 | Exempts subchapter S corporations in the first year of existence from paying the minimum tax. | This act would exempt subchapter S corporations in the first year of existence from paying the minimum tax. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0973 | Entitles correctional officers with twenty-five (25) years of service and who are at least fifty-five (55) years of age to a non-Medicare-eligible retiree health care insurance benefit. | This act would entitle correctional officers with twenty-five (25) years of service and who are at least fifty-five (55) years of age to a non-Medicare-eligible retiree health care insurance benefit. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0409 | Includes payment of social security benefits to the modification reducing federal adjusted gross income on personal income taxes. | This act would include payment of social security benefits to the modification reducing federal adjusted gross income on personal income taxes. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0050 | Establishes Children's Catastrophic Illness in Children Relief Fund to provide finance assistance to families for medical expenses not covered by state or federal programs or insurance contract. | This act would establish the Catastrophic Illness in Children Relief Fund to provide financial assistance to families with children age twenty-one (21) years and younger stricken by a catastrophic illness for medical expenses not covered by any other state or federal program or any insurance contract. A nine (9) member commission would establish and administer a program to achieve the purposes of the fund. This act would take effect upon passage. | Crossed Over |
| S0033 | Allows a modification to federal adjusted gross income of twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) of social security income for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2025. | This act would allow a modification to federal adjusted gross income of twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) of social security income for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2025. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0201 | Validates and ratifies the amendments to the Tiverton Home Rule Charter which were approved by the electors of the town of Tiverton on November 5, 2024. | This act would validate and ratify the amendments to the Tiverton Home Rule Charter which were approved by the electors of the town of Tiverton on November 5, 2024. This act would take effect upon passage. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0720 | Authorizes the Providence city council to set the veterans tax exemption limit to an amount determined by the city council via ordinance or resolution. | This act would authorize the Providence city council to set the veterans tax exemption limit to an amount determined by the city council via ordinance or resolution. This act would take effect upon passage. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0438 | Provides a full property tax exemption for a veteran’s real property used as the veteran's primary residence. | This act would provide a full property tax exemption for a veteran’s real property used as the veteran's primary residence. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0329 | Creates an additional tax rate of 3% on taxable income over $625,000 in 2025 dollars. Applies to tax years 2026 and thereafter and not retroactively. | This act would add create an additional Rhode Island personal income tax of three percent (3.00%) on taxable income over approximately six-hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars ($625,000) in 2025 dollars, impacting only the top one percent (1%) in income of personal income tax filers. The existing three-bracket personal income tax structure will remain in place. In order for the new bracket to apply to income over approximately six-hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars ($625,000) in 2025 dollars, the statute (which is written in 2011 dollars) uses the pre-inflation amount of four-hundred and thirty thousand ($430,000) in 2011 dollars. Each year, Rhode Island’s Division of Taxation applies inflation rates to calculate the cut- offs for all income tax brackets in current year dollars. This act would not apply retroactively to prior tax years or to taxable income from prior tax years. This act would take effect on January 1, 2026. | In Committee |
| S0332 | Exempts individual retirement accounts as a countable resource for public assistance. This act also prohibits the state as a creditor against an ABLE account in the event of death of a beneficiary. | This act would exempt individual retirement accounts as a countable resource for public assistance. This act would prohibit the state as a creditor against an ABLE account in the event of death of a beneficiary. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0667 | JOINT RESOLUTION APPROVING THE APPROPRIATION OF $1,100,000 OF FUNDS FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION'S EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION CATEGORICAL BUDGET (Requests appropriation of $1,100,000 for higher quality infant and toddler early care and education.) | Joint Resolution Approving The Appropriation Of $1,100,000 Of Funds For Infants And Toddlers In The Department Of Education's Early Childhood Education Categorical Budget (requests Appropriation Of $1,100,000 For Higher Quality Infant And Toddler Early Care And Education.) | In Committee |
| S0731 | Prohibits the state from seeking reimbursement for expenditures made on behalf of disabled Rhode Islanders from an ABLE account after death of the designated beneficiary. | This act would prohibit the state from seeking reimbursement for expenditures made on behalf of disabled Rhode Islanders from an ABLE account after death of the designated beneficiary. This act would take effect upon passage. | Crossed Over |
| S1100 | Permits the town of Tiverton to require additional testing, to be performed by the developer, to ensure that there is no dewatering or loss of effective recharge to surrounding wells within close proximity of the new well. | This act would permit the town of Tiverton to require additional testing, to be performed by the developer, to ensure that there is no dewatering or loss of effective recharge to surrounding wells within close proximity of the new well. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S1105 | Requires the town of Tiverton to require a minimum number of affordable housing units if there is less than ten percent (10%) of affordable housing in the town. | This act would authorized the town of Tiverton to require that fifty percent (50%) of new construction be affordable housing units if there is less than ten percent (10%) of affordable housing in the town. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S1099 | Requires the Rhode Island housing authority to update the count of affordable housing stock in the town of Tiverton two (2) times per year. | This act would require the Rhode Island housing authority to update the count of affordable housing stock in the town of Tiverton two (2) times per year. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S1098 | Prohibits applications filed in the town of Tiverton, for comprehensive permit projects, for low and moderate income housing, to include accessory dwelling units. | This act would exempt applications filed in the town of Tiverton, from regulations for comprehensive permit projects, for low and moderate income housing, by prohibiting accessory dwelling units. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S1103 | Requires any person who applies to rent or purchase a residence located in Town of Tiverton which qualifies as low and moderate income housing, shall require proof of Rhode Island residency or employment by a local, state or federal entity. | This act would require that any person who applies to rent or purchase a residence located in the town of Tiverton which qualifies as low- and moderate-income housing, shall require proof of Rhode Island residency or employment by a local, state or federal entity. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S1102 | Allows the town of Tiverton to determine its density bonuses based upon its underlying zoning. | This act would allow the town of Tiverton to determine its density bonuses based upon its underlying zoning. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S1106 | Allows the town of Tiverton, with an aggregate of five hundred (500) or more units proposed in a comprehensive permit project, to enact a short-term emergency moratorium until the permit laws are amended. | This act would authorize the town of Tiverton, if an aggregate of five hundred (500) or more units should be proposed in comprehensive permit project(s), to enact an emergency moratorium until the permit requirement of § 45-53-4 are amended. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S1104 | Ensures that minimum egress requirements for conventional subdivisions in Tiverton apply equally to comprehensive permit applications and cannot be waived, modified, or reduced for such applications. | This act would ensure that minimum egress requirements for conventional subdivisions in Tiverton apply equally to comprehensive permit applications and cannot be waived, modified, or reduced for such applications. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S1109 | Allows the town of Tiverton, with an aggregate of five hundred (500) or more units proposed in a comprehensive permit project, to enact a short-term emergency moratorium until the permit laws are amended. | This act would set timelines for Tiverton's new construction, including one year for final approval, two (2) years for building permits, and temporary inclusion of units in the town's count until completion or three (3) years, whichever comes first. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S1108 | Prohibits applications for a comprehensive permit under the Rhode Island comprehensive planning and land use regulation act in any watershed overlay protection district located in the town of Tiverton. | This act would prohibit applications for a comprehensive permit under the Rhode Island comprehensive planning and land use regulation act in any watershed overlay protection district located in the town of Tiverton. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S1107 | Provides that comprehensive permit projects in Tiverton, involving property not connected to either public water or sewer or both, and for which the property is considered hydric said land be excluded from the building land calculation. | This act would provide that applications filed in the town of Tiverton, for comprehensive permit projects, involving property not connected to either public water or sewer or both, and for which the property is considered hydric, predominately hydric or has a seasonal high-water table, said land be excluded from the buildable land calculation. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S1101 | Permits Tiverton to require two parking space for each studio, one-bedroom, or two-bedroom low- or moderate-income housing units upon the determination that limited or no local public transportation or off-street parking availability near these units. | This act would permit Tiverton to require two (2) parking spaces for each studio, one- bedroom, or two-bedroom low- or moderate-income housing unit upon the determination that limited or no local public transportation or off-street parking is available near these units. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S1082 | SENATE RESOLUTION COMMEMORATING MAY OF 2025, AS "NATIONAL SPEECH - LANGUAGE - HEARING MONTH" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | Senate Resolution Commemorating May Of 2025, As "national Speech - Language - Hearing Month" In The State Of Rhode Island | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S1004 | Requires the executive office of health and human services to apply to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for a state plan amendment for reimbursement for health services in a school. | This act would require the executive office of health and human services to apply to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for a state plan amendment that authorizes the state to provide for reimbursement for all medically necessary behavioral health services provided in a school setting to all individuals enrolled in Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program regardless of whether the services are provided under an individualized educational program or individualized family service plan. School districts would be required to use the funds reimbursed for school-based behavioral health services to support school-based behavioral health programs and services. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0620 | Prohibits the holding of multiple drivers licenses or identification cards and would change the term "re-constructed salvage" to "rebuilt salvage" for purposes of the Rhode Island salvage law. | This act would prohibit the holding of multiple drivers licenses or identification cards and would change the term "re-constructed salvage" to "rebuilt salvage" for purposes of the Rhode Island salvage law. Sections 1 and 2 of this act would take effect upon passage and section 3 would take effect six (6) months after passage. | In Committee |
