Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session All Bills
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H5960
Introduced
2/28/25
Refer
2/28/25
Report Pass
4/10/25
Engrossed
4/29/25
Refer
5/2/25
HIGHWAYS -- ABANDONMENT BY TOWNS - Allows for a qualified abandonment of public town roads which grants a public easement over said road allowing it to be converted to walking, biking, and hiking trails and access to parks, nature preserves and other recreational facilities.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H5961
Introduced
2/28/25
Refer
2/28/25
Report Pass
5/13/25
Engrossed
5/29/25
TOWNS AND CITIES -- HEALTH AND EDUCATIONAL BUILDING CORPORATION - Updates the statutory terminology by replacing the phrase "institutions of higher learning" with that of "educational institutions", and would redefine child daycare centers as educational institutions.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H5962
Introduced
2/28/25
Refer
2/28/25
TOWNS AND CITIES -- INDEBTEDNESS OF TOWNS AND CITIES - Requires a municipality or quasi-public agency to file a report with the department of municipal finance if it has not made its payment to its other post-employment benefits trust fund or if it is less than thirty-five percent (35%) funded.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H5963
Introduced
2/28/25
Refer
2/28/25
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.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H5964
Introduced
2/28/25
Refer
2/28/25
TOWNS AND CITIES -- SUBDIVISION OF LAND - Caps the minimum lot size that may be required to not exceed three (3) new separate parameters relating to the availability of public water, sewer, and transit.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H5965
Introduced
2/28/25
Refer
2/28/25
TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES - Grants the city council of Cranston the authority to enact a homestead exemption ordinance.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H5966
Introduced
2/28/25
Refer
2/28/25
TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES - Allows city of Providence to levy a tax in fiscal year 2026, in an amount not to exceed seven percent (7%) in excess of the total amount levied and certified by that city for its previous fiscal year.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H5967
Introduced
2/28/25
Refer
2/28/25
Report Pass
5/28/25
TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES - Establishes that a renewable energy resource shall pay $5.00 per kilowatt of alternating current nameplate capacity for tangible property and $3.50 per kilowatt of alternating nameplate capacity for real property.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H5968
Introduced
2/28/25
Refer
2/28/25
STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- FARMLAND PRESERVATION ACT - Prohibits any city, town, quasi-municipal corporation or public corporation from assessing any existing agricultural operation or agricultural land any water impact fee, excepting base useable charges.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H5969
Introduced
2/28/25
Refer
2/28/25
House Resolution Respectfully Requesting The Division Of Public Utilities And Carriers Take Action To Address High Utility Bills For Residents And Businesses In Rhode Island
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H5970
Introduced
2/28/25
Refer
2/28/25
Joint Resolution Creating A Special Legislative Commission To Study And Provide Recommendations For The Creation Of A Statewide Whole-home Repairs Program (creates 12-member Commission To Study And Provide Recommendations For The Creation Of A Statewide Whole-home Repairs Program, And Who Would Report Back To The General Assembly By January 5, 2026, And Would Expire On March 5, 2026.)
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H5971
Introduced
2/28/25
Refer
2/28/25
TAXATION -- RHODE ISLAND NEW QUALIFIED JOBS INCENTIVE ACT 2015 - Provides that businesses awarded tax credits, under the qualified jobs incentive act, within a specified time period are able to submit certain required documentation by December 31, 2025.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H5972
Introduced
2/28/25
Refer
2/28/25
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 House Bill H5973
Introduced
2/28/25
Refer
2/28/25
STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- OFFICE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES - Prohibits the state from seeking reimbursement for expenditures made on behalf of disabled Rhode Islanders from an ABLE account after death of the designated beneficiary.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H5974
Introduced
2/28/25
Refer
2/28/25
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- CRIMINAL INJURIES COMPENSATION - Permits hit and run victims suffering serious bodily injury to recover under the crime victim compensation program.