David P Tikoian

Senate Resolution Honoring The Victims Of The Brown University Shooting And Commending First Responders

Senate Resolution Expressing Sincere Condolences On The Passing Of Mary D. Burke

Senate Resolution Expressing Deepest Condolences On The Passing Of The Honorable David R. Carlin, Jr.

Senate Resolution Expressing Deepest Condolences On The Passing Of Arthur Armand Coia

Senate Resolution Extending Deepest Sympathy On The Passing Of The Venerated Legal Luminary, Judge Frank Caprio

Senate Resolution Expressing Condolences On The Passing Of Edward Catone, Jr.

Senate Resolution Expressing Condolences On The Passing Of Ashbel Tingley Wall, Ii

This act would promote transparency and accountability in the use of artificial intelligence by health insurers to manage coverage and claims. This act would take effect upon passage.

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 establish the Rhode Island fire services training fund, a restricted, non- lapsing fund within the department of public safety to support the Rhode Island Fire Academy and statewide fire service training. An annual assessment equal to twenty-five hundredths percent (0.25%) of all written premiums for the prior calendar year would be used to fund the program. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would repeal the corporation minimum tax. 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 change the gross pay amount a retired teacher or state employee certified to teach drivers education could earn as a part-time income by the department of education or by the board of governors of higher education for the purpose of providing classroom instruction in driver education courses to $25,000 from $15,000. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would raise the amount of life insurance the state would provide at no charge to Rhode Island National Guard members called up for federal duty to five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000). This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would prohibit an insurance company from imposing any cost-sharing requirements for any diagnostic or supplemental breast examinations. This act would take effect on January 1, 2027.

This act would require that all maintenance of all sidewalks along state highways, with the exception of snow and ice removal, be the responsibility of the state. 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.

This act would allow vehicles owned and operated by the Rhode Island Disaster Medical Assistance Team, Inc. and/or its affiliates or subsidiaries to operate with forward facing red and white emergency lights. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would require every school district to render assistance and cooperation within its jurisdictional power to further the objectives of this chapter, to wit, providing the courts with any information concerning a child as the court may require. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would change the community service requirements of a sentence related to the violation of § 11-44-21.1 relating to defacing private residences, offices, businesses or commercial property. Every person convicted of a first and second offense under this section would be required to perform not less than forty (40) hours and not more than one hundred (100) hours cleaning and remediating graffiti vandalism on state or local properties. Every person convicted of a third or subsequent offense under this section would be required to perform not less than forty (40) hours and not more than three hundred (300) hours of community service cleaning and remediating graffiti vandalism on state or local properties. This act would take effect upon passage.

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

This act would require that a conspicuous display be a visual illustration showing each component of the utility bill and the cost associated with each component of said bill, subject to the approval of the division of public utilities (DPUC). This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would direct the commissioner of elementary and secondary education to ensure that every public school has a school library in a permanent and dedicated space. This act would also direct the commissioner to ensure that every public school has a certified school librarian to manage and maintain the library. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would expand the requirement that all high schools and middle schools, whether they are publicly or privately run, to maintain on site functional automated external defibrillators (AED) while establishing and implementing a cardiac emergency response plan in these schools, inclusive of athletic activities, beginning in the 2027-2028 academic year. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would increase the personal needs allowance of nursing facility residents from $75.00 to $100 per month. This act would take effect on July 1, 2026.

This act would exempt from the sales tax firearm safety equipment, storage devices, gun safes, gun cabinets, gun vaults, gun cases, strong boxes, cable locks, trigger locks and biometric locks. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would provide that the department of elementary and secondary education, in consultation with a workgroup composed of various stakeholders, would develop a funding formula for school districts sending students to career and technical programs outside their district. 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 exempt individual retirement accounts as a countable resource for public assistance. This act would prohibit the state as a creditor against an ABLE account in the event of death of a beneficiary. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would require any remaining funds in the enacted budget from the Rhode Island promise scholarship program or the Rhode Island hope scholarship program, after Rhode Island college has satisfied all eligible scholarships pursuant to those programs, to be reimbursed to onward we learn for any scholarships that onward we learn has paid on behalf of its students who have attended Rhode Island college in that fiscal year. 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.

Joint Resolution Making An Appropriation Of $100,000 To The Rhode Island Office Of Healthy Aging For The Alliance For Better Long-term Care Ombudsman Program (authorizes The Appropriation Of The Sum Of $100,000 To The Rhode Island Office Of Healthy Aging For The Ri Long-term Care Ombudsman Program.)

This act would prohibit insurance companies from paying a rate that is less than the approved Medicaid rate set by the executive office of health and human services. This act would take effect on January 1, 2027.

This act would require individuals seeking a judicial nomination to reapply to the judicial nomination commission every five (5) years and make those individuals selected as finalists, eligible only for the court in which they applied and were chosen during the five (5) years following their selection. The five (5) year eligibility provision would sunset and expire on July 1, 2028 unless extended by the general assembly. This act would take effect on July 1, 2026.

This act would require all write-in votes, regardless of qualification, to be reported and published by the state board of elections, on its website. It would also require the local board of canvassers to adjudicate write-in votes in any contest, where the total number of write-in votes cast may affect the outcome. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would increase fees paid to jurors to fifty dollars ($50.00) per day. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would create a peer-to-peer car sharing program, which will prescribe insurance coverage and other related details while using a car sharing application. 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 require one elector of the parole board to be a person directly impacted by the criminal justice system who has completed the probation/parole process three (3) or more years prior to selection with a professional background in certain enumerated areas. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would increase the number of days a retired municipal employee could work in a calendar year without interruption of their pension benefits from seventy-five (75) to ninety (90) days. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would allow any peace officer working in a Rhode Island school, as a full or part- time resource officer, to work in excess of the seventy-five (75) working days in a calendar year and not have an interruption in their receipt of pension benefits. 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 repeal daylight savings time in the state and follow the “United States Standard Eastern Time” as provided by an exemption from the advancement of time as provide by the federal Uniform Time Ac of 1966, 15 U.S.C. § 260(a). This act would take effect upon passage and enactment by a law of a permanent year-round “United States Eastern Standard Time” in the states of Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont, in substantially the same form as § 42-5.2-1 and upon a date agreed upon by all five (5) states.

