Rhode Island State Senator

David Tikoian 2025 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 10)

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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0529

Introduced
2/26/25  
Refer
2/26/25  
Report Pass
6/18/25  
Adds a provision in the statute relating to one way highways, providing an increased penalty when a motorist travels the wrong way on an interstate highway or an entrance or exit ramp connected to an interstate highway.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0532

Introduced
2/26/25  
Refer
2/26/25  
Report Pass
5/20/25  
Engrossed
5/22/25  
Refer
5/23/25  
Report Pass
5/29/25  
Engrossed
6/3/25  
Allows boats and marine assets to utilize the overweight oversize annual blanket permit that was in effect until 2022, and for the resumption of the prior practice of permitting for boats and marine asset transportation.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0534

Introduced
2/26/25  
Comprehensively regulates the practices of third-party litigation financiers in Rhode Island.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0539

Introduced
2/26/25  
Provides amendments to the assessment of filing fees required to appeal from certain matters adjudicated by the district court.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0540

Introduced
2/26/25  
Allows lane filtering, the act of passing stopped or slow-moving vehicles proceeding in the same direction, for motorcycles at low speeds.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0544

Introduced
2/26/25  
Increases the penalty for anyone found guilty of reckless driving while eluding police to a felony punishable by up to 5 years imprisonment and subject to a loss of license from 1 to 2 years and a possible forfeiture of their motor vehicle.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0550

Introduced
2/26/25  
Refer
2/26/25  
Report Pass
6/2/25  
Allows animal control officers in the cities and towns to lawfully take charge of and provide adequate care to any animal found abandoned or neglected or hazardously accumulated and would increase penalties for malicious injury to or killing of animals.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0551

Introduced
2/26/25  
Allows seizure and rehoming of animals prior to criminal charges being heard.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0552

Introduced
2/26/25  
Refer
2/26/25  
Report Pass
6/10/25  
Makes it a felony for any person to remove or attempt to remove any firearm or other weapon or any communication device from any peace officer or investigator of the department of attorney general.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0553

Introduced
2/26/25  
Tenants with disabilities may request to keep an emotional support animals.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0555

Introduced
2/26/25  
Distinguishes, in two separate subsections, a first offense for reckless driving, which is a misdemeanor, and a second or subsequent offense for reckless driving, which is a felony.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0556

Introduced
2/26/25  
Adds five (5) driving violations to the statute that defines aggressive driving.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0558

Introduced
2/26/25  
Adds a rebuttable defense if any person shall die or sustain a personal injury while committing robbery of the owner, lessor, or occupant of a motor vehicle and that the owner or occupant of the vehicle acted in self-defense.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0559

Introduced
2/26/25  
Refer
2/26/25  
Report Pass
5/27/25  
Refer
6/14/25  
Report Pass
6/16/25  
Engrossed
6/18/25  
Engrossed
6/20/25  
Increases imprisonment penalties and adds mandatory community service for violations of ยง 4-1-9.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0561

Introduced
2/26/25  
Provides a rebuttable defense if a person dies or sustains a personal injury while committing any violent criminal offense of a person.