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State Senator
Lori Urso
(D) - Rhode Island
Rhode Island Senate District 08
In Office - Started: 01/07/2025
contact info
Pawtucket Office
273 Kenyon Ave.
Pawtucket, RI 02861
Pawtucket, RI 02861
Phone: 401-276-5567
General Capitol Building Address
82 Smith St.
Providence, RI 02903
Providence, RI 02903
Phone: 401-222-3580
| Bill | Bill Name | Summary | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| S0325 | Amends the definition of “hobby breeder” to limit the sale or offering for sale to no more than two (2) litters of dogs or cats, or a combination thereof, in a three hundred and sixty-five (365) day period. | This act would amend the definition of “hobby breeder” to limit the sale or offering for sale to no more than two (2) litters of dogs or cats, or a combination thereof, in a three hundred and sixty-five (365) day period. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0559 | Increases imprisonment penalties and adds mandatory community service for violations of § 4-1-9. | This act would increase the imprisonment penalty for conviction under § 4-1-2 from eleven (11) months to twelve (12) months. It would also increase the imprisonment penalty from two (2) to five (5) years for a subsequent conviction under § 4-1-9. In addition to the previous penalties there shall be mandatory community service. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| 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. | Crossed Over |
| S0329 | Creates an additional tax rate of 3% on taxable income over $625,000 in 2025 dollars. Applies to tax years 2026 and thereafter and not retroactively. | This act would add create an additional Rhode Island personal income tax of three percent (3.00%) on taxable income over approximately six-hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars ($625,000) in 2025 dollars, impacting only the top one percent (1%) in income of personal income tax filers. The existing three-bracket personal income tax structure will remain in place. In order for the new bracket to apply to income over approximately six-hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars ($625,000) in 2025 dollars, the statute (which is written in 2011 dollars) uses the pre-inflation amount of four-hundred and thirty thousand ($430,000) in 2011 dollars. Each year, Rhode Island’s Division of Taxation applies inflation rates to calculate the cut- offs for all income tax brackets in current year dollars. This act would not apply retroactively to prior tax years or to taxable income from prior tax years. This act would take effect on January 1, 2026. | In Committee |
| S0462 | Removes the sunset provision of the four (4) year pilot program to prevent drug overdoses through the establishment of harm reduction centers and creates a permanent program for harm reduction centers. | This act extends the sunset provision of the four (4) year pilot program to prevent drug overdoses through the establishment of harm reduction centers for two (2) years to March 1, 2028. This act would take effect upon passage. | Crossed Over |
| S0343 | Requires all lifeguards, and park rangers, to be trained in administering opioid antagonists, and would require all public beaches to keep available a minimum of four doses of opioid antagonist. | This act would require all lifeguards, and park and forest rangers, who work on a full-time basis at any public beach or facility to be trained in administering opioid antagonists. The act would also require all state and municipal public beaches or facilities, that employ lifeguards, and park and forest rangers to keep available a minimum of four doses of opioid antagonist. This act would take effect upon passage. | Crossed Over |
| S0651 | Creates rodent integrated pest management pilot programs for municipalities. That choose to participate. Reports would be approved by the municipality's mayor or administrator and would be submitted to the department of environmental management. | This act would create rodent integrated pest management pilot programs for municipalities that choose to participate. Reports would be approved by the municipality's mayor or administrator and would be submitted to the department of environmental management. Section 1 of this act would take effect upon passage and sections 2 and 3 would take effect on January 1, 2026. | In Committee |
| S0672 | Provides that architects and other authorized disaster response workers be considered, in the course of performing their duties, state workers and be entitled to all rights in like manner as state employees. | This act would provide that architects and other authorized disaster response workers be considered, in the course of performing their duties, state workers and be entitled to all rights in like manner as state employees. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0671 | Provides that any disaster response worker shall, in the course of their duties, be considered a state employee and be entitled to all rights in like manner as state employees. | This act would provide that any disaster response worker shall, in the course of their duties, be considered a state employee and be entitled to all rights in like manner as state employees under the provisions of chapters 29 through 38 of title 28 ("workers compensation") and under § 9-31-8 ("defense of state employees by attorney general"). This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0865 | Requires the state investment commission to create a capital access initiative to expand potential investment opportunities for the state’s pension fund and engage qualified but traditionally underrepresented investment managers. | This act would require the state investment commission to create a capital access initiative to expand potential investment opportunities for the state’s pension fund and engage qualified but traditionally underrepresented investment managers. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0940 | Amends sections of law relative to historic tax credits including increasing the maximum project credit and implementing requirements relative to following prevailing wage requirements. | This act would amend sections of law relative to historic tax credits including increasing the maximum project credit and implementing requirements relative to following prevailing wage requirements. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0873 | JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $90,000,000 TO THE RHODE ISLAND EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES TO SUPPORT PHYSICIAN REIMBURSEMENT RATE INCREASES IN THE RHODE ISLAND MEDICAID PROGRAM (Authorizes the appropriation of the sum of $90,000,000 to the Rhode Island executive office of health and human services to be invested in increasing reimbursement rates for all physicians and advanced practice providers.) | Joint Resolution Making An Appropriation Of $90,000,000 To The Rhode Island Executive Office Of Health And Human Services To Support Physician Reimbursement Rate Increases In The Rhode Island Medicaid Program (authorizes The Appropriation Of The Sum Of $90,000,000 To The Rhode Island Executive Office Of Health And Human Services To Be Invested In Increasing Reimbursement Rates For All Physicians And Advanced Practice Providers.) | In Committee |
| S0802 | Requires the department of human services to provide childcare assistance to families, including those served through DCYF, who meet the requirements of a protective services category as defined in CFR 98.20 (a)(3)(ii). | This act would require the department of human services to provide childcare assistance to families, including those served through DCYF, who meet the requirements of a protective services category as defined in CFR 45 §98.20 (a)(3)(ii). This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0427 | Requires the EOHHS to amend the state Medicaid plan and secure sufficient state general revenue to increase Medicaid payment rates to an amount equal to one hundred thirty percent (130%) of Medicare rates for outpatient clinical pediatric services. | This act would require the executive office of health and human services to amend the state Medicaid plan and secure sufficient state general revenue to increase Medicaid payment rates to an amount equal to one hundred thirty percent (130%) of Medicare rates for outpatient clinical pediatric services. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0464 | Requires every college in RI to train staff members in the student residential department, including RAs, to administer of opioid antagonists with protection from liability and prosecution. | This act would mandate every college or university in Rhode Island to provide training in the administration of opioid antagonists to every resident assistant as designated by the institution, and would also authorize those colleges and universities to include trained employee volunteers to act in accordance with this act. This act would also provide that the college or university and any person authorized by the college or university to administer an opioid antagonist be exempt from administrative liability, civil liability or criminal prosecution as a result of administering opioid antagonists. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0155 | Empowers the division of motor vehicles to make available special motor vehicle registration plates for the American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association. | This act would empower the division of motor vehicles to make available special motor vehicle registration plates for the American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association. This act would take effect six (6) months after passage. | Crossed Over |
| S0190 | Provides that in local educational agencies when over 45% of the children have a family income that is at or below 185% of federal poverty guidelines then the student success factor will be 50% by the core instruction per-pupil amount. | This act would provide that in local educational agencies when over forty-five percent (45%) of the children have a family income that is at or below one hundred eighty-five percent (185%) of federal poverty guidelines then the student success factor will be fifty percent (50%) by the core instruction per-pupil amount. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| 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.) | In Committee |
| 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. | This act would appropriate 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. This act would take effect on July 1, 2025. | In Committee |
| S0483 | Authorizes pharmacists to dispense a one-time refill, for up to one hundred days under certain specified conditions. | This act would authorize pharmacists to dispense a one-time refill, for up to one hundred days under the following conditions: 1. The pharmacist is unable to readily obtain a refill authorization from the prescriber, or the patient does not have a prescriber; 2. The prescription is not for a drug in Schedule II-V 3. Medication is essential to maintain life or for a chronic condition; 4. The pharmacist has judged that stopping medication might produce undesirable health risks or physical or mental discomfort; and 5. The pharmacist notifies the prescriber of the refill within seven business days, or if no current prescriber exists, the pharmacist will maintain detailed records of the transaction. This act would take effect on July 1, 2026. | In Committee |
| S0266 | Repeals the examination requirement in order to qualify for a clinical social workers license. | This act would repeal the examination requirement to qualify for a clinical social workers license. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0050 | Establishes Children's Catastrophic Illness in Children Relief Fund to provide finance assistance to families for medical expenses not covered by state or federal programs or insurance contract. | This act would establish the Catastrophic Illness in Children Relief Fund to provide financial assistance to families with children age twenty-one (21) years and younger stricken by a catastrophic illness for medical expenses not covered by any other state or federal program or any insurance contract. A nine (9) member commission would establish and administer a program to achieve the purposes of the fund. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| 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. | Crossed Over |
