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passed · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 4, 2025

SB 1002: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- REBUILD RHODE ISLAND TAX CREDIT

SB 1002 amends Rhode Island's Rebuild Rhode Island tax credit program by increasing the maximum tax credit for one specific project from $15 million to $25 million. This exception applies solely to the I-195 redevelopment project approved by the Commerce Corporation under a December 2018 agreement. All other projects remain subject to the standard $15 million cap, and the bill clarifies that phased or multi-project developments cannot exceed this limit across all phases. The change directly affects developers seeking tax credits for the I-195 land project while maintaining existing eligibility requirements for other qualified developments.
Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesIncreases tax credit cap for I-195 project, providing targeted fiscal support through tax relief within state budget framework.90% confidence
Matt LaMountain (D) Jake Bissaillon (D)
passed · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 4, 2025

SB 609: AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- DENTISTS AND DENTAL HYGIENISTS

SB 609 allows public-health dental hygienists working in settings like schools, nursing homes, or government clinics to be directly reimbursed by Medicaid for services they provide. It also permits the local/state agencies or mobile dental programs employing these hygienists to seek reimbursement from other insurers or Medicare, which was previously restricted. The bill requires hygienists to obtain patient consent forms explaining services aren’t a substitute for a dentist visit and to arrange follow-up dental exams within 90 days. It maintains that hygienists must operate under a collaborative agreement with a dentist or agency, ensuring patient safety and care coordination. This change aims to improve access to preventive dental care in underserved community settings while clarifying billing rules for public-health programs.
Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareExpands Medicaid reimbursement for dental hygienists in schools/nursing homes, improving access to preventive dental care without prior dentist visit requirement.95% confidence
Hanna Gallo (D)
passed · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 4, 2025

SB 757: AN ACT RELATING TO MILITARY AFFAIRS AND DEFENSE -- NATIONAL GUARD

SB 757 allows Rhode Island National Guard members in good standing to allocate their state tuition assistance benefits to their dependents. Dependents must be registered in the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS) and enrolled in Rhode Island state colleges or universities. The bill requires members to commit to one additional year of service for every 12 course credits covered for themselves or their dependents, with repayment required if obligations aren't met. This expands existing tuition benefits for National Guard members to include family members, subject to specific eligibility and service requirements.
Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationExpands higher education access for military dependents through tuition benefits, directly enhancing educational access for a specific student group.95% confidence
Bob Britto (D) Brian Thompson (D) David Tikoian (D) Pete Appollonio (D) Alana DiMario (D)
passed · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 4, 2025

SB 1059: AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES' ARBITRATION

Recognizes that municipal employees have the opportunity to utilize interest arbitration and would establish new factors for the arbitrators to consider. These factors include comparisons of wages/hourly conditions of employment in similarly skilled jobs.
Topics ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentEstablishes factors for arbitrators to consider wage comparisons in municipal employee disputes, strengthening collective bargaining rights.90% confidence
Brian Thompson (D) David Tikoian (D) Andrew Dimitri (D) Todd Patalano (D)
passed · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 4, 2025

SB 743: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- COUNCIL ON POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION

SB 743 allows state employees in non-classified positions (including those at postsecondary and K-12 education agencies) to negotiate longevity payments as part of future collective bargaining agreements, effective July 1, 2025. Currently, such payments are prohibited for most employees under existing rules, but this bill reverses that restriction. The legislation specifies that longevity payments - defined as 5% after 10 years and 10% after 20 years of service - would not count toward base salary. It applies broadly across state education boards and other agencies, replacing a 2011 ban on new longevity increases.
Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesBill enables increased state spending on education employee compensation through longevity payments, aligning with funding essential public services under budget policy.85% confidence ✓ EducationSupports EducationAllows education employees to negotiate longevity pay (5%/10% after 10/20 years), strengthening teacher compensation and retention in K-12/postsecondary education.95% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentEnables collective bargaining for longevity pay (5%/10% after 10/20 years), strengthening worker compensation rights under labor protections.95% confidence
Walter Felag (D) Matt LaMountain (D) David Tikoian (D) Lou DiPalma (D) John Burke (D)
passed · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 4, 2025

SB 550: AN ACT RELATING TO ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY -- CRUELTY TO ANIMALS

Allows animal control officers in the cities and towns to lawfully take charge of and provide adequate care to any animal found abandoned or neglected or hazardously accumulated and would increase penalties for malicious injury to or killing of animals.
Ryan Pearson (D) Matt LaMountain (D) David Tikoian (D) Andrew Dimitri (D) Alana DiMario (D)
passed · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 4, 2025

SB 510: AN ACT RELATING TO HIGHWAYS -- CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF STATE ROADS

Authorizes and empower the department of transportation to plant pollinator friendly native species of trees, shrubs, grasses and plants within limits of a roadway, including state highways.
Topics ✓ EnvironmentSupports EnvironmentAuthorizes planting pollinator-friendly native species along roadways, directly advancing biodiversity conservation and habitat protection per environmental indicators.95% confidence ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationAuthorizes DOT to plant pollinator-friendly vegetation along roadways, enhancing sustainable highway maintenance and infrastructure stewardship within transportation infrastructure.90% confidence
Lammis Vargas (D)
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