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John Burke D

State Senator
Rhode Island Senate District 9
Term: — – Jan. 3, 2026
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On Record (32)

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Restates the UTGR Master Contract and the Twin River-Tiverton Master Contract and consolidates the marketing program of each into the Consolidated Marketing Program.
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Provides that all contractual provisions in a firefighters collective bargaining agreement continue until a successor agreement has been reached or an interest arbitration award has been rendered.
May 22, 2026 · source · details / share
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Requires that the primary election date, statutorily the eighth Tuesday preceding the biennial state elections, shall be held on the Wednesday when Labor Day is the day before said Tuesday. No other filing deadlines would be affected.
May 22, 2026 · source · details / share
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Eliminates the "until June 30, 2026" sunset on the increase in the total amount of earnings a partial-unemployment insurance claimant can receive before being entirely disqualified for unemployment insurance benefits.
May 22, 2026 · source · details / share
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Provides that a portion of state income taxes from employees working at not-for-profit healthcare institutions, health service institutions, and educational institutions be allocated to the city of Providence.
May 22, 2026 · source · details / share
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Clarifies the manner in which certain dental insurance benefits are paid directly to the provider.
May 22, 2026 · source · details / share
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Requires all health care workers who are employed on any Sunday or holiday, to be compensated at the rate of time and one-half.
May 22, 2026 · source · details / share
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Grants hourly credit of 288 hours against 576 hours if graduate of accredited trade school/raises to 4 years of work under master plumber and requires 8,000 hours of on-the-job training plus 5 years of registration with DLT.
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Entitles correctional officers with twenty-five (25) years of service and who are at least fifty-five (55) years of age to a non-Medicare-eligible retiree health care insurance benefit.
May 22, 2026 · source · details / share
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Prohibits state agencies from entering into software contracts that limit the agency's ability to install or run the software of the agency's choosing on their hardware.
May 22, 2026 · source · details / share
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Creates the public health data privacy and protection act to regulate the reporting of information relating to reportable disease data in the possession of the department of health.
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Moves North Kingstown from the third division of the district court to the fourth division to better balance case workloads among the divisions.
May 22, 2026 · source · details / share
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Exempts from sales tax the amount paid for food and beverages during summer restaurant week and winter restaurant week.
May 22, 2026 · source · details / share
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Creates a program through which fire departments and fire districts are notified of locations of registrants of electric and hybrid motor vehicles can register their vehicles with their local fire department or fire district.
May 22, 2026 · source · details / share
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Authorizes the town of Coventry to apportion the tax levy proportionately between residential and commercial properties.
May 22, 2026 · source · details / share
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Bill EducationEDUCATION -- TEACHERS' RETIREMENT
EDUCATION -- TEACHERS' RETIREMENT - Reinstates, for all teachers and state employees who retired after July 1, 2012, their annual cost of living adjustment for retirement plan year 2026.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill INSURANCEINSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES-DENTAL INSURANCE COVERAGE
INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES-DENTAL INSURANCE COVERAGE - Clarifies the manner in which certain dental insurance benefits are paid directly to the provider.
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Bill Public Property And WorksPUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- STATE PURCHASES
PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- STATE PURCHASES - Defines public-private partnerships and provides the framework to encourage the use of public-private partnerships for proposals for state purchases.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Criminal OffensesCRIMINAL OFFENSES -- NON-CHARITABLE BINGO
CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- NON-CHARITABLE BINGO - Creates a new chapter to provide for non-charitable bingo by the state lottery division.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Public Property And WorksPUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- STATE PURCHASES
PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- STATE PURCHASES - Amends the process for creating and governing project labor agreements (“PLA”).
