Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session All Bills
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0799
Introduced
3/14/25
Refer
3/14/25
Report Pass
5/22/25
Engrossed
5/27/25
Refer
5/28/25
Report Pass
6/4/25
TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION - Exempts from taxation the real and tangible personal property of Codac, Inc., a Rhode Island nonprofit domestic corporation, located at 45 Royal Little Drive in Providence, Rhode Island.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0800
Introduced
3/14/25
Refer
3/14/25
Report Pass
6/2/25
PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- RETIREMENT SYSTEM -- CONTRIBUTIONS AND BENEFITS - Allows retired state employees who worked for the unified judicial system as certified or qualified court interpreters to be employed or reemployed for a limited period in a given year.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0801
Introduced
3/14/25
Refer
3/14/25
DELINQUENT AND DEPENDENT CHILDREN -- PROCEEDINGS IN FAMILY COURT - Extends the voluntary extension of care (VEC) program for all children in the care and custody of the state.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0802
Introduced
3/14/25
Refer
3/14/25
HUMAN SERVICES -- THE RHODE ISLAND WORKS PROGRAM - Requires the department of human services to provide childcare assistance to families, including those served through DCYF, who meet the requirements of a protective services category as defined in CFR 98.20 (a)(3)(ii).
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0803
Introduced
3/14/25
Refer
3/14/25
PROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT - Adds a provision that allows a tenant to pay the last month's rent or any other prepaid rent. It also increases the amount that a security deposit can be requested from one to two (2) months of rent.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0804
Introduced
3/14/25
Refer
3/14/25
HIGHWAYS -- RHODE ISLAND TURNPIKE AND BRIDGE AUTHORITY - Extends the repayment period for toll violations, and requires the RI transit and bridge authority to notify frequent violators by certified mail that their driver's license may be in jeopardy for failure to pay toll violations.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0805
Introduced
3/14/25
Refer
3/14/25
GENERAL ASSEMBLY -- THE EQUITY IMPACT ASSESSMENT AND BUDGET EQUITY IMPACT ACT - Requires the Rhode Island general assembly to address its legislation with attention to equity and the impact its legislation will have on Rhode Island's diverse and various communities.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0806
Introduced
3/14/25
Refer
3/14/25
STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- QUASI-PUBLIC CORPORATIONS ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY ACT - Provides that compensation comparability studies of senior management, documents discussed at an open meeting, annual contracting reports, list of current salaries and positions, and all policies and procedures of public corporations be made public.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0807
Introduced
3/14/25
Refer
3/14/25
STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- OPEN MEETINGS - Requires public bodies to offer translation services for all open meetings of said bodies.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0808
Introduced
3/14/25
Refer
3/14/25
STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES - Provides that all extended benefits offered by DCYF to foster children shall be extended to children placed in guardianship.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0809
Introduced
3/14/25
Refer
3/14/25
Report Pass
6/12/25
DELINQUENT AND DEPENDENT CHILDREN -- PROCEEDINGS IN FAMILY COURT - Grants Rhode Island's family court jurisdiction to make findings for Special Immigrant Juvenile Status petitions, including determinations about dependency, parental reunification, and the child’s best interest, for minors under twenty-one (21) years.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0810
Introduced
3/14/25
Refer
3/14/25
CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- COMMERCIAL SEXUAL ACTIVITY - Decriminalizes certain commercial sexual activity. It would also include human trafficking as a racketeering activity and would allow expungements of certain convictions in § 11-34.1 after one year.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0811
Introduced
3/14/25
Refer
3/14/25
STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- THE BODY CAMERAS FOR CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES ACT -- THE WILLIE WASHINGTON, JR. ACT - Establishes The Body Cameras for Correctional Facilities Act which mandates all department of corrections staff with direct supervision rolls to wear body cameras while on duty in their assigned facility.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0812
Introduced
3/14/25
Refer
3/14/25
Report Pass
6/12/25
STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- EMINENT DOMAIN - Allows the department of environmental management to acquire established foot paths by eminent domain in order to provide public access to streams, rivers, lakes and ponds.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0813
Introduced
3/14/25
Refer
3/14/25
MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- NONTRANSPARENT WINDSHIELDS AND WINDOWS - Exempts members of the Rhode Island judiciary from the restrictions on nontransparent windshields and windows in their motor vehicles.