Rhode Island State Senator

Mark McKenney 2025 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 8)

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0520

Introduced
2/26/25  
Refer
2/26/25  
Report Pass
6/2/25  
Engrossed
6/10/25  
Enrolled
6/18/25  
Modernizes and streamlines the existing processes for getting on the permanent mail ballot application list.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0524

Introduced
2/26/25  
Requires state use actual residences of persons in government custody for redistricting purposes. Information would be collected by the department of corrections and forwarded to the division of statewide planning, to be utilized for redistricting.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0525

Introduced
2/26/25  
Refer
2/26/25  
Report Pass
6/18/25  
Requires submission of a domestic violence/sexual assault reporting form when the domestic violence response or investigation involves a verbal argument or dispute.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0526

Introduced
2/26/25  
Requires the electronic filing of domestic violence/sexual assault forms by law enforcement agencies, and enhances the information to be included on the reporting forms.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0528

Introduced
2/26/25  
Amends the general law relative to right-of-way of pedestrians to reference the schedule of violations for the adjudication of traffic offenses contained in § 31-41.1-4.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0529

Introduced
2/26/25  
Refer
2/26/25  
Report Pass
6/18/25  
Adds a provision in the statute relating to one way highways, providing an increased penalty when a motorist travels the wrong way on an interstate highway or an entrance or exit ramp connected to an interstate highway.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0538

Introduced
2/26/25  
Provides a remedy for any harm caused due to deprivation or violation of rights secured by the Rhode Island Constitution due to acts of the State of Rhode Island.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0554

Introduced
2/26/25  
Refer
2/26/25  
Report Pass
5/27/25  
Engrossed
5/29/25  
Enrolled
6/10/25  
Makes certain personal watercraft violations a misdemeanor.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0556

Introduced
2/26/25  
Adds five (5) driving violations to the statute that defines aggressive driving.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0571

Introduced
2/26/25  
Amends the section of law relative to violations for driving after denial, revocation or suspension of a license and expands the list of offenses for which an unlicensed motorist would be in violation.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0574

Introduced
2/26/25  
Provides that a hearing required before a judge or magistrate may adjudge a motorist in contempt for failure to comply with the court's orders regarding a conditional hardship license, and defines penalties for violation of a hardship/interlock order.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0522

Introduced
2/26/25  
Requires all write-in votes, regardless of qualification, to be reported and published by the state board of elections, on its website.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0530

Introduced
2/26/25  
Precludes a person who pled nolo contendere or convicted of a misdemeanor offense and sentenced in accordance with the hate crime sentencing enhancement act for such misdemeanor, from purchasing, owning, carrying, transporting or having possession firearm
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0572

Introduced
2/26/25  
Simplifies the assessment of filing fees required to appeal from small claims and consumer matters adjudicated by the district court.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0573

Introduced
2/26/25  
Amends the definition of public record to exempt from public disclosure the city or town of residence of the justices, judges, and magistrates of the unified judicial system.