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Legislator > Melissa Murray
State Senator
Melissa Murray
(D) - Rhode Island
Rhode Island Senate District 24
In Office - Started: 01/01/2019
contact info
Woonsocket Office
377 Vose St.
Woonsocket, RI 02895
Woonsocket, RI 02895
Phone: 401-276-5568
General Capitol Building Address
82 Smith St.
Providence, RI 02903
Providence, RI 02903
Phone: 401-222-3580
| Bill | Bill Name | Summary | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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. | Crossed Over |
| S0559 | Increases imprisonment penalties and adds mandatory community service for violations of § 4-1-9. | This act would increase the imprisonment penalty for conviction under § 4-1-2 from eleven (11) months to twelve (12) months. It would also increase the imprisonment penalty from two (2) to five (5) years for a subsequent conviction under § 4-1-9. In addition to the previous penalties there shall be mandatory community service. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| 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. | Crossed Over |
| S0523 | Provides that commercial driver instruction would include industry-specific training on the recognition, prevention, and reporting of human trafficking. | This act would provide that commercial driver instruction would include industry-specific training on the recognition, prevention, and reporting of human trafficking. This act would take effect upon passage. | Crossed Over |
| 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 |
| S0421 | JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $450,000 TO THE RHODE ISLAND FOOD BANK (This resolution would authorize the appropriation of the sum of $450,000 to the Rhode Island Food Bank.) | Joint Resolution Making An Appropriation Of $450,000 To The Rhode Island Food Bank (this Resolution Would Authorize The Appropriation Of The Sum Of $450,000 To The Rhode Island Food Bank.) | In Committee |
| S0651 | Creates rodent integrated pest management pilot programs for municipalities. That choose to participate. Reports would be approved by the municipality's mayor or administrator and would be submitted to the department of environmental management. | This act would create rodent integrated pest management pilot programs for municipalities that choose to participate. Reports would be approved by the municipality's mayor or administrator and would be submitted to the department of environmental management. Section 1 of this act would take effect upon passage and sections 2 and 3 would take effect on January 1, 2026. | In Committee |
| S0650 | Effective September 1, 2025, requires quarterly testing of biosolids for PFAS contaminants by those seeking to apply biosolids to lands, with subsequent reports to the department of environmental management. | This act would, effective September 1, 2025, require persons seeking to apply biosolids to lands to test the biosolids for PFAS contaminants on a quarterly basis and report those findings to the department of environmental management. This act would authorize the director to reject applications seeking distribution of biosolids to lands for environmental threat or risk to public health, safety, or welfare. This act would take effect on September 1, 2025. | In Committee |
| S0327 | JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE AND PUBLISH AND SUBMIT TO THE ELECTORS A PROPOSITION OF AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION -- GREEN AMENDMENT (Proposes a constitutional amendment to Article 1 providing for a right to clean air, soil, climate, and the environment’s natural values.) | Joint Resolution To Approve And Publish And Submit To The Electors A Proposition Of Amendment To The Constitution -- Green Amendment (proposes A Constitutional Amendment To Article 1 Providing For A Right To Clean Air, Soil, Climate, And The Environment’s Natural Values.) | In Committee |
| S0938 | Authorizes the taking of green crabs and provides for a commercial green crab license subject to a license fee of ten dollars ($10.00). | This act would authorize the taking of green crabs and provide for a commercial green crab license subject to a license fee of ten dollars ($10.00). This act would take effect on January 1, 2026. | In Committee |
| S0873 | JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $90,000,000 TO THE RHODE ISLAND EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES TO SUPPORT PHYSICIAN REIMBURSEMENT RATE INCREASES IN THE RHODE ISLAND MEDICAID PROGRAM (Authorizes the appropriation of the sum of $90,000,000 to the Rhode Island executive office of health and human services to be invested in increasing reimbursement rates for all physicians and advanced practice providers.) | Joint Resolution Making An Appropriation Of $90,000,000 To The Rhode Island Executive Office Of Health And Human Services To Support Physician Reimbursement Rate Increases In The Rhode Island Medicaid Program (authorizes The Appropriation Of The Sum Of $90,000,000 To The Rhode Island Executive Office Of Health And Human Services To Be Invested In Increasing Reimbursement Rates For All Physicians And Advanced Practice Providers.) | In Committee |
| S0870 | Provides $4,000,000 to support comprehensive and effective afterschool, school vacation, summer learning and workforce development programs for students in grades kindergarten through twelve (K-12). | This act would provide four million dollars ($4,000,000) to support comprehensive and effective afterschool, school vacation, summer learning and workforce development programs for students in grades kindergarten through twelve (K-12), provide professional development to employees of out-of-school time programs, and require an annual report to the general assembly and the governor on the status and progress of the programs. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0739 | Makes all causes of action based on sexual abuse or exploitation of a child not subject to any statute of limitations whether the claim has lapsed or was previously time-barred. | This act would make all causes of action based on sexual abuse or exploitation of a child not subject to any statute of limitations whether the claim has lapsed or was previously time-barred. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| 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. | Crossed Over |
| S0688 | Makes a technical amendment to correctly reference a section of general law that allows for a tax refund deduction for contributions to the Rhode Island organ transplant fund. | This act would make a technical amendment to correctly reference a section of general law that allows for a tax refund deduction for contributions to the Rhode Island organ transplant fund. This act would take effect upon passage. | Crossed Over |
| S0795 | Increases the maximum fill for non-opioid, non-narcotic controlled substances found in schedule II, so that a ninety-day (90) supply may be dispensed at any one time. | This act would increase the maximum fill for non-opioid, non-narcotic controlled substances found in schedule II, so that a ninety-day (90) supply may be dispensed at any one time. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0802 | Requires the department of human services to provide childcare assistance to families, including those served through DCYF, who meet the requirements of a protective services category as defined in CFR 98.20 (a)(3)(ii). | This act would require the department of human services to provide childcare assistance to families, including those served through DCYF, who meet the requirements of a protective services category as defined in CFR 45 §98.20 (a)(3)(ii). This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0457 | Provides funding to establish a dual language program within the department of elementary and secondary education. It also describe how to implement he Support and Access to Bilingual Education “SABE Act” for all Local Education Agencies “LEA” recipients. | This act would appropriate three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000) to establish a dual language program within the department of elementary and secondary education. This act would also provide for the implementation of the support and access to bilingual education (“SABE”) act for all local education agencies (“LEA”) recipients. This act would take effect on July 1, 2026. | In Committee |
| S0427 | Requires the EOHHS to amend the state Medicaid plan and secure sufficient state general revenue to increase Medicaid payment rates to an amount equal to one hundred thirty percent (130%) of Medicare rates for outpatient clinical pediatric services. | This act would require the executive office of health and human services to amend the state Medicaid plan and secure sufficient state general revenue to increase Medicaid payment rates to an amount equal to one hundred thirty percent (130%) of Medicare rates for outpatient clinical pediatric services. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0636 | Amends the definitions of a “pupil transportation vehicle” to a vehicle contrasted to seat not more than ten (10) passengers plus the operator, rather than the existing limit of eight (8) passengers. | This act would amend the definitions of a “pupil transportation vehicle” to a vehicle constructed to seat not more than ten (10) passengers plus the operator, rather than the existing limit of eight (8) passengers. This act would take effect upon passage. | Crossed Over |
| S0697 | Mandates that EOHHS assemble a network of equity zones where local multisector groups of nonprofits, service providers, advocates, community members, state agencies, and municipalities can address social factors of health at a local level. | This act would mandate that the EOHHS assemble a network of equity zones where local multisector groups of nonprofits, service providers, advocates, community members, state agencies, and municipalities can address social factors of health at a local level. This act would take effect on July 1, 2025. | 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 |
| S0266 | Repeals the examination requirement in order to qualify for a clinical social workers license. | This act would repeal the examination requirement to qualify for a clinical social workers license. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0333 | Requires EOHHS to establish a 1-year pilot program for nutritional assistance and medically tailored meals, groceries and produce for peoples with diet-related diseases or food insecurity, and other interventions where there is a clinical need. | This act would require the general assembly to include one million five hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000) in FY 26 appropriations to the EOHHS to establish a one-year pilot program for evidenced-based nutritional assistance and medically tailored meals, groceries and produce for people with diet-related diseases or food insecurity, clinical nutrition education, and other interventions where there is a clinical need. The services would be available to individuals with three (3) or more chronic, diet-related health conditions, for up to six (6) months. This act would take effect upon passage and would sunset and expire on July 1, 2027. | 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 |
| S0189 | Provides that services provided by graduate student interns who work under a supervisory protocol would be eligible to be paid from Medicaid reimbursement. | This act would provide that services provided by graduate student interns who work under a supervisory protocol would be eligible to be paid from Medicaid reimbursement. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0250 | Mandates public schools (K-12) have one full-time certified social worker for every 250 students and allocates $2 million in the Fiscal Year 2025 budget for school districts and municipalities to hire additional social workers. | This act would require all public schools, in grades kindergarten through twelve (K-12), to have at least one full-time certified school social worker for every two hundred fifty (250) students and provide for an appropriation by the general assembly in the amount of two million dollars ($2,000,000) in the budget for Fiscal Year 2026 to the various school districts and municipalities to employ additional social workers. 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. | In Committee |
| S0461 | Caps the total amount that a covered person is required to pay for a covered prescription inhaler, prescription device, or prescription equipment to twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per thirty (30) day supply. | This act would cap the total amount that a covered person is required to pay for a covered prescription inhaler, prescription device, or prescription equipment to twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per thirty (30) day supply. This act would take effect on January 1, 2026. | In Committee |
| 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. | In Committee |
| S0190 | Provides that in local educational agencies when over 45% of the children have a family income that is at or below 185% of federal poverty guidelines then the student success factor will be 50% by the core instruction per-pupil amount. | This act would provide that in local educational agencies when over forty-five percent (45%) of the children have a family income that is at or below one hundred eighty-five percent (185%) of federal poverty guidelines then the student success factor will be fifty percent (50%) by the core instruction per-pupil amount. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| 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. | This act would establish 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. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0198 | Permits physical therapists to continue to order diagnostic imaging as an authorized practice of physical therapy beyond December 31, 2025. | This act would permit physical therapists to continue to order diagnostic imaging as an authorized practice of physical therapy beyond December 31, 2025. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| 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, 2026. | 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 |
| S0742 | Updates public records administration act, modifies records control schedule, designates records officer, establishes procedures for retention of records. Provides administrator submit yearly reports, establishes public reporting compliance. | This act would update the public records administration act by designating a public records administrator, amending the definition of records, adding various definitions to include, electronic, records series, state archivist, and retention, modifying a records control schedule, designating a records officer and establish procedures for the retention of public records and their transfer after twenty (20) years to the state archives. It would also provide that a research room be established for research of records, that the administrator submit yearly reports, provide certified copies, approve emergency destruction of public records and perform other functions and duties as the secretary of state may direct. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| 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 |
| 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. | In Committee |
| S0705 | Requires insurance coverage for all community health workers' services to include health and promotion coaching, health education and training, health system navigation and resource coordination services, care planning and follow-up care recommendations. | This act would require insurance coverage for all community health workers’ services to include, but not be limited to, health and promotion coaching, health education and training, health system navigation and resource coordination services, care planning and follow-up care recommendations. Coverage would not be provided for insurance coverage providing benefits for hospital confinement indemnity, disability income, accident only, long-term care, Medicare supplement, limited benefit health, specified disease indemnity, sickness or bodily injury or death by accident, or both, and other limited benefit policies. This act would take effect on January 1, 2026. | Crossed Over |
| S0610 | Adds several consumer protections to existing Medicare Supplement law. | This act would add several consumer protections to existing Medicare Supplement law. This act would take effect upon passage. | Crossed Over |
| S0103 | Mandates all insurance contracts, plans or policies provide insurance coverage for the expense of diagnosing and treating infertility, for women between the ages of 25 and 42 years including preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) in conjunction with IVF. | This act would mandate all insurance contracts, plans or policies provide insurance coverage for the expense of diagnosing and treating infertility, for women between the ages of twenty-five (25) and forty-two (42) years including preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) in conjunction with in vitro fertilization (IVF). This act would take effect on January 1, 2026. | Crossed Over |
| 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 |
| S0256 | Mandates additional state education funding for the mental and behavioral health of students equal to 2% of the district’s total expenditures, and require those funds be used to hire staff such as school social workers, and behavioral specialists. | This act would amend the current law to mandate additional state education categorical funding for the mental and behavioral health of students equal to two percent (2%) of the district’s total expenditures, and would further mandate that those funds be used to hire and retain staff such as school social workers, school counselors, school psychologists, paraprofessionals, behavioral specialists, and registered behavior techs (RBTs). This act would also require that in order to be eligible for such funding, districts must: (1) be below the industry-recommended ratios of student population to school social worker, school counselor or school psychologist and/or have elementary classrooms without a full-time behavior specialist; (2) comply with all provisions of the school improvement team law; and (3) maintain policies to ensure students removed from the classroom with escalated behavior receive de-escalation support before returning to the classroom. The act would further require the department of elementary and secondary education to collect performance reports from districts, approve the use of funds before expending, and ensure the funds are not utilized for activities the district is currently funding. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0448 | Removes funding requirement from department of elementary and secondary education. | This act would remove the language that requires the department of elementary and secondary education to prorate funds available for distribution among school districts if the total approved costs of sought after reimbursement exceeds the amount of funding appropriated in any fiscal year. This act would also eliminate the funding of the categorical programs pursuant to the transition plan in § 16-7.2-7. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0386 | Allows RI to opt out of the provisions of DIDMCA exempting out of state lenders from interest rate limits which apply to RI lenders. Prevents evasion of statutory interest rate limits and lending rules for loans made in RI. | This act would allow Rhode Island to opt out of the provisions of the “Depository Institutions Deregulation and Monetary Control Act of 1980” (DIDMCA), for loans made within the State of Rhode Island, which allow financial institutions chartered in other states to be exempt from interest rate limits which apply to financial institutions chartered in Rhode Island. This act would also prevent evasion of Rhode Island’s interest rate limits and lending rules by making clear that lenders, whether they identify themselves as such or not, remain bound by Rhode Island’s lending laws for both small loans and loans in general. This act would take effect on October 1, 2025. | In Committee |
