Rhode Island State Senator

Peter Appollonio 2025 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 7)

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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0509

Introduced
2/26/25  
Refer
2/26/25  
Report Pass
6/2/25  
Engrossed
6/12/25  
Engrossed
6/18/25  
Provides that the “meetings” requirements from § 34-36.1-3.08 be applicable to condominiums created before July 1, 1982, and would permit remote participation in condominium meetings.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0513

Introduced
2/26/25  
Refer
2/26/25  
Report Pass
6/18/25  
Engrossed
6/20/25  
Enrolled
6/20/25  
Increases the maximum number of voters that a polling place can accommodate 3,000 to 3,500 and provide for existing polling places that exceed the maximum number of voters, not be required to be changed until the next decennial redistricting.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0514

Introduced
2/26/25  
Refer
2/26/25  
Report Pass
5/20/25  
Engrossed
5/22/25  
Refer
5/23/25  
Report Pass
6/3/25  
Engrossed
6/10/25  
Requires the state retirement board to publish online all archived video or audio recordings and all future recordings of meetings of the board.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0515

Introduced
2/26/25  
Refer
2/26/25  
Report Pass
6/10/25  
Makes it a felony for any person required to register as a sex offender to live within three hundred feet (300’) of a school as defined in § 11-37.1-2.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0516

Introduced
2/26/25  
Permits non-sworn public safety officers/security guards at private colleges/universities to detain individuals for no longer than 30 minutes within the campus’s jurisdiction if the officer or guard believes the person committed a criminal offense.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0521

Introduced
2/26/25  
Establishes a process by which vacancies in a municipal election office and local canvassing board are filled.
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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 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 S0539

Introduced
2/26/25  
Provides amendments to the assessment of filing fees required to appeal from certain matters adjudicated by the district court.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0543

Introduced
2/26/25  
Defines a vape shop and exempt it from the prohibition of selling electronic nicotine-delivery system products.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0544

Introduced
2/26/25  
Increases the penalty for anyone found guilty of reckless driving while eluding police to a felony punishable by up to 5 years imprisonment and subject to a loss of license from 1 to 2 years and a possible forfeiture of their motor vehicle.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0552

Introduced
2/26/25  
Refer
2/26/25  
Report Pass
6/10/25  
Makes it a felony for any person to remove or attempt to remove any firearm or other weapon or any communication device from any peace officer or investigator of the department of attorney general.
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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 S0559

Introduced
2/26/25  
Refer
2/26/25  
Report Pass
5/27/25  
Refer
6/14/25  
Report Pass
6/16/25  
Engrossed
6/18/25  
Engrossed
6/20/25  
Increases imprisonment penalties and adds mandatory community service for violations of § 4-1-9.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0560

Introduced
2/26/25  
Amends §§ 14-1-3 and 14-5-8, relating to possession of marijuana and proceedings in family court ensuring that children under 17 years of age in possession of less than 2 oz of marijuana are subject to the jurisdiction of the family court.