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill TaxationTAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES
TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES - Allows the waiver of interest on overdue taxes for commercial properties.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Criminal OffensesCRIMINAL OFFENSES -- UNREASONABLE NOISE LEVELS
CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- UNREASONABLE NOISE LEVELS - Repeals the provisions of chapter 45.1 of title 11, regarding unreasonable noise levels.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill State Affairs And GovernmentSTATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- RHODE ISLAND FIRE SERVICES TRAINING FUND ACT
STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- RHODE ISLAND FIRE SERVICES TRAINING FUND ACT - Establishes the Rhode Island Fire Services Training Fund.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral Towns And CitiesTOWNS AND CITIES -- RHODE ISLAND COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING AND LAND USE ACT
TOWNS AND CITIES -- RHODE ISLAND COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING AND LAND USE ACT - Provides amendments to enable the development of state-owned vacant, abandoned or underutilized land for housing and the process therefor.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral EducationEDUCATION -- DUAL ENROLLMENT EQUAL OPPORTUNITY ACT
EDUCATION -- DUAL ENROLLMENT EQUAL OPPORTUNITY ACT - Amends the definition of “dual enrollment” to encompass all Rhode Island public higher education institutions and amends all statutory references regarding the same.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral Towns And CitiesTOWNS AND CITIES -- HEALTH AND EDUCATIONAL BUILDING CORPORATION
TOWNS AND CITIES -- HEALTH AND EDUCATIONAL BUILDING CORPORATION - Updates the statutory terminology by replacing the phrase "institutions of higher learning" with that of "educational institutions" and redefines child daycare centers as educational institutions.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral Courts And Civil ProcedureCOURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- COURTSCOURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- COURTS -- COURT ADMINISTRATION
COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- COURTS -- COURT ADMINISTRATION - Protect the personal information of judicial officers and their immediate family members who serve or have served the RI unified judicial system, as well as judicial officers who reside in RI and who serve or have served in the federal courts.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral General AssemblyGENERAL ASSEMBLY -- COMMITTEES AND STAFF
GENERAL ASSEMBLY -- COMMITTEES AND STAFF - Requires nonprofit that receives grants or funding from the general assembly over $50,000 to provide certain information relating to employee compensation of the previous year's 5 highest compensated employees with reportable income over $100,000.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral Towns And CitiesTOWNS AND CITIES -- ORDINANCES
TOWNS AND CITIES -- ORDINANCES - Allows unpaid fines for violations of municipal ordinances to be recorded as alien in the land records, where the violating real property is located. The lien would be added to amount of real estate taxes owed on the property at issue.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral Delinquent And Dependent ChildrenDELINQUENT AND DEPENDENT CHILDREN -- TREATMENT OF JUVENILES FOR CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY
DELINQUENT AND DEPENDENT CHILDREN -- TREATMENT OF JUVENILES FOR CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY - Amends the statute so as to conform to current statutory penalties for possession of marijuana offenses promulgated in the Rhode Island cannabis act allowing for possession of up to two ounces (2 oz.) of marijuana.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral Public Officers and EmployeesPUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- INSURANCE BENEFITS
PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- INSURANCE BENEFITS - Provides that adjunct faculty members at any state college or university who teach at least 50% of the hours regularly worked by full-time faculty in a semester be eligible for the same medical benefits as other full-time state employees.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share

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Amends the Law Enforcement Officers’ Due Process, Accountability, and Transparency Act" by changing the provision for payment of legal fees.
Jun 18, 2026 · details / share
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Requires law enforcement agencies to obtain search warrants for electronic information, data, location information and other identifying information of subscribers and customers, except in specified circumstances.
Jun 18, 2026 · details / share
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Adds school superintendents, central office officials, school principals, and all other school employees, to the definition of a “public official” for purposes of the criminal prohibition against making threats to public officials.
Jun 18, 2026 · details / share
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Prohibits the compelled production of a private key as it relates to a digital asset, digital identity or other interest or right.
Jun 18, 2026 · details / share
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Restores the requirement that a local review board issue findings for denial in reviewing a comprehensive permit request and clarifies that affordable housing units shall be included in each town and city when the building permits for units are granted.
Jun 18, 2026 · details / share
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Sets an earlier deadline from June to April for filing of declaration of candidacy and nomination papers.
Jun 18, 2026 · details / share
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Advances the interests of older Rhode Islanders by adding a representative of an aging adult organization to the state planning council and a permanent committee on aging to the state planning council.
Jun 18, 2026 · details / share
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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.
Jun 18, 2026 · details / share
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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 …
Jun 18, 2026 · details / share
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Increases the penalties for a first offense of leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death to a minimum 10 years in incarceration, a minimum of $10,000 and a minimum license revocation of 10 years.