| S0693 | Expands eligibility for the qualified Medicare beneficiary program by increasing the income limit from 100% to 138% of the federal poverty line. | This act would expand eligibility for the qualified Medicare beneficiary program by increasing the income limit for qualified Medicare beneficiaries to one hundred twenty-five percent (125%) of the federal poverty line and expand eligibility for the qualified individual program by establishing an income limit of one hundred twenty-five percent (125%) to one hundred sixty-eight percent (168%) of the federal poverty line. There would be no asset limit applied to eligibility for these programs. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0341 | Provides a full property tax exemption for a veteran’s real property used as the veteran's primary residence. | This act would provide a full property tax exemption for a veteran’s real property used as the veteran's primary residence. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0261 | Exempts from the sales tax behind-the-meter batteries interconnected with a solar photovoltaic system. | This act would exempt from the sales tax behind-the-meter batteries interconnected with a solar photovoltaic system. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0027 | Increases the income range up to fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) and tax credit up to eight hundred fifty dollars ($850), for elderly and disabled persons who own or rent their homes. | This act would increase the income range up to fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) and tax credit up to eight hundred fifty dollars ($850), for elderly and disabled persons who own or rent their homes. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0110 | Establishes a tax credit against income tax based on eligible expenses incurred for care and support of an eligible family member. | This act would establish a tax credit against income tax based upon eligible expenditures incurred by a family caregiver for the care and support of an eligible family member. The maximum amount of the credit would be one thousand dollars ($1,000) and would apply to all tax years beginning after December 31, 2025. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S1023 | SENATE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING MAY OF 2025, TO BE "BRAIN TUMOR AWARENESS MONTH" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | Senate Resolution Proclaiming May Of 2025, To Be "brain Tumor Awareness Month" In The State Of Rhode Island | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S1081 | SENATE RESOLUTION EXTENDING CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF THE HONORABLE ROBERT G. SALISBURY | Senate Resolution Extending Condolences On The Passing Of The Honorable Robert G. Salisbury | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0313 | Authorizes and funds the painting of a portrait of the president of the senate and former presidents of the senate who may be living to be hung in the state house. | This act would authorize and fund the painting of a portrait of the president of the senate and former presidents of the senate to be hung in the senate lounge or thereabouts. This act would take effect upon passage. | Crossed Over |
| S0364 | Provides that exemptions to the prohibition of liquor licenses within two hundred feet (200') of schools or places of worship do not eliminate neighboring property owners’ remonstrance rights to object to the license. | This act would provide that exemptions to the prohibition of liquor licenses within two hundred feet (200') of schools or places of worship do not eliminate neighboring property owners’ remonstrance rights to object to the license. This act would take effect upon passage. | Crossed Over |
| S0670 | Establishes the medical primary care scholarship program to be administered by the commissioner of postsecondary education. | This act would establish the medical primary care scholarship program to be administered by the commissioner of postsecondary education. This act would appropriate one million dollars ($1,000,000) for fiscal year 2025-2026 which would be utilized to provide scholarships for four (4) years for doctors, and for two (2) years for physician assistants and nurse practitioners to provide primary care services in Rhode Island. For every year a medical practitioner received a scholarship the recipient would be required to provide two (2) years of work in the field of primary care in the state upon graduation. This act would take effect on July 1, 2025. | In Committee |
| S0258 | Establishes VICTIM Fund grant program to support nonprofit organizations providing victim services in Rhode Island with the state allocating $30,000,000 per year to fund the program and staffing within the department of public safety. | This act would establish a VICTIM Fund grant program to support nonprofit organizations providing victim services in Rhode Island. The act would allocate at least thirty million dollars ($30,000,000) annually for this program, along with funding for a full-time equivalent position within the department of public safety to manage and oversee the grant program. This act would take effect on July 1, 2025. | In Committee |
| S0245 | Allows a modification to federal adjusted gross income for all social security income for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2026. | This act would allow a modification to federal adjusted gross income for all social security income for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2026. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0262 | JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $500,000 TO SOJOURNER HOUSE IN RHODE ISLAND (Authorizes the appropriation of the sum of $500,000 to Sojourner House to support its permanent housing development program that provides safe, secure housing to individuals and families fleeing from dangerous situations.) | Joint Resolution Making An Appropriation Of $500,000 To Sojourner House In Rhode Island (authorizes The Appropriation Of The Sum Of $500,000 To Sojourner House To Support Its Permanent Housing Development Program That Provides Safe, Secure Housing To Individuals And Families Fleeing From Dangerous Situations.) | In Committee |
| S0899 | Prohibit rate charges in excess of rates applied if tenant of residential complexes with electrical master-meters receives electricity directly from a public utility. | This act would prohibit charging any rate in excess of the rate that would apply if a tenant of any residential complex with electrical master-meters received electricity directly from a public utility. This act would further amend the law in that its application would be for all residential tenants, regardless of the size of the complex or the age or disability of its residents. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0138 | Increases sentences for carrying a stolen firearm when committing a crime of violence and for possessing a stolen firearm. Requires that a person convicted of these offenses serve a period of time in which they would not be eligible for parole/ probation. | This act would increase the sentences for carrying a stolen firearm when committing a crime of violence and for possessing a stolen firearm and would require that a person convicted of these offenses serve a period of time in which they would not be eligible for parole or probation. Penalties would increase for second and subsequent offenses. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0259 | Provides that a student's enrollment in Medicaid would be included in calculating and determining the student success factor for use in the foundation education-aid formula. | This act would provide that a student's enrollment in Medicaid would be included in calculating and determining the student success factor utilized to support high-need students beyond the core instructional amount, for purposes of the foundation education-aid formula. This would begin and be applied starting with the FY 2026 calculation. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0413 | Increases the LLC organization fee to $500. Exempts the LLC from filing an annual tax return, paying the minimum tax and obtaining a letter of good standing from the division of taxation in order to dissolve. | This act would increase the filing fee to organize a limited liability company to five hundred dollars ($500). This act would further eliminate the annual tax return filing requirement and the minimum tax. This act would further eliminate the requirement to obtain a letter of good standing from the division of taxation in order to dissolve. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0846 | Prohibits healthcare providers and health plans from denying the payment of a medical bill, solely because the bill may have arisen from a third-party claim. | This act would prohibit healthcare providers and health plans from denying the payment of a medical bill, solely because the bill may have arisen from a third-party claim. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0776 | Increases the federal adjusted gross income threshold for modification for taxable social security income. Amends references to federal adjusted gross income as pertains to modification of taxable retirement income from certain pension plans or annuities. | This act would increase the federal adjusted gross income threshold for modification for taxable social security income. This act would also amend references to the federal adjusted gross income as it pertains to modification of taxable retirement income from certain pension plans or annuities. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S1061 | Allows for a special RI license plate to raise awareness for colon cancer. The plate would be designed by the partnership to reduce cancer in RI. The fees for the plate would be divided equally between the general fund and the partnership not-for-profit. | This act would allow for a special Rhode Island license plate to raise awareness for colon cancer. The plate would be designed by the Partnership to Reduce Cancer in Rhode Island. The fees for the plate would be divided equally between the general fund and the not-for-profit Partnership to Reduce Cancer in Rhode Island. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0914 | Removes the fee for registration and plate transfer for a Distinguished Service Cross registration plate. | This act would remove the fee for registration and plate transfer for a Distinguished Service Cross registration plate. This act would take effect on January 1, 2026. | Crossed Over |
| S0083 | Removes the licensing exemption for a lender that originates less than six (6) loans in twelve (12) consecutive months. | This act would remove the licensing exemption for a lender that originates less than six (6) loans in twelve (12) consecutive months. This act would take effect upon passage. | Crossed Over |
