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State Senator
John Burke
(D) - Rhode Island
Rhode Island Senate District 09
In Office - Started: 01/05/2021
contact info
West Warwick Office
7 Bradley Court
West Warwick, RI 02893
West Warwick, RI 02893
Phone: 401-374-4721
General Capitol Building Address
82 Smith St.
Providence, RI 02903
Providence, RI 02903
Phone: 401-222-3580
| Bill | Bill Name | Summary | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| S0174 | JOINT RESOLUTION TO ESTABLISH A STATEWIDE MAIN STREET COORDINATING PROGRAM (Authorizes the appropriation of the sum of $500,000 for the formal establishment of “Main Street Rhode Island”.) | Joint Resolution To Establish A Statewide Main Street Coordinating Program (authorizes The Appropriation Of The Sum Of $500,000 For The Formal Establishment Of “main Street Rhode Island”.) | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| 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. | This act would extend 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. This act would take effect upon passage. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0749 | Requires that, beginning January 1, 2028, all contractors structurally remodeling or building new residential structures with 1 to 4 family dwelling units be licensed by the contractors’ registration and licensing board. | This act would require that beginning January 1, 2028, all contractors structurally remodeling or building new residential structures with one to four family dwelling units be licensed by the contractors’ registration and licensing board. It would also amend the membership of the contractors registration and licensing board by increasing from one to two the members of the public, reducing from two to one the number of licensed home inspectors, and providing the option for an engineer to serve in place of an architect. This act would take effect upon passage. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| 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. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| 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. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0124 | Expands the definition of "employee," and clarifies that the board may defer a pending unfair labor practice charge to allow for the grievance and arbitration process to move forward pursuant to the charging parties collective bargaining agreement. | This act would expand the definition of "employee," and would clarify that the board has the right to defer a pending unfair labor practice charge to allow for the grievance and arbitration process to move forward pursuant to the charging parties collective bargaining agreement. This act would take effect upon passage. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| 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. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0179 | Allows teachers in all grades to provide the opportunity for students to observe a brief moment of silence on every September 11. | This act would allow the school building administration or teachers in all grades to provide the opportunity for students to observe a brief moment of silence on every September 11. This act would take effect upon passage. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0576 | Provides additional exception to prohibition on usage of wireless communication device while driving and clarifies that use for purpose of navigation must be while the device is mounted or otherwise affixed to vehicle and not held in the motorist's hand. | This act would provide an additional exception to the prohibition on the usage of a wireless communication device while driving and clarify that the use of a wireless communication device for the purpose of navigation must be while the device is mounted or otherwise affixed to the vehicle and not held in the motorist’s hand. The act would also amend the violation provisions for distracted driving and the use of a hand-held communication device while driving, and would provide a method to pay certain fines by mail. This act would take effect upon passage. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0513 | Increases the maximum number of voters that a polling place can accommodate 3,000 to 3,500 and provide for existing polling places that exceed the maximum number of voters, not be required to be changed until the next decennial redistricting. | This act would increase the maximum number of voters that a polling place can accommodate, from three thousand (3,000) to three thousand five hundred (3,500), and would provide for existing polling places that exceed the maximum number of voters, not to be changed until the next decennial redistricting, if approved by a unanimous vote of the local board and certified by the state board of elections. This act would take effect upon passage. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0120 | Increases insurance coverage for hearing aids from one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) to one thousand seven hundred fifty dollars ($1,750), per ear, for all people regardless of age effective January 1, 2026. | This act would increase insurance coverage for hearing aids from one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) to one thousand seven hundred fifty dollars ($1,750), per ear, for all people regardless of age effective January 1, 2026. This act would take effect upon passage. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S1091 | Amends the provisions under which a city or town may exceed the maximum levy for the assessment of local taxes. | This act would amend the provisions under which a city or town may exceed the maximum levy for the assessment of local taxes. This act would take effect upon passage. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S1092 | Adds an additional purpose to the standard provisions list that a zoning ordinance is required to address. | This act would add an additional purpose to the standard provisions list that a zoning ordinance is required to address. This act would take effect on January 1, 2026. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S1087 | Provides for the establishment and operation of an electronic permitting platform for all state and local permitting. | This act would provide for the establishment and operation of an electronic permitting platform for all state and local permitting. This act would take effect upon passage. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S1142 | Allows the town council of Coventry to make exemptions from taxation on real and personal property that has undergone environmental remediation. This act is subject to conditions as provided in this section. | This act would allow the town council of the town of Coventry for a period not to exceed twenty (20) years, and subject to the conditions as provided in this section, to exempt from payment, in whole or in part, real and personal property that has undergone environmental remediation, is historically preserved, or is used for affordable housing, manufacturing, commercial, residential, or mixed-use purposes, or to determine a stabilized amount of taxes to be paid on account of such property. This act would take effect upon passage. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S1147 | Names the Senate Chamber after the former Senate President Dominick J. Ruggerio. | This act would name the Senate Chamber after the former Senate President Dominick J. Ruggerio. This act would take effect upon passage. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S1085 | Adds a definition for "co-living housing" to the zoning ordinance provisions of the general laws and would include such housing as a special provision to be included in a zoning ordinance. | This act would add a definition for "co-living housing" to the zoning ordinance provisions of the general laws and would include such housing as a special provision to be included in a zoning ordinance. This act would take effect on January 1, 2026. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S1011 | Amends the definition of affordable housing to create separate categories for housing using private or state financing as opposed to financing from the federal government. | This act would amend the definition of affordable housing to include a provision requiring the secretary of housing to develop a four (4) year pilot program to explore alternative under writing criteria to aid in the development of affordable dwelling units. This act would take effect upon passage. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0471 | Establishes prevailing standards and procedures for licensing speech-language pathologists and audiologists in Rhode Island. | This act would establish prevailing standards and procedures for licensing speech-language pathologists and audiologists in Rhode Island. This act would take effect upon passage. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| 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. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0559 | Increases imprisonment penalties and adds mandatory community service for violations of § 4-1-9. | This act would increase the imprisonment penalty for animal fighting from two (2) to five (5) years for a subsequent conviction under § 4-1-9 and would also require mandatory community service. This act would take effect upon passage. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0581 | Protect the personal information of judicial officers and their immediate family members who serve or have served the RI unified judicial system, as well as judicial officers who reside in RI and who serve or have served in the federal courts. | This act would protect the personal information of judicial officers and their immediate family members who serve or have served the Rhode Island unified judicial system, as well as judicial officers who reside in Rhode Island and who serve or have served in the federal courts, including the United States Supreme Court, the United States Courts of Appeals, the United States District Courts and the United States Bankruptcy Courts. This act would take effect on January 1, 2026. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| 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. | This act would authorize the establishment of a Rhode Island housing champion designation program. This program would make qualified municipalities eligible to receive preferential access to state resources. This act would take effect upon passage. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S1083 | Adds the process of permitting the construction of attached single-family dwellings in identified zoning districts as a factor that zoning ordinances must address. | This act would add the process of permitting the construction of attached single-family dwellings in identified zoning districts as a factor that zoning ordinances must address. This act would take effect on January 1, 2026. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S1090 | Adds "providing for residential development in all or some of the areas encompassing commercial districts" as a purpose a zoning ordinance must address. | This act would add "providing for residential development in all or some of the areas encompassing commercial districts" as a purpose a zoning ordinance must address. This act would take effect on January 1, 2026. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S1086 | Provides technical amendments to the chapters on subdivision of land and zoning ordinances for towns and cities. | This act would provide technical amendments to the chapters on subdivision of land and zoning ordinances for towns and cities. This act would take effect upon passage. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S1084 | Amends the administration requirements a zoning ordinance must provide and/or designate and would require that zoning certificates be issued within 20 days of the written request. | This act would amend the administration requirements a zoning ordinance must provide and/or designate and would require that zoning certificates be issued within twenty (20) days of the written request. This act would take effect upon passage. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S1050 | Requires payments by the corporation increase from a $3.00 tipping fee per vehicle to a $6.00 tipping fee per vehicle, unless exempt. This act would also require fees be paid to Johnston on an annual rather than a biannual basis. | This act would require that the resource recovery corporation modify the payment obligation from a three dollar ($3.00) tipping fee per vehicle to a six dollar ($6.00) tipping fee per vehicle. Any vehicle carrying municipal solid waste would remain exempt from the tipping fee. This act would also require that all fees collected shall be paid to the town of Johnston on an annual basis instead of a biannual basis. This act would take effect upon passage. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0729 | Considers election officials and poll workers "public officials" for purposes of the prohibition on making threats to public officials. | This act would make threats to election officials, to include election workers, poll workers, wardens, moderators and the board of canvassers, a misdemeanor. This act would take effect upon passage. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0568 | Requires all school buses be equipped with video monitoring system. | This act would require that all new school buses be equipped with live digital video school bus violation detection monitoring systems as of July 1, 2027. All buses, new and used, would be required to have the monitoring systems installed by July 1, 2032. This act would also provide that jurisdiction over all prosecutions based on evidence produced by a live digital video school bus violation detection monitoring system would be shared between the municipal courts and the traffic tribunal. This act would also amend the distribution of revenues from fines imposed for violations of chapter 31 of title 51 ("School Bus Safety Enforcement"). This act would take effect upon passage. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0127 | Requires the employers of unionized public school teachers, municipal employees and state employees, to provide the union, at least once every 120 days, a list of all their employees in their union, as well as their personal and demographic information. | This act would require the employers of unionized public school teachers, municipal employees and state employees, to provide the union, at least once every one hundred twenty (120) days, a list of all their employees in their union, as well as their personal and demographic information, which shall be kept confidential by the employer and the employee organization. This act would take effect upon passage. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0622 | Eliminates the "until June 30, 2025" sunset on the increase in the total amount of earnings a partial-unemployment insurance claimant can receive before being entirely disqualified for unemployment insurance benefits. | This act would eliminate the until June 30, 2025 sunset on the increase in the total amount of earnings a partial-unemployment insurance claimant can receive before being entirely disqualified for unemployment insurance benefits and the increase in the amount of earnings disregarded when calculating a weekly benefit rate. This act would take effect upon passage. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0172 | Provides an interest rate cap on medical debt. | This act would provide an interest rate cap on medical debt. This act would take effect upon passage. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0123 | Permits municipalities to enact ordinances that provide them the authority to organize local tax amnesty events once every three (3) years. | This act would permit municipalities to enact ordinances that would provide them the authority to organize local tax amnesty events once every three (3) years. This act would take effect upon passage. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| 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. | This act would prohibit casualty insurers from assessing any premium surcharge or penalty against an insured solely for inquiring about the terms of the insured's policy. This act would take effect on January 1, 2026. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| 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. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0499 | Establishes the assessed value of owner-occupied low- and moderate-income housing as the most recent sales price of the property. | This act would establish the assessed value of owner-occupied low- and moderate-income housing as the most recent sales price of the property. This act would take effect upon passage. