Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session All Bills
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0709
Introduced
3/7/25
Refer
3/7/25
Report Pass
6/10/25
TOWNS AND CITIES -- HOUSING MAINTENANCE AND OCCUPANCY CODE -- NOTICE OF
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0710
Introduced
3/7/25
Refer
3/7/25
HIGHWAYS -- RHODE ISLAND TURNPIKE AND BRIDGE AUTHORITY - Directs the RITBA design a safety barrier or netting system on the several bridges within its authority. Any newly constructed bridges with a deck height of over one hundred feet (100 ft) would be required to have safety barriers of safety netting.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0711
Introduced
3/7/25
Refer
3/7/25
Report Pass
5/1/25
Engrossed
5/8/25
Refer
5/9/25
Report Pass
6/4/25
Enrolled
6/12/25
STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- RHODE ISLAND HOUSING AND CONSERVATION TRUST FUND ACT - Restructures the Rhode Island Housing and Conservation Trust Fund, increases its membership to 15 members, 11 of whom are to be from the general public and reallocates the percentage of the funds for housing, conservation and other goals.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0712
Introduced
3/7/25
Refer
3/7/25
Report Pass
6/2/25
WATERS AND NAVIGATION -- WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT -- NEW SHOREHAM - Provides that municipal water supply entities, including New Shoreham, be required to provide water service to only its designated service areas.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0713
Introduced
3/7/25
Refer
3/7/25
Report Pass
6/10/25
MILITARY AFFAIRS AND DEFENSE -- EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT - Provides for warming center and cooling center alerts to trigger certain procedures municipalities shall follow during extreme heat or cold to help at-risk individuals with resources including, but not limited to, warming and cooling centers.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0714
Introduced
3/7/25
Refer
3/7/25
TOWNS AND CITIES -- HOME-FIT DWELLING UNITS - Creates the home-fit dwelling units act to apply to all new construction of covered dwelling units to incorporate design features that provide safe and convenient use of to the greatest extent feasible, regardless of age or physical ability.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0715
Introduced
3/7/25
Refer
3/7/25
TOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES - Limits municipal minimum lot sizes for residential use to 2,500 sq ft near transit, 5,000 sq. ft with water/sewer, and 1 acre otherwise, while protecting farmlands, forests, and wetlands, and requiring zoning updates to comply.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0716
Introduced
3/7/25
Refer
3/7/25
Report Pass
6/2/25
WATERS AND NAVIGATION -- COASTAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT COUNCIL - Provides a procedure for parking modifications near shoreline rights of way.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0717
Introduced
3/7/25
Refer
3/7/25
TOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES - Requires that affordable housing would be provided for with some developments.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0718
Introduced
3/7/25
Refer
3/7/25
PROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT - Limits the mandatory rental registry to properties constructed prior to 1978, and further push out the effective date of registration to September 1, 2025, with the penalty clause becoming effective as of October 1, 2025.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0719
Introduced
3/7/25
Refer
3/7/25
PROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT - Increases the notification time about rent increases and termination of tenancy for month-to-month tenants.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0720
Introduced
3/7/25
Refer
3/7/25
Report Pass
4/10/25
Engrossed
5/1/25
Refer
5/2/25
Report Pass
5/6/25
Enrolled
5/22/25
Passed
5/30/25
TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION - Authorizes the Providence city council to set the veterans tax exemption limit to an amount determined by the city council via ordinance or resolution.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0721
Introduced
3/7/25
Refer
3/7/25
Report Pass
6/5/25
Engrossed
6/10/25
SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT COMMISSION -- CAPITAL CENTER COMMISSION - Repeals legislation establishing the Capital Center Commission, which is a special development district commission for downtown Providence.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0722
Introduced
3/7/25
Refer
3/7/25
Report Pass
6/5/25
Engrossed
6/10/25
HEALTH AND SAFETY -- STATE BUILDING CODE - Prohibits the restriction of access in and out of a construction site by using locked gates or fences while work is ongoing.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0723
Introduced
3/7/25
Refer
3/7/25
TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES - Exempts certain cities and towns whose communities exceed the low and moderate income housing threshold from the tax of the previous year's gross scheduled rental income.