| S0171 | Allows the executive office of health and human services to use appropriated funds to support graduate medical education programs and research. | This act would allow the executive office of health and human services to use appropriated funds to support graduate medical education programs and research. This act would also direct the secretary of the executive office of health and human services to determine the appropriate Medicaid payment mechanism in order to make the payments annually. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0185 | Creates an income-sensitive tiered subsidy program to ensure that home energy utility costs are affordable for eligible low-income households. | This act would create an income-sensitive tiered subsidy program to ensure that home energy utility costs are affordable for eligible low-income households. The cost of the discount, including administrative costs not funded through other sources, would be collected in rates from all other customers of the electric and gas distribution companies in a manner determined just and reasonable by the public utilities commission. 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 |
| S0151 | Establishes the process to provide a legal mechanism whereby a terminally ill patient may choose to end their life using medications prescribed by a physician. | This act would establish the process to provide a legal mechanism whereby a terminally ill patient may choose to end their life using medications prescribed by a physician. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0336 | Allows an individual school district that can utilize its own buses or vendors at a lower cost than the statewide system, to obtain reimbursement for these costs from state funds. | This act would provide that an individual school district that utilizes its own buses or vendors to transport students outside the district, at a lower cost than the statewide school transportation system, could submit these costs to the department of elementary and secondary education and receive reimbursement from state funds This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0621 | Provides that advanced practice registered nurses have the same immunity from liability as physicians and surgeons. | This act would provide that advanced practice registered nurses have the same immunity from liability as physicians and surgeons. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0676 | Creates the Rhode Island Student Loan repayment program which would allow eligible individuals who have unpaid student loans, provided said individuals meet specified criteria. | This act would create the Rhode Island Student Loan repayment program which would allow eligible individuals who have unpaid student loans to receive relief if the individual is employed as a licensed clinical social worker or social caseworker or child protective investigator in any public elementary or secondary school in this state, has been full-time in this state in such employment for two (2) years and is enrolled in the Federal Student Aid, Saving on a Valuable Education program. The act would also appropriate the sum of ten million dollars ($10,000,000) to fund this program. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0677 | Changes annual reporting requirements for the state’s family home-visiting program and also impacts appropriation and spending of funds in order to access maximum federal funding for these programs. | This act would change the department of health’s annual reporting requirements regarding the family home-visiting program. This act would also appropriate the minimum amount of general revenue to access the maximum amount of federal MIECHV funds and the department to spend all federally available funds. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0655 | Caps delinquent tax interest rate at 12%. Prohibits audits beyond 3 years from date of tax filing, 7 years for fraudulent filings, and in no event beyond 10 years from date of filing or required filing date, whichever is later. | This act would cap the interest rate for all delinquent taxes at twelve percent (12%). This act would also limit the tax administrator’s authority to audit taxpayers to three (3) years from the date of the tax filing. For fraudulent returns, the audit period shall not exceed seven (7) years, and no audit can be performed beyond ten (10) years. This act would take effect on January 1, 2026, and would apply to all assessments, audits and tax payments, including delinquent taxes, initiated on or after this date | In Committee |
| S0984 | 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. | This act would authorize the sale of THC-infused beverages to be regulated by the DBR division of commercial licensing. This act would also establish licensing and an endorsement process for wholesale and retail THC-infused beverages. 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 |
| S0468 | Prohibits the state, participating ERISA, or any health plan from purchasing referenced drugs for a cost higher than the referenced rate. | This act would prohibit the state, participating ERISA, or any health plan from purchasing referenced drugs for a cost higher than the referenced rate. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| 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 |
| S0269 | Repeals the required HIV testing for an individual convicted under chapter 34.1 of title 11 and allows the option for HIV testing for any person convicted under this chapter. | This act would repeal the required HIV testing for an individual convicted under chapter 34.1 of title 11 ("commercial sexual activity"). It would also allow the option for HIV testing for any person convicted under this chapter. This act would take effect upon passage. | Crossed Over |
| 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 |
| S0058 | Permits a tenant, at the tenant’s expense, to implement energy conservation measures to any dwelling or dwelling unit such as removable weather-stripping around doors and windows. | This act would permit a tenant, at the tenant’s expense, to implement energy conservation measures to any dwelling or dwelling unit such as removable weather-stripping around doors and windows, removable interior storm windows, or insulation wrap around hot water heating tanks. This section would not permit a tenant to make structural changes to any building. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0331 | Requires the department of elementary and secondary education to propose, by October 1, 2025, funding alternatives to increase state aid for districts with high poverty, with recommendations on funding levels and their impacts. | This act would require the department of elementary and secondary education to propose, by October 1, 2025, funding alternatives to increase state aid for districts with high poverty, with recommendations on funding levels and their impacts. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0719 | Increases the notification time about rent increases and termination of tenancy for month-to-month tenants. | This act would increase the notification time about rent increases and termination of tenancy for month-to-month tenants. This act would take effect upon passage. | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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. | In Committee |
| S1076 | SENATE RESOLUTION CELEBRATING "NATIONAL HOSPITAL WEEK" ON MAY 11TH THROUGH MAY 17TH, 2025, IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | Senate Resolution Celebrating "national Hospital Week" On May 11th Through May 17th, 2025, In The State Of Rhode Island | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0888 | Provides that only a mayor or town administrator could be a voting member of the board of directors or trustees for a mayoral academy. | This act would provide that only a mayor or town administrator could be a voting member of the board of directors or trustees for a mayoral academy. The act would also authorize other nonvoting members on the board of directors and trustees, from each included city or town that the mayoral academy serves. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0771 | Requires every public school to have a policy regarding the use of personal electronic devices on school grounds. | This act would require every public school district to have a policy regarding the use of personal electronic devices on school grounds and during school-sponsored activities to reduce distractions and maintain environments focused on learning. The act would also enable school districts to make exceptions to the policy. This act would take effect on August 1, 2026. | Crossed Over |
| S0740 | Creates process for individual to voluntarily be either temporarily or indefinitely added to a list restricting their rights to purchase or possess firearms. | This act would create a process for an individual to voluntarily be either temporarily or indefinitely added to a list restricting their rights to purchase or possess firearms. The individual may also request removal from the restricted list and all individual records related to the person's inclusion on the list would be destroyed and not subject to the access to public records act. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0530 | Precludes a person who pled nolo contendere or convicted of a misdemeanor offense and sentenced in accordance with the hate crime sentencing enhancement act for such misdemeanor, from purchasing, owning, carrying, transporting or having possession firearm | This act would preclude an individual who has pled nolo contendere or been convicted of a misdemeanor offense, and sentenced in accordance with the hate crime sentencing enhancement act for such misdemeanor, from purchasing, owning, carrying, transporting or having in his or her possession any firearm. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0389 | Provides that no new network charter school application shall be granted. | This act would provide that no new charter school application shall be granted, if the proposed school is a network charter school or the expansion of an existing charter school would create a network charter school. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0114 | Prohibits any health insurer, pharmacy benefit manager, or other third-party payor from discriminating against any 340B entity participating in a drug discount program. | This act would prohibit any health insurer, pharmacy benefit manager, or other third-party payor from discriminating against any 340B entity participating in a drug discount program. This act would further prohibit a pharmaceutical manufacturer or wholesaler from denying, restricting, prohibiting or otherwise interfering, directly or indirectly, with any contract to dispense or receive 340B drugs. Violation of the provisions of this act would be considered a violation of chapter 13.1 of title 6 ("deceptive trade practices"). This act would take effect upon passage. | Crossed Over |
| S0359 | Establishes the Rhode Island Assault Weapons Ban Act of 2025. | This act would establish the Rhode Island Assault Weapons Ban Act of 2025. The act would define various assault weapons and would restrict the manufacture, sale, purchase, and possession of these assault weapons. The act would allow the owner of an assault weapon lawfully possessed on or before the effective date of this act to have one year from the effective date of this act to register that weapon and obtain a certificate of possession. This act would take effect on January 1, 2026. | In Committee |
| S0263 | Requires coverage for acute mental health crisis mobile response and stabilization services to eligible individuals enrolled as plan beneficiaries. | This act would require coverage for acute mental health crisis mobile response and stabilization services to eligible individuals enrolled as plan beneficiaries. This act would take effect on January 1, 2026. | Crossed Over |
| S0447 | Establishes a child tax credit of one thousand dollars ($1,000) per dependent. | This act would establish a child tax credit of one thousand dollars ($1,000) per dependent. No credit would be allowed unless the taxpayer claiming said child tax credit has a total income for the taxable year that does not exceed one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) for a single-filer household and one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000) for a dual-filer household. If the amount of the credit allowed under this section exceeds the taxpayer’s tax liability, the division of taxation shall treat the excess as an overpayment and shall pay the taxpayer the entire amount of the excess. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0192 | Requires a review by the department of elementary and secondary education of the formula components used to compute the aid needed to support high need students. | This act would require a review by the department of elementary and secondary education of the formula components used to compute the aid needed to support high need students. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0337 | Allows Ukrainian parolees residing in Rhode Island under the federal Uniting for Ukraine program, who have been granted temporary parole, to qualify for in-state tuition at Rhode Island state colleges and universities. | This act would allow Ukrainian parolees residing in Rhode Island under the federal Uniting for Ukraine program, who have been granted temporary parole, to qualify for in-state tuition at Rhode Island state colleges and universities. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0578 | Provides that the prescription label for medication abortion prescription drugs shall include the name of the dispensing health care practice instead of the name of the dispenser. | This act would provide that the prescription label for medication abortion prescription drugs shall include the name of the dispensing healthcare practice instead of the name of the dispenser. 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 |
| S0657 | Authorizes the tax administrator to waive interest and penalties on delinquent taxes paid in full during a one week amnesty period. | This act would authorizes the tax administrator to waive interest and penalties on delinquent taxes paid in full during a one week amnesty period. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0869 | Creates the position of dementia services coordinator within the department of health to coordinate the departments approach to Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia. | This act would create the position of dementia services coordinator within the department of health to coordinate the departments' approach to Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia. 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 |
| S0770 | Provides that stores offering food product discounts must provide the same discounts to in store customers that are offered to customers using electronic digital coupons. | This act would provide that stores offering food product discounts must provide the same discounts to in store customers that are offered to customers using electronic digital coupons. This act would take effect on January 1, 2026. | In Committee |
| S0924 | Requires that Medicaid enrollment be maintained or provided to all inmates in the first 30 days of incarceration at the adult correctional institutions within the department of corrections and the last 30 days of incarceration when possible. | This act would require that Medicaid enrollment be maintained or provided to all inmates in the first thirty (30) days of incarceration at the adult correctional institutions within the department of corrections and the last thirty (30) days of incarceration when possible. It would also require that the executive office of health and human services, in accordance with federal law, apply for an § 1115 waiver to offer a program to provide Medicaid benefits to a qualified inmate for up to at least thirty (30) days immediately before the day on which the qualified inmate is released by the department of corrections. This act would take effect on January 1, 2026. | In Committee |
| S0945 | Establishes the Rhode Island Bid Rigging Act. | This act would establish the Rhode Island Bid Rigging Act. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0662 | Provides for better communication between sending and receiving districts regarding students receiving CTE or pathways education. | This act would provide for better communication between sending and receiving districts regarding students receiving career and technical education or attending pathways programs outside of the student’s home district. This act would also adjust the costs between a sending and receiving district to educate and transport students receiving CTE or pathways education services. This act would take effect on July 1, 2025. | In Committee |
| S0794 | Authorizes emergency medical service agencies to transport individuals to alternative facilities for treatment and permits licensed providers for mental health disorders to treat patients within the community. | This act would authorize emergency medical service agencies approved by the department of health to participate in a mobile integrated healthcare/community paramedicine program, allowing the agencies to transport individuals to alternative facilities such as an individual’s primary care provider, community health clinic, urgent care facility, emergency room diversion facility, or a community-based behavioral health facility, based on the individual’s need of emergency medical services. This act would further permit licensed providers to accompany emergency medical services and treat patients within the community for mental health disorders, including substance use disorders. This act would further require the health insurance contract, plan or policy to provide coverage for transport to an alternative location facility and treatment by a licensed provider for mental health disorders and substance use disorders within the community. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0801 | Extends the voluntary extension of care (VEC) program for all children in the care and custody of the state. | This act would extend the voluntary extension of care (VEC) program pursuant to § 14-1- 6 to all children in the care and custody of the state including, but not limited to, children in the juvenile justice system and children who attain reunification prior to their eighteenth birthday, however, the reunification is not successful. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0808 | Provides that all extended benefits offered by DCYF to foster children shall be extended to children placed in guardianship. | This act would provide that all extended benefits offered by DCYF to foster children shall be extended to children placed in guardianship. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0824 | Creates the reproductive freedom and gender affirming care health data privacy act. | This act would create the reproductive freedom and gender affirming care health data privacy act. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0791 | Prohibits insurance companies from paying a rate that is less than the approved Medicaid rate set by the executive office of health and human services. | This act would prohibit insurance companies from paying a rate that is less than the approved Medicaid rate set by the executive office of health and human services. This act would take effect on January 1, 2026. | 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 |