Jun 18, 2026 · details / share
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Authorizes the use of campaign funds for security related expenses, including home and office security systems and ongoing monitoring, in response to threats arising from their public service or candidacy.
Jun 18, 2026 · details / share
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Creates an enhanced penalty defined as "road rage" to be applied in addition to penalties for convictions of certain motor vehicle offenses.
Jun 18, 2026 · details / share
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Allows for sending of the notice under power of sale and rights of active military servicemembers by USPS First Class Mail and/or an overnight delivery service, instead of by USPS certified mail return receipt requested.
Jun 08, 2026 · details / share
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Ensures any public school with available seats, after completion of the initial enrollment period for students, shall make all open seats available to other students residing within the same school district.
Jun 08, 2026 · details / share
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Creates the home-fit dwelling units act to apply to all new construction of covered dwelling units to incorporate design features that provide safe and convenient use of to the greatest extent feasible, regardless of age or physical ability.
Jun 08, 2026 · details / share
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Requires nonprofit entities who receive grants or other funding, to provide a detailed list of their ten highest paid directors, officers or employees’ salaries and benefits, including the names of said individuals.
Jun 02, 2026 · details / share
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Requires the JNC to establish standardized merit-based selection process and that applications be evaluated according to uniform, job-related criteria adopted in advance and published on the commission's website.
Jun 02, 2026 · details / share
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Permits the implementation of a system of electronic registration and titling of motor vehicles, by the DMV and would require that rules and regulations to implement the provisions of this chapter, would be promulgated by the administrator of the DMV.
Jun 02, 2026 · details / share
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Amends the Identity Theft Protection Act by eliminating current definitions and establishing new definitions. This act also raises the penalty provisions for violations.
Jun 02, 2026 · details / share
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Clarifies what a contract modification is, namely any change in producer compensation.
Jun 02, 2026 · details / share
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Provides for paid leave for a state employee who donates an organ and duration of the leave is dependent on the type of donation and notice should be provided to the employer at least thirty (30) days prior to the …
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Establishes sales and use tax exemptions for commercial forest product operations and creates a new motor vehicle registration for "forestry vehicles".
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Requires employers to provide each employee of a warehouse distribution center, upon hire, with written description of quotas applicable to the employee within defined time periods and adverse employment action for failure to meet the quota.
Jun 02, 2026 · details / share
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Allows any member of a federally recognized Indian tribe located in Rhode Island to receive recreational freshwater and saltwater fishing licenses free of charge.
Jun 02, 2026 · details / share
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Restores law enforcement discretion, allowing officers to issue a verbal warning when appropriate or pursue misdemeanor or felony charges in more egregious cases where a child is left unattended in a motor vehicle.
Jun 02, 2026 · details / share
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Promotes transparency and accountability in the use of artificial intelligence by health insurers to manage coverage and claims.
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Increases fines for speeding in residential or school zones.
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Protects individuals and businesses from those who knowingly impersonate an entity with the intent of facilitating fraud. This act would also protect individuals and businesses from digital forgery.
Jun 02, 2026 · details / share
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Provides that cities or towns may, by ordinance, designate "special ways" throughout the city or town which would be subject to alternative regulations to preserve its cultural, historic or scenic character.
Jun 02, 2026 · details / share
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Requires anyone engaged in the sale of goods or services, and who offers a discount to its customers’ for utilizing automatic payment systems, via ACH or EFT or similar payment systems, provide the same discount to any person who is …
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Makes a first offense of possessing a large capacity feeding device a misdemeanor and subsequent offenses felonies.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Creates the RI Pedestrian Safety Act allows cities and town to use automated safety monitoring which a civil fine of $50 for violations.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Creates a comprehensive statutory framework to address and regulate the use of artificial intelligence in the workplace, considering the interests of employers and employees.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Creates a new category of residential solar energy generation for small portable solar generation devices.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Establishes a restricted receipt account at the DLT for hospitality industry workforce training grants, funded by an annual $50 dollar fee to be charged by RIDOH to food service establishments.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Increases the minimum claim amount necessary to require a matter involving motor vehicle liability be submitted to mandatory arbitration.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Recognizes that municipal employees have the opportunity to utilize binding arbitration and establishes new factors for the arbitrators to consider. These factors include comparisons of wages/hourly conditions of employment in similarly skilled jobs.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Extends provisions of an existing collective bargaining agreement for municipal police arbitration purposes until a successor agreement is reached or an interest arbitration award is rendered.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Requires that insurance policies for property damage, personal injuries, and indemnification other than payment of compensation for workers compensation, state policy limits and no amount of the policy may be used to pay costs to defend a claim.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Prohibits unauthorized placement of merchants on advertising platform order interfaces, and would prohibit third-party restaurant reservation services.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Provides measures to prevent title fraud by authorizing the recorder of deeds to require the production of a government-issued photographic identification card before recording a deed or certain other instruments.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Allows a lender to charge an origination fee, increase interest rates and collect a monthly service fee, on loans up to three hundred dollars ($300) but not exceeding five thousand dollars ($5,000).
