Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session All Bills
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0739
Introduced
3/7/25
Refer
3/7/25
COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- CAUSES OF ACTION - Makes all causes of action based on sexual abuse or exploitation of a child not subject to any statute of limitations whether the claim has lapsed or was previously time-barred.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0740
Introduced
3/7/25
Refer
3/7/25
HEALTH AND SAFETY -- SUICIDE PREVENTION -- VOLUNTARY FIREARM RESTRICTIONS ACT - Creates process for individual to voluntarily be either temporarily or indefinitely added to a list restricting their rights to purchase or possess firearms.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0741
Introduced
3/7/25
Refer
3/7/25
ELECTIONS -- NOMINATION OF PARTY AND INDEPENDENT CANDIDATES - Amends several statutes relating to elections and the dates for primaries and dates within which to file nomination papers and object to nomination papers.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0742
Introduced
3/7/25
Refer
3/7/25
Report Pass
6/2/25
Engrossed
6/10/25
PUBLIC RECORDS -- PUBLIC RECORDS ADMINISTRATION - Updates public records administration act, modifies records control schedule, designates records officer, establishes procedures for retention of records. Provides administrator submit yearly reports, establishes public reporting compliance.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0743
Introduced
3/7/25
Refer
3/7/25
Report Pass
6/2/25
Engrossed
6/4/25
EDUCATION -- COUNCIL ON POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION - Beginning on July 1, 2025, allows state union employees to negotiate longevity payments in their collective bargaining agreements.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0744
Introduced
3/7/25
Refer
3/7/25
Report Pass
6/2/25
Engrossed
6/10/25
PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- CORROSION PREVENTION AND MITIGATION WORK REQUIREMENTS - Gives authority to the department of labor and training to enforce violations of the laws relating to corrosion prevention and mitigation work requirements. It also adds civil monetary penalties for violations of those laws.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0745
Introduced
3/7/25
Refer
3/7/25
EDUCATION -- TEACHERS' TENURE - Amends the teachers' tenure act for Providence public school teachers and provides a process for the dismissal and demotion for teachers or other persons assigned full-time to the school.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0746
Introduced
3/7/25
Refer
3/7/25
EDUCATION -- FOUNDATION LEVEL SCHOOL SUPPORT - Changes salary minimum schedule for providence teachers.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0747
Introduced
3/7/25
Refer
3/7/25
EDUCATION -- TEACHERS' TENURE - Allows the Providence public School district by reason of a substantial decrease of pupil population within its school system, to suspend teachers in numbers necessitated by the decrease in pupil population and provide a process for any suspensions.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0748
Introduced
3/7/25
Refer
3/7/25
Report Pass
6/2/25
Engrossed
6/4/25
STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- VIDEO LOTTERY GAMES, TABLE GAMES AND SPORTS WAGERING - On 7/1/2026, renewal of any existing sports wagering vendor contract by state lottery ceases. Prior to expiration, the lottery shall invite vendors to submit applications for sports wagering awarding not less than 2 but not more than 5 contracts.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0749
Introduced
3/7/25
Refer
3/7/25
Report Pass
6/2/25
BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- RESIDENTIAL CONTRACTOR LICENSING - Requires that, beginning January 1, 2028, all contractors structurally remodeling or building new residential structures with 1 to 4 family dwelling units be licensed by the contractors’ registration and licensing board.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0750
Introduced
3/7/25
Refer
3/7/25
STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- CORRECTIONS DEPARTMENT - Increases the minimum wage amount for any person committed to the adult correctional institution from three dollars to five dollars a day for every day the person shall labor.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0751
Introduced
3/7/25
Refer
3/7/25
HEALTH AND SAFETY -- NOTIFICATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS, POLICE OFFICERS AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS AFTER EXPOSURE TO INFECTIOUS DISEASES - Amends the definition of infectious diseases to include the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0752
Introduced
3/7/25
Refer
3/7/25
LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- THE RHODE ISLAND OPPORTUNITY FOR EMPLOYEE OWNERSHIP ACT - Creates RI opportunity for employee ownership, worker gets notice within seven days of sale of business.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0753
Introduced
3/7/25
Refer
3/7/25
EDUCATION -- TEACHERS' TENURE - Allows the dismissal of a teacher after the March 1 deadline if there is gross misconduct by a teacher upon a student. Also allows the notice to be given at any time and will not have any time constraints.