| S0991 | Creates a new chapter to protect Rhode Island consumers from coercive tactics at grocery stores. | This act would create a new chapter to protect Rhode Island consumers from coercive tactics at grocery stores. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0977 | Provides recommended air quality standards for schools. Further requires the department of education incorporate indoor air quality testing as part of the school building authority needs assessment. | This act would require that the department of health provide recommended air quality standards for schools. This act would further provide that the department of education incorporate indoor air quality testing as part of the school building authority needs assessment conducted every five years pursuant to § 16-105-3. This act would also provide that HVAC systems in schools achieve a MERV level of 13 or highest level achievable by system design. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0970 | Prohibits restrictive covenants related to grocery stores. | This act would prohibit restrictive covenants related to grocery stores. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0375 | Prohibits the compelled production of a private key as it relates to a digital asset, digital identity or other interest or right. | This act would, with limited exception, prohibit the compelled production of a private key as it relates to a digital asset, digital identity or other interest or right. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0373 | JOINT RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY BLOCKCHAIN AND CRYPTOCURRENCY (Creates a 5 member commission to recommend legislative proposals for blockchain and cryptocurrency, and submit an interim progress report by January 5, 2026, and a final report by January 5, 2027, and would expire on February 5, 2027.) | Joint Resolution Creating A Special Legislative Commission To Study Blockchain And Cryptocurrency (creates A 5 Member Commission To Recommend Legislative Proposals For Blockchain And Cryptocurrency, And Submit An Interim Progress Report By January 5, 2026, And A Final Report By January 5, 2027, And Would Expire On February 5, 2027.) | In Committee |
| S0700 | Amends provisions relative to confidentiality of health care communications and the process for requesting records and/or confidential health care information. | This act would amend provisions relative to confidentiality of health care communications and the process for requesting records and/or confidential health care information. This act would take effect upon passage. | Crossed Over |
| S0944 | VALIDATING AND RATIFYING AMENDMENTS TO THE HOME RULE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF WOONSOCKET | This act would validate and ratify the amendments to the Woonsocket Home Rule Charter which were approved by the electors of the city of Woonsocket on November 5, 2024. This act would take effect upon passage. | Crossed Over |
| 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 |
| 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. | This act would prohibit credit bureau reporting of a consumer’s medical debt. This act would further prohibit the filing of an execution and attachment against a consumer’s principal residence for judgments based on medical debt. This act would further define medical debt as an obligation of a consumer to pay an amount for the receipt of health care services, products, or devices owed to a healthcare facility or a health care professional. This act would take effect January 1, 2026. | Crossed Over |
| 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. | Crossed Over |
| S0249 | Increases monthly minimum benefit for a spouse, domestic partner, former spouse. Grant a 2.89% COLA for eligible retirees. Provided a modification reducing federal AGI for public pension benefits from the RI employees retirement system. | This act would increase the monthly minimum benefit for a spouse, domestic partner or former spouse and grant, to eligible retirees who retired after July 1, 2012, and provide a one-time full COLA of two and eighty-nine one hundredths percent (2.89%). This act would further provide a modification reducing federal adjusted gross income for the amount received of public pension benefits administered by the Employees Retirement System of Rhode Island. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0411 | Affords an option for police and firefighters to receive retirement allowances, without reduction, who seek retirement after twenty (20) years of service upon reaching age fifty-seven (57). | This act would afford an option for police and firefighters to receive retirement allowances, without reduction, who seek retirement after twenty (20) years of service, upon reaching age fifty- seven (57). This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| 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 |
| S0276 | Amends several sections of chapter 24 of title 45, entitled "zoning ordinances," also known as the "Rhode Island zoning enabling act of 1991," with the intent of preserving neighborhood character and promoting smart growth. | This act would amend several sections of chapter 24 of title 45, entitled "zoning ordinances," also known as the "Rhode Island zoning enabling act of 1991," with the intent of preserving neighborhood character and promoting smart growth. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0504 | Requires cities and towns to permit attached single-family dwellings in any residential zoning districts and each such dwelling would be entitled to its own parcel thorough subdivision regardless lot size or base zone standards. | This act would require cities and towns to permit attached single-family dwellings in any residential zoning districts and each such dwelling would be entitled to its own parcel thorough subdivision regardless of any base zone standards concerning minimum lot size, lot width, lot frontage or lot depth. It would also require each city and town to amend its zoning ordinances pursuant to model ordinance language drafted by the department of housing. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0140 | Prohibits defendants who are serving probation for driving under the influence death resulting from earning good time off their probationary period. | This act would prohibit defendants who are serving probation for driving under the influence death resulting from earning good time off their probationary period. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0947 | Provides for a single, increased range of penalties for all driving offenses which result in serious bodily injury or death. | This act would provide for a single, increased range of penalties for all driving offenses which result in serious bodily injury or death. 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 |
| S0786 | Prohibits prior authorization or a step therapy protocol for the prescription of a nonpreferred medication on their drug formulary used to assess or treat an enrollee's bipolar disorder, schizophrenia or schizotypal. | This act would prohibit the Rhode Island medical assistance program, and any contract between the Rhode Island medical assistance program and a managed care organization from requiring prior authorization or a step therapy protocol for the prescription of a nonpreferred medication on their drug formulary used to assess or treat an enrollee's bipolar disorder, schizophrenia or schizotypal disorder, major depressive disorder, or post-traumatic stress disorder as defined by the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fifth edition, or epilepsy or seizure disorder under certain circumstances. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0690 | Requires health insurance policies to cover licensed certified lactation counselor services for childbearing families. It also prohibits requiring supervision or duplicate payments for services and mandates annual reporting. | This act would require health insurance policies to cover licensed certified lactation counselor services for childbearing families. It would also prohibit requiring supervision or duplicate payments for services and mandates annual reporting. This act would take effect on January 1, 2026. | In Committee |
| S0684 | Prohibits a policy of individual health insurance coverage from requiring prior authorization for prescriptions of generic medication. | This act would prohibit a policy of individual health insurance coverage from requiring prior authorization for prescriptions of generic medication. This act would take effect on January 1, 2026. | In Committee |
| S0723 | Exempts certain cities and towns whose communities exceed the low and moderate income housing threshold from the tax of the previous year's gross scheduled rental income. | This act would exempt certain cities and towns whose communities exceed the low-and moderate-income housing threshold from the tax of the previous year's gross scheduled rental income. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0691 | Requires individual and group health insurance policies that provide pregnancy-related benefits to cover medically necessary expenses for diagnosis and treatment of infertility and standard fertility-preservation services. | This act would require individual and group health insurance policies that provide pregnancy-related benefits to cover medically necessary expenses for diagnosis and treatment of infertility and standard fertility-preservation services regardless of the insured’s age. This act would also change the definitions of infertility and standard fertility-preservation services as they currently exist in chapters 27-18, 27-19, 27-20 and 27-41. The act would further remove the one hundred thousand dollar ($100,000) lifetime cap on coverage for these services. This act would apply to health plans that are entered into, amended, extended, or renewed on or after January 1, 2026. | In Committee |
| S0480 | Mandates health insurance coverage for FDA approved contraceptive drug, device or therapeutic equivalent. | This act would mandate health insurance coverage for at least one FDA-approved contraceptive drug, device or therapeutic equivalent, emergency contraception available over-the- counter, as well as voluntary female sterilization procedures; patient education and counseling on contraception; and follow-up services related to the drugs, devices, products and procedures. This act would take effect on January 1, 2026. | In Committee |
| S1000 | Ends difference between teachers retired before or after June 30, 2012 for pension adjustments and difference between COLA adjustments between state and municipal pensions. | This act would eliminate the distinction between teachers who retired on or before June 30, 2012 and those teachers who retired after June 30, 2012 with respect to retirement benefit adjustments. Additionally, this act would require that teachers who retired and who were covered under a municipal pension would receive the same COLA adjustment as teachers covered by the state retirement system. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0996 | Provides extended producer responsibility for packaging and paper, recycling of beverage containers, and provides general provisions for oversight of single-stage producer organizations. | This act would create multiple chapters to provide and establish a comprehensive program for extended producer responsibility for packaging and paper, and for recycling of beverage containers. This act would also provide general provisions for oversight of single-producer organizations. This act would also establish the department of environmental management as the lead department in overseeing, implementing, and enforcing the provisions of this act. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0972 | Amends the composition of school bus districts within the state to provide transportation to students in grades kindergarten through 12. | This act would amend the composition of school bus districts within the state to provide transportation to students in grades kindergarten through 12. This act would change the total number of districts from five (5) to nine (9) districts, to promote greater efficiency, cost savings, and for many students, reducing the amount of time spent on a school bus. Students receiving transportation prior to December 30, 2025, under regions established in 1977, would be grandfathered into their old districts until July 1, 2029. This act would also provide that the categorical aid for excess costs associated with transporting students to out-of-district non-public schools would not be less than the higher of what was provided in fiscal years 2026 or 2027, and that any unused portions of this expense would be used to create a student transportation subsidy for students who are homeless, in foster care, or high special needs students. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S1028 | SENATE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING MAY 5TH THROUGH MAY 9TH OF 2025, TO BE "TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | Senate Resolution Proclaiming May 5th Through May 9th Of 2025, To Be "teacher Appreciation Week" In The State Of Rhode Island | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S1032 | SENATE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING THE WEEK OF MAY 5TH THROUGH MAY 12TH OF EACH YEAR TO BE "COMPOSTING AWARENESS WEEK IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND" | Senate Resolution Proclaiming The Week Of May 5th Through May 12th Of Each Year To Be "composting Awareness Week In The State Of Rhode Island" | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S1031 | SENATE RESOLUTION HONORING "SAVING WANSKUCK LIBRARY: A CELEBRATION OF COUNCILMAN ANDREW J. ANNALDO, JR." ON MAY 7TH OF 2025 | Senate Resolution Honoring "saving Wanskuck Library: A Celebration Of Councilman Andrew J. Annaldo, Jr." On May 7th Of 2025 | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S1030 | SENATE RESOLUTION CELEBRATING RHODE ISLAND INDEPENDENCE DAY ON MAY 4, 2025 | Senate Resolution Celebrating Rhode Island Independence Day On May 4, 2025 | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S1029 | SENATE RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING BURRILLVILLE POLICE CHIEF COLONEL STEPHEN J. LYNCH UPON HIS INDUCTION INTO THE RHODE ISLAND CRIMINAL JUSTICE HALL OF FAME | Senate Resolution Congratulating Burrillville Police Chief Colonel Stephen J. Lynch Upon His Induction Into The Rhode Island Criminal Justice Hall Of Fame | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| 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 |
| S1034 | SENATE RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE RECOGNITION OF THE POKANOKET TRIBE AS THE ANCIENT AND ONGOING STEWARDS OF THEIR ANCESTRAL HOMELAND, AND ACKNOWLEDGING THEIR CENTRAL ROLE IN SHAPING THE REGION'S PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE | Senate Resolution Supporting The Recognition Of The Pokanoket Tribe As The Ancient And Ongoing Stewards Of Their Ancestral Homeland, And Acknowledging Their Central Role In Shaping The Region's Past, Present, And Future | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S1033 | SENATE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING MAY 10TH, 2025, TO BE "LUPUS DAY" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | Senate Resolution Proclaiming May 10th, 2025, To Be "lupus Day" In The State Of Rhode Island | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0971 | Establishes a prekindergarten seat finder to support families in accessing high quality early childhood education programs for three (3) and four (4) year old children. | This act would establish a prekindergarten seat finder to support families in accessing high quality early childhood education programs for three (3) and four (4) year old children. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| 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. | Crossed Over |
| S0774 | RELATING EDUCATION -- COUNCIL ON ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION | This act would expand the council on elementary and secondary education to ten (10) members; make six (6) members a quorum; would make the teacher of the year a voting member; would require the student advisory council to meet at least quarterly; would make the chair of the student advisory council a voting member of the council; would expand the board of education from seventeen (17) to nineteen (19) members and would include the Rhode Island teacher of the year and the chairperson of the student advisory council and would also be voting members to the board. This act would take effect upon passage. | Crossed Over |
| S0020 | Directs the commissioner of postsecondary education to prepare a strategic plan for public higher education which is aligned with the goals of the board of education's strategic plan. | This act would assign additional duties to the commissioner of postsecondary education, including, but not limited to, preparing a strategic plan for public higher education which is aligned with the goals of the board of education's strategic plan and which would provide for equitable distribution of public funds. This act would also provide that any policies and goals adopted would have an outcomes-based model emphasizing outcomes across a range of variables. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0021 | Extends teacher certifications without fee or penalty for three (3) or five (5) years for teachers who hold certifications as of July 1, 2025. | This act would extend teacher certifications without fee or penalty for three (3) or five (5) years for teachers who hold certifications as of July 1, 2025. This act would permit a teacher who has three (3) years of certified teaching experience, to acquire an additional certification through examination or content coursework. This act would also direct the department of elementary and secondary education to revise its regulations pertaining to certification to create multiple pathways to obtain teacher and administrator certification. This act would take effect upon passage. | Crossed Over |
| S0170 | Grants the director of the department of health the authority to approve or deny any applications for professional licensure pending before certain boards of licensure that have been unable to establish a quorum for 30 business days. | This act would grant the director of the department of health the authority to approve or deny any applications for professional licensure pending before certain boards of licensure that have been unable to establish a quorum for thirty (30) business days. This act would take effect upon passage. | Crossed Over |
| 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. | This act would amend 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 three (3) years pursuant to a valid prescription or prescriber approved protocol. This act would take effect upon passage. | Crossed Over |
| S0220 | Amends Rhode Island’s existing healthcare services funding plan act by adding an account relating to a new psychiatry resource network to fund Rhode Island’s present PediPRN and MomsPRN. | This act would amend Rhode Island’s existing healthcare services funding plan act by adding an account relating to a new psychiatry resource network to fund Rhode Island’s present PediPRN and MomsPRN, as well as similar programs which may be added by regulation in the future. It would also add an assessment to those previously authorized by the healthcare services funding plan act for purposes of funding this new account. This act would take effect on July 1, 2025. | Crossed Over |
| S0074 | Creates a special license plate for the Blackstone Valley Tourism Council, Inc. that would support the Blackstone River Valley Environmental Clean-up and Education Fund. | This act would create a special license plate for the Blackstone Valley Tourism Council, Inc. that would support the Blackstone River Valley Environmental Clean-up and Education Fund. This act would take effect six (6) months after passage. | Crossed Over |
