Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session All Bills
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S1039
Introduced
5/9/25
Refer
5/9/25
Report Pass
6/5/25
Engrossed
6/10/25
HEALTH AND SAFETY -- THE RHODE ISLAND LIFE SCIENCE HUB ACT - Makes technical amendments to the RI life science hub regarding the terms of the directors, advisory committees, powers, disposition of hub assets upon termination, and tax status as a governmental unit which is a separate legal entity from the state.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S1040
Introduced
5/9/25
Refer
5/9/25
TAXATION -- TAX ON GAINS FROM THE SALE OR EXCHANGE OF REAL PROPERTY - Creates new tax on gains from sale or exchange of real property held for short periods of time, 6 years or less, establishes a comprehensive framework to calculate and implement enforcement and provides imprisonment and/or fines for those who evade taxes.
RI
Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S1041
Introduced
5/9/25
Refer
5/9/25
TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES - Permit the City of Providence a one-year levy cap for fiscal year 2026 not to exceed eight percent (8%).
RI
Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S1042
Introduced
5/9/25
Refer
5/9/25
Report Pass
6/5/25
EDUCATION -- RHODE ISLAND PROMISE SCHOLARSHIP - Makes students in workforce-ready certificate programs at the Community College of Rhode Island eligible to receive the Rhode Island Promise Scholarship.
RI
Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S1043
Introduced
5/9/25
Refer
5/9/25
Report Pass
6/5/25
TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION - Adds the property of the Pokanoket Management Group, Trustee of the Pokanoket Tribe Land Trust, to the list of property designated for appropriations in lieu of municipal property tax, would concurrently exempt such property from municipal property tax.
RI
Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S1044
Introduced
5/9/25
Refer
5/9/25
TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES-MAXIMUM LEVY - Grants an exemption from the four percent (4%) property tax levy cap to the town of Jamestown.
RI
Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S1045
Introduced
5/9/25
Refer
5/9/25
TAXATION -- BUSINESS CORPORATION TAX - Exempts subchapter S corporations in the first year of existence from paying the minimum tax.
RI
Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S1046
Introduced
5/9/25
Refer
5/9/25
TAXATION -- SALES AND USE TAXES -- LIABILITY AND COMPUTATION - Allows communities to increase their local share of hotel tax collection by an additional two percent (2%).
RI
Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S1047
Introduced
5/9/25
Refer
5/9/25
Report Pass
6/5/25
Engrossed
6/10/25
INSURANCE -- INVESTMENTS BY DOMESTIC INSURANCE COMPANIES - Repeals § 27-11.1-3 to eliminate the ten percent (10%) limitation on Schedule BA assets.
RI
Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S1048
Introduced
5/9/25
Refer
5/9/25
Report Pass
6/3/25
EDUCATION -- TEACHERS' RETIREMENT - Extends the sunset provision allowing retired teachers to substitute teach for up to 180 days from June 20, 2025 until July 1, 2026.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S1049
Introduced
5/9/25
Refer
5/9/25
Joint Resolution Making An Appropriation Of $100,000 For The Rhode Island Commission On Prejudice And Bias (this Resolution Would Appropriate The Sum Of $100,000 To The Rhode Island Commission On Prejudice And Bias.)
RI
Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S1050
Introduced
5/9/25
Refer
5/9/25
Report Pass
6/2/25
Engrossed
6/4/25
HEALTH AND SAFETY -- RHODE ISLAND RESOURCE RECOVERY CORPORATION - Requires payments by the corporation increase from a $3.00 tipping fee per vehicle to a $6.00 tipping fee per vehicle, unless exempt. This act would also require fees be paid to Johnston on an annual rather than a biannual basis.
RI
Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S1051
Introduced
5/9/25
Refer
5/9/25
TOWNS AND CITIES -- SUBDIVISION OF LAND - Allows the applicant for a land development project to utilize the administrative subdivision process established under 45-23-37 to request approval of a proposed subdivision of an oversized lot.
RI
Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S1052
Introduced
5/9/25
Refer
5/9/25
TOWNS AND CITIES -- SUBDIVISION OF LAND - Provides that minor subdivisions would include oversized lot subdivisions under certain circumstances and relative to zoning ordinances, permit a modification to allow "neighborhood character-based modifications" under certain circumstances.
RI
Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S1053
Introduced
5/9/25
Refer
5/9/25
Report Pass
6/2/25
Engrossed
6/12/25
PROPERTY -- LEASED LAND DWELLINGS - Directs RIHousing to work with stakeholders to investigate and determine ways to assist an incorporated homeowners' association to exercise rights to purchase leased land.