Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session All Bills
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0139
Introduced
1/31/25
Refer
1/31/25
CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- TRESPASS AND VANDALISM - Changes the community service requirements of a sentence related to the violation of § 11-44-21.1 relating to defacing private residences, offices, businesses or commercial property.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0140
Introduced
1/31/25
Refer
1/31/25
STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- CORRECTIONS DEPARTMENT - Prohibits defendants who are serving probation for driving under the influence death resulting from earning good time off their probationary period.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0141
Introduced
1/31/25
Refer
1/31/25
PROBATE PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE -- UNIFORM REAL PROPERTY TRANSFER ON DEATH ACT - Allows an owner or owners of real property to execute a deed that names one or more beneficiaries who will obtain title to the property at the owner's death without the necessity of probate.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0142
Introduced
1/31/25
Refer
1/31/25
CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS - Permits Rhode Island residents, 21 years of age or older, to carry a concealed handgun, without a permit.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0143
Introduced
1/31/25
Refer
1/31/25
STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- CORRECTIONS DEPARTMENT - Establishes a program within the adult correctional institution to permit medication assisted treatment approved by the FDA to be provided for the treatment of opioid use disorder to any incarcerated individual.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0144
Introduced
1/31/25
Refer
1/31/25
CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS - Permits possession or use of device that muffles sound on any firearm longer than 17” in length and permits the use of such a device by any person while hunting provided that they have a valid hunting license.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0145
Introduced
1/31/25
Refer
1/31/25
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- SENTENCE AND EXECUTION - Requires the courts to consider the parental status of the defendant at the time of sentencing and allows the defendant to present a family impact statement, including testimony, videos and documents relative to their parental status.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0146
Introduced
1/31/25
Refer
1/31/25
CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS - Allows reciprocal concealed carry permits from out of state to be valid in Rhode Island, which is either authorized by the attorney general or subject to other reciprocal restrictions.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0147
Introduced
1/31/25
Refer
1/31/25
BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND HOSPITALS -- DEPARTMENT OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND HOSPITALS - Expands the deinstitutionalization subsidy aid program in the department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals to include adoptive parent(s) or siblings(s).
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0148
Introduced
1/31/25
Refer
1/31/25
DELINQUENT AND DEPENDENT CHILDREN -- PROCEEDINGS IN FAMILY COURT - Prohibits any questioning of a juvenile who is suspected of delinquent or criminal behavior, unless the parent of guardian of the juvenile is present, or unless an attorney is present or the juvenile and their parents have waived their presence.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0149
Introduced
1/31/25
Refer
1/31/25
MILITARY AFFAIRS AND DEFENSE -- EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT - Limits the governor to one thirty (30) day renewal of a declaration of emergency without a joint resolution of the general assembly.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0150
Introduced
1/31/25
Refer
1/31/25
CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS - Prohibits the sale or possession of firearm silencers unless the person complies with federal law in the sale, possession and use.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0151
Introduced
1/31/25
Refer
1/31/25
HEALTH AND SAFETY -- LILA MANFIELD SAPINSLEY COMPASSIONATE CARE ACT - Establishes the process to provide a legal mechanism whereby a terminally ill patient may choose to end their life using medications prescribed by a physician.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0152
Introduced
1/31/25
Refer
1/31/25
ELECTIONS -- PRIMARIES FOR ELECTION OF DELEGATES TO NATIONAL CONVENTIONS AND FOR PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE - Spells out rules and regulations for the presidential preference primary elections, and would also establish rules for ranked choice voting tabulation and results reporting by the secretary of state.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0153
Introduced
1/31/25
Refer
1/31/25
LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN -- VLOGS - Establishes a statutory framework designed to protect minors who are engaging in the business of vloging on social media and the Internet.