Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session All Bills
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0034
Introduced
1/23/25
Refer
1/23/25
TAXATION -- SALES AND USE TAXES -- LIABILITY AND COMPUTATION - Eliminates the sales tax on taxi services and pet care services.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0035
Introduced
1/23/25
Refer
1/23/25
EDUCATION -- SCHOOL FUNDS AND PROPERTY - Directs the department of education to develop and adopt regulations for energy capable school buildings.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0036
Introduced
1/23/25
Refer
1/23/25
EDUCATION -- THE EDUCATION EQUITY AND PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT - Amends the Education Equity and Property Tax Relief Act to set the regionalization bonus at 2% of the state's share of foundation education aid for the fiscal year starting July 1, 2025, and for each year thereafter.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0037
Introduced
1/23/25
Refer
1/23/25
TAXATION -- REAL ESTATE CONVEYANCE TAX - Allows a municipality to set its own conveyance tax rate for residential properties sold in excess of $900,000.00 at $10 per $500. Provides collected taxes to be in a restricted account and distributed within 2 years for affordable housing.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0038
Introduced
1/23/25
Refer
1/23/25
STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- INSPECTOR GENERAL - Establishes the office of inspector general as an independent administrative agency charged with the responsibility to investigate, detect, and prevent fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement in the expenditure of public funds.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0039
Introduced
1/23/25
Refer
1/23/25
TAXATION -- SALES AND USE TAXES -- LIABILITY AND COMPUTATION - Exempts from the sales tax scalp hair prosthesis or wigs that are necessary due to hair loss from a medical condition.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0040
Introduced
1/23/25
Refer
1/23/25
TAXATION -- PERSONAL INCOME TAX - Increases the state earned-income credit as of January 1, 2026 to seventeen percent (17%) of the federal earned-income credit, not to exceed the amount of state income tax.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0041
Introduced
1/23/25
Refer
1/23/25
TAXATION -- SALES AND USE TAXES -- LIABILITY AND COMPUTATION - Exempts from sales tax the trade-in values of motorcycles as well the proceeds received as a result of an unrecovered stolen or total loss of a motorcycle.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0042
Introduced
1/23/25
Refer
1/23/25
LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- THE RHODE ISLAND OPPORTUNITY FOR EMPLOYEE OWNERSHIP ACT - Provides that funds or monies collected by designated quasi-public corporations or agencies not be subject to transfer or reallocation by order of the governor or general assembly.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0043
Introduced
1/23/25
Refer
1/23/25
TOWNS AND CITIES -- RETIREMENT OF MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES - Increases the number of days a retired municipal employee could work in a calendar year without interruption of pension benefits to ninety (90) days.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0044
Introduced
1/23/25
Refer
1/23/25
Report Pass
3/11/25
Engrossed
3/20/25
Refer
3/21/25
Report Pass
3/27/25
Enrolled
4/10/25
Passed
4/18/25
TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES - Grants the town council of the town of South Kingstown the authority to enact a homestead exemption ordinance.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0045
Introduced
1/23/25
Refer
1/23/25
TAXATION -- SALES AND USE TAXES -- LIABILITY AND COMPUTATION - Removes the exemption from the state hotel tax for residences rented in their entirety on a hosting platform on or after January 1, 2026, for a period of thirty (30) nights or less.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0046
Introduced
1/23/25
Refer
1/23/25
MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- MOTOR FUEL TAX - Extends allocation of motor fuel tax to the Intermodal Surface Transportation Fund through 2025. Changes the allocation to 30% total proceeds, including 30% from the one cent per gallon environmental protection fee through 2026 and thereafter.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0047
Introduced
1/23/25
Refer
1/23/25
MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- MOTOR FUEL TAX - Adjusts the motor fuel tax for inflation every two (2) years based on the inflation that has occurred in the previous two (2) years.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0048
Introduced
1/23/25
Refer
1/23/25
Joint Resolution Making An Appropriation Of $15,200,000 To Be Used To Purchase Pfas-free Firefighting Gear (authorizes The Appropriation Of The Sum Of $15,200,000 To Cities And Towns To Purchase Firefighter And Rescue Personnel Protective Gear Which Is Pfas Free.)