Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session All Bills (Page 43)
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0501
Introduced
2/26/25
Refer
2/26/25
HEALTH AND SAFETY -- STATE BUILDING CODE -- ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT - Authorizes municipalities to make an emergency declaration under limited circumstances to allow for the construction and use of SAVE Units on a temporary basis which have specialized requirements and exemptions from the state fire and building codes.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0406
Introduced
2/26/25
Refer
2/26/25
HEALTH AND SAFETY -- MICROPLASTICS REDUCTION ACT - Creates the Microplastics Reduction Act to prohibit the sale or distribution of products containing synthetic polymer micro particles.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0543
Introduced
2/26/25
Refer
2/26/25
TAXATION -- CIGARETTE AND OTHER TOBACCO PRODUCTS TAX - Defines a vape shop and exempt it from the prohibition of selling electronic nicotine-delivery system products.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0517
Introduced
2/26/25
Refer
2/26/25
ELECTIONS -- GENERAL PROVISIONS - Allows citizens of a city or town who are at least sixteen (16) years of age to register to vote and to vote in school committee elections in municipalities where school committees are elected entities.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0445
Introduced
2/26/25
Refer
2/26/25
TAXATION -- FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYER SAVINGS ACCOUNT ACT - Allows an individual, who is a first-time homebuyer, to contribute funds to a first- time homebuyers saving account with Rhode Island Housing to pay for eligible costs to purchase a home.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0407
Introduced
2/26/25
Refer
2/26/25
HEALTH AND SAFETY -- THE RHODE ISLAND CLEAN HEAT STANDARD ACT - Created the Rhode Island clean heat standards act to implement a system of tradeable clean heat credits earned from the delivery of clean heat measures that reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0377
Introduced
2/26/25
Refer
2/26/25
PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- BROADBAND DEPLOYMENT AND INVESTMENT ACT - Establishes the “2025 Rhode Island Broadband Transparency and Consumer Protection Act."
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0556
Introduced
2/26/25
Refer
2/26/25
MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- AGGRESSIVE DRIVING - Adds five (5) driving violations to the statute that defines aggressive driving.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0380
Introduced
2/26/25
Refer
2/26/25
PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION - Requires the public utilities commission (PUC) to produce a report by January 1, 2026 and each January 1 thereafter, on the ability for the current electric grid to handle the electrification load need to power cars, buildings, and heating of homes.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0576
Introduced
2/26/25
Refer
2/26/25
Report Pass
6/12/25
Engrossed
6/17/25
Engrossed
6/20/25
Passed
7/2/25
MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- MISCELLANEOUS RULES - Provides additional exception to prohibition on usage of wireless communication device while driving and clarifies that use for purpose of navigation must be while the device is mounted or otherwise affixed to vehicle and not held in the motorist's hand.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0583
Introduced
2/26/25
Refer
2/26/25
TOWNS AND CITIES -- ACTIONS BY AND AGAINST TOWNS - Requires a municipality to disclose on their official website the specific issues, details and costs of any legal action of which the town or city is a named defendant.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0524
Introduced
2/26/25
Refer
2/26/25
ELECTIONS -- RESIDENCE OF INDIVIDUALS IN GOVERNMENT CUSTODY ACT - Requires state use actual residences of persons in government custody for redistricting purposes. Information would be collected by the department of corrections and forwarded to the division of statewide planning, to be utilized for redistricting.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0539
Introduced
2/26/25
Refer
2/26/25
COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- DISTRICT COURT PRACTICE - Provides amendments to the assessment of filing fees required to appeal from certain matters adjudicated by the district court.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0496
Introduced
2/26/25
Refer
2/26/25
PROPERTY -- CONDOMINIUM LAW - Provides that the “meetings” requirements from § 34-36.1-3.08 be applicable to condominiums created before July 1, 1982, and would permit remote participation in condominium meetings.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0518
Introduced
2/26/25
Refer
2/26/25
Creates an 11 member commission to analyze the impact and potential economic benefits of bail reforms on Black Rhode Islanders, and would report back by February 5, 2026, and expire on April 5, 2026.