| S0257 | Changes the teacher and state employees' retirement benefit calculations' cutoff date from July 1, 2024, to July 1, 2012, for all retirement members eligible to and who retire on or after the new July 1, 2012, cutoff date. | This act would, change the teacher and state employees' retirement benefit calculations' cutoff date from July 1, 2024, to July 1, 2012, for all retirement members eligible to and who retire on or after the new July 1, 2012, cutoff date. The average compensation means the average of the highest three (3) consecutive years, of compensation, within the total service, when the average compensation was its highest. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0298 | Increases penalties for a variety of motor vehicle offenses. | This act would increase the sentences, fines or both for § 31-27-1 ("driving so as to endanger, resulting in death") and § 31-27-1.1 ("driving so as to endanger, resulting in personal injury"). This act would also repeal the enhancement of the punishments for subsequent offenses of § 31-27-2.2 ("driving under the influence, resulting in death") and § 31-27-2.6 ("driving under the influence, resulting in serious bodily injury") and would replace the enhancement of punishments with an amended single range of sentences, fines or both. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0420 | Reduces the current varying percentages for early retirement penalty for teachers, municipal and state employees to a cumulative annual reduction of 3% and monthly reduction of .25%. | This act would reduce the current varying percentages for early retirement penalty for teachers, municipal and state employees to a cumulative annual reduction of three percent (3%) and monthly reduction of twenty-five hundredths percent (.25%). This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0428 | Amends the pension benefits for both current and former Rhode Island state police members, and would extend the time period a member may serve in the Rhode Island state police. | This act would amend the pension benefits for both current and former Rhode Island state police members, and would extend the time period a member may serve in the Rhode Island state police. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0357 | Requires persons convicted of driving under influence or refusal to submit to chemical test, to have an ignition interlock system installed in vehicle as part of sentence and to pay an assessment to pay for the systems for indigent defendants. | This act would require any person convicted of driving under the influence or refusal to submit to a chemical test, to have an ignition interlock system installed in their vehicle as part of any sentence before being eligible for a license reinstatement and would establish a fund that all offenders would contribute to in order to pay for the ignition interlock systems for indigent motorists. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0659 | Recalculates the retirement allowance related to early retirement and pension benefits for teachers, state employees and municipal employees. | This act would recalculate the retirement allowance related to early retirement and pension benefits for teachers, state employees and municipal employees. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0978 | Requires the state building commissioner to implement electronic permitting for any category of state or local permit authorized under state law to significantly impact the expediency of construction and development. | This act would require the state building commissioner to implement electronic permitting for any category of state or local permit authorized under state law to significantly impact the expediency of construction and development. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S1035 | SENATE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING AND DESIGNATING MAY 5-11, 2025, TO BE "LUNG CANCER ACTION WEEK" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | Senate Resolution Proclaiming And Designating May 5-11, 2025, To Be "lung Cancer Action Week" In The State Of Rhode Island | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0754 | Extends provisions of an existing collective bargaining agreement for municipal police arbitration purposes until a successor agreement is reached or an interest arbitration award is rendered. | This act would extend provisions of an existing collective bargaining agreement for municipal police arbitration purposes until a successor agreement is reached or an interest arbitration award is rendered. This act would take effect upon passage. | Crossed Over |
| S0591 | Names the new Sakonnet River Bridge as the “Staff Sergeant Christopher Potts Sakonnet River Bridge.” | This act would name the new Sakonnet River Bridge as the “Staff Sergeant Christopher Potts Sakonnet River Bridge.” This act would take effect upon passage. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0111 | This act would sunset/discontinue the Jobs Development Act rate reduction as of July 1, 2025. | This act would sunset/discontinue the Jobs Development Act rate reduction as of July 1, 2025. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0244 | Increases the Rhode Island earned-income credit to twenty percent (20%) on January 1, 2026. Such credit would not exceed the amount of state income tax. | This act would increase the Rhode Island earned-income credit to twenty percent (20%) on January 1, 2026. Such credit would not exceed the amount of state income tax. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0094 | Exempts from the sales and use tax, the sale of beer and malt beverages at retail. | This act would exempt from the sales and use tax, the sale of beer and malt beverages at retail. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0099 | Exempts the trade-in value of pickup trucks under eight thousand one hundred pounds (8,100 lbs.) gross weight, used exclusively for personal use, from sales tax. | This act would exempt the trade-in value of pickup trucks under eight thousand one hundred pounds (8,100 lbs.) gross weight, used exclusively for personal use, from sales tax. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0034 | Eliminates the sales tax on taxi services and pet care services. | This act would eliminate the sales tax on taxi services and pet care services. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0095 | Exempts the trade-in value of pickup trucks under six thousand pounds (6,000 lbs.) gross weight, used exclusively for personal use, from sales tax. | This act would exempt the trade-in value of pickup trucks under six thousand pounds (6,000 lbs.) gross weight, used exclusively for personal use, from sales tax. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0048 | JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $15,200,000 TO BE USED TO PURCHASE PFAS-FREE FIREFIGHTING GEAR (Authorizes the appropriation of the sum of $15,200,000 to cities and towns to purchase firefighter and rescue personnel protective gear which is PFAS free.) | Joint Resolution Making An Appropriation Of $15,200,000 To Be Used To Purchase Pfas-free Firefighting Gear (authorizes The Appropriation Of The Sum Of $15,200,000 To Cities And Towns To Purchase Firefighter And Rescue Personnel Protective Gear Which Is Pfas Free.) | In Committee |
| S0032 | Includes municipal detention facility corporations as exempt from taxation, and requires that an amount equal to 27% of all tax that would have been collected if the property was taxable be paid to the municipality annually. | This act would include municipal detention facility corporations as exempt from taxation under state law, and require the general assembly to appropriate, annually, for payment to the city or town where the property is located a sum equal to twenty-seven percent (27%) of all tax that would have been collected if the property was taxable. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0036 | Amends the Education Equity and Property Tax Relief Act to set the regionalization bonus at 2% of the state's share of foundation education aid for the fiscal year starting July 1, 2025, and for each year thereafter. | This act would amend the existing provisions of the Education Equity and Property Tax Relief Act by providing that the annual amount of the regionalization bonus would be two percent (2%) of the state's share of the foundation education aid formula for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025 and for each fiscal year thereafter. This act would take effect on July 1, 2025. | In Committee |
| S0049 | JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $250,000 TO THE SUBSTANCE USE AND MENTAL HEALTH LEADERSHIP COUNCIL OF RI (SUMHLC) (This resolution would authorize an appropriation of the sum of $250,000 to the Substance Use and Mental Health Leadership Council of RI.) | Joint Resolution Making An Appropriation Of $250,000 To The Substance Use And Mental Health Leadership Council Of Ri (sumhlc) (this Resolution Would Authorize An Appropriation Of The Sum Of $250,000 To The Substance Use And Mental Health Leadership Council Of Ri.) | In Committee |
| S0995 | SENATE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING DEEPEST CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF THE HONORABLE DOMINICK J. RUGGERIO, PRESIDENT AND DEAN OF THE RHODE ISLAND SENATE | Senate Resolution Expressing Deepest Condolences On The Passing Of The Honorable Dominick J. Ruggerio, President And Dean Of The Rhode Island Senate | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0040 | Increases the state earned-income credit as of January 1, 2026 to seventeen percent (17%) of the federal earned-income credit, not to exceed the amount of state income tax. | This act would increase the Rhode Island earned-income credit to seventeen percent (17%) on January 1, 2026 and then to eighteen percent (18%) on January 1, 2027. Such credit would not exceed the amount of state income tax. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0555 | Distinguishes, in two separate subsections, a first offense for reckless driving, which is a misdemeanor, and a second or subsequent offense for reckless driving, which is a felony. | This act would distinguish, in two (2) separate subsections, a first offense for reckless driving, which is a misdemeanor, and a second or subsequent offense for reckless driving, which is a felony. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0658 | Amends the Rhode Island works program to allow lawful permanent residents to receive benefits without a waiting period. | This act would amend the Rhode Island works program to allow lawful permanent residents to receive benefits without a waiting period. This act would also increase the monthly cash benefit to fifty percent (50%) of the federal poverty level effective July 1, 2025, and would increase the cash support pass-through to one hundred dollars ($100) for one child and two hundred dollars ($200) for more than one child. This act would take effect on July 1, 2025. | In Committee |