This act would authorize and fund the painting of a portrait of the president of the senate and former presidents of the senate to be hung in the senate lounge or thereabouts. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would create a program through which fire departments and fire districts are notified of locations of registrants of electric and hybrid motor vehicles by the division of motor vehicles. 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 establish regulations regarding the use of artificial intelligence in mental healthcare treatments. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would declare that any change in producer compensation would be a contract modification. 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 establishes the Rhode Island Clean Air Preservation Act that establishes a regulatory process to prohibit polluting atmospheric experimentation such as solar radiation modification (SRM), sunlight reflection methods (SRM), solar radiation management (SRM), geoengineering, weather modification, cloud seeding, or other atmospheric interventions involving the release of pollutants including Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) known also as "forever chemicals," within the state, providing penalties for violations. 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 exempt from sales tax the trade-in values of motorcycles as well the proceeds received as a result of an unrecovered stolen or total loss of a motorcycle. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would exempt the trade-in value of pickup trucks weighing fourteen thousand pounds (14,000 lbs.) or less from sales and use tax. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would establish a tax credit against income tax based upon eligible expenditures incurred by a family caregiver for the care and support of an eligible family member. The maximum amount of the credit would be one thousand dollars ($1,000) and would apply to all tax years beginning after December 31, 2026. 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.

This act would include any costs paid by an enrollee or on behalf of the enrollee, by a third party when calculating an enrollee’s overall contribution to any out-of-pocket maximum or cost sharing requirement, under a health plan as of January 1, 2027. 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 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 repeal the provisions of chapter 45.1 of title 11, regarding unreasonable noise levels. This act would also provide that cities and towns would have the power to establish, by ordinance, standards for the control of noise originating within the municipality. 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 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 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 prohibit defendants who are serving probation for driving under the influence death resulting from earning good time off their probationary period. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would allow a tenant with a disability who needs a service animal or an emotional support animal to house the animal on the rented premises. The act would allow a landlord to request documentation from the tenant supporting the need for the emotional support animal. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would make 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. 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 reduce the number of signatures needed on nomination papers for a candidate to be a delegate to a national presidential convention to 50 voters. This act would also amend and reduce the number of days before an election for which nomination papers must be submitted before a presidential preference primary to 54 days, and would reduce the number of days by which the local board of canvassers would need to certify the signatures to the secretary of state to 50 days before the presidential preference primary. 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 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 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.

Effective January 1, 2028, this act would increase the hourly minimum wage in accordance with the Consumer Price Index for the Northeast Region for the previous four (4) fiscal years. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would require that before any fire fighter or police officer is eligible to receive benefits for an illness or injury sustained while off duty, that they prove they had reasonable grounds to believe that an emergency existed that required immediate need of their assistance. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would permit the implementation of a system of electronic registration and titling of motor vehicles by the DMV and would require that rules and regulations to implement the provisions of this chapter would be promulgated by the administrator of the division of motor vehicles. This act would take effect on July 1, 2026.

This act would authorize the use of campaign funds for security related expenses, including home or office security systems and ongoing monitoring services. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would amend the requirements pursuant to the Hospital Conversions Act to authorize the attorney general and the department of health to permit the filing of an initial application for conversion pursuant to the expedited review provisions of § 23-17.14-12.1 for a hospital subject to court-supervised insolvency proceedings. The provisions of this act shall sunset one year from the effective date of the act, except that the sunset provision shall not inhibit review by either department for any application that was filed on or before the sunset date. This act would take effect upon passage.

RELATING TO MAKING REVISED APPROPRIATIONS IN SUPPORT OF FY 2026 RELATING TO ROGER WILLIAMS MEDICAL CENTER AND OUR LADY OF FATIMA HOSPITAL AND AUTHORIZING THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND TO PROVIDE FINANCING SUPPORT TO ASSIST THE SALE OF THE HOSPITALS TO CHARTERCARE HEALTH OF RHODE ISLAND, INC.

This act would prohibit the charging of interchange fees on taxes and gratuities. This act would take effect on January 1, 2027.

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 establish Medicaid fee-for-service reimbursement rates set by the general assembly as the rate floor for Medicaid managed care by home care, home nursing care and hospice providers licensed by the department of health, establish rate modifiers to incentivize direct care workers to provide care during evenings, nights, Sundays and holidays as well as hard-to-serve Medicaid beneficiaries that reside in department of health defined low density population communities, comply with federal department of labor rules on time and travel for direct care workers, and adopt the rate review recommendations from the office of the health insurance commissioner for home care, home nursing care and hospice providers. This act reduces administrative burden on Medicaid-contracted home care providers and the Executive Office of Health and Human Services by eliminating a statutory reporting requirement that is no longer relevant to current and future Medicaid home care reimbursement rates. This act would also permit the Rhode Island Partnership for Home Care, with oversight by the Executive Office of Health and Human Services, to coordinate behavioral health training to licensed nurse assistants and homemakers delivering paraprofessional care services to Medicaid home care beneficiaries This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would raise the earned-income tax credit to thirty percent (30%) for the tax years 2027 and beyond. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would eliminate the age requirement for modification on Social Security income. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would allow a modification to federal adjusted gross income of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) of social security income for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2026. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would allow an individual, who is a first-time homebuyer, to contribute funds to a first-time homebuyer savings account with Rhode Island housing to pay for eligible costs to purchase a home and receive favorable tax deductions and exemptions. 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 eliminate the sales tax on taxi services and pet care services. 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.

Joint Resolution Making An Appropriation Of $15,200,000 To Be Used To Purchase Pfas-free Firefighting Gear (authorizes The Appropriation Of The Sum Of $15,200,000 To Cities And Towns To Purchase Firefighter And Rescue Personnel Protective Gear Which Is Pfas Free.)

Joint Resolution Making An Appropriation Of $200,000 To The Rhode Island Free Clinic (appropriates The Sum Of $200,000 To The Rhode Island Free Clinic.)

Commencing January 1, 2027, this act would mandate insurers provide health insurance coverage without cost-share requirements for vaccinations recommended by the state department of health and would mandate the coverage for the medical assistance program and managed care organizations. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would impose a moratorium on the issuance of new home care provider, home nursing care provider and hospice provider licenses prior to July 1, 2031, and provide for health systems planning specific to home care providers, home nursing care providers and hospice providers licenses during the moratorium by the department of health. This act would take effect on July 1, 2026.

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 allow parents or guardians to have access to GPS data of the bus or other motor vehicle used to transport students to and from school. 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 increase the sentences, fines or both for § 31-27-1 ("driving so as to endanger, resulting in death") and § 31-27-1.1 ("driving so as to endanger, resulting in personal injury"). This act would also repeal the enhancement of the punishments for subsequent offenses of § 31-27-2.2 ("driving under the influence, resulting in death") and § 31-27-2.6 ("driving under the influence, resulting in serious bodily injury") and would replace the enhancement of punishments with an amended single range of sentences, fines or both. 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 enlarge the definitions of prohibited acts that constitute hazing, make principals, coaches, athletic directors and others responsible for knowingly failing to take reasonable measures to prevent hazing and would punish serious injury by up to ten (10) years of imprisonment. This act would also increase the civil and criminal penalties for hazing and permitting hazing. 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 act would authorize the department of transportation to issue a blanket permit to and collect a fee from operators to allow the movement of self-propelled cranes on state roads and highways, which cranes are in excess of size and weight load requirements. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would allow for a special Rhode Island license plate to raise awareness for colon cancer. The plate would be designed by the Partnership to Reduce Cancer in Rhode Island in honor of the late Maryellen Goodwin. The fees for the plate would be divided equally between the general fund and the not-for-profit Partnership to Reduce Cancer in Rhode Island. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would permit upon certification that the veteran is no longer able to operate a vehicle, the transfer of the plate to the veteran's spouse. Additionally, a disabled veteran license plate may be issued to an eligible veteran or their spouse. 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 prohibit a contractor’s submission of a single application to the local review board for a comprehensive permit to build low- or moderate- income housing in cities or towns that have an inclusionary zoning ordinance in compliance with § 45-24-46.1 and requires that all housing developments include at least fifty percent (50%) low- or moderate- income housing units. 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 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 amend the statute establishing Rhode Island's voluntary quality rating system for early care and education and school-age child care by requiring that, for school-age child care programs operating in RIDE-certified school buildings, facility-based elements of observational tools or environment rating scales (including SACERS or successor tools) be deemed met or treated neutrally in order that such facility-based elements do not reduce a program's quality rating level. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would redefine what constitutes a farm by reducing the amount of revenue from farm products required to be sold from ten thousand ($10,000) to two thousand five hundred dollars ($2500). The act would expand the farm to include all agricultural operations, including forestry. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would prohibit state agencies from entering into software contracts that limit the agency's ability to install or run the software of the agency's choosing on their hardware. 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 act would provide a tax credit for food donations by qualified taxpayers to nonprofit organizations up to five thousand dollars ($5,000) per year. This act would take effect on January 1, 2027.

This act would allow the waiver of interest on overdue taxes for commercial properties. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would provide that adjunct faculty members at any state college or university who teach at least fifty percent (50%) of the hours regularly worked by full-time faculty in an academic semester would be eligible for the same state hospital care and surgical-medical service benefit as other full-time state employees. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would make it an unfair claim practice whenever a dental insurer refuses to honor a “direction to pay” after a request by the claimant or the insured. This act would allow the insurer to review the records of the service provider to verify that the services were received, but prohibits the insurer from modifying the amount of benefits to be paid. This act would not allow a contract between the insurer and a dental service provider requiring the provider to accept payment for services only by virtual credit card. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would require the secretary of the executive office of health and human services (EOHHS) to monitor and mandate changes to the price-setting practices of pharmacy benefit managers to prohibit the spread pricing payment model. This act would take effect upon passage.

Senate Resolution Respectfully Urging The United States Congress To Protect Patients And Traditional Medicare From Medicare Advantage

This act would prohibit health insurance providers from requiring preauthorization for in- network mental health or substance use disorder services. 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 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 provide that fees for costs charged for search, retrieval or copying of public records shall be waived for members of the general assembly who certify that they are acting in their official capacity. 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 change the date for the election of delegates to the conventions from the fourth Tuesday in April to the first Tuesday in March 2028. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would increase the penalties for reckless driving from a misdemeanor first offense to a felony, with a penalty of up to five years in prison and a fine of between one thousand dollars ($1,000) and five thousand dollars ($5,000). This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would direct the department of elementary and secondary education, in conjunction with the Rhode Island interscholastic league, to promulgate rules and regulations to address, minimize, and establish an anti-hazing policy for acts of hazing in student athletics. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would greatly expand the obligations of employers to create, maintain and retain their employees' personnel records. It would also require that records be retained for at least three (3) years after the employee's termination. It also significantly increases the financial penalties for each violation, from fifteen hundred dollars ($1,500) to three thousand dollars ($3,000). This act would take effect on January 1, 2027.

