Matthew L LaMountain

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 Arthur Armand Coia

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 remove the licensing exemption for a lender that originates less than six (6) loans in twelve (12) consecutive months. 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 further delineate the definitions of felony, misdemeanor and petty misdemeanor. This act would take effect on July 1, 2027.

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 provide that statements by a healthcare provider to a patient or to the patient's relative or representative regarding the unanticipated outcome of such patient's medical care and treatment, such as an apology or an expression of sympathy, shall be inadmissible as evidence of an admission of liability or as evidence of an admission against interest in any claim or action against the provider. 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

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

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

This act would 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 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 permit paid members on the state labor relations board to continue to receive their retirement benefits. 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 require that all monies received from the payment of fines under the Uniform Act on Prevention of and Remedies for Human Trafficking be deposited into the violent crimes indemnity account within the general fund. This act would take effect upon passage.

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

This act would require that an individual's caregiver be present when healthcare decisions are discussed with the hospice team. It would also prevent a denial of home hospice care because of age or income. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would require hospitals to have a notary on staff all hours of the day and week. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would remove the mandatory certification for an individual sixteen (16) years or older who was found delinquent for having committed two (2) offenses after the age of sixteen (16) which would render the person subject to an indictment if the person was an adult. This act would take effect upon passage.

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

This act would 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 classify research, intent and interest in healthcare services as protected healthcare data. The act sets forth additional responsibilities for regulated entities that seek to collect and share consumer data including a requirement for specific and conspicuous consumer consent. It requires separate conspicuous consent from the consumer to sell this data. The act further stipulates acceptable uses for the data and what rights the consumer has regarding their data. This act would take effect upon passage.

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.

Joint Resolution To Approve And Publish And Submit To The Electors A Proposition Of Amendment To The Constitution -- Of Suffrage (proposes To The Voters Of The State A Constitutional Amendment Regarding Eligibility To Vote And To Be A Candidate.)

This act would amend several statutes relating to elections and the dates for primaries and dates within which to file nomination papers and object to nomination papers. This act would take effect on January 1, 2028.

This act would repeal the provisions of § 34-7-4 which provides that no right of footway, except claimed in connection with a right to pass with carriages, could be acquired by prescription or adverse use for any length of time. This act would effectively eliminate the statutory prohibition against acquiring a right of footway by adverse possession. This act would take effect upon passage.

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

This act would prohibit handcuffing children twelve (12) or under at initial police contact unless needed for public safety or if the child is using or threatening physical force against an officer. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would provide that compensation comparability studies of senior management and current salaries, all documents discussed at an open meeting, annual contracting reports, list of current salaries and positions, and any and all policies and procedures of board members of public corporations be made publicly available. 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 allow the department of environmental management to acquire established foot paths by eminent domain in order to provide public access to streams, rivers, lakes and ponds. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would expand the definition of peace officers to include juvenile program workers and shift coordinators at the department of youth, children and families. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would permit the court to determine the number of hours a person would have to complete of a batters intervention program and would give the court discretion as to whether that person would be personally financially responsible for the costs thereof. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would establish the commercial sex buyer’s accountability program which consists of an instructional program on prostitution and human trafficking schemes. Any individual convicted pursuant to §§ 11-34.1-3 or 11-34.1-6 would be ordered to participate in the program and assessed a mandatory fee of one thousand dollars ($1,000). 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 require that the primary election date, statutorily the eighth Tuesday preceding the biennial state elections, shall be held on the Wednesday immediately following Labor Day if the eighth Tuesday immediately follows Labor Day. This provision would not change any other deadlines established in Title 17. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would expand the jurisdiction of the city of Warwick municipal court to include zoning, minimum housing and occupancy codes, subdivisions and land development regulations, state building codes and local ordinances. The act would also remove the ability to sentence people to jail. This act would take effect upon passage.

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 prohibit noncompetition agreements except for noncompetition agreements between a seller and buyer of a business. This act would also create a civil action for an employer for the violation of an agreement by an employee regarding disclosure or wrongful utilization of trade secrets. This act would take effect on January 1, 2027.

