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died · Rhode Island · House Jun 4, 2025

HB 6182: AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- LOW AND MODERATE INCOME HOUSING -- TIVERTON

Requires any person who applies to rent or purchase a residence located in Town of Tiverton which qualifies as low and moderate income housing, shall require proof of Rhode Island residency or employment by a local, state or federal entity.
Topics ✗ HousingOpposes HousingRequires residency/employment proof for low-income housing, restricting access and limiting eligibility for tenants.90% confidence
Jay Edwards (D)
died · Rhode Island · House Jun 4, 2025

HB 6214: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- RHODE ISLAND HOUSING RESOURCES ACT OF 1998

Allows the town of Tiverton to allow a half (1/2) credit for affordable housing for manufactured homes in age restricted communities in conformance with all zoning laws and/or ordinance of the town.
Topics ✓ HousingSupports HousingAllows tax credit for affordable housing in manufactured homes, directly advancing housing affordability.90% confidence
Jay Edwards (D)
died · Rhode Island · House Jun 4, 2025

HB 6215: AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- LOW AND MODERATE INCOME HOUSING

Requires the town of Tiverton to require a minimum number of affordable housing units if there is less than ten percent (10%) of affordable housing in the town.
Topics ✓ HousingSupports HousingMandates minimum affordable housing units in Tiverton when below 10%, directly increasing housing access for low/moderate-income residents.95% confidence
Michelle McGaw (D) Jay Edwards (D)
died · Rhode Island · House Jun 4, 2025

HB 6177: AN ACT RELATING TO TOWN AND CITIES -- LOW AND MODERATE INCOME HOUSING -- COMPREHENSIVE PERMIT PROJECTS IN TIVERTON

Provides that comprehensive permit projects in Tiverton, involving property not connected to either public water or sewer or both, and for which the property is considered hydric said land be excluded from the building land calculation.
Topics ✓ HousingSupports HousingExcludes hydric land from building land calc for low/moderate income housing projects in Tiverton, facilitating development access. Directly advances affordable housing access.90% confidence
Michelle McGaw (D) Jay Edwards (D)
died · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 3, 2025

SB 663: AN ACT RELATING EDUCATION -- THE PAUL W. CROWLEY RHODE ISLAND STUDENT INVESTMENT INITIATIVE.

Removes the authority of the commissioner or elementary and secondary education to withhold funds from a debtor community through the general treasurer.
Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationRemoves authority to withhold funds from debtor communities, ensuring continued school funding access without restrictions.92% confidence
Jake Bissaillon (D)
died · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 3, 2025

SB 455: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- ESTATE AND TRANSFER TAXES--LIABILITY AND COMPUTATION

Increases the net taxable estate exemption to $3,600,000 on January 1, 2026 and increases the exemption by $1,000,000 on January 1, 2027, and every year thereafter.
Topics ✗ Budget & TaxesOpposes Budget & TaxesIncreases estate tax exemption, providing tax relief for wealthy estates (aligns with 'creates tax breaks primarily for wealthy' indicator)90% confidence
Ryan Pearson (D) Thomas Paolino (R) David Tikoian (D) Hanna Gallo (D)
died · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 3, 2025

SB 255: AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- MEDICAL ASSISTANCE -- LONG-TERM CARE SERVICE AND FINANCE REFORM

Establishes Medicaid fee-for-service reimbursement rates set by the general assembly as the rate floor for Medicaid managed care by home care, home nursing care and hospice providers licensed by the DOH and continue the EEOHH.
Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareEstablishes Medicaid reimbursement rate floor for home care/hospice providers, ensuring minimum funding under managed care programs, strengthening provider payment stability.90% confidence
Bob Britto (D) Sam Zurier (D) Mark McKenney (D) David Tikoian (D) Sue Sosnowski (D)
died · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 3, 2025

SB 1040: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- TAX ON GAINS FROM THE SALE OR EXCHANGE OF REAL PROPERTY

Creates new tax on gains from sale or exchange of real property held for short periods of time, 6 years or less, establishes a comprehensive framework to calculate and implement enforcement and provides imprisonment and/or fines for those who evade taxes.
Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesCreates new tax on short-term property flips to close loophole, strengthening fiscal management and revenue collection.95% confidence
Sam Bell (D) Victoria Gu (D) Dawn Euer (D)
died · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 3, 2025

SB 973: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- INSURANCE BENEFITS

Entitles correctional officers with twenty-five (25) years of service and who are at least fifty-five (55) years of age to a non-Medicare-eligible retiree health care insurance benefit.
Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareProvides retiree health insurance benefits for correctional officers, expanding coverage for a specific group of public employees under healthcare policy.95% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentProvides retiree health benefits to correctional officers meeting service/age requirements, expanding employment-related benefits for public employees.90% confidence
Walter Felag (D) Matt LaMountain (D) David Tikoian (D) Pete Appollonio (D) John Burke (D)
died · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 3, 2025

SR 1049: JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $100,000 FOR THE RHODE ISLAND COMMISSION ON PREJUDICE AND BIAS

This bill is a funding resolution appropriating $100,000 from the state treasury for the Rhode Island Commission on Prejudice and Bias for fiscal year 2025-2026. The commission, established in 1981, studies prejudice and bias, provides mandatory hate crime training for law enforcement, and assists victims of hate crimes. The resolution addresses declining federal and state grant funding that has hindered the commission's ability to fulfill its statutory duties. The funds will be distributed through the RI Coalition Against Domestic Violence, the commission's fiscal agent. This is a procedural funding measure, not a policy change.
Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesAppropriates $100,000 to fund statutory commission's essential hate crime training and victim services, addressing critical funding gaps in state budget for public safety programs.95% confidence ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeFunds hate crime training for law enforcement and victim support, enhancing police accountability and bias mitigation in criminal justice system.92% confidence
Thomas Paolino (R) Tiara Mack (D)
died · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 3, 2025

SB 33: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PERSONAL INCOME TAX

Allows a modification to federal adjusted gross income of twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) of social security income for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2025.
Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesExcludes $20,000 social security income from taxable income, providing direct tax relief for lower-income retirees per tax relief indicator.95% confidence
Bob Britto (D) Walter Felag (D) Matt LaMountain (D) David Tikoian (D) Elaine Morgan (R)
died · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 3, 2025

SB 334: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- THE EDUCATION EQUITY AND PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT

Provides that a school district could elect and choose to not spend money on any mandate that is not fully funded through the state education aid formula.
Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesProvides property tax relief by allowing school districts to opt out of unfunded mandates, reducing local tax burdens.95% confidence ✓ EducationSupports EducationBill allows school districts to opt out of unfunded mandates, reducing financial strain on school budgets and protecting district resources for educational purposes.85% confidence
Bob Britto (D) Jessica de la Cruz (R) Thomas Paolino (R) Sam Zurier (D) Mark McKenney (D)
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