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 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.

Senate Resolution Congratulating James Parisi On His Retirement After Three Decades Of Exemplary Service As A Lobbyist For The Rhode Island Federation Of Teachers And Health Professionals

Senate Resolution Recognizing February 10th, 2026, As "211 Day" In The State Of Rhode Island And Honoring United Way 211 For Its Service To Rhode Islanders

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

Senate Resolution Expressing Condolences On The Passing Of Thomas Joseph Holland

Senate Resolution Recognizing February Of 2026, As "national Children's Dental Health Month" In The State Of Rhode Island

This act would repeal the energy efficiency charge. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would enact the State of Rhode Island interior design practice act to control and regulate the professional practice of interior designers. This act would establish a board existing of seven (7) members, four (4) of whom would be registered interior designers. The board would have the authority to promulgate rules and regulations to register interior designers, regulate the unlawful practice of interior design, and enforcement of such rules and regulations. This act would take effect on July 1, 2026.

This act would establish the Rhode Island Special Deposits Act to be governed by an account agreement between the bank and the depositor or its beneficiary. This act would take effect upon passage.

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 require commercial property owners to install vehicle barriers at their retail establishment locations as part of any new construction or renovation. This act would also require insurers to consider the installation of such vehicle barriers as a safety measure and eligible for a discount on the owner's insurance policy premium. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would establish minimum percentages of bio-based product contained in heating oil sold in the state and set dates for compliance to set standards. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would amend the definition of farm and agricultural land to include land on which agricultural operations are being conducted or is suitable for agriculture operations, and further expand the definition of a farmer to include any person who owns or is a principal operator of a farm and engages in agricultural operations. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would allow a modification to federal adjusted gross income of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) of social security income for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2027. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would amend the current law on teacher’s creditable service so that a teacher who takes an unpaid parental or medical leave during the year would be given credit for a year of service for that school year if they served a minimum of one-hundred thirty-five school days. 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, 2009, for all retirement members eligible to and who retire on or after the new July 1, 2009, cutoff date. The average compensation means the average of the highest three (3) consecutive years, of compensation, within the total service, when the average compensation was its highest. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would gradually phase in modifications to federal adjusted gross income over a four (4) year period for social security income, from twenty-five percent (25%) up to one hundred percent (100%), beginning on or after January 1, 2027. 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 require the department of elementary and secondary education to establish a bilingual education support fund to provide grants to traditional public school districts that establish and expand bilingual language instruction program model. This act would take effect on July 1, 2026.

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.

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 grant an affirmative defense for certain privileged communications, including communications made by an individual, without malice, regarding an incident of sexual assault, harassment, or discrimination and would specify the attorneys' fees and damages available to a prevailing defendant in any defamation action brought against that defendant for making that communication. 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 provide for paid leave for a state employee who donates an organ. The duration of the leave is dependent on the type of donation and notice should be provided to the employer at least thirty (30) days prior to the leave. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would provide for better communication between sending and receiving districts regarding students receiving career and technical education or attending pathways programs outside of the student’s home district. This act would also adjust the costs between a sending and receiving district to educate and transport students receiving CTE or pathways education services. This act would take effect on July 1, 2026.

This act would establish a restricted receipt account at the department of labor and training (“DLT”) to be used for hospitality industry workforce training grants, including certified food and alcohol safety training programs to be offered in multiple languages, funded by an annual fee of fifty ($50.00) dollars to be charged by the department of health (“DOH”) to food service establishments. This act would take effect on January 1, 2027

This act would allow, but not require, local licensing authorities to grant temporary periods for extended indoor service hours under existing liquor licenses for certain 2026 FIFA World Cup Tournament matches occurring between June 11, 2026 and July 3, 2026, for operation until up to 4 a.m. with liquor service until up to 3 a.m. 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.

This act would adopt the 2024 International Residential Code for one to three (3) family dwelling units by January 1, 2027, establish a moratorium on changes to the state building codes applicable to residential structures of one to three (3) family dwelling units until January 1, 2031, unless approved by the legislature and made effective by the governor, and to provide for uniform procedures for the adoption and amendment of the state building code by the state building code standards committee. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would add property damage to statutory underinsured motor coverage, rather than just uninsured motorist coverage, as it is presently. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would provide an end to transaction fees for school lunches in all districts. The department would ensure there is at least one no-fee payment method for school lunches. This act would also require that any payment processing platform used by the district clearly discloses whether fees will be charged. This act would take effect upon passage.

Senate Resolution Honoring The Lives Of Rhonda Dorgan, Aidan Dorgan And Gerald Dorgan, Commending The Heroism Of First Responders And Citizens, And Expressing The Deepest Sympathy Of The Rhode Island Senate Following The Tragic Events At The Dennis M. Lynch Arena In The City Of Pawtucket

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 provide that stores offering food product discounts must provide the same discounts to in-store customers that are offered to customers using electronic digital coupons. This act would take effect on 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 expand the definitions of a virtual currency kiosk operator to include owners, non-owners and anyone who provides a service to enable or facilitate a customer to purchase virtual currency. This act would expand the definition of virtual currency kiosk transaction to include a digital product or application where a customer remits payment in person, including through a clerk or other intermediary, for the purpose of completing the transaction. 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.