| S0168 | Prohibits an insurer from imposing a requirement of prior authorization for any admission, item, service, treatment, test, exam, study, procedure or any generic or brand name prescription drug ordered by a primary care provider | This act would prohibit an insurer from imposing a requirement of prior authorization for any admission, item, service, treatment, test, exam, study, procedure or any generic or brand name prescription drug ordered by a primary care provider unless the prior authorization was a requirement for brand-name prescription drugs and controlled substances, or a requirement imposed on individual primary care providers with documented cases of fraud, waste or abuse. This act would take effect on January 1, 2026. | Crossed Over |
| S0165 | Prohibits pharmacy benefit managers from conducting or participate in spread pricing within the state. | This act would require that pharmacy benefit managers ensure that the total amount required to be paid by a health benefit plan and a covered person for a prescription drug covered under the plan does not exceed the amount paid to the pharmacy for dispensing the drug. This act would take effect upon passage. | Crossed Over |
| S0345 | Allows for the enactment of the dietitian licensure compact permitting a licensed dietitian from another state to become licensed within the state, and also permitting a dietitian licensed by the state to become licensed in another compact state. | This act would allow for the enactment of the dietitian licensure compact permitting a licensed dietitian from another state to become licensed within the State of Rhode Island, and also permitting a dietitian licensed by the State of Rhode Island to become licensed in another compact state. The purpose of the compact is to increase public access to dietetics services, eliminate the necessity of licenses in multiple states, and enhance the state's ability to protect the public's health and safety. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0553 | Tenants with disabilities may request to keep an emotional support animals. | This act would allow a tenant with a disability that needs an emotional support animal to request and be approved by a landlord to keep that emotional support animal as a reasonable accommodation in housing. The landlord would have the option to request supportive information to support the tenant's need for the emotional support animal. 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 |
| S0788 | Removes the age restriction for benefits coverage/requires, after 1/1/26, for policies issued or renewed include coverage for reimbursement for provider services at a rate equal to, or greater than, Medicaid establishments of EOHHS. | This act would remove the age restriction for benefits coverage and would require, for health insurance policies issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2026, that coverage shall include reimbursement for applied behavior analysis provider services. This act would also set a minimum reimbursement rate for applied behavior analysis services at equal to, or greater than, the prevailing integrated state Medicaid rate as established by the executive office of health and human services. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0843 | Allows a property owner with eligible net-metering systems with a master meter to allocate excess net metering credits to any meter on the property. | This act would redefine the term "eligible net-metering system" by removing the references to the three (3) year average annual consumption of energy over the previous three (3) years at the electric distribution account(s) located at the eligible net-metering system site. The act would also allow a property owner with eligible net-metering systems with a master meter to allocate excess net-metering credits to any meter on the property. This allocation would apply to meters in the property owner's name or those with the owner listed as the customer of record. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0892 | Establishes a core state behavioral health crisis services system, to be administered by the director of the department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals. | This act would establish the 988 lifeline as part of a core state behavioral health crisis services system, to be administered by the director of the department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals. The systems would include establishing and administering a 988 lifeline for suicide prevention and behavioral health crisis response, and expanding the use of the 911 and first responder surcharges to include the 988 lifeline fee, on subscribers of commercial land line telephone, mobile telephone and/or IP-enabled voice services. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0941 | Allows continuing care providers to provide care in an individual’s home, subject to the same disclosures and requirements as continuing care provided in a facility. | This act would allow continuing care providers to provide care in an individual’s home, subject to the same disclosures and requirements as continuing care provided in a facility. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0695 | Mandates establishment of a support program for nurse practitioners similar to that which is offered for physicians. Additionally, it requires professional licensing and reporting reforms to protect clinicians who seek support. | This act would require the establishment of a health program for nurse practitioners, similar to that which is run by the Rhode Island Medical Society for physicians, physician assistants, dentists, and podiatrists, to address burnout, substance abuse, and mental and physical health issues impacting the clinician’s personal and professional life. This act would further require reforms by respective licensing boards to limit inquiries regarding a clinician’s mental health diagnoses. This act would create a privilege for communications between the clinician seeking support and the personnel of the health program providing support services. Additionally, this act would protect clinicians who seek support and adhere to their treatment plan from mandatory reporting and licensing repercussions from their respective licensing board. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0783 | Increases the threshold limit for charitable organizations with an annual gross income of five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) to one million dollars ($1,000,000) or more. | This act would increase the threshold limit for charitable organizations with an annual gross income of five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) to one million dollars ($1,000,000) or more when submitting their annual charitable solicitation registration to submit to an independent audit. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0790 | 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. | This act would change 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. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0511 | Removes the five (5) year waiting period for filing a motion to seal an eviction court file. It also deletes the numerical limitation on filing seal requests. | This act would remove the five (5) year waiting period for filing a motion to seal an eviction court file. It would also delete the numerical limitation on filing seal requests with the court. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0701 | Allows advanced practice registered nurses, physician assistants, and physicians who are and are not licensed in Rhode Island to provide telemedicine services to patients who are in the state when those services are rendered. | This act would permit advanced practice registered nurses (APRN), physicians, and physician assistants to provide services to patients located in Rhode Island via telemedicine when those services are necessary and medically and clinically appropriate. This act would also allow APRNs, physicians, and physician assistants who are licensed in other states or U.S. territories who have appropriate professional liability insurance coverage and who are licensed and in good standing in those jurisdictions to provide telemedicine services to patients who are in Rhode Island when those services are rendered. Further, this act would bring providers who render telemedicine services to patients who are in the state when the services are rendered under the jurisdiction of the state and its courts. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0969 | Changes utility company billing practices so that when a gas electric utility changes their customer billing, they are required to file a copy of the new bill with the PUC for approval, with a complete explanation of the changes. | This act would require that electric and gas companies provide a copy of the form, content and design of their bills to the public utility commission (PUC). The act would also authorize the public utilities commission to review the form, content, and design of electric and gas bills and require any modifications that the commission finds (1) would be in the public interest, or (2) would be beneficial to any significant energy or environmental policy initiative. This act would change the utility company billing practices so that when a gas or electric utility makes a material change to their customer billing, they would be required to file a copy of the new bill with the PUC, with a complete explanation of the changes, within sixty (60) days after implementation. The PUC would also open a docket to receive public comment and, if necessary, hold hearings to review the changes. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| 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. | In Committee |
| S0994 | SENATE RESOLUTION COMMEMORATING MAY OF 2025, AS "NATIONAL SKIN CANCER AWARENESS MONTH" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | Senate Resolution Commemorating May Of 2025, As "national Skin Cancer Awareness Month" In The State Of Rhode Island | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0607 | Makes a series of amendments to several statutes regarding businesses and professions to provide clarity or align with new federal requirements. | This act would make a series of amendments to several statutes regarding businesses and professions to provide clarity or align with new federal requirements. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0210 | Allows on and after September 1, 2025, an owner of motor vehicle(s) to transfer ownership and registration of said vehicle on their death, by a certificate of title designation and requires DMV to amend title forms, to include transfer-on-death language. | This act would allow on and after September 1, 2025, an owner of motor vehicle(s) to transfer ownership and registration of said vehicle on their death, by a certificate of title designation and require the department of motor vehicles to amend title forms, to include transfer-on-death language. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0030 | Creates a postsecondary tuition assistance for shortage teaching fields. | This act would create postsecondary tuition assistance for shortage teaching fields which are defined as subject areas or teacher certifications that are experiencing a critical lack of educators in the state such as any sciences grades seven (7) through twelve (12) and any mathematics grades seven (7) through twelve (12). Recipients of tuition assistance would have to be enrolled, or accepted for enrollment at a Rhode Island postsecondary institution in a program to become a teacher in a shortage field and complete at least three (3) years of full-time teaching in a shortage teaching field in this state. This act would take effect upon passage. | 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 |
| S0574 | Provides that a hearing required before a judge or magistrate may adjudge a motorist in contempt for failure to comply with the court's orders regarding a conditional hardship license, and defines penalties for violation of a hardship/interlock order. | This act would provide that a hearing be required before a judge or magistrate may adjudge a motorist in contempt for failure to comply with the court's orders regarding a conditional hardship license, and would define the penalties for violation of a hardship/interlock order. 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 |
| S0176 | Establishes the Higher Education Opportunities for Students with Disabilities Act. | This act would establish the Higher Education Opportunities for Students with Disabilities Act. This act would enable students with disabilities who are ages eighteen (18) through twenty- one (21) years, and in some cases to age twenty-two (22) years, to audit and otherwise attend state colleges and universities using the student’s foundation education aid. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0235 | 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. | This act would require the school board or committees of cities and towns to establish a safety and behavioral health committee (SSBHC). This act would also lay out the representation requirements and committee responsibilities to ensure a stable learning environment for all students. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0912 | Requires all certified independent or district charter schools upon application for a renewal of said charter or an application for a new charter school to provide a union neutrality clause in the charter. | This act would require all certified independent or district charter schools upon application for a renewal of said charter or an application for a new charter school to provide a union neutrality clause in the charter. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0887 | Protects against discrimination based on disability in federally funded programs and activities, even if there is a change in the federal law. | This act would provide that in the event any provision of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, prohibiting discrimination based on disability in federally funded programs or activities, codified at 29 U.S.C. § 794, is repealed or nullified by a federal judicial or executive branch action, the law applied in Rhode Island would be the law in effect on the date immediately prior to the date of the repeal or revocation. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0855 | Establishes a maximum hourly workday for all peace officers as defined in § 12-7-21 and a violation rate of pay of double time and a half. | This act would establish a maximum hourly workday for all peace officers as defined in § 12-7-21 and would establish a violation rate of pay of double time and a half. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| 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 |
| S0789 | Requires the disclosure of the transfer of certain assets of healthcare facilities and provides penalties for failing to file healthcare facility ownership information. | This act would require the disclosure of the transfer of certain assets of healthcare facilities and would provide penalties for failing to file healthcare facility ownership information. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0126 | 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. | This act would protect 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. Employees so aggrieved by discipline or discharge by the employer would have the right to bring a civil action against the employer seeking equitable relief and/or compensatory damages including attorneys' fees and costs. This act would take effect upon passage. | Crossed Over |
| S0550 | Increases penalties for animal abuse under this chapter. | This act would increase penalties from one thousand dollars ($1,000) to five thousand dollars ($5,000) for malicious injury to or killing of animals. It would also prohibit the intentional overfeeding of dogs for aesthetic reasons and increase penalties for violations. An advisory animal care task force would also be created to identify areas of improvement for care of animals. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0272 | Mandates that all restaurants offering children's meals offer at least two (2) children's meals that complies with certain detailed nutritional standards set forth in the act. | This act would mandate that all restaurants offering children's meals, offer at least two (2) children's meals that complies with certain detailed nutritional standards set forth in the act. The act would further require that a nutritious meal contain no more than five hundred fifty (550) calories, seven hundred (700) milligrams of sodium, fifteen (15) grams added of sugars, ten percent (10%) of calories from saturated fat and zero grams of trans fat. It would also require that the nutritious meal, include at least two (2) of the five (5) food groups: fruit, vegetable, low-fat dairy, protein and whole grain. This act would take effect on January 1, 2026. | In Committee |
| S0100 | Eliminates the sunset on the provision of finding for child care for eligible child care educators and child care staff. | This act would eliminate the sunset on the provision of funding for child care for eligible child care educators and child care staffs, remove the family income limit, and would expand the program to include staff providing early intervention services to infants and toddlers with developmental delays and disabilities and would require an annual reporting of participant data to the governor and general assembly by November 1. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0797 | Updates the Homeless Bill of Rights to add rules governing encampments, including the right to clean and sanitary conditions and impose penalties for violations of the rights set forth in this chapter in the amount of $500 per violation. | This act would update the Homeless Bill of Rights to add rules governing encampments, including the right to clean and sanitary conditions and impose penalties for violations of the rights set forth in this chapter in the amount of five hundred dollars ($500) per violation. 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 |
| S0966 | SENATE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR THE LGBTQIA+ COMMUNITY | Senate Resolution Expressing Support For The Lgbtqia+ Community | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0478 | Establishes the scope of a certified professional midwife’s authority relating to prescribing medication to patients. | This act would establish the scope of a certified professional midwife’s authority relating to prescribing medication to patients. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0460 | Expands the DCYF powers by overseeing and administer comprehensive behavioral health services for children with serious emotional disturbances and children with developmental or functional disabilities. | This act would expand the scope and power of the department of children, youth and families (DCYF) to oversee and administer comprehensive behavioral health services for children with serious emotional disturbances and children with developmental or functional disabilities. This act would also require DCYF to create a framework for the children's behavioral health services that adheres to Medicaid requirements. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0479 | Requires health insurance plans to cover services provided by licensed certified professional midwives. Insurers must report utilization and cost data annually. Certain limited benefit policies are exempt. | This bill would require health insurance plans to cover services provided by licensed certified professional midwives. Insurers would be required to report utilization and cost data annually and certain limited benefit policies would be exempt. This act would take effect on January 1, 2026. | In Committee |
