Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session All Bills (Page 35)
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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 S0313
Introduced
2/13/25
Refer
2/13/25
Report Pass
5/13/25
Engrossed
5/15/25
Refer
5/16/25
PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- PUBLIC BUILDINGS - Authorizes and funds the painting of a portrait of the president of the senate and former presidents of the senate who may be living to be hung in the state house.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0229
Introduced
2/13/25
Refer
2/13/25
Report Pass
6/17/25
Engrossed
6/20/25
Engrossed
6/20/25
Passed
7/1/25
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS -- LICENSED ACTIVITIES - Repeals the provisions of the general laws allowing deferred deposit providers, also known as "payday lenders."
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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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 House Bill H5487
Introduced
2/13/25
Refer
2/13/25
EDUCATION -- OFFENSES PERTAINING TO SCHOOLS - Bans preferential treatment to a public or private university applicant because of the student's familial relationship to a previous university attendee.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0245
Introduced
2/13/25
Refer
2/13/25
TAXATION -- PERSONAL INCOME TAX - Allows a modification to federal adjusted gross income for all social security income for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2026.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0239
Introduced
2/13/25
Refer
2/13/25
EDUCATION -- RHODE ISLAND EARLY EDUCATOR COMPENSATION STABILIZATION ACT - Directs the departments of human services and education to work together to sustain and strengthen existing workforce development and compensation programs for educators working in licensed child care and early learning programs statewide.