Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session All Bills (Page 70)

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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0071

Introduced
1/23/25  
Refer
1/23/25  
Report Pass
6/12/25  
Engrossed
6/17/25  
Engrossed
6/20/25  
COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICES - Provides protection and prevents the unethical, improper conduct and the collection of fees, by anyone advising or assisting a veteran filing a claim for disability benefits with the Department of Veterans Affairs, except as authorized by federal law.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0037

Introduced
1/23/25  
TAXATION -- REAL ESTATE CONVEYANCE TAX - Allows a municipality to set its own conveyance tax rate for residential properties sold in excess of $900,000.00 at $10 per $500. Provides collected taxes to be in a restricted account and distributed within 2 years for affordable housing.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0029

Introduced
1/23/25  
Refer
1/23/25  
Report Pass
6/5/25  
MILITARY AFFAIRS AND DEFENSE -- NATIONAL GUARD - Raises the amount of life insurance the state provides at no charge to Rhode Island National Guard members called up for federal duty to five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000).
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5180

Introduced
1/24/25  
CRIMINALS -- CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS -- PAROLE - Requires one elector of the parole board to be a person directly impacted by the criminal justice system who has completed the probation/parole process three (3) or more years prior to selection with a professional background in certain enumerated areas.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5179

Introduced
1/24/25  
COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- JUDGMENTS, ORDERS, AND DECREES - Amends calculations of interest in civil actions a rate determined by average accepted auction price for last auction of 52 week U.S. treasury bills.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5192

Introduced
1/24/25  
MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- OPERATION OF BICYCLES - Requires anyone using a bicycle trail or path to stay to the right on the path and would always pass on the left when safe to do so.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5194

Introduced
1/24/25  
TAXATION -- PROPERTY TAX RELIEF - Increases the income range up to $50,000 and tax credit up to $850, for elderly and disabled persons who own or rent their homes.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5172

Introduced
1/24/25  
INSURANCE -- THE TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE USE BY HEALTH INSURERS TO MANAGE COVERAGE AND CLAIMS ACT - Would promote transparency and accountability in the use of artificial intelligence by health insurers to manage coverage and claims.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5160

Introduced
1/24/25  
Refer
1/24/25  
Report Pass
5/22/25  
Engrossed
6/3/25  
INSURANCE -- PRODUCER LICENSING ACT - Clarifies what a contract modification is, namely any change in producer compensation.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5304

Introduced
2/5/25  
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 House Bill H5303

Introduced
2/5/25  
HEALTH AND SAFETY -- HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL COMPLAINT HISTORY TRANSPARENCY ACT - Establishes a searchable database of healthcare professionals' complaint histories, accessible to employers. License holders can review and dispute inaccuracies, while maintaining current criminal background check requirements.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5322

Introduced
2/5/25  
Refer
2/5/25  
Report Pass
6/17/25  
Engrossed
6/18/25  
Engrossed
6/21/25  
EDUCATION -- TEACHERS' RETIREMENT - Extends the sunset provision allowing retired teachers to substitute teach for up to 180 days from June 20, 2025 until July 1, 2026.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0059

Introduced
1/23/25  
Refer
1/23/25  
CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS - Defines "crime gun" and requires law enforcement to submit crime gun or 2 fired cartridge cases or shell casings seized to state crime laboratory or the BATF for testing and tracing, also would require 2 test-fired cartridge cases to be entered into NIBIN
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0051

Introduced
1/23/25  
INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES -- PHYSICAL THERAPY COPAY - 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.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0041

Introduced
1/23/25  
TAXATION -- SALES AND USE TAXES -- LIABILITY AND COMPUTATION - Exempts from sales tax the trade-in values of motorcycles as well the proceeds received as a result of an unrecovered stolen or total loss of a motorcycle.