Sen. Gordon Rogers

Maddy summarySenate Resolution 1075 welcomes Eliza Reid, a renowned writer and former First Lady of Iceland, to the Rhode Island State House. The resolution acknowledges her achievements in literature and her advocacy for gender equality, entrepreneurship, and sustainability.

Maddy summarySenate Resolution 1078 is a procedural bill that commemorates Lao New Year, known as "Pi Mai Lao," by the State of Rhode Island Senate. It extends best wishes to the Lao people for a healthy, prosperous, and joyful new year, recognizing their cultural contributions and heritage.

Maddy summaryThis bill amends the rules for retired municipal employees who wish to re-enter service. It increases the maximum number of days a retired municipal employee can work in a calendar year from 75 to 90 days without interruption of their pension benefits. If a retired employee works beyond this 90-day limit, their pension payments are temporarily suspended. The bill also clarifies that police officers working private details and retired members serving as elected city/town council or school committee members are not subject to this specific working day limit.

Exempts from the sales tax eligible school supplies, costing less than $30.00, purchased within one week prior to the commencement of the academic year.

Maddy summarySB 245 proposes to exempt all social security income from Rhode Island's personal income tax. It allows individuals to subtract their entire social security income from their federal adjusted gross income when calculating their state tax liability. This modification would apply to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2026. This change directly affects Rhode Island residents who receive social security benefits.

Maddy summarySB 271 prohibits health benefit plans from requiring or conducting prospective or concurrent utilization reviews for certain prescription medications used to treat alcohol or opioid use disorder. This applies to medicines containing Methadone, Buprenorphine, or Naltrexone, or those FDA-approved for opioid withdrawal symptoms. The bill directly affects individuals seeking these treatments and the health insurers providing their plans. Additionally, it requires Medicaid managed care organizations to use specific medical necessity criteria for their utilization reviews, as selected by the executive office of health and human services. This act takes effect upon passage.

Maddy summarySB 150 makes it unlawful for individuals within the state to manufacture, sell, purchase, or possess firearm silencers. These activities are permitted only if the person fully complies with federal regulations, specifically the National Firearms Act and the Gun Control Act of 1968. Law enforcement officers are exempt when using these devices within the scope of their official duties. Violations of this state law would result in imprisonment for at least one year and one day.

Maddy summarySB 142 would allow Rhode Island residents aged 21 or older to carry a concealed handgun without needing a state-issued permit, provided they are not otherwise prohibited from owning a firearm. To qualify, individuals must possess a valid certificate of shooting proficiency and a pistol/revolver or hunter safety certificate. They must also carry a valid government-issued photo identification and present it upon demand by law enforcement.

Allows reciprocal concealed carry permits from out of state to be valid in Rhode Island, which is either authorized by the attorney general or subject to other reciprocal restrictions.

Maddy summarySB 727, known as the "Large Capacity Feeding Device Ban of 2022," prohibits most individuals from manufacturing, selling, purchasing, possessing, or controlling large capacity feeding devices. A first violation is classified as a misdemeanor, carrying penalties of up to two years imprisonment or a $1,000 fine, while subsequent offenses are felonies. Individuals who lawfully possessed such devices on June 20, 2022, are given 180 days to modify them to hold ten rounds or less, surrender them, or transfer them out of state to a licensed dealer or person lawfully entitled to possess them. Exemptions are provided for federally licensed firearm dealers, active and retired law enforcement officers, and active duty military personnel.