Andrew R Dimitri

This act would require electric and gas utilities to provide a detailed breakdown of supply, delivery, and public policy costs on electric and gas bills, including specific costs for renewable energy sources, and mandate public comment and PUC approval. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would increase the net taxable estate exemption to three million six hundred thousand dollars ($3,600,000) on January 1, 2027. This act would also increase the exemption by one million dollars ($1,000,000) on January 1, 2028, and every year thereafter until this section and the tax would sunset and expire on January 1, 2033. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would allow a modification to federal adjusted gross income for all social security income for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2027. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would mandate arming campus police at public higher educational institutions and would include campus police in the definition of "law enforcement officer" for the purposes of the "law enforcement officers' bill of rights". This act would take effect upon passage.

Senate Resolution Expressing Deepest Condolences On The Passing Of The Honorable Scott Bill Hirst

Senate Resolution Honoring Kathy Nadeau On The Occasion Of Her Retirement From The State Of Rhode Island After Many Years Of Dedicated And Exemplary Public Service

Senate Resolution Commemorating January Of 2026, As "rhode Island Slavery And Human Trafficking Prevention Month" In The State Of Rhode Island

Senate Resolution Extending Condolences On The Passing Of The Honorable Thomas E. Hodge

This act would phase out the local meals and beverage tax by January 1, 2030. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would allow all retired police officers and firefighters to receive an additional retirement allowance, equal to the members' accrued benefit, determined pursuant to this section as of June 30, 2026, plus two and one-half percent (2.5%) of the final compensation amount multiplied by the years of service after June 30, 2026. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would afford an option for police and firefighters to receive retirement allowances, without reduction, who seek retirement after twenty (20) years of service, upon reaching age fifty- seven (57). This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would allow a landlord that did not obtain a lead certificate pursuant to the lead mitigation laws of chapter 128.1 of title 42 due to the fact that the state lacks the adequate resources to conduct inspections. The act also would provide that if the landlord certifies that the landlord followed all lead mitigation law requirements as of September 1, 2024, the landlord would not be fined for the lack of a lead certificate. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would require the superior court clerk to automatically seal cases or individual counts of a criminal complaint or indictment that were dismissed, upon request of the defendant and would require the clerks in the district and superior courts to serve the orders upon the bureau of criminal identification, the arresting law enforcement agency and provide two (2) certified copies to counsel of record. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would make it unlawful for anyone under the age of 21 to operate a motor vehicle upon the public highways, while knowingly having liquor or intoxication beverages in any form in containers, opened or unopened, in any part of the vehicle, except when accompanied by a parent, legal guardian, or another adult who is 21 years of age or older and related, whether by blood, adoption, or marriage, to the operator. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would require the respective party chairpersons to submit lists of party voters to the mayor or council president, as the case may be, within thirty (30) days of notice of vacancy, in a municipal election office and would require the mayor or council president to make a nomination for a replacement to the council within thirty (30) days of receipt of the lists. It would also clarify the term expiration dates for canvassing authority members and alternates and would direct the city or town clerk to provide written notice of the corrections and amend the official records, if the term expiration dates on record, are found to be in noncompliance with the provisions of this act. The act would require the local canvassing board to designate a chief local election official, and for that designee to designate an alternate local election official and would further establish that the chief local election official is the only agent authorized to request user access to the statewide central voter register, via the secretary of state. This act would take effect on January 1, 2027.

This act would require that notice of a judgment lien be sent within ten (10) business days of the recording of the lien. This act would take effect on January 1, 2027.

This act would allow 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 would include them as agents authorized to enforce the provisions of this section. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would provide the review and appeal process for individuals applying for a permit or license to carry a handgun with the licensing authority or attorney general. This act would provide that an applicant denied a concealed carry handgun permit, could request a meeting with the licensing authority to reconsider the application. If the licensing authority fails to approve the application after the meeting, then an appeal for a trial de nova may be taken to the superior court. The act would further provide that the documents, records and proceedings before the licensing authority and before the superior court shall not be open to the public unless the applicant requests in writing that that hearing be open to the public. This act would take effect upon passage.

Under current law, employers are not obligated to pay overtime to their executive, administrative, and professional employees who are compensated through salary rather than hourly wages, unless the salary of such employees would, if calculated according to a 40-hour work week, fall below the state’s current minimum wage. This act would raise that cut-off and make additional salaried employees non-exempt and therefore eligible for overtime pay, by requiring small employers with one to fifty (1-50) employees and large employers with fifty (50) or more employees, to pay overtime wages to currently exempt workers, if their salary falls below a threshold based upon multipliers of minimum hourly wage, for a forty (40) hour workweek. For example, for the year 2027, the multiplier would be one and one-half (1½) times the minimum hourly wage for a forty (40) hour workweek for small employers with less than fifty (50) employees and two (2) times the minimum hourly wage for a forty (40) hour workweek for large employers with more than fifty (50) employees, resulting in overtime entitlement for more employees. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would create 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. This act would take effect six (6) months after passage.

This act would create a special license plate for the charity Real Access Motivates Progress, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. This act would take effect six (6) months after passage.

