Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session All Bills
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0169
Introduced
2/5/25
Refer
2/5/25
Report Pass
5/1/25
Engrossed
5/8/25
Refer
5/9/25
COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICES - Prohibits credit reporting, executions, attachments against a principal residence for judgments based on medical debt. Defines medical debt as an amount for the receipt of health care services, products, or devices.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0170
Introduced
2/5/25
Refer
2/5/25
Report Pass
5/1/25
Engrossed
5/6/25
Refer
5/7/25
HEALTH AND SAFETY -- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH - Grants the director of the department of health the authority to approve or deny any applications for professional licensure pending before certain boards of licensure that have been unable to establish a quorum for 30 business days.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0171
Introduced
2/5/25
Refer
2/5/25
Report Pass
6/5/25
HUMAN SERVICES -- GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION - Allows the executive office of health and human services to use appropriated funds to support graduate medical education programs and research.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0172
Introduced
2/5/25
Refer
2/5/25
Report Pass
5/1/25
Engrossed
5/8/25
Refer
5/9/25
COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- INTEREST AND USURY - Provides an interest rate cap on medical debt.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0173
Introduced
2/5/25
Refer
2/5/25
Report Pass
5/1/25
Engrossed
5/6/25
Refer
5/7/25
STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- OFFICE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES - Requires the secretary of the executive office of health and human services to monitor and mandate changes to the price-setting practices of pharmacy benefit managers to prohibit the spread pricing payment model.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0174
Introduced
2/7/25
Refer
2/7/25
Report Pass
6/5/25
Joint Resolution Making An Appropriation Of $500,000 To Establish A Statewide Main Street Coordinating Program (authorizes The Appropriation Of The Sum Of $500,000 For The Formal Establishment Of “main Street Rhode Island”.)
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0175
Introduced
2/7/25
Refer
2/7/25
COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICES - Prohibits disclosure terms "down payment", "money down", or any similar language to describe lump sum payments in order to reduce monthly lease payments. Provides that lump sum payments are non-refundable in the event of a total loss of the vehicle.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0176
Introduced
2/7/25
Refer
2/7/25
EDUCATION -- HIGHER EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES ACT - Establishes the Higher Education Opportunities for Students with Disabilities Act.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0177
Introduced
2/7/25
Refer
2/7/25
Report Pass
4/2/25
Engrossed
4/8/25
Refer
4/9/25
Joint Resolution To Approve, Publish And Submit To The Electors A Proposition Of Amendment To The Constitution -- Right To An Adequate Education (amends The Constitution To Guarantee Rhode Island Residents With Equal Opportunity To Receive An Education That Is Adequate, Equitable And Meaningful And Provides Judicial Enforcement Of This Provision.)
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0178
Introduced
2/7/25
Refer
2/7/25
EDUCATION -- THE SCHOOL LIBRARIES ACT - Requires every public school in Rhode Island to have a school library or library media center in a permanent and dedicated space available to students in grades K-12 with a librarian available.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0179
Introduced
2/7/25
Refer
2/7/25
EDUCATION -- RIGHTS AND DUTIES TEACHERS GENERALLY -- SEPTEMBER 11 CLASSROOM MOMENT OF SILENCE - Allows teachers in all grades to provide the opportunity for students to observe a brief moment of silence on every September 11.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0180
Introduced
2/7/25
Refer
2/7/25
Report Pass
6/4/25
Engrossed
6/10/25
ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY -- CRUELTY TO ANIMALS - Prohibits the declawing of cats by any surgical procedure to amputate or modify a portion of a cat's paw in order to remove the cat's claws. Does not apply to any procedure performed for a therapeutic purpose.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0181
Introduced
2/7/25
Refer
2/7/25
WATERS AND NAVIGATION -- COASTAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT COUNCIL - This act would require that a super majority of three-fifths (3/5) of the duly appointed council is required to override a recommendation by the CRMC staff.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0182
Introduced
2/7/25
Refer
2/7/25
Report Pass
6/10/25
TAXATION -- PERSONAL INCOME TAX - Allows a resident taxpayer to elect to have state taxes withheld from distributions from a mutual fund individual retirement account.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0183
Introduced
2/7/25
Refer
2/7/25
TAXATION -- PERSONAL INCOME TAX - Gradually phases in modifications to federal adjusted gross income over a four (4) year period for social security income, from twenty-five percent (25%) up to one hundred percent (100%), beginning on or after January 1, 2026.