Rhode Island State Senator

John Burke Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0645

Introduced
3/7/25  
Exempts certain products that have PFAS if deemed safe by FDA.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0659

Introduced
3/7/25  
Recalculates the retirement allowance related to early retirement and pension benefits for teachers, state employees and municipal employees.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0661

Introduced
3/7/25  
Adds probation and parole officers to the list of state law enforcement professionals, for purpose of retirement on service allowance.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0664

Introduced
3/7/25  
JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $1,000,000 FOR THE PURCHASE, CANCELLATION AND FORGIVENESS OF MEDICAL DEBT (Authorizes the appropriation of the sum of $1,000,000 for the continued purchase, cancellation and forgiveness of medical debt consistent with section 35-4-21.1 of the General Laws.)
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0681

Introduced
3/7/25  
Amends powers/duties of the office of the health insurance commissioner to increase total cost of care for services reimbursed under contracts after risk adjustment that exceeds the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers percentage increase.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0708

Introduced
3/7/25  
Municipalities required to amend zoning ordinances, to include special listed provisions, to authorize development incentives to increase development density or dimensional flexibility, identify provisions to promote and regulate commercial developments.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0717

Introduced
3/7/25  
Requires that affordable housing would be provided for with some developments.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0718

Introduced
3/7/25  
Limits the mandatory rental registry to properties constructed prior to 1978, and further push out the effective date of registration to September 1, 2025, with the penalty clause becoming effective as of October 1, 2025.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0726

Introduced
3/7/25  
Creates a cause of action for partition of heirs property held in tenancy in common.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0729

Introduced
3/7/25  
Considers election officials and poll workers "public officials" for purposes of the prohibition on making threats to public officials.