Senate Resolution Commemorating The Celebration Of The Birth Of The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., On January 15, 2026

Senate Resolution Expressing Deepest Condolences On The Passing Of The Honorable Richard Serra

Senate Resolution Honoring And Remembering The Life Of Nayasia A. Gonzalez

This act would require the director of the Rhode Island emergency management agency and the Rhode Island commerce commission to develop and implement a plan to assist businesses in obtaining flood insurance through the National Flood Insurance program. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would strengthen consumer protections by including definitions related directly to deceptive trade practices inherent in the insurance claim process. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would amend the composition of the Rhode Island school safety committee by adding an additional member who is a representative from the Rhode Island School Resource Officer Association. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would provide for a comprehensive criminal and employment background check procedure for all school employees. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would allow a modification to federal adjusted gross income for all social security income for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2027. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would provide on and after July 1, 2027, a school district could elect and choose to not spend money on any mandate that is not fully funded through the state education aid formula or of any other state funding received through the department of elementary and secondary education. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would exempt from the sales tax eligible school supplies, costing less than thirty dollars ($30.00), purchased within one week prior to the commencement of the academic year for public and private schools. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would authorize an annual two and one-half percent (2.5%) escalation for all active and retired police and firefighter's retirement pension allowance, compounded each year on January 1 following the year of retirement and continuing yearly, on that date. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would eliminate the estate tax in Rhode Island. This act would take effect upon passage.

Joint Resolution Creating A Special Legislative Commission To Study Safe Staffing Ratios In Hospitals (creates A 15-member Joint Commission To Study And Provide Recommendations Regarding Safe Staffing Ratios In Hospitals, And Who Would Report Back To The General Assembly By September 1, 2027, And Expire On January 30, 2028.)

This act would prohibit 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. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would change the residential limit for any substantial multi-family housing project not to exceed forty thousand (40,000) residents according to the United States Census Bureau. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would restore the requirement that a local review board issue findings for denial in reviewing a comprehensive permit request. The act also clarifies that affordable housing units shall be included in each town and city when the building permits for said units are granted. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would define suitable person for purposes of possessing and having a concealed carry pistol permit, would establish reasons for applying for a concealed carry permit for both in- state and out-of-state residents, would establish what information is required on applications for concealed carry permits, establish an appeal process when an application is denied and provide that records relating to concealed carry permits and appeals are not a public record. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would permit non-sworn public safety officers and security guards at private colleges and universities, to detain individuals within the campus jurisdiction, when the officer or guard has reasonable grounds to believe that the person has committed a criminal offense. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would require 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. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would make it a felony for any person required to register as a sex offender to live within three hundred feet (300’) of a school as defined in § 11-37.1-2. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would require the local board to publish early voting dates, hours, and location, at least twice in a newspaper of general circulation within the city or town, and to publish the same on the municipality's website for the duration of the in-person early voting period. This act would permit the substitution of advertising the voter registration deadline in a newspaper by posting notice of designation(s) on the municipality's website, continuously, for at least ten (10) consecutive days leading up to the last day prescribed by law for the receiving of voter registrations. This act would require the local board to publish local ballot questions on its website for 25 consecutive days, and to authorize the substitution of newspaper advertisements if a jurisdiction- wide household mailing containing the same information is instead sent. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would provide for a cause of action against an individual or entity that prohibits the possession of firearms on real property, except residences, by an individual that is authorized and licensed to carry a firearm. The cause of action would allow the injured individual to recover for injury to his or her person, death, physical, emotional and/or mental distress, economic loss or expense, property damage or any other compensable loss as a result of conduct occurring on the real property that prohibits the possession of firearms. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would increase the sentences for carrying a stolen firearm when committing a crime of violence and for possessing a stolen firearm and would require that a person convicted of these offenses serve a period of time in which they would not be eligible for parole or probation. Penalties would increase for second and subsequent offenses. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would criminalize and set mandatory minimum sentences for the unlawful interference with traffic upon the federal and state highways of this state. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would increase the penalty for cruelty to animals, first offense, from eleven months to twelve months incarceration. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would make it a misdemeanor to knowingly file a false report of misconduct of any law enforcement official, public safety official, or hospital staff. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would permit the possession or use of a muffler, silencer or other device on any firearm longer than seventeen inches (17”) in length and would permit the use of such a device by any person while hunting provided that they have a valid hunting license at the time of use. No other city or state agency may enact any rule or regulation of law affecting the right to use such a device. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would provide a rebuttable defense if any person shall die or sustain a personal injury while committing any violent criminal offense of a person if that individual is lawfully in a place they have a right to be, and acted in self-defense and in the reasonable belief that the person engaged in the criminal offense was about to inflict great bodily harm or death upon that person or any other individual. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would increase the penalties for a first offense of leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death to a minimum ten (10) years in incarceration, a minimum of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) and a minimum license revocation of ten (10) years. It would also increase other penalties in this section from a minimum of five (5) years to ten (10) years in prison for violation. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would strengthen consumer protections in insurance claims by improving the fairness and timeliness of arbitration and appraisal proceedings, and preventing insurers from delaying or obstructing the dispute resolution process by allowing the court to resolve appraisal and arbitration disputes to provide an equitable remedy to the aggrieved party. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would make a first offense of possessing a large capacity feeding device a misdemeanor and subsequent offenses felonies. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would make an assault upon a sports official during and in the course of their official duties a felony. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would require employers to protect employees from extreme temperatures through rest breaks, PPE, training, and equipment, and mandate training, to recognize and mitigate heat- and cold-related risks. The act would require the department of health to establish and implement a training program. This act would take effect on January 1, 2027.

