AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- GENERAL POWERS
Summary
Establishes a reimbursement system for a municipalities cost of training public safety personnel when they are hired by a different municipality or public safety agency within Rhode Island within 3 years of receiving the public safety training.
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
Jun 2025
Introduced Mar 19, 2025
Signed Jun 13, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Jun 4, 2025
How they voted
33–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 36
Jun 4, 2025
D
Democratic32
90% Yea
R
Republican4
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
4
Committee
2
Jun 13, 2025
Signed into law
06/13/2025 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
06/10/2025 House passed as amended in concurrence
lower
Jun 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
06/04/2025 Senate passed as amended (floor amendment)
upper
Jun 2, 2025
Legislature · Passed
06/02/2025 Committee recommends passage
legislature
May 22, 2025
Committee
05/22/2025 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 19, 2025
Introduced
03/19/2025 Introduced, referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government
upper
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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