Joint Resolution Urging The Rhode Island Department Of Environmental Management To Study And Regulate The Impact Of Wake Boats On Rhode Island Public Waterways (urges Dem To Study And Regulate The Impact Of Wake Boats On Rhode Island Public Waterways.)

This act would create a new category of residential solar energy generation for small portable solar generation devices. 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.

Joint Resolution Making An Appropriation Of $150,000 To The Main Street Rhode Island Program (authorizes The Appropriation Of The Sum Of One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000) To The Main Street Rhode Island Program.)

This act would establish the office of the elder advocate to promote the rights of older adults in Rhode Island. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would prohibit the imposition of fees associated with home modifications that are specifically required to accommodate a veteran’s disability. 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 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 establish the criminal offense of real estate title fraud. Additionally, this act would allow municipalities to refuse to record “suspicious documents” from persons who are not trusted submitters. The act would also create penalties for real estate title fraud. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would create the joint committee of the repealer for a term of six (6) years to compile suggestions for repeal of statutes, regulations, and executive orders received from citizens, businesses, and government agencies, including, but not limited to, those that are not considered "business-friendly", and those that are archaic and out of date. 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 create multiple chapters relating to project labor agreements to promote the use of project labor agreements on large-scale state public works projects to promote the supply of reliable and adequate qualified labor. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would expand the benefit definitions of temporary care giver leave to include a grandchild and care recipient and would increase a leave benefits period to ten (10) weeks for 2027 and twelve (12) weeks for 2028. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would authorize the administrator of the division of motor vehicles to make available special license plates for the Rhode Island Manufacturers Association. This act would take effect six (6) months after 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.

This act would allow the holder of a manufacturer’s license to sell one-sixth of a barrel keg or any otherwise permitted vessel containing no more than the amount of malt beverage allowed. The act would also provide that manufacturers of alcoholic beverages be allowed to hold a wholesaler’s license if they are a party to a labor peace agreement with a bona fide labor organization and meet certain other conditions. This act would take effect upon passage.

Senate Resolution Urging The Congress Of The United States To Enact The Major Richard Star Act

This act would define "military-connected student" and permit military-connected students to enroll by remote registration upon presentation of military orders confirming that the parent or guardian shall be stationed in this state during the current or following school year. This act would take effect upon passage.

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.

This act would characterize the failure of a homeowner's insurance policy to use matching principle in its interpretation of replacement cost coverage in its homeowner's insurance policy, as an unfair claim settlement practice. The result would be matching the damaged part of the property to the undamaged part to restore the property to its condition, prior to the loss, resulting in a uniform appearance. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would require insurance companies to settle claims or request additional information within thirty (30) days of receipt of a notice of claim filed by an insured party. Failure to comply would result in a penalty of two hundred fifty ($250) dollars per day, payable to the insured. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would amend how architecture firms and individual architects are registered. This act would take effect on January 1, 2027.

Joint Resolution Creating A Special Legislative Commission To Study And Provide Recommendations For The Creation Of A Statewide Teacher Healthcare Plan (creates An 11-member Commission To Study And Make Recommendations On A Statewide Teacher Healthcare Plan, And Would Report Quarterly As Of September 1, 2026, And Submit A Final Report By September 1, 2027, And Expires On December 31, 2027.)

This act would amend the Consumer PFAS Ban Act of 2024 by clarifying enforcement provisions, providing the department of environmental management (DEM) with authority to join a multijurisdictional clearinghouse to assist in carrying out the requirements of the law, and providing DEM with the authority to exempt a product or category of products from the prohibitions in the law. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would remove the sunset provision of the Rhode Island hope pilot scholarship program, making it a permanent scholarship program. This act would also rename the program as the Rhode Island hope scholarship program. This act would take effect on take effect on July 1, 2026.

This act would remove the requirement that five percent (5%) of the hotel tax generated from regional tourism districts 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 extend the timeframe for the division of taxation to review nonresident contractor cases and provide a specific penalty for noncompliance with the statute's withholding requirements. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would provide that all public officers and employees, teacher retirees and municipal employees, in addition to their defined benefit retirement allowance, receive cost of living adjustments of up to three percent (3%) but in no event, zero percent (0%) and that the adjustment be compounded into the retiree’s total retirement benefits each year. The benefits shall be based on the retirement benefit received on January 1, 2026, or, if not receiving benefits at the time of the passage of this act, then upon their defined benefit retirement entitlement. These benefits shall be prospective only and this act shall not modify or increase any contribution by any employee into the retirement system. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would define public-private partnerships and provide the framework to encourage the use of public-private partnerships for proposals for state purchases. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would, under the emergency fund for victims, increase the share of a victim’s total award that may be used for relocation related expenses but would not increase total compensation available to a victim. This act would take effect upon passage.

Senate Resolution Formally Requesting The Department Of Elementary And Secondary Education To Implement All Provisions Of The State Funding Formula For Education

This act would provide that the month of September in each year be designated "Rhode Island Senior Center Month" with appropriate exercises in public places. This act would take effect upon passage.

Commencing on July 1, 2026, this act would allow members, state and municipal employees to retire when they have at least twenty-eight (28) years of active service and their retirement age, when combined with the number of their years of service reaches, the number eighty-five (85). This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would remove the definition of "totally and permanently disabled" from the general law affording college tuition paid by the state to the spouse and children of active members of the police force who are killed or disabled during duty. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would permit reimbursement for dental hygienists from "other insurance" or a third-party payor such as Medicare. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would ensure that more developmentally disabled adults can self-direct the care they need and want, by incorporating collective bargaining rights into the self-directed supports program to enhance service access, increase the availability of education and training options and improve the recruitment and retention of the individuals selected by participants as direct support professionals. This act does not alter or limit the authority of the director of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals to administrator the self-directed supports program, enforce existing rules, regulations and procedures, or adopt amended rules, regulations and procedures for operating the program. This act further does not alter or limit the rights of participants and their representatives to select, direct and terminate the services of self-directed direct support professionals or to determine the wages of self-directed direct support professionals within the range set by the director. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would clarify the manner in which certain dental insurance benefits are paid directly to the provider. This act would take effect on January 1, 2027.

