Rhode Island State Senator

John Burke 2025 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 15)

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S1045

Introduced
5/9/25  
Exempts subchapter S corporations in the first year of existence from paying the minimum tax.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S1046

Introduced
5/9/25  
Allows communities to increase their local share of hotel tax collection by an additional two percent (2%).
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S1050

Introduced
5/9/25  
Refer
5/9/25  
Report Pass
6/2/25  
Engrossed
6/4/25  
Enrolled
6/18/25  
Requires payments by the corporation increase from a $3.00 tipping fee per vehicle to a $6.00 tipping fee per vehicle, unless exempt. This act would also require fees be paid to Johnston on an annual rather than a biannual basis.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S1052

Introduced
5/9/25  
Provides that minor subdivisions would include oversized lot subdivisions under certain circumstances and relative to zoning ordinances, permit a modification to allow "neighborhood character-based modifications" under certain circumstances.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S1056

Introduced
5/9/25  
Requires every school district to render assistance and cooperation within its jurisdictional power to further the objects of this chapter, to wit, providing the courts with any information concerning a child as the court may require.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S1058

Introduced
5/9/25  
Refer
5/9/25  
Report Pass
5/28/25  
Requires employers to provide each employee of a warehouse distribution center, upon hire, with written description of quotas applicable to the employee within defined time periods and adverse employment action for failure to meet the quota.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S1060

Introduced
5/9/25  
Refer
5/9/25  
Report Pass
6/2/25  
Engrossed
6/10/25  
Engrossed
6/17/25  
Clarifies several workers' compensation court authority for injuries to sworn employees (police/fire).
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S1064

Introduced
5/9/25  
SENATE RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING THE BROWN WOMEN'S RUGBY TEAM ON WINNING THE WOMEN'S RUGBY COLLEGE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP FOR THE THIRD YEAR IN A ROW
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S1066

Introduced
5/13/25  
SENATE RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING THE ELEANOR SLATER HOSPITAL--ZAMBARANO CAMPUS ON THE RECOGNITION OF "ZAMBARANO DAY" ON MAY 13, 2025
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S1068

Introduced
5/13/25  
SENATE RESOLUTION COMMEMORATING MAY 11 THROUGH MAY 17, 2025, TO BE "NATIONAL POLICE WEEK" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND, IN REMEMBRANCE OF ALL THE POLICE AND LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WHO HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES IN THE LINE OF DUTY
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S1073

Introduced
5/13/25  
Makes it unlawful for a person in the custody of the department of corrections to use any force or weapon to resist a lawful request or directive.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S1083

Introduced
5/23/25  
Refer
5/23/25  
Report Pass
6/18/25  
Engrossed
6/20/25  
Engrossed
6/21/25  
Adds the process of permitting the construction of attached single-family dwellings in identified zoning districts as a factor that zoning ordinances must address.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S1084

Introduced
5/23/25  
Refer
5/23/25  
Report Pass
6/18/25  
Engrossed
6/20/25  
Engrossed
6/21/25  
Amends the administration requirements a zoning ordinance must provide and/or designate and would require that zoning certificates be issued within 20 days of the written request.
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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.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S1071

Introduced
5/13/25  
Provides penalties for second and subsequent violations of installing and possessing a vehicle with sun screening materials in violation of this section.