Rhode Island State Senator

John Burke 2025 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 16)

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S1086

Introduced

5/23/25

Refer

5/23/25

Report Pass

6/18/25

Engrossed

6/20/25

Engrossed

6/21/25

Passed

6/27/25

Provides technical amendments to the chapters on subdivision of land and zoning ordinances for towns and cities.

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S1087

Introduced

5/23/25

Refer

5/23/25

Report Pass

6/18/25

Engrossed

6/20/25

Enrolled

6/21/25

Passed

7/1/25

Provides for the establishment and operation of an electronic permitting platform for all state and local permitting.

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S1088

Introduced

5/23/25

Refer

5/23/25

Report Pass

6/18/25

Engrossed

6/20/25

Enrolled

6/21/25

Passed

7/1/25

Amends several definitions relating to low- or moderate-income housing as well as the procedure for the approval of low- or moderate-income housing.

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S1090

Introduced

5/23/25

Refer

5/23/25

Report Pass

6/18/25

Engrossed

6/20/25

Engrossed

6/21/25

Passed

6/27/25

Adds "providing for residential development in all or some of the areas encompassing commercial districts" as a purpose a zoning ordinance must address.

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S1091

Introduced

5/23/25

Refer

5/23/25

Report Pass

6/18/25

Engrossed

6/20/25

Enrolled

6/21/25

Passed

7/1/25

Amends the provisions under which a city or town may exceed the maximum levy for the assessment of local taxes.

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S1092

Introduced

5/23/25

Refer

5/23/25

Report Pass

6/18/25

Engrossed

6/20/25

Enrolled

6/21/25

Passed

7/1/25

Adds an additional purpose to the standard provisions list that a zoning ordinance is required to address.

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S1113

Introduced

5/23/25

Refer

5/23/25

Report Pass

5/28/25

Engrossed

6/3/25

Enrolled

6/12/25

Passed

6/17/25

Prohibits payments in lieu of pension benefits to person employed more than ninety (90) days.

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S1133

Introduced

6/4/25

Refer

6/4/25

Makes offenses against gift card holders subject to the penalties for larceny.

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S1136

Introduced

6/5/25

Passed

6/5/25

SENATE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING AND ACKNOWLEDGING JUNE OF 2025 AS "PORTUGUESE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S1138

Introduced

6/5/25

Passed

6/5/25

SENATE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING DEEPEST CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF YOLANDA CACERES DE LEONARDO

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S1142

Introduced

6/6/25

Refer

6/6/25

Report Pass

6/18/25

Engrossed

6/20/25

Enrolled

6/20/25

Passed

7/1/25

Allows the town council of Coventry to make exemptions from taxation on real and personal property that has undergone environmental remediation. This act is subject to conditions as provided in this section.

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S1147

Introduced

6/10/25

Refer

6/10/25

Report Pass

6/17/25

Engrossed

6/18/25

Enrolled

6/20/25

Passed

7/1/25

Names the Senate Chamber after the former Senate President Dominick J. Ruggerio.

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S1154

Introduced

6/13/25

Refer

6/13/25

Provides that a person over 18 yrs can purchase/possess a stun gun or electronic dart gun, prohibits sale of a stun gun or electronic dart gun to anyone under18 yrs, and criminalizes the use of a stun gun or electronic dart gun in any criminal offense.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S1093

Introduced

5/23/25

Refer

5/23/25

Provides amendments to enable the development of state-owned vacant, abandoned or underutilized land for housing and the process therefor.

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S1126

Introduced

6/3/25

Refer

6/3/25

Report Pass

6/5/25

Engrossed

6/10/25

Enrolled

6/17/25

Passed

6/23/25

AUTHORIZING THE TOWN OF WEST WARWICK TO ISSUE NOT TO EXCEED $71,000,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS AND NOTES TO FINANCE THE ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, IMPROVEMENT, RENOVATION, FURNISHING AND EQUIPPING OF SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL FACILITIES THROUGHOUT THE TOWN AND ALL ATTENDANT EXPENSES INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DEMOLITION, ENGINEERING, ARCHITECTURAL AND LANDSCAPING COSTS

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