Rhode Island State Senator

John Burke 2024 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 6)

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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2370

Introduced
2/12/24  
Requires 10% of all rental fees collected by the water resources board pursuant to a lease with the Coventry Pines Golf Club be paid to the town of Coventry and 10% to the Central Coventry Fire District.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2374

Introduced
2/12/24  
JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $250,000 TO THE SUBSTANCE USE AND MENTAL HEALTH LEADERSHIP COUNCIL OF RI (SUMHLC) (This resolution would authorize an appropriation of the sum of $250,000 to the Substance Use and Mental Health Leadership Council of RI.)
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2383

Introduced
2/12/24  
Requires the director of BHDDH to establish and maintain a registry of employees found to be in violation of and disciplined for any felony offense, misdemeanor crime of dishonesty or offense involving the use of illegal substances.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2386

Introduced
2/12/24  
Requires written consent by recipient or parent before vaccine and prohibits discrimination against those who don't vaccinate and fines up to $25,000 for violation. Also prohibits DCYF from investigating for failure to vaccinate.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2398

Introduced
2/12/24  
Prohibits a medical training program from using a live animal while teaching medical procedures if any other accredited training program does not use animals or there is an alternate method that teaches the lesson without the use of an animal.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2410

Introduced
2/12/24  
Refer
2/12/24  
Report Pass
6/10/24  
Engrossed
6/13/24  
Engrossed
6/14/24  
Requires hosting platforms offering short-term rental of residential property for tourist or transient use to disclose on listings the current, valid registration number and its expiration date.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2411

Introduced
2/12/24  
Removes the municipal preemption on prohibiting the offering of residential units for tourist or transient use through a hosting platform.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2418

Introduced
2/12/24  
Refer
2/12/24  
Report Pass
6/4/24  
Engrossed
6/6/24  
Engrossed
6/11/24  
Allows non-affiliated party voters to vote in party primaries, without becoming an affiliated party voter.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2422

Introduced
2/12/24  
Amends the statute punishing child pornography by replacing the term "child pornography" with the term "child sexual abuse material."
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2428

Introduced
2/12/24  
Provides that any benefit that a beneficiary is entitled to shall be exempt from lien, attachment or garnishment and would not be transferable or assignable and provides provisions for disclaiming any such benefit.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2434

Introduced
2/12/24  
Criminalizes and sets mandatory minimum sentences for the unlawful interference with traffic upon the federal and state highways of this state.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2436

Introduced
2/12/24  
Refer
2/12/24  
Report Pass
3/19/24  
Engrossed
3/28/24  
Refer
3/29/24  
Report Pass
6/12/24  
Engrossed
6/13/24  
Engrossed
6/13/24  
Prohibits noncompete agreements except for noncompete agreements between a seller and buyer of a business; creates civil action for an employer for the violation of an agreement by employee regarding disclosure or wrongful utilization of trade secrets.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2437

Introduced
2/12/24  
Amends the statutory penalties for a second and third possession of marijuana offense to conform to the penalties promulgated in the Rhode Island cannabis act.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2445

Introduced
2/12/24  
JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE AND PUBLISH AND SUBMIT TO THE ELECTORS A PROPOSITION OF AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE -- REFERENDUM ON LINE ITEM VETO (This proposed amendment to the Constitution would provide the governor with a line item veto on the budget and other bills for the appropriation of money.)
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2446

Introduced
2/12/24  
Defines "crime gun" and requires law enforcement to submit crime gun or 2 fired cartridge cases seized to state crime laboratory or the BATF for testing and tracing and also requires 2 test-fired cartridge cases to be entered into NIBIN.