| 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. | In Committee |
| S0807 | Requires public bodies to offer translation services for all open meetings of said bodies. | This act would establish the healthcare worker platform and would require platforms offering healthcare shifts to register with the department of health by June 1, 2026, while, specifically, exempting them from being classified as nursing service agencies. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0103 | Mandates all insurance contracts, plans or policies provide insurance coverage for the expense of diagnosing and treating infertility, for women between the ages of 25 and 42 years including preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) in conjunction with IVF. | This act would mandate all insurance contracts, plans or policies provide insurance coverage for the expense of diagnosing and treating infertility, for women between the ages of twenty-five (25) and forty-two (42) years including preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) in conjunction with in vitro fertilization (IVF). This act would take effect on January 1, 2026. | Crossed Over |
| S0448 | Removes funding requirement from department of elementary and secondary education. | This act would remove the language that requires the department of elementary and secondary education to prorate funds available for distribution among school districts if the total approved costs of sought after reimbursement exceeds the amount of funding appropriated in any fiscal year. This act would also eliminate the funding of the categorical programs pursuant to the transition plan in § 16-7.2-7. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0621 | Provides that advanced practice registered nurses have the same immunity from liability as physicians and surgeons. | This act would provide that advanced practice registered nurses have the same immunity from liability as physicians and surgeons. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0256 | Mandates additional state education funding for the mental and behavioral health of students equal to 2% of the district’s total expenditures, and require those funds be used to hire staff such as school social workers, and behavioral specialists. | This act would amend the current law to mandate additional state education categorical funding for the mental and behavioral health of students equal to two percent (2%) of the district’s total expenditures, and would further mandate that those funds be used to hire and retain staff such as school social workers, school counselors, school psychologists, paraprofessionals, behavioral specialists, and registered behavior techs (RBTs). This act would also require that in order to be eligible for such funding, districts must: (1) be below the industry-recommended ratios of student population to school social worker, school counselor or school psychologist and/or have elementary classrooms without a full-time behavior specialist; (2) comply with all provisions of the school improvement team law; and (3) maintain policies to ensure students removed from the classroom with escalated behavior receive de-escalation support before returning to the classroom. The act would further require the department of elementary and secondary education to collect performance reports from districts, approve the use of funds before expending, and ensure the funds are not utilized for activities the district is currently funding. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0613 | Provides that businesses awarded tax credits, under the qualified jobs incentive act, within a specified time period are able to submit certain required documentation by December 31, 2025. | This act would provide that a full-time employee is one that works an average of thirty- five (35) hours per week and would provide that businesses awarded tax credits within a specified time period are able to submit documentation by December 31, 2025. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0364 | Provides that exemptions to the prohibition of liquor licenses within two hundred feet (200') of schools or places of worship do not eliminate neighboring property owners’ remonstrance rights to object to the license. | This act would provide that exemptions to the prohibition of liquor licenses within two hundred feet (200') of schools or places of worship do not eliminate neighboring property owners’ remonstrance rights to object to the license. This act would take effect upon passage. | Crossed Over |
| S0626 | Requires municipalities to maintain and update a list of CRMC designated rights-of-way to tidal areas in their municipality. | This act would require municipalities to maintain and update a list of CRMC designated rights-of-way to tidal areas in their municipality. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| 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. | In Committee |
| S0974 | Increases the taxable wage base for TDI claims from $38,000 to $100,000 or the annual earnings needed by an individual to qualify for the maximum weekly benefit amount and the maximum duration under chapters 39 through 41 of this title. | This act would increase the taxable wage base for temporary disability insurance claims from thirty-eight thousand dollars ($38,000) to one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) or the annual earnings needed by an individual to qualify for the maximum weekly benefit amount and the maximum duration under chapters 39 through 41 of this title. This act would also increase the percent of wages used in the base period to determine an individual's weekly benefit amount and would amend the duration period of caregiver benefits for the years 2027, 2028 and beyond. This act would take effect January 1, 2026. | In Committee |
| S1079 | SENATE RESOLUTION SUPPORTING "PERIOD POVERTY AWARENESS WEEK" ON MAY 12-18, 2025, IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | Senate Resolution Supporting "period Poverty Awareness Week" On May 12-18, 2025, In The State Of Rhode Island | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S1078 | SENATE RESOLUTION COMMEMORATING LAO NEW YEAR (PI MAI LAO): A CELEBRATION OF RENEWAL, CULTURE, AND RESILIENCE ON APRIL 14 – APRIL 16, 2025 | Senate Resolution Commemorating Lao New Year (pi Mai Lao): A Celebration Of Renewal, Culture, And Resilience On April 14 – April 16, 2025 | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S1077 | SENATE RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING THE TOWN OF LITTLE COMPTON ON THE JOYOUS OCCASION OF ITS 350TH ANNIVERSARY DURING 2025 | Senate Resolution Congratulating The Town Of Little Compton On The Joyous Occasion Of Its 350th Anniversary During 2025 | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S1076 | SENATE RESOLUTION CELEBRATING "NATIONAL HOSPITAL WEEK" ON MAY 11TH THROUGH MAY 17TH, 2025, IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | Senate Resolution Celebrating "national Hospital Week" On May 11th Through May 17th, 2025, In The State Of Rhode Island | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S1075 | SENATE RESOLUTION WELCOMING ELIZA REID, RENOWNED WRITER AND FORMER FIRST LADY OF ICELAND, TO THE RHODE ISLAND STATE HOUSE | Senate Resolution Welcoming Eliza Reid, Renowned Writer And Former First Lady Of Iceland, To The Rhode Island State House | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0771 | Requires every public school to have a policy regarding the use of personal electronic devices on school grounds. | This act would require every public school district to have a policy regarding the use of personal electronic devices on school grounds and during school-sponsored activities to reduce distractions and maintain environments focused on learning. The act would also enable school districts to make exceptions to the policy. This act would take effect on August 1, 2026. | Crossed Over |
| S0263 | Requires coverage for acute mental health crisis mobile response and stabilization services to eligible individuals enrolled as plan beneficiaries. | This act would require coverage for acute mental health crisis mobile response and stabilization services to eligible individuals enrolled as plan beneficiaries. This act would take effect on January 1, 2026. | Crossed Over |
| 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. | Crossed Over |
| S0271 | Prohibits health benefit plans reviewing prescriptions for opioid addiction treatment. | This act would prohibit healthcare insurers from requiring or conducting a review for prescription medicine that is used in the treatment of alcohol or opioid use disorder, that contains Methadone, Burenorphine, or Naltrexone or that was approved for the mitigation of opioid withdrawal symptoms. This act would take effect upon passage. | Crossed Over |
| S0413 | Increases the LLC organization fee to $500. Exempts the LLC from filing an annual tax return, paying the minimum tax and obtaining a letter of good standing from the division of taxation in order to dissolve. | This act would increase the filing fee to organize a limited liability company to five hundred dollars ($500). This act would further eliminate the annual tax return filing requirement and the minimum tax. This act would further eliminate the requirement to obtain a letter of good standing from the division of taxation in order to dissolve. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0458 | 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. | This act would make the provisions of §§ 45-19.1-3 and 45-19.1-4, benefits for fire fighters with cancer, effective regardless of any general, special or specific law, or any charter and/or municipal ordinance to the contrary. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0794 | Authorizes emergency medical service agencies to transport individuals to alternative facilities for treatment and permits licensed providers for mental health disorders to treat patients within the community. | This act would authorize emergency medical service agencies approved by the department of health to participate in a mobile integrated healthcare/community paramedicine program, allowing the agencies to transport individuals to alternative facilities such as an individual’s primary care provider, community health clinic, urgent care facility, emergency room diversion facility, or a community-based behavioral health facility, based on the individual’s need of emergency medical services. This act would further permit licensed providers to accompany emergency medical services and treat patients within the community for mental health disorders, including substance use disorders. This act would further require the health insurance contract, plan or policy to provide coverage for transport to an alternative location facility and treatment by a licensed provider for mental health disorders and substance use disorders within the community. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0824 | Creates the reproductive freedom and gender affirming care health data privacy act. | This act would create the reproductive freedom and gender affirming care health data privacy act. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0192 | Requires a review by the department of elementary and secondary education of the formula components used to compute the aid needed to support high need students. | This act would require a review by the department of elementary and secondary education of the formula components used to compute the aid needed to support high need students. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| S1067 | SENATE RESOLUTION CELEBRATING MAY OF 2025, AS "ASIAN AMERICAN, NATIVE HAWAIIAN, AND PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | Senate Resolution Celebrating May Of 2025, As "asian American, Native Hawaiian, And Pacific Islander Heritage Month" In The State Of Rhode Island | 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 |
| S1069 | SENATE RESOLUTION REAFFIRMING THE FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND TAIWAN WHILE SUPPORTING ENHANCED BILATERAL RELATIONS WITH TAIWAN AND TAIWAN'S PARTICIPATION IN THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY | Senate Resolution Reaffirming The Friendship Between The State Of Rhode Island And Taiwan While Supporting Enhanced Bilateral Relations With Taiwan And Taiwan's Participation In The International Community | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0991 | Creates a new chapter to protect Rhode Island consumers from coercive tactics at grocery stores. | This act would create a new chapter to protect Rhode Island consumers from coercive tactics at grocery stores. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| 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 upon passage. | In Committee |
