Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session All Bills (Page 79)
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H5525
Introduced
2/13/25
Refer
2/13/25
PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- TEACHERS' AND STATE EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT - Exempts teachers and state employees who have been retired for more than three (3) full calendar years, from having their retirement benefit adjustment reduced based upon the funded ratio of the employees' retirement system of Rhode Island.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0275
Introduced
2/13/25
Refer
2/13/25
HEALTH AND SAFETY -- STATE BUILDING CODE -- RHODE ISLAND INCLUSIVE HOME DESIGN ACT - Establishes a new article in the state building code that provides that certain new housing construction contain at least one floor that meets the requirements for a Type C "ANSI'' Standards for Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H5511
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 House Bill H5535
Introduced
2/13/25
Refer
2/13/25
TAXATION -- SALES AND USE TAXES -- LIABILITY AND COMPUTATION - Exempts from the sales tax behind-the-meter batteries interconnected with a solar photovoltaic system.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H5514
Introduced
2/13/25
Refer
2/13/25
Report Pass
4/3/25
Engrossed
4/24/25
Refer
5/2/25
Report Pass
5/27/25
Enrolled
6/5/25
Passed
6/10/25
ELECTIONS -- MAIL BALLOTS - Exempts emergency mail ballots from the requirement to have certain wording regarding "mail voters" on the ballot.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0264
Introduced
2/13/25
Refer
2/13/25
COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- CONSUMER PROTECTION FROM INDEMNIFIED - LIABILITY-FREE) PRODUCTS ACT (Prohibits mandating indemnified products to consumers in certain circumstances.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0259
Introduced
2/13/25
Refer
2/13/25
EDUCATION -- THE EDUCATION EQUITY AND PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT - Provides that a student's enrollment in Medicaid would be included in calculating and determining the student success factor for use in the foundation education-aid formula.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0253
Introduced
2/13/25
Refer
2/13/25
EDUCATION -- EDUCATION FREEDOM ACCOUNT PROGRAM - Establishes a new program where the per pupil funding, calculated annually by RIDE, would be transferred into a newly created educational funding account run by the children's scholarship fund to pay for educational expenses.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H5508
Introduced
2/13/25
Refer
2/13/25
LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MINIMUM WAGES - Provides that commencing January 1, 2026, the minimum wage shall be twenty-two dollars ($22.00) per hour.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0277
Introduced
2/13/25
Refer
2/13/25
HEALTH AND SAFETY -- BORN-ALIVE INFANT PROTECTION ACT - Provides equal Medicare for infants born-alive as a result of abortion procedure/natural delivery with violations subject to criminal penalties for medical personnel/loss of license/civil action for damages.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0258
Introduced
2/13/25
Refer
2/13/25
STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY -- VICTIMS OF CRIME TRAUMA INFORMED MOBILIZATION ACT - Establishes VICTIM Fund grant program to support nonprofit organizations providing victim services in Rhode Island with the state allocating $30,000,000 per year to fund the program and staffing within the department of public safety.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0278
Introduced
2/13/25
Refer
2/13/25
Report Pass
6/10/25
Engrossed
6/17/25
Engrossed
6/20/25
Passed
7/2/25
CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- COMMERCIAL SEXUAL ACTIVITY - Under certain circumstances, provides immunity from arrest and prosecution for prostitution, procurement of sexual conduct for a fee, loitering for prostitution and soliciting from motor vehicles for indecent purposes.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0249
Introduced
2/13/25
Refer
2/13/25
EDUCATION -- TEACHER'S RETIREMENT - Increases monthly minimum benefit for a spouse, domestic partner, former spouse. Grant a 2.89% COLA for eligible retirees. Provided a modification reducing federal AGI for public pension benefits from the RI employees retirement system.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0265
Introduced
2/13/25
Refer
2/13/25
HEALTH AND SAFETY -- RIGHTS OF NURSING HOME PATIENTS - Amends the law on nursing home minimum staffing requirements in order that any penalty incurred during calendar years 2022, 2023, and 2024 would be abated.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0311
Introduced
2/13/25
Refer
2/13/25
Report Pass
6/2/25
Engrossed
6/10/25
Enrolled
6/18/25
Passed
6/24/25
PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- MINORITY BUSINESS ENTERPRISE - Requires the department of administration to provide a list of certified minority and women-owned business enterprises to each prospective contractor of a construction project.