| RI | S0287 | Intro
25% | DOMESTIC RELATIONS -- DIVORCE AND SEPARATION - Provides for a residency requirement of at least six (6) months rather than one year for the Rhode Island family court to have jurisdiction over a divorce complaint.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-21
[Hearing: Feb 25]
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S0299 | Intro
25% | CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- CUSTODIAL LAW ENFORCEMENT SEXUAL PENETRATION - Prohibits members of law enforcement from engaging in sexual penetration with individuals in their custody. The act also provides that a person convicted of custodial law enforcement...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-21
[Hearing: Feb 25]
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S0329 | Intro
25% | TAXATION -- PERSONAL INCOME TAX - Creates an additional tax rate of 3% on taxable income over $625,000 in 2025 dollars. Applies to tax years 2026 and thereafter and not retroactively.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-21
To Senate Finance Committee |
| RI | S0317 | Intro
25% | CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- BURGLARY AND BREAKING AND ENTERING - Provides a rebuttable defense if any person shall die or sustain a personal injury while committing any violent criminal offense that individual is lawfully in a place they have a right to be,...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-21
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S0336 | Intro
25% | EDUCATION -- TRANSPORTATION OF SCHOOL PUPILS BEYOND CITY AND TOWN LIMITS - Allows an individual school district that can utilize its own buses or vendors at a lower cost than the statewide system, to obtain reimbursement for these costs from state fu...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-21
To Senate Finance Committee |
| RI | S0333 | Intro
25% | HUMAN SERVICES -- MEDICAL ASSISTANCE - Requires EOHHS to establish a 1-year pilot program for nutritional assistance and medically tailored meals, groceries and produce for peoples with diet-related diseases or food insecurity, and other intervention...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-21
To Senate Finance Committee |
| RI | S0322 | Intro
25% | EDUCATION -- THE CHILDREN'S CARDIAC SAFETY ACT - Establishes "The Children's Cardiac Safety Act", and provide for childhood cardiac screening based on modules that incorporate current best practices.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-21
To Senate Education Committee |
| RI | S0339 | Intro
25% | HUMAN SERVICES -- THUNDERMIST FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY PROGRAM - Appropriates the sum of five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) to fund the Thundermist family medicine residency program during fiscal year 2026 and every fiscal year thereafter.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-21
To Senate Finance Committee |
| RI | S0324 | Intro
25% | HEALTH AND SAFETY - Creates a public education program on methods to recycle textiles.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-21
To Senate Environment and Agriculture Committee |
| RI | S0331 | Intro
25% | EDUCATION -- THE EDUCATION EQUITY AND PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT - Requires the department of elementary and secondary education to propose, by October 1, 2025, funding alternatives to increase state aid for districts with high poverty, with recommendat...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-21
To Senate Finance Committee |
| RI | S0063 | Intro
25% | CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- GENERAL PROVISIONS - Furthers delineate the definitions of felony, misdemeanor and petty misdemeanor.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-13
Placed on Senate Calendar (02/25/2025) |
| RI | S0295 | Intro
25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- DETENTION FOR FEDERAL CIVIL IMMIGRATION VIOLATIONS - Prohibits state and municipal officials or body from entering into and renewing any agreements that will be used to detain individuals for federal civil immigration ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-13
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S0296 | Intro
25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- CORRECTIONS DEPARTMENT - Repeals provisions that assess costs for women in the community corrections program for women offenders.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-13
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S0272 | Intro
25% | FOOD AND DRUGS -- HEALTHY KIDS ACT - Mandates that all restaurants offering children's meals offer at least two (2) children's meals that complies with certain detailed nutritional standards set forth in the act.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-13
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| RI | S0254 | Intro
25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- HEALTH CARE FOR CHILDREN AND PREGNANT WOMEN - Would provide children up to age three (3) with continuous coverage eligibility for RIte Track/RIte Care so that they are not at risk of losing coverage at the yearly redet...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-13
To Senate Finance Committee |
| RI | S0259 | Intro
25% | EDUCATION -- THE EDUCATION EQUITY AND PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT - Provides that a student's enrollment in Medicaid would be included in calculating and determining the student success factor for use in the foundation education-aid formula.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-13
To Senate Finance Committee |
| RI | S0247 | Intro
25% | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH SERVICES FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTHCARE NEEDS-EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAM FOR DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED INFANTS - Provides that the early intervention program for developmentally disabled infants be ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-13
To Senate Education Committee |
| RI | S0278 | Intro
25% | CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- COMMERCIAL SEXUAL ACTIVITY - Under certain circumstances, provides immunity from arrest and prosecution for prostitution, procurement of sexual conduct for a fee, loitering for prostitution and soliciting from motor vehicles for ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-13
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S0244 | Intro
25% | TAXATION -- PERSONAL INCOME TAX - Increases the Rhode Island earned-income credit to twenty percent (20%) on January 1, 2026. Such credit would not exceed the amount of state income tax.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-13
To Senate Finance Committee |
| RI | S0291 | Intro
25% | CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- ARREST - Prohibits the civil arrest of any person who is attending court either on behalf of themselves or a family or household member. Any person who violates this act shall be subject to civil suit, and for contempt of court.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-13
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S0256 | Intro
25% | EDUCATION -- THE EDUCATION EQUITY AND PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT - Mandates additional state education funding for the mental and behavioral health of students equal to 2% of the district’s total expenditures, and require those funds be used to hire s...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-13
To Senate Finance Committee |
| RI | S0312 | Intro
25% | HOLIDAYS AND DAYS OF SPECIAL OBSERVANCE -- HOLIDAYS - Changes the name of the holiday on the second Monday of August from Victory Day to Peace and Remembrance Day.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-13
To Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs Committee |
| RI | S0276 | Intro
25% | TOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES -- PROMOTION OF NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTER AND SMART GROWTH - Amends several sections of chapter 24 of title 45, entitled "zoning ordinances," also known as the "Rhode Island zoning enabling act of 1991," with the in...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-13
To Senate Housing and Municipal Government Committee |
| RI | S0311 | Intro
25% | PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- MINORITY BUSINESS ENTERPRISE - Requires the department of administration to provide a list of certified minority and women-owned business enterprises to each prospective contractor of a construction project.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-13
To Senate Labor and Gaming Committee |
| RI | S0246 | Intro
25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- 2021 ACT ON CLIMATE - Requires oil spill responsible fee from 5 cents to 10 cents. Funds to support climate change initiatives.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-13
To Senate Finance Committee |
| RI | S0269 | Intro
25% | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- PREVENTION AND SUPPRESSION OF CONTAGIOUS DISEASES -- HIV/AIDS - Repeals the required HIV testing for an individual convicted under chapter 34.1 of title 11 and allows the option for HIV testing for any person convicted under this...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-13
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| RI | S0231 | Intro
25% | EDUCATION -- CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES - Establishes a task force managed by the children’s cabinet to develop recommendations to improve access to early intervention and early childhood special education services.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-13
To Senate Education Committee |
| RI | S0239 | Intro
25% | EDUCATION -- RHODE ISLAND EARLY EDUCATOR COMPENSATION STABILIZATION ACT - Directs the departments of human services and education to work together to sustain and strengthen existing workforce development and compensation programs for educators workin...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-13
To Senate Education Committee |
| RI | S0274 | Intro
25% | PROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT - Prohibits a landlord from inquiring about the immigration status of a tenant subject to any federal laws or regulations, but may request financial information or proof of identity.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-13
To Senate Housing and Municipal Government Committee |
| RI | S0224 | Pass | Senate Resolution Proclaiming February 11, 2025, As "the 2nd Rhode Island Regiment/black Regiment Recognition Day" To Commemorate The Contributions Of Black Soldiers During The American Revolutionary War
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-11
Senate read and passed |
| RI | S0225 | Pass | Senate Resolution Proclaiming February 7th Through The 14th Of 2025, To Be "congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week" In The State Of Rhode Island
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-11
Senate read and passed |
| RI | S0228 | Pass | Senate Resolution Expressing Deepest Condolences On The Passing Of Hilding T. Munson
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-11
Senate read and passed |
| RI | S0227 | Pass | Senate Resolution Expressing Deepest Condolences On The Passing Of Rufina Delizo Rice
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-11
Senate read and passed |
| RI | S0226 | Pass | Senate Resolution Extending Deepest Condolences On The Passing Of Marie T. Nesselbush