| 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 | In Committee |
| S0711 | Restructures the Rhode Island Housing and Conservation Trust Fund, increases its membership to 15 members, 11 of whom are to be from the general public and reallocates the percentage of the funds for housing, conservation and other goals. | This act would restructure the Rhode Island Housing and Conservation Trust Fund, increase its membership to fifteen (15) members, eleven (11) of whom are to be from the general public and reallocate the percentage of the funds for housing, conservation and other goals. This act would take effect upon passage. | Crossed Over |
| S0381 | Allows providers of services under this section to visit the houses of individuals with special needs or sensory-related disorders or differences in order to provide haircuts or hairdressing services. | This act would allow providers of services under this section to visit the houses of individuals with special needs or sensory-related disorders or differences in order to provide haircuts or hairdressing services. This act would take effect upon passage. | Crossed Over |
| S0979 | Amends Pawtucket property tax classification system. | This act would amend the property tax classification system for the city of Pawtucket. Class 1 property would be increased from five (5) dwelling units to six (6) dwelling units in which at least one unit is owner-occupied. This act would also establish class 5 which would include all residential real estate of not more than five (5) units if no units are owner-occupied. This act would provide that class 5 property tax rates shall not be more than one hundred seventy-five percent (175%) of class 1 property tax rates. This act would take effect upon passage. | Crossed Over |
| S0268 | Requires every individual or group health insurance contract effective on or after January 1, 2026, to provide coverage to the insured and the insured's spouse and dependents for all FDA-approved contraceptive drugs, devices and other products. | This act would require every individual or group health insurance contract effective on or after January 1, 2026, to provide coverage to the insured and the insured's spouse and dependents for all FDA-approved contraceptive drugs, devices and other products, voluntary sterilization procedures, patient education and counseling on contraception and follow-up services as well as Medicaid coverage for a twelve (12) month supply for Medicaid recipients. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0450 | Allows teachers, state and municipal employees to retire upon the earlier of reaching age sixty (60) with thirty (30) years of service or the employee's retirement eligibility date under present state statutes. | This act would allow teachers, state and municipal employees to retire upon the earlier of reaching age sixty (60) with thirty (30) years of service or the employee's retirement eligibility date under present state statutes. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0276 | Amends several sections of chapter 24 of title 45, entitled "zoning ordinances," also known as the "Rhode Island zoning enabling act of 1991," with the intent of preserving neighborhood character and promoting smart growth. | This act would amend several sections of chapter 24 of title 45, entitled "zoning ordinances," also known as the "Rhode Island zoning enabling act of 1991," with the intent of preserving neighborhood character and promoting smart growth. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0691 | Requires individual and group health insurance policies that provide pregnancy-related benefits to cover medically necessary expenses for diagnosis and treatment of infertility and standard fertility-preservation services. | This act would require individual and group health insurance policies that provide pregnancy-related benefits to cover medically necessary expenses for diagnosis and treatment of infertility and standard fertility-preservation services regardless of the insured’s age. This act would also change the definitions of infertility and standard fertility-preservation services as they currently exist in chapters 27-18, 27-19, 27-20 and 27-41. The act would further remove the one hundred thousand dollar ($100,000) lifetime cap on coverage for these services. This act would apply to health plans that are entered into, amended, extended, or renewed on or after January 1, 2026. | In Committee |
| 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. | In Committee |
| S0166 | Amends the definition of the practice of pharmacy to include the administration of all forms of influenza immunizations including COVID-19 to individuals over the age of 3 years pursuant to a valid prescription or prescriber approved protocol. | This act would amend the definition of the practice of pharmacy to include the administration of all forms of influenza immunizations including COVID-19 to individuals over the age of three (3) years pursuant to a valid prescription or prescriber approved protocol. This act would take effect upon passage. | Crossed Over |
| S0074 | Creates a special license plate for the Blackstone Valley Tourism Council, Inc. that would support the Blackstone River Valley Environmental Clean-up and Education Fund. | This act would create a special license plate for the Blackstone Valley Tourism Council, Inc. that would support the Blackstone River Valley Environmental Clean-up and Education Fund. This act would take effect six (6) months after passage. | Crossed Over |
| 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. | In Committee |
| S0830 | DMV to provide credit for portions of unused voluntarily cancelled vehicle registrations. | This act would authorize the division of motor vehicles to issue one year renewal registrations for vehicles leased for thirty-six (36) months when the vehicle is registered in two (2) year cycles and would enable the division of motor vehicles to issue a credit to a registrant of a leased or purchased vehicle, who voluntarily cancels the registration within the period of registration. This act would take effect upon passage. | Crossed Over |
| S0833 | Provides that when a registrant voluntarily cancels the registrant's motor vehicle registration, that person receives a credit for the time remaining on the original registration to be applied to a future registration. | This act would provide that when a registrant voluntarily cancels the registrant's motor vehicle registration, that person would receive a credit for the time remaining on the original registration to be applied to a future registration. This act would take effect upon passage. | Crossed Over |
| S0477 | Includes any costs paid by an enrollee or on behalf of the enrollee by a third party when calculating an enrollee’s overall contribution to any out-of-pocket maximum or cost sharing requirement under a health plan as of January 1, 2026. | This act would include any costs paid by an enrollee or on behalf of the enrollee by a third party when calculating an enrollee’s overall contribution to any out-of-pocket maximum or cost sharing requirement under a health plan as of January 1, 2026. This act would take effect upon passage. | Crossed Over |
| 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. | Crossed Over |
| S0165 | Prohibits pharmacy benefit managers from conducting or participate in spread pricing within the state. | This act would require that pharmacy benefit managers ensure that the total amount required to be paid by a health benefit plan and a covered person for a prescription drug covered under the plan does not exceed the amount paid to the pharmacy for dispensing the drug. This act would take effect upon passage. | Crossed Over |
| S0321 | Requires certified athletic trainers to be trained in the administration of epinephrine auto-injectors (epi-pens) and would require such professionals to be equipped with the medication while performing professional activities. | This act would require certified athletic trainers on and after September 1, 2025 to be trained in the administration of epinephrine auto-injectors (epi-pens) and would require such professionals to be equipped with the medication while performing professional activities. This act would take effect upon passage. | Crossed Over |
| S0971 | Establishes a prekindergarten seat finder to support families in accessing high quality early childhood education programs for three (3) and four (4) year old children. | This act would establish a prekindergarten seat finder to support families in accessing high quality early childhood education programs for three (3) and four (4) year old children. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0996 | Provides extended producer responsibility for packaging and paper, recycling of beverage containers, and provides general provisions for oversight of single-stage producer organizations. | This act would create multiple chapters to provide and establish a comprehensive program for extended producer responsibility for packaging and paper, and for recycling of beverage containers. This act would also provide general provisions for oversight of single-producer organizations. This act would also establish the department of environmental management as the lead department in overseeing, implementing, and enforcing the provisions of this act. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S1034 | SENATE RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE RECOGNITION OF THE POKANOKET TRIBE AS THE ANCIENT AND ONGOING STEWARDS OF THEIR ANCESTRAL HOMELAND, AND ACKNOWLEDGING THEIR CENTRAL ROLE IN SHAPING THE REGION'S PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE | Senate Resolution Supporting The Recognition Of The Pokanoket Tribe As The Ancient And Ongoing Stewards Of Their Ancestral Homeland, And Acknowledging Their Central Role In Shaping The Region's Past, Present, And Future | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0976 | Mandates cosmetic medical procedures be performed by a physician, PA, APRN, or delegated to a qualified non-physician, non-PA or non-APRN under the supervision of a physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse. | This act would mandate that all cosmetic medical procedures be performed by a physician, physician assistant, advanced practice registered nurse, or delegated to a qualified non-physician, non-PA or non-APRN under the supervision of a physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse trained in the performance of the cosmetic medical procedure. Specifically, the act would require the supervising physician, PA or APRN to perform an initial patient assessment, prepare a detailed written treatment plan, and obtain patient consent. The act would not apply to a registered nurse engaging in the practice of professional nursing, a licensed esthetician engaging in the practice of esthetics, a licensed dentist engaging in the practice of dentistry, a licensed electrologist engaging in the practice of electrology, or a licensed tattoo artist engaging in the practice of tattoo artistry. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0129 | Amends the Rhode Island Fair Housing Practices Act. | This act would amend the Rhode Island Fair Housing Practices Act to define "assistance animal" and clarify existing protections for persons with such animals consistent with the federal Fair Housing Act, clarify the ability of the Rhode Island Commission for Human Rights to accept, investigate, and decide cases alleging discrimination on the basis of "housing status," make unlawful the issuance of discriminatory notices or statements related to the sale, rental or leasing of housing, and delete a provision in current law prohibiting parties from discussing their fair housing cases publicly. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0174 | JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $500,000 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 Making An Appropriation Of $500,000 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”.) | In Committee |