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

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 unemployment benefits for workers who are on strike or are locked out of their workplaces by their employer due to a labor dispute. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would raise the gross weight of a vehicle eligible for reserve forces plates from eight thousand five hundred pounds (8,500 lbs.) to twelve thousand pounds (12,000 lbs.) and have the United States flag on the plates. The act would also spell out the requirements for proof of honorable discharge to be furnished to the division of motor vehicles and the renewal month for the passenger and commercial vehicles. This act would take effect upon passage.

This would establish the Rhode Island orange heart medal to formally recognize Rhode Island veterans whose service exposed them to toxic herbicides, burn pits, or other hazardous agents. This act would take effect upon passage.

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.

This act would exempt an individual in foster or adoptive homes from the fee associated with drivers education classes at the community college of Rhode Island. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would eliminate the registration and service charge fees for National Guard plates. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would remove the fee for registration and plate transfer for a Distinguished Service Cross registration plate. This act would take effect on January 1, 2027.

This act would mandate the use of a soft-shell helmet cover that adds a padded, soft-shell layer to the outside of a traditional football helmet, for students participating in Rhode Island interscholastic league football. 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 allow members of the retirement system who served in the national guard or reserves and qualify as veterans, to purchase retirement service credits based on their years of service in the National guard or reserves. 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.

This act would prohibit any city, town, quasi-municipal corporation or public corporation from assessing any existing agricultural operation or agricultural land for the extension of any water utilities past the property and from imposing any connection fee. This act would take effect upon passage.

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

This act would require all schools and educational institutions to develop and implement a school safety plan that would provide for immediate access to school facilities by first responders in an emergency. This act would take effect upon passage.

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

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

This act would 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 prohibit the purchase of more than one firearm in a thirty (30) day period. Exemptions are made for law enforcement, inheritance, participation in courses of instruction, temporary rentals at gun ranges and licensed collectors. This act would take effect upon passage.

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

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

This act would establish a seven (7) member public-private partnership infrastructure oversight commission to approve all requests for proposals submitted for public-private partnership construction of qualified facilities. This act would also establish a new scheme outlining the request for proposal process for the construction of public-private qualified facilities and would further provide for the state to exercise the power of eminent domain relating to the construction of such qualified facilities. This act would take effect upon passage.

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

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.

Senate Resolution Celebrating The 12th Annual "physician Anesthesiologists Week" From January 26th Through February 1st, 2026, In The State Of Rhode Island

Senate Resolution Commemorating January 30, 2026, As "fred Korematsu Day Of Civil Liberties And The Constitution"

This act would allow eligible disabled and military voters to continue to utilize electronically transmitted ballots as originally enacted in 2022. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would mandate a minimum ratio of manual checkout stations to self-service checkout stations and limits the workload and additional duties an employer can assign to an employee that monitors self-service checkout stations. 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 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 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.

This act would prohibit the Rhode Island medical assistance program, and any contract between the Rhode Island medical assistance program and a managed care organization, from requiring prior authorization or a step therapy protocol for the coverage of a medication classified as an anticonvulsant or antipsychotic. This act would take effect on January 1, 2027, and would sunset and be repealed on December 31, 2029.

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 enact processes to partition heirs' property, which often refers to real property that is owned by multiple relatives (co-tenants) who have inherited the property's title and that does not have a written agreement on how to divide the property. Under the act, if a cotenant sought to partition the property, the court would have to notify all other co-tenants and allow them to buy out the interest of the co-tenant wishing to sell. The act would require the court to determine the fair market value of the property and specify how to do so. Also, under certain conditions, such as if a buyout did not occur, the court could require co-tenants to divide the property into physically distinct and separately titled parcels. If the court ordered a sale of the property and the co-tenants agreed, the court would have to hire a real estate broker for the sale of a property and require that broker to file a report containing information on offers for the property. This act would take effect on January 1, 2027.

This act would provide that effective January 1, 2027 contract provisions relative to arbitration would not apply to agreements covered by 9 U.S.C. §§ 1 through 16 and extend the time for a party to apply for a stay of arbitration to one hundred-eighty (180) days. The act would also invalidate any provision of an agreement that penalizes a party for seeking legal representation in an arbitration; and require the arbitrator to provide notice of default to a party for failure to pay fees and afford the party in default to challenge any notice of default. This act would take effect on January 1, 2027.