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Requires the PUC to produce yearly reports beginning on January 1, 2027 on the ability of the current electric grid to handle electrification loads needed to power cars, buildings, and heating of homes within the state.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Provides for a single, increased range of penalties for all driving offenses which result in serious bodily injury or death.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Provides that every gas distribution company that charges for the distribution of would need to include certain information on any bill or statement provided to the consumer.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Requires any person in the business of selling, assigning or buying an equitable interest in real estate without taking legal title to such property, to be licensed as a real estate broker or salesperson and to comply with the disclosure …
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Creates an enhanced penalty defined as "road rage" to be applied in addition to penalties for convictions of certain motor vehicle offenses.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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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.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Applies to electric generating facilities generating electricity on/after 1/1/25 regarding sale/transmission of electricity/facility restructing/last-resort service.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Establishes a seven (7) member public-private partnership infrastructure oversight commission to approve all requests for proposals submitted for public-private partnership construction of qualified facilities.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Expands the benefit definitions to include a grandchild and care recipient and increases benefits period to 10 weeks for 2027 and 12 weeks for 2028 and provides a TDI/TCI opt-in option for self-employed workers.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Amends the workers' compensation reimbursement provisions related to the liability of third person for damages.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Establishes certain presumptions pertaining to early childhood education programs operating in RIDE-certified school buildings.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Amends the Consumer PFAS Ban Act of 2024 by clarifying enforcement provisions.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Allows for the holder of a manufacturer’s license to be able to sell one one-sixth (1/6) barrel keg of malt beverage, produced on the premises, per day.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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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.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Establishes the rights of adoptive/foster children or those in guardianship, to have post-separation visitation with their sibling(s).
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Substitutes "housing resources commission" with "department of health" for lead hazard mitigation purposes. It also makes it easier for a property owner to release funds put into an escrow account, if needed to make required repairs or improvements.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Provides that violations of § 11-37.1-10 relating to failing to register as a sex offender are subject to the duration and frequency of registrations pursuant to § 11-37.1-4.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Reorganizes the coastal resources management council under the department of environmental management and create the bureau of coastal resources management.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Authorizes the city of Cranston to establish a housing division within its municipal court.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Dictates the length a search warrant involving a tracking device would be valid and provide a process to extend the time frame of the tracking device for good cause.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Amends what is considered sexual abuse for purposes of limitations on actions based on sexual abuse or exploitation of a child and would amend the provisions for when a cause of action may be brought.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Incorporates broadband, internet, and wireless means into the crime of injuring electric and communication lines and authorizes municipalities to grant zoning relief for the protection of critical infrastructure.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Provides amendments to the assessment of filing fees required to appeal from certain matters adjudicated by the district court.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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For purposes of the judicial security act permits an authorized agent to file a written notice with a state, county, or municipal agency on behalf of a protected individual.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Amends the heading of § 11-47-60.1 to include the words "Dillon's Law."
