Rhode Island State Senator

Jacob Bissaillon 2025 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 17)

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S1085

Introduced
5/23/25  
Refer
5/23/25  
Report Pass
6/18/25  
Engrossed
6/20/25  
Enrolled
6/21/25  
Adds a definition for "co-living housing" to the zoning ordinance provisions of the general laws and would include such housing as a special provision to be included in a zoning ordinance.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S1086

Introduced
5/23/25  
Refer
5/23/25  
Report Pass
6/18/25  
Engrossed
6/20/25  
Engrossed
6/21/25  
Provides technical amendments to the chapters on subdivision of land and zoning ordinances for towns and cities.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S1087

Introduced
5/23/25  
Refer
5/23/25  
Report Pass
6/18/25  
Engrossed
6/20/25  
Enrolled
6/21/25  
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 S1088

Introduced
5/23/25  
Refer
5/23/25  
Report Pass
6/18/25  
Engrossed
6/20/25  
Enrolled
6/21/25  
Amends several definitions relating to low- or moderate-income housing as well as the procedure for the approval of low- or moderate-income housing.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S1089

Introduced
5/23/25  
Refer
5/23/25  
Report Pass
6/18/25  
Engrossed
6/20/25  
Engrossed
6/21/25  
Amends the composition of the building code standards committee and would make several technical amendments relative to the building code office and would establish a state building code office within the office of state fire marshal.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S1092

Introduced
5/23/25  
Refer
5/23/25  
Report Pass
6/18/25  
Engrossed
6/20/25  
Enrolled
6/21/25  
Adds an additional purpose to the standard provisions list that a zoning ordinance is required to address.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S1093

Introduced
5/23/25  
Provides amendments to enable the development of state-owned vacant, abandoned or underutilized land for housing and the process therefor.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S1114

Introduced
5/23/25  
Allows the city of Providence to adopt higher rates for the marginal value of residential property in excess of $1,000,000 per dwelling. Taxpayers below a certain income level may be exempt and additional revenue would be exempt.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S1115

Introduced
5/23/25  
Bills nonprofit colleges and universities in the city of Providence for municipal services if they do not reach a memorandum of agreement with the city for increased payments.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S1131

Introduced
6/4/25  
Authorizes municipalities to impose a ticket tax on ticket sales for venues large enough to hold at least eight hundred (800) patrons, seated, of seven percent (7%) per ticket. The tax shall be redistributed to the locality where the venue is located.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S1149

Introduced
6/12/25  
SENATE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING JUNE 12TH OF 2025, TO BE "COX IMPACT DAY" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S1090

Introduced
5/23/25  
Refer
5/23/25  
Report Pass
6/18/25  
Engrossed
6/20/25  
Engrossed
6/21/25  
Adds "providing for residential development in all or some of the areas encompassing commercial districts" as a purpose a zoning ordinance must address.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S1091

Introduced
5/23/25  
Refer
5/23/25  
Report Pass
6/18/25  
Engrossed
6/20/25  
Enrolled
6/21/25  
Amends the provisions under which a city or town may exceed the maximum levy for the assessment of local taxes.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S1116

Introduced
5/23/25  
Refer
5/23/25  
Report Pass
6/5/25  
Engrossed
6/10/25  
Engrossed
6/20/25  
Adopts a new tax classification system for the city of Providence.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S1132

Introduced
6/3/25  
Refer
6/3/25  
Report Pass
6/5/25  
Engrossed
6/10/25  
Enrolled
6/18/25  
Exempts from taxation the real and personal property of the Rhode Island Business Development Institute located at 220 Smith Street, Providence.