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 authorize the city of Cranston to establish a housing division within its municipal court. 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 require that any covered entity that develops and provides online services, products, or features that children are reasonably likely to access shall consider the best interest of children when designing and developing such online service, product, or feature. The provisions of this chapter may be enforced by the attorney general and violators are subject to civil penalties. This act would take effect on January 1, 2027.

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 act would allow for the holder of a manufacturer’s license to be able to sell one one- sixth (1/6) barrel keg of malt beverage, produced on the premises, per day. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would define "military-connected student", "advance enrollment" and "open enrollment" to give the military connected student flexibility in choosing a school district. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would include a veteran who is seventy-five (75) years of age or older with a combined service-connected disability rating of seventy percent (70%), as eligible for disabled veterans license plates. A veteran who is “individually unemployable” due to a service-connected disability shall be exempted from the payment of the annual registration of and license to operate fee. 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 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 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 mandate insurance coverage for scalp cooling treatments for cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy to prevent hair loss during chemotherapy treatments. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would require the state to implement the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact no later than July 1, 2026. 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 permit municipalities to enter into contracts with the department of transportation for the municipality to perform minor and routine maintenance work on state highways, roadways, and shoulders located within the municipality. 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 establish a digital electronics right to repair, which would allow for digital electronic equipment and parts that are sold in this state on or after January 1, 2027, to be repaired at an independent repair provider. Additionally, this act would require an original equipment manufacturer to make available to any independent repair facility any documentation, parts, and tools required for diagnosis, maintenance, or other repairs. 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 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 amend sections of the Rhode Island cannabis act relating to the residency requirements for applicants for issuance of a license or certificate to own a cannabis establishment. 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 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 add the governor’s commission on disabilities to the list of participants of the disability parking enforcement program. Additionally, beginning January 1, 2027 the disability parking enforcement program shall submit an annual report to the governor’s commission on disabilities. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would 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 create the interchange fee restriction act prohibiting interchange fees on sales and use tax or excise tax when payment is made with a credit or debit card. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would establish provisions for student and teacher classroom safety, and provides for the authority to remove students from classrooms and the administrative response to the same. This act would provide for student and educator protections from said removals and the school district’s responsibilities to the safety of the student. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would establish enforcement limitations on contract terms for the licensing of electronic books or digital audiobooks to libraries to preclude the library from being subject to unfair sales practices. This act would not be enforceable until the attorney general determines and publishes notices that at least four (4) other states have enacted laws that establish enforcement limitations on contract terms for the licensing of electronic books or digital audiobooks to libraries. This act shall take effect upon the publication of notice by the attorney general that at least four (4) other states have enacted laws that establish enforceable limitations on contract terms for the licensing of electronic books or digital audiobooks to libraries that are substantially similar in purpose to this act, and that those states collectively represent a combined population of at least ten million (10,000,000) persons, as determined by the most recent United States decennial census.

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 direct the general assembly to appropriate in the fiscal year 2027 budget, a sum sufficient to fund ten additional full time equivalent ("FTE") positions to be assigned to the department of environmental management (the "department"), and to fund necessary equipment and supplies, with the intent to support and expand the department's efforts in the areas of forests and forestry projects. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would require that Medicaid enrollment be maintained or provided to all inmates in the first thirty (30) days of incarceration at the adult correctional institutions within the department of corrections and the last thirty (30) days of incarceration when possible. It would also require that the executive office of health and human services, in accordance with federal law, apply for an § 1115 waiver to offer a program to provide Medicaid benefits to a qualified inmate for up to at least thirty (30) days immediately before the day on which the qualified inmate is released by the department of corrections. This act would take effect on January 1, 2027.

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

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

This act would prohibit enforcing a thirty (30) day notice of vacancy policy when a resident of an assisted living facility or nursing home dies and limit the facility's ability to charge rent and fees for a maximum of seven (7) days or until removal of the personal property from the room, whichever occurs first. A violation would constitute a deceptive trade practice. This act would take effect on September 1, 2027.