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Extends certain protocols applicable to motor vehicle manufacturers to their distributors and factory branches, as well as updates warranty reimbursement and recall obligation policies.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Exempts individual retirement accounts as a countable resource for public assistance. This act also prohibits the state as a creditor against an ABLE account in the event of death of a beneficiary.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Updates the state’s public accountancy act for consistency with the 9th edition of the Uniform Accountancy Act, as issued by NASBA and AICPA in July 2025.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Increases penalties for a variety of motor vehicle offenses.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Amends how architecture firms and individual architects are registered.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Removes the licensing exemption for a lender that originates less than six (6) loans in twelve (12) consecutive months.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Permits on and after July 1, 2027, for an insurer to consider the zip code in which the vehicle is garaged provided that the calculation of the zip code is segmented by the municipality where the vehicle is garaged.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Increases the fees charged for filings and writs of execution in the district court, superior court and family court.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Allows the dependents of a national guard member, who is in good standing, to be eligible for tuition assistance.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Requires the executive office of health and human services to consider a new element when reviewing the appropriate Medicaid payments to be paid to nursing facilities.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Includes veterans 75 years or older with a combined service connected disability rating of 70% as eligible for disabled veterans license plates.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Requires small employers with one to fifty (1-50) employees and large employers with fifty (50) or more employees to pay overtime wages to exempt workers if their salary exceeds varying multipliers of minimum wage for a forty (40) hour workweek.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Establishes a maximum hourly workday for all peace officers as defined in § 12-7-21 and a violation rate of pay of double time and a half.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Increases the minimum hourly wage commencing January 1, 2029, by an amount equal to the total percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the Northeast Region for the calendar year 2027.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Authorizes the tax administrator to waive interest and penalties on delinquent taxes paid in full during a one week amnesty period. Also reinstates a suspended driver’s license upon payment in full.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Repeals the corporation minimum tax.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Establishes an opportunity for employee ownership where the owner notifies all current full-time and part-time employees and provides them with a 30-day window in which to initiate a process to potentially purchase the business as a workers' cooperative.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Utility relocation costs related to highway construction to be partially or fully paid for by the state.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Establishes a program within the adult correctional institution to permit medication assisted treatment approved by the FDA to be provided for the treatment of opioid use disorder to any incarcerated individual.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Establishes a property tax deferral program for senior citizens, disabled persons or veterans.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Creates the reproductive health and gender-affirming healthcare data privacy act.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Increases reimbursement caps promulgated in 2018 and applies to eligible costs for library projects incurred from June 30, 2025 through June 30, 2031, or ending earlier if the Office of Library Information Services amends the regulations.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Details each of those limited emergency circumstances where a registered nurse and advanced practice registered nurses, may safely administer anesthesia such as critical life-saving or emergency situations where there is imminent threat to life or limb.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Clarifies the role of a corporation electing to be governed as a workers' cooperative to allow it to operate as a hiring hall under certain circumstances.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Requires that all maintenance of sidewalks along state highways, with the exception of snow and ice removal, be the responsibility of the state.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Replaces the existing limited liability company act with a newer and updated model act.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Gradually phases in modifications to federal adjusted gross income over a five (5) year period for social security income, from twenty percent (20%) up to one hundred percent (100%), beginning on or after January 1, 2027.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Amends certain signature requirements and deadlines regarding primaries for election of delegates to national conventions for presidential preference.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Allows, but not require, local licensing authorities to grant temporary periods for extended indoor service hours under existing liquor licenses for certain 2026 FIFA World Cup Tournament matches.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Designates certain program workers and shift coordinators at the training school as peace officers while on duty.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Prohibits individuals from conveying items to or from the training school for youth without prior consent by the executive director of the division of youth development at the department of children, youth and families.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Expands RI’s Renewable Energy Standard to include nuclear and hydroelectric power as eligible zero-emission resources and sets rules for how they qualify.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Permits victims of stalking to recover for expenses related to relocation or home modification under the crime victim compensation program.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Criminalizes and sets mandatory minimum sentences for the unlawful interference with traffic upon the federal and state highways of this state.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Provides that when two or more individuals associate to accomplish the crime of shoplifting, that they would be deemed to be associated for the particular purpose of shoplifting and be guilty of a felony.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Enlarges definitions of prohibited acts that constitute hazing, make principals, coaches, athletic directors and others responsible for knowingly failing to take reasonable measures to prevent hazing and punishes serious injury.