| S0254 | Would provide children up to age three (3) with continuous coverage eligibility for RIte Track/RIte Care so that they are not at risk of losing coverage at the yearly redetermination due solely to administrative barriers. | This act would provide children up to age three (3) with continuous coverage eligibility for RIte Track/RIte Care so that they are not at risk of losing coverage at the yearly redetermination due solely to administrative barriers. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0867 | Permits the division of unclaimed property within the office of the general treasurer to accept miscellaneous intangible property belonging to Rhode Island residents. | This act would permit the division of unclaimed property within the office of the general treasurer to accept miscellaneous intangible property belonging to Rhode Island residents. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0695 | Mandates establishment of a support program for nurse practitioners similar to that which is offered for physicians. Additionally, it requires professional licensing and reporting reforms to protect clinicians who seek support. | This act would require the establishment of a health program for nurse practitioners, similar to that which is run by the Rhode Island Medical Society for physicians, physician assistants, dentists, and podiatrists, to address burnout, substance abuse, and mental and physical health issues impacting the clinician’s personal and professional life. This act would further require reforms by respective licensing boards to limit inquiries regarding a clinician’s mental health diagnoses. This act would create a privilege for communications between the clinician seeking support and the personnel of the health program providing support services. Additionally, this act would protect clinicians who seek support and adhere to their treatment plan from mandatory reporting and licensing repercussions from their respective licensing board. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0738 | Grants tenants that are the victim of various forms of abuse, including, but not limited to, sexual and domestic abuse and stalking, the right to terminate a lease agreement early without penalty or liability for rent. | This act would grant tenants that are the victim of various forms of abuse including, but not limited to, sexual and domestic abuse and stalking, the right to terminate a lease agreement early without penalty or liability for rent. This act would also provide for requests to change locks. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0999 | Exempts from taxation the real and tangible personal property of Blackstone Valley Advocacy Center located in the city of Pawtucket. | This act would exempt from taxation the real and tangible personal property of Blackstone Valley Advocacy Center located in the city of Pawtucket. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0049 | JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $250,000 TO THE SUBSTANCE USE AND MENTAL HEALTH LEADERSHIP COUNCIL OF RI (SUMHLC) (This resolution would authorize an appropriation of the sum of $250,000 to the Substance Use and Mental Health Leadership Council of RI.) | Joint Resolution Making An Appropriation Of $250,000 To The Substance Use And Mental Health Leadership Council Of Ri (sumhlc) (this Resolution Would Authorize An Appropriation Of The Sum Of $250,000 To The Substance Use And Mental Health Leadership Council Of Ri.) | In Committee |
| S0607 | Makes a series of amendments to several statutes regarding businesses and professions to provide clarity or align with new federal requirements. | This act would make a series of amendments to several statutes regarding businesses and professions to provide clarity or align with new federal requirements. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0034 | Eliminates the sales tax on taxi services and pet care services. | This act would eliminate the sales tax on taxi services and pet care services. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| 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. | In Committee |
| S0048 | JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $15,200,000 TO BE USED TO PURCHASE PFAS-FREE FIREFIGHTING GEAR (Authorizes the appropriation of the sum of $15,200,000 to cities and towns to purchase firefighter and rescue personnel protective gear which is PFAS free.) | Joint Resolution Making An Appropriation Of $15,200,000 To Be Used To Purchase Pfas-free Firefighting Gear (authorizes The Appropriation Of The Sum Of $15,200,000 To Cities And Towns To Purchase Firefighter And Rescue Personnel Protective Gear Which Is Pfas Free.) | In Committee |
| S0912 | Requires all certified independent or district charter schools upon application for a renewal of said charter or an application for a new charter school to provide a union neutrality clause in the charter. | This act would require all certified independent or district charter schools upon application for a renewal of said charter or an application for a new charter school to provide a union neutrality clause in the charter. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0988 | Includes Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday as a holiday. | This act would include Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday as a holiday. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0789 | Requires the disclosure of the transfer of certain assets of healthcare facilities and provides penalties for failing to file healthcare facility ownership information. | This act would require the disclosure of the transfer of certain assets of healthcare facilities and would provide penalties for failing to file healthcare facility ownership information. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0126 | Protects the rights of employees in the workplace relating to free speech, assembly and religion, as well as attendance at employer-sponsored meetings regarding political or religious matters. | This act would protect the rights of employees in the workplace relating to free speech, assembly and religion, as well as attendance at employer-sponsored meetings regarding political or religious matters. Employees so aggrieved by discipline or discharge by the employer would have the right to bring a civil action against the employer seeking equitable relief and/or compensatory damages including attorneys' fees and costs. This act would take effect upon passage. | Crossed Over |
| S0478 | Establishes the scope of a certified professional midwife’s authority relating to prescribing medication to patients. | This act would establish the scope of a certified professional midwife’s authority relating to prescribing medication to patients. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0479 | Requires health insurance plans to cover services provided by licensed certified professional midwives. Insurers must report utilization and cost data annually. Certain limited benefit policies are exempt. | This bill would require health insurance plans to cover services provided by licensed certified professional midwives. Insurers would be required to report utilization and cost data annually and certain limited benefit policies would be exempt. This act would take effect on January 1, 2026. | In Committee |
| S0551 | Allows seizure and rehoming of animals prior to criminal charges being heard. | This act would allow an animal control officer to immediately take possession of an animal for violation of this section. An animal owner would be given a forty-eight (48) hour notice of a hearing to be held in municipal or district court to rehome the animal prior to the disposition of any criminal charges. The animal owner would be responsible for all reasonable expenses for the care of the animal while in the custody of the shelter. Penalties for malicious injury or the killing of animals would be increased. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0550 | Increases penalties for animal abuse under this chapter. | This act would increase penalties from one thousand dollars ($1,000) to five thousand dollars ($5,000) for malicious injury to or killing of animals. It would also prohibit the intentional overfeeding of dogs for aesthetic reasons and increase penalties for violations. An advisory animal care task force would also be created to identify areas of improvement for care of animals. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0673 | Directs the DHS and the department of education to work collaboratively to sustain and strengthen existing workforce development and compensation programs for educators working in licensed child care and early learning programs statewide. | This act would direct the department of human services and the department of education to work collaboratively to sustain and strengthen existing workforce development and compensation programs for educators working in licensed child care and early learning programs statewide and would allocate at least $1,000,000 to continue the Child Care WAGE$ model to help strengthen and sustain the child care workforce This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0964 | SENATE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING APRIL OF 2025, TO BE "FINANCIAL LITERACY MONTH" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | Senate Resolution Proclaiming April Of 2025, To Be "financial Literacy Month" In The State Of Rhode Island | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0966 | SENATE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR THE LGBTQIA+ COMMUNITY | Senate Resolution Expressing Support For The Lgbtqia+ Community | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0968 | SENATE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF THE HONORABLE RONALD D. NEWMAN | Senate Resolution Expressing Condolences On The Passing Of The Honorable Ronald D. Newman | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0967 | SENATE RESOLUTION EXTENDING DEEPEST CONDOLENCES TO THOSE FRIENDS AND FAMILY MEMBERS WHO LOST LOVED ONES IN THE JET SET CLUB TRAGEDY | Senate Resolution Extending Deepest Condolences To Those Friends And Family Members Who Lost Loved Ones In The Jet Set Club Tragedy | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0635 | Requires immediate notification to the person in charge of the educational program when a child has a cardiac emergency and the head of the educational program must notify the department of education within 24 hours. | This act would require immediate notification to the principal, headmaster, executive director, or other person in charge of the educational program, or their designated agent, if that person called emergency services in response to a child whom under the care and custody of the educational program suffered a cardiac emergency. This act would also require notification by the principal, headmaster, executive director, or other person in charge of the educational program, or their designated agent to the department of education within twenty-four (24) hours. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| 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. | In Committee |
| S0394 | Establishes guidelines for the expansion of high-quality public prekindergarten education programs for children ages three (3) and four (4) to increase children’s school readiness. | This act would establish guidelines, rules and regulations for the expansion of high-quality public prekindergarten education programs for children ages three (3) and four (4) to increase children’s school readiness and to ensure high quality prekindergarten services by the department of elementary and secondary education. This act would take effect upon passage. | Crossed Over |
| S0392 | Requires that one third of all Rhode Island teachers, each year for the next 3 years, be trained in the basic emergency and response skills curriculum ("BEARS"), specifically in hand-only cardiopulmonary resuscitation/Heimlich maneuver/bleeding control. | This act would require that one third (1/3) of all Rhode Island teachers, each year, for the next three (3) years, be trained in the basic emergency and response skills curriculum ("BEARS"), specifically in hand-only cardiopulmonary resuscitation, Heimlich maneuver, and bleeding control. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| 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. | In Committee |
