Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session All Bills
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H6245
Introduced
4/23/25
Refer
4/23/25
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- BAIL AND RECOGNIZANCE - Creates a bail task force to study the need of monetary conditions of bail and to consider other methods for ensuring an accused’s appearance in court, enhance public safety and honor the presumption of innocence.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H6246
Introduced
4/23/25
Refer
4/23/25
Report Pass
5/28/25
Engrossed
6/10/25
TOWNS AND CITIES -- GENERAL POWERS - Increases the landing fee for the town of New Shoreham from fifty cents ($.50) to one dollar ($1.00).
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H6247
Introduced
4/23/25
Refer
4/23/25
TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES - Grants the town council of the town of Charlestown the authority to enact a homestead exemption ordinance.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H6248
Introduced
4/23/25
Refer
4/23/25
TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES-TAX DEFERRAL PROGRAM - Enables any city or town council to adopt a property tax deferral program for senior citizens and disabled persons or veterans.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H6249
Introduced
4/23/25
Refer
4/23/25
Amends the public law incorporating Western Coventry Fire District to require a referendum & affirmative vote of the fire district electors prior to any merge/consolidation of the district with any other district or with the fire department of Coventry.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H6250
Introduced
4/23/25
Refer
4/23/25
Validates and ratify amendments to the charter of the Harrisville Fire District in the town of Burrillville.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H6251
Introduced
4/23/25
Refer
4/23/25
ELECTIONS -- GENERAL PROVISIONS - Redefines "political party" and defines and distinguishes between "major parties" and "minor parties" based on the total number of votes a party's candidate received in the previous election.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H6252
Introduced
4/23/25
Refer
4/23/25
WATERS AND NAVIGATION -- RHODE ISLAND INFRASTRUCTURE BANK - Authorizes the Rhode Island infrastructure bank to establish a fund to provide financial assistance to local government units for resiliency and stormwater abatement projects.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H6253
Introduced
4/23/25
Refer
4/23/25
PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- RETIREMENT SYSTEM -- MEMBERSHIP AND SERVICE CREDITS - Allows members of the retirement system who served in the national guard or reserves and qualify as veterans, to purchase retirement service credits based on their years of service in the National guard or reserves.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H6254
Introduced
4/23/25
Refer
4/23/25
HUMAN SERVICES -- MEDICAL ASSISTANCE - Authorizes office of health and human services (EOHHS) to establish coverage for obesity treatments, including medication. Office of health and human services would seek a 1115(a) waiver.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H6255
Introduced
4/23/25
Refer
4/23/25
EDUCATION -- SCHOOL COMMITTEES AND SUPERINTENDENTS -- CENTRAL FALLS SCHOOL DISTRICT - Authorizes the city of Central Falls, via home rule charter or city ordinance, to create a school board with all powers and duties thereto, to govern the Central Falls school district.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H6256
Introduced
4/23/25
Refer
4/23/25
TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION - Repeals the property tax and sales and use tax exemption for boats.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H6257
Introduced
4/23/25
Refer
4/23/25
TAXATION -- REAL ESTATE CONVEYANCE TAX - Provides for an additional real estate conveyance tax for commercial properties sold in excess of one million five hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000) at a rate of three dollars and thirteen cents ($3.13) for each five hundred dollars.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H6258
Introduced
4/24/25
Passed
4/24/25
House Resolution Proclaiming April 24, 2025, As "armenian Genocide Remembrance Day" To Commemorate The Armenian Genocide Of 1915 To 1923, And In Honor Of Armenian-americans
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H6259
Introduced
4/24/25
Passed
4/24/25
House Resolution Proclaiming April 20-26 Of 2025 To Be "medical Laboratory Professionals Week" In The State Of Rhode Island