Rhode Island State Senator

Mark McKenney 2025 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 14)

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0954

Introduced
4/4/25  
Establishes and funds the SafeRIde program, which provides transportation, free of charge, to persons suspected of having a blood alcohol concentration that prohibits legal operation of a vehicle.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0957

Introduced
4/4/25  
Refer
4/4/25  
Report Pass
4/30/25  
Engrossed
5/6/25  
Refer
5/7/25  
Report Pass
6/18/25  
Enrolled
6/21/25  
Extends the incentive pay plan to all full-time court clerks, including the traffic tribunal, who meet the eligibility requirements. It would also repeal ยง 8-4.1-6 regarding additional credit for a master's degree.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0969

Introduced
4/16/25  
Changes utility company billing practices so that when a gas electric utility changes their customer billing, they are required to file a copy of the new bill with the PUC for approval, with a complete explanation of the changes.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0971

Introduced
4/16/25  
Establishes a prekindergarten seat finder to support families in accessing high quality early childhood education programs for three (3) and four (4) year old children.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0978

Introduced
4/16/25  
Requires the state building commissioner to implement electronic permitting for any category of state or local permit authorized under state law to significantly impact the expediency of construction and development.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0982

Introduced
4/16/25  
Refer
4/16/25  
Report Pass
6/2/25  
Ensures public access to lead service lines to determine the existence of lead within the water connection. This act also ensures mitigation measures and replacement lines are consistent with the current version of 40 C.C.R. 141 Subpart I.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0984

Introduced
4/16/25  
Refer
4/16/25  
Report Pass
6/18/25  
Engrossed
6/20/25  
Engrossed
6/20/25  
JOINT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THAT THE CANNABIS CONTROL COMMISSION PROVIDE THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY WITH RECOMMENDATIONS ON LEGISLATION TO REGULATE AND LICENSE CANNABINOIDS AND HEMP-DERIVED BEVERAGES (Authorizes the sale of THC-infused beverages to be regulated by the DBR division of commercial licensing. It also establishes licensing and an endorsement process for wholesale and retail THC-infused beverages.)
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0997

Introduced
5/2/25  
Establishes the Beverage Container Recycling Act
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S1011

Introduced
5/2/25  
Refer
5/2/25  
Report Pass
6/17/25  
Engrossed
6/18/25  
Engrossed
6/20/25  
Amends the definition of affordable housing to create separate categories for housing using private or state financing as opposed to financing from the federal government.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S1023

Introduced
5/5/25  
Introduced
5/20/25  
SENATE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING MAY OF 2025, TO BE "BRAIN TUMOR AWARENESS MONTH" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0961

Introduced
4/8/25  
SENATE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING APRIL 6-12, 2025, TO BE "NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0992

Introduced
4/28/25  
SENATE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING THE MONTH OF MAY OF 2025 TO BE "MYOSITIS AWARENESS MONTH IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND"
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0996

Introduced
5/2/25  
Refer
5/2/25  
Report Pass
6/18/25  
Engrossed
6/20/25  
Engrossed
6/20/25  
Provides extended producer responsibility for packaging and paper, recycling of beverage containers, and provides general provisions for oversight of single-stage producer organizations.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S1000

Introduced
5/2/25  
Ends difference between teachers retired before or after June 30, 2012 for pension adjustments and difference between COLA adjustments between state and municipal pensions.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S1016

Introduced
5/2/25  
Requires persons convicted of driving under influence or refusal to submit to chemical test, have an ignition interlock system installed in vehicle as part of sentence and to pay an assessment to pay for the interlock systems.