This act would establish 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. This act would also establish a new scheme outlining the request for proposal process for the construction of public-private qualified facilities and would further provide for the state to exercise the power of eminent domain relating to the construction of such qualified facilities. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would create a special motor vehicle registration plate for The Rhode Island Hockey Hall of Fame. This act would take effect upon passage.

Senate Resolution Proclaiming January 27, 2026 To Be “rhode Island Food Insecurity Awareness Day” In The State Of Rhode Island

This act would expand the duties of the small business ombudsman, by also having the ombudsman serve as the Rhode Island commerce corporation's small business advocate. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would allow retired state employees to be reemployed by a municipality with no restrictions and with no loss of their existing retirement benefits. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would add probation officers and parole officers to the definition of "police officer" for purposes of salary payments during line of duty illness or injury. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would authorize the tax administrator to waive interest and penalties on delinquent taxes paid in full during a one week amnesty period. This act would reinstate a suspended driver’s license upon payment in full. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would make offenses against gift card holders subject to the penalties for larceny. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would require public auctions by any city or town of real estate or an interest therein to only be done in person and not by electronic or remote procedures unless authorized by court order. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would require all requests for public records to sufficiently identify information to permit verification of the requester’s identity and would allow the public body to communicate regarding the request. This act would not allow for anonymous public records requests. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would provide that a person over the age of eighteen (18) years can purchase and possess a stun gun or electronic dart gun and also prohibits the sale of a stun gun or electronic dart gun to any person under the age of eighteen (18) years. It would also criminalize the use of a stun gun or electronic dart gun in any criminal offense or the use of a stun gun or electronic dart gun against any police officer engaged in the execution of their duty. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would increase penalties for a second or subsequent offense with a fine of not less than two hundred fifty dollars ($250) or no more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) and up to eleven (11) months imprisonment, for violating the law on the care of dogs. This act would further amend existing law to include city and town animal control officers as agents authorized to enforce the provisions of this law. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would make it a felony to file a false police report of a crime carrying a sentence of imprisonment of not less than five (5) years nor more than twenty (20) years, and would carry a sentence of imprisonment of not less than one year nor more than five (5) years for filing such false report. This act would further make it a felony to file a false police report of a crime carrying a sentence of imprisonment of twenty (20) years or more, and would carry a sentence of imprisonment of not less than five (5) years nor more than twenty (20) years for filing such false report. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would require that the license plates of a vehicle be impounded by a law enforcement 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 a motor vehicle under the influence of a narcotic drug or intoxicating liquor and would allow temporary substitute plates if the court determines such impoundment of license plates would cause undue hardship to dependents of offender. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would recognize that municipal employees have the opportunity to utilize binding arbitration and would establish new factors for the arbitrators to consider. These factors would include comparisons of wages and hourly conditions of employment in similarly skilled jobs. This act would also grant the arbitrators power to render an award over all negotiated matters, including the expenditure of money. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would establish a maximum hourly workday for all peace officers as defined in § 12-7-21 and would establish a violation rate of pay of double time and a half. This act would take effect upon passage.

This would allow the dependents of a national guard member, who is in good standing, to be eligible for tuition assistance. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would provide protocols for radon inspection relative to real estate transactions and provides time frames and conditions for testing and mitigation. This act would take effect on June 1, 2027.

This act would require all public utilities to maintain a customer service facility within the state to perform services such as addressing customer inquiries and accepting bill payments. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would require any person or business 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 sixty-five (65) years of age or older who makes a payment using paper checks. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would permit, 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. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would grant automatic admission to state public institutions of higher education to any applicant who is a resident of the State of Rhode Island who has earned the rank of Eagle Scout from Scouting America or the Gold Award from the Girl Scouts of the USA and meets all minimum application submission requirements of the institution. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would add probation and parole officers to the list of state law enforcement professionals, for purpose of retirement on service allowance. This act would take effect on January 1, 2027.

