Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session All Bills (Page 132)
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0534
Introduced
2/26/25
Refer
2/26/25
COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- THIRD-PARTY LITIGATION FINANCING CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT - Comprehensively regulates the practices of third-party litigation financiers in Rhode Island.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0535
Introduced
2/26/25
Refer
2/26/25
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- STATE CRIME LABORATORY COMMISSION - Increases number of members of the state crime laboratory commission 9, changes makeup of commission to include individuals with expertise in law enforcement, criminal defense, scientific research, makes chair of department of physics executive secretary.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0536
Introduced
2/26/25
Refer
2/26/25
BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- REAL ESTATE SALES DISCLOSURES - Modifies the real estate sales disclosure form to include the disclosure of “blower door diagnostic air leakage testing” and advises that air leakage testing is recommended prior to purchasing a residential unit.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0537
Introduced
2/26/25
Refer
2/26/25
STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- THE PROTECTED SPACES ACT - Limits the ability for any federal immigration authority to investigate, detain, apprehend or arrest any individuals for potential violations of federal immigration laws without a judicial warrant within certain protected locations.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0538
Introduced
2/26/25
Refer
2/26/25
STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- THE RHODE ISLAND CIVIL RIGHTS ENFORCEMENT ACT - 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
Refer
2/26/25
COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- DISTRICT COURT PRACTICE - 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 S0540
Introduced
2/26/25
Refer
2/26/25
MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- PASSING, USE OF LANES AND RULES OF THE ROAD - Allows lane filtering, the act of passing stopped or slow-moving vehicles proceeding in the same direction, for motorcycles at low speeds.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0541
Introduced
2/26/25
Refer
2/26/25
Report Pass
6/2/25
Engrossed
6/10/25
Enrolled
6/18/25
Passed
6/24/25
ELECTIONS -- CONDUCT OF ELECTION AND VOTING EQUIPMENT, AND SUPPLIES - Increases from 7 days to 9 days the period of time in which a request for a recount of the votes cast can be made to the board of elections and no certificates of election may be issued until the recount, if any, is completed.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0542
Introduced
2/26/25
Refer
2/26/25
FOOD AND DRUGS -- UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT -- OFFENCES AND PENALTIES - Reduces penalties for non-violent drug offenses and provide for terms of imprisonment of not more than 10 years for any drug offense and would repeal certain other offenses.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0543
Introduced
2/26/25
Refer
2/26/25
TAXATION -- CIGARETTE AND OTHER TOBACCO PRODUCTS TAX - 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
Refer
2/26/25
MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- MOTOR VEHICLE OFFENSES - 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 S0545
Introduced
2/26/25
Refer
2/26/25
CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- THEFT, EMBEZZLEMENT, FALSE PRETENSES, AND MISAPPROPRIATION - Provides for tiered and reduced penalties for offenses of larceny, and shoplifting. Further provides that offenses of shoplifting or larceny would not be misdemeanors, repeals habitual offender provisions and other fraudulent offenses.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0546
Introduced
2/26/25
Refer
2/26/25
STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- CHILD ADVOCATE OFFICE - Requires DCYF to implement recommendations made by the child advocate and child fatality review panel within 6 months and provide a report of the measures taken to address the recommendations.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0547
Introduced
2/26/25
Refer
2/26/25
MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- OPERATORS' AND CHAUFFEURS' LICENSES - Allows school bus drivers in Massachusetts and Connecticut who have a valid CDL license in good standing be exempt from the licensing requirements in Rhode Island to transport school children.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S0548
Introduced
2/26/25
Refer
2/26/25
HEALTH AND SAFETY -- RETAIL LICENSES -- ADULT SEX VENUES - Authorizes municipalities to license facilities being used as adult sex venues. The department of health would regulate the health safety standards.