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 S0099

Introduced
1/31/25  
Exempts the trade-in value of pickup trucks under eight thousand one hundred pounds (8,100 lbs.) gross weight, used exclusively for personal use, from sales tax.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0101

Introduced
1/31/25  
Repeals the corporation minimum tax.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0120

Introduced
1/31/25  
Increases insurance coverage for hearing aids from one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) to one thousand seven hundred fifty dollars ($1,750), per ear, for all people regardless of age effective January 1, 2026.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0124

Introduced
1/31/25  
Expands the definition of "employee". It also modifies how the state's labor relations board operates and aids in enforcement of the board's orders.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0127

Introduced
1/31/25  
Requires the employers of unionized public school teachers, municipal employees and state employees, to provide the union, at least once every 120 days, a list of all their employees in their union, as well as their personal and demographic information.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0130

Introduced
1/31/25  
Changes the fine for any person convicted of a first violation of this chapter from $85 to $200, and increases the period of time that the violator may be ordered to pick up litter.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0132

Introduced
1/31/25  
Refer
1/31/25  
Requires that all monies received from the payment of fines under the Uniform Act on Prevention of and Remedies for Human Trafficking be deposited into the into the violent crimes indemnity account within the general fund.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0133

Introduced
1/31/25  
Refer
1/31/25  
Report Pass
5/27/25  
Prohibits the use of service agreements that are unfair to an owner of residential real estate who enters into such an agreement or to persons who may become owners of that real estate in the future.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0123

Introduced
1/31/25  
Permits municipalities to enact ordinances that provide them the authority to organize local tax amnesty events once every three (3) years.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0125

Introduced
1/31/25  
Sets the minimum wage for 2026 at $16 per hour, 2027 at $17 per hour, 2028 at $18 per hour, 2029 at $19 per hour and for 2030 at $20 per hour.