Senator • Democrat

Todd Patalano

Rhode Island • District SD-026

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90% Positive

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Nay: 1

Yea: 125

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Todd Patalano

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Extends the sunset provision allowing retired teachers to substitute teach for up to 180 days from June 20, 2025 until July 1, 2026.

Exempts subchapter S corporations in the first year of existence from paying the minimum tax.

Clarifies several workers' compensation court authority for injuries to sworn employees (police/fire).

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.

Amends sections of law relative to historic tax credits including increasing the maximum project credit and implementing requirements relative to following prevailing wage requirements.

Adds "debit cards" to the section of law relating to fraudulent use of credit cards.

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

Repeals the gross earnings tax on electric and gas companies.

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.

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.

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.

Requires that beginning January l, 2027, all contractors supervising structural remodeling or building new residential structures with one to four (4) family dwelling units be licensed by the contractors' registration and licensing board.

Allows the dependents of a National Guard member, who is in good standing, to be eligible for tuition assistance.

Effective 7/1/2026, the state lottery division of gaming stops renewing any existing sports wagering vendor contract. Prior to the expiration of any existing contracts the division shall issue an open invitation for applicants for sports wagering vendors.

Includes payment of social security benefits to the modification reducing federal adjusted gross income on personal income taxes.

Establishes a restricted receipt account at the DLT for hospitality industry workforce training grants, funded by an annual $50 dollar fee to be charged by RIDOH to food service establishments.

Increases penalties for animal abuse under this chapter.

Requires the employers of unionized public school teachers, municipal employees and state employees, to provide the union, at least once every 120 days, a list of all their employees in their union, as well as their personal and demographic information.

Expands the definition of "employee". It also modifies how the state's labor relations board operates and aids in enforcement of the board's orders.

Prohibits payments in lieu of pension benefits to person employed more than ninety (90) days.

Requires employers to provide each employee of a warehouse distribution center, upon hire, with written description of quotas applicable to the employee within defined time periods and adverse employment action for failure to meet the quota.

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.

Provides for a tax refund deduction for contributions to the Meals on Wheels Inc. Fund commencing with tax year 2025.

Allows the board of elections to tabulate mail ballots in local special elections in the same manner as in tabulate mail ballots in statewide elections.

Increases imprisonment penalties and adds mandatory community service for violations of § 4-1-9.

Provides that commercial driver instruction would include industry-specific training on the recognition, prevention, and reporting of human trafficking.

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

Requires that all monies received from the payment of fines under the Uniform Act on Prevention of and Remedies for Human Trafficking be deposited into the into the violent crimes indemnity account within the general fund.

Prohibits the use of service agreements that are unfair to an owner of residential real estate who enters into such an agreement or to persons who may become owners of that real estate in the future.

Makes it unlawful for a person in the custody of the department of corrections to use any force or weapon to resist a lawful request or directive.

Provides penalties for second and subsequent violations of installing and possessing a vehicle with sun screening materials in violation of this section.

Provides that compensation comparability studies of senior management, documents discussed at an open meeting, annual contracting reports, list of current salaries and positions, and all policies and procedures of public corporations be made public.

Requires every school district to render assistance and cooperation within its jurisdictional power to further the objects of this chapter, to wit, providing the courts with any information concerning a child as the court may require.

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