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 incorporate cable, broadband, Internet, and wireless means into the crime of injuring electric and communication lines, authorize municipalities to grant zoning relief for the protection of critical infrastructure that has been or is reasonably at risk of vandalism, trespass, theft, or damage by extreme weather or climate change related disaster, and include wireless communication infrastructure in the definitions of critical infrastructure for disaster response and for obligations related to purchase and sale of regulated metals. This act would take effect on January 1, 2027.

This act would allow someone convicted of a previous felony or a private complaint to be eligible under § 12-10-12 for a misdemeanor filing. 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 establish the Rhode Island firearm industry accountability act of 2026. The act imposes certain requirements on a firearms industry member pertaining to controls, possession, and advertisements of firearm industry products. This act would take effect on October 1, 2026, and would be applicable to any civil action filed on or after October 1, 2026.

This act would permit the family court to retain jurisdiction over juveniles and allow the family court to order juveniles detained in the training school until the age of twenty-one if the court finds that it is in the best interest of the child. 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 repeal § 3-7-19 which prohibits retail liquor licenses within two hundred feet (200') of schools and religious institutions. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would 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.

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

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

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

This act would require owners or landlords who rent shoreline property to provide their tenants, before the start of the tenancy, with a detailed, written disclosure regarding public shoreline access rights. This act would take effect on January 1, 2027.

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 create the green buildings act commission to consist of seventeen (17) members, responsible for the implementation of the green buildings act in consultation with the state building office, building code commission of the Rhode Island department of business regulation. 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.

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

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

This act would replace the existing chapter on this subject by requiring school districts to organize concussion oversight teams, develop removal-from-play, return-to-play, and return-to- learn protocols, and develop a concussion brochure. This act would repeal chapter 16-91, the "school and youth programs concussion act." This act would take effect on July 1, 2026.

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 provide that energy storage systems located on abandoned or contaminated property be permitted by right as a permitted use and not considered to have negative environmental impacts. This act would take effect upon passage.

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

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

This act would amend the Rhode Island works program to increase the monthly cash benefit to one hundred percent (100%) of the federal poverty level effective July 1, 2026, and tie the benefit amount to the federal poverty level going forward and increase the cash support pass- through to one hundred dollars ($100) for one child and two hundred dollars ($200) for more than one child. This act would also remove the sixty-five dollars ($65.00) benefit reduction for families living in subsidized housing. This act would take effect on January 1, 2027, except for the provisions of § 40-5.2-20(c) which would take effect July 1, 2026.

This act would appropriate two million seven hundred thousand dollars ($2,700,000) to fund the primary care training sites program to provide training for physicians, nurse practitioners and physician assistants within the department of health. This act would take effect on July 1, 2026.

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.

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

This act would repeal the older of the two existing chapters related to speech-language pathologists and audiologists and would make several amendments to reconcile the two statutes into one. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would allow electronic notifications modernize language for notifications, synchronize renewal dates for certain license-types, streamline licensing requirements across several license-types, and update the unlicensed health care practices statute. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would 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 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 not allow prescriptions for testosterone to be transmitted or reported within the prescription drug monitoring database and would remove from the records all existing information concerning prior testosterone prescriptions. This act would take effect on July 1, 2027.

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

This act would amend several definitions to the general law chapter relating to abandoned property, would add a definition for "eligible nonprofit corporation", and would provide criteria for when properties are considered abandoned or a public nuisance. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would provide that Rhode Island state employees be eligible for temporary disability insurance effective January 1, 2027. This act would take effect on January 1, 2027, and would apply to wages earned on or after that date.

This act would move North Kingstown from the third division of the district court to the fourth division to better balance case workloads among the divisions. This act would take effect two (2) months after 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.

Senate Resolution Creating A Special Legislative Commission To Study And Provide Recommendations For Juvenile Hearing Boards (creates A 19 Member Special Legislative Study Commission Whose Purpose It Would Be To Study Current Practices Of State And Municipal Juvenile Hearing Boards Established Pursuant To §§ 8-10-23.1 Or 8-10-23.2.)