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0520 | Modernizes and streamlines the existing processes for getting on the permanent mail ballot application list. | This act would modernize and streamline the existing processes for getting on the permanent mail ballot application list. This act would take effect upon passage. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| 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. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0125 | Sets the minimum wage for 2026 at sixteen dollars ($16) per hour, 2027 at seventeen dollars ($17) per hour. | This act would set the minimum wage for 2026 at sixteen dollars ($16) per hour and for 2027 at seventeen dollars ($17) per hour. This act would take effect upon passage. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0508 | Creates process for condominium associations to give notice to and obtain approval from unit mortgage holders for certain association actions by mailing a written request for approval to the unit mortgagees via regular and certified mail. | This act would create a process for condominium associations to give notice to and obtain approval from unit mortgage holders for certain association actions, to wit, by mailing via regular and certified mail to the unit mortgagees written request for approval, and if no response is received within sixty-five (65) days, the request shall be deemed approved. This act would take effect upon passage. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| 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. | This act would provide that the commissioner of elementary and secondary education would direct 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. This act would take effect upon passage. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| 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. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0509 | Provides that the “meetings” requirements from § 34-36.1-3.08 be applicable to condominiums created before July 1, 1982, and would permit remote participation in condominium meetings. | This act would provide that the “meetings” requirements from § 34-36.1-3.08 be applicable to condominiums created before July 1, 1982, and would permit remote participation in condominium meetings. This act would take effect upon passage. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0507 | Requires associations to provide unit owners within thirty (30) days notice of any increase in the deductible application to the association’s policy. | This act would require associations to provide unit owners within thirty (30) days notice of any increase in the deductible application to the association’s policy ensuring that unit owners will have coverage relating to their responsibility for the master policy deductible application to their unit. This act would take effect upon passage. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0950 | Establishes the crime of attempted kidnapping of a minor. | This act would establish the crime of attempted kidnapping of a minor. This act would take effect upon passage. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0942 | Makes certain technical amendments /clarifications to the statutes relating to the assessment of real property and the timing and process to appeals thereof. | This act would make certain technical amendments/clarifications to the statutes relating to the assessment of real property and the timing and process to appeals thereof. This act would take effect upon passage; provided, however, the provisions thereof would apply to assessment dates on and after December 31, 2025. This act would not apply retroactively to appeals of prior assessments whether pending or filed after enactment. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S1060 | Clarifies several workers' compensation court authority for injuries to sworn employees (police/fire). | This act would clarify the workers' compensation court's authority to determine the status of an injured-on-duty officer's disability, the description of their injury, whether maximum medical improvement (MMI) has been achieved and determine issues of suitable alternative employment, and to award attorneys' fees and costs after a hearing when applicable to a prevailing injured employee. Additionally, this act would amend inconsistent language to establish conformity concerning the correct applicable deadline for filing an applicable accidental disability pension claim. This act would take effect on July 1, 2025. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S1126 | AUTHORIZING THE TOWN OF WEST WARWICK TO ISSUE NOT TO EXCEED $71,000,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS AND NOTES TO FINANCE THE ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, IMPROVEMENT, RENOVATION, FURNISHING AND EQUIPPING OF SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL FACILITIES THROUGHOUT THE TOWN AND ALL ATTENDANT EXPENSES INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DEMOLITION, ENGINEERING, ARCHITECTURAL AND LANDSCAPING COSTS | AUTHORIZING THE TOWN OF WEST WARWICK TO ISSUE NOT TO EXCEED $71,000,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS AND NOTES TO FINANCE THE ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, IMPROVEMENT, RENOVATION, FURNISHING AND EQUIPPING OF SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL FACILITIES THROUGHOUT THE TOWN AND ALL ATTENDANT EXPENSES INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DEMOLITION, ENGINEERING, ARCHITECTURAL AND LANDSCAPING COSTS | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0016 | Creates a process for licensure/oversight by DBR over the practices/procedures of virtual currency kiosk operators to prevent fraud related to the use of virtual currency kiosks, by establishing daily transaction limits and regulation of fees. | This act would create a process for the licensure and oversight by the department of business regulation over the practices and procedures of virtual currency kiosk operators to prevent fraud related to the use of virtual currency kiosks, by establishing daily transaction limits and the regulating of fees. This act would take effect upon passage. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0318 | Allows for the procurement of nuclear power. | This act would allow a public utility company that provides electric and gas distribution to participate in projects that would allow for the reliable transmission of nuclear power. It would allow the utility to procure nuclear power and enter into long-term contracts for nuclear power. This act would take effect upon passage. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S1164 | SENATE RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING DR. ROSEMARY A. COSTIGAN, PH.D., RN, ON HER SELECTION AS PRESIDENT OF THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF RHODE ISLAND | Senate Resolution Congratulating Dr. Rosemary A. Costigan, Ph.d., Rn, On Her Selection As President Of The Community College Of Rhode Island | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0525 | Requires submission of a domestic violence/sexual assault reporting form when the domestic violence response or investigation involves a verbal argument or dispute. | This act would require submission of a domestic violence/sexual assault reporting form when the domestic violence response or investigation involves a verbal argument or dispute and allows for the electronic filing of domestic violence/sexual assault reporting forms by law enforcement agencies, enhances the information to be included on the reporting forms, and clarifies that the reporting forms should be submitted monthly, or as soon as practicable upon receipt of all relevant information regarding an incident subject to reporting. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| S0059 | Defines "crime gun" and requires law enforcement to submit crime gun or 2 fired cartridge cases or shell casings seized to state crime laboratory or the BATF for testing and tracing, also would require 2 test-fired cartridge cases to be entered into NIBIN | This act would define “crime gun” and require law enforcement to submit any crime gun or test fired cartridges or casings to the state crime laboratory or the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (BATF) for ballistic testing and tracing. The results would be required to be entered into the National Integrated Ballistic Information Network (NIBIN). This act would also prohibit the ballistic testing of any firearm seized that is not a "crime gun" as defined in § 11-47-2. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| S0502 | Specifies that low and moderate income housing exists when a city or town has adopted an inclusionary zoning ordinance requiring that all housing developments include at least fifty percent (50%) low or moderate income housing units. | This act would redefine the term “consistent with local needs” relative to low- and moderate-income housing and specify that low- and moderate-income housing exists when a city or town has adopted an inclusionary zoning ordinance requiring that all housing developments include at least fifty percent (50%) low- or moderate-income housing units. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| S1093 | Provides amendments to enable the development of state-owned vacant, abandoned or underutilized land for housing and the process therefor. | This act would provide amendments to enable the development of state-owned vacant, abandoned or underutilized land for housing and the process therefor. This act would take effect January 1, 2026. | Dead |
| S0900 | Includes manufactured homes on leased land under a long-term lease in excess of thirty (30) years at the time of enrollment within the classification of affordable housing. | This act would include manufactured homes on leased land under a long-term lease in excess of thirty (30) years at the time of enrollment within the classification of affordable housing as well as manufactured homes in an age fifty-five (55) or older community and approved as such pursuant to specific zoning requirements and/or land development and subdivision ordinances. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| S1113 | Prohibits payments in lieu of pension benefits to person employed more than ninety (90) days. | This act would prohibit a contractor or subcontractor from making a payment of the cash equivalent of any retirement or pension benefit directly to an employee in lieu of actually purchasing the retirement or pension benefit if the employee has been employed in excess of ninety (90) days. This act would take effect upon passage. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| 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. | Dead |
| 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. | This act would update the statutory terminology by replacing the phrase "institutions of higher learning" with that of "educational institutions", and would redefine child daycare centers as educational institutions. This act would take effect upon passage. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0718 | Limits the mandatory rental registry to properties constructed prior to 1978, and further push out the effective date of registration to September 1, 2025, with the penalty clause becoming effective as of October 1, 2025. | This act would limit the mandatory rental registry to properties constructed prior to 1978, and further push out the effective date of registration to September 1, 2025, with the penalty clause becoming effective as of October 1, 2025. This act would further eliminate the prohibition on landlords from evicting a tenant for nonpayment of rent unless they have registered the property with all of the personal information and provided the department of health a certificate of conformance. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| S0387 | Requires the installation of universal changing stations in all newly constructed, reconstructed, or remodeled public buildings and places of public accommodation. | This act would require the installation of universal changing stations in all newly constructed, reconstructed, or remodeled public buildings and places of public accommodation in the state, starting in 2027. The act would define a "universal changing station" as an enclosed changing facility accessible to people of all ages and genders who require assistance with diapering. The act would provide the department of administration is responsible for adopting regulations to specify the requirements for these stations, such as signage, size, and compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. The act would also allow for exemptions in certain cases, such as when installation is not feasible or would compromise historic significance This act would take effect upon passage. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| 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. | This act would create 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. This act would take effect upon passage. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S1154 | Provides that a person over 18 yrs can purchase/possess a stun gun or electronic dart gun, prohibits sale of a stun gun or electronic dart gun to anyone under18 yrs, and criminalizes the use of a stun gun or electronic dart gun in any criminal offense. | This act would provide that a person over the age of eighteen (18) years can purchase and possess a stun gun or electronic dart gun and also prohibits the sale of a stun gun or electronic dart gun to any person under the age of eighteen (18) years. It would also criminalize the use of a stun gun or electronic dart gun in any criminal offense or the use of a stun gun or electronic dart gun against any police officer engaged in the execution of their duty. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| S0068 | Reduces the number of times the director of the lottery has to confer with the permanent joint committee on state lottery from nine (9) times per year to four (4) times per year or at the call of the chair and vice chair of the committee. | This act would reduce the number of times the director of the lottery has to confer with the permanent joint committee on state lottery from nine (9) times per year to four (4) times per year or at the call of the chair and vice chair of the committee. This act would take effect upon passage. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0514 | Requires the state retirement board to publish online all archived video or audio recordings and all future recordings of meetings of the board. | This act would require the state retirement board to publish online all archived video or audio recordings and all future recordings of meetings of the board. This act would take effect on January 1, 2026. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0579 | Requires nonprofit that receives grants or funding from the general assembly over $50,000 to provide certain information relating to employee compensation of the previous year's 5 highest compensated employees with reportable income over $100,000. | This act would require any nonprofit that receives grants or other funding from the general assembly in excess of fifty thousand ($50,000) dollars to provide certain information relating to employee compensation of the previous year's five (5) highest compensated employees with reportable compensation of at least $100,000 to the general assembly, as a condition for requesting state funds from the general assembly. This act would take effect upon passage. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0133 | Prohibits the use of service agreements that are unfair to an owner of residential real estate who enters into such an agreement or to persons who may become owners of that real estate in the future. | This act would prohibit the use of service agreements that are unfair to an owner of residential real estate who enters into such an agreement or to persons who may become owners of that real estate in the future. The act would also prohibit the recording of such agreements so that the public records will not be clouded by them, and future owners will not be put to the burden of bringing suits to remove them from their chains of title and provides remedies for owners who are inconvenienced or damaged by the recording of such agreements. This act would take effect upon passage. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0515 | Makes it a felony for any person required to register as a sex offender to live within three hundred feet (300’) of a school as defined in § 11-37.1-2. | This act would make it a felony for any person required to register as a sex offender to live within three hundred feet (300’) of a school as defined in § 11-37.1-2. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| S0022 | Reduces the time, from three (3) years to one year, required for a nonimmigrant foreign national student, who has resided in Rhode Island, to be eligible to pay the same in-state tuition as any other Rhode Island student. | This act would reduce the time, from three (3) years to one year, required for a nonimmigrant foreign national student, who has resided in Rhode Island, to be eligible to pay the same in-state tuition as any other Rhode Island student. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| 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.) | Dead |
