Rhode Island State Senator

Mark McKenney 2024 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 7)

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Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2627

Introduced
3/1/24  
Mandates that all restaurants offering children's meals offer at least two (2) children's meals that complies with certain detailed nutritional standards set forth in the act.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2631

Introduced
3/1/24  
Grants a right of first offer to qualified nonprofits for the purchase of certain multi-family residential properties at market prices, within a reasonable period of time to promote the creation and preservation of affordable rental housing.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2635

Introduced
3/1/24  
Refer
3/1/24  
Report Pass
6/4/24  
Engrossed
6/6/24  
Engrossed
6/11/24  
Provide the maximum number of unrelated persons living together that could be constitute an individual household would not be less than one person per bedroom.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2637

Introduced
3/1/24  
Restricts increases in monthly common expenses and limit special assessments to cover unforeseen costs not included in the associationโ€™s approved annual budget for common expenses in associations where the minority of the units are deed restricted units.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2638

Introduced
3/1/24  
Restructures RI Housing and Conservation Trust Fund, increase its membership to 15 members, 11 of whom are to be from the general public and reallocate the percentage of the funds for housing, conservation and other goals.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2639

Introduced
3/1/24  
Refer
3/1/24  
Report Pass
5/30/24  
Engrossed
6/4/24  
Enrolled
6/10/24  
Allows municipalities that issue tax bills via mail to develop programs to provide adequate notice through other digital means.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2641

Introduced
3/1/24  
Allows for a qualified abandonment of public town roads which grants a public easement over said road allowing it to be converted to a walking/hiking/biking trail as well as for access to parks, nature preserves and other recreational facilities.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2642

Introduced
3/1/24  
Allows unit owners to participate in association meetings remotely through the use of digital platforms such as zoom or googlemeet.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2644

Introduced
3/1/24  
Refer
3/1/24  
Report Pass
6/4/24  
Engrossed
6/6/24  
Creates a process for condominium associations to give notice to and obtain approval from unit mortgage holders for certain association actions.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2645

Introduced
3/1/24  
Eliminates unreasonable and fiscally irresponsible constraints of budget caps created in some condominium documents by developers to help sell units.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2646

Introduced
3/1/24  
Requires associations to provide unit owners with thirty (30) days notice of any increase in the deductible application to the association's policy ensuring that unit owners will have coverage relating to their responsibility.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2647

Introduced
3/1/24  
Refer
3/1/24  
Report Pass
5/30/24  
Engrossed
6/4/24  
Engrossed
6/10/24  
Requires the recording of the bylaws and rules of the association in the land evidence records of the city or town the condominium is located in and require amendments to the original filings to be certified by two (2) members of the executive board.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2661

Introduced
3/1/24  
Considers state government caseworkers or investigators "public officials" for purposes of the prohibition on making threats to public officials.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2662

Introduced
3/1/24  
JOINT RESOLUTION APPROVE AND PUBLISH AND SUBMIT TO THE ELECTORS A PROPOSITION OF AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION -- OF QUALIFICATION FOR OFFICE (Proposes a state constitutional amendment to provide no person could hold office as general officer unless that person was a resident and a registered voter in the State of Rhode Island for at least 5 years, continuously, prior to taking office.)
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2664

Introduced
3/1/24  
Changes the community service requirements of a sentence related to the violation of ยง 11-44-21.1 relating to defacing private residences, offices, businesses or commercial property.