Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session All Bills (Page 151)
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0498
Introduced
2/26/25
Refer
2/26/25
TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION - Exempts from taxation the non-commercial real and tangible personal property of Southside Community Land Trust, a Rhode Island domestic nonprofit corporation, located in Providence, Rhode Island.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0382
Introduced
2/26/25
Refer
2/26/25
LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- THE COMMUTER TRANSPORTATION BENEFITS ACT - Establishes the commuter transportation benefit chapter. Employers with five hundred (500) or more employees would be required to establish a pre-tax commuter transportation fringe benefit program.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0569
Introduced
2/26/25
Refer
2/26/25
ELECTIONS -- CONDUCT OF ELECTION AND VOTING EQUIPMENT, AND SUPPLIES - Adds early voting to the fifty (50) feet buffer prohibitions against politicking on election day voting.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0444
Introduced
2/26/25
Refer
2/26/25
Report Pass
6/10/25
Engrossed
6/12/25
PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- RETIREMENT SYSTEM -- MEMBERSHIP AND SERVICE CREDITS - Allows members of the retirement system who served in the national guard or reserves and qualify as veterans, to purchase retirement service credits based on their years of service in the National guard or reserves.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0582
Introduced
2/26/25
Refer
2/26/25
PUBLIC RECORDS -- ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS -- COST - Provides that fees for costs charged for search, retrieval or copying of public records shall be waived for members of the general assembly who certify that they are acting in their official capacity.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0548
Introduced
2/26/25
Refer
2/26/25
HEALTH AND SAFETY -- RETAIL LICENSES -- ADULT SEX VENUES - Authorizes municipalities to license facilities being used as adult sex venues. The department of health would regulate the health safety standards.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0417
Introduced
2/26/25
Refer
2/26/25
Report Pass
6/12/25
Engrossed
6/17/25
TAXATION -- CIGARETTE, OTHER TOBACCO PRODUCTS, AND ELECTRONIC NICOTINE-DELIVERY SYSTEM PRODUCTS - Reduces the cigarette tax imposed by 75% for any modified risk tobacco product as defined in § 21 U.S.C. 387 k as a tobacco product sold/distributed to reduce the harm/risk of tobacco-related disease associated with commercially marketed tobacco products.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0580
Introduced
2/26/25
Refer
2/26/25
PROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT - Limits rent increases to no more than 4% annually unless the landlord is granted exemption by the secretary of housing. Provides tenants with a civil action to recover damages, including award of attorneys' fees and punitive damages, for any violations.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0446
Introduced
2/26/25
Refer
2/26/25
CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM -- 2026 BOND REFERENDA - Submits 2026 capital development program requesting the issuance of $100,000,000 in general obligation bonds to the voters for approval at the November, 2026, general election.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0480
Introduced
2/26/25
Refer
2/26/25
INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES - Mandates health insurance coverage for FDA approved contraceptive drug, device or therapeutic equivalent.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0427
Introduced
2/26/25
Refer
2/26/25
STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- HEALTH CARE FOR CHILDREN AND PREGNANT WOMEN - 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.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0414
Introduced
2/26/25
Refer
2/26/25
Report Pass
6/5/25
Engrossed
6/10/25
PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- RETIREMENT SYSTEM -- CONTRIBUTIONS AND BENEFITS - Permits paid members on the state labor relations board to continue to receive their retirement benefits.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0404
Introduced
2/26/25
Refer
2/26/25
PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- RENEWABLE ENERGY STANDARD - Requires the PUC to make public notification of any changes in eligibility or production of energy, and would direct the commission to promulgate rules and regulations to allow and facilitate the prompt public disclosure of this information.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0535
Introduced
2/26/25
Refer
2/26/25
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- STATE CRIME LABORATORY COMMISSION - Increases number of members of the state crime laboratory commission 9, changes makeup of commission to include individuals with expertise in law enforcement, criminal defense, scientific research, makes chair of department of physics executive secretary.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0418
Introduced
2/26/25
Refer
2/26/25
TAXATION -- SALES AND USE TAXES -- LIABILITY AND COMPUTATION - Includes "hosting platform" under the definition of "room-seller" and imposes a tax of 5% on the rental of a house or condominium with the tax used exclusively for infrastructure improvements, riverine and coastal resiliency and housing.