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Amends the regulations on the cancellation and renewal of liability and property damage insurance for automobiles, homeowners insurance, residential fire insurance and components thereof.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Repeals the law that prevents a collective bargaining agreement covering state employees, public school teachers and municipal employees from specifying a particular healthcare provider in it.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Beginning on July 1, 2026, allows state union employees to negotiate longevity payments in their collective bargaining agreements.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Allows unemployment benefits for workers who are on strike or are locked out of their workplaces by their employer due to a labor dispute.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Allows employees, not represented by a union, to create a group to collectively bargain with employers.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Changes retired teacher income for drivers ed classes to $25,000 per year from $15,000 per year.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Amends the terms of the pension plan set forth in the respective collective bargaining agreements in effect on July 1, 2026, between Central Falls and the labor organizations representing members of the Central Falls plan.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Amends the pension benefits for both current and former Rhode Island State Police members.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Increases the number of days a retired municipal employee could work in a calendar year without interruption of pension benefits to ninety (90) days or its equivalent of six hundred thirty (630) hours.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Adds probation and parole officers to the list of state law enforcement professionals, for purpose of retirement on service allowance.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Allows teachers, state and municipal employees to retire upon the earlier of reaching age sixty (60) with thirty (30) years of service or the employee's retirement eligibility date under present state statutes.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Changes the teacher and state employees' retirement benefit calculations' cutoff date from July 1, 2024, to July 1, 2012, for all retirement members eligible to and who retire on or after the new July 1, 2012, cutoff date.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Changes the retirement allowance based on accrued benefits.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Gives teachers who takes an unpaid parental or medical leave during the year credit for a year of service for that school year if they served a minimum of 135 days.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Changes the term of drug court to recovery court.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Prohibits the state from seeking reimbursement for expenditures made on behalf of disabled Rhode Islanders from an ABLE account after the death of the designated beneficiary.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Prohibits any city, town, quasi-municipal corporation or public corporation from assessing any existing agricultural operation or agricultural land for the extension of any water utilities past the property and from imposing any connection fee.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Requires every vehicle that operates in intrastate commerce be permanently marked with a US DOT Number effective April 1, 2027.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Provides that compensation comparability studies of senior management, documents discussed at an open meeting, annual contracting reports, list of current salaries and positions, and all policies and procedures of public corporations be made public.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Amends the standards and limitations on permitted parking requirements for dwelling units.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Makes changes to the access to public records act, including clarifying various provisions, increasing the sanctions for knowing and willful violations of the law, and making certain traffic accident data and preferred license plate information public.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Amends the current law on low-income housing to include moderate-income housing and eliminates the income percentages used to determine qualifications for low or moderate income housing.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Raises the percentage from eighty percent (80%) to eighty-five percent (85%) regarding declaring a vehicle a total loss.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Provides that minor subdivisions include single family infill subdivisions and establishes procedures for single family infill subdivisions within the subdivision of land chapter of the general laws.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Establishes the Rhode Island education funding and accountability act, which would include a totally revised and revamped formula for funding all levels of public education in Rhode Island.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Adds staff of day camps and residential camps for youth to the definition of "person responsible for a child's welfare" within the chapter on abused and neglected children.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Allows animal control officers in the cities and towns to lawfully take charge of and provide adequate care to any animal found abandoned or neglected or hazardously accumulated and includes them as agents authorized to enforce the provisions of this …
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Allows electronic notifications modernize language for notifications, synchronize renewal dates for certain license-types, streamline licensing requirements across several license-types, and update the unlicensed health care practices statute.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Defines squatter as a person occupying a dwelling unit who is not authorized by the property owner, landlord or tenant to occupy the unit and provides remedies for property owner including police assistance to remove a squatter.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Increases from seven (7) days to nine (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. No certificates of election may be issued, until …
