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S2523 - JOINT RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL JOINT LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY STUDENT TRANSPORTATION NEEDS AND SYSTEM COSTS (Creates a 13-member joint commission to study the transportation needs of students and recommend what changes are necessary, and who would report back to the General Assembly by April 16, 2025, and expire on May 27, 2025.)
Linda L. Ujifusa, Hanna M. Gallo, Ryan William Pearson
Last updated 5 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
Joint Resolution Creating A Special Joint Legislative Commission To Study Student Transportation Needs And System Costs (creates A 13-member Joint Commission To Study The Transportation Needs Of Students And Recommend What Changes Are Necessary, And Who Would Report Back To The General Assembly By April 16, 2025, And Expire On May 27, 2025.)
STATUS
Passed
S2635 - Provide the maximum number of unrelated persons living together that could be constitute an individual household would not be less than one person per bedroom.
Hanna M. Gallo, Jessica de la Cruz, Ryan William Pearson
Last updated 5 months ago
8 Co-Sponsors
TOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES - Provide the maximum number of unrelated persons living together that could be constitute an individual household would not be less than one person per bedroom.
STATUS
Passed
S2641 - Allows for a qualified abandonment of public town roads which grants a public easement over said road allowing it to be converted to a walking/hiking/biking trail as well as for access to parks, nature preserves and other recreational facilities.
Victoria Gu, Mark P. McKenney, Dawn Euer
Last updated 9 months ago
5 Co-Sponsors
HIGHWAYS -- QUALIFIED ABANDONMENT OF TOWN ROADS - Allows for a qualified abandonment of public town roads which grants a public easement over said road allowing it to be converted to a walking/hiking/biking trail as well as for access to parks, nature preserves and other recreational facilities.
STATUS
Introduced
S2662 - JOINT RESOLUTION APPROVE AND PUBLISH AND SUBMIT TO THE ELECTORS A PROPOSITION OF AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION -- OF QUALIFICATION FOR OFFICE (Proposes a state constitutional amendment to provide no person could hold office as general officer unless that person was a resident and a registered voter in the State of Rhode Island for at least 5 years, continuously, prior to taking office.)
Mark P. McKenney, David P. Tikoian, John P. Burke
Last updated 9 months ago
5 Co-Sponsors
Joint Resolution Approve And Publish And Submit To The Electors A Proposition Of Amendment To The Constitution -- Of Qualification For Office (proposes A State Constitutional Amendment To Provide No Person Could Hold Office As General Officer Unless That Person Was A Resident And A Registered Voter In The State Of Rhode Island For At Least 5 Years, Continuously, Prior To Taking Office.)
STATUS
Introduced
S2645 - Eliminates unreasonable and fiscally irresponsible constraints of budget caps created in some condominium documents by developers to help sell units.
Mark P. McKenney, Leonidas P. Raptakis
Last updated 9 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
PROPERTY -- CONDOMINIUM LAW - Eliminates unreasonable and fiscally irresponsible constraints of budget caps created in some condominium documents by developers to help sell units.
STATUS
Introduced
S2637 - Restricts increases in monthly common expenses and limit special assessments to cover unforeseen costs not included in the association’s approved annual budget for common expenses in associations where the minority of the units are deed restricted units.
Bridget G. Valverde, Pamela J. Lauria, Victoria Gu
Last updated 9 months ago
8 Co-Sponsors
PROPERTY -- CONDOMINIUM LAW - Restricts increases in monthly common expenses and limit special assessments to cover unforeseen costs not included in the association’s approved annual budget for common expenses in associations where the minority of the units are deed restricted units.
STATUS
Introduced
S2665 - Provides that two (2) or more individuals associated to accomplish an act or acts which constitute shoplifting, could be deemed "racketeer influenced and corrupt organizations."
Leonidas P. Raptakis, John P. Burke, Mark P. McKenney
Last updated 9 months ago
5 Co-Sponsors
CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- THEFT, EMBEZZLEMENT, FALSE PRETENSES, AND MISAPPROPRIATION - Provides that two (2) or more individuals associated to accomplish an act or acts which constitute shoplifting, could be deemed "racketeer influenced and corrupt organizations."
STATUS
Introduced
S2642 - Allows unit owners to participate in association meetings remotely through the use of digital platforms such as zoom or googlemeet.
Mark P. McKenney, Leonidas P. Raptakis
Last updated 9 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
PROPERTY -- CONDOMINIUM LAW - Allows unit owners to participate in association meetings remotely through the use of digital platforms such as zoom or googlemeet.
STATUS
Introduced
S2534 - Requires that the appointment of public members to the coastal resources management council to include an active, licensed fisher, a representative from Save the Bay and from an organization representing developers.
Virginia Susan Sosnowski, Joshua B. Miller, Victoria Gu
Last updated 9 months ago
8 Co-Sponsors
WATERS AND NAVIGATION -- COASTAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT COUNCIL - Requires that the appointment of public members to the coastal resources management council to include an active, licensed fisher, a representative from Save the Bay and from an organization representing developers.
STATUS
Introduced
S2589 - Requires that the state's share to public libraries be fixed at twenty-five percent (25%) of the amount appropriated by the city or town in their budgets for fiscal year 2024, utilizing funds from the general fund or the American Rescue Plan Act.
John P. Burke, Leonidas P. Raptakis, Mark P. McKenney
Last updated 9 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
LIBRARIES -- STATE AID TO LIBRARIES - Requires that the state's share to public libraries be fixed at twenty-five percent (25%) of the amount appropriated by the city or town in their budgets for fiscal year 2024, utilizing funds from the general fund or the American Rescue Plan Act.
STATUS
Introduced
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Senator from Rhode Island district SD-030
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