| S0029 | Raises the amount of life insurance the state provides at no charge to Rhode Island National Guard members called up for federal duty to five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000). | This act would raise the amount of life insurance the state would provide at no charge to Rhode Island National Guard members called up for federal duty to five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000). This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| S0664 | JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $1,000,000 FOR THE PURCHASE, CANCELLATION AND FORGIVENESS OF MEDICAL DEBT (Authorizes the appropriation of the sum of $1,000,000 for the continued purchase, cancellation and forgiveness of medical debt consistent with section 35-4-21.1 of the General Laws.) | Joint Resolution Making An Appropriation Of $1,000,000 For The Purchase, Cancellation And Forgiveness Of Medical Debt (authorizes The Appropriation Of The Sum Of $1,000,000 For The Continued Purchase, Cancellation And Forgiveness Of Medical Debt Consistent With Section 35-4-21.1 Of The General Laws.) | Dead |
| S0623 | Amends the law relating to casino crimes to be consistent with the advent of iGaming and the relevant age restrictions to participate in iGaming. | This act would amend the law relating to casino crimes to be consistent with the advent of iGaming and the relevant age restrictions to participate in iGaming. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| S0414 | Permits paid members on the state labor relations board to continue to receive their retirement benefits. | This act would permit paid members on the state labor relations board to continue to receive their retirement benefits. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| S0013 | Promotes transparency and accountability in the use of artificial intelligence by health insurers to manage coverage and claims. | This act would promote transparency and accountability in the use of artificial intelligence by health insurers to manage coverage and claims. This act would take effect June 30, 2026. | Dead |
| S1133 | Makes offenses against gift card holders subject to the penalties for larceny. | This act would make offenses against gift card holders subject to the penalties for larceny. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| S1037 | Amends the Identity Theft Protection Act by eliminating current definitions and establishing new definitions. This act also raises the penalty provisions for violations. | This act would amend the Identity Theft Protection Act of 2015. The act would eliminate the definitions for "classified data" and "personal information" and establish a definition for "personally identifiable information". This act would also add division of enterprise technology strategy and services (ETSS) or successor state agency, or successor to the chief digital officer to notification requirement provisions of the chapter. This act would raise the penalty provisions for violations. This act would take effect on July 1, 2025. | Dead |
| S0952 | Adds "debit cards" to the section of law relating to fraudulent use of credit cards. | This act would add "debit cards" to the section of law relating to fraudulent use of credit cards. This act would take effect upon passage. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0817 | Defines squatter as a person occupying a dwelling unit who is not authorized by the property owner, landlord or tenant to occupy the unit and provides remedies for property owner including police assistance to remove a squatter. | This act would define squatter as a person occupying a dwelling unit who is not a party to a rental agreement, not a periodic tenant or is not authorized by the property owner, landlord or tenant to occupy the dwelling unit or structure. A person found guilty of squatting would be guilty of a misdemeanor and punished by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year, or both. The act would also provide certain remedies for a property owner or landlord including seeking police assistance to remove and arrest a squatter. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| S0475 | Requires public or private golf courses to have an automated external defibrillator on the premises. | This act would require public or private golf courses to have an automated external defibrillator on the premises. This act would take effect upon passage. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S1136 | SENATE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING AND ACKNOWLEDGING JUNE OF 2025 AS "PORTUGUESE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | Senate Resolution Proclaiming And Acknowledging June Of 2025 As "portuguese American Heritage Month" In The State Of Rhode Island | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S1138 | SENATE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING DEEPEST CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF YOLANDA CACERES DE LEONARDO | Senate Resolution Expressing Deepest Condolences On The Passing Of Yolanda Caceres De Leonardo | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0850 | Prohibits any city, town, quasi-municipal corporation or public corporation from assessing any existing agricultural operation or agricultural land for the extension of any water utilities past the property and from imposing any connection fee. | This act would prohibit any city, town, quasi-municipal corporation or public corporation from assessing any existing agricultural operation or agricultural land for the extension of any water utilities past the property and from imposing any connection fee. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| S0848 | Imposes a hospital licensing fee for fiscal year 2026 against net patient-services revenue of every non-government owned hospital for the hospital’s first fiscal year ending on or after January 1, 2024. | This act would impose a hospital licensing fee for state fiscal year 2026 against net patient- services revenue of every non-government owned hospital for the hospital’s first fiscal year ending on or after January 1, 2024. The hospital licensing fee would have three (3) tiers with differing fees based on inpatient and outpatient net patient-services revenue. The executive office of health and human services, in consultation with the tax administrator, would identify the hospitals in each tier, by July 15, 2025, and would notify each hospital of its assigned tier by August 1, 2025. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| S0757 | Allows the dependents of a National Guard member, who is in good standing, to be eligible for tuition assistance. | This would allow the dependents of a National Guard member, who is in good standing, to be eligible for tuition assistance. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| S0748 | On 7/1/2026, renewal of any existing sports wagering vendor contract by state lottery ceases. Prior to expiration, the lottery shall invite vendors to submit applications for sports wagering awarding not less than 2 but not more than 5 contracts. | This act would stop the state lottery division of gaming from renewing any existing sports- wagering vendor contracts after July 1, 2026. Prior to the expiration of any existing contracts the division would issue an open invitation for applicants for sports-wagering vendors. Not less than two (2) but not more than five (5) vendors would then be awarded contracts. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| S0743 | Beginning on July 1, 2025, allows state union employees to negotiate longevity payments in their collective bargaining agreements. | This act, beginning on July 1, 2025, would allow state union employees to negotiate longevity payments in their collective bargaining agreements. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| S0334 | Provides that a school district could elect and choose to not spend money on any mandate that is not fully funded through the state education aid formula. | This act would provide on and after July 1, 2026, a school district could elect and choose to not spend money on any mandate that is not fully funded through the state education aid formula or of any other state funding received through the department of elementary and secondary education. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| 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. | Dead |
| S0409 | Includes payment of social security benefits to the modification reducing federal adjusted gross income on personal income taxes. | This act would include payment of social security benefits to the modification reducing federal adjusted gross income on personal income taxes. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| S0895 | Repeals the gross earnings tax on electric and gas companies. | This act would suspend the gross earnings tax on electric and gas companies until January 1, 2035. This act would take effect on January 1, 2026. | Dead |
| S1045 | Exempts subchapter S corporations in the first year of existence from paying the minimum tax. | This act would exempt subchapter S corporations in the first year of existence from paying the minimum tax. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| S0973 | Entitles correctional officers with twenty-five (25) years of service and who are at least fifty-five (55) years of age to a non-Medicare-eligible retiree health care insurance benefit. | This act would entitle correctional officers with twenty-five (25) years of service and who are at least fifty-five (55) years of age to a non-Medicare-eligible retiree health care insurance benefit. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| S1058 | Requires employers to provide each employee of a warehouse distribution center, upon hire, with written description of quotas applicable to the employee within defined time periods and adverse employment action for failure to meet the quota. | This act would require employers to provide each employee, defined as a nonexempt employee who works at a warehouse distribution center, upon hire, with a written description of each quota to which the employee is subject, including the quantified number of tasks to be performed or materials to be produced or handled, within the defined time period and any potential adverse employment action that could result from failure to meet the quota. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| 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. | This act would remove the mandatory certification for an individual sixteen (16) years or older who was found delinquent for having committed two (2) offenses after the age of sixteen (16) which would render the person subject to an indictment if the person was an adult. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| 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. | This act would require 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 violent crimes indemnity account within the general fund. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| S0187 | Increases the net taxable estate exemption to four million dollars ($4,000,000) for deaths that occur on or after January 1, 2026. | This act would increase the net taxable estate exemption to four million dollars ($4,000,000) for deaths that occur on or after January 1, 2026. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| S0412 | JOINT RESOLUTION TO AMEND THE MEDICAID SECTION 1115 DEMONSTRATION WAIVER REQUESTS AND RENEWALS -- RHODE ISLAND MEDICAID REFORM ACT OF 2008 (Joint resolution to approve an amendment to the Medicaid section 1115 demonstration waiver requests and renewals.) | Joint Resolution To Amend The Medicaid Section 1115 Demonstration Waiver Requests And Renewals -- Rhode Island Medicaid Reform Act Of 2008 (joint Resolution To Approve An Amendment To The Medicaid Section 1115 Demonstration Waiver Requests And Renewals.) | Dead |
| 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. | Dead |
| S1071 | Provides penalties for second and subsequent violations of installing and possessing a vehicle with sun screening materials in violation of this section. | This act would provide penalties for second and subsequent violations of installing and possessing a vehicle with sunscreening materials in prohibited by law. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| 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.) | Dead |
| S1073 | Makes it unlawful for a person in the custody of the department of corrections to use any force or weapon to resist a lawful request or directive. | This act would make it unlawful for a person in the custody of the department of corrections to use any force or weapon to resist a lawful request or directive. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| S0353 | Extends time for a party to apply for stay of arbitration to180 days; invalidates any provision that penalizes a party for seeking legal representation; requires arbitrator to provide notice of default to a party for failure to pay fees. | This act would provide that effective January 1, 2026 contract provisions relative to arbitration would not apply to agreements covered by 9 U.S.C. §§ 1 through 16 and extend the time for a party to apply for a stay of arbitration to one hundred-eighty (180) days. The act would also invalidate any provision of an agreement that penalizes a party for seeking legal representation in an arbitration; and require the arbitrator to provide notice of default to a party for failure to pay fees and afford the party in default to challenge any notice of default. This act would take effect on January 1, 2026 | Dead |
| S0524 | Requires state use actual residences of persons in government custody for redistricting purposes. Information would be collected by the department of corrections and forwarded to the division of statewide planning, to be utilized for redistricting. | This act would require that the state use the actual residences of persons in government custody for redistricting purposes. Such information would be collected by the department of corrections and forwarded to the division of statewide planning, to be utilized for redistricting. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| S1052 | Provides that minor subdivisions would include oversized lot subdivisions under certain circumstances and relative to zoning ordinances, permit a modification to allow "neighborhood character-based modifications" under certain circumstances. | This act would provide that, relative to subdivision of land, minor subdivisions would include oversized lot subdivisions under certain circumstances and would also, relative to zoning ordinances, permit a modification to allow "neighborhood character-based modifications" under certain circumstances. This act would take effect on January 1, 2026. | Dead |