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

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

This act would add staff of day camps and residential camps for youth to the definition of "person responsible for a child's welfare" within the chapter on abused and neglected children. This act would take effect upon passage.

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

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

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

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

This act would 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 require any shooting range operating in this state to post signs in any area in which shooting occurs that contain the following language: “WARNING: If you or a loved one is experiencing distress and/or depression, call the 988 Suicide and Crisis hotline or text “HOME” to 741741” and the signs would not contain any other text. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would update the Rhode Island cannabis act to remove the current requirement to express cannabinoids as the dry-weight percentages. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would update the Rhode Island cannabis act to eliminate the statutorily required subcommittees under the cannabis advisory board. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would amend the Rhode Island judicial security act to remove the provision not allowing to publicly post or display the personal information of any protected individual or immediate family member without first obtaining permission. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would make persons convicted of petty misdemeanors and convicted of simple possession of controlled substances, eligible to have their records expunged three years after completion of their sentence. 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 amend the general law relative to right-of-way of pedestrians to reference the schedule of violations for the adjudication of traffic offenses contained in § 31.41.1-4. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would provide that advanced practice registered nurses have the same immunity from liability as physicians under the mental health law. This act would take effect upon passage.

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

This act would permit the expungement of records 5 years after the imposition of sentence for misdemeanors and 10 years after the imposition of sentence for felonies, and if the sentence is greater than 10 years, then, upon successful completion of the sentence. 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 prohibit the state from seeking reimbursement for expenditures made on behalf of disabled Rhode Islanders from an ABLE account after the death of the designated beneficiary. This act would take effect upon passage.

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

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

This act would create the reproductive health and gender-affirming healthcare data privacy act. This act would further protect reproductive and gender-affirming care data. The act would require the holders of such data, with certain exceptions, obtain consent from a consumer before collecting the data. The act would prohibit the sale of the data without the permission of the consumer. The act contains several enforcement mechanisms to ensure compliance with the law, including an individual cause of action and authority for the attorney general to bring enforcement of an action. This act would take effect upon 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 create multiple chapters to provide and establish a comprehensive program for recycling of beverage containers and extended producer responsibility for packaging and paper, after the completion of an implementation analysis by the department of environmental management, which would be the lead department in overseeing, implementing, and enforcing the provisions of this act. 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 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 increase the number of state childcare licensing inspectors to meet the national recommended average of one inspector for every fifty (50) to sixty (60) childcare providers. 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 permit those individuals convicted of multiple felonies and misdemeanors to have their records expunged and provide criteria for the court to consider in determining whether the person is of good character. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would 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 permit retired superior court magistrates to request, at the direction of the chief justice of the supreme court, that they be assigned to perform service pursuant to §§ 8-2-11.1, 8-2-39, 8-2-39.1 or 8-2-39.2 and be reemployed by the superior court, without any forfeiture or reduction of any retirement benefits. This act would take effect upon passage.

Senate Resolution Celebrating March Of 2026 As “arts In The Schools - Youth Art Month” In The State Of Rhode Island

Senate Resolution Expressing Deepest Condolences On The Passing Of The Following Seven Members Of The United States Military Sergeant First Class Nicole Amor, Sergeant Declan Coady, Captain Cody Khork, Sergeant First Class Noah Tietjens, Major Jeffrey O'brien, Sergeant Benjamin N. Pennington And Chief Warrant Officer Robert Marzan

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

Senate Resolution Joyously Celebrating "world Greek Language Day In The State Of Rhode Island" As Proclaimed By Unesco

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.

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 Congratulating Miranda Marie Musumeci On Being Named Miss Ireland In The West Warwick St. Patrick's Day Parade 2026

Senate Resolution Expressing Deepest Condolences On The Passing Of The Honorable James M. Donelan, Esq.