| S0967 | SENATE RESOLUTION EXTENDING DEEPEST CONDOLENCES TO THOSE FRIENDS AND FAMILY MEMBERS WHO LOST LOVED ONES IN THE JET SET CLUB TRAGEDY | Senate Resolution Extending Deepest Condolences To Those Friends And Family Members Who Lost Loved Ones In The Jet Set Club Tragedy | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0966 | SENATE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR THE LGBTQIA+ COMMUNITY | Senate Resolution Expressing Support For The Lgbtqia+ Community | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0968 | SENATE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF THE HONORABLE RONALD D. NEWMAN | Senate Resolution Expressing Condolences On The Passing Of The Honorable Ronald D. Newman | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0964 | SENATE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING APRIL OF 2025, TO BE "FINANCIAL LITERACY MONTH" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | Senate Resolution Proclaiming April Of 2025, To Be "financial Literacy Month" In The State Of Rhode Island | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0363 | Defines "military-connected student", "advance enrollment" and "open enrollment" to give them flexibility in choosing a school district. | This act would define "military-connected student", "advance enrollment" and "open enrollment" to give the military connected student flexibility in choosing a school district. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0392 | Requires that one third of all Rhode Island teachers, each year for the next 3 years, be trained in the basic emergency and response skills curriculum ("BEARS"), specifically in hand-only cardiopulmonary resuscitation/Heimlich maneuver/bleeding control. | This act would require that one third (1/3) of all Rhode Island teachers, each year, for the next three (3) years, be trained in the basic emergency and response skills curriculum ("BEARS"), specifically in hand-only cardiopulmonary resuscitation, Heimlich maneuver, and bleeding control. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0073 | Allows for the holder of a manufacturer's license to be able to sell one one-sixth (1/6) barrel key of malt beverage, produced on the premises, per day. | This act would allow for the holder of a manufacturer’s license to be able to sell one one- sixth (1/6) barrel keg of malt beverage, produced on the premises, per day. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0236 | Mandates the use of a soft-shell helmet cover that adds a padded, soft-shell layer to the outside of a traditional football helmet, for students participating in Rhode Island interscholastic league football. | This act would mandate the use of a soft-shell helmet cover that adds a padded, soft-shell layer to the outside of a traditional football helmet, for students participating in Rhode Island interscholastic league football. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0385 | Impose requirements and actions that certain electric distribution and gas distribution companies must meet prior to implementing rate changes. | This act would impose requirements and actions that electric distribution companies and gas distribution companies having over one hundred thousand (100,000) customers would need to take prior to implementing rate changes. The act would also add additional requirements of providing explanations and annual reports with information on costs contributing to rate adjustments, for the purpose of providing greater transparency to customers and consumers of electricity and gas. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0852 | Requires that all agencies' final rules, promulgated pursuant to the administrative procedures act, be approved by general assembly action, but in no case later than December 31 of the year it is promulgated before it can become effective. | This act would require that all agencies' final rules, promulgated pursuant to the administrative procedures act, be approved by general assembly action, but in no case later than December 31 of the year it is promulgated before it can become effective. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0960 | SENATE RESOLUTION THANKING AND HONORING AMERICA'S AND RHODE ISLAND'S VIETNAM WAR VETERANS FOR THEIR SERVICE AND SACRIFICE ON "VIETNAM VETERANS DAY" | Senate Resolution Thanking And Honoring America's And Rhode Island's Vietnam War Veterans For Their Service And Sacrifice On "vietnam Veterans Day" | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0961 | SENATE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING APRIL 6-12, 2025, TO BE "NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | Senate Resolution Proclaiming April 6-12, 2025, To Be "national Library Week" In The State Of Rhode Island | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0436 | Establishes an agricultural restricted receipt account within the department of environmental management. An advisory committee would be established to determine suggested uses of the funds in said account. | This act would establish an agricultural restricted receipt account within the department of environmental management. An advisory committee would be established to determine suggested uses of the funds in said account. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0167 | Provides that individuals enrolled in Medicare Parts A and B guaranteed right to enroll in standardized plans. | This act would provide that individuals under age sixty-five (65) enrolled in Medicare Parts A and B would have a guaranteed right to enrollment in any standardized plan that provides supplement coverage to Plan A, if enrolled during the month-long period designated by the office of the health insurance commissioner (OHIC). This act would also provide that individuals over age sixty-five (65) would have a guaranteed right to enroll in any Medicare supplement plan during the month-long period designated by the office of the health insurance commissioner (OHIC). This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0108 | Directs the general assembly to fund ten full time equivalent positions in FY 2026 to support DEM's efforts in the areas of forestry and forestry projects. | This act would direct the general assembly to appropriate in the fiscal year 2026 budget, a sum sufficient to fund ten additional full time equivalent ("FTE") positions to be assigned to the department of environmental management (the "department"), and to fund necessary equipment and supplies, with the intent to support and expand the department's efforts in the areas of forests and forestry projects. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0915 | Eliminates the registration and service charge fees for National Guard plates. | This act would eliminate the registration and service charge fees for National Guard plates. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0934 | SENATE RESOLUTION CELEBRATING THE 171ST ANNIVERSARY OF THE U.S. -- JAPAN TREATY OF PEACE AND AMITY | Senate Resolution Celebrating The 171st Anniversary Of The U.s. -- Japan Treaty Of Peace And Amity | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0935 | SENATE RESOLUTION JOYOUSLY CELEBRATING "URI DAY" AT THE RHODE ISLAND STATE HOUSE ON APRIL 1, 2025 | Senate Resolution Joyously Celebrating "uri Day" At The Rhode Island State House On April 1, 2025 | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0933 | SENATE RESOLUTION JOYOUSLY CELEBRATING THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CREATION OF THE RHODE ISLAND STATE POLICE DEPARTMENT | Senate Resolution Joyously Celebrating The 100th Anniversary Of The Creation Of The Rhode Island State Police Department | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0699 | Includes the COVID-19 immunization under the consent and reporting provisions required for pharmacy administered immunizations to individuals between nine (9) and eighteen (18) years of age. | This act would include the COVID-19 immunization under the consent and reporting provisions required for pharmacy administered immunizations to individuals between nine (9) and eighteen (18) years of age. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0725 | JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE AND PUBLISH AND SUBMIT TO THE ELECTORS A PROPOSITION OF AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION -- OF THE LEGISLATIVE POWER (Proposes a state constitutional amendment that no department or other entity created by the state would have poser to incur debt in excess of $ 50,000, without express approval from the legislature and voters.) | Joint Resolution To Approve And Publish And Submit To The Electors A Proposition Of Amendment To The Constitution -- Of The Legislative Power (proposes A State Constitutional Amendment That No Department Or Other Entity Created By The State Would Have Poser To Incur Debt In Excess Of $ 50,000, Without Express Approval From The Legislature And Voters.) | In Committee |
| S0288 | Provides that, for the general officers of the state, no person could be elected to the same general office more than twice. | This act would provide that for the general officers of the state, no person could be elected to the same general office more than twice, and no person who has held a general office for more than two (2) years of a term to which some other person was elected could be elected to the same general office more than once. This act would further provide that a person who was ineligible to be elected governor could not be elected lieutenant governor. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0751 | Amends the definition of infectious diseases to include the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). | This act amends the definition of infectious diseases to include the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0842 | Prohibits the charging of interchange fees on taxes and gratuities. | This act would prohibit the charging of interchange fees on taxes and gratuities. This act would take effect on January 1, 2026. | In Committee |
| S0880 | SENATE RESOLUTION COMMEMORATING MARCH 25, 2025, AS THE 204TH ANNIVERSARY OF GREEK INDEPENDENCE DAY AND CELEBRATING DEMOCRACY IN GREECE AND THE UNITED STATES | Senate Resolution Commemorating March 25, 2025, As The 204th Anniversary Of Greek Independence Day And Celebrating Democracy In Greece And The United States | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0139 | Changes the community service requirements of a sentence related to the violation of § 11-44-21.1 relating to defacing private residences, offices, businesses or commercial property. | This act would change the community service requirements of a sentence related to the violation of § 11-44-21.1 relating to defacing private residences, offices, businesses or commercial property. Every person convicted of a first and second offense under this section would be required to perform not less than forty (40) hours and not more than one hundred (100) hours cleaning and remediating graffiti vandalism on state or local properties. Every person convicted of a third or subsequent offense under this section would be required to perform not less than forty (40) hours and not more than three hundred (300) hours of community service cleaning and remediating graffiti vandalism on state or local properties. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0516 | Permits non-sworn public safety officers/security guards at private colleges/universities to detain individuals for no longer than 30 minutes within the campus’s jurisdiction if the officer or guard believes the person committed a criminal offense. | This act would permit non-sworn public safety officers and security guards at private colleges and universities, to detain individuals for no longer than thirty (30) minutes, within the campus jurisdiction, when the officer or guard has reasonable grounds to believe that the person has committed a criminal offense. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0222 | Requires pharmacy benefit managers to reimburse pharmacist no less than national drug acquisition costs plus fee. | This act would require pharmacy benefit managers to reimburse a pharmacist in an amount not less than the national average drug acquisition cost plus dispensary fee, or in circumstance in which that information is unavailable then in an amount not less than the wholesale acquisition cost plus dispensary fee. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0117 | Sets controls on Medicaid prescription drug costs by imposing transparency and accountability requirements on managed care organizations (MCOs) and their pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). | This act would set controls on Medicaid prescription drug costs by imposing transparency and accountability requirements on managed care organizations (MCOs) and their pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0648 | Requires veterinarians to provide consultations to animal owners when a drug is prescribed and dispensed for that annual patient. | This act would require veterinarians to provide consultations to animal owners when a drug is prescribed and dispensed for that animal patient. This act would take effect on January 1, 2026. | In Committee |