| S0018 | Effective July 1, 2025, provides that, the profit margin of any electric distribution company or gas distribution company, would not exceed 4%, in any calendar year and defines a "profit margin" as the return on equity that is allowed by the commission. | This act would provide that effective July 1, 2025, the profit margin of any electric distribution company or gas distribution company, would not exceed four percent (4%), in any given calendar year. This act would further define a "profit margin" as the return on equity, which would be the return on the equity portion of the base rate, that is allowed by the commission. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0419 | Establishes a restricted receipt account for the benefit of the Rhode Island public transit authority, funded by sales taxes collected from ride-share companies, which said sales taxes would be exempt from indirect cost recovery provisions. | This act would establish a restricted receipt account for the benefit of the Rhode Island public transit authority for use to fund its operations, funded by sales taxes collected from ride- share companies, which account would be exempt from indirect cost recovery provisions. This act would take effect on July 1, 2025. | In Committee |
| S0347 | Allows internationally trained physicians to practice at healthcare facilities in rural and underserved communities and provides a mentorship alternative to the residency requirement. | This act would allow internationally trained physicians to practice at healthcare facilities in rural and underserved communities and would provide a mentorship alternative to the residency requirement. This act would also create pathways to licensure and allow them to apply for a full, unrestricted license to practice medicine. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0593 | Prohibits public utilities, serving greater 100,000 customers from recovering through rates any direct or indirect cost associated with, amongst other costs, advertising, marketing, communications. | This act would prohibit public utilities, serving greater than one hundred thousand (100,000) customers from recovering through rates any direct or indirect cost associated with, amongst other costs, advertising, marketing, communications, or public education that seek to influence public opinion, including any costs associated with activities such as research, analysis, preparation or planning undertaken in support of advertising, marketing, communications, or public education, or any other related costs identified by the commission. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| 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. | In Committee |
| S0852 | Requires that all agencies' final rules, promulgated pursuant to the administrative procedures act, be approved by general assembly action, but in no case later than December 31 of the year it is promulgated before it can become effective. | This act would require that all agencies' final rules, promulgated pursuant to the administrative procedures act, be approved by general assembly action, but in no case later than December 31 of the year it is promulgated before it can become effective. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0086 | Extends the forbearance of utility terminations for customers with serious illness certifications and would amend various provisions related to the termination of utility services for persons who are disabled, seriously ill, or in arrears. | This act would extend the forbearance of utility terminations for customers with serious illness certifications and would amend various provisions related to the termination of utility services for persons who are disabled, seriously ill, or in arrears. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| 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. | In Committee |
| S0267 | Seeks to promote increased consumer access to Medicare supplement health insurance policies. | This act would seek to promote increased consumer access to Medicare supplement health insurance policies. This act would take effect on January 1, 2026. | In Committee |
| S0874 | Provides that licensed independent clinical social workers be able to enroll and bill Medicaid directly for covered services provided to adults with Medicaid fee-for-service coverage. | This act would provide that licensed independent clinical social workers be able to enroll and bill Medicaid directly for covered services provided to adults with Medicaid fee-for-service coverage. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0829 | Mandates paid leave by allowing qualified employees to take medical leave to undergo donation procedures, medical tests, and recovery related to being a living organ donor, or bone marrow transplant donor. | This act would mandate paid leave by allowing qualified employees to take medical leave to undergo donation procedures, medical tests, and recovery related to being a living organ donor, or bone marrow transplant donor. The act would also provide that the maximum durations of leave for each type of donation - up to thirty (30) days for organ donation, and five (5) days for bone marrow donation. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| 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. | In Committee |
| S0876 | Permits those individuals convicted of multiple felonies and misdemeanors to have their records expunged and provide criteria for the court to consider in determining whether the person is of good moral character. | This act would permit those individuals convicted of multiple felonies and misdemeanors to have their records expunged and provide criteria for the court to consider in determining whether the person is of good moral character. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0875 | Reduces the time for expungements to three (3) years for a single misdemeanor and five (5) years for felonies and multiple misdemeanors. | This act would reduce the time for expungements to three (3) years for a single misdemeanor and five (5) years for felonies and multiple misdemeanors. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0934 | SENATE RESOLUTION CELEBRATING THE 171ST ANNIVERSARY OF THE U.S. -- JAPAN TREATY OF PEACE AND AMITY | Senate Resolution Celebrating The 171st Anniversary Of The U.s. -- Japan Treaty Of Peace And Amity | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| 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. | In Committee |
| S0288 | Provides that, for the general officers of the state, no person could be elected to the same general office more than twice. | This act would provide that for the general officers of the state, no person could be elected to the same general office more than twice, and no person who has held a general office for more than two (2) years of a term to which some other person was elected could be elected to the same general office more than once. This act would further provide that a person who was ineligible to be elected governor could not be elected lieutenant governor. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0344 | Requires EOHHS to develop a budget and seek funding to establish an early childhood mental health hub program to improve access to infant and early childhood mental health services for children under six (6) years and their families. | This act would require the executive office of health and human services (EOHHS) to develop a budget and seek federal, philanthropic, or other funding to establish an early childhood mental health hub program focused on improving access to infant and early childhood mental health services for children under the age of six (6) years and their families. The hub would be funded as a pilot program for a minimum of three (3) years. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0491 | Substitutes "housing resources commission" with "department of health" for lead hazard mitigation purposes. It also makes it easier for a property owner to release funds put into an escrow account, if needed to make required repairs or improvements. | This act would substitute "housing resources commission" with the "department of health" for lead hazard mitigation purposes. It would also make it easier for a property owner to release funds placed into an escrow account, as long as the money is needed to make required repairs or improvements. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| 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. | In Committee |
| S0240 | Creates the Rhode Island Childcare Assistance Program that governs both family eligibility for the state’s childcare subsidy program and expands eligibility for the program to meet the federal eligibility benchmark. | This act would create the Rhode Island Childcare Assistance Program that governs both family eligibility for the state’s childcare subsidy program and the rates paid to childcare providers serving families receiving a subsidy. The act would expand eligibility for the program to meet the federal eligibility benchmark so that families with incomes at or below eighty-five percent (85%) of the state median income would be eligible. The act would allow families to continue eligibility until their income exceeds one hundred percent (100%) of the state median income and would make participation in the state’s child support enforcement program voluntary for the childcare subsidy. The act would also increase the tiered rates of paid for licensed childcare centers to meet or exceed the federal equal access benchmark, implement a new differential bonus rate for infants under age eighteen (18) months and adopt fair payment practices consistent with the federal rules for the Child Care and Development Fund. This act would take effect on July 1, 2025. | In Committee |
| S0751 | Amends the definition of infectious diseases to include the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). | This act amends the definition of infectious diseases to include the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0643 | Creates a shellfish hatchery program established by the department of environmental management to foster sustainable development and resiliency of the state's shellfish industry. | This act would create a department of environmental management shellfish hatchery program to foster sustainable development and resiliency of the state's shellfish industry. The department shall accept proposals and choose a nonprofit entity to administer the program. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0642 | Establishes a uniform wastewater disposal fee in the amount of fifteen cents ($.15) per every ten thousand gallons of wastewater effluent. | This act would establish a uniform wastewater disposal fee in the amount of fifteen cents ($.15) per every ten thousand (10,000) gallons of wastewater effluent which shall be imposed on the disposal of wastewater effluent at all wastewater treatment facilities in the state. Said revenue shall be deposited into the restricted receipt account within the department of environmental management known as the bays, rivers and watersheds fund and be utilized for lake management projects including the control of invasive plants and shellfish transplants. The act would also increase the amount of boat registrations by five dollars ($5.00). This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0704 | Mandates transparency in nursing home finances and would establish procedures for compliance. | This act would mandate transparency in nursing home finances and would establish procedures for compliance. This act would take effect on July 1, 2025. | In Committee |
| 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 |
| S0122 | Establishes a housing land bank program with the goal of creating affordable housing in the State of Rhode Island. The housing land bank would have the authority to buy, receive and hold property in furtherance of this goal. | This act would establish a program to be operated by the department of housing called the "housing land bank" in furtherance of the goal to create affordable housing in the State of Rhode Island. The housing land bank would have authority to buy, receive, and hold real property for the development of housing. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0482 | Amends the types of less expensive generic products which pharmacists may prescribe to include "devices and supplies" and "therapeutically equivalent products" and requires the director to provide a list of therapeutically equivalent products. | This act would amend the types of less expensive generic products which pharmacists may prescribe to include "devices and supplies" and "therapeutically equivalent products" and would require the director to provide a list of therapeutically equivalent products. This act would take effect on January 1, 2026. | In Committee |