This bill would require landlords of residential properties built before 1978, to register lead hazard mitigation information with the department of health and the information would remain private and only accessible by specific entities. The act also would make revisions to prohibited retaliatory conduct and the statewide mandatory rental registry. The act further would allow landlords to register free of charge, restrict DOH from creating any additional burdens, and promptly issue lead documentation. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would substitute "housing resources commission" with the "department of health" for lead hazard mitigation purposes. It would also make it easier for a property owner to release funds placed into an escrow account, as long as the money is needed to make required repairs or improvements. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would make traffic accident data a public record, subject to federal law. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would define squatter as a person occupying a dwelling unit who is not a party to a rental agreement, not a periodic tenant or is not authorized by the property owner, landlord or tenant to occupy the dwelling unit or structure. A person found guilty of squatting would be guilty of a misdemeanor and punished by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year, or both. The act would also provide certain remedies for a property owner or landlord including seeking police assistance to remove and arrest a squatter. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would require verification of an applicant's date of birth and either a Rhode Island driver's license number or state identification number on all applications seeking mail ballots and emergency mail ballots. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would amend the definition of “domestic violence” to include the coercive control of another, resulting in a pattern of behavior that in purpose or effect unreasonable interferes with another person’s free will or personal liberty. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would allow automatic voter registration for Rhode Islanders applying for hunting and fishing licenses, like the procedures in effect for applicants to the division of motor vehicles. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act, beginning on July 1, 2026, would allow state union employees to negotiate longevity payments in their collective bargaining agreements. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would establish the workplace psychological safety act to provide protection for employees from workplace psychological abuse (bullying) by requiring employers and representative employees to take all reasonable steps to prevent workplace bullying and respond appropriately thereto. This act would also provide a cause of action for employees to pursue injunctive relief and/or actual and punitive damages. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would establish a maximum hourly workday for all peace officers as defined in § 12-7-21 and would establish a violation rate of pay of double time and a half. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would require employers to provide each employee, defined as a nonexempt employee who works at a warehouse distribution center, upon hire, with a written description of each quota to which the employee is subject, including the quantified number of tasks to be performed or materials to be produced or handled, within the defined time period and any potential adverse employment action that could result from failure to meet the quota. This act would take effect on January 1, 2027.

This act would add the governor’s commission on disabilities to the list of participants of the disability parking enforcement program. Additionally, beginning January 1, 2027 the disability parking enforcement program shall submit an annual report to the governor’s commission on disabilities. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would allow holders of a Class P license to purchase alcoholic beverages from either a retail or wholesale establishment in the State of Rhode Island and allow wholesalers to refuse to fulfill orders permitted under this section, or set minimum quantities or dollar values per order. It would also permit caterers to serve and leave an event host's alcoholic beverages at their residence so long as it is under the caterer's control for the entirety of the event. This act would take effect upon passage.

Senate Resolution Proclaiming February 10, 2026, As "the 3rd Rhode Island Regiment/black Regiment Recognition Day" To Commemorate The Contributions Of Black Soldiers During The American Revolutionary War

This act would require that automated teller machines disclose the account balance prior to any cash withdrawal. This act would take effect on January 1, 2027.

This act would terminate the requirement that the public utilities commission allocate five million dollars ($5,000,000) annually to the Rhode Island infrastructure bank for use with energy efficient programs. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would amend the renewable energy standard obligations of entities to sell at retail to Rhode Island customers. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would suspend the gross earnings tax on electric and gas companies until January 1, 2036. This act would take effect on January 1, 2027.

This act would exempt a single-family, primary residence, owned by a taxpayer, who is at least sixty-five (65) years old, and has been a Rhode Island resident for at least forty (40) years. This act would exclude multi-family and income-producing properties. This act would take effect upon passage.

Joint Resolution Making An Appropriation Of $3,000,000 To Rhode Island Legal Services, Inc. (appropriates The Sum Of $3,000,000 To Rhode Island Legal Services, Inc.)

This act would permit licensed providers to accompany emergency medical services and treat patients within the community for mental health disorders, including substance use disorders. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would limit prior authorization requirements for rehabilitative and habilitative services. This act would prohibit prior authorization for the first twelve (12) visits of a new episode of care and for ninety (90) days following a chronic pain diagnosis. This act would also require that insurers must respond to requests within twenty-four (24) hours, and delays result in automatic approval. This act would further allow retroactive authorization for medically necessary services and provides appeal rights for denied requests. This act would take effect on January 1, 2027.

This act would include both the MomsPRN and PediPRN teleconsultation lines in the healthcare services funding contributions payable by health insurers. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would require that healthcare professionals provide written informed consent signed by the recipient, or in the case of a minor child, by a parent or guardian prior to administration of a vaccine. It would prohibit discrimination against individuals who refuse or delay vaccines. The act would also provide for civil recovery and fines of up to twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) for violations. It would further prohibit DCYF from investigating a parent/guardian for their failure to vaccinate their child This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would redefine "Political Party" and define and distinguish between "major parties" and "minor parties" based on the total number of votes a party's candidate received in the previous election among other factors. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would establish the rights of adoptive/foster children or those in guardianship, to have post-separation visitation with their sibling(s). This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would create a cause of action for the intentional or negligent injury or death of a pet. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would administratively seal, upon request of the defendant following the conclusion of the matter in district court, individual counts of any criminal complaints dismissed pursuant to Rule 48(a) that were filed on or after October 1, 2026. This act would take effect on October 1, 2026.

This act would repeal § 3-7-19 which prohibits retail liquor licenses within two hundred feet (200') of schools and religious institutions. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would require the public utility commission (PUC) in conjunction with the division of public utilities and carriers (DPUC) to produce a comprehensive study for the general assembly by April 30, 2027, to be transmitted to the governor, speaker of the house and the senate president. The study would require the PUC and the DPUC to review all energy programs, compare them with other states and formulate a plan to lower energy costs for consumers in this state. This act would take effect upon passage.