This act would establish a procedure for a health insurer to reimburse a healthcare provider no less than sixty-five percent (65%) of each unpaid co-payment, co-insurance or deductible amount due, after reasonable collection efforts. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would authorize municipalities to request a one-time, state-approved extension of the deadline for updating their comprehensive plans, provided the municipality demonstrates active engagement in the update process, and to ensure that the existing comprehensive plan remains in effect during the extension period. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would permit the Quonset Development Corporation to acquire, own, maintain, and control all streetlights located within the Quonset Business Park. 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.

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 establish a bureau of public protection within the department of attorney general. The act would also allow the attorney general to investigate and bring an enforcement action against persistent illegality in the carrying on, conducting, or transaction of business or governmental activity. This act would take effect upon passage.

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

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

This act would require the board of elections to establish a secure area for the public observation of mail ballot processing and require the mail ballot voter's signature be compared to the signature on file within the state central voter registration system and would require as part of an application for a mail ballot or emergency mail ballot a Rhode Island driver license, state ID number or the last four (4) digits of your social security number. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would increase from seven (7) days to nine (9) days the period of time in which a request for a recount of the votes cast can be made to the board of elections. No certificates of election may be issued, until the recount if any is completed. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would 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 modify the annual registration of commercial vehicles to a biennial registration. 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 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 amend the audit compliance requirements for municipalities' contributions to pension plans under the audit of accounts and installation of systems chapter of the general laws. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would provide that violations of § 11-37.1-10 relating to failing to register as a sex offender are subject to the duration and frequency of registrations pursuant to § 11-37.1-4. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would restore law enforcement discretion, allowing officers to issue a verbal warning when appropriate or pursue misdemeanor or felony charges in more egregious cases where a child is left unattended in a motor vehicle. This act would take effect upon passage.

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

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

This act would require landlords to provide a receipt upon receiving a cash payment for rent from a tenant. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would create a state program to provide loans, grants, or investments to convert existing buildings into multi-family or mixed-use housing, including adaptive reuse projects. It requires a share of units to be affordable and sets labor, wage, and apprenticeship standards for larger projects. It also establishes a dedicated fund, oversight, and reporting, and sunsets the program after 2035. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would provide an eight percent (8%) tax rate for those properties that are encumbered by a deed restriction for low-income housing set at eight percent (80%) or sixty percent (60%) of adjusted median income established by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), or individual dwelling units otherwise meeting the definition of low- and moderate-income housing pursuant to § 45-53-3, and would provide a tax stabilization schedule for those buildings which are converted to residential properties starting at eight percent (8%) of rent rolls and gradually increasing to twelve percent (12%) over thirty (30) years. The thirty (30) year stabilization provisions of this act would expire and be deemed repealed after ten (10) years. Conversion projects are subject to responsible contracting requirements and apprenticeship requirements, and conversion projects over twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000) are subject to the prevailing wage statute. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would allow for the sealing of an eviction record for a defective complaint and/or lack of jurisdiction and would, upon motion of a person between eighteen (18) and twenty-one (21) years of age, seal a person's association with an eviction under certain circumstances. This act would take effect upon passage.

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

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

Senate Resolution Celebrating The 172nd Anniversary Of The United States And Japan Treaty Of Peace And Amity

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

This act would make litigation loan agreements subject to state usury laws. This act would take effect upon passage.

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

This act would require that insurance policies for property damage, personal injuries, and indemnification other than payment of compensation for workers compensation, state policy limits and no amount of the policy may be used to pay costs to defend a claim. This act would take effect upon passage.

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

This act would prohibit an employer, employment agency, labor organization, or employee, to directly or indirectly commit any act declared to be an unlawful employment practice, it being the legislative intent that individuals would be held personally liable for such conduct, including, but not limited to, individual employees of employers. This act would take effect upon passage.

This act would make several amendments to provide for an online nomination paper portal for election nomination papers. This act would take effect on January 1, 2027.

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

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

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

Senate Resolution Expressing Deepest Condolences On The Passing Of The Honorable Joseph A. Abbate

This act would make a series of amendments and add new provisions of law to address business identity theft and deceptive solicitations sent to businesses and the unauthorized formation of entities. This act would take effect on July 1, 2026.