| S1056 | Requires every school district to render assistance and cooperation within its jurisdictional power to further the objects of this chapter, to wit, providing the courts with any information concerning a child as the court may require. | This act would require every school district to render assistance and cooperation within its jurisdictional power to further the objects of this chapter, to wit, providing the courts with any information concerning a child as the court may require. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| S1046 | Allows communities to increase their local share of hotel tax collection by an additional two percent (2%). | This act would allow communities to increase their local share of hotel tax collection by an additional two percent (2%). This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| S0341 | Provides a full property tax exemption for a veteran’s real property used as the veteran's primary residence. | This act would provide a full property tax exemption for a veteran’s real property used as the veteran's primary residence. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| S0547 | Allows school bus drivers in Massachusetts and Connecticut who have a valid CDL license in good standing be exempt from the licensing requirements in Rhode Island to transport school children. | This act would allow school bus drivers in Massachusetts and Connecticut who have a valid CDL license in good standing would be exempt from the licensing requirements in Rhode Island to transport school children. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| S0330 | Allows the waiver of interest on overdue taxes for commercial properties. | This act would allow the waiver of interest on overdue taxes for commercial properties. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| 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. | This act would establish the workplace psychological safety act to provide protection for employees from workplace psychological abuse (bullying) by requiring employers and representative employees to take all reasonable steps to prevent workplace bullying and respond appropriately to thereto. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| S0896 | Requires reimbursement for medical, dental, and behavioral health services provided at community health care centers to equal the lesser of the actual cost, based on Medicaid reports, or 125% of the median rate for all community health centers within RI. | This act would require reimbursement for medical, dental, and behavioral health services provided at community health care centers to equal the lesser of the actual cost, based on Medicaid reports, or one hundred twenty-five percent (125%) of the median rate for all community health centers within Rhode Island. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| S0943 | Requires certain landlords to obtain insurance to cover alternate living accommodations for displaced tenants due to fire or disaster. | This act would require owners of large multi-family dwellings to secure insurance coverage that provides for the temporary housing of tenants for a period of at least thirty (30) days in the event the large multi-family dwelling loses its certificate of occupancy or becomes uninhabitable due to a fire, act of God, flood, or other sudden occurrence that renders the property uninhabitable. This act would take effect on July 1, 2025. | Dead |
| 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. | Dead |
| S0494 | Allows unpaid fines for violations of municipal ordinances to be recorded as alien in the land records, where the violating real property is located. The lien would be added to amount of real estate taxes owed on the property at issue. | This act would allow unpaid fines for violations of municipal ordinances to be recorded as a lien in the land records, where the violating real property is located. The lien would be added to amount of real estate taxes owed on the property at issue. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| S0043 | Increases the number of days a retired municipal employee could work in a calendar year without interruption of pension benefits to ninety (90) days. | This act would increase the number of days a retired municipal employee could work in a calendar year without interruption of pension benefits to ninety (90) days. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| S0258 | Establishes VICTIM Fund grant program to support nonprofit organizations providing victim services in Rhode Island with the state allocating $30,000,000 per year to fund the program and staffing within the department of public safety. | This act would establish a VICTIM Fund grant program to support nonprofit organizations providing victim services in Rhode Island. The act would allocate at least thirty million dollars ($30,000,000) annually for this program, along with funding for a full-time equivalent position within the department of public safety to manage and oversee the grant program. This act would take effect on July 1, 2025. | Dead |
| 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. | Dead |
| S0566 | Provides for a cause of action against an individual or entity that prohibits the possession of firearms on real property, except residences, by an individual that is authorized and licensed to carry a firearm. | This act would provide for a cause of action against an individual or entity that prohibits the possession of firearms on real property, except residences, by an individual that is authorized and licensed to carry a firearm. The cause of action would allow the injured individual to recover for injury to his or her person, death, physical, emotional and/or mental distress, economic loss or expense, property damage or any other compensable loss as a result of conduct occurring on the real property that prohibits the possession of firearms. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| S0138 | Increases sentences for carrying a stolen firearm when committing a crime of violence and for possessing a stolen firearm. Requires that a person convicted of these offenses serve a period of time in which they would not be eligible for parole/ probation. | This act would increase the sentences for carrying a stolen firearm when committing a crime of violence and for possessing a stolen firearm and would require that a person convicted of these offenses serve a period of time in which they would not be eligible for parole or probation. Penalties would increase for second and subsequent offenses. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| S0853 | Prohibits any city or town from requiring an applicant for license to carry concealed firearm to provide a reason for their request other than those outlined in § 11-47-1. | This act would prohibit any licensing authority of any city or town from requiring an applicant for a license or permit to carry a concealed firearm to provide a reason for their request other than those outlined in § 11-47-11 and would prohibit the licensing authority from imposing additional or stricter requirements than the department of attorney general and would also prohibit said licensing authorities from imposing any fees other than the fee required in § 11-47-12. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| S0846 | Prohibits healthcare providers and health plans from denying the payment of a medical bill, solely because the bill may have arisen from a third-party claim. | This act would prohibit healthcare providers and health plans from denying the payment of a medical bill, solely because the bill may have arisen from a third-party claim. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| 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. | Dead |
| S1016 | Requires persons convicted of driving under influence or refusal to submit to chemical test, have an ignition interlock system installed in vehicle as part of sentence and to pay an assessment to pay for the interlock systems. | This act would require any person convicted of driving under the influence or refusal to submit to a chemical test, have an ignition interlock system installed in their vehicle as part of any sentence before being eligible for a license reinstatement and would establish a fund that all offenders would contribute. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| S1064 | SENATE RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING THE BROWN WOMEN'S RUGBY TEAM ON WINNING THE WOMEN'S RUGBY COLLEGE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP FOR THE THIRD YEAR IN A ROW | Senate Resolution Congratulating The Brown Women's Rugby Team On Winning The Women's Rugby College National Championship For The Third Year In A Row | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S1066 | SENATE RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING THE ELEANOR SLATER HOSPITAL--ZAMBARANO CAMPUS ON THE RECOGNITION OF "ZAMBARANO DAY" ON MAY 13, 2025 | Senate Resolution Congratulating The Eleanor Slater Hospital--zambarano Campus On The Recognition Of "zambarano Day" On May 13, 2025 | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S1068 | SENATE RESOLUTION COMMEMORATING MAY 11 THROUGH MAY 17, 2025, TO BE "NATIONAL POLICE WEEK" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND, IN REMEMBRANCE OF ALL THE POLICE AND LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WHO HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES IN THE LINE OF DUTY | Senate Resolution Commemorating May 11 Through May 17, 2025, To Be "national Police Week" In The State Of Rhode Island, In Remembrance Of All The Police And Law Enforcement Officers Who Have Lost Their Lives In The Line Of Duty | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0413 | Increases the LLC organization fee to $500. Exempts the LLC from filing an annual tax return, paying the minimum tax and obtaining a letter of good standing from the division of taxation in order to dissolve. | This act would increase the filing fee to organize a limited liability company to five hundred dollars ($500). This act would further eliminate the annual tax return filing requirement and the minimum tax. This act would further eliminate the requirement to obtain a letter of good standing from the division of taxation in order to dissolve. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| S0145 | Requires the courts to consider the parental status of the defendant at the time of sentencing and allows the defendant to present a family impact statement, including testimony, videos and documents relative to their parental status. | This act would require the courts to consider the parental status of the defendant at the time of sentencing and would allow the defendant to present a family impact statement, including testimony, videos and documents relative to their parental status. Unless the court finds that the parent poses a significant risk to the community that outweighs the harm of the parent’s absence from the child’s life, it shall impose a sentence that does not include imprisonment. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| 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. | Dead |
| S0627 | Establishes regulations to ensure the ethical development, integration, and deployment of high-risk AI systems, particularly those influencing consequential decisions. | This act would establish regulations to ensure the ethical development, integration, and deployment of high-risk Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems, particularly those influencing consequential decisions in areas like employment, education, lending, housing, healthcare, and legal services. It would require developers, integrators, and deployers to use reasonable care to prevent algorithmic discrimination, implement risk management policies, conduct regular impact assessments, and provide transparency regarding the use of AI systems. The act also would require developers to disclose known risks to the attorney general and affected parties, while deployers are required to notify consumers when AI is used in decision-making and offer avenues to appeal adverse outcomes. The act would further mandates that synthetic digital content generated by AI be clearly marked, with exceptions for informational content. Additionally, this act would provide exemptions for AI systems governed by equivalent federal standards, used for internal business purposes, or developed for specific federal agencies. The attorney general would hold exclusive enforcement authority, with a focus on encouraging compliance before pursuing legal action. This act would take effect on October 1, 2025 | Dead |
| S0083 | Removes the licensing exemption for a lender that originates less than six (6) loans in twelve (12) consecutive months. | This act would remove the licensing exemption for a lender that originates less than six (6) loans in twelve (12) consecutive months. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| S0449 | Requires a reamortization of the state pension fund for 2026. | This act would require a reamortization of the state pension fund for 2026. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| S0214 | Requires that the license plates of a vehicle be confiscated by a police officer if the owner was arrested for driving while their license was suspended, revoked or cancelled for refusing to submit to a chemical test or for operating under the influence. | This act would require that the license plates of a vehicle be impounded by a law enforcement officer if the owner was arrested for driving while their license was suspended, revoked or cancelled for refusing to submit to a chemical test or for operating a motor vehicle under the influence of a narcotic drug or intoxicating liquor and would allow temporary substitute plates if the court determines such impoundment of license plates would cause undue hardship to dependents of offender. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| S0428 | Amends the pension benefits for both current and former Rhode Island state police members, and would extend the time period a member may serve in the Rhode Island state police. | This act would amend the pension benefits for both current and former Rhode Island state police members, and would extend the time period a member may serve in the Rhode Island state police. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| S0571 | Amends the section of law relative to violations for driving after denial, revocation or suspension of a license and expands the list of offenses for which an unlicensed motorist would be in violation. | This act would amend the section of law relative to violations for driving after denial, revocation or suspension of a license and would expand the list of offenses for which an unlicensed motorist would be in violation. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| S0093 | Allows police and firefighters to retire with 20 years of service and attained 57 years of age based on their highest 3 years consecutive compensation. | This act, effective July 1, 2025, would require that "final compensation" for purposes of calculating police and firefighter's retirement benefits, be based on the employee's highest three (3) consecutive years compensation, rather than the current five (5) years and would permit police and firefighters to retire, if they have attained the age of at least fifty-seven (57) years and have completed at least twenty (20) years of total service. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| S0420 | Reduces the current varying percentages for early retirement penalty for teachers, municipal and state employees to a cumulative annual reduction of 3% and monthly reduction of .25%. | This act would reduce the current varying percentages for early retirement penalty for teachers, municipal and state employees to a cumulative annual reduction of three percent (3%) and monthly reduction of twenty-five hundredths percent (.25%). This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| S0454 | Gives teachers who takes an unpaid parental or medical leave during the year credit for a year of service for that school year if they served a minimum of 135 days. | This act would amend the current law on teacher’s creditable service so that a teacher who takes an unpaid parental or medical leave during the year would be given credit for a year of service for that school year if they served a minimum of one-hundred thirty-five school days. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| S0708 | Municipalities required to amend zoning ordinances, to include special listed provisions, to authorize development incentives to increase development density or dimensional flexibility, identify provisions to promote and regulate commercial developments. | Municipalities would be required to amend their zoning ordinances, to include special listed provisions, which authorize development incentives to increase development density or dimensional flexibility. The act would also identify several provisions to promote and regulate commercial developments. Finally, it would identify uses that help development in mixed-use overlap districts. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| S0659 | Recalculates the retirement allowance related to early retirement and pension benefits for teachers, state employees and municipal employees. | This act would recalculate the retirement allowance related to early retirement and pension benefits for teachers, state employees and municipal employees. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| S0717 | Requires that affordable housing would be provided for with some developments. | This act would require that the inclusion of affordable housing as part of a development shall provide that the affordable housing will be of comparable size and quality to the market rate housing. If there is a requirement for one or more affordable housing units triggered by the size of a development, the units shall be created. The average cost of developing a single unit of affordable housing would be determined annually based on the average, per unit development cost of affordable homes financed by Rhode Island housing over the previous three (3) years. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| 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. | Dead |
