Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session All Bills
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0529
Introduced
2/26/25
Refer
2/26/25
MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- PASSING, USE OF LANES, AND RULES OF THE ROAD - Adds a provision in the statute relating to one way highways, providing an increased penalty when a motorist travels the wrong way on an interstate highway or an entrance or exit ramp connected to an interstate highway.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0530
Introduced
2/26/25
Refer
2/26/25
CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS - Precludes a person who pled nolo contendere or convicted of a misdemeanor offense and sentenced in accordance with the hate crime sentencing enhancement act for such misdemeanor, from purchasing, owning, carrying, transporting or having possession firearm
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0531
Introduced
2/26/25
Refer
2/26/25
FOOD AND DRUGS -- THE RHODE ISLAND CANNABIS ACT - Makes several amendments to the cannabis act relating to applications for licensure, the social equity assistance program and the application of cannabis tax revenue.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0532
Introduced
2/26/25
Refer
2/26/25
Report Pass
5/20/25
Engrossed
5/22/25
Refer
5/23/25
Report Pass
5/29/25
Engrossed
6/3/25
Passed
6/10/25
MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- SIZE, WEIGHT, AND LOAD LIMITS - Allows boats and marine assets to utilize the overweight oversize annual blanket permit that was in effect until 2022, and for the resumption of the prior practice of permitting for boats and marine asset transportation.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0533
Introduced
2/26/25
Refer
2/26/25
STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- RESTRICTIVE CONFINEMENT OVERSIGHT ACT - Establishes the restrictive housing oversight committee ("committee") for the purpose of monitoring the use of restrictive housing ("solitary confinement"), as well as disciplinary and administrative confinement at the department of corrections.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0534
Introduced
2/26/25
Refer
2/26/25
COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- THIRD-PARTY LITIGATION FINANCING CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT - Comprehensively regulates the practices of third-party litigation financiers in Rhode Island.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0535
Introduced
2/26/25
Refer
2/26/25
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- STATE CRIME LABORATORY COMMISSION - Increases number of members of the state crime laboratory commission 9, changes makeup of commission to include individuals with expertise in law enforcement, criminal defense, scientific research, makes chair of department of physics executive secretary.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0536
Introduced
2/26/25
Refer
2/26/25
BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- REAL ESTATE SALES DISCLOSURES - Modifies the real estate sales disclosure form to include the disclosure of “blower door diagnostic air leakage testing” and advises that air leakage testing is recommended prior to purchasing a residential unit.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0537
Introduced
2/26/25
Refer
2/26/25
STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- THE PROTECTED SPACES ACT - Limits the ability for any federal immigration authority to investigate, detain, apprehend or arrest any individuals for potential violations of federal immigration laws without a judicial warrant within certain protected locations.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0538
Introduced
2/26/25
Refer
2/26/25
STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- THE RHODE ISLAND CIVIL RIGHTS ENFORCEMENT ACT - Provides a remedy for any harm caused due to deprivation or violation of rights secured by the Rhode Island Constitution due to acts of the State of Rhode Island.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0539
Introduced
2/26/25
Refer
2/26/25
COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- DISTRICT COURT PRACTICE - Provides amendments to the assessment of filing fees required to appeal from certain matters adjudicated by the district court.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0540
Introduced
2/26/25
Refer
2/26/25
MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- PASSING, USE OF LANES AND RULES OF THE ROAD - Allows lane filtering, the act of passing stopped or slow-moving vehicles proceeding in the same direction, for motorcycles at low speeds.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0541
Introduced
2/26/25
Refer
2/26/25
Report Pass
6/2/25
Engrossed
6/10/25
ELECTIONS -- CONDUCT OF ELECTION AND VOTING EQUIPMENT, AND SUPPLIES - Increases from 7 days to 9 days the period of time in which a request for a recount of the votes cast can be made to the board of elections and no certificates of election may be issued until the recount, if any, is completed.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0542
Introduced
2/26/25
Refer
2/26/25
FOOD AND DRUGS -- UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT -- OFFENCES AND PENALTIES - Reduces penalties for non-violent drug offenses and provide for terms of imprisonment of not more than 10 years for any drug offense and would repeal certain other offenses.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0543
Introduced
2/26/25
Refer
2/26/25
TAXATION -- CIGARETTE AND OTHER TOBACCO PRODUCTS TAX - Defines a vape shop and exempt it from the prohibition of selling electronic nicotine-delivery system products.