| S0713 | Provides for warming center and cooling center alerts to trigger certain procedures municipalities shall follow during extreme heat or cold to help at-risk individuals with shelter. | This act would provide for warming center and cooling center alerts to trigger certain procedures municipalities shall follow during extreme heat or cold to help at-risk individuals with shelter. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0637 | Requires the department of elementary and secondary education and DOH to adopt policies, rules and regulations for the administration of seizure rescue medications for children who have been medically identified as having epilepsy/seizure disorder. | This act would require the department of elementary and secondary education and the department of health to adopt policies, rules and regulations for the administration of seizure rescue medications administered via nasal route for students who have been medically identified as having epilepsy/seizure disorder. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0635 | Requires immediate notification to the person in charge of the educational program when a child has a cardiac emergency and the head of the educational program must notify the department of education within 24 hours. | This act would require immediate notification to the principal, headmaster, executive director, or other person in charge of the educational program, or their designated agent, if that person called emergency services in response to a child whom under the care and custody of the educational program suffered a cardiac emergency. This act would also require notification by the principal, headmaster, executive director, or other person in charge of the educational program, or their designated agent to the department of education within twenty-four (24) hours. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0641 | Takes several measures to lead by example by banning state purchases of plastic bottles, and requires state funds to be used to lease or purchase electric vehicles and renewable energy efficient technologies for use on state property. | This act would take several measures to lead by example by banning state purchases of plastic bottles, and would require state funds to be used to lease or purchase electric vehicles and renewable energy efficient technologies for use on state property. Annual reports would be required to be filed by January 31, and provided to the Executive Climate Change Coordinating Council (EC4), the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, and the governor. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0589 | Requires small employers with one to fifty (1-50) employees and large employers with fifty (50) or more employees to pay overtime wages to exempt workers if their salary exceeds varying multipliers of minimum wage for a forty (40) hour workweek. | Under current law, employers are not obligated to pay overtime to their executive, administrative, and professional employees who are compensated through salary rather than hourly wages, unless the salary of such employees would, if calculated according to a 40-hour work week, fall below the state’s current minimum wage. This act would raise that cut-off and make additional salaried employees non-exempt and therefore eligible for overtime pay, by requiring small employers with one to fifty (1-50) employees and large employers with fifty (50) or more employees, to pay overtime wages to currently exempt workers, if their salary falls below a threshold based upon multipliers of minimum hourly wage, for a forty (40) hour workweek. For example, for the year 2026, the multiplier would be one and one-half (1½) times the minimum hourly wage for a forty (40) hour workweek for small employers with less than fifty (50) employees and two (2) times the minimum hourly wage for a forty (40) hour workweek for large employers with more than fifty (50) employees, resulting in overtime entitlement for more employees. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0069 | Provides employees with civil administrative remedies against contractors, subcontractors involved in the contract with joint/severable liability imposed on contractors or subcontractors. Effective 9/1/2025. | This act would make contractors civilly liable and/or jointly civilly liable for any claims of wage theft or nonpayment from an employee against the contractor, its subcontractors and any subcontractor involved in the performance of the contract; provided that, written notice of the alleged violation be given to the contractor not more than forty-five (45) days from the last occurrence of the alleged wage theft. This act would also authorize only administrative and/or civil actions to recover the claimed wages. This act would further provide that these provisions could be waived by a collective bargaining agreement with a bona fide building and construction trade labor organization which has established itself as the collective bargaining representative for persons performing work on a project. This act would take effect on September 1, 2025, and would apply to construction contracts entered into, renewed, modified or amended on or after the effective date of this act. | In Committee |
| S0024 | Provides for a prohibition on the licensing of any new high-heat waste facility. | This act would provide for a prohibition on the licensing of any new high-heat waste facility. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0177 | JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE, PUBLISH AND SUBMIT TO THE ELECTORS A PROPOSITION OF AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION -- RIGHT TO AN ADEQUATE EDUCATION (Amends the constitution to guarantee Rhode Island residents with equal opportunity to receive an education that is adequate, equitable and meaningful and provides judicial enforcement of this provision.) | Joint Resolution To Approve, Publish And Submit To The Electors A Proposition Of Amendment To The Constitution -- Right To An Adequate Education (amends The Constitution To Guarantee Rhode Island Residents With Equal Opportunity To Receive An Education That Is Adequate, Equitable And Meaningful And Provides Judicial Enforcement Of This Provision.) | Crossed Over |
| S0391 | Requires every elementary and secondary school within the State of Rhode Island to provide and maintain clearly visible and easily accessible trauma kits within the school. It also provides immunity if assistance is rendered. | This act would require that every elementary and secondary school within the State of Rhode Island, whether they are public or privately run, provide and maintain clearly visible and easily accessible trauma kits. This act would also provide for immunity for trained persons that gratuitously render emergency assistance to a person who experiences a traumatic bleeding injury. This act would take effect on January 1, 2027. | 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 |
| S0347 | Allows internationally trained physicians to practice at healthcare facilities in rural and underserved communities and provides a mentorship alternative to the residency requirement. | This act would allow internationally trained physicians to practice at healthcare facilities in rural and underserved communities and would provide a mentorship alternative to the residency requirement. This act would also create pathways to licensure and allow them to apply for a full, unrestricted license to practice medicine. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0086 | Extends the forbearance of utility terminations for customers with serious illness certifications and would amend various provisions related to the termination of utility services for persons who are disabled, seriously ill, or in arrears. | This act would extend the forbearance of utility terminations for customers with serious illness certifications and would amend various provisions related to the termination of utility services for persons who are disabled, seriously ill, or in arrears. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0056 | SENATE RESOLUTION RESPECTFULLY URGING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO PROTECT PATIENTS AND TRADITIONAL MEDICARE FROM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | Senate Resolution Respectfully Urging The United States Congress To Protect Patients And Traditional Medicare From Medicare Advantage | In Committee |
| S0092 | Imposes a seventy-five cent (0.75) surcharge on fares charged by rideshare companies as well as an account to benefit RIPTA from the payment of sales taxes collected from rideshares. | This act would impose a seventy-five cent ($0.75) surcharge on fares charged by rideshare or transportation network companies. This act would also require that fifty percent (50%) of the surcharge be deposited in a restricted account to be used for street improvements in the municipality where the fare originated, and fifty percent (50%) of the surcharge be deposited in a restricted account to fund Transit Forward RI. The tax administrator would promulgate rules and regulations to implement the provisions of this chapter. The act would also establish a restricted receipt account for the benefit of RIPTA funded by sales tax collected from ride-share companies such as Uber and Lyft. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0593 | Prohibits public utilities, serving greater 100,000 customers from recovering through rates any direct or indirect cost associated with, amongst other costs, advertising, marketing, communications. | This act would prohibit public utilities, serving greater than one hundred thousand (100,000) customers from recovering through rates any direct or indirect cost associated with, amongst other costs, advertising, marketing, communications, or public education that seek to influence public opinion, including any costs associated with activities such as research, analysis, preparation or planning undertaken in support of advertising, marketing, communications, or public education, or any other related costs identified by the commission. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0792 | Authorizes and regulates the distribution of the product known as "kratom." | This act would authorize and regulate the distribution of the product known as "kratom", and would ban the adulteration of kratom with a dangerous non-kratom substance as to render the product injurious to a consumer. The act would require that any kratom product contain adequate labeling directions necessary for safe and effective use by consumers. This act would take effect on April 1, 2026. | In Committee |
| S0599 | Increases the public utilities reserve fund cap and the cap on expenses relating to the public utilities commission and the division of public utilities and carriers representing the state before federal agencies. | This act would increase the public utilities reserve fund cap and the cap on expenses relating to the public utilities commission and the division of public utilities and carriers representing the state before federal agencies. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0702 | Requires every individual or group health insurance plan on or after January 1, 2026, that provides benefits to reimburse child service providers for therapy services offered through EOHHS certified Kids Connect/Therapeutic Services. | This act would require every individual or group health insurance plan on or after January 1, 2026, that provides benefits to reimburse child service providers for therapy services offered through EOHHS certified Kids Connect/Therapeutic Services. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0724 | Restricts increases in monthly common expenses and limit special assessments to cover unforeseen costs not included in condo association’s approved annual budget for common expenses in associations where the minority of the units are deed-restricted units | This act would restrict increases in monthly common expenses and limit special assessments to cover unforeseen costs not included in the condo association’s approved annual budget for common expenses in associations where the minority of the units are deed-restricted units. This act would take effect on July 1, 2026. | In Committee |
| S0874 | Provides that licensed independent clinical social workers be able to enroll and bill Medicaid directly for covered services provided to adults with Medicaid fee-for-service coverage. | This act would provide that licensed independent clinical social workers be able to enroll and bill Medicaid directly for covered services provided to adults with Medicaid fee-for-service coverage. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0128 | Repeals 42-56-38.1 and requires the DOC to provide free communication services to inmates and juveniles held in residential placement or detention centers and requires that those facilities provide in-person contact visits. | This act would repeal provisions which allow the department of corrections to charge inmates for phone calls and replace them with requirements that the department of corrections would provide free communication services to inmates and juveniles held in residential placement or detention centers and the requirement that those facilities provide in-person contact visits. 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 |
| S0267 | Seeks to promote increased consumer access to Medicare supplement health insurance policies. | This act would seek to promote increased consumer access to Medicare supplement health insurance policies. This act would take effect on January 1, 2026. | In Committee |
| S0143 | Establishes a program within the adult correctional institution to permit medication assisted treatment approved by the FDA to be provided for the treatment of opioid use disorder to any incarcerated individual. | This act would establish a program within the adult correctional institutions to permit medication for opioid use disorder approved by the FDA to be provided for the treatment of an opioid use disorder to any individual incarcerated. Each inmate would be screened for opioid use disorder within twenty-four (24) hours of incarceration and if determined to be suffering from an opioid use disorder would be offered placement in the medication for opioid use disorder program. This act would take effect on January 1, 2026. | In Committee |
| S0296 | Repeals provisions that assess costs for women in the community corrections program for women offenders. | This act would repeal provisions that assess costs for women in the community corrections program for women offenders. This act would take effect upon passage. | Crossed Over |
| S0863 | Requires the producer of artificial turf and turf infill sold or distributed in Rhode Island to report its chain of custody, from installation to use, repurposing, recycling and disposal. | This act would require the producer of artificial turf and turf infill sold or distributed in Rhode Island to report its chain of custody, from installation to use, repurposing, recycling and disposal to the department of environmental management. The department of environmental management would develop and maintain the information on a publicly accessible website. Violations would be subject to civil penalties. 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 |
| S0645 | Exempts certain products that have PFAS if deemed safe by FDA. | This act would exempt certain cookware that contains perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances or PFAS that are authorized by the FDA as safe for consumer contact from the provision of the consumer PFAS ban act of 2024. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0829 | Mandates paid leave by allowing qualified employees to take medical leave to undergo donation procedures, medical tests, and recovery related to being a living organ donor, or bone marrow transplant donor. | This act would mandate paid leave by allowing qualified employees to take medical leave to undergo donation procedures, medical tests, and recovery related to being a living organ donor, or bone marrow transplant donor. The act would also provide that the maximum durations of leave for each type of donation - up to thirty (30) days for organ donation, and five (5) days for bone marrow donation. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0685 | Adds new sections that set forth conditions for pharmacists to prescribe tobacco cessation drug therapies, including education approved by state board of pharmacy. The cessation therapies to be covered by all health insurance carriers on or after 1/1/26. | This act would add new sections which set forth conditions for pharmacists to prescribe tobacco cessation drug therapies, including education approved by the state board of pharmacy. The cessation therapies would be covered by all health insurance carriers on or after January 1, 2026. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0903 | Requires that any covered entity that develops/provides online services, products, or features that children are reasonably likely to access shall consider the best interest of children when designing/developing such online service, product, or feature. | This act would require that any covered entity that develops and provides online services, products, or features that children are reasonably likely to access shall consider the best interest of children when designing and developing such online service, product, or feature. The provisions of this chapter may be enforced by the attorney general and violators are subject to civil penalties. This act would take effect on January 1, 2026. | In Committee |
| 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 |
| S0683 | Expands the existing law regarding collaborative practice agreements to allow non-physician healthcare providers to enter into such agreements. | This act would expand the existing law regarding collaborative practice agreements between pharmacists and physicians to allow other healthcare providers to enter into such agreements. This act would also remove the definition of “collaborative practice committee,” and would require submission of the collaborative practice agreements to the board of pharmacy for record-keeping purposes. This act would take effect on July 1, 2025. | In Committee |
| S0692 | 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. | This act would authorize 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. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0476 | Amends current law so that initial contraceptive prescriptions would no longer be limited to a 3-month supply. | This act would amend the current law so that initial contraceptive prescriptions would no longer be limited to a three-month supply. The act would also provide that the state board of pharmacy adopt rules only in consultation with Rhode Island department of health, and no longer in consultation with the Rhode Island medical board and the Rhode Island state board of nursing. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0543 | Defines a vape shop and exempt it from the prohibition of selling electronic nicotine-delivery system products. | This act would define a vape shop and exempt it from the prohibition of selling electronic nicotine-delivery system products. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0467 | Establishes the Wholesale Prescription Drug Importation Program for the importation of wholesale prescription drugs from Canada, to provide savings to Rhode Island consumers. | This act would establish the Wholesale Prescription Drug Importation Program for the importation of wholesale prescription drugs from Canada to provide savings to Rhode Island consumers. The program would require the designation of a state agency to become a licensed drug wholesaler, or to contract with a licensed drug wholesaler, use of prescription drug suppliers in Canada; ensure that only drugs approved by the US Food and Drug Administration are imported; and import only drugs expected to generate savings; and prohibit the distribution or sale of these drugs outside of Rhode Island. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0344 | Requires EOHHS to develop a budget and seek funding to establish an early childhood mental health hub program to improve access to infant and early childhood mental health services for children under six (6) years and their families. | This act would require the executive office of health and human services (EOHHS) to develop a budget and seek federal, philanthropic, or other funding to establish an early childhood mental health hub program focused on improving access to infant and early childhood mental health services for children under the age of six (6) years and their families. The hub would be funded as a pilot program for a minimum of three (3) years. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0308 | JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE AND PUBLISH AND SUBMIT TO THE ELECTORS A PROPOSITION OF AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE -- REFERENDUM ON LINE ITEM VETO (This proposed amendment to the Constitution would provide the governor with a line item veto on the budget and other bills for the appropriation of money.) | Joint Resolution To Approve And Publish And Submit To The Electors A Proposition Of Amendment To The Constitution Of The State -- Referendum On Line Item Veto (this Proposed Amendment To The Constitution Would Provide The Governor With A Line Item Veto On The Budget And Other Bills For The Appropriation Of Money.) | In Committee |