| S0357 | Requires persons convicted of driving under influence or refusal to submit to chemical test, to have an ignition interlock system installed in vehicle as part of sentence and to pay an assessment to pay for the systems for indigent defendants. | This act would require any person convicted of driving under the influence or refusal to submit to a chemical test, to have an ignition interlock system installed in their vehicle as part of any sentence before being eligible for a license reinstatement and would establish a fund that all offenders would contribute to in order to pay for the ignition interlock systems for indigent motorists. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| S0298 | Increases penalties for a variety of motor vehicle offenses. | This act would increase the sentences, fines or both for § 31-27-1 ("driving so as to endanger, resulting in death") and § 31-27-1.1 ("driving so as to endanger, resulting in personal injury"). This act would also repeal the enhancement of the punishments for subsequent offenses of § 31-27-2.2 ("driving under the influence, resulting in death") and § 31-27-2.6 ("driving under the influence, resulting in serious bodily injury") and would replace the enhancement of punishments with an amended single range of sentences, fines or both. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| 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. | Dead |
| S0661 | Adds probation and parole officers to the list of state law enforcement professionals, for purpose of retirement on service allowance. | This act would add probation and parole officers to the list of state law enforcement professionals, for purpose of retirement on service allowance. This act would take effect on January 1, 2026. | Dead |
| S0777 | Requires that present and former employees, active and retired members, and beneficiaries receiving any retirement, disability or death allowance receive a $2,000 increase per year. | This act would require effective July 1, 2026, that all present and former employees, active and retired members, and beneficiaries receiving any retirement, disability or death allowance or benefit of any kind, shall receive an annual benefit adjustment of two thousand dollars ($2,000) each calendar year. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| S0954 | Establishes and funds the SafeRIde program, which provides transportation, free of charge, to persons suspected of having a blood alcohol concentration that prohibits legal operation of a vehicle. | This act would establish and fund the SafeRIde program, which would provide transportation, free of charge, to persons suspected of having a blood alcohol concentration that would prohibit legal operation of a vehicle. This act would take effect on July 1, 2025. | Dead |
| S0754 | Extends provisions of an existing collective bargaining agreement for municipal police arbitration purposes until a successor agreement is reached or an interest arbitration award is rendered. | This act would extend provisions of an existing collective bargaining agreement for municipal police arbitration purposes until a successor agreement is reached or an interest arbitration award is rendered. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| 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. | This act would provide that all contractual provisions in a firefighters collective bargaining agreement would continue until a successor agreement has been reached or an interest arbitration award has been rendered. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| S0889 | Amends the definition of “dual enrollment” to encompass all Rhode Island public higher education institutions and amends all statutory references regarding the same. | This act would amend the definition of “dual enrollment” to encompass all Rhode Island public higher education institutions and amend all statutory references regarding the same. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| S0886 | Amends the obligation of entities to sell at retail to Rhode Island and use customers. | This act would amend the renewable energy standard obligations of entities to sell at retail to Rhode Island customers. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| S1022 | SENATE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING APRIL 29TH OF 2025, TO BE "COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF RHODE ISLAND DAY" AND HONORING THE COLLEGE'S 60TH ANNIVERSARY | Senate Resolution Proclaiming April 29th Of 2025, To Be "community College Of Rhode Island Day" And Honoring The College's 60th Anniversary | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0803 | Adds a provision that allows a tenant to pay the last month's rent or any other prepaid rent. It also increases the amount that a security deposit can be requested from one to two (2) months of rent. | This act would add a provision that allows a tenant to pay the last month's rent or any other prepaid rent. It would also increase the amount that a security deposit can be requested from one to two (2) months of rent. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| S0101 | Repeals the corporation minimum tax. | This act would repeal the corporation minimum tax. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| S0094 | Exempts from the sales and use tax, the sale of beer and malt beverages at retail. | This act would exempt from the sales and use tax, the sale of beer and malt beverages at retail. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| S0099 | Exempts the trade-in value of pickup trucks under eight thousand one hundred pounds (8,100 lbs.) gross weight, used exclusively for personal use, from sales tax. | This act would exempt the trade-in value of pickup trucks under eight thousand one hundred pounds (8,100 lbs.) gross weight, used exclusively for personal use, from sales tax. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| 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. | Dead |
| S0095 | Exempts the trade-in value of pickup trucks under six thousand pounds (6,000 lbs.) gross weight, used exclusively for personal use, from sales tax. | This act would exempt the trade-in value of pickup trucks under six thousand pounds (6,000 lbs.) gross weight, used exclusively for personal use, from sales tax. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| S0536 | Modifies the real estate sales disclosure form to include the disclosure of “blower door diagnostic air leakage testing” and advises that air leakage testing is recommended prior to purchasing a residential unit. | This act would modify the real estate sales disclosure form to include the disclosure of “blower door diagnostic air leakage testing” and advise that air leakage testing is recommended prior to purchasing a residential unit. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| S0726 | Creates a cause of action for partition of heirs property held in tenancy in common. | This act would create a cause of action for partition of heirs property held in tenancy in common. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| S0891 | Requires the PUC to produce report on comprehensive study by April 30, 2026. | This act would require the public utility commission (PUC) in conjunction with the division of public utilities and carriers (DPUC) to produce a comprehensive study for the general assembly by April 30, 2026 to be transmitted to the governor, speaker of the house and the senate president. The study would require the PUC and the DPUC to review all energy programs, compare them with other states and formulate a plan to lower energy costs for consumers in this state. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| 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. | Dead |
| S0990 | "SAVE ACT") (Establishes the "safeguarding American veteran empowerment act". | This act would protect veterans dealing with businesses regarding claims for any type of veterans' benefits not sponsored or affiliated with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs or the state office of veterans' services and which seek compensation or fees for their services. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| S0890 | Changes the excess renewable net-metering credit to a wholesale rate. | This act would change the excess renewable net-metering credit to be billed at the whole sale rate from the electric distribution company’s avoided cost rate, which is hereby declared to be the electric distribution company’s last resort service kilowatt hour. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| S0544 | Increases the penalty for anyone found guilty of reckless driving while eluding police to a felony punishable by up to 5 years imprisonment and subject to a loss of license from 1 to 2 years and a possible forfeiture of their motor vehicle. | This act would increase the penalty for anyone found guilty of eluding a police vehicle in high speed pursuit to a felony punishable by up to five (5) years imprisonment, a fine of between five thousand dollars ($5,000) and ten thousand dollars ($10,000), a loss of license from one to two (2) years, and a possible forfeiture of their motor vehicle. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| S0555 | Distinguishes, in two separate subsections, a first offense for reckless driving, which is a misdemeanor, and a second or subsequent offense for reckless driving, which is a felony. | This act would distinguish, in two (2) separate subsections, a first offense for reckless driving, which is a misdemeanor, and a second or subsequent offense for reckless driving, which is a felony. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| 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. | Dead |
| S0363 | Defines "military-connected student", "advance enrollment" and "open enrollment" to give them flexibility in choosing a school district. | This act would define "military-connected student", "advance enrollment" and "open enrollment" to give the military connected student flexibility in choosing a school district. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| S0217 | Allows holders of a Class P license to purchase alcoholic beverages from either a retail or wholesale establishment in the State of Rhode Island. | This act would allow holders of a Class P license to purchase alcoholic beverages from either a retail or wholesale establishment in the State of Rhode Island and allow wholesalers to refuse to fulfill orders permitted under this section, or set minimum quantities or dollar values per order. It would also permit caterers to serve and leave an event host's alcoholic beverages at their residence so long as it is under the caterer's control for the entirety of the event. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| S0236 | Mandates the use of a soft-shell helmet cover that adds a padded, soft-shell layer to the outside of a traditional football helmet, for students participating in Rhode Island interscholastic league football. | This act would mandate the use of a soft-shell helmet cover that adds a padded, soft-shell layer to the outside of a traditional football helmet, for students participating in Rhode Island interscholastic league football. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| S0392 | Requires that one third of all Rhode Island teachers, each year for the next 3 years, be trained in the basic emergency and response skills curriculum ("BEARS"), specifically in hand-only cardiopulmonary resuscitation/Heimlich maneuver/bleeding control. | This act would require that one third (1/3) of all Rhode Island teachers, each year, for the next three (3) years, be trained in the basic emergency and response skills curriculum ("BEARS"), specifically in hand-only cardiopulmonary resuscitation, Heimlich maneuver, and bleeding control. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| S0821 | Considers state government caseworkers or investigators "public officials" for purposes of the prohibition on making threats to public officials. | This act would consider state government caseworkers or investigators "public officials" for purposes of the prohibition on making threats to public officials. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| S0927 | Increases, for persons subject to the Code of Ethics, the maximum value of an acceptable gift to $50.00 from a single interested person, but in no case can the gift have an aggregate value of more than $250 in any calendar year. | This act would increase for persons subject to the Code of Ethics the maximum value of an acceptable gift to fifty dollars ($50.00) from a single interested person, but in no case can the gift have an aggregate value of more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250) in any calendar year. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| S0813 | Exempts members of the Rhode Island judiciary from the restrictions on nontransparent windshields and windows in their motor vehicles. | This act would exempt members of the Rhode Island judiciary from the restrictions on nontransparent windshields and windows in their motor vehicles. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| S0496 | Provides that the “meetings” requirements from § 34-36.1-3.08 be applicable to condominiums created before July 1, 1982, and would permit remote participation in condominium meetings. | This act would provide that the “meetings” requirements from § 34-36.1-3.08 be applicable to condominiums created before July 1, 1982, and would permit remote participation in condominium meetings. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| S0488 | Establishes that Medicaid eligibility in RI can only be determined using state-controlled data, prohibit private entity data in eligibility decisions, and ensure terminations are made by human employees rather than automated systems. | This bill would establish that Medicaid eligibility in Rhode Island can only be determined using state-controlled data, prohibit private entity data in eligibility decisions, and ensure terminations are made by human employees rather than automated systems. It would also mandate retroactive reinstatement for improperly terminated individuals This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| S0619 | Prohibits individuals from conveying items to or from the training school for youth without prior consent by the executive director of the division of youth development at the department of children, youth and families. | This act would prohibit individuals from conveying items to or from the training school for youth without prior consent by the executive director of the division of youth development at the department of children, youth and families. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| S0587 | Allows unemployment benefits for workers who are on strike or are locked out of their workplaces by their employer due to a labor dispute. | This act would allow unemployment benefits for workers who are on strike or are locked out of their workplaces by their employer due to a labor dispute. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| S0362 | Exempts foster care individuals from drivers education fee at community college of Rhode Island. | This act would exempt an individual in foster or adoptive homes from the fee associated with drivers education classes at the community college of Rhode Island. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| 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. | Dead |
| S0916 | Creates a voluntary program through which registrants of electric and hybrid motor vehicles can request stickers to affix to enclosures housing such vehicles to promote first responders' safety in responding to electrical fires. | This act would create a voluntary program through which registrants of electric and hybrid motor vehicles can request stickers to affix to enclosures housing such vehicles to promote first responders' safety in relation to electrical fires. The act would also require that the division of motor vehicles maintain a list of electric and hybrid motor vehicle registrations and send quarterly lists of such registrations to the fire departments and fire districts within the state. This act would take effect on January 1, 2026. | Dead |
