Rhode Island State Senator

Brian Thompson Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0566

Introduced
2/26/25  
Provides for a cause of action against an individual or entity that prohibits the possession of firearms on real property, except residences, by an individual that is authorized and licensed to carry a firearm.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0568

Introduced
2/26/25  
Refer
2/26/25  
Report Pass
5/20/25  
Engrossed
5/22/25  
Requires that all new school buses be equipped with live digital video school bus violation detection monitoring systems as of July 1, 2027. All buses, new and used, must have the monitoring systems installed by July 1, 2032.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0585

Introduced
2/26/25  
Establishes the E-Verify compliance program which would require all non-governmental employers within the state with 3 or more employees to apply to participate in the federal E-Verify program and to agree to participate in the program, if accepted.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0598

Introduced
3/6/25  
Provides a criminal background check procedure for for-hire intrastate passenger transportation services.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0607

Introduced
3/6/25  
Makes a series of amendments to several statutes regarding businesses and professions to provide clarity or align with new federal requirements.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0608

Introduced
3/6/25  
Refer
3/6/25  
Standardizes successor appointment language for various boards and adds language providing that a quorum be a majority of appointed members and the language applies across several healthcare professional boards that currently lack this language.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0619

Introduced
3/6/25  
Prohibits individuals from conveying items to or from the training school for youth without prior consent by the executive director of the division of youth development at the department of children, youth and families.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0620

Introduced
3/6/25  
Prohibits the holding of multiple drivers licenses or identification cards and would change the term "re-constructed salvage" to "rebuilt salvage" for purposes of the Rhode Island salvage law.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0621

Introduced
3/6/25  
Provides that advanced practice registered nurses have the same immunity from liability as physicians and surgeons.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0588

Introduced
2/26/25  
Provides for paid leave for a state employee who donates an organ. The duration of the leave is dependent on the type of donation and notice should be provided to the employer at least thirty (30) days prior to the leave.