Rhode Island State Senator

Robert Britto 2025 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 3)

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0109

Introduced
1/31/25  
Amends State funding calculations for special education, revising extraordinary cost calculations for FY 2027-2028, and providing additional funds for excess costs when special education students move into a district after the budget is approved.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0113

Introduced
1/31/25  
Refer
1/31/25  
Report Pass
6/5/25  
Relieves East Providence from providing any educational/financial resources to children in the CRAFT program. Requires the school district of origin where the student was last registered to bear this responsibility.
RI

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0125

Introduced
1/31/25  
Refer
1/31/25  
Report Pass
6/10/25  
Engrossed
6/12/25  
Engrossed
6/18/25  
Sets the minimum wage for 2026 at sixteen dollars ($16) per hour, 2027 at seventeen dollars ($17) per hour.
RI

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0130

Introduced
1/31/25  
Changes the fine for any person convicted of a first violation of this chapter from $85 to $200, and increases the period of time that the violator may be ordered to pick up litter.
RI

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0139

Introduced
1/31/25  
Changes the community service requirements of a sentence related to the violation of § 11-44-21.1 relating to defacing private residences, offices, businesses or commercial property.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0140

Introduced
1/31/25  
Prohibits defendants who are serving probation for driving under the influence death resulting from earning good time off their probationary period.
RI

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0156

Introduced
1/31/25  
JOINT RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY AND EVALUATE THE POTENTIAL NECESSITY FOR CHANGES IN THE GENERAL LAWS PERTAINING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND RECREATIONAL CANNABIS (Creates a 13 member commission to evaluate and determine changes needed in Title 3 and Chapter 28.11 of Title 21 of the RIGL, and would report back by January 7, 2026, and would expire on March 7, 2026.)
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0167

Introduced
2/5/25  
Provides that individuals enrolled in Medicare Parts A and B guaranteed right to enroll in standardized plans.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0174

Introduced
2/7/25  
Refer
2/7/25  
Report Pass
6/5/25  
JOINT RESOLUTION TO ESTABLISH A STATEWIDE MAIN STREET COORDINATING PROGRAM (Authorizes the appropriation of the sum of $500,000 for the formal establishment of “Main Street Rhode Island”.)
RI

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0180

Introduced
2/7/25  
Refer
2/7/25  
Report Pass
6/4/25  
Engrossed
6/10/25  
Engrossed
6/18/25  
Prohibits the declawing of cats by any surgical procedure to amputate or modify a portion of a cat's paw in order to remove the cat's claws. Does not apply to any procedure performed for a therapeutic purpose.
RI

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0181

Introduced
2/7/25  
This act would require that a super majority of three-fifths (3/5) of the duly appointed council is required to override a recommendation by the CRMC staff.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0184

Introduced
2/7/25  
Expands the positions that a person in the state retirement system could have at a state college or university post-retirement.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0185

Introduced
2/7/25  
Creates an income-sensitive tiered subsidy program to ensure that home energy utility costs are affordable for eligible low-income households.
RI

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0187

Introduced
2/7/25  
Increases the net taxable estate exemption to four million dollars ($4,000,000) for deaths that occur on or after January 1, 2026.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

RI

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0166

Introduced
2/5/25  
Refer
2/5/25  
Report Pass
5/1/25  
Engrossed
5/6/25  
Refer
5/7/25  
Report Pass
6/16/25  
Engrossed
6/18/25  
Engrossed
6/20/25  
Amends the definition of the practice of pharmacy to include the administration of all forms of influenza immunizations including COVID-19 to individuals over the age of 3 years pursuant to a valid prescription or prescriber approved protocol.