Rhode Island State Senator

David Tikoian Authored & Sponsored Legislation

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Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0432

Introduced
2/26/25  
Exempts from the sales tax firearm safety equipment, storage devices, gun safes, gun cabinets, gun vaults, gun cases, strong boxes, cable locks, trigger locks and biometric locks.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0434

Introduced
2/26/25  
Exempts the trade-in value of pickup trucks under eight thousand eight hundred pounds (8,800 lbs.) gross weight, used exclusively for personal use, from sales tax.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0435

Introduced
2/26/25  
Exempts from the sales tax eligible school supplies, costing less than $30.00, purchased within one week prior to the commencement of the academic year.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0444

Introduced
2/26/25  
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 Senate Bill S0445

Introduced
2/26/25  
Allows an individual, who is a first-time homebuyer, to contribute funds to a first- time homebuyers saving account with Rhode Island Housing to pay for eligible costs to purchase a home.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0449

Introduced
2/26/25  
Requires a reamortization of the state pension fund for 2026.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0450

Introduced
2/26/25  
Allows teachers, state and municipal employees to retire upon the earlier of reaching age sixty (60) with thirty (30) years of service or the employee's retirement eligibility date under present state statutes.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0454

Introduced
2/26/25  
Gives teachers who takes an unpaid parental or medical leave during the year credit for a year of service for that school year if they served a minimum of 135 days.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0455

Introduced
2/26/25  
Increases the net taxable estate exemption to $3,600,000 on January 1, 2026 and increases the exemption by $1,000,000 on January 1, 2027, and every year thereafter.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0458

Introduced
2/26/25  
Makes the provisions of ยงยง 45-19.1-3 and 45-19.1-4, benefits for firefighters with cancer, effective regardless of any general, special or specific law, or any charter and/or municipal ordinance to the contrary.