| S0290 | Grants an affirmative defense for certain privileged communications, including communications made by an individual, without malice, regarding an incident of sexual assault, harassment, or discrimination. | This act would grant an affirmative defense for certain privileged communications, including communications made by an individual, without malice, regarding an incident of sexual assault, harassment, or discrimination and would specify the attorneys' fees and damages available to a prevailing defendant in any defamation action brought against that defendant for making that communication. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0838 | SENATE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING MARCH 17, 2025, TO BE "PROFOUND AUTISM DAY IN RHODE ISLAND" | Senate Resolution Proclaiming March 17, 2025, To Be "profound Autism Day In Rhode Island" | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0834 | SENATE RESOLUTION CELEBRATING ST. PATRICK’S DAY AND HONORS IRELAND’S ROLE IN THE UNITED STATES WAR OF INDEPENDENCE | Senate Resolution Celebrating St. Patrick’s Day And Honors Ireland’s Role In The United States War Of Independence | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0839 | SENATE RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING THE BRYANT UNIVERSITY BULLDOGS MEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM ON WINNING THE AMERICA EAST REGULAR SEASON AND CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIPS AND EARNING A BERTH IN THE NCAA MEN'S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT | Senate Resolution Congratulating The Bryant University Bulldogs Men's Basketball Team On Winning The America East Regular Season And Conference Tournament Championships And Earning A Berth In The Ncaa Men's Basketball Tournament | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0835 | SENATE RESOLUTION COMMEMORATING THE CELEBRATION OF ST. JOSEPH'S DAY | Senate Resolution Commemorating The Celebration Of St. Joseph's Day | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0837 | SENATE RESOLUTION CELEBRATING MARCH OF 2025 AS “ARTS IN THE SCHOOLS MONTH” IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | Senate Resolution Celebrating March Of 2025 As “arts In The Schools Month” In The State Of Rhode Island | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0836 | SENATE RESOLUTION HONORING AND RECOGNIZING EMILY SANTERRE FOR BEING NAMED MISS IRELAND IN THE ST. PATRICK'S DAY PARADE IN WEST WARWICK, RHODE ISLAND | Senate Resolution Honoring And Recognizing Emily Santerre For Being Named Miss Ireland In The St. Patrick's Day Parade In West Warwick, Rhode Island | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0804 | Extends the repayment period for toll violations, and requires the RI transit and bridge authority to notify frequent violators by certified mail that their driver's license may be in jeopardy for failure to pay toll violations. | This act would extend the repayment period for toll violations from fourteen (14) days to thirty (30) days from the issuance of the violation and would extend the time for payment of unpaid toll violations and toll violation administrative fees from forty-five (45) days to sixty (60) days from the issuance of the original violation. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0072 | Disabled veteran license plate may be transferred to veterans' spouse or issued to veteran or veterans spouse. | This act would permit upon certification that the veteran is no longer able to operate a vehicle, the transfer of the plate to the veteran's spouse. Additionally, a disabled veteran license plate may be issued to an eligible veteran or their spouse. This act would take effect upon passage. | Crossed Over |
| S0115 | Requires health plans that provide prescription benefits to cover at least one type of glucagon auto-injector, nasal spray, or formulation that does not require reconstitution to treat hypoglycemia. No copayment or deductible would be required. | This act would require, commencing January 1, 2026, group health plans and health insurance issuers that provide prescription benefits to cover at least one type of glucagon auto- injector, nasal spray, or formulation which does not require reconstitution to treat hypoglycemia with two (2) glucagon auto-injectors every plan year. No copayment or deductible would be required to obtain prescribed glucagon medications. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0764 | SENATE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING DEEPEST CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF ELEANOR C. BOWERS | Senate Resolution Expressing Deepest Condolences On The Passing Of Eleanor C. Bowers | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0575 | Makes persons seventy (70) years of age or older eligible for exemption from jury service. | This act would make persons seventy (70) years of age or older eligible for exemption from jury service. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0762 | SENATE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING MARCH 14TH AS A DAY TO COMMEMORATE THE HISTORY OF THE SYMBOL | Senate Resolution Proclaiming March 14th As A Day To Commemorate The History Of The Symbol | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0763 | SENATE RESOLUTION EXTENDING DEEPEST CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF ANN D. MCCAFFREY | Senate Resolution Extending Deepest Condolences On The Passing Of Ann D. Mccaffrey | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0442 | Adds the workers' compensation administration fund to those restricted receipt accounts not subject to indirect cost recoveries. | This act would add the workers' compensation administration fund to those restricted receipt accounts not subject to indirect cost recoveries. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0760 | SENATE RESOLUTION CELEBRATING THE 4TH ANNUAL "RI CRAFT BEER WEEK" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND ON MARCH 7TH THROUGH MARCH 16TH OF 2025 | Senate Resolution Celebrating The 4th Annual "ri Craft Beer Week" In The State Of Rhode Island On March 7th Through March 16th Of 2025 | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0759 | SENATE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING MARCH OF 2025, AS "COLORECTAL CANCER AWARENESS MONTH" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | Senate Resolution Proclaiming March Of 2025, As "colorectal Cancer Awareness Month" In The State Of Rhode Island | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0707 | Creates the Rhode Island Individual Market Affordability Act of 2024 to help reduce out-of-pocket costs for low- and moderate-income consumers enrolled in the health insurance coverage through the Rhode Island health benefits exchange. | This act would create the Rhode Island individual market affordability act of 2025 to help reduce out-of-pocket costs for low- and moderate-income consumers enrolled in health insurance coverage through the Rhode Island health benefits exchange. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0014 | Requires commercial property owners to install vehicle barriers at their retail establishment locations when new construction are being done and permits insurers to consider the installation to provide a discount on the owner's insurance policy. | This act would require commercial property owners to install vehicle barriers at their retail establishment locations as part of any new construction. This act would also require insurers to consider the installation of such vehicle barriers as a safety measure and eligible for a discount on the owner's insurance policy premium as approved by the insurance commissioner. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0148 | Prohibits any questioning of a juvenile who is suspected of delinquent or criminal behavior, unless the parent of guardian of the juvenile is present, or unless an attorney is present or the juvenile and their parents have waived their presence. | This act would prohibit any questioning of a juvenile who is suspected of delinquent or criminal behavior unless the parent, legal guardian of the juvenile or the DCYF when parental rights are terminated is present, or unless an attorney is present, the juvenile and their parent or legal guardian have waived their presence, the court is satisfied that the juvenile has made a knowing voluntary waiver of their rights, the juvenile is emancipated or has misrepresented their age as being 18 years or older. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0665 | Permits hit and run victims suffering serious bodily injury to recover under the crime victim compensation program. | This act would permit hit and run victims suffering serious bodily injury to recover under the crime victim compensation program This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0710 | Directs the RITBA design a safety barrier or netting system on the several bridges within its authority. Any newly constructed bridges with a deck height of over one hundred feet (100 ft) would be required to have safety barriers of safety netting. | This act would direct the Rhode Island turnpike and bridge authority (RITBA) to design a safety barrier or netting system on the Mount Hope Bridge, the Claiborne Pell Bridge, and the Jamestown Verrazzano Bridge. The act would include several deadlines to ensure construction commences no later than August 1, 2026. Any newly constructed bridges with a deck height of over one hundred feet (100') would be required to have safety barriers or safety netting. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0216 | SENATE RESOLUTION EXTENDING THE REPORTING AND EXPIRATION DATES OF THE SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY AND REVIEW RHODE ISLAND'S MINIMUM WAGE (This resolution would extend the reporting and expiration dates of the special legislative commission to study Rhode Island’s minimum wage from May 4, 2025, to May 4, 2026, and said commission would expire on January 4, 2027.) | Senate Resolution Extending The Reporting And Expiration Dates Of The Special Legislative Commission To Study And Review Rhode Island's Minimum Wage (this Resolution Would Extend The Reporting And Expiration Dates Of The Special Legislative Commission To Study Rhode Island’s Minimum Wage From May 4, 2025, To May 4, 2026, And Said Commission Would Expire On January 4, 2027.) | In Committee |
| S0596 | SENATE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING DEEPEST CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF DR. JOSEPH J. BOX | Senate Resolution Expressing Deepest Condolences On The Passing Of Dr. Joseph J. Box | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0597 | SENATE RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING MARCH 8, 2025, AS "INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY", AND THE MONTH OF MARCH AS "WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH", IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | Senate Resolution Recognizing March 8, 2025, As "international Women’s Day", And The Month Of March As "women's History Month", In The State Of Rhode Island | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0320 | Requires all school districts to designate a certified athletic trainer at each high school within its district. | This act would require all school districts to designate a certified athletic trainer at each high school within its district. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0319 | Replaces the existing chapter on this subject by requiring school districts to organize concussion oversight teams, develop removal-from-play, return-to-play, and return-to-learn protocols, and develop a concussion brochure. | This act would replace the existing chapter on this subject by requiring school districts to organize concussion oversight teams, develop removal-from-play, return-to-play, and return-to- learn protocols, and develop a concussion brochure. This act would repeal chapter 16-91, the "school and youth programs concussion act." This act would take effect on July 1, 2025. | In Committee |