| S0195 | Provides for the operation and duties of natural organic reduction for the contained, accelerated conversion of human remains to soil. A disposition facility would be used for either cremation or natural organic reduction. | This act would provide for the operation and duties of natural organic reduction for the contained, accelerated conversion of human remains to soil. A disposition facility would be used for either cremation or natural organic reduction. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0275 | Establishes a new article in the state building code that provides that certain new housing construction contain at least one floor that meets the requirements for a Type C "ANSI'' Standards for Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities. | This act would establish a new article in the state building code that would provide that certain new housing construction contain at least one floor that meets the requirements for a Type C (Visitable) Unit of the American National Standards Institute (commonly known as "ANSI'') Standards for Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities (section 1105 of ICC ANSI A117.1- 2017). This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| 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. | In Committee |
| S0681 | Amends powers/duties of the office of the health insurance commissioner to increase total cost of care for services reimbursed under contracts after risk adjustment that exceeds the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers percentage increase. | This act would amend the powers and duties of the office of the health insurance commissioner (OHIC) to review and grant prior approval to payment of healthcare services and hospital contracts, if any annual increase in the total cost of care for services reimbursed and hospital contracts after risk adjustment exceeds the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U) percentage increase. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0722 | Prohibits the restriction of access in and out of a construction site by using locked gates or fences while work is ongoing. | This act would prohibit the restriction of access in and out of a construction site by using locked gates or fences while work is ongoing. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0689 | Create the “Embryo Safety and Storage Act of 2025.” Also requires the department of health to regulate and license embryo storage facilities. | This act would create the “Embryo Safety and Storage Act of 2025.” The act would require the department of health to regulate and license embryo storage facilities. This act would take effect on January 1, 2026. | In Committee |
| S0698 | Allows the office of health insurance commissioner (OHIC) as the state agency that has the authority to designate patient-centered medical home (PCMH) care to obtain maximal health outcomes. | This act would allow the office of health insurance commissioner (OHIC) as the state agency that has the authority to designate patient-centered medical home (PCMH) care to obtain maximal health outcomes. The primary care site would have achieved and maintain NCQA, PCMH distinction or approval of the joint commission on AAAHC, as determined by the department of health. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0643 | Creates a shellfish hatchery program established by the department of environmental management to foster sustainable development and resiliency of the state's shellfish industry. | This act would create a department of environmental management shellfish hatchery program to foster sustainable development and resiliency of the state's shellfish industry. The department shall accept proposals and choose a nonprofit entity to administer the program. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0744 | Gives authority to the department of labor and training to enforce violations of the laws relating to corrosion prevention and mitigation work requirements. This act would also add civil monetary penalties for violations of those laws. | This act would give authority to the department of labor and training to enforce violations of the laws relating to corrosion prevention and mitigation work requirements. This act would also add civil monetary penalties for violations of those laws. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0773 | Provides that the school year for all public schools, including traditional public and public charter schools, independent charter schools, and mayoral academies, would start on the same date of each calendar year. | This act would provide that the school year for all public schools, including traditional public and public charter schools, independent charter schools, and mayoral academies, would start on the same date of each calendar year. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0240 | Creates the Rhode Island Childcare Assistance Program that governs both family eligibility for the state’s childcare subsidy program and expands eligibility for the program to meet the federal eligibility benchmark. | This act would create the Rhode Island Childcare Assistance Program that governs both family eligibility for the state’s childcare subsidy program and the rates paid to childcare providers serving families receiving a subsidy. The act would expand eligibility for the program to meet the federal eligibility benchmark so that families with incomes at or below eighty-five percent (85%) of the state median income would be eligible. The act would allow families to continue eligibility until their income exceeds one hundred percent (100%) of the state median income and would make participation in the state’s child support enforcement program voluntary for the childcare subsidy. The act would also increase the tiered rates of paid for licensed childcare centers to meet or exceed the federal equal access benchmark, implement a new differential bonus rate for infants under age eighteen (18) months and adopt fair payment practices consistent with the federal rules for the Child Care and Development Fund. This act would take effect on July 1, 2025. | In Committee |
| S0278 | Under certain circumstances, provides immunity from arrest and prosecution for prostitution, procurement of sexual conduct for a fee, loitering for prostitution and soliciting from motor vehicles for indecent purposes. | This act would under certain circumstances, provide immunity from arrest and prosecution for prostitution, procurement of sexual conduct for a fee, loitering for prostitution and soliciting from motor vehicles for indecent purposes. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0847 | Requires certain health care facilities to allow a terminally ill patient’s use of medicinal cannabis within the health care facility, subject to certain restrictions. | This act would require certain healthcare facilities to allow a terminally ill patient’s use of medicinal cannabis within the healthcare facility, subject to the following restrictions including: requiring a patient to provide the healthcare facility with an ID and a copy of their medical marijuana card or written documentation that the use of medicinal cannabis is recommended by a physician, and requiring a healthcare facility to restrict how a patient stores and uses medicinal cannabis to ensure the safety of other patients, guests, and employees of the healthcare facility. The act would also provide that compliance with the bill would not be a condition for obtaining, retaining, or renewing a license as a healthcare facility. The act would authorize a healthcare facility to suspend compliance with these provisions if a federal agency takes specified actions. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0787 | Supports the role of independent family council and makes the waiting list transparent by requiring nursing facilities with more than thirty percent (30%) self-pay residents to admit applicants on a first-come-first-served basis for non-private rooms. | This act would support the establishment and role of independent family councils in nursing facilities. This act would further prevent discrimination against nursing home residents, where the method of payment is Medicaid, by making the waiting list process transparent, and requiring facilities with more than thirty percent (30%) self-pay residents to admit applicants on a first-come-first-served basis for non-private rooms. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0704 | Mandates transparency in nursing home finances and would establish procedures for compliance. | This act would mandate transparency in nursing home finances and would establish procedures for compliance. This act would take effect on July 1, 2025. | In Committee |
| S0733 | Requires the court to set reasonable bail for all those individuals who appear before it as probation violators and establish a presumption of personal recognizance unless the new alleged offense is a crime of violence as defined in the act. | This act would require the court to set reasonable bail for all those individuals who appear before it as probation violators and establish a presumption of personal recognizance unless the new alleged offense is a crime of violence as defined in the act. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0696 | Authorizes an increase in resource eligibility limits for persons with long-term-care needs who reside at home and requires semi-annual reports from Medicaid certified assisted living facilities and adult day service providers to the EOHHS. | This act would authorize the secretary of the executive office of health and human services (EOHHS) to increase resource eligibility limits for persons with long-term-care needs who reside at home to $12,000 for single persons and $18,000 for couples. The act would also require that Medicaid certified assisted living facilities and adult day service providers furnish semi-annual reports to the EOHHS regarding the number of persons served each month and patients’ certification categories for the prior six months. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0473 | Extends coverage for treatment of pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections and pediatric acute onset neuropsychiatric syndrome by removing the sunset date of December 31, 2025, and mandating such coverage. | This act would extend coverage for treatment of pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections and pediatric acute onset neuropsychiatric syndrome by removing the sunset date of December 31, 2025, and mandating such coverage. This act would take effect upon passage. | Crossed Over |
| S0196 | Caps amount payable for 30 day supply of equipment/supplies for insulin administration/glucose monitoring at $25 or equipment designed to last more than 30 days with no deductible commencing January 1, 2026. | This act would cap the amount that a covered person is required to pay for insulin administration and glucose monitoring equipment and supplies at twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per thirty (30) day supply or per item when an item is intended to be used for longer than thirty (30) days and would prohibit any deductible for the equipment and supplies. The coverage would commence on January 1, 2026. This act would take effect on January 1, 2026. | Crossed Over |
| S0062 | Removes the requirement that families consent to, and cooperate with the department of human services in establishing paternity and enforcing child and medical support orders as a condition of eligibility for child care assistance. | This act would remove the requirement that families consent to, and cooperate with the department of human services in establishing paternity and enforcing child and medical support orders as a condition of eligibility for child care assistance. This act would take effect upon passage. | Crossed Over |
| S0221 | Provides certain controls over prescription drug costs by imposing transparency, oversight and accountability requirements on commercial insurers and their pharmacy benefit managers. | This act would provide certain controls over prescription drug costs by imposing transparency, oversight and accountability requirements on commercial insurers and their pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). 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 |
| S0486 | Establishes a process whereby large drug manufacturers, may be penalized for prescription drug price increases where there is no, or inadequate, new evidence to support the price increase. | This act would establish a process whereby large drug manufacturers (those earning at least two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) in total annual sales within the state) may be penalized for increasing prices for an identified prescription drug where there is no, or inadequate, evidence to support the price increase. The act would create a procedure where the commissioner would notify the manufacturer by way of a form that would contain the total amount of sales of the identified drug within the state, the total number of units sold of the identified drug within the state, the wholesale acquisition cost of the identified drug and any changes to that cost during the year and the previous year, a calculation of the penalty owed, and any other information that the commissioner deems necessary. The act would also provide an opportunity for the manufacturer to have a hearing and to appeal the decision rendered at that hearing. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| 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. | This act would restrict audits of pharmacists conducted by insurers and their intermediaries, limiting audits to one per year unless fraud or misrepresentation is reasonably suspected. The Rhode Island attorney general would have the authority to impose sanctions for violations. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0482 | Amends the types of less expensive generic products which pharmacists may prescribe to include "devices and supplies" and "therapeutically equivalent products" and requires the director to provide a list of therapeutically equivalent products. | This act would amend the types of less expensive generic products which pharmacists may prescribe to include "devices and supplies" and "therapeutically equivalent products" and would require the director to provide a list of therapeutically equivalent products. This act would take effect on January 1, 2026. | In Committee |
| S0612 | Ensures that the Rhode Island department of housing is able to access the full calendar year worth of housing choice voucher data for the annual report by moving the report submission deadline back to align with availability of federal data. | This act would ensure that the Rhode Island department of housing is able to access the full calendar year worth of housing choice voucher data for the annual report required by this section by moving the report submission deadline back to align with availability of federal data. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0611 | Clarifies roles and regulatory authority for the administration of the program involving the repurposing of vacant schools for housing. | This act would clarify roles and regulatory authority for the administration of the program involving the repurposing of vacant schools for housing. It would also extend the deadline for conducting feasibility studies and expand access to this program to all municipalities. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0633 | Requires the names of any noncredentialled school employee who is terminated for good and just cause, to be furnished to the department of education. | This act would require that the names of any noncredentialled school employees who are terminated for good and just cause, be furnished to the Rhode Island department of elementary and secondary education. The department would maintain a list of the names and the good cause for the termination. This list would not be a public document, but would be available to hiring authorities of schools and school districts. 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 |
| S0647 | Authorizes veterinarians to establish a client-patient relationship through electronic means, subject to limitations and requirements such as Vet making a good faith effort to determine if care should be provided through telemedicine instead of in person. | This act would authorize a veterinarian to establish a client-patient relationship in Rhode Island through electronic means, subject to certain limitations and requirements such as by first establishing a veterinarian client-patient relationship in-person and making a good faith effort to determine whether care should be provided through telemedicine instead of in-person. The act would also provide that the veterinarian shall be licensed in Rhode Island, obtain client consent to establish the veterinarian client-patient relationship through electronic means, and maintain such documentation for at least one year. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0180 | Prohibits the declawing of cats by any surgical procedure to amputate or modify a portion of a cat's paw in order to remove the cat's claws. Does not apply to any procedure performed for a therapeutic purpose. | This act would prohibit the declawing of cats by any surgical procedure to amputate or modify a portion of a cat's paw in order to remove the cat's claws. This section would not apply to any procedure performed for a therapeutic purpose. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0398 | Bans the sale of parrots at pet stores from a breeder or broker. The pet store may sell parrots obtained from animal care facilities or animal rescue organizations. The sale would also be prohibited at any outdoor markets or retail parking lots. | This act would ban the sale of parrots at pet stores from a breeder or broker; provided, however, that pet stores would be allowed to sell parrots obtained from animal care facilities or animal rescue organizations. Sale of parrots would be prohibited at any outdoor markets or public areas. Violators would be subject to a civil fine with enforcement by the Rhode Island society for the prevention of cruelty to animals (RISPCA). This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0232 | Prohibits an educational institution or school district from accessing or using location data for tracking a student's institutional device or personal device, except in limited circumstances. | This act would prohibit an educational institution or school district from accessing any audio or video recording, transmitting or recording function on a student's institutional or personal device or using location data for tracking a student's institutional device or personal device, or allow a third party to do so, except in limited circumstances. This act would take effect on August 1, 2025. | In Committee |