This act would establish a food-as-medicine pilot program and task force to be administered by the executive office of health and human services. This act would take effect upon passage.

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

This act would authorize the town of Smithfield, 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 permit Smithfield 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 allow the town of Smithfield 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.

Senate Resolution Urging State Agencies To Expand Access To Retirement Advice And Guidance For Rhode Island State Employees To Ensure A Secure And Dignified Retirement

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 extend the sunset from June 30, 2026 to June 30, 2029, on the increase in the total amount of earnings a partial-unemployment insurance claimant can receive before being entirely disqualified for unemployment insurance benefits and the increase in the amount of earnings disregarded when calculating a weekly benefit rate. 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 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 align the implementation date of youth camp licensing within the operational, and statutory framework of the Rhode Island department of human services and department of children, youth and families. 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 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 require that any person convicted of a charge of driving under the influence or refusal to submit to a chemical test, have an ignition interlock system installed in their vehicle as part of any sentence before being eligible for a license reinstatement. It would also establish an ignition interlock system fund administered by the office of the general treasurer to provide funding for indigent defendants. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would prohibit the holding of multiple drivers licenses or identification cards and would change the term "re-constructed salvage" to "rebuilt salvage" for purposes of the Rhode Island salvage law. Sections 1 and 2 of this act would take effect upon passage and section 3 would take effect six (6) months after passage.

This act would create 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. 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 require licensed retailers authorized to sell intoxicating beverages to provide a lid to a consumer upon request. This act would take effect on January 1, 2027.

This act would increase and reallocate the fees collected for motor vehicle inspections, including motorcycle inspections, with an allocation of ten dollars ($10.00) to the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA). This act would take effect on January 1, 2027.

This act would require the state investment commission to create a capital access initiative to expand potential investment opportunities for the state’s pension fund and engage qualified but traditionally underrepresented investment managers. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would establish the Rhode Island education funding and accountability act, which would include a totally revised and revamped formula for funding all levels of public education in Rhode Island. This act would take effect upon passage, with full implementation no later than fiscal year 2030.

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 mandate health insurance coverage by eliminating out-of-pocket costs for lung cancer screenings in order to enable patients to get the critical care they need without delay. This act would take effect upon passage.

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 establish a moratorium on changes to the state energy conservation code from the 2024 International Energy Conservation Code until January 1, 2031, unless approved by the legislature and made effective by the governor. 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 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 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 set an earlier deadline from June to April for filing of declaration of candidacy and nomination papers It would delay the filing of nomination papers from fifty-four (54) days to eighty-four (84) days, before the date of the primary. It would also change the date of primary elections, from the eighth Tuesday preceding the biennial state elections to the second Tuesday. This act would take effect on January 1, 2027

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.

Senate Resolution Congratulating The American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association (ahepa) Chapter 106 "sophocles" Of Providence On The Joyous Occasion Of Its 100th Anniversary

Joint Resolution To Amend The Medicaid Section 1115 Demonstration Waiver Requests And Renewals (allows Eohhs To Implement Waiver Amendments, State Plan Amendments, And Changes To Department Rules And Regulations To Make Certain Updates To The Behavioral Health Per-diem Add On Program For Particularly Complex Patients.)

This act would establish the operations necessary for a 988 hotline for suicide prevention and behavioral health crisis management. This act would also establish the operations necessary for acute mental health crisis outreach and stabilization services in direct response to the 988 hotline. This act would take effect on July 1, 2027.

This act would impose certain duties, transparency, and accountability from pharmacy benefit managers and pharmacy benefit management services. This act would take effect on January 1, 2027.

This act would require pharmacy benefit managers to apply for a certificate of authority from the office of the health insurance commissioner to operate such a business in this state. Further, this act would empower the health insurance commissioner to oversee all pharmacy benefit managers and penalize violations. This act would take effect on January 1, 2027.

This act would require healthcare insurers, without prior authorization, to provide post- acute care services to patients discharged from a hospital for a minimum of seven (7) days commencing on or after January 1, 2027. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would expand the health professional loan repayment program to healthcare providers practicing in primary care health settings. This act would take effect upon passage.

Senate Resolution Creating A Special Legislative Commission To Make A Comprehensive Study Of Rhode Island's Medical Malpractice Impact On Health Care Providers And Health Care Costs In Rhode Island (creates Commission To Study Medical Malpractice Issues Relating To Lawsuits, Claims, Settlements, Filings And Related Impact On Insurance Costs For Providers With Report Due 10/1/27 And Expiration On 1/31/28.)

This act would establish a statewide mobile response and stabilization services program to provide rapid crisis response and short-term stabilization for children and youth in their natural environments. This act would take effect upon passage.

Senate Resolution Expressing Deepest Condolences On The Passing Of Anna Casale

This act would prohibit a healthcare entity from unilaterally modifying amending or reinterpreting any material term or condition of a contact with a healthcare provider during the term of such contact. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would create the homeowners association law to provide operational procedures for residential communities subject to the management of a homeowner association. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would give the Rhode Island traffic tribunal jurisdiction to hear first offense refusals to submit to a chemical test pursuant to the Alcohol Boating Safety Act. 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.

