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Tom Noret D

State Representative
Rhode Island House of Representatives District 21
Term: — – Jan. 3, 2026

Biography

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On Record (53)

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Requires any business entity that makes automatic renewal offers or memberships or subscriptions that are available on-line, also make the canceling such agreements for goods, services, memberships or subscriptions equally accessible on-line.
May 22, 2026 · source · 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 · source · 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 · source · details / share
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Adds criminal penalties for operation of a motor vehicle after a suspension for lack of physical or mental fitness, or as a result of frequency of offenses pursuant to § 31-11-7 (a)(1)(i) or as result of a court ordered suspension.
May 22, 2026 · source · 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 · source · details / share
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Increases the fines for certain traffic offenses to one hundred dollars ($100) and adds fines of one hundred dollars ($100) for offenses required by law but omitted from the schedule.
May 22, 2026 · source · details / share
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Prohibits healthcare providers and health plans from denying the payment of a medical bill, solely because the bill may have arisen from a third-party claim.
May 22, 2026 · source · details / share
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Establishes the commercial kitchen exhaust system inspection and cleaning licensing and certification act. It also requires entities inspecting or cleaning commercial exhaust systems be licensed and insured.
May 22, 2026 · source · details / share
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Includes menthol as a flavored electronic nicotine-delivery system product.
May 22, 2026 · source · 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 · source · 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 · source · details / share
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Permits a driver to admit to a violation for failure to stop for a school bus and pay the violation of $300 directly to the municipality or its designee, without the need for a court appearance.
May 22, 2026 · source · details / share
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Amends various provisions relative to adaptive reuse projects on state-owned property and certain conditions applied thereto.
May 22, 2026 · source · details / share
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Establishes a procedure for a health insurer to reimburse a healthcare provider no less than sixty-five percent (65%) of each unpaid co-payment, co-insurance or deductible amount due, after reasonable collection efforts.
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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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 · source · details / share
Bill CRIMINAL PROCEDURECRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- SEARCH WARRANTS
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- SEARCH WARRANTS - Authorizes judges to issue electronic warrants for DUI offenses under certain conditions.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill TaxationTAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION
TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION - Exempts from taxation the real and tangible personal property of Project Hand Up, located in the town of West Warwick.
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 -- WEAPONS
CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS - Provides the review and appeal process for individuals applying for a permit or license to carry a handgun with the licensing authority or attorney general.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Criminal OffensesCRIMINAL OFFENSES -- ASSAULTS
CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- ASSAULTS - Makes an assault upon a sports official during and in the course of their official duties a felony.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Animals And Animal HusbandryANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY -- CRUELTY TO ANIMALS
ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY -- CRUELTY TO ANIMALS - Creates a cause of action for the intentional or negligent injury or death of a pet.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Joint Resolution Making An Appropriation Of $90,000,000 To The Rhode Island Executive Office Of Health And Human Services To Support Physician Reimbursement Rate Increases In The Rhode Island Medicaid Program (authorizes The Appropriation Of The Sum Of $90,000,000 To The Rhode Island Executive Office Of Health And Human Services To Be Invested In Increasing Reimbursement Rates For All Physicians And …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
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House Resolution Extending The Reporting And Expiration Dates Of The Special Legislative Commission To Study And Review The Cost And Status Of The State Of Rhode Island Owned, Vacant, And Abandoned Properties And Provide Recommendations For Methods To Mitigate The Associated Expenses (extends The Reporting And Expiration Dates Of The Commission To Review The Cost And Status Of State Owned, …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral TaxationTAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION
TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION - Allows the town council of Coventry to make exemptions from taxation on real and personal property that has undergone environmental remediation. This act is subject to conditions as provided in this section.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral Motor And Other VehiclesMOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES
MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES - Creates a special registration plate for the private passenger motor vehicle for former fire chief of the Hopkins Hill Fire District, Frank M. Brown, Jr.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