| S0025 | Prohibits a person to sell, offer for sale, display for sale or otherwise distribute a farmed animal fur product within the state and provides graduated civil penalties for violations. | This act would prohibit a person to sell, offer for sale, display for sale or otherwise distribute a farmed animal fur product within the state and would provide graduated civil penalties for violations. This act would take effect three (3) years after passage. | In Committee |
| S0055 | Includes the definition of "primary care services" and requires that all biennial reports shall include a review and recommendation of rates for primary care services on and after September 1, 2025. | This act would include the definition of "primary care services" and requires that all biennial reports shall include a review and recommendation of rates for primary care services on and after September 1, 2025. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0352 | Requires superior court clerk to automatically seal cases/individual counts of a criminal complaint/indictment that were dismissed, upon request of the defendant and serve it upon bureau of criminal identification, police department and counsel of record. | This act would require the superior court clerk to automatically seal cases or individual counts of a criminal complaint or indictment that were dismissed, upon request of the defendant and would require the clerks in the district and superior courts to serve the orders upon the bureau of criminal identification, the arresting law enforcement agency and provide two (2) certified copies to counsel of record. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0549 | Requires hotel employees and short-term rental property operators to annually receive human trafficking awareness training. The operator of the premises shall maintain records of the completed training. | This act would require hotel employees and short-term rental property operators to annually receive human trafficking awareness training. The operator of the premises shall maintain records of the completed training. This act would take effect on January 1, 2026. | In Committee |
| 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. | In Committee |
| S0294 | Makes it unnecessary to prove that a person’s transmission of electronic communications be for the sole purpose of harassment before being found guilty of cyberstalking or cyberharassment. | This act would make it unnecessary to prove that a person’s transmission of electronic communications be for the sole purpose of harassment before being found guilty of cyberstalking or cyberharrassment. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0706 | Requires EOHHS to provide self-measured blood pressure monitoring for eligible pregnant and postpartum individuals, covering home monitors, training, data transmission, and co-interventions, with state funds if federal aid is unavailable. | This bill would require the executive office of health and human services to provide self- measured blood pressure monitoring for eligible pregnant and postpartum individuals, covering home monitors, training, data transmission, and co-interventions, with state funds if federal aid is unavailable. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0604 | Provides a framework through which the department of business regulation can seek grants to fund a home hardening program. | This act would provide a framework through which the department of business regulation can seek grants to fund a home hardening program, and would increase the state guaranty fund limits on personal and commercial property to one million dollars for first-party covered claims. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0600 | Makes numerous technical corrections related to insurance, provides a definition for "cybersecurity insurance", and would repeal the chapter relating to reciprocal exchanges and interinsurers. | This act would make numerous technical corrections related to insurance, provides a definition for "cybersecurity insurance", and would repeal the chapter relating to reciprocal exchanges and interinsurers. This act would take effect on January 1, 2026. | In Committee |
| S0796 | Provides a duty upon midwives, physician assistants and nurse practitioners to obtain a blood specimen of pregnant women within thirty (30) days after the first professional visit. | This act would provide a duty upon midwives, physician assistants and nurse practitioners to obtain a blood specimen of pregnant women within thirty (30) days after the first professional visit and during the third trimester. 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 |
| S0835 | SENATE RESOLUTION COMMEMORATING THE CELEBRATION OF ST. JOSEPH'S DAY | Senate Resolution Commemorating The Celebration Of St. Joseph's Day | 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 |
| 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 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 on July 1, 2026. | In Committee |
| S0116 | Limits the use by insurers of step therapy, a protocol that establishes a specific sequence in which prescription drugs for a specified medical condition are covered by an insurer, by allowing medical providers to request step therapy exceptions. | This act would limit the use by insurers of step therapy utilization management, a protocol or program that establishes a specific sequence in which prescription drugs for a specified medical condition are covered by an insurer by allowing medical providers to request step therapy exceptions. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0121 | Requires a report to be produced that focuses on prescription drug prior authorizations by January 1, 2026. | This act would require a report to be produced that focuses on prescription drug prior authorizations by January 1, 2026. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| 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 |
| 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. | In Committee |
| S0588 | Provides for paid leave for a state employee who donates an organ. The duration of the leave is dependent on the type of donation and notice should be provided to the employer at least thirty (30) days prior to the leave. | This act would provide for paid leave for a state employee who donates an organ. The duration of the leave is dependent on the type of donation and notice should be provided to the employer at least thirty (30) days prior to the leave. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0147 | Expands the deinstitutionalization subsidy aid program in the department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals to include adoptive parent(s) or siblings(s). | This act would expand the deinstitutionalization subsidy aid program in the department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals to include adoptive parents(s) or sibling(s), and would allow such adoptive parent(s) or sibling(s) to care for a child or adult if the parent was unable to do so. This act would also allow such adoptive parent(s) or sibling(s) who are providing care to receive a subsidy through the aid program. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0051 | Limits copays, coinsurance or office deductibles for services of a physical therapist to the amount authorized for the services of a primary care physician or osteopath on or after January 1, 2026. | This act would limit copays, coinsurance or office deductibles for services of a physical therapist to the amount authorized for the services of a primary care physician or osteopath on or after January 1, 2026. 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 |
| S0205 | Prohibit the family court from detaining any juvenile or committing any juvenile, under the age of 12 years, to the training school, for any offense other than murder, first degree sexual assault, or an attempt to commit such offenses. | This act would prohibit the family court from detaining any juvenile or committing any juvenile, under the age of twelve (12) years, to the training school, for any offense other than murder, first degree sexual assault, or an attempt to commit such offenses, and the court determines that there is no other reasonable placement to ensure the safety of the juvenile and the general public. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0154 | Commences July 1, 2025, this act would eliminate the provision of this section that requires new applicants for employment under this section to pay the expense for their criminal background checks. | Commencing July 1, 2025, this act would eliminate the provision of this section that requires new applicants for employment under this section to pay the expense for their criminal background checks. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0463 | Requires each healthcare entity/network plan to compile/report to health insurance commissioner a summary of how the healthcare entity/network plan requires its contracted providers to submit claims for in-network outpatient behavioral health services. | This act would require each healthcare entity or network plan to compile and report to the health insurance commissioner a summary of how the healthcare entity or network plan requires its contracted providers to submit claims for in-network outpatient behavioral health services, before January 1, 2026, and at least annually thereafter and require rates paid under those contracts for services be increased by the rate of inflation as of October 1, 2025, plus five percent (5%). This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0346 | Establishes a single-payer health care insurance system, consolidating public and private payments into a more efficient Medicare-for-all style program, funded by progressive taxes, to reduce health care costs. | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- THE RHODE ISLAND COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM - Establishes a single-payer health care insurance system, consolidating public and private payments into a more efficient Medicare-for-all style program, funded by progressive taxes, to reduce health care costs. | 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 |
| S0728 | Establishes the rights of adoptive/foster children or those in guardianship, to have post-separation visitation with their siblings. | This act would establish the rights of adoptive/foster children or those in guardianship, to have post-separation visitation with their sibling(s). 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 |
| 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 |
| S0605 | Provides that the renewable energy fund remains in existence until December 31, 2033, to align with the mandate that 100% of Rhode Island's electricity demand is from renewable energy and also complies with federal grant requirements. | This act would provide that the renewable energy fund remains in existence until December 31, 2033, to align with the mandate that one hundred percent (100%) of Rhode Island's electricity demand is from renewable energy and also to comply with federal grant requirements. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0466 | Allows executive office of EOHHS to review current methodology for Medical payments to nursing facilities. | This act would direct the executive office of health and human services (EOHHS) to revert the principles of reimbursement from the current price-based methodology back to a cost-based methodology for providing Medicaid payment to Nursing facilities. It would also allow for the office to establish an incentive-based mechanism to reward facilities that meet certain benchmarks. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0484 | Establishes, encourages and supports the establishment of family councils and resident councils in managed residential communities providing assisted living services. | This act would establish, encourage and support the establishment of family councils and resident councils in managed residential communities providing assisted living services. This act would further support the transparency of rates and fees to residents in managed residential communities providing assisted living services and set a minimum notice period for rate increases of one hundred twenty (120) days. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0231 | Establishes a task force managed by the children’s cabinet to develop recommendations to improve access to early intervention and early childhood special education services. | This act would establish a public-private task force managed by the children’s cabinet to develop recommendations with cost estimates that, when implemented, would improve access to high-quality early intervention and early childhood special education services for children with developmental delays and disabilities from birth up to kindergarten entry. This act would further direct the Executive Office of Health and Human Services to seek $250,000 in federal funding to support the work of the task force over an eighteen (18) month period. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0215 | Commencing January 1, 2026, this act would increase the minimum wage for employees receiving gratuities from the current $3.89 to $6.75 per hour. | Commencing January 1, 2026, this act would increase the minimum wage for employees receiving gratuities from the current three dollars and eighty-nine cents ($3.89) to six dollars and seventy-five cents ($6.75) per hour. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0193 | Amends the provisions for insurance coverage of mental health, mental illness, and substance use disorders. | This act would provide that for insurance coverage for treatment of mental health and substance use disorders, payors would rely upon criteria which reflect generally accepted standards of care when developing coverage for levels of care for mental health treatment. This act would also provide that payors would not modify clinical criteria to reduce coverage for mental health treatment below the level established by the generally accepted standards of care upon which their clinical criteria are based. This act would also provide a definition for the term “generally accepted standards of care.” This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0037 | Allows a municipality to set its own conveyance tax rate for residential properties sold in excess of $900,000.00 at $10 per $500. Provides collected taxes to be in a restricted account and distributed within 2 years for affordable housing. | This act would allow a municipality to set an additional conveyance tax rate of not more than ten dollars ($10.00) for each five hundred dollars ($500), or fractional part of that amount, of the consideration in excess of nine hundred thousand dollars ($900,000). This act would also require that the excess conveyance taxes collected alternatively be deposited in a restricted account and distributed within two (2) years, to be used only for affordable housing for individuals or families at or below eighty percent (80%) of the area median income or transferred to state housing agencies for use in the community to develop affordable housing. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0445 | Allows an individual, who is a first-time homebuyer, to contribute funds to a first- time homebuyers saving account with Rhode Island Housing to pay for eligible costs to purchase a home. | This act would allow an individual, who is a first-time homebuyer, to contribute funds to a first-time homebuyer savings account with Rhode Island housing to pay for eligible costs to purchase a home. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0054 | Prohibits health insurance providers from requiring preauthorization for in- network mental health or substance use disorder services. | This act would prohibit health insurance providers from requiring preauthorization for in- network mental health or substance use disorder services. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0335 | Removes the exemption from the state hotel tax for residences rented in their entirety. Effective 1/1/2026. | This act would remove the exemption from the state hotel tax for residences rented in their entirety. This act would take effect upon passage and apply to rentals occurring on or after January 1, 2026. | In Committee |
| S0425 | Establishes a compact agreement among at least two (2) states to prohibit the use of subsidies to selectively retain industry or company entice relocation from one state to another state or to open a new facility. | This act would establish a compact agreement among at least two (2) states to prohibit the selective use of subsidies to an existing specific industry or company, entice relocation from one state to another state or to open a new facility. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0429 | Establishes a statewide standalone children's mobile response and stabilization services to address the behavioral health needs of children and youth ages 2 to 21. DCYF to oversee implementation of the program. | This act would appropriate six million dollars ($6,000,000) to establish a statewide standalone children's mobile response and stabilization services to address the behavioral health needs of children and youth ages two (2) to twenty-one (21). This act would also provide that the state allocate general revenue funds to provide services not funded by Medicaid. The department of children, youth and families would oversee implementation of the program and promulgate rules and regulations to implement the provisions of this chapter. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| 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 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 take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0453 | Requires that the state's share to public libraries be fixed at twenty-five percent (25%) of the amount appropriated by the city or town in their budgets for fiscal year 2026. | This act would require that the state’s share to support public library services in fiscal year 2026 be fixed at twenty-five percent (25%) of the amount appropriated and expended by the city or town in the second preceding fiscal year. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0299 | Prohibits members of law enforcement from engaging in sexual penetration with individuals in their custody. The act also provides that a person convicted of custodial law enforcement sexual penetration would face imprisonment for not more than 3 years. | This act would prohibit members of law enforcement from engaging in sexual penetration with individuals in their custody. The act would also provide that a person convicted of custodial law enforcement sexual penetration would face imprisonment for not more than three (3) years. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0338 | Establishes a fee on companies that sell fossil fuels in Rhode Island and establishes a fund to disburse the collected funds. | This act would establish a fee on companies that sell fossil fuels in Rhode Island, paid at the point of sale within the state for consumption or distribution within the state. This act would also establish an "economic and climate resilience fund" to disburse the collected funds. The funds would be disbursed through dividends to all residents and businesses in the state as well as allocated to climate resilience, renewable energy, energy efficiency, and climate adaptation programs that benefit Rhode Islanders, including low-income residents and small businesses. This act would take effect upon the enactment of a fee of at least five dollars ($5.00) per metric ton of carbon by the legislatures of at least three (3) states: Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and one or more additional states in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI). This act would take effect on July 1, 2026. | In Committee |