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-11
Senate read and passed |
| RI | S0221 | Intro
25% | INSURANCE -- THIRD-PARTY HEALTH INSURANCE ADMINISTRATORS -- PRESCRIPTION DRUG COST CONTROL AND TRANSPARENCY - Provides certain controls over prescription drug costs by imposing transparency, oversight and accountability requirements on commercial ins...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-10
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| RI | S0220 | Intro
25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- THE HEALTHCARE SERVICES FUNDING PLAN ACT - Amends Rhode Island’s existing healthcare services funding plan act by adding an account relating to a new psychiatry resource network to fund Rhode Island’s present PediP...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-10
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| RI | S0222 | Intro
25% | INSURANCE -- PHARMACY FREEDOM OF CHOICE -- FAIR COMPETITION AND PRACTICES - Requires pharmacy benefit managers to reimburse pharmacist no less than national drug acquisition costs plus fee.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-10
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| RI | S0202 | Intro
25% | PROPERTY -- COMMUNITY OPPORTUNITY TO PURCHASE ACT - Grants a right of first offer to qualified nonprofits for the purchase of certain multi-family residential properties at market prices, within a reasonable period of time to promote the creation and...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-07
To Senate Housing and Municipal Government Committee |
| RI | S0215 | Intro
25% | LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MINIMUM WAGES - Commencing January 1, 2026, this act would increase the minimum wage for employees receiving gratuities from the current $3.89 to $6.75 per hour.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-07
To Senate Labor and Gaming Committee |
| RI | S0176 | Intro
25% | EDUCATION -- HIGHER EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES ACT - Establishes the Higher Education Opportunities for Students with Disabilities Act.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-07
To Senate Education Committee |
| RI | S0177 | Intro
25% | Joint Resolution To Approve, Publish And Submit To The Electors A Proposition Of Amendment To The Constitution -- Right To An Adequate Education (amends The Constitution To Guarantee Rhode Island Residents With Equal Opportunity To Receive An Educati...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-07
To Senate Education Committee |
| RI | S0205 | Intro
25% | DELINQUENT AND DEPENDENT CHILDREN -- PROCEEDINGS IN FAMILY COURT - Prohibit the family court from detaining any juvenile or committing any juvenile, under the age of 12 years, to the training school, for any offense other than murder, first degree se...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-07
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S0189 | Intro
25% | HUMAN SERVICES -- MEDICAL ASSISTANCE - Provides that services provided by graduate student interns who work under a supervisory protocol would be eligible to be paid from Medicaid reimbursement.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-07
To Senate Finance Committee |
| RI | S0190 | Intro
25% | EDUCATION -- THE EDUCATION EQUITY AND PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT - Provides that in local educational agencies when over 45% of the children have a family income that is at or below 185% of federal poverty guidelines then the student success factor will...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-07
To Senate Finance Committee |
| RI | S0192 | Intro
25% | EDUCATION -- THE EDUCATION EQUITY AND PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT - Requires a review by the department of elementary and secondary education of the formula components used to compute the aid needed to support high need students.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-07
To Senate Finance Committee |
| RI | S0103 | Intro
25% | INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES - Mandates all insurance contracts, plans or policies provide insurance coverage for the expense of diagnosing and treating infertility, for women between the ages of 25 and 42 years including pre...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-31
To Senate Finance Committee |
| RI | S0109 | Intro
25% | EDUCATION -- THE EDUCATION EQUITY AND PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT - Amends State funding calculations for special education, revising extraordinary cost calculations for FY 2027-2028, and providing additional funds for excess costs when special education...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-31
To Senate Finance Committee |
| RI | S0117 | Intro
25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- OFFICE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES - Sets controls on Medicaid prescription drug costs by imposing transparency and accountability requirements on managed care organizations (MCOs) and their pharmacy benefit managers ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-31
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| RI | S0111 | Intro
25% | TAXATION -- RHODE ISLAND NEW QUALIFIED JOBS INCENTIVE ACT 2015 - This act would sunset/discontinue the Jobs Development Act rate reduction as of July 1, 2025.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-31
To Senate Finance Committee |
| RI | S0100 | Intro
25% | HUMAN SERVICES -- THE RHODE ISLAND WORKS PROGRAM - Eliminates the sunset on the provision of finding for child care for eligible child care educators and child care staff.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-31
To Senate Finance Committee |