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Authorizes the town of West Warwick to issue not more than $71,000,000 bonds and notes to finance the acquisition, construction, improvement, renovation, furnishing and equipping of schools and school facilities.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral Towns And CitiesTOWNS AND CITIES -- LOW AND MODERATE INCOME HOUSING
TOWNS AND CITIES -- LOW AND MODERATE INCOME HOUSING - Requires municipalities to report to the RI department of housing regarding single-family low- or moderate-income housing available to rent/own. Information to be made available to the public on the department's website and emailed to interested parties.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral Towns And CitiesTOWNS AND CITIES -- LOW AND MODERATE INCOME HOUSING
TOWNS AND CITIES -- LOW AND MODERATE INCOME HOUSING - Clarifies roles and regulatory authority for the administration of the program involving the repurposing of vacant schools for housing, extends the deadline for conducting feasibility studies and expands access to all municipalities.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral State Affairs And GovernmentSTATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- STATE POLICE
STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- STATE POLICE - Amends the pension benefits for both current and former Rhode Island state police members, and would extend the time period a member may serve in the Rhode Island state police.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral Motor And Other VehiclesMOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- MISCELLANEOUS RULES
MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- MISCELLANEOUS RULES - Provides additional exception to prohibition on usage of wireless communication device while driving and clarifies that use for purpose of navigation must be while the device is mounted or otherwise affixed to vehicle and not held in the motorist's hand.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral Motor And Other VehiclesMOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- MOTOR VEHICLE OFFENSES
MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- MOTOR VEHICLE OFFENSES - Distinguishes, in two separate subsections, a first offense for reckless driving, which is a misdemeanor, and a second or subsequent offense for reckless driving, which is a felony.
Mar 16, 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 therefore.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral Probate Practice And ProcedurePROBATE PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE -- UNCLAIMED INTANGIBLE AND TANGIBLE PROPERTY
PROBATE PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE -- UNCLAIMED INTANGIBLE AND TANGIBLE PROPERTY - Permits the division of unclaimed property within the office of the general treasurer to accept miscellaneous intangible property belonging to Rhode Island residents.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral Public Property And WorksPUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- PUBLIC BUILDINGS
PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- PUBLIC BUILDINGS - Requires the installation of universal changing stations in all newly constructed, reconstructed, or remodeled public buildings and places of public accommodation.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral Commercial LawCOMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONSCOMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- UNFAIR SALES PRACTICES
COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- UNFAIR SALES PRACTICES - Provides that stores offering food product discounts must provide the same discounts to in store customers that are offered to customers using electronic digital coupons.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral EducationEDUCATION -- HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PUPILS
EDUCATION -- HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PUPILS - Repeals the legislative findings in this section and requires elementary, middle and high schools to provide and maintain on-site functional automated external defibrillators (AEDs).
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
House Resolution Proclaiming March Of 2026, To Be "music In Our Schools Month" In The State Of Rhode Island
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral INSURANCEINSURANCE -- EQUITABLE FUNDING FOR HEALTHCARE PROVIDER BAD DEBT
INSURANCE -- EQUITABLE FUNDING FOR HEALTHCARE PROVIDER BAD DEBT - Establishes a procedure for a health insurer to reimburse a healthcare provider no less than sixty-five percent (65%) of each unpaid co-payment, co-insurance or deductible amount due, after reasonable collection efforts.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral State Affairs And GovernmentSTATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS' DUE PROCESS, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND TRANSPARENCY ACT
STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS' DUE PROCESS, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND TRANSPARENCY ACT - Amends the Law Enforcement Officers’ Due Process, Accountability, and Transparency Act" by changing the provision for payment of legal fees.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral Motor And Other VehiclesMOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF LICENSESMOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF LICENSES -- VIOLATIONS
MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF LICENSES -- VIOLATIONS - Adds criminal penalties for operation of a motor vehicle after a suspension for lack of physical or mental fitness, or as a result of frequency of offenses pursuant to § 31-11-7 (a)(1)(i) or as result of a court ordered suspension.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral Motor And Other VehiclesMOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- OFFENSES AGAINST REGISTRATION AND CERTIFICATE OF TITLE LAWS
MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- OFFENSES AGAINST REGISTRATION AND CERTIFICATE OF TITLE LAWS - Increases the fines for certain traffic offenses to one hundred dollars ($100) and adds fines of one hundred dollars ($100) for offenses required by law but omitted from the schedule.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral Criminal OffensesCRIMINAL OFFENSES -- JAILS AND PRISONS
CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- JAILS AND PRISONS - 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.
