SB 29 Rhode Island Senate · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT RELATING TO MILITARY AFFAIRS AND DEFENSE -- NATIONAL GUARD

Summary

Raises the amount of life insurance the state provides at no charge to Rhode Island National Guard members called up for federal duty to five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000).

Issues: ✓ Veterans

Sub-Topics: National Guard & Reserve

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Jun 2025

Senate Passage

Jun 2025

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 23, 2025 Last action Jun 10, 2025

Floor votes · Senate Jun 10, 2025

How they voted

34–0

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 36

Jun 10, 2025

D Democratic32

30 Yea 2

93% Yea

R Republican4

4 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Committee

Jun 10, 2025

Upper · Passed

06/10/2025 Senate read and passed

upper

Jun 5, 2025

Legislature · Passed

06/05/2025 Committee recommends passage

legislature

May 1, 2025

Committee

05/01/2025 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

legislature

Jan 23, 2025

Introduced

01/23/2025 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance

upper

11 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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