Senate Resolution Commemorating The 182nd Anniversary Of Dominican Republic Independence On February 27, 2026

This act would allow customers to directly take single-use plastic straws from single straw dispensers at food service establishments. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would establish the catastrophe savings account act. This act would take effect on July 1, 2026, and would be applicable to taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2027.

This act would apply to electric-generating facilities owned or operated by non-regulated power producers, a domestic electric utility or its affiliates generating electricity on or after January 1, 2025, regarding the sale and transmission of electricity, restructuring of the facility, and provisions of last-resort service. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would ensure that any public school with available seats, after completion of the initial enrollment period for students residing in that school’s designated attendance area, would make such seats available to other students residing within the same school district. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would require veterinarians to provide consultations to dog or cat owners when a drug is prescribed and dispensed for that animal patient. This act would take effect on January 1, 2027.

This act would remove the requirement that five percent (5%) of the hotel tax generated from the South County tourism district be paid to the Greater Providence-Warwick Convention and Visitors Bureau, and would add that five percent (5%) of the hotel tax to the existing tax paid to the Rhode Island commerce corporation. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would require that agencies preparing economic impact statements for proposed rules applying to small businesses contain a finding that the anticipated compliance costs of the proposed rule scale proportionally with the business size, and do not impose fixed costs that larger businesses are able to absorb more easily. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would establish phased reduction of personal income tax rates. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would increase the fines for certain traffic offenses to one hundred dollars ($100) and add fines of one hundred dollars ($100) for offenses required by law but omitted from the schedule. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would authorize the Johnston town council to set tax exemption limit to an amount determined by the city council via ordinance or resolution for qualified individuals defined in the act. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would allow the town of Johnston 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. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would allow the town of Johnston to determine its density bonuses based upon its underlying zoning. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would authorize the town of Johnston, if an aggregate of two hundred fifty (250) or more units should be proposed in comprehensive permit project(s), to enact an emergency moratorium until the permit requirement of § 45-53-4 are amended. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would prohibit cities or towns that implement a rent control ordinance from raising property taxes and such prohibition would last for as long as the rent control ordinance is in effect. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would clarify that a magistrate or sentencing judge sitting in a court with jurisdiction over motor vehicle offenses has discretion to grant a conditional hardship license for a first-time offender upon request and would allow a magistrate or sentencing judge discretion in issuing conditional hardship licenses by imposing a sixty (60) day mandatory loss of license prior to any imposition of the hardship license to individuals with prior offenses under this chapter. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would require 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. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would authorize the automatic expungement of eligible conviction records by operation of law, initiated and completed by state agencies through electronic processes established within the judicial system. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would increase the fine for speeding, one to ten miles per hour (1-10 mph) in excess of posted speed limit in a residential or school zone to one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125) and would increase the fine to two hundred fifty dollars ($250) for speed in excess of eleven miles per hour (11 mph) in a residential or school zone. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would include animal cruelty offenses to the domestic violence crimes committed by a family or household members against another. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would increase the fees charged for filings and writs of execution in the district court, superior court and family court. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would make it unlawful for a person in the custody of the department of corrections to use any force or weapon to resist a lawful request or directive. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would amend the workers' compensation reimbursement provisions related to the liability of third person for damages. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would permit Johnston to require two (2) parking spaces for each studio, one- bedroom, or two-bedroom low- or moderate-income housing unit upon the determination that limited or no local public transportation or off-street parking is availabile near these units. This act would take effect upon passage.

Senate Resolution Recognizing The Culture And Heritage Of TaÍno Descendants In Rhode Island

Senate Resolution Respectfully Condemning The Assaults On Police Officers In New York During The Blizzard And Urging Investigation And Accountability

This act would freeze obligated entities’ annual requirements regarding percentages of retail sales of electricity obtained from renewable energy sources for the years 2027, 2028, and 2029. This act would further permit the use of nuclear energy obtained outside the state for use within the state to achieve the state’s renewable energy standard. This act would take effect on July 1, 2026.

CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS -- UNIFORM PARTNERSHIP ACT -- THE RHODE ISLAND LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ACT - Replaces the existing limited liability company act with a newer and updated model act.

This act would prohibit unauthorized placement of merchants on advertising platform order interfaces, and would prohibit third-party restaurant reservation services. This act would take effect on January 1, 2027

