SB 712 Rhode Island Senate · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT RELATING TO WATERS AND NAVIGATION -- WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT -- NEW SHOREHAM

SB 712 requires the New Shoreham Water District to limit its water service exclusively to customers residing within its officially defined service area, rather than the entire municipal land area. This provision, added to water resources law, gives the district's board of commissioners the authority to enforce this boundary restriction. The bill directly affects New Shoreham's water utility operations and its customers within the designated zone. It took effect immediately on July 1, 2025, without requiring gubernatorial action.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
House Passage
Jun 2025
Signed into Law
Jul 2025
Introduced Mar 7, 2025 Signed Jul 1, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Jun 4, 2025

How they voted

320
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 36
Jun 4, 2025
D Democratic32
28 Yea 4
87% Yea
R Republican4
4 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
16
Key actions
4
Committee
2
Jun 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
06/20/2025 Senate passed Sub A as amended in concurrence
upper
Jun 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
06/18/2025 House passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment)
lower
Jun 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
06/04/2025 Senate passed Sub A
upper
Jun 2, 2025
Legislature · Passed
06/02/2025 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
legislature
May 8, 2025
Committee
05/08/2025 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 7, 2025
Introduced
03/07/2025 Introduced, referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors