Rhode Island State Senator

Brian Thompson Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Session

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S1059

Introduced
5/9/25  
Refer
5/9/25  
Recognizes that municipal employees have the opportunity to utilize interest arbitration and would establish new factors for the arbitrators to consider. These factors include comparisons of wages/hourly conditions of employment in similarly skilled jobs.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S1113

Introduced
5/23/25  
Refer
5/23/25  
Report Pass
5/28/25  
Prohibits payments in lieu of pension benefits to person employed more than ninety (90) days.

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S1071

Introduced
5/13/25  
Provides penalties for second and subsequent violations of installing and possessing a vehicle with sun screening materials in violation of this section.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S1073

Introduced
5/13/25  
Makes it unlawful for a person in the custody of the department of corrections to use any force or weapon to resist a lawful request or directive.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S1087

Introduced
5/23/25  
Provides for the establishment and operation of an electronic permitting platform for all state and local permitting.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S1128

Introduced
6/3/25  
Refer
6/3/25  
Authorizes the city of Woonsocket to levy a tax for the 2026 fiscal year at a rate of five and one-half percent (5.5%) in excess of the amount levied and certified by the city for the prior year.