| S0486 | Establishes a process whereby large drug manufacturers, may be penalized for prescription drug price increases where there is no, or inadequate, new evidence to support the price increase. | This act would establish a process whereby large drug manufacturers (those earning at least two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) in total annual sales within the state) may be penalized for increasing prices for an identified prescription drug where there is no, or inadequate, evidence to support the price increase. The act would create a procedure where the commissioner would notify the manufacturer by way of a form that would contain the total amount of sales of the identified drug within the state, the total number of units sold of the identified drug within the state, the wholesale acquisition cost of the identified drug and any changes to that cost during the year and the previous year, a calculation of the penalty owed, and any other information that the commissioner deems necessary. The act would also provide an opportunity for the manufacturer to have a hearing and to appeal the decision rendered at that hearing. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0239 | Directs the departments of human services and education to work together to sustain and strengthen existing workforce development and compensation programs for educators working in licensed child care and early learning programs statewide. | This act would direct the department of human services and the department of education to work collaboratively to sustain and strengthen existing workforce development and compensation programs for educators working in licensed child care and early learning programs statewide. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0398 | Bans the sale of parrots at pet stores from a breeder or broker. The pet store may sell parrots obtained from animal care facilities or animal rescue organizations. The sale would also be prohibited at any outdoor markets or retail parking lots. | This act would ban the sale of parrots at pet stores from a breeder or broker; provided, however, that pet stores would be allowed to sell parrots obtained from animal care facilities or animal rescue organizations. Sale of parrots would be prohibited at any outdoor markets or public areas. Violators would be subject to a civil fine with enforcement by the Rhode Island society for the prevention of cruelty to animals (RISPCA). This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0755 | Designates as the state music, the genre of rhythm and blues which contains elements of pop, soul, funk, hip-hop, and electronic music. | This act would designate as the state music, the genre of rhythm and blues which contains elements of pop, soul, funk, hip-hop, and electronic music. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0647 | Authorizes veterinarians to establish a client-patient relationship through electronic means, subject to limitations and requirements such as Vet making a good faith effort to determine if care should be provided through telemedicine instead of in person. | This act would authorize a veterinarian to establish a client-patient relationship in Rhode Island through electronic means, subject to certain limitations and requirements such as by first establishing a veterinarian client-patient relationship in-person and making a good faith effort to determine whether care should be provided through telemedicine instead of in-person. The act would also provide that the veterinarian shall be licensed in Rhode Island, obtain client consent to establish the veterinarian client-patient relationship through electronic means, and maintain such documentation for at least one year. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0638 | Develops standards of civics education in grades K-12 teaching history in the state of Rhode Island, representative government, the rights and duties of actively engaged citizenship, principals of democracy, and media literacy. | This act would develop and adopt a set of grade level standards in civics education for kindergarten through grade twelve (grades K-12) that teaches the history of the State of Rhode Island, representative government, the rights and duties of actively engaged citizenship, principals of democracy, and media literacy. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0796 | Provides a duty upon midwives, physician assistants and nurse practitioners to obtain a blood specimen of pregnant women within thirty (30) days after the first professional visit. | This act would provide a duty upon midwives, physician assistants and nurse practitioners to obtain a blood specimen of pregnant women within thirty (30) days after the first professional visit and during the third trimester. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0835 | SENATE RESOLUTION COMMEMORATING THE CELEBRATION OF ST. JOSEPH'S DAY | Senate Resolution Commemorating The Celebration Of St. Joseph's Day | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0834 | SENATE RESOLUTION CELEBRATING ST. PATRICK’S DAY AND HONORS IRELAND’S ROLE IN THE UNITED STATES WAR OF INDEPENDENCE | Senate Resolution Celebrating St. Patrick’s Day And Honors Ireland’s Role In The United States War Of Independence | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0706 | Requires EOHHS to provide self-measured blood pressure monitoring for eligible pregnant and postpartum individuals, covering home monitors, training, data transmission, and co-interventions, with state funds if federal aid is unavailable. | This bill would require the executive office of health and human services to provide self- measured blood pressure monitoring for eligible pregnant and postpartum individuals, covering home monitors, training, data transmission, and co-interventions, with state funds if federal aid is unavailable. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0549 | Requires hotel employees and short-term rental property operators to annually receive human trafficking awareness training. The operator of the premises shall maintain records of the completed training. | This act would require hotel employees and short-term rental property operators to annually receive human trafficking awareness training. The operator of the premises shall maintain records of the completed training. This act would take effect on January 1, 2026. | In Committee |
| S0348 | SENATE RESOLUTION URGING THE RHODE ISLAND FEDERAL DELEGATION TO DEMAND REVERSAL OF ACTIONS HARMING CRITICAL HEALTH AND SAFETY PROGRAMS | Senate Resolution Urging The Rhode Island Federal Delegation To Demand Reversal Of Actions Harming Critical Health And Safety Programs | In Committee |
| 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. | In Committee |
| 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. | In Committee |
| S0016 | Establishes regulation by DBR 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 establish regulation by the department of business regulation (DBR) 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. | In Committee |
| S0115 | Requires health plans that provide prescription benefits to cover at least one type of glucagon auto-injector, nasal spray, or formulation that does not require reconstitution to treat hypoglycemia. No copayment or deductible would be required. | This act would require, commencing January 1, 2026, group health plans and health insurance issuers that provide prescription benefits to cover at least one type of glucagon auto- injector, nasal spray, or formulation which does not require reconstitution to treat hypoglycemia with two (2) glucagon auto-injectors every plan year. No copayment or deductible would be required to obtain prescribed glucagon medications. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0764 | SENATE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING DEEPEST CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF ELEANOR C. BOWERS | Senate Resolution Expressing Deepest Condolences On The Passing Of Eleanor C. Bowers | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0763 | SENATE RESOLUTION EXTENDING DEEPEST CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF ANN D. MCCAFFREY | Senate Resolution Extending Deepest Condolences On The Passing Of Ann D. Mccaffrey | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0762 | SENATE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING MARCH 14TH AS A DAY TO COMMEMORATE THE HISTORY OF THE SYMBOL | Senate Resolution Proclaiming March 14th As A Day To Commemorate The History Of The Symbol | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0361 | Updates and expands the current law to include menopause and menopause related conditions in the law on fair employment practices pertaining to pregnancy and pregnancy related conditions. | This act would update and expand the current law to include menopause and menopause related conditions in the law on fair employment practices pertaining to pregnancy and pregnancy related conditions. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0051 | Limits copays, coinsurance or office deductibles for services of a physical therapist to the amount authorized for the services of a primary care physician or osteopath on or after January 1, 2026. | This act would limit copays, coinsurance or office deductibles for services of a physical therapist to the amount authorized for the services of a primary care physician or osteopath on or after January 1, 2026. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0759 | SENATE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING MARCH OF 2025, AS "COLORECTAL CANCER AWARENESS MONTH" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | Senate Resolution Proclaiming March Of 2025, As "colorectal Cancer Awareness Month" In The State Of Rhode Island | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0118 | Creates the nursing home workforce standards board act to establish and enforce industry-wide quality of care standards in nursing homes. | This act would establish the Rhode Island nursing home workforce standards advisory board for the purpose of advising the general assembly and the department of labor and training on market conditions, wages, benefits, working conditions in the nursing home industry, minimum statewide compensation and working standards for nursing home workers. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0310 | Sets the minimum wage for 2026 at $16 per hour, 2027 at $17 per hour, 2028 at $18 per hour, 2029 at $19 per hour and for 2030 at $20 per hour. | This act would set the minimum wage for 2026 at sixteen dollars ($16) per hour, 2027 at seventeen dollars ($17) per hour, 2028 at eighteen dollars ($18) per hour, 2029 at nineteen dollars ($19) per hour and for 2030 at twenty dollars ($20) per hour. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0597 | SENATE RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING MARCH 8, 2025, AS "INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY", AND THE MONTH OF MARCH AS "WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH", IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | Senate Resolution Recognizing March 8, 2025, As "international Women’s Day", And The Month Of March As "women's History Month", In The State Of Rhode Island | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0590 | 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. | In Committee |
| S0188 | This act would repeal the exemption granted to pari mutual facilities and casinos from the smoke free workplace requirement contained in the Public Health and Workplace Safety Act. | This act would repeal the exemption granted to pari mutual facilities and casinos from the smoke free workplace requirement contained in the Public Health and Workplace Safety Act. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0320 | Requires all school districts to designate a certified athletic trainer at each high school within its district. | This act would require all school districts to designate a certified athletic trainer at each high school within its district. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| S0319 | Replaces the existing chapter on this subject by requiring school districts to organize concussion oversight teams, develop removal-from-play, return-to-play, and return-to-learn protocols, and develop a concussion brochure. | This act would replace the existing chapter on this subject by requiring school districts to organize concussion oversight teams, develop removal-from-play, return-to-play, and return-to- learn protocols, and develop a concussion brochure. This act would repeal chapter 16-91, the "school and youth programs concussion act." This act would take effect on July 1, 2025. | In Committee |
