Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session All Bills
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0454
Introduced
2/26/25
Refer
2/26/25
EDUCATION -- TEACHERS RETIREMENT - Gives teachers who takes an unpaid parental or medical leave during the year credit for a year of service for that school year if they served a minimum of 135 days.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0455
Introduced
2/26/25
Refer
2/26/25
TAXATION -- ESTATE AND TRANSFER TAXES -- LIABILITY AND COMPUTATION - Increases the net taxable estate exemption to $3,600,000 on January 1, 2026 and increases the exemption by $1,000,000 on January 1, 2027, and every year thereafter.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0456
Introduced
2/26/25
Refer
2/26/25
STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- RHODE ISLAND HOUSING AND MORTGAGE FINANCE CORPORATION - Establishes a revolving fund to assist first-time home buyers and veterans to purchase a home in Rhode Island by issuing grants of up to forty thousand dollars ($40,000).
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0457
Introduced
2/26/25
Refer
2/26/25
EDUCATION -- SUPPORT AND ACCESS TO BILINGUAL EDUCATION - Provides funding to establish a dual language program within the department of elementary and secondary education. It also describe how to implement he Support and Access to Bilingual Education “SABE Act” for all Local Education Agencies “LEA” recipients.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0458
Introduced
2/26/25
Refer
2/26/25
TOWNS AND CITIES -- CANCER BENEFITS FOR FIRE FIGHTERS - Makes the provisions of §§ 45-19.1-3 and 45-19.1-4, benefits for firefighters with cancer, effective regardless of any general, special or specific law, or any charter and/or municipal ordinance to the contrary.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0459
Introduced
2/26/25
Refer
2/26/25
LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- WORKERS' COMPENSATION COURT - Amend a provision in the general laws relative to additional benefits payable to retired judges and their surviving spouses.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0460
Introduced
2/26/25
Refer
2/26/25
STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES -- THE POWERS AND SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES - Expands the DCYF powers by overseeing and administer comprehensive behavioral health services for children with serious emotional disturbances and children with developmental or functional disabilities.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0461
Introduced
2/26/25
Refer
2/26/25
Report Pass
5/27/25
Engrossed
6/3/25
INSURANCE -- PRESCRIPTION DRUG BENEFITS - Caps the total amount that a covered person is required to pay for a covered prescription inhaler, prescription device, or prescription equipment to twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per thirty (30) day supply.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0462
Introduced
2/26/25
Refer
2/26/25
Report Pass
5/6/25
Engrossed
5/13/25
Refer
5/14/25
Report Pass
5/20/25
Engrossed
5/29/25
HEALTH AND SAFETY -- HARM REDUCTION CENTER ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND PILOT PROGRAM - Removes the sunset provision of the four (4) year pilot program to prevent drug overdoses through the establishment of harm reduction centers and creates a permanent program for harm reduction centers.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0463
Introduced
2/26/25
Refer
2/26/25
INSURANCE -- HEALTH CARE ACCESSIBILITY AND QUALITY ASSURANCE ACT - Requires each healthcare entity/network plan to compile/report to health insurance commissioner a summary of how the healthcare entity/network plan requires its contracted providers to submit claims for in-network outpatient behavioral health services.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0464
Introduced
2/26/25
Refer
2/26/25
Report Pass
5/27/25
Engrossed
6/3/25
FOOD AND DRUGS -- THE GOOD SAMARITAN OVERDOSE PREVENTION ACT OF 2016 - Requires every college in RI to train staff members in the student residential department, including RAs, to administer of opioid antagonists with protection from liability and prosecution.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0465
Introduced
2/26/25
Refer
2/26/25
INSURANCE -- LIFE INSURANCE POLICIES AND RESERVES - Prohibits a person from being denied life insurance for preexisting conditions or previous denials.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0466
Introduced
2/26/25
Refer
2/26/25
HUMAN SERVICES -- MEDICAL ASSISTANCE - Allows executive office of EOHHS to review current methodology for Medical payments to nursing facilities.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0467
Introduced
2/26/25
Refer
2/26/25
FOOD AND DRUGS -- WHOLESALE PRESCRIPTION DRUG IMPORTATION PROGRAM - Establishes the Wholesale Prescription Drug Importation Program for the importation of wholesale prescription drugs from Canada, to provide savings to Rhode Island consumers.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0468
Introduced
2/26/25
Refer
2/26/25
Report Pass
5/6/25
Refer
5/16/25
FOOD AND DRUGS -- PRESCRIPTION DRUG COST PROTECTION - Prohibits the state, participating ERISA, or any health plan from purchasing referenced drugs for a cost higher than the referenced rate.