This act would mandate that interscholastic or intramural athletic teams that are sponsored by a public school or a private school whose teams compete against a public school, be designated as: (1) "males", "men" or "boys"; (2) "females", "women" or "girls"; or (3) "coed" or "mixed". It would prohibit athletic teams designated for "females", "women" or "girls" to be open to male students but would allow any student to participate in any sport designated as being for "males", "men", "boys", "coed" or "mixed". The act would also prohibit a government entity, licensing, accrediting or athletic organization from entertaining a complaint, investigating or taking adverse action against a school for maintaining separate teams for students of the female sex. Further, the act would allow private causes of action for damages sustained as a result of violations of the act affecting students and schools. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would update the Rhode Island coordinate system to adopt the most recent system of plane coordinates established by the National Geodetic Survey, a federal agency which is part of NOAA and the US Department of Commerce, and would modify the meter to foot conversion to adopt the international foot to provide national uniformity. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would require that the state’s share to support public library services in fiscal year 2027 be fixed at twenty-five percent (25%) of the amount appropriated and expended by the city or town in the second preceding fiscal year. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would permit hit and run victims suffering serious bodily injury to recover under the crime victim compensation program. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would, change 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. The average compensation would be reduced from the highest five (5) years to the average of the highest three (3) consecutive years, of compensation, within the total service, when the average compensation was the highest. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would include the deputy chief of inspection and inspector within the provision of law related to retirement on service allowance relating to correctional officers. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would allow 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. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would remove obsolete language and clarify asbestos abatement and radon control requirements for purpose of the asbestos abatement statute. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would require landlords to register certain information for residential properties constructed prior to 1978 with the department of health on a statewide registry and defines which information may be viewed on a public database. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would allow the town of North Providence 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. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would permit property owners or contractors to utilize an independent building inspector if the municipality’s building inspector does not inspect the property within twenty (20) days of notification. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would increase the minimum hourly wage commencing January 1, 2028, 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. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would transfer authority over the examination and licensing of telecommunications professionals to the state board of examiners of electricians and would amend the composition of that body to require the inclusion of a telecommunications professional. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would for purposes of the judicial security act permit an authorized agent to file a written notice with a state, county, or municipal agency on behalf of a protected individual. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would establish the Super Speeder Accountability Act to be used as a sentencing option or enhancement for drivers charged with certain driving violations, including reckless driving and multiple moving offenses, subject to the provisions of § 31-27-24. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would remove the forfeiture provision for a first offense eluding law enforcement in a high speed pursuit. It would also require that forfeiture of a motor vehicle for a violation of § 31-27-4.1(2) be allowed only after conviction of that offense. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would add 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. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would allow the medical advisory board of the division of motor vehicles to suspend the license of an operator or chauffeur upon a showing by its records or other sufficient evidence that the operator poses an imminent safety risk to the general public pursuant to § 31-10- 44. Additionally this act would authorize the medical advisory board within the division of motor vehicles to order an operator to continue to use an ignition interlock system and order substance use counseling. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would update and streamline the law regarding loss or suspension of license by the division of motor vehicles, and eliminate the provisions that the division may suspend a license for reckless or negligent operation of a motor vehicle or for frequency of offense. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would mandate all private equity companies or real estate investment trusts (REIT) that are seeking to invest in healthcare providers or provider-sponsored organizations in this state, submit a notice of material change with attorney general and deposit a bond with the department of health (DOH). This act would also require that the bond be the equivalent of one year of the investor’s expenses and be maintained as long as the company owns or controls the provider or provider organization and for 7 years after leaving. DOH would be allowed to collect the bond if the provider or provider-sponsored organization declares bankruptcy, is at risk of closure, or closes a majority of essential services. The act would also prohibit the investor from interfering with or controlling the clinical decisions of health care practitioners. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would provide immunity for mediators and staff employed by the family court in the family court mediation program from financial liability for certain claims arising out of their participation in the program. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would provide 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 and providing for a separate cause of action to quiet title after an attempted fraudulent conveyance. This act would take effect on January 1, 2027, and would apply to instruments presented for recording on or after that date.

This act would add 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. In the case of an alleged threat against these persons, a suspect would be charged only if the suspect is eighteen (18) years of age or older and is not a student at the school. No student enrolled or matriculating at the school would be charged under the provisions of this act. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would prohibit solicitation of money or other donations while an individual is standing or sitting in a crosswalk, intersection or safety zone. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would give statewide juvenile hearing boards the authority to refer a juvenile offender to a rehabilitative driving course, as part of a disposition of an offense before the board. The order may be enforced by the traffic tribunal. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would prohibit 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. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would fund the state crime victim compensation program through an additional one dollar ($1.00) fine on traffic violations, exclusive of violations related to the parking of vehicles. This act would take effect one year after passage.

This act would designate certain program workers and shift coordinators at the training school as peace officers while on duty. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would provide services for veterans in the criminal justice system ensuring disclosure and connections with federal and state resources. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would require that any contractor performing any construction or maintenance for RIDOT, RITBA or any other construction on any state roads have in place an attenuator truck/crash truck with an operational camera. Violators may be punished criminally and be barred from performing work on any state project for up to 5 years. This act would take effect on January 1, 2027.

This act would allow any vehicle eligible for registration with a gross weight of under eight thousand eight hundred pounds (8,800 lbs.) to be registered as a passenger vehicle as long it is accompanied by a registrant's affidavit declaring it would not be used for commercial purposes. This act would take effect upon passage.