| S0935 | SENATE RESOLUTION JOYOUSLY CELEBRATING "URI DAY" AT THE RHODE ISLAND STATE HOUSE ON APRIL 1, 2025 | Senate Resolution Joyously Celebrating "uri Day" At The Rhode Island State House On April 1, 2025 | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0934 | SENATE RESOLUTION CELEBRATING THE 171ST ANNIVERSARY OF THE U.S. -- JAPAN TREATY OF PEACE AND AMITY | Senate Resolution Celebrating The 171st Anniversary Of The U.s. -- Japan Treaty Of Peace And Amity | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0814 | Makes it a misdemeanor to knowingly file a false report of misconduct of any law enforcement official, public safety official, or hospital staff. | This act would make it a misdemeanor to knowingly file a false report of misconduct of any law enforcement official, public safety official, or hospital staff. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| S0822 | Provides that when 2 or more individuals associate to accomplish the crime of shoplifting, that they would be deemed to be associated for the particular purpose of shoplifting and be guilty of a felony. | This act would provide that when two (2) or more individuals associate to accomplish the crime of shoplifting, that they would be deemed to be associated for the particular purpose of shoplifting and be guilty of a felony. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| S0885 | Extends certain protocols applicable to motor vehicle manufacturers to their distributors and factory branches, as well as updates warranty reimbursement and recall obligation policies. | This act would extend certain protocols applicable to motor vehicle manufacturers to their distributors and factory branches, as well as update warranty reimbursement and recall obligation policies. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| S0894 | Removes the requirement that the public utilities commission allocate five million dollars ($5,000,000) annually to the Rhode Island infrastructure bank for use with energy efficient programs. | This act would remove the requirement that the public utilities commission allocate five million dollars ($5,000,000) annually to the Rhode Island infrastructure bank for use with energy efficient programs. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| S0538 | Provides a remedy for any harm caused due to deprivation or violation of rights secured by the Rhode Island Constitution due to acts of the State of Rhode Island. | This act would provide a remedy for any harm caused due to a deprivation or violation of rights secured by the Constitution of the State of Rhode Island due to acts of the State of Rhode Island or any of its political or administrative subdivisions, including, but not limited to, any municipal, quasi-municipal, or quasi-state entity, and any state of the United States, the United States, and any nation state, including any political or administrative subdivision thereof. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| S0493 | Allows a landlord that did not obtain a lead certificate pursuant to the lead mitigation laws of chapter 128.1 of title 42 due to the fact that the state lacks the adequate resources to conduct inspections. | This act would allow a landlord that did not obtain a lead certificate pursuant to the lead mitigation laws of chapter 128.1 of title 42 due to the fact that the state lacks the adequate resources to conduct inspections. The act also would provide that if the landlord certifies that the landlord followed all lead mitigation law requirements as of September 1, 2024, the landlord would not be fined for the lack of a lead certificate. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| S0490 | Requires landlords of residential properties built before 1978 to register lead hazard mitigation information with the department of health and the information would be private and only accessible by specific entities. | This bill would require landlords of residential properties built before 1978 to register lead hazard mitigation information with the department of health and the information would be private and only accessible by specific entities. The act also would make revisions to prohibited retaliatory conduct and the statewide mandatory rental registry. The act further would allow landlords to register free of charge, restrict DOH from creating any additional burdens, and issue lead documentation promptly. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| 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. | Dead |
| 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.) | Dead |
| S0350 | Defines a quorum of the building code standards committee be a majority of the current board members and amends the state building code to require that sections provide that dwelling units from one to four (4) units use the international residential code. | This act would define a quorum of the building code standards committee to be a majority of the current board members, provide for prompt adoption and enforcement of updated building codes, amend the state building code to require that sections provide that dwelling units from one to four (4) units use the 2024 and subsequent versions of the international residential code and that multiple dwellings with more than four (4) units, hotels and motels use the 2024 and subsequent versions of the commercial international building code, and expand the additional levy on residential permits for one and two (2) family dwellings to three (3) and four (4) unit dwellings. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| S0827 | Allows casino workers to receive overtime pay for working Sundays and Holidays. | This act would allow casino workers to receive overtime pay for working Sundays and Holidays. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| S0880 | SENATE RESOLUTION COMMEMORATING MARCH 25, 2025, AS THE 204TH ANNIVERSARY OF GREEK INDEPENDENCE DAY AND CELEBRATING DEMOCRACY IN GREECE AND THE UNITED STATES | Senate Resolution Commemorating March 25, 2025, As The 204th Anniversary Of Greek Independence Day And Celebrating Democracy In Greece And The United States | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0768 | Creates the interchange fee restriction act restricting interchange fees on sales and use tax or excise tax when payment is made with a credit or debit card. | This act would create the interchange fee restriction act prohibiting interchange fees on sales and use tax or excise tax when payment is made with a credit or debit card. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| S0139 | Changes the community service requirements of a sentence related to the violation of § 11-44-21.1 relating to defacing private residences, offices, businesses or commercial property. | This act would change the community service requirements of a sentence related to the violation of § 11-44-21.1 relating to defacing private residences, offices, businesses or commercial property. Every person convicted of a first and second offense under this section would be required to perform not less than forty (40) hours and not more than one hundred (100) hours cleaning and remediating graffiti vandalism on state or local properties. Every person convicted of a third or subsequent offense under this section would be required to perform not less than forty (40) hours and not more than three hundred (300) hours of community service cleaning and remediating graffiti vandalism on state or local properties. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| S0565 | Provides for a 10 year statute of limitations for the violation of second degree sexual assault. | This act would provide for a 10 year statute of limitations for the violation of second degree sexual assault. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| S0516 | Permits non-sworn public safety officers/security guards at private colleges/universities to detain individuals for no longer than 30 minutes within the campus’s jurisdiction if the officer or guard believes the person committed a criminal offense. | This act would permit non-sworn public safety officers and security guards at private colleges and universities, to detain individuals for no longer than thirty (30) minutes, within the campus jurisdiction, when the officer or guard has reasonable grounds to believe that the person has committed a criminal offense. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| S0061 | Requires law enforcement agencies to obtain search warrants for electronic information, data, location information and other identifying information of subscribers and customers, except in specified circumstances. | This act would require law enforcement agencies to obtain search warrants for electronic information, data, location information and other identifying information of subscribers and customers, except in specified circumstances. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| 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. | Dead |
| S0521 | Establishes a process by which vacancies in a municipal election office and local canvassing board are filled. | This act would require the respective party chairpersons to submit lists of party voters to the mayor or council president, as the case may be, within thirty (30) days of notice of vacancy, in a municipal election office and would require the mayor or council president to make a nomination for a replacement to the council within thirty (30) days of receipt of the lists. It would also clarify the term expiration dates for canvassing authority members and alternates, and would direct the city or town clerk to make immediate corrections if the term expiration dates on record are found to be in noncompliance with the provisions of this act. The act would require the local canvassing board to designate a chief local election official, and for that designee to designate an alternate local election official. It would further establish that the chief local election official is the only agent authorized to request user access to the statewide central voter register via the secretary of state. This act would take effect on January 1, 2026. | Dead |
| 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. | Dead |
| S0501 | Authorizes municipalities to make an emergency declaration under limited circumstances to allow for the construction and use of SAVE Units on a temporary basis which have specialized requirements and exemptions from the state fire and building codes. | This act would authorize municipalities to make an emergency declaration under limited circumstances to allow for the construction and use of SAVE Units on a temporary basis which have specialized requirements and exemptions from the state fire and building codes. This act would also include a provision for reports to be provided to the governor, the speaker of the house and the president of the senate regarding the nature of the emergency and the number of individuals served by SAVE Units. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| S0741 | Amends several statutes relating to elections and the dates for primaries and dates within which to file nomination papers and object to nomination papers. | This act would amend several statutes relating to elections and the dates for primaries and dates within which to file nomination papers and object to nomination papers. This act would take effect on January 1, 2026. | Dead |
| S0820 | JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE AND PUBLISH AND SUBMIT TO THE ELECTORS A PROPOSITION OF AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION -- OF SUFFRAGE (Would propose to the voters of the state a constitutional amendment regarding eligibility to vote and to be a candidate.) | Joint Resolution To Approve And Publish And Submit To The Electors A Proposition Of Amendment To The Constitution -- Of Suffrage (would Propose To The Voters Of The State A Constitutional Amendment Regarding Eligibility To Vote And To Be A Candidate.) | Dead |
| S0548 | Authorizes municipalities to license facilities being used as adult sex venues. The department of health would regulate the health safety standards. | This act would prohibit adult sex venues from operating unless they obtain a license from the local licensing authority and submit to health and safety regulation by the department of health. This act would also establish a new liquor license for adult sex venues that permit patrons to bring alcoholic beverages onto the premises. This act would take effect on January 1, 2026. | Dead |
| 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 |
| S0598 | Provides a criminal background check procedure for for-hire intrastate passenger transportation services. | This act would provide a criminal background check procedure for for-hire intrastate passenger transportation services. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| 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. | Dead |
| S0526 | Requires the electronic filing of domestic violence/sexual assault forms by law enforcement agencies, and enhances the information to be included on the reporting forms. | This act would require the electronic filing of domestic violence/sexual assault forms by law enforcement agencies, and enhances the information to be included on the reporting forms, and clarifies that the reporting forms should be submitted monthly, or as soon as practicable upon receipt of all relevant information regarding an incident subject to reporting. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| S0358 | Provides a civil cause of action for individuals injured by artificial intelligence. | This act would provide a civil cause of action for individuals injured by artificial intelligence. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| S0207 | Amends the statute punishing child pornography by replacing the term "child pornography" with the term "child sexual abuse material." | This act would amend the statute punishing child pornography by replacing the term "child pornography" with the term "child sexual abuse material." This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| S0804 | Extends the repayment period for toll violations, and requires the RI transit and bridge authority to notify frequent violators by certified mail that their driver's license may be in jeopardy for failure to pay toll violations. | This act would extend the repayment period for toll violations from fourteen (14) days to thirty (30) days from the issuance of the violation and would extend the time for payment of unpaid toll violations and toll violation administrative fees from forty-five (45) days to sixty (60) days from the issuance of the original violation. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| S0539 | Provides amendments to the assessment of filing fees required to appeal from certain matters adjudicated by the district court. | This act would provide amendments to the assessment of filing fees required to appeal from certain matters adjudicated by the district court. This act would take effect on January 1, 2026. | Dead |
| S0057 | Requires that all maintenance of sidewalks along state highways, with the exception of snow and ice removal, be the responsibility of the state. | This act would require that all maintenance of sidewalks along state highways, with the exception of snow and ice removal, be the responsibility of the state. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| S0752 | Creates RI opportunity for employee ownership, worker gets notice within seven days of sale of business. | This act would establish an opportunity for employee ownership and the process whereby, if the owner of a qualified business decides to sell said business or at least fifty-one percent (51%) of said business, the owner would notify all current full-time and part-time workers within seven (7) days of the date of the decision. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| S0564 | Requires DCYF to submit a one-time, detailed report on the effectiveness of EBPs in keeping children out of foster care, providing valuable data on the programs' impact on high-risk families, reunification outcomes, and program availability. | This act would require DCYF to submit a one-time, detailed report on the effectiveness of evidence-based programs associated with the family first prevention services act in keeping children out of foster care, providing valuable data on the programs' impact on high-risk families, reunification outcomes, and program availability. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| S0736 | Prohibits a peace officer or a school resource officer from employing threats, physical harm, deprivation, deception, coercion, or psychologically manipulative interrogation tactics during the custodial interrogation of a juvenile. | This act would prohibit a peace officer, as defined in § 12-7-21, or a school resource officer (SRO) from employing threats, physical harm, deprivation, deception, coercion, or psychologically manipulative interrogation tactics during the custodial interrogation of a juvenile. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| 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. | Dead |