| S0370 | SENATE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING FEBRUARY OF 2025, AS "BLACK HISTORY MONTH" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | Senate Resolution Proclaiming February Of 2025, As "black History Month" In The State Of Rhode Island | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0371 | SENATE RESOLUTION COMMEMORATING THE 181ST ANNIVERSARY OF DOMINICAN REPUBLIC INDEPENDENCE ON FEBRUARY 27, 2025 | Senate Resolution Commemorating The 181st Anniversary Of Dominican Republic Independence On February 27, 2025 | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0369 | SENATE RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING SEPTEMBER AS SUBSTANCE USE RECOVERY AWARENESS MONTH IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND CALLING FOR THE END OF STIGMA AND EMPOWERING RECOVERY THROUGH LANGUAGE IN RHODE ISLAND | Senate Resolution Recognizing September As Substance Use Recovery Awareness Month In The State Of Rhode Island And Calling For The End Of Stigma And Empowering Recovery Through Language In Rhode Island | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0372 | SENATE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING CONDOLENCES TO THE MURPHY FAMILY ON THE PASSING OF THE HONORABLE JOHN M. MURPHY | Senate Resolution Expressing Condolences To The Murphy Family On The Passing Of The Honorable John M. Murphy | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0368 | SENATE RESOLUTION WELCOMING SCOUTING AMERICA, NARRAGANSETT COUNCIL, TO THE RHODE ISLAND STATE HOUSE AND JOYFULLY CELEBRATING SCOUTING MONTH IN FEBRUARY | Senate Resolution Welcoming Scouting America, Narragansett Council, To The Rhode Island State House And Joyfully Celebrating Scouting Month In February | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0130 | Changes the fine for any person convicted of a first violation of this chapter from $85 to $200, and increases the period of time that the violator may be ordered to pick up litter. | This act would change the fine for any person convicted of a first violation of this chapter from eighty-five dollars ($85.00) to two hundred dollars ($200), and increase the period of time that the violator may be ordered to pick up litter from not less than two (2), nor more than twenty- five (25) hours to not less than twenty (20), nor more than forty (40) hours. For a second or subsequent violation the period is increased from not less than four (4), nor more than fifty (50) hours to not less than twenty (20) nor more than fifty (50) hours. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0134 | Amends the statute so as to conform to current statutory penalties for possession of marijuana offenses promulgated in the Rhode Island cannabis act allowing for possession of up to two ounces (2 oz.) of marijuana. | This act would amend the penalty provision for possession of one ounce or less of marijuana by a juvenile in order to conform to current statutory penalties for possession of marijuana offenses promulgated in the Rhode Island cannabis act, allowing for possession of up to two ounces (2 oz.) of marijuana. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0224 | SENATE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING FEBRUARY 11, 2025, AS "THE 2ND RHODE ISLAND REGIMENT/BLACK REGIMENT RECOGNITION DAY" TO COMMEMORATE THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF BLACK SOLDIERS DURING THE AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR | Senate Resolution Proclaiming February 11, 2025, As "the 2nd Rhode Island Regiment/black Regiment Recognition Day" To Commemorate The Contributions Of Black Soldiers During The American Revolutionary War | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0227 | SENATE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING DEEPEST CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF RUFINA DELIZO RICE | Senate Resolution Expressing Deepest Condolences On The Passing Of Rufina Delizo Rice | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0228 | SENATE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING DEEPEST CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF HILDING T. MUNSON | Senate Resolution Expressing Deepest Condolences On The Passing Of Hilding T. Munson | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0226 | SENATE RESOLUTION EXTENDING DEEPEST CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF MARIE T. NESSELBUSH | Senate Resolution Extending Deepest Condolences On The Passing Of Marie T. Nesselbush | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0225 | SENATE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING FEBRUARY 7TH THROUGH THE 14TH OF 2025, TO BE "CONGENITAL HEART DEFECT AWARENESS WEEK" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | Senate Resolution Proclaiming February 7th Through The 14th Of 2025, To Be "congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week" In The State Of Rhode Island | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0052 | Prohibits certain claim practices of health insurers and medical providers. The act would further require fulfillment of medical record requests within fourteen (14) days. | This act would prohibit a health insurer from denying a claim and a medical provider from refusing to submit a claim to a health insurer based on the services arising from a motor vehicle accident or other third-party claim. This act further prohibits charges to first-party coverage without an insured’s written consent and requires medical providers to fulfill record requests within fourteen (14) days. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0042 | Provides that funds or monies collected by designated quasi-public corporations or agencies not be subject to transfer or reallocation by order of the governor or general assembly. | This act would provide that funds or monies collected by designated quasi-public corporations or agencies not be subject to transfer or reallocation by order of the governor or general assembly. This act would also mandate that quasi-public corporations limit the use of all funds and property to perform the function or service for which the quasi-public corporation was created and would prohibit the transfer or reallocation of funds held by a quasi-public corporation. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0163 | SENATE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING DEEPEST CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF ANTHONY V. ARICO | Senate Resolution Expressing Deepest Condolences On The Passing Of Anthony V. Arico | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0109 | Amends State funding calculations for special education, revising extraordinary cost calculations for FY 2027-2028, and providing additional funds for excess costs when special education students move into a district after the budget is approved. | This act would amend the calculation of state funding provided to local education agencies for special education services. The act would revise the calculation of extraordinary special education costs in fiscal years 2027 and 2028, and would also provide additional funds for excess costs for special education students who move into a district after a district has approved its fiscal year budget. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0156 | JOINT RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY AND EVALUATE THE POTENTIAL NECESSITY FOR CHANGES IN THE GENERAL LAWS PERTAINING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND RECREATIONAL CANNABIS (Creates a 13 member commission to evaluate and determine changes needed in Title 3 and Chapter 28.11 of Title 21 of the RIGL, and would report back by January 7, 2026, and would expire on March 7, 2026.) | Joint Resolution Creating A Special Legislative Commission To Study And Evaluate The Potential Necessity For Changes In The General Laws Pertaining To Alcoholic Beverages And Recreational Cannabis (creates A 13 Member Commission To Evaluate And Determine Changes Needed In Title 3 And Chapter 28.11 Of Title 21 Of The Rigl, And Would Report Back By January 7, 2026, And Would Expire On March 7, 2026.) | In Committee |
| S0082 | SENATE RESOLUTION EXTENDING DEEPEST CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF CHARLENE C. CONNORS | Senate Resolution Extending Deepest Condolences On The Passing Of Charlene C. Connors | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0081 | SENATE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF JOSEPH A. GILMARTIN | Senate Resolution Expressing Condolences On The Passing Of Joseph A. Gilmartin | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0077 | SENATE RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING JOSEPH B. GOHO, SUPERINTENDENT OF THE NORTH PROVIDENCE PUBLIC SCHOOLS DEPARTMENT, FOR BEING NAMED THE "2025 RHODE ISLAND SUPERINTENDENT OF THE YEAR" BY THE RHODE ISLAND SUPERINTENDENTS ASSOCIATION | Senate Resolution Congratulating Joseph B. Goho, Superintendent Of The North Providence Public Schools Department, For Being Named The "2025 Rhode Island Superintendent Of The Year" By The Rhode Island Superintendents Association | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0078 | SENATE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING JANUARY 19-25, 2025, TO BE "CERTIFIED REGISTERED NURSE ANESTHETISTS WEEK" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | Senate Resolution Proclaiming January 19-25, 2025, To Be "certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists Week" In The State Of Rhode Island | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0080 | SENATE RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING THE CELEBRATION OF THE LUNAR NEW YEAR "THE YEAR OF THE SNAKE" ON JANUARY 29TH OF 2025 | Senate Resolution Recognizing The Celebration Of The Lunar New Year "the Year Of The Snake" On January 29th Of 2025 | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0079 | SENATE RESOLUTION CELEBRATING THE 11TH ANNUAL "PHYSICIAN ANESTHESIOLOGISTS WEEK" FROM JANUARY 26TH THROUGH FEBRUARY 1ST, 2025, IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | Senate Resolution Celebrating The 11th Annual "physician Anesthesiologists Week" From January 26th Through February 1st, 2025, In The State Of Rhode Island | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0009 | SENATE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF THE HONORABLE BARBARA ANN CAPALBO | Senate Resolution Expressing Condolences On The Passing Of The Honorable Barbara Ann Capalbo | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0011 | SENATE RESOLUTION HONORING AND THANKING THE HONORABLE MARTHA BALL FOR HER 50 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE TOWN OF NEW SHOREHAM | Senate Resolution Honoring And Thanking The Honorable Martha Ball For Her 50 Years Of Service To The Town Of New Shoreham | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0010 | SENATE RESOLUTION EXTENDING CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF SAYSOMBOUN PHIVILAY | Senate Resolution Extending Condolences On The Passing Of Saysomboun Phivilay | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0006 | SENATE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF THE HONORABLE SENATOR JAMES S. D'AMBRA | Senate Resolution Expressing Condolences On The Passing Of The Honorable Senator James S. D'ambra | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0007 | SENATE RESOLUTION HONORING RUTH ANN MADSEN FOR HER SERVICE TO THE PEOPLE OF RHODE ISLAND ON THE OCCASION OF HER PASSING | Senate Resolution Honoring Ruth Ann Madsen For Her Service To The People Of Rhode Island On The Occasion Of Her Passing | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0005 | SENATE RESOLUTION EXTENDING CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF THE HONORABLE WALTER J. GRAY | Senate Resolution Extending Condolences On The Passing Of The Honorable Walter J. Gray | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0004 | SENATE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF MELVIN L. ZURIER | Senate Resolution Expressing Condolences On The Passing Of Melvin L. Zurier | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0008 | SENATE RESOLUTION AMENDING THE RULES OF THE SENATE FOR THE YEARS 2023-2024 (This resolution would amend the rules of the Senate relative to committees and would create a new committee on artificial intelligence and emerging technologies.) | Senate Resolution Amending The Rules Of The Senate For The Years 2023-2024 (this Resolution Would Amend The Rules Of The Senate Relative To Committees And Would Create A New Committee On Artificial Intelligence And Emerging Technologies.) | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| Bill | Bill Name | Motion | Vote Date | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H5218 | Increases insurance coverage for hearing aids from one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) to one thousand seven hundred fifty dollars ($1,750), per ear, for all people regardless of age effective January 1, 2026. | Passage | 06/21/2025 | Yea |
