Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session All Bills
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0814
Introduced
3/14/25
Refer
3/14/25
CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- OBSTRUCTING JUSTICE - Makes it a misdemeanor to knowingly file a false report of misconduct of any law enforcement official, public safety official, or hospital staff.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0815
Introduced
3/14/25
Refer
3/14/25
Report Pass
5/27/25
Engrossed
5/29/25
Enrolled
6/12/25
ELECTIONS -- MAIL BALLOTS - Allows the board of elections to tabulate mail ballots in local special elections in the same manner as in tabulate mail ballots in statewide elections.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0816
Introduced
3/14/25
Refer
3/14/25
ELECTIONS -- DECEPTIVE AND FRAUDULENT SYNTHETIC MEDIA IN ELECTION COMMUNICATIONS - Creates the deceptive and fraudulent synthetic media in election communications chapter to regulate the use of synthetic media in elections.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0817
Introduced
3/14/25
Refer
3/14/25
PROPERTY -- TRESPASS AND VANDALISM -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD TENANT ACT - Defines squatter as a person occupying a dwelling unit who is not authorized by the property owner, landlord or tenant to occupy the unit and provides remedies for property owner including police assistance to remove a squatter.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0818
Introduced
3/14/25
Refer
3/14/25
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- SENTENCE AND EXECUTION - Eliminates the "doubt" about culpability requirement and replace it with "unwilling" or "unable" to pursue charge(s) in cases for persons sentenced to imprisonment for violations of suspended sentence.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0819
Introduced
3/14/25
Refer
3/14/25
ELECTIONS -- LOCAL CANVASSING AUTHORITIES - Requires the local board of canvassers to publish early voting dates, hours, and location, at least twice in a newspaper of general circulation and to publish the same on the municipality's website for the duration of in-person early voting period.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0820
Introduced
3/14/25
Refer
3/14/25
Joint Resolution To Approve And Publish And Submit To The Electors A Proposition Of Amendment To The Constitution -- Of Suffrage (would Propose To The Voters Of The State A Constitutional Amendment Regarding Eligibility To Vote And To Be A Candidate.)
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0821
Introduced
3/14/25
Refer
3/14/25
CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- THREATS AND EXTORTION - Considers state government caseworkers or investigators "public officials" for purposes of the prohibition on making threats to public officials.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0822
Introduced
3/14/25
Refer
3/14/25
CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- THEFT, EMBEZZLEMENT, FALSE PRETENSES, AND MISAPPROPRIATION - Provides that when 2 or more individuals associate to accomplish the crime of shoplifting, that they would be deemed to be associated for the particular purpose of shoplifting and be guilty of a felony.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0823
Introduced
3/14/25
Refer
3/14/25
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- ARREST - Expands the definition of peace officers to include juvenile program workers and shift coordinators at the department of youth, children and families.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0824
Introduced
3/14/25
Refer
3/14/25
HEALTH AND SAFETY -- REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM AND GENDER AFFIRMING CARE HEALTH DATA PRIVACY ACT - Creates the reproductive freedom and gender affirming care health data privacy act.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0825
Introduced
3/14/25
Refer
3/14/25
Report Pass
5/27/25
Engrossed
5/29/25
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- CRIMINAL INJURIES COMPENSATION - Funds the state crime victim compensation program through an additional one dollar ($1.00) fine on traffic violations, exclusive of violations related to the parking of vehicles.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0826
Introduced
3/14/25
Refer
3/14/25
STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM - Establishes a seven (7) member public-private partnership infrastructure oversight commission to approve all requests for proposals submitted for public-private partnership construction of qualified facilities.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0827
Introduced
3/14/25
Refer
3/14/25
HOLIDAYS AND DAYS OF SPECIAL OBSERVANCE -- WORK ON HOLIDAYS AND SUNDAYS - Allows casino workers to receive overtime pay for working Sundays and Holidays.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0828
Introduced
3/14/25
Refer
3/14/25
Report Pass
5/7/25
Engrossed
5/15/25
Refer
5/16/25
Report Pass
6/16/25
TOWNS AND CITIES -- RELIEF OF INJURED AND DECEASED FIRE FIGHTERS AND POLICE OFFICERS - Includes police officers to fire fighters who are unable to perform duties as a result of heart disease, stroke or hypertension to be presumed to have suffered an in-the-line-of-duty disability, unless contrary evidence is presented.