Rhode Island State Senator

Mark McKenney 2024 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Legislative Session

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2023

Introduced
1/10/24  
Extends the "lookback" period for repeat offenses involving driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs under § 31-27-2 and for repeat offenses related to failure or refusal to submit to chemical tests under § 31-27-2.1 from 5 years to 10 years.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2024

Introduced
1/10/24  
Increases penalties for a variety of motor vehicle offenses.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2025

Introduced
1/10/24  
A judge would have discretion to allow a hardship exception to keep license plates of a person convicted of this offense.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2026

Introduced
1/10/24  
Requires that the license plates of a vehicle be confiscated by a police officer if the owner was arrested for driving while their license was suspended, revoked or cancelled for refusing to submit to a chemical test or for operating under the influence.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2034

Introduced
1/12/24  
Refer
1/12/24  
Report Pass
1/16/24  
Engrossed
1/18/24  
Refer
1/19/24  
Report Pass
2/6/24  
Enrolled
2/14/24  
Designates the media room at the Amica Mutual Pavilion as the "Bill Reynolds Media Work Room."
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2045

Introduced
1/12/24  
Refer
1/12/24  
Report Pass
6/6/24  
Establishes Rhode Island Secure Choice Retirement Savings Program to be administered by the general treasurer.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2086

Introduced
1/12/24  
Refer
1/12/24  
Report Pass
2/8/24  
Engrossed
3/7/24  
Refer
3/8/24  
Prohibits healthcare entities from interfering with a patient's right to choose to obtain a clinician-administered drug from their provider or pharmacy of choice.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2115

Introduced
1/12/24  
Refer
1/12/24  
Report Pass
4/25/24  
Engrossed
5/2/24  
Refer
5/3/24  
Report Pass
6/4/24  
Engrossed
6/6/24  
Amends the current requirement of payment of initial filing fee/service of process costs when the victim of crime is still owed restitution at the expiration of the case/seeks to enforce the civil judgment entered at the time of the criminal disposition.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2116

Introduced
1/12/24  
Prohibits any questioning of a juvenile who is suspected of delinquent or criminal behavior, unless the parent of guardian of the juvenile is present, or unless an attorney is present or the juvenile and their parents have waived their presence.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2118

Introduced
1/12/24  
Requires individuals seeking a judicial nomination to reapply to JNC every 5 years and make those individuals selected as finalists, eligible only for the court in which they applied and were chosen during the five years following their selection.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2129

Introduced
1/12/24  
Refer
1/12/24  
Report Pass
5/7/24  
Engrossed
5/14/24  
Refer
5/15/24  
Report Pass
5/21/24  
Enrolled
6/5/24  
Permits Dyslexia Advocacy Rhode Island plates to be issued for passenger or commercial vehicles upon the satisfaction of the required criteria relative to the number of plates ordered.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2150

Introduced
1/24/24  
Refer
1/24/24  
Report Pass
6/13/24  
Engrossed
6/13/24  
Engrossed
6/14/24  
Exempts egg laying hens kept for commercial egg production purposes from the provisions of chapter 4-1.1 until January 1, 2028.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2156

Introduced
1/24/24  
Refer
1/24/24  
Report Pass
6/6/24  
Engrossed
6/11/24  
Enrolled
6/13/24  
Increases the maximum post retirement employment earnings from eighteen thousand dollars ($18,000) to twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) a year for certain retired educators.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2157

Introduced
1/24/24  
Creates a sales tax holiday on August 10 and 11, 2024.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2158

Introduced
1/24/24  
Phases in modifications to federal adjusted gross income over a 4 year period for social security income, from 25% up to 100%, beginning on or after January 1, 2025.