Mar 16, 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 - Amends various provisions relative to adaptive reuse projects on state-owned property and certain conditions applied thereto.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral HEALTH AND SAFETYHEALTH AND SAFETY -- COMMERCIAL KITCHEN EXHAUST SYSTEM INSPECTION AND CLEANING, LICENSING AND CERTIFICATION ACT
HEALTH AND SAFETY -- COMMERCIAL KITCHEN EXHAUST SYSTEM INSPECTION AND CLEANING, LICENSING AND CERTIFICATION ACT - Establishes the commercial kitchen exhaust system inspection and cleaning licensing and certification act. It also requires entities inspecting or cleaning commercial exhaust systems be licensed and insured.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral Towns And CitiesTOWNS AND CITIES -- LOW AND MODERATE INCOME HOUSING
TOWNS AND CITIES -- LOW AND MODERATE INCOME HOUSING - 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.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral Labor And Labor RelationsLABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE USE AND FAIR EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES
LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE USE AND FAIR EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES - Creates a comprehensive statutory framework to address and regulate the use of artificial intelligence in the workplace, considering the interests of employers and employees.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral Commercial LawCOMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONSCOMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- UNFAIR SALES PRACTICES
COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- UNFAIR SALES PRACTICES - Provides that stores offering food product discounts must provide the same discounts to in-store customers that are offered to customers using electronic digital coupons.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral HEALTH AND SAFETYHEALTH AND SAFETY -- CONSUMER PFAS BAN ACT OF 2024
HEALTH AND SAFETY -- CONSUMER PFAS BAN ACT OF 2024 - Exempts certain cookware that contains perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances or PFAS that are authorized by the FDA for food contact for consumer goods from the provision of the consumer PFAS ban act of 2024.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral TaxationTAXATION -- CIGARETTE, OTHER TOBACCO PRODUCTS, AND ELECTRONIC NICOTINE-DELIVERY SYSTEM PRODUCTS
TAXATION -- CIGARETTE, OTHER TOBACCO PRODUCTS, AND ELECTRONIC NICOTINE-DELIVERY SYSTEM PRODUCTS - Permits dealers without a distributor's license to resell cigars, and ultra premium pipe tobacco, excluding pipe tobacco intended for cigarettes, to other dealers.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral Criminal OffensesCRIMINAL OFFENSES -- THREATS AND EXTORTION
CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- THREATS AND EXTORTION - 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.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral Motor And Other VehiclesMOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- MOTOR VEHICLE OFFENSES
MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- MOTOR VEHICLE OFFENSES - Requires persons convicted of driving under influence or refusal to submit to chemical test, have an ignition interlock system installed in vehicle as part of sentence and to pay an assessment to pay for the interlock systems.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral EducationEDUCATION -- HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PUPILS
EDUCATION -- HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PUPILS - Expands the requirement that all high schools and middle schools, whether they are publicly or privately run to maintain on site a functional AED while establishing and implementing a cardiac emergency response plan in these schools.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share

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Authorizes the collection of a small additional fee, in addition to the registration fee paid by motorboat owners, to be deposited in a restricted account, in order to fund the newly established freshwater lake management program.
Jun 18, 2026 · details / share
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Removes the exemption for tinting of the windshield and imposes fines of $250 for a first and second offense and subsequent offenses are punishable by a $250 fine and up to a one year suspension of the vehicle registration.
Jun 18, 2026 · details / share
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Requires that any covered entity that develops/provides online services, products, or features that children are reasonably likely to access shall consider the best interest of children when designing/developing such online service, product, or feature.
Jun 18, 2026 · details / share
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Creates the Primary Care Contracting Good Faith Act.
Jun 18, 2026 · details / share
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Requires that every insurer providing health coverage insurance provide every physician or physician group with a complete fee schedule seeing for the maximum allowable reimbursement for each covered service.
Jun 18, 2026 · details / share
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Amends the timelines related to healthcare provider credentialing.
