2025 Legislation

Senate Resolution No. 23

BY  Zurier, DiMario, Vargas, Gu

ENTITLED, SENATE RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY AND PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR POTENTIAL CHANGES IN LEGISLATION/OVERSIGHT OF THE ACT ON CLIMATE (Creates a 5 member commission to provide recommendations for legislation changes and/or oversight for the Act on Climate, and would report back by May 1, 2026, and would expire on June 1, 2026.)

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01/23/2025 Introduced, referred to Senate Environment and Agriculture

Senate Bill No. 28

BY  Zurier

ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION — PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION (Exempts from taxation the real and tangible personal property of the Providence Preservation Society as of September 1, 2025.)

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01/23/2025 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance

03/07/2025 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/11/2025)

03/11/2025 Committee recommends passage

03/12/2025 Placed on Senate Calendar (03/20/2025)

Senate Bill No. 46

BY  Zurier, Kallman, Acosta, Ujifusa, Gu

ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES — MOTOR FUEL TAX (Extends allocation of motor fuel tax to the Intermodal Surface Transportation Fund through 2025. Changes the allocation to 30% total proceeds, including 30% from the one cent per gallon environmental protection fee through 2026 and thereafter.)

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01/23/2025 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance

Senate Bill No. 47

BY  Zurier, DiPalma, DiMario, Sosnowski, Acosta

ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES — MOTOR FUEL TAX (Adjusts the motor fuel tax for inflation every two (2) years based on the inflation that has occurred in the previous two (2) years.)

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01/23/2025 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance

Senate Bill No. 197

BY  Zurier, Ujifusa, Lauria, Sosnowski, Gallo, Lawson, Tikoian

ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE — ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES (Prohibits an insurance company from imposing any cost-sharing requirements for any diagnostic or supplemental breast examinations.)

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02/07/2025 Introduced, referred to Senate Health and Human Services

Senate Bill No. 206

BY  Zurier, Euer, LaMountain, Raptakis, McKenney

ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE — COURTS — JUDICIAL SELECTION (Requires individuals seeking a judicial nomination to reapply to JNC every 3 years and make those individuals selected as finalists, eligible only for the court in which they applied and were chosen during the five years following their selection.)

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02/07/2025 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary

02/21/2025 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/25/2025)

02/25/2025 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

Senate Bill No. 289

BY  Zurier, McKenney, Euer

ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE — COURTS — JUDICIAL SELECTION (Sets a mandatory retirement age of 75 for all justices and magistrates of the superior, district, workers’ compensation, family and traffic tribunal courts and provide that no pension or retirement benefits be affected thereby.)

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02/13/2025 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary

02/21/2025 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/25/2025)

02/25/2025 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

Senate Bill No. 303

BY  Zurier, Euer, LaMountain, McKenney, Dimitri

ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE — PROCEDURE GENERALLY — FEES (Increases fees paid to jurors to fifty dollars ($50.00) per day.)

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02/13/2025 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary

02/21/2025 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/25/2025)

02/25/2025 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

Senate Bill No. 316

BY  Zurier, Pearson, Britto, de la Cruz, DiPalma

ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT — RHODE ISLAND COMMERCE CORPORATION (Requires a seventy-five percent (75%) supermajority vote by the board of directors to establish a quorum and to approve any action taken by the commerce corporation.)

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02/21/2025 Introduced, referred to Senate Commerce

Senate Bill No. 331

BY  Zurier, Acosta, Bell, Murray

ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION — THE EDUCATION EQUITY AND PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT (Requires the department of elementary and secondary education to propose, by October 1, 2025, funding alternatives to increase state aid for districts with high poverty, with recommendations on funding levels and their impacts.)

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02/21/2025 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance

Senate Bill No. 337

BY  Zurier, Murray, Raptakis

ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION — COUNCIL ON POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (Allows Ukrainian parolees residing in Rhode Island under the federal Uniting for Ukraine program, who have been granted temporary parole, to qualify for in-state tuition at Rhode Island state colleges and universities.)

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02/21/2025 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance

Senate Bill No. 407

BY  Zurier, DiMario, Euer, Kallman, Valverde

ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY — THE RHODE ISLAND CLEAN HEAT STANDARD ACT (Created the Rhode Island clean heat standards act to implement a system of tradeable clean heat credits earned from the delivery of clean heat measures that reduce greenhouse gas emissions.)

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02/26/2025 Introduced, referred to Senate Environment and Agriculture

Senate Bill No. 569

BY  Zurier

ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS — CONDUCT OF ELECTION AND VOTING EQUIPMENT, AND SUPPLIES (Adds early voting to the fifty (50) feet buffer prohibitions against politicking on election day voting.)

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02/26/2025 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary

Senate Bill No. 602

(Commerce)

BY  Zurier

ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT — SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ADVISORY COUNCIL (Eliminates one of two (2) conflicting versions of the science and technology advisory council authorizing statute, clarifying the structure of the council.)

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03/06/2025 Introduced, referred to Senate Commerce

Senate Bill No. 606

(Dept. of Health)

BY  Zurier

ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY — VITAL RECORDS (Provides that public historical vital records maintained by the state archives shall not be amended.)

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03/06/2025 Introduced, referred to Senate Health and Human Services

Senate Bill No. 616

(Dept. of Administration)

BY  Zurier

ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS — STATE PURCHASES (Defines public-private partnerships and provide the framework to encourage the use of public-private partnerships for proposals for state purchases.)

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03/06/2025 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance

Senate Bill No. 666

(General Treasurer)

BY  Zurier

ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION — PERSONAL INCOME TAX (Provides a tax credit to individual taxpayers who convert their gas-powered vehicle into a vehicle propelled by an alternative fuel source.)

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03/07/2025 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance

Senate Bill No. 745

BY  Zurier

ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION — TEACHERS’ TENURE (Amends the teachers’ tenure act for Providence public school teachers and provides a process for the dismissal and demotion for teachers or other persons assigned full-time to the school.)

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03/07/2025 Introduced, referred to Senate Labor and Gaming

Senate Bill No. 746

BY  Zurier

ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION — FOUNDATION LEVEL SCHOOL SUPPORT (Changes salary minimum schedule for providence teachers.)

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03/07/2025 Introduced, referred to Senate Labor and Gaming

Senate Bill No. 747

BY  Zurier

ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION — TEACHERS’ TENURE (Allows the Providence public School district by reason of a substantial decrease of pupil population within its school system, to suspend teachers in numbers necessitated by the decrease in pupil population and provide a process for any suspensions.)

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03/07/2025 Introduced, referred to Senate Labor and Gaming