Senate Resolution Recognizing March 8, 2026, As "international Women's Day" And The Month Of March As "women's History Month" In The State Of Rhode Island

Senate Resolution Honoring Sandra Lake For Her Extraordinary Contributions To Women And Communities In Rhode Island

This act would require the Rhode Island life and health insurance guarantee association to be obligated to cover a minimum of five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) in present value of annuity benefits, including net cash surrender and net cash withdrawal values. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would allow a modification to federal adjusted gross income for personal income tax for qualified tips and overtime income consistent with the federal tax treatment. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would allow a modification for up to fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) of individual retirement account income that is included in federal adjusted gross income for the taxable year; provided that the person with individual retirement accounts has no income from pensions. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would require the executive office of health and human services (EOHHS) to apply an automatic cost-of-living adjustment (“COLA”) to the Medicaid reimbursement rates paid for assisted living services provided pursuant to this chapter. This act would take effect upon passage and would apply to Medicaid assisted living rates effective July 1, 2026.

This act would provide that a licensed assisted living community is not required to hold a residential unit for a Medicare-eligible resident absent from the facility for a period exceeding ten (10) days and if required to hold the bed, then the executive office of health and human services would provide a Medicaid bed hold payment to the assisted living community. This act would take effect upon passage and would apply to Medicaid-assisted living residents absent on or after July 1, 2026.

This act would prohibit 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. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would prohibit municipalities from restricting certain landscaping equipment based on its power source unless the restriction was grandfathered in or as a result of a positive referendum vote. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would authorize the town of North Providence, if an aggregate of two hundred fifty (250) or more units should be proposed in comprehensive permit project(s), to enact an emergency moratorium until the permit requirement of § 45-53-4 are amended. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would allow the town of North Providence to determine its density bonuses based upon its underlying zoning. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would clarify when mobile equipment can travel on a public highway as an incidentally permitted practice limited to the active participation in an active work zone. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would permit North Providence to require two (2) parking spaces for each studio, one-bedroom, or two-bedroom low- or moderate-income housing unit upon the determination that limited or no local public transportation or off-street parking is availabile near these units. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would permit those individuals convicted of multiple felonies and misdemeanors to have their records expunged and provide criteria for the court to consider in determining whether the person is of good character. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would prohibit an individual who operates a recreational vehicle in a reckless or negligent manner which hinders the movement of other vehicles with a group of two (2) more vehicles shall be guilty of a felony, punishable by imprisonment of up to two and one-half (2.5) years and a fine of up to two thousand dollars ($2,000). If any individuals in violation of this act are wearing masks at the time of violation, offenders are subject to an additional one year imprisonment and/or up to an additional five hundred dollars ($500) fine. This act would also subject any recreational vehicle used in violation of this act to forfeiture of that vehicle. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would require 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. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would amend “Law Enforcement Officers’ Due Process, Accountability, and Transparency Act" by changing the provision for payment of legal fees to allow upon written application by both the law enforcement agency and the accused that the chairperson may appoint legal counsel for the hearing committee, and each party shall be responsible for fifty percent (50%) of the legal fees unless otherwise agreed. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would ban street takeovers and violators would be guilty of a felony and punishable by imprisonment for more than one year and be subject to a fine of not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) nor more than five thousand dollars ($5,000). The act would also authorize the impounding of the vehicle involved in the offense and subject it to a forfeiture hearing in the superior court. The act would also increase the penalty for disorderly conduct while wearing a mask. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would dictate 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 usage for good cause. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would prohibit individuals from conveying certain 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. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would provide amendments to the assessment of filing fees required to appeal from certain matters adjudicated by the district court. This act would take effect on January 1, 2027.

This act would eliminate prescribed timelines for hearing and determination in certain enforcement actions before the department labor and training to align with reasonable practice. This act would take effect upon passage.

Senate Resolution Expressing Deepest Condolences On The Passing Of Anna Casale

Senate Resolution Expressing Deepest Condolences On The Passing Of Vincent D'adamo, Jr.

This act would establish 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. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would change the term of drug court to recovery court. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would amend unfair discrimination statutes to encompass more protected categories and protect against additional forms of discrimination. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would allocate the assessment of fines for failure to provide reports to the board of elections between the candidate and the chairperson of the political action committee or political party committee based on the person or entity that is required to file such report, and would cap fines assessed by the board to one thousand dollars ($1,000) for any one report not filed. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would require 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 and would require as part of an application for a mail ballot or emergency mail ballot a Rhode Island driver license, state ID number or the last four (4) digits of your social security number. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would increase 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 the recount if any is completed. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would modify the annual registration of commercial vehicles to a biennial registration. This act would take effect upon passage.

Senate Resolution Commemorating The Celebration Of St. Joseph's Day

This act would allow a modification to federal adjusted gross income for all public pension benefits administered by the employees' retirement system of Rhode Island. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would provide 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. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would restore 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. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would create a new class of retirement status license for retirees that had possessed a professional license issued by the division of professional regulation. This act would take effect on January 1, 2027.