| S0382 | Establishes the commuter transportation benefit chapter. Employers with five hundred (500) or more employees would be required to establish a pre-tax commuter transportation fringe benefit program. | This act would establish the commuter transportation benefit chapter. Employers with five hundred (500) or more employees would be required to establish a pre-tax commuter transportation fringe benefit program. This act would take effect on January 1, 2026. | Dead |
| S0560 | Amends §§ 14-1-3 and 14-5-8, relating to possession of marijuana and proceedings in family court ensuring that children under 17 years of age in possession of less than 2 oz of marijuana are subject to the jurisdiction of the family court. | This act would amend §§ 14-1-3 and 14-5-8, relating to possession of marijuana and proceedings in family court, to ensure that children under seventeen (17) years of age who are found to be in possession of less than two ounces (2 oz.) of marijuana are subject to the jurisdiction of the family court, and would amend the definition of waywardness to be consistent with the definition of delinquent contained within the same section. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| S0465 | Prohibits a person from being denied life insurance for preexisting conditions or previous denials. | This act would prohibit a person from being denied life insurance for preexisting conditions or previous denials. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| S0216 | SENATE RESOLUTION EXTENDING THE REPORTING AND EXPIRATION DATES OF THE SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY AND REVIEW RHODE ISLAND'S MINIMUM WAGE (This resolution would extend the reporting and expiration dates of the special legislative commission to study Rhode Island’s minimum wage from May 4, 2025, to May 4, 2026, and said commission would expire on January 4, 2027.) | Senate Resolution Extending The Reporting And Expiration Dates Of The Special Legislative Commission To Study And Review Rhode Island's Minimum Wage (this Resolution Would Extend The Reporting And Expiration Dates Of The Special Legislative Commission To Study Rhode Island’s Minimum Wage From May 4, 2025, To May 4, 2026, And Said Commission Would Expire On January 4, 2027.) | Dead |
| 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. | Dead |
| S0563 | Prohibits the distribution, transfer, or possession of any material that depicts a minor engaging in sexually explicit conduct and is obscene and lacks serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value. | This act would prohibit the distribution, transfer, or possession of any material that depicts a minor engaging in sexually explicit conduct, is obscene and lacks serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value with violators subject to imprisonment and fines ranging from two (2) to fifteen (15) years and fines from one thousand dollars ($1,000) to five thousand dollars ($5,000). This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| S0469 | Requires written consent by recipient or parent before vaccine and prohibits discrimination against those who don't vaccinate and fines up to $25,000 for violation. Also prohibits DCYF from investigating their for failure to vaccinate their child. | This act would require that healthcare professionals provide written informed consent signed by the recipient, or in the case of a minor child, by a parent or guardian prior to administration of a vaccine. It would prohibit discrimination against individuals who refuse or delay vaccines. The act would also provide for civil recovery and fines of up to twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) for violations. It would further prohibit DCYF from investigating a parent/guardian for their failure to vaccinate their child This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| S0367 | SENATE RESOLUTION JOYOUSLY CELEBRATING THE 90TH BIRTHDAY OF ROBERT EDWARD KENAHAN ON FEBRUARY 8TH, 2025 | Senate Resolution Joyously Celebrating The 90th Birthday Of Robert Edward Kenahan On February 8th, 2025 | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0130 | Changes the fine for any person convicted of a first violation of this chapter from $85 to $200, and increases the period of time that the violator may be ordered to pick up litter. | This act would change the fine for any person convicted of a first violation of this chapter from eighty-five dollars ($85.00) to two hundred dollars ($200), and increase the period of time that the violator may be ordered to pick up litter from not less than two (2), nor more than twenty- five (25) hours to not less than twenty (20), nor more than forty (40) hours. For a second or subsequent violation the period is increased from not less than four (4), nor more than fifty (50) hours to not less than twenty (20) nor more than fifty (50) hours. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| S0360 | SENATE RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY AND ASSESS EDUCATION MODULES FOR DIVORCING PARENTS (Creates a nine (9) member commission to the study and assess the most effective module for divorcing parents, and would report back by January 27, 2026, and expire on March 27, 2026.) | Senate Resolution Creating A Special Legislative Commission To Study And Assess Education Modules For Divorcing Parents (creates A Nine (9) Member Commission To The Study And Assess The Most Effective Module For Divorcing Parents, And Would Report Back By January 27, 2026, And Expire On March 27, 2026.) | Dead |
| S0153 | Establishes a statutory framework designed to protect minors who are engaging in the business of vloging on social media and the Internet. | This act would establish a statutory framework designed to protect minors who are engaging in the business of vloging on social media and the Internet. This act would also authorize that a representative of the minor to file a lawsuit on the minor's behalf, even with respect to family members, to enforce the minor's rights, pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| S0134 | Amends the statute so as to conform to current statutory penalties for possession of marijuana offenses promulgated in the Rhode Island cannabis act allowing for possession of up to two ounces (2 oz.) of marijuana. | This act would amend the penalty provision for possession of one ounce or less of marijuana by a juvenile in order to conform to current statutory penalties for possession of marijuana offenses promulgated in the Rhode Island cannabis act, allowing for possession of up to two ounces (2 oz.) of marijuana. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| S0065 | Provides the review and appeal process for individuals applying for a permit or license to carry a handgun with the licensing authority or attorney general. | This act would provide the review and appeal process for individuals applying for a permit or license to carry a handgun with the licensing authority or attorney general. This act would provide that an applicant denied a concealed carry handgun permit, could request a meeting with the licensing authority to reconsider the application. If the licensing authority fails to approve the application after the meeting, then an appeal for a trial de nova may be taken to the superior court. The act would further provide that the documents, records and proceedings before the licensing authority and before the superior court shall not be open to the public unless the applicant requests in writing that that hearing be open to the public. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| S0052 | Prohibits certain claim practices of health insurers and medical providers. The act would further require fulfillment of medical record requests within fourteen (14) days. | This act would prohibit a health insurer from denying a claim and a medical provider from refusing to submit a claim to a health insurer based on the services arising from a motor vehicle accident or other third-party claim. This act further prohibits charges to first-party coverage without an insured’s written consent and requires medical providers to fulfill record requests within fourteen (14) days. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| S0141 | Allows an owner or owners of real property to execute a deed that names one or more beneficiaries who will obtain title to the property at the owner's death without the necessity of probate. | This act would allow an owner or owners of real property to execute a deed that names one or more beneficiaries who will obtain title to the property at the owner's death without the necessity of probate. The act would apply to a transfer on death deed made before, on, or after January 1, 2026, by a transferor dying on or after that date. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| S0089 | Incorporates ethical energy standards to the 2021 Act on Climate. | This act would require that the climate change coordinating council study and report on legislation or programs that are shifting environmental impacts of the use of carbon-free energy technologies onto impoverished and developing countries. This act would also require that wind turbine blades be disposed of within this state unless recycled. This act would further establish a program for tradable, renewable energy credits to be used in coordination with the provisions of the regional greenhouse gas initiative act, chapter 82 of title 23. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| Bill | Bill Name | Motion | Vote Date | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H5218 | Increases insurance coverage for hearing aids from one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) to one thousand seven hundred fifty dollars ($1,750), per ear, for all people regardless of age effective January 1, 2026. | Passage | 06/21/2025 | Yea |
| H5248 | Restricts audits of pharmacists conducted by insurers and their intermediaries, limiting audits to one per year unless an identified problem exists or fraud or misrepresentation is suspected. | Passage In Concurrence | 06/21/2025 | Yea |
| H5322 | Extends the sunset provision allowing retired teachers to substitute teach for up to 180 days from June 20, 2025 until July 1, 2026. | Passage | 06/21/2025 | Yea |
| H5353 | Authorizes a pharmacy technician or pharmacy intern to perform technology-assisted dispensing process validation for medications prepared for distribution by another pharmacy technician or intern within an institutional pharmacy. | Passage | 06/21/2025 | Yea |
| H5415 | Provides standards for developing, implementing, and maintaining reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect the security, confidentiality, and integrity of customer information. | Passage | 06/21/2025 | Yea |
| H5427 | Includes the COVID-19 immunization under the consent and reporting provisions required for pharmacy administered immunizations to individuals between nine (9) and eighteen (18) years of age. | Passage | 06/21/2025 | Yea |
| H5477 | JOINT RESOLUTION TO ESTABLISH A STATEWIDE MAIN STREET COORDINATING PROGRAM (Authorizes the appropriation of the sum of $500,000 for the formal establishment of “Main Street Rhode Island”.) | Passage | 06/21/2025 | Yea |
| H5522 | Requires the rule adopting agency to send a copy of the certified rule to all members of the general assembly, within twenty (20) days of filing a final rule. | Passage | 06/21/2025 | Yea |
| H5517 | Increases the maximum number of voters that a polling place can accommodate 3,000 to 3,500 and provide for existing polling places that exceed the maximum number of voters, not be required to be changed until the next decennial redistricting. | Passage | 06/21/2025 | Yea |
| H5565 | Authorizes and regulates the distribution of the product known as "kratom." | Passage | 06/21/2025 | Yea |
| H5674 | Prohibits a landlord from inquiring about the immigration status of a tenant subject to any federal laws or regulations, but may request financial information or proof of identity. | Passage | 06/21/2025 | Yea |
| H5635 | Changes the name of "applied behavior assistant analyst" to "assistant applied behavior analyst" and makes several changes to provide consistency in the certification language for behavioral analysts. | Passage | 06/21/2025 | Yea |
| H5562 | Provides that charitable organizations with a gross income of one million dollars ($1,000,000) or less can meet the required reporting and records requirements by providing either an IRS Form 900 or other approved financial statements. | Passage | 06/21/2025 | Yea |
| H5557 | Establishes prevailing standards and procedures for licensing speech-language pathologists and audiologists in Rhode Island. | Passage | 06/21/2025 | Yea |
| H5619 | Requires the department of health to incorporate information about dementia risk factors and reduction into public education and healthcare provider education materials. | Passage | 06/21/2025 | Yea |
| H5548 | Makes numerous technical corrections related to insurance, provides a definition for "cybersecurity insurance", and would repeal the chapter relating to reciprocal exchanges and interinsurers. | Passage | 06/21/2025 | Yea |
| H5714 | Provides that a person eighteen (18) years or older could request that his or her race be modified or amended on their birth certificate. | Passage | 06/21/2025 | Yea |
| H5570 | Prohibits casualty insurers from assessing any premium surcharge or penalty against an insured solely for inquiring about the terms of the insured's policy. | Passage | 06/21/2025 | Yea |
| H5796 | Adds an additional purpose to the standard provisions list that a zoning ordinance is required to address. | Passage | 06/21/2025 | Yea |
| H5801 | Amends several definitions relating to low- or moderate-income housing as well as the procedure for the approval of low- or moderate-income housing. | Passage | 06/21/2025 | Yea |
| H5800 | Adds "providing for residential development in all or some of the areas encompassing commercial districts" as a purpose a zoning ordinance must address. | Passage | 06/21/2025 | Yea |
| H5793 | Amends the provisions under which a city or town may exceed the maximum levy for the assessment of local taxes. | Passage | 06/21/2025 | Yea |
| H5794 | Provides technical amendments to the chapters on subdivision of land and zoning ordinances for towns and cities. | Passage As Amended | 06/21/2025 | Yea |
| H5794 | Provides technical amendments to the chapters on subdivision of land and zoning ordinances for towns and cities. | Approval Of Amendment | 06/21/2025 | Yea |
| H5804 | Amends the composition of the building code standards committee and would make several technical amendments relative to the building code office and would establish a state building code office within the office of state fire marshal. | Passage As Amended | 06/21/2025 | Yea |
| H5804 | Amends the composition of the building code standards committee and would make several technical amendments relative to the building code office and would establish a state building code office within the office of state fire marshal. | Approval Of Amendment | 06/21/2025 | Yea |
| H5795 | Amends the administration requirements a zoning ordinance must provide and/or designate and would require that zoning certificates be issued within 20 days of the written request. | Passage | 06/21/2025 | Yea |
| H5797 | Adds a definition for "co-living housing" to the zoning ordinance provisions of the general laws and would include such housing as a special provision to be included in a zoning ordinance. | Passage | 06/21/2025 | Yea |
| H5872 | Creates the deceptive and fraudulent synthetic media in election communications chapter to regulate the use of synthetic media in elections. | Passage | 06/21/2025 | Yea |
| H5967 | Establishes that a renewable energy resource shall pay $5.00 per kilowatt of alternating current nameplate capacity for tangible property and $3.50 per kilowatt of alternating nameplate capacity for real property. | Passage | 06/21/2025 | Yea |
| H6038 | Amends current law so that initial contraceptive prescriptions would no longer be limited to a 3-month supply. | Passage | 06/21/2025 | Yea |
| H6032 | Requires at fault insurance companies to provide to any claimant whose vehicle is damaged in an accident, to provide a vehicle that is comparable to the claimant’s vehicle and that rental charges shall be based on local retail prices. | Passage | 06/21/2025 | Yea |
| H6054 | Changes the process by which a dispute between the insured and their insurance company, concerning property damages and requires that the umpire appraisers shall be disinterested and the cost shared equally. | Passage | 06/21/2025 | Yea |