Jun 18, 2026 · details / share
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Directs middle and high schools which issue student identification cards to include on those cards on or before September 8, 2026, contact crisis telephone numbers for suicide prevention and substance use disorder prevention.
Jun 18, 2026 · details / share
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Establishes a set service rate of seventy dollars ($70.00) for the service of all writs, citations or subpoenas.
Jun 02, 2026 · details / share
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Caps delinquent tax interest rate at 12%. Prohibits audits beyond 3 years from date of tax filing, 7 years for fraudulent filings, and in no event beyond 10 years from date of filing or required filing date, whichever is later.
Jun 02, 2026 · details / share
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Suspends the gross earnings tax on electric and gas companies until January 1, 2036.
Jun 02, 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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Permits Coventry to require two parking space for each studio, one-bedroom, or two-bedroom low- or moderate-income housing units upon the determination that limited or no local public transportation or off-street parking availability near these units.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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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 · 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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Sets timelines for Coventry's new construction, including one year for final approval, two (2) years for building permits, and temporary inclusion of units in the town's count until completion or three (3) years, whichever comes first.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Raises the minimum threshold contract price before public works contractors are required to pay prevailing wages to their employees, from $1,000 to $100,000.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Adds property damage to statutory underinsured motor coverage, rather than just uninsured motorist coverage, as it is presently.
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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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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Converts the Rhode Island Hope Scholarship Pilot Program Act into a continuing scholarship program at Rhode Island College, similar to the Rhode Island Promise Scholarship at the Community College of Rhode Island.
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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Provides for sentencing enhancements for any person using prohibited firearms, being a prohibited person or engaging in certain other firearm related offenses resulting in death and constituting first or second degree murder.
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 the heading of § 11-47-60.1 to include the words "Dillon's Law."
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Expands the deinstitutionalization subsidy aid program in the department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals to include adoptive parent(s) or siblings(s).
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Establishes a fund to support children’s community-based providers’ infrastructure changes necessary and related to the state’s Medicaid transformation initiative.
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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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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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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Includes municipal detention facility corporations as exempt from taxation, and requires that an amount equal to 27% of all tax that would have been collected if the property was taxable be paid to the municipality annually.
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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Allows the town of Tiverton to receive a one-half (1/2) credit for affordable housing units for manufactured homes in age restricted communities in conformance with all zoning laws and/or ordinances of the town.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Prohibits applications for a comprehensive permit under the Rhode Island comprehensive planning and land use regulation act in any watershed overlay protection district located in the town of Tiverton.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Requires 10% of all rental fees collected by the water resources board pursuant to a lease with the Coventry Pines Golf Club be paid to the town of Coventry and 10% to the Central Coventry Fire District.
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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Allows members of the retirement system who served in the national guard or reserves and qualify as veterans, to purchase retirement service credits based on their years of service in the National guard or reserves.
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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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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Provides a series of updates to size, weight, and load regulations for commercial and specialized vehicles.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Provides certain procedures that must be followed before an encampment can be removed or relocated.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Requires that all agencies' final rules, promulgated pursuant to the administrative procedures act, be approved by general assembly action, but in no case later than December 31 of the year it is promulgated, before it can become effective.
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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Authorizes municipalities to make an emergency declaration under limited circumstances to allow for the construction and use of SAFE Units on a temporary basis which have specialized requirements and exemptions from the state fire and building codes.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Establishes the office of inspector general as an independent administrative agency charged with the responsibility to investigate, detect, and prevent fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement in the expenditure of public funds.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Requires the board of elections to establish a secure area for the public observation of mail ballot processing and require the mail ballot voter’s signature be compared to the signature on file within the state central voter registration system.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Provides protocols for radon inspection relative to real estate transactions and provides time frames and conditions for testing and mitigation.
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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Authorizes school committees to deny or defer approval of a homeschooling proposed plan in certain circumstances.
May 22, 2026 · 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 · details / share
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Exempts from taxation the real and tangible personal property of Blackstone Valley Advocacy Center located in the city of Pawtucket.
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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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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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 · 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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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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Creates a special motor vehicle registration plate for The Rhode Island Hockey Hall of Fame.
May 22, 2026 · details / share