Rhode Island State Senator

John Burke 2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 2)

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2744

Introduced
2/27/26  
Refer
2/27/26  
Establishes an opportunity for employee ownership where the owner notifies all current full-time and part-time employees and provides them with a 30-day window in which to initiate a process to potentially purchase the business as a workers' cooperative.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2672

Introduced
2/27/26  
Establishes phased reduction of personal income tax rates.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2694

Introduced
2/27/26  
Refer
2/27/26  
Report Pass
5/12/26  
Engrossed
5/19/26  
Prohibits the imposition of fees associated with home modifications that are specifically required to accommodate a veteran’s disability.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2673

Introduced
2/27/26  
Provides modifications for payments of interest on student loans shall be subtracted from federal adjusted gross income to an amount equal to the payments of interest for the satisfaction of outstanding student loans.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2692

Introduced
2/27/26  
Refer
2/27/26  
Report Pass
5/12/26  
Engrossed
5/19/26  
Requires condominium associations to conduct structural surveys and reserve studies, fund reserves at 15%, and plan for repairs.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2691

Introduced
2/27/26  
Eliminates mandated housing densities/density bonuses for public drinking water supply watersheds/groundwater. Requires densities not exceed water availability, introduce pollution, stay within public water or sewer system capacity limits.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2675

Introduced
2/27/26  
Increases the fines for certain traffic offenses to one hundred dollars ($100) and adds fines of one hundred dollars ($100) for offenses required by law but omitted from the schedule.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2645

Introduced
2/27/26  
Applies to electric generating facilities generating electricity on/after 1/1/25 regarding sale/transmission of electricity/facility restructing/last-resort service.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2658

Introduced
2/27/26  
Creates a new category of residential solar energy generation for small portable solar generation devices.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2737

Introduced
2/27/26  
Expands the benefit definitions to include a grandchild and care recipient and increases benefits period to 10 weeks for 2027 and 12 weeks for 2028 and provides a TDI/TCI opt-in option for self-employed workers.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2712

Introduced
2/27/26  
Authorizes the state police to enforce municipal ordinances; provided that, the ordinances provide for civil penalties only.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2735

Introduced
2/27/26  
Amends the process for creating and governing project labor agreements (“PLA”).
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2742

Introduced
2/27/26  
Creates a new chapter to provide for non-charitable bingo by the state lottery division.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2740

Introduced
2/27/26  
Requires all health care workers who are employed on any Sunday or holiday, to be compensated at the rate of time and one-half.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2738

Introduced
2/27/26  
Grants hourly credit of 288 hours against 576 hours if graduate of accredited trade school/raises to 4 years of work under master plumber and requires 8,000 hours of on-the-job training plus 5 years of registration with DLT.