Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session All Bills (Page 165)
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0283
Introduced
2/13/25
Refer
2/13/25
ELECTIONS -- MAIL BALLOTS - Requires that only the mail ballot voter/spouse/court appointed guardian/cohabitant/or adult person related to the voter by blood or marriage, be allowed to physically mail the voted mail ballot.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H5524
Introduced
2/13/25
Refer
2/13/25
PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- RETIREMENT SYSTEM -- CONTRIBUTIONS AND BENEFITS - Includes the deputy chief of inspection and inspector within the provision of law related to retirement on service allowance relating to correctional officers.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0243
Introduced
2/13/25
Refer
2/13/25
HEALTH AND SAFETY -- LICENSING OF HEALTHCARE FACILITIES - Requires all state licensed healthcare facilities to convert the powering of their operations from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources. DOH promulgates rules and regulations to implement the requirements.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H5537
Introduced
2/13/25
Refer
2/13/25
Report Pass
5/6/25
Engrossed
6/10/25
Refer
6/11/25
BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND HOSPITALS -- MENTAL HEALTH LAW - Provides that advanced practice registered nurses have the same immunity from liability as physicians and surgeons.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0231
Introduced
2/13/25
Refer
2/13/25
EDUCATION -- CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES - Establishes a task force managed by the children’s cabinet to develop recommendations to improve access to early intervention and early childhood special education services.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0273
Introduced
2/13/25
Refer
2/13/25
WATERS AND NAVIGATION -- WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT - Allows the commissioners of the water and sewer commission for the town of Jamestown to limit its public water system's obligation to supply water only within designated and described area as opposed to the entire land area of the town.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0257
Introduced
2/13/25
Refer
2/13/25
PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- RETIREMENT SYSTEM -- ADMINISTRATION - Changes the teacher and state employees' retirement benefit calculations' cutoff date from July 1, 2024, to July 1, 2012, for all retirement members eligible to and who retire on or after the new July 1, 2012, cutoff date.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0290
Introduced
2/13/25
Refer
2/13/25
COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- CAUSES OF ACTION - Grants an affirmative defense for certain privileged communications, including communications made by an individual, without malice, regarding an incident of sexual assault, harassment, or discrimination.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H5517
Introduced
2/13/25
Refer
2/13/25
Report Pass
4/3/25
Engrossed
5/8/25
Refer
5/23/25
Report Pass
6/18/25
Enrolled
6/21/25
Passed
7/2/25
ELECTION -- VOTING DISTRICTS AND OFFICIALS - Increases the maximum number of voters that a polling place can accommodate 3,000 to 3,500 and provide for existing polling places that exceed the maximum number of voters, not be required to be changed until the next decennial redistricting.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0285
Introduced
2/13/25
Refer
2/13/25
LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- CONSUMER CREDIT HISTORY EMPLOYMENT PROTECTION ACT -- DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICES - Prohibits employers from seeking/using credit reports in making hiring decisions concerning prospective employees, asking questions about the applicant's financial past during interviews or including credit history questions in their job applications.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0287
Introduced
2/13/25
Refer
2/13/25
DOMESTIC RELATIONS -- DIVORCE AND SEPARATION - Provides for a residency requirement of at least six (6) months rather than one year for the Rhode Island family court to have jurisdiction over a divorce complaint.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0310
Introduced
2/13/25
Refer
2/13/25
LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MINIMUM WAGES - 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.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H5017
Introduced
1/10/25
Refer
1/10/25
Report Pass
3/13/25
Engrossed
3/18/25
Refer
3/21/25
Report Pass
6/17/25
Engrossed
6/20/25
Engrossed
6/20/25
Passed
6/26/25
COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- RIGHT TO CONSUMER ACCESS TO POWERED WHEELCHAIR REPAIRS - Requires manufacturers of assisting technology devices to make available to independent repair providers/the owner of the device, any documentation/parts, software/other items intended for use with the equipment/parts, including updates to software.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H5022
Introduced
1/10/25
Refer
1/10/25
TOWNS AND CITIES -- AWARD OF MUNICIPAL CONTRACTS - Increases the maximum state and municipal small purchase limits from $10,000 to $25,000 for construction projects and from $5,000 to $10,000 for all other state and municipal purchases.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H5072
Introduced
1/16/25
Refer
1/16/25
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- EXPUNGEMENT OF CRIMINAL RECORDS - Permits those persons with felony convictions to have up to six misdemeanor offenses expunged from their criminal record.