| H6066 | Increases the taxable wage base for TDI claims from $38,000 to $100,000 or the annual earnings needed by an individual to qualify for the maximum weekly benefit amount and the maximum duration under chapters 39 through 41 of this title. | Passage | 06/21/2025 | Yea |
| H6091 | Allows Central Falls to exempt the property located at 913-915 Dexter Street, AP 7, Lot 156 from the law that prohibits any proposed retailers’ license of any class located within two hundred feet (200') of the premises of a school or place of worship. | Passage | 06/21/2025 | Yea |
| H6118 | Requires coverage for acute mental health crisis mobile response and stabilization services to eligible individuals enrolled as plan beneficiaries. | Passage | 06/21/2025 | Yea |
| H6136 | Authorizes the town council of West Greenwich to provide an exemption and/or stabilization of tax agreement on qualified property used for residential purposes inclusive of low- and moderate-income housing in the town of West Greenwich. | Passage | 06/21/2025 | Yea |
| H6173 | Establishes the Rhode Island Anti-Bid-Rigging Act. | Passage | 06/21/2025 | Yea |
| H6233 | Exempts from taxation the real and tangible personal property of the Center for Southeast Asians. | Passage | 06/21/2025 | Yea |
| H6231 | Allows for the issuance of a Class B liquor license for the property located at 1441 Mineral Spring Avenue in the town of North Providence. | Passage | 06/21/2025 | Yea |
| H6255 | JOINT RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL JOINT LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY THE RETURN OF CENTRAL FALLS SCHOOLS TO LOCAL GOVERNANCE (Authorizes the city of Central Falls, via home rule charter or city ordinance, to create a school board with all powers and duties thereto, to govern the Central Falls school district.) | Passage | 06/21/2025 | Yea |
| H6270 | JOINT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THAT THE CANNABIS CONTROL COMMISSION PROVIDE THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY WITH RECOMMENDATIONS ON LEGISLATION TO REGULATE AND LICENSE CANNABINOIDS AND HEMP-DERIVED BEVERAGES (Requests that the Cannabis Control Commission conduct a study on statutory reform and rules and regulations to regulate the sale of hemp THC-infused beverages.) | Passage | 06/21/2025 | Yea |
| H6286 | Provides that law enforcement officers who appears before the court for prosecution of a violation of a protective order shall self-certify that the officer has successfully completed a specialized domestic violence prosecution training course. | Passage | 06/21/2025 | Yea |
| H6321 | VALIDATING AND RATIFYING AMENDMENTS TO THE HOME RULE CHARTER OF THE TOWN OF HOPKINTON | Passage | 06/21/2025 | Yea |
| H6343 | Allows the town council of Coventry to make exemptions from taxation on real and personal property that has undergone environmental remediation. This act is subject to conditions as provided in this section. | Passage | 06/21/2025 | Yea |
| H6385 | Makes technical amendments to the general laws, prepared at the recommendation of the law revision office. | Passage | 06/21/2025 | Yea |
| H5023 | Establishes a rare disease advisory council within the department of health and provides guidance and recommendations to educate health care providers and the citizens of the state. | Passage | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| H5017 | Requires manufacturers of assisting technology devices to make available to independent repair providers/the owner of the device, any documentation/parts, software/other items intended for use with the equipment/parts, including updates to software. | Passage | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| H5031 | Allows for the issuance of Class BV liquor licenses for the properties located at 94 Carpenter Street and 1023 Broad Street, both in the city of Providence. | Passage | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| H5043 | Provides protection from and prevent the unethical, improper conduct and the collection of fees by, anyone advising or assisting a veteran filing a claim for disability benefits with the Department of Veterans Affairs except as authorized by federal law. | Passage | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| H5046 | Criminalizes the unauthorized dissemination of sexually explicit images of another person that are created by digital devices or created without the consent of the person depicted. | Passage | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| H5042 | Repeals the provisions of the general laws allowing deferred deposit providers, also known as "payday lenders." | Passage | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| H5130 | Crime gun ballistic evidence to be submitted to NIBIN. | Passage | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| H5120 | Provides an insurer would not impose prior authorization requirements for any service ordered by an in-network primary care provider. | Passage | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| S0017 | Provide that advertising goods that don't include a price referencing all mandatory fees and charges shall be a deceptive trade practice. | Passage | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| S0070 | Requires employer, at the start of employment, furnish to their employees a written notice containing employment information relative to wages, rates of pay, allowances, benefits, deductions from pay, and identifying information relative to the employer. | Passage | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| H5184 | Prohibits credit reporting, executions, attachments against a principal residence for judgments based on medical debt. Defines medical debt as an amount for the receipt of health care services, products, or devices. | Passage | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| H5165 | Requires the school board or committees of cities and towns to establish a safety and behavioral health committee and also lays out the representation requirements committee responsibilities to ensure a stable learning environment for all students. | Passage | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| H5235 | Provides an interest rate cap on medical debt. | Passage | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| S0136 | Criminalizes the unauthorized dissemination of sexually explicit images of another person that are created by digital devices or created without the consent of the person depicted. | Passage | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| S0120 | Increases insurance coverage for hearing aids from one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) to one thousand seven hundred fifty dollars ($1,750), per ear, for all people regardless of age effective January 1, 2026. | Passage | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| S0122 | Establishes a program operated by the Rhode Island housing and mortgage finance corporation called the "housing land bank" to create affordable housing in RI with the authority to buy, receive, and hold real property for housing development. | Passage | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| S0124 | Expands the definition of "employee," and clarifies that the board may defer a pending unfair labor practice charge to allow for the grievance and arbitration process to move forward pursuant to the charging parties collective bargaining agreement. | Passage | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| S0114 | Prohibits any health insurer, pharmacy benefit manager, manufacturer or other third-party payor from discriminating against any 340B entity participating in a drug discount program. | Passage | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| S0114 | Prohibits any health insurer, pharmacy benefit manager, manufacturer or other third-party payor from discriminating against any 340B entity participating in a drug discount program. | Passage | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| S0166 | Amends the definition of the practice of pharmacy to include the administration of all forms of influenza immunizations including COVID-19 to individuals over the age of 3 years pursuant to a valid prescription or prescriber approved protocol. | Passage In Concurrence | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| S0169 | Prohibits credit reporting, executions, attachments against a principal residence for judgments based on medical debt. Defines medical debt as an amount for the receipt of health care services, products, or devices. | Passage | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| S0168 | Provides an insurer would not impose prior authorization requirements for any service ordered by an in-network primary care provider. | Passage | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| S0172 | Provides an interest rate cap on medical debt. | Passage | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| H5300 | Considers election officials and poll workers "public officials" for purposes of the prohibition on making threats to public officials. | Passage | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| S0174 | JOINT RESOLUTION TO ESTABLISH A STATEWIDE MAIN STREET COORDINATING PROGRAM (Authorizes the appropriation of the sum of $500,000 for the formal establishment of “Main Street Rhode Island”.) | Passage As Amended | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| S0174 | JOINT RESOLUTION TO ESTABLISH A STATEWIDE MAIN STREET COORDINATING PROGRAM (Authorizes the appropriation of the sum of $500,000 for the formal establishment of “Main Street Rhode Island”.) | Approval Of Amendment | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| S0206 | Requires individuals seeking a judicial nomination to reapply to JNC every 3 years and make those individuals selected as finalists, eligible only for the court in which they applied and were chosen during the five years following their selection. | Passage | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| H5372 | Includes police officers to fire fighters who are unable to perform duties as a result of heart disease, stroke or hypertension to be presumed to have suffered an in-the-line-of-duty disability, unless contrary evidence is presented. | Passage | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| H5448 | Eliminates the "until June 30, 2025" sunset on the increase in the total amount of earnings a partial-unemployment insurance claimant can receive before being entirely disqualified for unemployment insurance benefits. | Passage | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| H5494 | Adds several consumer protections to existing Medicare Supplement law. | Passage | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| H5506 | Protects the rights of employees in the workplace relating to free speech, assembly and religion, as well as attendance at employer-sponsored meetings regarding political or religious matters. | Passage | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| S0238 | Promotes free expression and access of information by prohibiting the censorship of library materials. | Passage | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| S0263 | Requires coverage for acute mental health crisis mobile response and stabilization services to eligible individuals enrolled as plan beneficiaries. | Passage | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| S0229 | Repeals the provisions of the general laws allowing deferred deposit providers, also known as "payday lenders." | Passage | 06/20/2025 | Nay |
| S0314 | Restricts audits of pharmacists conducted by insurers and their intermediaries, limiting audits to one per year unless fraud or misrepresentation is reasonably suspected. The RI attorney general has the authority to impose sanctions for violations. | Passage | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| S0339 | Appropriates the sum of five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) to fund the Thundermist family medicine residency program during fiscal year 2026 and every fiscal year thereafter. | Passage | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| S0359 | Establishes the Rhode Island Assault Weapons Ban Act of 2025. | Passage | 06/20/2025 | Nay |
| S0359 | Establishes the Rhode Island Assault Weapons Ban Act of 2025. | Approval Of Amendment | 06/20/2025 | Nay |
| S0359 | Establishes the Rhode Island Assault Weapons Ban Act of 2025. | Approval Of Amendment | 06/20/2025 | Nay |
| S0359 | Establishes the Rhode Island Assault Weapons Ban Act of 2025. | Approval Of Amendment | 06/20/2025 | Nay |
| S0359 | Establishes the Rhode Island Assault Weapons Ban Act of 2025. | Passage | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| H5640 | Adds a provision in the statute relating to one way highways, providing an increased penalty when a motorist travels the wrong way on an interstate highway or an entrance or exit ramp connected to an interstate highway. | Passage As Amended | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| H5640 | Adds a provision in the statute relating to one way highways, providing an increased penalty when a motorist travels the wrong way on an interstate highway or an entrance or exit ramp connected to an interstate highway. | Approval Of Amendment | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| H5634 | Prohibits any health insurer, pharmacy benefit manager, manufacturer or other third-party payor from discriminating against any 340B entity participating in a drug discount program. | Passage | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| H5634 | Prohibits any health insurer, pharmacy benefit manager, manufacturer or other third-party payor from discriminating against any 340B entity participating in a drug discount program. | Passage | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| H5701 | Makes the provisions of §§ 45-19.1-3 and 45-19.1-4, benefits for firefighters with cancer, effective regardless of any general, special or specific law, or any charter and/or municipal ordinance to the contrary. | Passage | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| H5594 | Requires the board of regents to adopt support and intervention strategies consistent with Comprehensive Education Strategy and SALT in one district at a time. | Passage | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| H5580 | Prohibits utility companies from limiting the eligibility of a net metering site based on prior consumption and requires excess energy not consumed under the net metering system to be credited to the consumer. | Passage | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| H5726 | Promotes free expression and access of information by prohibiting the censorship of library materials. | Passage | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| S0581 | Protect the personal information of judicial officers and their immediate family members who serve or have served the RI unified judicial system, as well as judicial officers who reside in RI and who serve or have served in the federal courts. | Passage | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| S0474 | Establishes a rare disease advisory council within the department of health to provide guidance and recommendations to educate healthcare providers and the citizens of the state. | Passage | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| S0529 | Adds a provision in the statute relating to one way highways, providing an increased penalty when a motorist travels the wrong way on an interstate highway or an entrance or exit ramp connected to an interstate highway. | Passage As Amended | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| S0529 | Adds a provision in the statute relating to one way highways, providing an increased penalty when a motorist travels the wrong way on an interstate highway or an entrance or exit ramp connected to an interstate highway. | Approval Of Amendment | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| S0559 | Increases imprisonment penalties and adds mandatory community service for violations of § 4-1-9. | Passage | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| Committee | Position | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detail | Rhode Island Senate Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technologies Committee | Vice Chair | 2 |
| Detail | Rhode Island Senate Housing and Municipal Government Committee | 4 | |
| Detail | Rhode Island Senate Judiciary Committee | 4 | |
| Detail | Rhode Island Senate Labor and Gaming Committee | Chair | 1 |
| State | District | Chamber | Party | Status | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RI | Rhode Island Senate District 09 | Senate | Democrat | In Office | 01/05/2021 |