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

Senate Resolution Honoring Family Medicine Physicians For Their Service And Advocacy

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

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

Senate Resolution Congratulating Sandra Berube On Her Retirement After 33 Years Of Dedicated Service To The State Of Rhode Island And The Rhode Island General Assembly As A Senior Staff Member With The Rhode Island State Senate

Senate Resolution Expressing Condolences On The Passing Of Mary Ann Johnson

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

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

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 permit victims of stalking to recover expenses related to relocation or home modification under the crime victim compensation program, and would remove larceny and the abominable and detestable crime against nature or assault with intent to commit the abominable and detestable crime against nature as compensable offenses. This act would take effect upon passage.

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

Senate Resolution Respectfully Requesting The Justices Of The Supreme Court To Give A Written Opinion Upon Certain Questions Of Law (requests That The Supreme Court Provide A Written Opinion On Matters Related To Senate Bill 2026-s 2616 Relating To Courts And Civil Procedure -- Procedure Generally -- Causes Of Action.)

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 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.

Senate Resolution Celebrating May Of 2026, As "asian American, Native Hawaiian, And Pacific Islander Heritage Month" In The State Of Rhode Island

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

Senate Resolution Declaring May 2026 As "brain Tumor Awareness Month" In The State Of Rhode Island

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

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

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

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 grant the city of Warwick the authority to sell the property located at 34 Warwick Lake Avenue, without regard for statutory limitations pursuant to § 45-2-6, to clear the title to said property. This act would take effect upon passage.

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

AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF CRANSTON TO FINANCE THE REPAIR, CONSTRUCTION AND REHABILITATION OF STORM DRAINS AND DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS, AND THE REMEDIATION AND MITIGATION OF DRAINAGE AND FLOODING PROBLEMS, BY THE ISSUANCE OF NOT MORE THAN $4,000,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS AND NOTES THEREFOR

AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF CRANSTON TO ISSUE NOT TO EXCEED $25,000,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, NOTES AND OTHER EVIDENCES OF INDEBTEDNESS TO FINANCE THE PURCHASE AND/OR ACQUISITION OF LAND AND BUILDINGS, CONSTRUCTION, RENOVATION, IMPROVEMENT, ALTERATION, REPAIR, LANDSCAPING, FURNISHING AND EQUIPPING OF SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL FACILITIES THROUGHOUT THE CITY

AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF CRANSTON TO FINANCE THE ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, IMPROVEMENT, RENOVATION, REPAIR AND ALTERATION OF PLAYGROUNDS, ATHLETIC FIELDS AND RELATED EQUIPMENT IN THE CITY BY THE ISSUANCE OF NOT MORE THAN $4,000,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS AND NOTES THEREFOR

AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF CRANSTON TO FINANCE THE ACQUISITION, DEMOLITION, CONSTRUCTION, IMPROVEMENT, RENOVATION, REPAIR, ALTERATION, FURNISHING AND EQUIPPING OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS IN THE CITY BY THE ISSUANCE OF NOT MORE THAN $2,000,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS AND NOTES THEREFOR

AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF CRANSTON TO FINANCE THE ACQUISITION, IMPROVEMENT, RENOVATION AND REPAIR OF FIRE AND PUBLIC SAFETY EQUIPMENT BY THE ISSUANCE OF NOT MORE THAN $8,000,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS AND NOTES THEREFOR

Authorizing The City Of Cranston To Finance The Design, Construction, Repair, Rehabilitation And Improvement Of Streets, Sidewalks And Bridges In The City Including, But Not Limited To, Paving, Drainage, Traffic Control Devices, Road Maintenance Equipment, Safety Improvements And Landscaping And All Costs Incidental Or Related Thereto By The Issuance Of Not More Than $8,000,000 General Obligation Bonds And Notes Therefor

This act would approve charter amendments to the Warwick city charter subject to voter approval at the general election to be held in November, 2026, or at a special election as may be scheduled sooner. If approved, these amendments would authorize the city council to enact ordinances that subject mayoral appointments to city boards and commissions specifically codified in the charter or the code of ordinances, to the advice and consent of the city council. Section 2 of this act would take effect upon passage. Section 1 of this act would take effect upon approval by the voters of the city of Warwick at a general or special election.

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