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Repeals the older of the two existing chapters related to speech-language pathologists and audiologists and makes several amendments to reconcile the two statutes into one.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Permits the expungement of records 5 years after the imposition of sentence for misdemeanors and 10 years after the imposition of sentence for felonies, and if the sentence is greater than 10 years, then, upon successful completion of the sentence.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Provides any police report involving a railroad fatality and all communications between railroad employees not be made public. Additionally, it makes a violation of this section a misdemeanor.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Allows someone convicted of a previous felony or a private complaint to be eligible under § 12-10-12 for a misdemeanor filing.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Gives the Rhode Island traffic tribunal jurisdiction to hear first offense refusals to submit to a chemical test pursuant to the Alcohol Boating Safety Act.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Amends the audit compliance requirements for municipalities' contributions to pension plans under the budget of accounts and installation of systems chapter.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Requires any remaining funds in the enacted budget from the RI promise scholarship program or the RI hope scholarship program, after Rhode Island college has satisfied all eligible scholarships to be reimbursed to onward we learn.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Provides that motor vehicle rental companies be entitled to establish non-liability for toll violations, administrative fees, and fines by providing a rental or lease agreement as prima facie evidence that a lessee was the vehicle operator.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Requires a court considering evidence for the issuance of a temporary emergency protective order to cause the respondent to be taken into protective custody by law enforcement and sent to an emergency room of any hospital, pursuant to § 40.1-5-7.1.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Removes the mandatory certification for an individual 16 years or older who was found delinquent for having committed 2 offenses after the age of 16 which would render the person subject to an indictment if the person was an adult.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Creates a new registration plate for qualified individuals to possess an "adaptive vehicle license plate" to accommodate the transportation needs of an individual with a significant mobility impairment.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Prohibits the imposition of fees associated with home modifications that are specifically required to accommodate a veteran’s disability.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Authorizes the use of campaign funds for security related expenses, including home and office security systems and ongoing monitoring, in response to threats arising from their public service or candidacy.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Establishes the criminal offense of real estate title fraud. Allows municipalities to refuse to record “suspicious documents” from persons who are not trusted submitters. Also creates penalties for real estate title fraud.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Requires landlords who rent shoreline property to provide their tenants, before the start of the tenancy, with a detailed, written disclosure regarding their shoreline access rights.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Allows a different minimum salary schedule for Providence public school teachers and provides a process for the dismissal and demotion of teachers. The reconstitution and control of the Providence public schools would terminate on June 30, 2026.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Redefines sports wagering sections specifically change the percent the host facilities receive on sports wagering.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Requires that before any fire fighter or police officer is eligible to receive benefits for illness or injury sustained off duty, they prove they had reasonable grounds to believe that an emergency existed that required immediate need of their assistance.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Amends various sections of the condominium law to enhance transparency and establish a condominium ombudsman.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Creates three (3) new awards for Rhode Island National Guard members and would provide eligibility for the Rhode Island star for certain civilian government employees and military and civilian leaders of foreign governments.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Requires that notice of a judgment lien be sent within ten (10) business days of the recording of the lien.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Defines "military-connected student" and permits military-connected students to enroll by remote registration upon presentation of military orders confirming the parent or guardian be stationed in this state during the current or following school year.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Establishes requirements for capital, liquidity, and corporate governance including: audit, risk management, and board oversight, for nonbank mortgage servicers.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Establishes the office of inspector general to investigate the management and operation of agencies in an effort to prevent and deter fraud, waste, abuse and mismanagement in the expenditure of public funds.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Permits reimbursement for dental hygienists from "other insurance" or a third-party payor such as Medicare.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Creates a new class of retirement status license for retirees that had possessed a professional license issued by the department of labor and training.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Requires all schools and educational institutions to develop and implement a school safety plan that would provide for immediate access to school facilities by first responders in an emergency.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Protects bullying/psychological abuse in workplace inflicted upon employees by employers/co-employees/provides civil remedies to affected employees/fines against employers/imprisonment/fines against co-employees.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Makes the bridge over Smith Street and Route 95, the George Nee Bridge.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Allows for the issuance of a Class B or Class B-H liquor license for the property located at 349 Main Street in the town of South Kingstown.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Makes a series of amendments and adds new provisions of law to address business identity theft and deceptive solicitations sent to businesses and the unauthorized formation of entities.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Amends various sections of the workers' compensation statute relative to the court's jurisdiction and the court's authority.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Establishes regulations regarding the use of artificial intelligence in mental health care treatments.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Requires healthcare insurers, without prior authorization, to provide post-acute care services to patients discharged from a hospital for a minimum of seven (7) days commencing on or after January 1, 2027.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Creates a special motor vehicle registration plate for The Rhode Island Hockey Hall of Fame.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Increase the estate exemption to $5,000,000 for January 1, 2027, $7,500,000 for January 1, 2029, $10,000,000 for January 1, 2031. This act would eliminate the estate tax for decedents whose death occurs on or after January 1, 2033.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Requires all public utilities to maintain a customer service facility within the state to perform services such as addressing customer inquiries and accepting bill payments.
May 22, 2026 · details / share