Senate Resolution Welcoming The Narragansett Council, Scouting America, To The Rhode Island State House On February 24th Of 2026, And Joyfully Celebrating Scouting Month In February

Senate Resolution Celebrating "uri Day" At The Rhode Island State House On March 26, 2026

Senate Resolution Celebrating March Of 2026, As "national Social Work Month" In The State Of Rhode Island

Senate Resolution Expressing Deepest Condolences On The Passing Of Michael J. Murphy

This act would amend pension benefits for Rhode Island State Police members and pension benefit determinations to be based on date of hire and years of service. Retirements authorized after twenty (20) years of service would be entitled to fifty percent (50%) of whole salary. Members may accrue an additional three percent (3%) for each year of service over twenty (20) years with a cap of sixty-five percent (65%) of whole salary. Members may serve no more than a maximum of thirty (30) years. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would provide that any person convicted of shoplifting any item valued at less than one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) would be guilty of a misdemeanor and any subsequent offense would be punished as a felony. Any offense involving items valued at more than one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) would carry enhanced penalties. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would authorize judges to issue electronic warrants for DUI offenses under certain conditions. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would create an enhanced penalty defined as "road rage" to be applied in addition to penalties for convictions of certain misdemeanor and felony offenses where the behavior on the part of the operator or passenger includes certain intentionally aggressive, harassing, intimidating or dangerous behavior. This act would take effect upon passage.

Senate Resolution Commemorating March 25, 2026, As The 205th Anniversary Of Greek Independence Day And Celebrating Democracy In Greece And The United States

This act would change the definition of owner to exclude the state and municipalities for the purposes of liability limitations relating to public use of private lands. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would repeal the collateral source rule in medical malpractice actions. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would add the doctrine of assumption of risk to the current comparative negligence statute. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would provide that for purposes of all civil actions, the fair and reasonable charge for certain medical and dental services is the amount billed by the licensed healthcare provider. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would remove the intent requirement relative to the definitions of "abuse" within the chapter on "abuse in healthcare facilities" and would amend the definitions of "abuse" and "neglect" with regard to elderly affairs by deleting the element of willful conduct. This act would also delete the definition of willful. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would provide for punitive damages in civil actions where there is willful or wanton conduct or a reckless disregard for health, safety and welfare. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would increase the minimum claim amount necessary to require a matter involving motor vehicle liability be submitted to mandatory arbitration. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would provide for mandatory uninsured motorist coverage. This act would take effect on January 1, 2027, and shall apply prospectively to any new or renewed policy of insurance issued or renewed after January 1, 2027.

This act would permit a signed release to be transmitted to the party responsible for paying the settlement or their attorney by electronic means. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would require 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. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would provide a specific cause of action for violations of the rights of nursing home patients chapter. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would amend the refiling process for rules and regulations under the administrative procedures act by implementing a confirmation and attestation system to confirm agency rules and regulations are active and effective and would repeal the section of law relating to periodic refiling of rules and regulations. This act would take effect upon passage.

Senate Resolution Proclaiming April 9, 2026, To Be "rhode Island Home Visiting Day"

Senate Resolution Congratulating The Winners Of The 2026 14th Annual Prostart® High School Competition And Wishing Them Success At The National Prostart® Invitational

Senate Resolution Proclaiming April 16, 2026, As "rhode Island Manufacturers Association Recognition Day" In The State Of Rhode Island

Senate Resolution Proclaiming April 16, 2026, To Be "community College Of Rhode Island Day" In The State Of Rhode Island

Senate Resolution Congratulating The Eleanor Slater Hospital--zambarano Campus On The Recognition Of "zambarano Day" On May 5, 2026

Senate Resolution Proclaiming May 4th Through May 8th Of 2026, To Be "teacher Appreciation Week" In The State Of Rhode Island

Senate Resolution Proclaiming May 2026, To Be "older Americans Month" In The State Of Rhode Island

Senate Resolution Proclaiming The First Saturday In May As "rhode Island Labyrinth Day" And Recognizing May 2, 2026, As "world Labyrinth Day" In The State Of Rhode Island

Senate Resolution Recognizing May 6, 2026, As A "national Day Of Reason" In The State Of Rhode Island And Affirming The Central Importance Of Reason In The Betterment Of Humanity

Senate Resolution Expressing Condolences On The Passing Of Mary Lou Di Padua

This act would require public schools to give congressionally chartered youth organizations limited access for recruitment and brief student presentations with parent notice, while preserving school safety and discretion. This act would take effect upon passage.

Senate Resolution Recognizing May 2026 As "national Women's Health Month" In The State Of Rhode Island

Senate Resolution Joyously Celebrating The 10th Anniversary Of The Rhode Island Hispanic Chamber Of Commerce

Senate Resolution Proclaiming The Day Of May 21st, 2026, To Be "frontotemporal Degeneration (ftd) Awareness Day" In The State Of Rhode Island

Senate Resolution Proclaiming May 10th, 2026, To Be "lupus Day" In The State Of Rhode Island

Senate Resolution Congratulating Rhode Island Native Joseph Mazzulla, Head Coach Of The Boston Celtics, On Being Named The 2025-2026 National Basketball Association Coach Of The Year

Senate Resolution Expressing Condolences On The Passing Of The Honorable Joseph Falvo

Senate Resolution Honoring Thrive Behavioral Health, Inc. On The Occasion Of Its 50th Anniversary And Recognizing Its Enduring Impact On The Health And Well-being Of Rhode Islanders

Senate Resolution Congratulating And Recognizing The Students And Faculty Of Thompson Middle School For Their Participation In The Annual Rhode Island Civics Day And Celebrating Their Award-winning Achievement