| S0340 | Imposes the sales tax on the purchase of animals from a breeder. | This act would impose the sales tax on the purchase of animals from a breeder. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0060 | Establishes a digital electronics right to repair, which allows for digital electronic equipment and parts that are sold in this state on or after January 1, 2026, to be repaired at an independent repair provider. | This act would establish a digital electronics right to repair, which would allow for digital electronic equipment and parts that are sold in this state on or after January 1, 2026, to be repaired at an independent repair provider. Additionally, this act would require an original equipment manufacturer to make available to any independent repair facility any documentation, parts, and tools required for diagnosis, maintenance, or other repairs. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0219 | SENATE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING DEEPEST CONDOLENCES TO THE OZANIAN FAMILY ON THE PASSING OF JAMES W. OZANIAN | Senate Resolution Expressing Deepest Condolences To The Ozanian Family On The Passing Of James W. Ozanian | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0218 | SENATE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING DEEPEST CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF GEORGE MARTELL EGAN | Senate Resolution Expressing Deepest Condolences On The Passing Of George Martell Egan | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0182 | Allows a resident taxpayer to elect to have state taxes withheld from distributions from a mutual fund individual retirement account. | This act would allow a resident taxpayer to elect to have state taxes withheld from distributions from a mutual fund individual retirement account. 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Bill | Bill Name | Motion | Vote Date | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S0132 | Requires that all monies received from the payment of fines under the Uniform Act on Prevention of and Remedies for Human Trafficking be deposited into the into the violent crimes indemnity account within the general fund. | Passage | 05/29/2025 | Yea |
| 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. | Passage | 05/29/2025 | Yea |
| S0554 | Makes certain personal watercraft violations a misdemeanor. | Passage | 05/29/2025 | Yea |
| 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. | Passage As Amended | 05/29/2025 | Yea |
| 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. | Passage | 05/29/2025 | Yea |
| S0559 | Increases imprisonment penalties and adds mandatory community service for violations of § 4-1-9. | Passage | 05/29/2025 | Yea |
| S0559 | Increases imprisonment penalties and adds mandatory community service for violations of § 4-1-9. | Passage | 05/29/2025 | Yea |
| S0523 | Provides that commercial driver instruction would include industry-specific training on the recognition, prevention, and reporting of human trafficking. | Passage | 05/29/2025 | Yea |
| S0815 | Allows the board of elections to tabulate mail ballots in local special elections in the same manner as in tabulate mail ballots in statewide elections. | Passage | 05/29/2025 | Yea |
| S0825 | Funds the state crime victim compensation program through an additional one dollar ($1.00) fine on traffic violations, exclusive of violations related to the parking of vehicles. | Passage | 05/29/2025 | Yea |
| S0908 | Removes the mandatory certification for an individual 16 years or older who was found delinquent for having committed 2 offenses after the age of 16 which would render the person subject to an indictment if the person was an adult. | Passage | 05/29/2025 | Yea |
| S0983 | Creates the PURPLE alert state system to aid in the search for a missing adult with a serious physical, behavioral health, neurological disabilities or medical condition. | Passage | 05/29/2025 | Yea |
| S0799 | Exempts from taxation the real and tangible personal property of Codac, Inc., a Rhode Island nonprofit domestic corporation, located at 45 Royal Little Drive in Providence, Rhode Island. | Passage | 05/27/2025 | Yea |
| S1008 | VALIDATING AND RATIFYING AMENDMENTS TO THE CHARTER OF THE HARRISVILLE FIRE DISTRICT | Passage | 05/27/2025 | Yea |
| S0317 | Increases the maximum fees payable to sheriffs, sergeants, and constables for the service of writs, citations, or subpoenas, from $45.00 to $70.00. | Passage | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| S0356 | Provides that a communication between an attorney and client acting as a trustee or other fiduciary, is privileged and protected from disclosure to the same extent as if the client was acting in his, her, or its individual capacity. | Passage | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| 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. | Passage | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| S0568 | Requires 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, must have the monitoring systems installed by July 1, 2032. | Passage | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| S0514 | Requires the state retirement board to publish online all archived video or audio recordings and all future recordings of meetings of the board. | Passage | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| 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. | Passage | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| S0730 | Exempts qualified tuition savings programs of any state authorized under 26 U.S.C. § 529 from judicial attachment. | Passage | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| S0926 | Extends the immunity from alcohol- or drug-related offenses in cases of emergency overdose care to violations of bail conditions. | Passage | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| S0952 | Adds "debit cards" to the section of law relating to fraudulent use of credit cards. | Passage | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| S0103 | Mandates all insurance contracts, plans or policies provide insurance coverage for the expense of diagnosing and treating infertility, for women between the ages of 25 and 42 years including preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) in conjunction with IVF. | Passage | 05/20/2025 | Yea |
| S0610 | Adds several consumer protections to existing Medicare Supplement law. | Passage | 05/20/2025 | Yea |
| S0705 | Requires insurance coverage for all community health workers' services to include health and promotion coaching, health education and training, health system navigation and resource coordination services, care planning and follow-up care recommendations. | Passage | 05/20/2025 | Yea |
| S0023 | SENATE RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY AND PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR POTENTIAL CHANGES IN LEGISLATION/OVERSIGHT OF THE ACT ON CLIMATE (Creates a 5 member commission to provide recommendations for legislation changes and/or oversight for the Act on Climate, and would report back by May 1, 2026, and would expire on June 1, 2026.) | Passage | 05/15/2025 | Yea |
| S0269 | Repeals the required HIV testing for an individual convicted under chapter 34.1 of title 11 and allows the option for HIV testing for any person convicted under this chapter. | Passage | 05/15/2025 | Yea |
| 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. | Passage | 05/15/2025 | Yea |
| 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. | Passage | 05/15/2025 | Yea |
| S0495 | Authorizes the establishment of a RI housing champion designation program. This program would make qualified municipalities eligible to receive preferential access to state resources, including discretionary state infrastructure funds, as available. | Passage | 05/15/2025 | Yea |
| S0468 | Prohibits the state, participating ERISA, or any health plan from purchasing referenced drugs for a cost higher than the referenced rate. | Passage As Amended | 05/15/2025 | Yea |
| S0468 | Prohibits the state, participating ERISA, or any health plan from purchasing referenced drugs for a cost higher than the referenced rate. | Approval Of Amendment | 05/15/2025 | Yea |
| S0828 | 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 | 05/15/2025 | Yea |
| S0959 | Protects bullying/psychological abuse in workplace inflicted upon employees by employers/co-employees/provides civil remedies to affected employees/fines against employers/imprisonment/fines against co-employees. | Passage | 05/15/2025 | Yea |
| S0989 | Allows for the issuance of a Class T liquor license by the town of Jamestown. | Passage | 05/15/2025 | Yea |
| S0084 | 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 As Amended | 05/13/2025 | Yea |
| S0084 | Prohibits casualty insurers from assessing any premium surcharge or penalty against an insured solely for inquiring about the terms of the insured's policy. | Approval Of Amendment | 05/13/2025 | Yea |
| S0085 | Requires grocery stores to specifically limit the number of self-service checkout units to six (6) units per location. The consumer protection unit of the department of attorney general would have authority to enforce these restrictions. | Passage | 05/13/2025 | Yea |
| S0114 | Prohibits any health insurer, pharmacy benefit manager, or other third-party payor from discriminating against any 340B entity participating in a drug discount program. | Passage | 05/13/2025 | Yea |
| S0238 | Promotes free expression and access of information by prohibiting the censorship of library materials. | Passage | 05/13/2025 | Yea |
| S0263 | Requires coverage for acute mental health crisis mobile response and stabilization services to eligible individuals enrolled as plan beneficiaries. | Passage | 05/13/2025 | Yea |
| S0271 | Prohibits health benefit plans reviewing prescriptions for opioid addiction treatment. | Passage | 05/13/2025 | Yea |
| 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. | Passage | 05/13/2025 | Yea |
| 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. | Passage | 05/13/2025 | Yea |
| S0475 | Requires public or private golf courses to have an automated external defibrillator on the premises. | Passage | 05/13/2025 | Yea |
| S0688 | Makes a technical amendment to correctly reference a section of general law that allows for a tax refund deduction for contributions to the Rhode Island organ transplant fund. | Passage | 05/13/2025 | Yea |
| S0771 | Requires every public school to have a policy regarding the use of personal electronic devices on school grounds. | Passage | 05/13/2025 | Yea |
| S0076 | Removes the requirement that applicants for a Bronze Star Medal license plate, pay a registration fee or transfer charge. | Passage | 05/08/2025 | Yea |
| 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. | Passage As Amended | 05/08/2025 | Yea |
| 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. | Approval Of Amendment | 05/08/2025 | Yea |
| S0083 | Removes the licensing exemption for a lender that originates less than six (6) loans in twelve (12) consecutive months. | Passage | 05/08/2025 | 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 | 05/08/2025 | Yea |
| S0172 | Provides an interest rate cap on medical debt. | Passage | 05/08/2025 | Yea |
| S0387 | Requires the installation of universal changing stations in all newly constructed, reconstructed, or remodeled public buildings and places of public accommodation. | Passage | 05/08/2025 | Yea |
| S0381 | Allows providers of services under this section to visit the houses of individuals with special needs or sensory-related disorders or differences in order to provide haircuts or hairdressing services. | Passage | 05/08/2025 | Yea |
| S0624 | Implements a thirty (30) day waiting period following the issuance of a learners permit and the waiting period must expire before the person is permitted to take the road test in order to obtain a full license. | Passage | 05/08/2025 | Yea |
| S0602 | Eliminates one of two (2) conflicting versions of the science and technology advisory council authorizing statute, clarifying the structure of the council. | Passage | 05/08/2025 | Yea |
| 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. | Passage | 05/08/2025 | Yea |
| S0700 | Amends provisions relative to confidentiality of health care communications and the process for requesting records and/or confidential health care information. | Passage | 05/08/2025 | Yea |
| S0711 | Restructures the Rhode Island Housing and Conservation Trust Fund, increases its membership to 15 members, 11 of whom are to be from the general public and reallocates the percentage of the funds for housing, conservation and other goals. | Passage | 05/08/2025 | Yea |
| S0767 | Establishes the Genetic Information Privacy Act, which would require a direct-to-consumer genetic testing company, as defined, to provide a consumer with certain information regarding the company’s policies and procedures regarding use of genetic data. | Passage | 05/08/2025 | Yea |
| S0914 | Removes the fee for registration and plate transfer for a Distinguished Service Cross registration plate. | Passage | 05/08/2025 | Yea |
| S0953 | Exempts emergency mail ballots from the requirement to have certain wording regarding "mail voters" on the ballot. | Passage | 05/08/2025 | Yea |
| S0944 | VALIDATING AND RATIFYING AMENDMENTS TO THE HOME RULE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF WOONSOCKET | Passage | 05/08/2025 | Yea |
| S0979 | Amends Pawtucket property tax classification system. | Passage | 05/08/2025 | Yea |
| S0021 | Extends teacher certifications without fee or penalty for three (3) or five (5) years for teachers who hold certifications as of July 1, 2025. | Passage | 05/06/2025 | Yea |
| S0074 | Creates a special license plate for the Blackstone Valley Tourism Council, Inc. that would support the Blackstone River Valley Environmental Clean-up and Education Fund. | Passage | 05/06/2025 | Yea |
| S0170 | Grants the director of the department of health the authority to approve or deny any applications for professional licensure pending before certain boards of licensure that have been unable to establish a quorum for 30 business days. | Passage | 05/06/2025 | 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 | 05/06/2025 | Yea |
| S0168 | Prohibits an insurer from imposing a requirement of prior authorization for any admission, item, service, treatment, test, exam, study, procedure or any generic or brand name prescription drug ordered by a primary care provider | Passage | 05/06/2025 | Yea |
| S0165 | Prohibits pharmacy benefit managers from conducting or participate in spread pricing within the state. | Passage | 05/06/2025 | Yea |
| S0173 | Requires the secretary of the executive office of health and human services to monitor and mandate changes to the price-setting practices of pharmacy benefit managers to prohibit the spread pricing payment model. | Passage | 05/06/2025 | Yea |
| S0220 | Amends Rhode Island’s existing healthcare services funding plan act by adding an account relating to a new psychiatry resource network to fund Rhode Island’s present PediPRN and MomsPRN. | Passage | 05/06/2025 | Yea |
| 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. | Passage | 05/06/2025 | Yea |
| S0323 | Provides that the commissioner of elementary and secondary education directs all local education agencies to select one of the identified high-quality curricula and materials for science and technology no later than June 30, 2026. | Passage | 05/06/2025 | Yea |
| S0397 | Reduces the course time required to become a school bus driver for applicants who have a valid commercial driver’s license. | Passage As Amended | 05/06/2025 | Yea |
| S0397 | Reduces the course time required to become a school bus driver for applicants who have a valid commercial driver’s license. | Approval Of Amendment | 05/06/2025 | Yea |
| S0477 | Includes any costs paid by an enrollee or on behalf of the enrollee by a third party when calculating an enrollee’s overall contribution to any out-of-pocket maximum or cost sharing requirement under a health plan as of January 1, 2026. | Passage | 05/06/2025 | Yea |
| S0592 | Creates a special license plate for the charity Real Access Motivates Progress, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. | Passage | 05/06/2025 | Yea |
| S0636 | Amends the definitions of a “pupil transportation vehicle” to a vehicle contrasted to seat not more than ten (10) passengers plus the operator, rather than the existing limit of eight (8) passengers. | Passage | 05/06/2025 | Yea |
| S0640 | Updates the statutory terminology by replacing the phrase "institutions of higher learning" with that of "educational institutions" and redefines child daycare centers as educational institutions. | Passage As Amended | 05/06/2025 | Yea |
| S0640 | Updates the statutory terminology by replacing the phrase "institutions of higher learning" with that of "educational institutions" and redefines child daycare centers as educational institutions. | Approval Of Amendment | 05/06/2025 | Yea |
| S0756 | Allows for the issuance of a Class BV liquor license for the property located at 865 Westminster Street in the city of Providence. | Passage | 05/06/2025 | Yea |
| 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. | Passage | 05/06/2025 | Yea |
| S0830 | DMV to provide credit for portions of unused voluntarily cancelled vehicle registrations. | Passage | 05/06/2025 | Yea |
| 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. | Passage | 05/06/2025 | Yea |
| S0774 | RELATING EDUCATION -- COUNCIL ON ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION | Passage | 05/06/2025 | Yea |
| H6113 | Allows Nunzio Pontillo to join Andrew Peter Carson and Christos Nelson Anastasopoulos in marriage on or about May 10, 2025, within the City of Newport, Rhode Island. | Solemnization Of Marriage | 05/06/2025 | Yea |
| S0856 | Provides that all contractual provisions in a firefighters collective bargaining agreement continue until a successor agreement has been reached or an interest arbitration award has been rendered. | Passage | 05/06/2025 | Yea |
| S0911 | Allows Nunzio Pontillo to join Andrew Peter Carson and Christos Nelson Anastasopoulos in marriage on or about May 10, 2025, within the City of Newport, Rhode Island. | Solemnization Of Marriage | 05/06/2025 | Yea |
| S0932 | Repeals a provision of the minimum prepaid special motor vehicle registration plate orders law that was set to expire on December 31, 2025. | Passage | 05/06/2025 | Yea |
| S0957 | Extends the incentive pay plan to all full-time court clerks, including the traffic tribunal, who meet the eligibility requirements. It would also repeal § 8-4.1-6 regarding additional credit for a master's degree. | Passage | 05/06/2025 | Yea |
| H5051 | Names the new Sakonnet River Bridge as the “Staff Sergeant Christopher Potts Sakonnet River Bridge.” This act would take effect upon passage. | Passage | 05/01/2025 | Yea |
| S0591 | Names the new Sakonnet River Bridge as the “Staff Sergeant Christopher Potts Sakonnet River Bridge.” | Passage | 05/01/2025 | Yea |
| S0618 | Provides an exemption for certain incarcerated persons from the payment of fees for a first request for vital statistics from the department of health. | Passage | 05/01/2025 | Yea |
| 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. | Passage | 05/01/2025 | Yea |
| S0126 | 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 | 04/10/2025 | Yea |
| 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. | Passage | 04/10/2025 | Yea |
| S0632 | SENATE RESOLUTION RESPECTFULLY REQUESTING THE GOVERNOR, THE DIRECTOR OF THE RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (RIDOT), AND THE RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO EXPLORE INCREASING THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY'S (MBTA) EVENING SERVICE TO THE WICKFORD JUNCTION/PROVIDENCE/STOUGHTON LINE ON WEEKDAYS AND INITIATING A WEEKEND SCHEDULE | Passage | 04/10/2025 | Yea |
| State | District | Chamber | Party | Status | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RI | Rhode Island Senate District 24 | Senate | Democrat | In Office | 01/01/2019 |