| S0369 | SENATE RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING SEPTEMBER AS SUBSTANCE USE RECOVERY AWARENESS MONTH IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND CALLING FOR THE END OF STIGMA AND EMPOWERING RECOVERY THROUGH LANGUAGE IN RHODE ISLAND | Senate Resolution Recognizing September As Substance Use Recovery Awareness Month In The State Of Rhode Island And Calling For The End Of Stigma And Empowering Recovery Through Language In Rhode Island | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0372 | SENATE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING CONDOLENCES TO THE MURPHY FAMILY ON THE PASSING OF THE HONORABLE JOHN M. MURPHY | Senate Resolution Expressing Condolences To The Murphy Family On The Passing Of The Honorable John M. Murphy | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0368 | SENATE RESOLUTION WELCOMING SCOUTING AMERICA, NARRAGANSETT COUNCIL, TO THE RHODE ISLAND STATE HOUSE AND JOYFULLY CELEBRATING SCOUTING MONTH IN FEBRUARY | Senate Resolution Welcoming Scouting America, Narragansett Council, To The Rhode Island State House And Joyfully Celebrating Scouting Month In February | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0370 | SENATE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING FEBRUARY OF 2025, AS "BLACK HISTORY MONTH" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | Senate Resolution Proclaiming February Of 2025, As "black History Month" In The State Of Rhode Island | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0371 | SENATE RESOLUTION COMMEMORATING THE 181ST ANNIVERSARY OF DOMINICAN REPUBLIC INDEPENDENCE ON FEBRUARY 27, 2025 | Senate Resolution Commemorating The 181st Anniversary Of Dominican Republic Independence On February 27, 2025 | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0006 | SENATE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF THE HONORABLE SENATOR JAMES S. D'AMBRA | Senate Resolution Expressing Condolences On The Passing Of The Honorable Senator James S. D'ambra | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0004 | SENATE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF MELVIN L. ZURIER | Senate Resolution Expressing Condolences On The Passing Of Melvin L. Zurier | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0005 | SENATE RESOLUTION EXTENDING CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF THE HONORABLE WALTER J. GRAY | Senate Resolution Extending Condolences On The Passing Of The Honorable Walter J. Gray | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0008 | SENATE RESOLUTION AMENDING THE RULES OF THE SENATE FOR THE YEARS 2023-2024 (This resolution would amend the rules of the Senate relative to committees and would create a new committee on artificial intelligence and emerging technologies.) | Senate Resolution Amending The Rules Of The Senate For The Years 2023-2024 (this Resolution Would Amend The Rules Of The Senate Relative To Committees And Would Create A New Committee On Artificial Intelligence And Emerging Technologies.) | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| Bill | Bill Name | Motion | Vote Date | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S0132 | Requires that all monies received from the payment of fines under the Uniform Act on Prevention of and Remedies for Human Trafficking be deposited into the into the violent crimes indemnity account within the general fund. | Passage | 05/29/2025 | Yea |
| S0133 | Prohibits the use of service agreements that are unfair to an owner of residential real estate who enters into such an agreement or to persons who may become owners of that real estate in the future. | Passage | 05/29/2025 | Yea |
| S0554 | Makes certain personal watercraft violations a misdemeanor. | Passage | 05/29/2025 | Yea |
| S0557 | Establishes concurrent jurisdiction between the Rhode Island Family Court and the Federal Government for the purposes of adjudicating minors who have allegedly committed a crime on a military installation located in the State of Rhode Island. | Passage As Amended | 05/29/2025 | Yea |
| S0557 | Establishes concurrent jurisdiction between the Rhode Island Family Court and the Federal Government for the purposes of adjudicating minors who have allegedly committed a crime on a military installation located in the State of Rhode Island. | Passage | 05/29/2025 | Yea |
| S0559 | Increases imprisonment penalties and adds mandatory community service for violations of § 4-1-9. | Passage | 05/29/2025 | Yea |
| S0559 | Increases imprisonment penalties and adds mandatory community service for violations of § 4-1-9. | Passage | 05/29/2025 | Yea |
| S0523 | Provides that commercial driver instruction would include industry-specific training on the recognition, prevention, and reporting of human trafficking. | Passage | 05/29/2025 | Yea |
| S0815 | Allows the board of elections to tabulate mail ballots in local special elections in the same manner as in tabulate mail ballots in statewide elections. | Passage | 05/29/2025 | Yea |
| S0825 | Funds the state crime victim compensation program through an additional one dollar ($1.00) fine on traffic violations, exclusive of violations related to the parking of vehicles. | Passage | 05/29/2025 | Yea |
| S0908 | Removes the mandatory certification for an individual 16 years or older who was found delinquent for having committed 2 offenses after the age of 16 which would render the person subject to an indictment if the person was an adult. | Passage | 05/29/2025 | Yea |
| S0983 | Creates the PURPLE alert state system to aid in the search for a missing adult with a serious physical, behavioral health, neurological disabilities or medical condition. | Passage | 05/29/2025 | Yea |
| S0799 | Exempts from taxation the real and tangible personal property of Codac, Inc., a Rhode Island nonprofit domestic corporation, located at 45 Royal Little Drive in Providence, Rhode Island. | Passage | 05/27/2025 | Yea |
| S1008 | VALIDATING AND RATIFYING AMENDMENTS TO THE CHARTER OF THE HARRISVILLE FIRE DISTRICT | Passage | 05/27/2025 | Yea |
| S0317 | Increases the maximum fees payable to sheriffs, sergeants, and constables for the service of writs, citations, or subpoenas, from $45.00 to $70.00. | Passage | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| S0356 | Provides that a communication between an attorney and client acting as a trustee or other fiduciary, is privileged and protected from disclosure to the same extent as if the client was acting in his, her, or its individual capacity. | Passage | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| S0532 | Allows boats and marine assets to utilize the overweight oversize annual blanket permit that was in effect until 2022, and for the resumption of the prior practice of permitting for boats and marine asset transportation. | Passage | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| S0568 | Requires that all new school buses be equipped with live digital video school bus violation detection monitoring systems as of July 1, 2027. All buses, new and used, must have the monitoring systems installed by July 1, 2032. | Passage | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| S0514 | Requires the state retirement board to publish online all archived video or audio recordings and all future recordings of meetings of the board. | Passage | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| S0731 | Prohibits the state from seeking reimbursement for expenditures made on behalf of disabled Rhode Islanders from an ABLE account after death of the designated beneficiary. | Passage | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| S0730 | Exempts qualified tuition savings programs of any state authorized under 26 U.S.C. § 529 from judicial attachment. | Passage | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| S0926 | Extends the immunity from alcohol- or drug-related offenses in cases of emergency overdose care to violations of bail conditions. | Passage | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| S0952 | Adds "debit cards" to the section of law relating to fraudulent use of credit cards. | Passage | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| S0103 | Mandates all insurance contracts, plans or policies provide insurance coverage for the expense of diagnosing and treating infertility, for women between the ages of 25 and 42 years including preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) in conjunction with IVF. | Passage | 05/20/2025 | Yea |
| S0610 | Adds several consumer protections to existing Medicare Supplement law. | Passage | 05/20/2025 | Yea |
| S0705 | Requires insurance coverage for all community health workers' services to include health and promotion coaching, health education and training, health system navigation and resource coordination services, care planning and follow-up care recommendations. | Passage | 05/20/2025 | Yea |
| S0023 | SENATE RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY AND PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR POTENTIAL CHANGES IN LEGISLATION/OVERSIGHT OF THE ACT ON CLIMATE (Creates a 5 member commission to provide recommendations for legislation changes and/or oversight for the Act on Climate, and would report back by May 1, 2026, and would expire on June 1, 2026.) | Passage | 05/15/2025 | Yea |
| S0269 | Repeals the required HIV testing for an individual convicted under chapter 34.1 of title 11 and allows the option for HIV testing for any person convicted under this chapter. | Passage | 05/15/2025 | Yea |
| S0313 | Authorizes and funds the painting of a portrait of the president of the senate and former presidents of the senate who may be living to be hung in the state house. | Passage | 05/15/2025 | Yea |
| S0364 | Provides that exemptions to the prohibition of liquor licenses within two hundred feet (200') of schools or places of worship do not eliminate neighboring property owners’ remonstrance rights to object to the license. | Passage | 05/15/2025 | Yea |
| S0495 | Authorizes the establishment of a RI housing champion designation program. This program would make qualified municipalities eligible to receive preferential access to state resources, including discretionary state infrastructure funds, as available. | Passage | 05/15/2025 | Yea |
| S0468 | Prohibits the state, participating ERISA, or any health plan from purchasing referenced drugs for a cost higher than the referenced rate. | Passage As Amended | 05/15/2025 | Yea |
| S0468 | Prohibits the state, participating ERISA, or any health plan from purchasing referenced drugs for a cost higher than the referenced rate. | Approval Of Amendment | 05/15/2025 | Yea |
| S0828 | Includes police officers to fire fighters who are unable to perform duties as a result of heart disease, stroke or hypertension to be presumed to have suffered an in-the-line-of-duty disability, unless contrary evidence is presented. | Passage | 05/15/2025 | Yea |
| S0959 | Protects bullying/psychological abuse in workplace inflicted upon employees by employers/co-employees/provides civil remedies to affected employees/fines against employers/imprisonment/fines against co-employees. | Passage | 05/15/2025 | Yea |
| S0989 | Allows for the issuance of a Class T liquor license by the town of Jamestown. | Passage | 05/15/2025 | Yea |
| S0084 | Prohibits casualty insurers from assessing any premium surcharge or penalty against an insured solely for inquiring about the terms of the insured's policy. | Passage As Amended | 05/13/2025 | Yea |
| S0084 | Prohibits casualty insurers from assessing any premium surcharge or penalty against an insured solely for inquiring about the terms of the insured's policy. | Approval Of Amendment | 05/13/2025 | Yea |
| S0085 | Requires grocery stores to specifically limit the number of self-service checkout units to six (6) units per location. The consumer protection unit of the department of attorney general would have authority to enforce these restrictions. | Passage | 05/13/2025 | Yea |
| S0114 | Prohibits any health insurer, pharmacy benefit manager, or other third-party payor from discriminating against any 340B entity participating in a drug discount program. | Passage | 05/13/2025 | Yea |
| S0238 | Promotes free expression and access of information by prohibiting the censorship of library materials. | Passage | 05/13/2025 | Yea |
