Rhode Island State Senator

John Burke Authored & Sponsored Legislation

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Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0334

Introduced
2/21/25  
Provides that a school district could elect and choose to not spend money on any mandate that is not fully funded through the state education aid formula.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0341

Introduced
2/21/25  
Provides a full property tax exemption for a veteran’s real property used as the veteran's primary residence.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0350

Introduced
2/21/25  
Defines a quorum of the building code standards committee be a majority of the current board members and amends the state building code to require that sections provide that dwelling units from one to four (4) units use the international residential code.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0352

Introduced
2/21/25  
Requires superior court clerk to automatically seal cases/individual counts of a criminal complaint/indictment that were dismissed, upon request of the defendant and serve it upon bureau of criminal identification, police department and counsel of record.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0353

Introduced
2/21/25  
Extends time for a party to apply for stay of arbitration to180 days; invalidates any provision that penalizes a party for seeking legal representation; requires arbitrator to provide notice of default to a party for failure to pay fees.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0357

Introduced
2/21/25  
Requires persons convicted of driving under influence or refusal to submit to chemical test, to have an ignition interlock system installed in vehicle as part of sentence and to pay an assessment to pay for the systems for indigent defendants.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0358

Introduced
2/21/25  
Provides a civil cause of action for individuals injured by artificial intelligence.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0360

Introduced
2/21/25  
SENATE RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY AND ASSESS EDUCATION MODULES FOR DIVORCING PARENTS (Creates a nine (9) member commission to the study and assess the most effective module for divorcing parents, and would report back by January 27, 2026, and expire on March 27, 2026.)
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0362

Introduced
2/21/25  
Exempts foster care individuals from drivers education fee at community college of Rhode Island.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0363

Introduced
2/21/25  
Defines "military-connected student", "advance enrollment" and "open enrollment" to give them flexibility in choosing a school district.