Effective for retirement plan year 2026, the act would provide that all teachers and state employees who retired after July 1, 2012, their annual cost of living adjustment would be reinstated and municipal employees would receive a one-time cost of living adjustment of two and eighty nine one hundredths percent (2.89%). The act would also provide that public petition benefits from the state retirement system would not be subject to the state personal income tax. This act would take effect upon passage.

Senate Resolution Celebrating March 19, 2026, As "rhode Island College Day" In The State Of Rhode Island

This act would provide for a single, increased range of penalties for all driving offenses which result in serious bodily injury or death. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would amend existing expungement laws to be consistent with the new 10-year lookback period required for DUI charges. This act would take effect upon passage.

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

This act would include the senate majority leader in the joint committee on legislative services. This act would take effect upon passage.

Senate Resolution Celebrating St. Patrick's Day And Honoring Irish American Patriots' Role In The United States War Of Independence

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

Senate Resolution Honoring The Life And Legacy Of The Late Senate President Dominick J. Ruggerio And Commemorating The Naming Of The Rhode Island Senate Chamber In His Honor

This act would provide that every gas distribution company that charges for the distribution of gas to any house or building would need to include certain information on any bill or statement provided to the consumer. This act would take effect upon passage.

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 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 Proclaiming March Of 2026, As "colorectal Cancer Awareness Month" In The State Of Rhode Island

Senate Resolution Celebrating The 50th Anniversary Of The Founding Of Sojourner House Of Rhode Island

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

This act would establish guidelines, rules and regulations for the implementation and expansion of high-quality public prekindergarten education programs for children ages three (3) and four (4) to increase children’s school readiness and to ensure high quality prekindergarten services are available statewide and coordinated together by the department of elementary and secondary education and the department of human services. 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.

This act would designate bridge number 44-000000000007010, located in Providence, Rhode Island, where U.S. Route 44 (Smith Street) crosses over both northbound and southbound lanes of Interstate 95, roughly a tenth of a mile south of the junction with Route 146, as the “George Nee Bridge.” This act would take effect upon passage.

Senate Resolution Recognizing And Honoring The Courage, Heroism, And Compassion Of The Individuals Who Rendered Aid During The Lynch Arena Shooting In Pawtucket

Senate Resolution Congratulating The Blackstone Valley Schools (bvs) Boys Co-op Team On Winning The Rhode Island Division Ii High School State Hockey Championship

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

Senate Resolution Proclaiming April Of 2026, To Be "financial Literacy Month" In The State Of Rhode Island

Senate Resolution Commemorating March 31, 2026 As “alzheimer’s Association Of Rhode Island Advocacy And Awareness Day” In The State Of Rhode Island

This act would authorize a veterinarian to establish a client-patient relationship in Rhode Island through synchronous audiovisual electronic means, subject to certain limitations and requirements. The act would also provide that the veterinarian shall be licensed in Rhode Island, obtain the client consent to establish the veterinarian client-patient relationship through electronic means, and maintain such documentation for at least one year. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would be a proposed bond measure that would authorize the State of Rhode Island to issue up to one hundred million dollars ($100,000,000) in general obligation bonds, subject to voter approval, to fund coastal preparedness and resilience projects. Funds would be used for shoreline protection, flood mitigation, stormwater and wastewater upgrades, protection of critical facilities, port and working waterfront resilience, and workforce preparedness and training programs to support resilience-related jobs and infrastructure investments. Bond proceeds may only be used for projects in high-risk and prioritized areas identified in the state’s resilience report for implementation within the next ten (10) years. Sections 1, 2, 10, and 11 of this act would take effect upon passage. The remaining sections of this act would take effect when and if the state board of elections shall certify to the secretary of state that a majority of the qualified electors voting on the proposition contained in section 10 of this act hereof have indicated their approval of the project thereunder.

This act would establish sales and use tax exemptions for commercial forest product operations. Exempt would be machinery and equipment to include, but not limited to: sawmills, tractors, forklifts, log skidders, chainsaws and power generators. Additionally, the act would create a new motor vehicle registration for "forestry vehicles" and would provide that all forestry product operations machinery, including motor vehicles with forestry registration plates would be exempt from taxation. Municipalities would be allowed to tax forestry product operations buildings at a rate that reflects the actual cost incurred by the municipality in providing services to these buildings. Finally, this act would provide that forest product operations are permitted uses within all zoning districts of a municipality except where prohibited for public health or safety reasons or the protection of wildlife habitat. This act would take effect upon passage.

Joint Resolution Making An Appropriation Of $250,000 To 401 Tech Bridge To Study And Explore Seagliders In Rhode Island (this Resolution Would Make An Appropriation Of $250,000 To 401 Tech Bridge To Study And Explore Seagliders.)

This act would provide and clarify procedures for the administration of deep sedation and general anesthesia by certain types of nurses. This act would take on January 1, 2027.

This act would allow for the issuance of a Class BV license for the property located at 1706 Mineral Spring Avenue in the town of North Providence. This act would take effect upon passage.

Senate Resolution Commending The Valiant Intervention Efforts Of Superior Court Judge Joseph J. Mcburney And Head Of Security, Dana Smith On Behalf Of His Court Intern Who Was Wrongfully Identified And Targeted By Immigration And Customs Enforcement (ice) Agents

Senate Resolution Proclaiming April 24, 2026, As "armenian Genocide Remembrance Day" To Commemorate The Armenian Genocide Of 1915 To 1923, And In Honor Of Armenian-americans

Senate Resolution Proclaiming April 2026, As "school Library Month" In The State Of Rhode Island

Joint Resolution Making An Appropriation Of $500,000 To Onward We Learn In Support Of Rhode Island Gear Up (appropriates The Sum Of $500,000 To Onward We Learn In Support Of Rhode Island Gear Up.)