| S0263 | Requires coverage for acute mental health crisis mobile response and stabilization services to eligible individuals enrolled as plan beneficiaries. | Passage | 05/13/2025 | Yea |
| S0271 | Prohibits health benefit plans reviewing prescriptions for opioid addiction treatment. | Passage | 05/13/2025 | Yea |
| S0343 | Requires all lifeguards, and park rangers, to be trained in administering opioid antagonists, and would require all public beaches to keep available a minimum of four doses of opioid antagonist. | Passage | 05/13/2025 | Yea |
| S0462 | Removes the sunset provision of the four (4) year pilot program to prevent drug overdoses through the establishment of harm reduction centers and creates a permanent program for harm reduction centers. | Passage | 05/13/2025 | Yea |
| S0475 | Requires public or private golf courses to have an automated external defibrillator on the premises. | Passage | 05/13/2025 | Yea |
| S0688 | Makes a technical amendment to correctly reference a section of general law that allows for a tax refund deduction for contributions to the Rhode Island organ transplant fund. | Passage | 05/13/2025 | Yea |
| S0771 | Requires every public school to have a policy regarding the use of personal electronic devices on school grounds. | Passage | 05/13/2025 | Yea |
| S1037 | Amends the Identity Theft Protection Act by eliminating current definitions and establishing new definitions. This act also raises the penalty provisions for violations. | Senate Committee on Artificial Intelligence & Emerging Tech: Be held for further study | 05/12/2025 | Yea |
| S0076 | Removes the requirement that applicants for a Bronze Star Medal license plate, pay a registration fee or transfer charge. | Passage | 05/08/2025 | Yea |
| S0075 | Waives the fees for vehicle identification number inspections for veterans, including active duty military personnel and members of the National Guard and military reserves. | Passage As Amended | 05/08/2025 | Yea |
| S0075 | Waives the fees for vehicle identification number inspections for veterans, including active duty military personnel and members of the National Guard and military reserves. | Approval Of Amendment | 05/08/2025 | Yea |
| S0083 | Removes the licensing exemption for a lender that originates less than six (6) loans in twelve (12) consecutive months. | Passage | 05/08/2025 | Yea |
| S0169 | Prohibits credit reporting, executions, attachments against a principal residence for judgments based on medical debt. Defines medical debt as an amount for the receipt of health care services, products, or devices. | Passage | 05/08/2025 | Yea |
| S0172 | Provides an interest rate cap on medical debt. | Passage | 05/08/2025 | Yea |
| S0387 | Requires the installation of universal changing stations in all newly constructed, reconstructed, or remodeled public buildings and places of public accommodation. | Passage | 05/08/2025 | Yea |
| S0381 | Allows providers of services under this section to visit the houses of individuals with special needs or sensory-related disorders or differences in order to provide haircuts or hairdressing services. | Passage | 05/08/2025 | Yea |
| S0624 | Implements a thirty (30) day waiting period following the issuance of a learners permit and the waiting period must expire before the person is permitted to take the road test in order to obtain a full license. | Passage | 05/08/2025 | Yea |
| S0602 | Eliminates one of two (2) conflicting versions of the science and technology advisory council authorizing statute, clarifying the structure of the council. | Passage | 05/08/2025 | Yea |
| S0625 | Adds “space force” to the branches of the military included in various sections of general law regarding the veterans home, veterans cemetery and the power of armed forces officers to take acknowledgements. | Passage | 05/08/2025 | Yea |
| S0700 | Amends provisions relative to confidentiality of health care communications and the process for requesting records and/or confidential health care information. | Passage | 05/08/2025 | Yea |
| S0711 | Restructures the Rhode Island Housing and Conservation Trust Fund, increases its membership to 15 members, 11 of whom are to be from the general public and reallocates the percentage of the funds for housing, conservation and other goals. | Passage | 05/08/2025 | Yea |
| S0767 | Establishes the Genetic Information Privacy Act, which would require a direct-to-consumer genetic testing company, as defined, to provide a consumer with certain information regarding the company’s policies and procedures regarding use of genetic data. | Passage | 05/08/2025 | Yea |
| S0914 | Removes the fee for registration and plate transfer for a Distinguished Service Cross registration plate. | Passage | 05/08/2025 | Yea |
| S0953 | Exempts emergency mail ballots from the requirement to have certain wording regarding "mail voters" on the ballot. | Passage | 05/08/2025 | Yea |
| S0944 | VALIDATING AND RATIFYING AMENDMENTS TO THE HOME RULE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF WOONSOCKET | Passage | 05/08/2025 | Yea |
| S0979 | Amends Pawtucket property tax classification system. | Passage | 05/08/2025 | Yea |
| S0021 | Extends teacher certifications without fee or penalty for three (3) or five (5) years for teachers who hold certifications as of July 1, 2025. | Passage | 05/06/2025 | Yea |
| S0074 | Creates a special license plate for the Blackstone Valley Tourism Council, Inc. that would support the Blackstone River Valley Environmental Clean-up and Education Fund. | Passage | 05/06/2025 | Yea |
| S0170 | Grants the director of the department of health the authority to approve or deny any applications for professional licensure pending before certain boards of licensure that have been unable to establish a quorum for 30 business days. | Passage | 05/06/2025 | Yea |
| S0166 | Amends the definition of the practice of pharmacy to include the administration of all forms of influenza immunizations including COVID-19 to individuals over the age of 3 years pursuant to a valid prescription or prescriber approved protocol. | Passage | 05/06/2025 | Yea |
| S0168 | Prohibits an insurer from imposing a requirement of prior authorization for any admission, item, service, treatment, test, exam, study, procedure or any generic or brand name prescription drug ordered by a primary care provider | Passage | 05/06/2025 | Yea |
| S0165 | Prohibits pharmacy benefit managers from conducting or participate in spread pricing within the state. | Passage | 05/06/2025 | Yea |
| S0173 | Requires the secretary of the executive office of health and human services to monitor and mandate changes to the price-setting practices of pharmacy benefit managers to prohibit the spread pricing payment model. | Passage | 05/06/2025 | Yea |
| S0220 | Amends Rhode Island’s existing healthcare services funding plan act by adding an account relating to a new psychiatry resource network to fund Rhode Island’s present PediPRN and MomsPRN. | Passage | 05/06/2025 | Yea |
| S0321 | Requires certified athletic trainers to be trained in the administration of epinephrine auto-injectors (epi-pens) and would require such professionals to be equipped with the medication while performing professional activities. | Passage | 05/06/2025 | Yea |
| S0323 | Provides that the commissioner of elementary and secondary education directs all local education agencies to select one of the identified high-quality curricula and materials for science and technology no later than June 30, 2026. | Passage | 05/06/2025 | Yea |
| S0397 | Reduces the course time required to become a school bus driver for applicants who have a valid commercial driver’s license. | Passage As Amended | 05/06/2025 | Abstain |
| S0397 | Reduces the course time required to become a school bus driver for applicants who have a valid commercial driver’s license. | Approval Of Amendment | 05/06/2025 | Yea |
| S0477 | Includes any costs paid by an enrollee or on behalf of the enrollee by a third party when calculating an enrollee’s overall contribution to any out-of-pocket maximum or cost sharing requirement under a health plan as of January 1, 2026. | Passage | 05/06/2025 | Yea |
| S0592 | Creates a special license plate for the charity Real Access Motivates Progress, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. | Passage | 05/06/2025 | Yea |
| S0636 | Amends the definitions of a “pupil transportation vehicle” to a vehicle contrasted to seat not more than ten (10) passengers plus the operator, rather than the existing limit of eight (8) passengers. | Passage | 05/06/2025 | Yea |
| S0640 | Updates the statutory terminology by replacing the phrase "institutions of higher learning" with that of "educational institutions" and redefines child daycare centers as educational institutions. | Passage As Amended | 05/06/2025 | Yea |
| S0640 | Updates the statutory terminology by replacing the phrase "institutions of higher learning" with that of "educational institutions" and redefines child daycare centers as educational institutions. | Approval Of Amendment | 05/06/2025 | Yea |
| S0756 | Allows for the issuance of a Class BV liquor license for the property located at 865 Westminster Street in the city of Providence. | Passage | 05/06/2025 | Yea |
| S0754 | Extends provisions of an existing collective bargaining agreement for municipal police arbitration purposes until a successor agreement is reached or an interest arbitration award is rendered. | Passage | 05/06/2025 | Yea |
| S0830 | DMV to provide credit for portions of unused voluntarily cancelled vehicle registrations. | Passage | 05/06/2025 | Yea |
| S0833 | Provides that when a registrant voluntarily cancels the registrant's motor vehicle registration, that person receives a credit for the time remaining on the original registration to be applied to a future registration. | Passage | 05/06/2025 | Yea |
| S0774 | RELATING EDUCATION -- COUNCIL ON ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION | Passage | 05/06/2025 | Yea |
| H6113 | Allows Nunzio Pontillo to join Andrew Peter Carson and Christos Nelson Anastasopoulos in marriage on or about May 10, 2025, within the City of Newport, Rhode Island. | Solemnization Of Marriage | 05/06/2025 | Yea |
| S0856 | Provides that all contractual provisions in a firefighters collective bargaining agreement continue until a successor agreement has been reached or an interest arbitration award has been rendered. | Passage | 05/06/2025 | Yea |
| S0911 | Allows Nunzio Pontillo to join Andrew Peter Carson and Christos Nelson Anastasopoulos in marriage on or about May 10, 2025, within the City of Newport, Rhode Island. | Solemnization Of Marriage | 05/06/2025 | Yea |
| S0932 | Repeals a provision of the minimum prepaid special motor vehicle registration plate orders law that was set to expire on December 31, 2025. | Passage | 05/06/2025 | Yea |
| S0957 | Extends the incentive pay plan to all full-time court clerks, including the traffic tribunal, who meet the eligibility requirements. It would also repeal § 8-4.1-6 regarding additional credit for a master's degree. | Passage | 05/06/2025 | Yea |
| H5051 | Names the new Sakonnet River Bridge as the “Staff Sergeant Christopher Potts Sakonnet River Bridge.” This act would take effect upon passage. | Passage | 05/01/2025 | Yea |
| S0591 | Names the new Sakonnet River Bridge as the “Staff Sergeant Christopher Potts Sakonnet River Bridge.” | Passage | 05/01/2025 | Yea |
| S0618 | Provides an exemption for certain incarcerated persons from the payment of fees for a first request for vital statistics from the department of health. | Passage | 05/01/2025 | Yea |
| S0720 | Authorizes the Providence city council to set the veterans tax exemption limit to an amount determined by the city council via ordinance or resolution. | Passage | 05/01/2025 | Yea |
| S0126 | Protects the rights of employees in the workplace relating to free speech, assembly and religion, as well as attendance at employer-sponsored meetings regarding political or religious matters. | Passage | 04/10/2025 | Yea |
| S0241 | Prohibits a manufacturer from manufacturing, knowingly selling, offering for sale, distributing for sale or distributing for use in the state any firefighting personal protective equipment containing intentionally-added PFAS as of January 1, 2027. | Passage | 04/10/2025 | Yea |
| State | District | Chamber | Party | Status | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RI | Rhode Island Senate District 08 | Senate | Democrat | In Office | 01/07/2025 |