Rhode Island State Senator

Mark McKenney 2025 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 3)

Legislative Session

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0186

Introduced
2/7/25  
Allows real property owner a one-time non-refundable tax credit for the actual costs of connecting a single family or multi-family dwelling to a municipal sewer system credited to the owner's personal or corporate income tax.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0203

Introduced
2/7/25  
Adds definitions to prohibition of hazing, make coaches and others responsible for knowingly failing to take reasonable measures to prevent hazing and would punish serious bodily injury by up to ten (10) years in imprisonment.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0208

Introduced
2/7/25  
APPROVE AND PUBLISH AND SUBMIT TO THE ELECTORS A PROPOSITION OF AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION -- OF QUALIFICATION FOR OFFICE
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0211

Introduced
2/7/25  
Requires that one of the seven (7) directors of the Rhode Island airport corporation be appointed by the governor after the governor gives due consideration to a list of individuals submitted by the mayor of the city of Warwick.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0238

Introduced
2/13/25  
Refer
2/13/25  
Report Pass
5/7/25  
Engrossed
5/13/25  
Refer
5/14/25  
Report Pass
6/16/25  
Engrossed
6/18/25  
Engrossed
6/20/25  
Promotes free expression and access of information by prohibiting the censorship of library materials.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0242

Introduced
2/13/25  
Refer
2/13/25  
Report Pass
3/4/25  
Engrossed
3/13/25  
Refer
3/14/25  
Report Pass
3/25/25  
Enrolled
3/27/25  
Creates the Warwick public schools budget commission consisting of 5 members to oversee the operations of Warwick public schools and to present a preliminary analysis of the school district's financial situation.

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0188

Introduced
2/7/25  
Refer
2/7/25  
Report Pass
6/17/25  
Engrossed
6/18/25  
Engrossed
6/20/25  
This act would repeal the exemption granted to pari mutual facilities and casinos from the smoke free workplace requirement contained in the Public Health and Workplace Safety Act.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0189

Introduced
2/7/25  
Provides that services provided by graduate student interns who work under a supervisory protocol would be eligible to be paid from Medicaid reimbursement.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0196

Introduced
2/7/25  
Refer
2/7/25  
Report Pass
3/13/25  
Engrossed
3/20/25  
Caps amount payable for 30 day supply of equipment/supplies for insulin administration/glucose monitoring at $25 or equipment designed to last more than 30 days with no deductible commencing January 1, 2026.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0206

Introduced
2/7/25  
Refer
2/7/25  
Report Pass
6/18/25  
Requires individuals seeking a judicial nomination to reapply to JNC every 3 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 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0214

Introduced
2/7/25  
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 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0216

Introduced
2/7/25  
SENATE RESOLUTION EXTENDING THE REPORTING AND EXPIRATION DATES OF THE SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY AND REVIEW RHODE ISLAND'S MINIMUM WAGE (This resolution would extend the reporting and expiration dates of the special legislative commission to study Rhode Island’s minimum wage from May 4, 2025, to May 4, 2026, and said commission would expire on January 4, 2027.)
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0224

Introduced
2/11/25  
SENATE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING FEBRUARY 11, 2025, AS "THE 2ND RHODE ISLAND REGIMENT/BLACK REGIMENT RECOGNITION DAY" TO COMMEMORATE THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF BLACK SOLDIERS DURING THE AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0232

Introduced
2/13/25  
Prohibits an educational institution or school district from accessing or using location data for tracking a student's institutional device or personal device, except in limited circumstances.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0245

Introduced
2/13/25  
Allows a modification to federal adjusted gross income for all social security income for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2026.