Senator • Democrat

Brian Thompson

Rhode Island • District SD-020

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95% Positive

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Not Voting: 1

Yea: 29

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Includes Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday as a holiday.

"SAVE ACT") (Establishes the "safeguarding American veteran empowerment act".

Repeals a provision of the minimum prepaid special motor vehicle registration plate orders law that was set to expire on December 31, 2025.

Changes the excess renewable net-metering credit to a wholesale rate.

Requires the PUC to produce report on comprehensive study by April 30, 2026.

Removes the fee for registration and plate transfer for a Distinguished Service Cross registration plate.

Repeals § 3-7-19 which prohibits retail liquor licenses within two hundred feet (200') of schools and religious institutions.

Requires all certified independent or district charter schools upon application for a renewal of said charter or an application for a new charter school to provide a union neutrality clause in the charter.

Establishes a maximum hourly workday for all peace officers as defined in § 12-7-21 and a violation rate of pay of double time and a half.

Requires every public school to have a policy regarding the use of personal electronic devices on school grounds.

Extends provisions of an existing collective bargaining agreement for municipal police arbitration purposes until a successor agreement is reached or an interest arbitration award is rendered.

Adds “space force” to the branches of the military included in various sections of general law regarding the veterans home, veterans cemetery and the power of armed forces officers to take acknowledgements.

Creates a special license plate for the Blackstone Valley Tourism Council, Inc. that would support the Blackstone River Valley Environmental Clean-up and Education Fund.

Creates the PURPLE alert state system to aid in the search for a missing adult with a serious physical, behavioral health, neurological disabilities or medical condition.

Prohibits restrictive covenants related to grocery stores.

Prohibits an individual who is licensed as both a Rhode Island real estate agent and mortgage loan originator to be compensated for both the sale of the property and the origination or referral of the loan in securing the property.

VALIDATING AND RATIFYING AMENDMENTS TO THE HOME RULE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF WOONSOCKET

Exempts emergency mail ballots from the requirement to have certain wording regarding "mail voters" on the ballot.

Prohibits any city, town, quasi-municipal corporation or public corporation from assessing any existing agricultural operation or agricultural land any water impact fee, excepting base useable charges.

Defines squatter as a person occupying a dwelling unit who is not authorized by the property owner, landlord or tenant to occupy the unit and provides remedies for property owner including police assistance to remove a squatter.

Allows retired state employees who worked for the unified judicial system as certified or qualified court interpreters to be employed or reemployed for a limited period in a given year.

Exempts certain cities and towns whose communities exceed the low and moderate income housing threshold from the tax of the previous year's gross scheduled rental income.

Makes several changes to the licensing and disciplinary process of the board of nursing.

Mandates establishment of a support program for nurse practitioners similar to that which is offered for physicians. Additionally, it requires professional licensing and reporting reforms to protect clinicians who seek support.

Makes a series of amendments to several statutes regarding businesses and professions to provide clarity or align with new federal requirements.

Specifies that low and moderate income housing exists when a city or town has adopted an inclusionary zoning ordinance requiring that all housing developments include at least fifty percent (50%) low or moderate income housing units.

Requires public or private golf courses to have an automated external defibrillator on the premises.

Amends Rhode Island’s existing healthcare services funding plan act by adding an account relating to a new psychiatry resource network to fund Rhode Island’s present PediPRN and MomsPRN.

Allows the executive office of health and human services to use appropriated funds to support graduate medical education programs and research.

Exempts the trade-in value of pickup trucks under six thousand pounds (6,000 lbs.) gross weight, used exclusively for personal use, from sales tax.

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