| H5248 | Restricts audits of pharmacists conducted by insurers and their intermediaries, limiting audits to one per year unless an identified problem exists or fraud or misrepresentation is suspected. | Passage In Concurrence | 06/21/2025 | Yea |
| H5322 | Extends the sunset provision allowing retired teachers to substitute teach for up to 180 days from June 20, 2025 until July 1, 2026. | Passage | 06/21/2025 | Yea |
| H5353 | Authorizes a pharmacy technician or pharmacy intern to perform technology-assisted dispensing process validation for medications prepared for distribution by another pharmacy technician or intern within an institutional pharmacy. | Passage | 06/21/2025 | Yea |
| H5415 | Provides standards for developing, implementing, and maintaining reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect the security, confidentiality, and integrity of customer information. | Passage | 06/21/2025 | Yea |
| H5427 | Includes the COVID-19 immunization under the consent and reporting provisions required for pharmacy administered immunizations to individuals between nine (9) and eighteen (18) years of age. | Passage | 06/21/2025 | Yea |
| H5477 | JOINT RESOLUTION TO ESTABLISH A STATEWIDE MAIN STREET COORDINATING PROGRAM (Authorizes the appropriation of the sum of $500,000 for the formal establishment of “Main Street Rhode Island”.) | Passage | 06/21/2025 | Abstain |
| H5522 | Requires the rule adopting agency to send a copy of the certified rule to all members of the general assembly, within twenty (20) days of filing a final rule. | Passage | 06/21/2025 | Yea |
| H5517 | Increases the maximum number of voters that a polling place can accommodate 3,000 to 3,500 and provide for existing polling places that exceed the maximum number of voters, not be required to be changed until the next decennial redistricting. | Passage | 06/21/2025 | Yea |
| H5565 | Authorizes and regulates the distribution of the product known as "kratom." | Passage | 06/21/2025 | Yea |
| H5674 | Prohibits a landlord from inquiring about the immigration status of a tenant subject to any federal laws or regulations, but may request financial information or proof of identity. | Passage | 06/21/2025 | Yea |
| H5635 | Changes the name of "applied behavior assistant analyst" to "assistant applied behavior analyst" and makes several changes to provide consistency in the certification language for behavioral analysts. | Passage | 06/21/2025 | Yea |
| H5562 | Provides that charitable organizations with a gross income of one million dollars ($1,000,000) or less can meet the required reporting and records requirements by providing either an IRS Form 900 or other approved financial statements. | Passage | 06/21/2025 | Yea |
| H5557 | Establishes prevailing standards and procedures for licensing speech-language pathologists and audiologists in Rhode Island. | Passage | 06/21/2025 | Yea |
| H5619 | Requires the department of health to incorporate information about dementia risk factors and reduction into public education and healthcare provider education materials. | Passage | 06/21/2025 | Yea |
| H5548 | Makes numerous technical corrections related to insurance, provides a definition for "cybersecurity insurance", and would repeal the chapter relating to reciprocal exchanges and interinsurers. | Passage | 06/21/2025 | Yea |
| H5714 | Provides that a person eighteen (18) years or older could request that his or her race be modified or amended on their birth certificate. | Passage | 06/21/2025 | Yea |
| H5570 | Prohibits casualty insurers from assessing any premium surcharge or penalty against an insured solely for inquiring about the terms of the insured's policy. | Passage | 06/21/2025 | Yea |
| H5796 | Adds an additional purpose to the standard provisions list that a zoning ordinance is required to address. | Passage | 06/21/2025 | Nay |
| H5801 | Amends several definitions relating to low- or moderate-income housing as well as the procedure for the approval of low- or moderate-income housing. | Passage | 06/21/2025 | Nay |
| H5800 | Adds "providing for residential development in all or some of the areas encompassing commercial districts" as a purpose a zoning ordinance must address. | Passage | 06/21/2025 | Yea |
| H5793 | Amends the provisions under which a city or town may exceed the maximum levy for the assessment of local taxes. | Passage | 06/21/2025 | Yea |
| H5794 | Provides technical amendments to the chapters on subdivision of land and zoning ordinances for towns and cities. | Passage As Amended | 06/21/2025 | Nay |
| H5794 | Provides technical amendments to the chapters on subdivision of land and zoning ordinances for towns and cities. | Approval Of Amendment | 06/21/2025 | Yea |
| H5804 | Amends the composition of the building code standards committee and would make several technical amendments relative to the building code office and would establish a state building code office within the office of state fire marshal. | Passage As Amended | 06/21/2025 | Yea |
| H5804 | Amends the composition of the building code standards committee and would make several technical amendments relative to the building code office and would establish a state building code office within the office of state fire marshal. | Approval Of Amendment | 06/21/2025 | Yea |
| H5795 | Amends the administration requirements a zoning ordinance must provide and/or designate and would require that zoning certificates be issued within 20 days of the written request. | Passage | 06/21/2025 | Nay |
| H5797 | Adds a definition for "co-living housing" to the zoning ordinance provisions of the general laws and would include such housing as a special provision to be included in a zoning ordinance. | Passage | 06/21/2025 | Yea |
| H5872 | Creates the deceptive and fraudulent synthetic media in election communications chapter to regulate the use of synthetic media in elections. | Passage | 06/21/2025 | Yea |
| H5967 | Establishes that a renewable energy resource shall pay $5.00 per kilowatt of alternating current nameplate capacity for tangible property and $3.50 per kilowatt of alternating nameplate capacity for real property. | Passage | 06/21/2025 | Yea |
| H6038 | Amends current law so that initial contraceptive prescriptions would no longer be limited to a 3-month supply. | Passage | 06/21/2025 | Yea |
| H6032 | Requires at fault insurance companies to provide to any claimant whose vehicle is damaged in an accident, to provide a vehicle that is comparable to the claimant’s vehicle and that rental charges shall be based on local retail prices. | Passage | 06/21/2025 | Yea |
| H6054 | Changes the process by which a dispute between the insured and their insurance company, concerning property damages and requires that the umpire appraisers shall be disinterested and the cost shared equally. | Passage | 06/21/2025 | Yea |
| H6066 | Increases the taxable wage base for TDI claims from $38,000 to $100,000 or the annual earnings needed by an individual to qualify for the maximum weekly benefit amount and the maximum duration under chapters 39 through 41 of this title. | Passage | 06/21/2025 | Yea |
| H6091 | Allows Central Falls to exempt the property located at 913-915 Dexter Street, AP 7, Lot 156 from the law that prohibits any proposed retailers’ license of any class located within two hundred feet (200') of the premises of a school or place of worship. | Passage | 06/21/2025 | Yea |
| H6118 | Requires coverage for acute mental health crisis mobile response and stabilization services to eligible individuals enrolled as plan beneficiaries. | Passage | 06/21/2025 | Yea |
| H6136 | Authorizes the town council of West Greenwich to provide an exemption and/or stabilization of tax agreement on qualified property used for residential purposes inclusive of low- and moderate-income housing in the town of West Greenwich. | Passage | 06/21/2025 | Yea |
| H6173 | Establishes the Rhode Island Anti-Bid-Rigging Act. | Passage | 06/21/2025 | Yea |
| H6233 | Exempts from taxation the real and tangible personal property of the Center for Southeast Asians. | Passage | 06/21/2025 | Yea |
| H6231 | Allows for the issuance of a Class B liquor license for the property located at 1441 Mineral Spring Avenue in the town of North Providence. | Passage | 06/21/2025 | Yea |
| H6255 | JOINT RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL JOINT LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY THE RETURN OF CENTRAL FALLS SCHOOLS TO LOCAL GOVERNANCE (Authorizes the city of Central Falls, via home rule charter or city ordinance, to create a school board with all powers and duties thereto, to govern the Central Falls school district.) | Passage | 06/21/2025 | Yea |
| H6270 | JOINT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THAT THE CANNABIS CONTROL COMMISSION PROVIDE THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY WITH RECOMMENDATIONS ON LEGISLATION TO REGULATE AND LICENSE CANNABINOIDS AND HEMP-DERIVED BEVERAGES (Requests that the Cannabis Control Commission conduct a study on statutory reform and rules and regulations to regulate the sale of hemp THC-infused beverages.) | Passage | 06/21/2025 | Yea |
| H6286 | Provides that law enforcement officers who appears before the court for prosecution of a violation of a protective order shall self-certify that the officer has successfully completed a specialized domestic violence prosecution training course. | Passage | 06/21/2025 | Yea |
| H6321 | VALIDATING AND RATIFYING AMENDMENTS TO THE HOME RULE CHARTER OF THE TOWN OF HOPKINTON | Passage | 06/21/2025 | Yea |
| H6343 | Allows the town council of Coventry to make exemptions from taxation on real and personal property that has undergone environmental remediation. This act is subject to conditions as provided in this section. | Passage | 06/21/2025 | Yea |
| H6385 | Makes technical amendments to the general laws, prepared at the recommendation of the law revision office. | Passage | 06/21/2025 | Yea |