Senate Resolution Proclaiming April To Be "holocaust & Genocide Awareness Month" In The State Of Rhode Island

Senate Resolution Proclaiming April 28, 2026, To Be "arts Day In Rhode Island"

Senate Resolution Recognizing The Vital Role Of Independent Community Pharmacies In Rhode Island

Senate Resolution Proclaiming May 2026 As “jewish American Heritage Month” In The State Of Rhode Island

Senate Resolution Commemorating May 4, 2026, As Rhode Island Independence Day And The 250th Anniversary Of The General Assembly's Historic Act Of Renunciation

Senate Resolution Celebrating The 175th Anniversary Of The Ymca In The United States And Recognizing The Impact Of The Rhode Island Alliance Of Ymcas

Senate Resolution Recognizing April 2026 As "out-of-school Time Month" In The State Of Rhode Island

Senate Resolution Condemning Political Violence And Reaffirming The Principles Of Civility, Public Safety, And Democratic Governance

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

This act would establish a state-run prescription drug purchasing pool, available for participation by nonstate public employers, private employers, and health insurance carriers, to maximize the value of drug discounts available to participants. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would strengthen enforcement of the state's pharmacy audit law by clarifying and tightening audit procedures to ensure pharmacy audits are conducted fairly and transparently. This act would take effect upon passage.

Joint Resolution Repealing Rhode Island's Ratification Of The Corwin Amendment (repeals The General Assembly’s Previous Ratification Of The Corwin Amendment.)

This act would exempt certain vehicles that are not manufactured with the proper front plate registration bracket from the requirement that motor vehicles display a front facing registration plate. This act would take effect upon passage.

Senate Resolution Proclaiming May 19th Of 2026 As "greek And Pontic Genocide Remembrance Day" In The State Of Rhode Island

Senate Resolution Expressing Condolences On The Passing Of Arthur Paiva

Senate Resolution Commemorating And Recognizing May 7, 2026, As "national Day Of Prayer" In The State Of Rhode Island

Senate Resolution Celebrating The Week Of May 6th Through May 12th Of 2026, As "national Nurses Week" In The State Of Rhode Island

Senate Resolution Celebrating The 160th Anniversary Of Child & Family And Recognizing Its Impact Across Rhode Island

Senate Resolution Commemorating May 10 Through May 16, 2026, As "national Police Week" In The State Of Rhode Island, In Remembrance Of All Police And Law Enforcement Officers Who Have Lost Their Lives In The Line Of Duty

Senate Resolution Reaffirming The Friendship Between The State Of Rhode Island And Taiwan While Supporting Enhanced Bilateral Relations With Taiwan And Taiwan's Participation In The International Community

Senate Resolution Recognizing May 2026 As "fibromyalgia Awareness Month" In The State Of Rhode Island

Senate Resolution Commemorating May Of 2026, As "national Speech-language-hearing Month" In The State Of Rhode Island

Senate Resolution Congratulating Ripin On 35 Years Of Improving Rhode Islanders' Lives

Senate Resolution Celebrating "national Hospital Week" On May 10-16, 2026, In The State Of Rhode Island

Senate Resolution Honoring The Rhode Island Medical Society For Organizing The 2026 State House Advocacy Day

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.

This act would establish a separate domestic violence calendar within the superior court to handle felony domestic violence cases. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would be a proposed bond measure to authorize the State of Rhode Island to issue up to thirty-six million dollars ($36,000,000) in general obligation bonds, subject to voter approval, with respect to projects relating to the Boys and Girls Clubs of Rhode Island. Sections 1, 2, 3, 11, 12, and 13 of this act would take effect upon passage. The remaining sections of this act would take effect when and if the state board of elections shall certify to the secretary of state that a majority of the qualified electors voting on the proposition contained in section 1 of this act have indicated their approval of the project thereunder.

This act would change tax exemptions to tax credits in the city of Cranston. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would establish the office of inspector general to investigate the management and operation of agencies in an effort to prevent and deter fraud, waste, abuse and mismanagement in the expenditure of public funds. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would provide that any Medicaid program savings associated with enrollment reductions would be retained within the healthcare system and reinvested in providers through targeted increases in reimbursement. This act would take effect on July 1, 2026.

Senate Resolution Celebrating And Honoring The Girl Scouts Of Southeastern New England

Senate Resolution Declaring May 28, 2026, As "pharmacy Advocacy Day" In The State Of Rhode Island

This act would protect individuals and businesses from those who knowingly impersonate an entity with the intent of facilitating fraud. This act would also protect individuals and businesses from digital forgery. This act would take effect upon passage.

Senate Resolution Honoring The 241st Bristol Fourth Of July Celebration And Recognizing The 2026 Honorees

Senate Resolution Honoring Rev. Dr. Bernard Lafayette Jr. For His Contributions To 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 Creating A Special Legislative Commission To Make A Comprehensive Study Of Rhode Island's Medical Malpractice Impact On Health Care Providers And Health Care Costs In Rhode Island (creates A 12 Member Special Legislative Commission Whose Purpose It Would Be To Make A Comprehensive Study Of Ri Medical Malpractice Lawsuits, Claims, Settlements, Administrative Filings And Impact On Medical Malpractice Insurance Costs For Providers.)

This act would allow for sending of the notice under power of sale and rights of active military servicemembers by United States Postal Service First Class Mail and/or an overnight delivery service, instead of by United States Postal Service certified mail return receipt requested. This act would take effect upon passage.

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