Rhode Island State Senator

John Burke 2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 4)

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2937

Introduced
3/4/26  
For purposes of the judicial security act permits an authorized agent to file a written notice with a state, county, or municipal agency on behalf of a protected individual.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2799

Introduced
3/4/26  
Amends the Consumer PFAS Ban Act of 2024 by clarifying enforcement provisions.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2935

Introduced
3/4/26  
Allows a police officer to be reemployed by a state agency or department for purposes of working a state-funded detail subject to certain restrictions.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2986

Introduced
3/4/26  
Prohibits the holding of multiple drivers licenses or identification cards and would change the term "re-constructed salvage" to "rebuilt salvage" for purposes of the Rhode Island salvage law.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2857

Introduced
3/4/26  
Repeals the older of the two existing chapters related to speech-language pathologists and audiologists and makes several amendments to reconcile the two statutes into one.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2782

Introduced
3/4/26  
Replaces the existing chapter on this subject by requiring school districts to organize concussion oversight teams, develop removal-from-play, return-to-play, and return-to-learn protocols, and develop a concussion brochure.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2840

Introduced
3/4/26  
Exempts from the sales tax licensed child care centers.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2832

Introduced
3/4/26  
Under the emergency fund for victims, increases the share of a victim’s total award that may be used for relocation related expenses but not increase total compensation available to a victim.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2766

Introduced
3/4/26  
Requires any entity that knowingly collects, shares or sells to third parties the personal data of a consumer to register with the department of business regulations and permits for the consumer to request deletion of the personal data.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2923

Introduced
3/4/26  
Increases the minimum hourly wage commencing January 1, 2029, by an amount equal to the total percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the Northeast Region for the calendar year 2027.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2790

Introduced
3/4/26  
Mandates that athletic teams that are sponsored by a public school or a private school whose teams compete against a public school, be designated as (1) "males", "men" or "boys"; (2) "females", "women" or "girls"; or (3) "coed" or "mixed".
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2824

Introduced
3/4/26  
Permits hit and run victims suffering serious bodily injury to recover under the crime victim compensation program.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2936

Introduced
3/4/26  
Moves North Kingstown from the third division of the district court to the fourth division to better balance case workloads among the divisions.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2929

Introduced
3/4/26  
Eliminates the "until June 30, 2026" sunset on the increase in the total amount of earnings a partial-unemployment insurance claimant can receive before being entirely disqualified for unemployment insurance benefits.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2822

Introduced
3/4/26  
Defines public-private partnerships and provides the framework to encourage the use of public-private partnerships for proposals for state purchases.