| H5023 | Establishes a rare disease advisory council within the department of health and provides guidance and recommendations to educate health care providers and the citizens of the state. | Passage | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| H5017 | Requires manufacturers of assisting technology devices to make available to independent repair providers/the owner of the device, any documentation/parts, software/other items intended for use with the equipment/parts, including updates to software. | Passage | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| H5031 | Allows for the issuance of Class BV liquor licenses for the properties located at 94 Carpenter Street and 1023 Broad Street, both in the city of Providence. | Passage | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| H5043 | Provides protection from and prevent the unethical, improper conduct and the collection of fees by, anyone advising or assisting a veteran filing a claim for disability benefits with the Department of Veterans Affairs except as authorized by federal law. | Passage | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| H5046 | Criminalizes the unauthorized dissemination of sexually explicit images of another person that are created by digital devices or created without the consent of the person depicted. | Passage | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| H5042 | Repeals the provisions of the general laws allowing deferred deposit providers, also known as "payday lenders." | Passage | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| H5130 | Crime gun ballistic evidence to be submitted to NIBIN. | Passage | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| H5120 | Provides an insurer would not impose prior authorization requirements for any service ordered by an in-network primary care provider. | Passage | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| S0017 | Provide that advertising goods that don't include a price referencing all mandatory fees and charges shall be a deceptive trade practice. | Passage | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| S0070 | Requires employer, at the start of employment, furnish to their employees a written notice containing employment information relative to wages, rates of pay, allowances, benefits, deductions from pay, and identifying information relative to the employer. | Passage | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| H5184 | Prohibits credit reporting, executions, attachments against a principal residence for judgments based on medical debt. Defines medical debt as an amount for the receipt of health care services, products, or devices. | Passage | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| H5165 | Requires the school board or committees of cities and towns to establish a safety and behavioral health committee and also lays out the representation requirements committee responsibilities to ensure a stable learning environment for all students. | Passage | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| H5235 | Provides an interest rate cap on medical debt. | Passage | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| S0136 | Criminalizes the unauthorized dissemination of sexually explicit images of another person that are created by digital devices or created without the consent of the person depicted. | Passage | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| S0120 | Increases insurance coverage for hearing aids from one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) to one thousand seven hundred fifty dollars ($1,750), per ear, for all people regardless of age effective January 1, 2026. | Passage | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| S0122 | Establishes a program operated by the Rhode Island housing and mortgage finance corporation called the "housing land bank" to create affordable housing in RI with the authority to buy, receive, and hold real property for housing development. | Passage | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| S0124 | Expands the definition of "employee," and clarifies that the board may defer a pending unfair labor practice charge to allow for the grievance and arbitration process to move forward pursuant to the charging parties collective bargaining agreement. | Passage | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| S0114 | Prohibits any health insurer, pharmacy benefit manager, manufacturer or other third-party payor from discriminating against any 340B entity participating in a drug discount program. | Passage | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| S0114 | Prohibits any health insurer, pharmacy benefit manager, manufacturer or other third-party payor from discriminating against any 340B entity participating in a drug discount program. | Passage | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| S0166 | Amends the definition of the practice of pharmacy to include the administration of all forms of influenza immunizations including COVID-19 to individuals over the age of 3 years pursuant to a valid prescription or prescriber approved protocol. | Passage In Concurrence | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| S0169 | Prohibits credit reporting, executions, attachments against a principal residence for judgments based on medical debt. Defines medical debt as an amount for the receipt of health care services, products, or devices. | Passage | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| S0168 | Provides an insurer would not impose prior authorization requirements for any service ordered by an in-network primary care provider. | Passage | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| S0172 | Provides an interest rate cap on medical debt. | Passage | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| H5300 | Considers election officials and poll workers "public officials" for purposes of the prohibition on making threats to public officials. | Passage | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| S0174 | JOINT RESOLUTION TO ESTABLISH A STATEWIDE MAIN STREET COORDINATING PROGRAM (Authorizes the appropriation of the sum of $500,000 for the formal establishment of “Main Street Rhode Island”.) | Passage As Amended | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| S0174 | JOINT RESOLUTION TO ESTABLISH A STATEWIDE MAIN STREET COORDINATING PROGRAM (Authorizes the appropriation of the sum of $500,000 for the formal establishment of “Main Street Rhode Island”.) | Approval Of Amendment | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| S0206 | Requires individuals seeking a judicial nomination to reapply to JNC every 3 years and make those individuals selected as finalists, eligible only for the court in which they applied and were chosen during the five years following their selection. | Passage | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| H5372 | Includes police officers to fire fighters who are unable to perform duties as a result of heart disease, stroke or hypertension to be presumed to have suffered an in-the-line-of-duty disability, unless contrary evidence is presented. | Passage | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| H5448 | Eliminates the "until June 30, 2025" sunset on the increase in the total amount of earnings a partial-unemployment insurance claimant can receive before being entirely disqualified for unemployment insurance benefits. | Passage | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| H5494 | Adds several consumer protections to existing Medicare Supplement law. | Passage | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| H5506 | Protects the rights of employees in the workplace relating to free speech, assembly and religion, as well as attendance at employer-sponsored meetings regarding political or religious matters. | Passage | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| S0238 | Promotes free expression and access of information by prohibiting the censorship of library materials. | Passage | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| S0263 | Requires coverage for acute mental health crisis mobile response and stabilization services to eligible individuals enrolled as plan beneficiaries. | Passage | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| S0229 | Repeals the provisions of the general laws allowing deferred deposit providers, also known as "payday lenders." | Passage | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| S0314 | Restricts audits of pharmacists conducted by insurers and their intermediaries, limiting audits to one per year unless fraud or misrepresentation is reasonably suspected. The RI attorney general has the authority to impose sanctions for violations. | Passage | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| S0339 | Appropriates the sum of five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) to fund the Thundermist family medicine residency program during fiscal year 2026 and every fiscal year thereafter. | Passage | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| S0359 | Establishes the Rhode Island Assault Weapons Ban Act of 2025. | Passage | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| S0359 | Establishes the Rhode Island Assault Weapons Ban Act of 2025. | Approval Of Amendment | 06/20/2025 | Nay |
| S0359 | Establishes the Rhode Island Assault Weapons Ban Act of 2025. | Approval Of Amendment | 06/20/2025 | Nay |
| S0359 | Establishes the Rhode Island Assault Weapons Ban Act of 2025. | Approval Of Amendment | 06/20/2025 | Nay |
| S0359 | Establishes the Rhode Island Assault Weapons Ban Act of 2025. | Passage | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| H5640 | Adds a provision in the statute relating to one way highways, providing an increased penalty when a motorist travels the wrong way on an interstate highway or an entrance or exit ramp connected to an interstate highway. | Passage As Amended | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| H5640 | Adds a provision in the statute relating to one way highways, providing an increased penalty when a motorist travels the wrong way on an interstate highway or an entrance or exit ramp connected to an interstate highway. | Approval Of Amendment | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| H5634 | Prohibits any health insurer, pharmacy benefit manager, manufacturer or other third-party payor from discriminating against any 340B entity participating in a drug discount program. | Passage | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| H5634 | Prohibits any health insurer, pharmacy benefit manager, manufacturer or other third-party payor from discriminating against any 340B entity participating in a drug discount program. | Passage | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| H5701 | Makes the provisions of §§ 45-19.1-3 and 45-19.1-4, benefits for firefighters with cancer, effective regardless of any general, special or specific law, or any charter and/or municipal ordinance to the contrary. | Passage | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| H5594 | Requires the board of regents to adopt support and intervention strategies consistent with Comprehensive Education Strategy and SALT in one district at a time. | Passage | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| H5580 | Prohibits utility companies from limiting the eligibility of a net metering site based on prior consumption and requires excess energy not consumed under the net metering system to be credited to the consumer. | Passage | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| H5726 | Promotes free expression and access of information by prohibiting the censorship of library materials. | Passage | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| S0581 | Protect the personal information of judicial officers and their immediate family members who serve or have served the RI unified judicial system, as well as judicial officers who reside in RI and who serve or have served in the federal courts. | Passage | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| S0474 | Establishes a rare disease advisory council within the department of health to provide guidance and recommendations to educate healthcare providers and the citizens of the state. | Passage | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| S0529 | Adds a provision in the statute relating to one way highways, providing an increased penalty when a motorist travels the wrong way on an interstate highway or an entrance or exit ramp connected to an interstate highway. | Passage As Amended | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| S0529 | Adds a provision in the statute relating to one way highways, providing an increased penalty when a motorist travels the wrong way on an interstate highway or an entrance or exit ramp connected to an interstate highway. | Approval Of Amendment | 06/20/2025 | Abstain |
| S0559 | Increases imprisonment penalties and adds mandatory community service for violations of § 4-1-9. | Passage | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| State | District | Chamber | Party | Status | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RI | District 10 | Senate | Democrat | In Office | 01/07/2003 |