Senator • Democrat
Roger Picard
Rhode Island • District SD-020
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Activity Summary
Bills Sponsored
45
Aggregate Impact (Sponsored Bills):
100% Positive
Voting Pattern
Nay: 71
Not Voting: 26
Other: 12
Yea: 1608
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Sponsored Bills
RI S2582•Passed
Authorizes reassessment of taxes on new construction from the date of issuance of the certificate of occupancy or the date it is first used, whichever is the earlier.
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RI S2078•Passed
Provides a procedure requiring that healthcare facilities maintain a list with all standard charges for all Medical facility items.
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RI S2557•Passed
Establishes the behavioral health education, training, and coordination fund to receive the checkoff contributions from Rhode Island personal income tax returns for tax years ending on or after December 31, 2024.
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RI S2798•Passed
Amends provisions re insurance producer appointments and clarifies language re insurance claims adjusters. Amends the RI life & health guarantee assoc act. Adds insurance data security and pet insurance acts and unfair discrimination prohibitions.
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RI S2089•Passed
Amends the definition of "low and moderate income housing" to include housing secured by a federal government voucher or subsidy.
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RI S2214•Passed
Exempts out-of-state businesses and their employees performing services, during declared state or federal disasters or emergencies, from state or local business requirements, as well as state or local taxes or fees.
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RI S2982•Passed
Replaces the term "the drug naloxone" with the term "opioid antagonist" in chapters regulating life insurance policies and group life insurance policies.
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RI S2501•Passed
Grants a right of entry for professional land surveyors to enter upon or cross any lands, air space or water resources necessary to perform surveying services except public utility and/or wastewater treatment facilities upon prior notice.
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RI S2270•Passed
Provides that no person, for over ten days, shall be restricted from enforcing a right under any pledge, security, credit, guarantee agreement, arrangement or other agreement credit enhancement to which a federal home loan bank is a party.
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RI S2822•Passed
Amends the composition of the scenic roadways board reducing the number of members from eleven (11) to nine (9).
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RI S2187•Introduced
Requires hosting platforms offering short-term rental of residential property for tourist or transient use to disclose on listings the current, valid registration number and its expiration date.
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RI S3102•Engrossed
Expands the definition of door-to-door salespersons to include those who sell services and authorize the town of Cumberland to license and regulate door-to-door salespersons in the same manner as hawkers and peddlers.
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RI S2983•Engrossed
Reduces the time, from three (3) years to one year, required for a nonimmigrant foreign national student, who has resided in Rhode Island, to be eligible to pay the same in-state tuition as any other Rhode Island student.
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RI S2580•Introduced
Allows for a one-time two percent (2%) supplemental cost of living adjustment for plan year 2025 to the public pension benefits administered by the ERSRI, and allows for those benefits to be deducted from the taxpayer's adjusted gross income.
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RI S2052•Introduced
Repeals the corporation minimum tax.
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RI S2743•Engrossed
Extends teacher certifications without fee or penalty for three (3) or five (5) years for teachers who hold certifications as of July 1, 2024.
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RI S2567•Introduced
Requires an appropriation of an additional five percent (5%) of the assessed value of all low-income housing as part of the payment in lieu of taxes program to the municipality where the property is located beginning in fiscal year 2026.
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RI S2878•Passed
Authorizes the town of Cumberland to require the registration of certain business entities not registered with the secretary of state that are situated in Cumberland.
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RI S3032•Introduced
Authorizes a retroactive tax credit for tax yr 2022/thereafter/allowing investment tax credits to be passed through to the personal income tax returns of eligible Sub-S corporation shareholders/limited liability company members who meet certain conditions
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RI S3020•Introduced
Allows the executive office of health and human services to use appropriated funds to support graduate medical education programs and research.
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RI S2349•Introduced
Establishes a revolving fund to assist first-time home buyers and veterans to purchase a home in Rhode Island by issuing grants of up to forty thousand dollars ($40,000).
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RI S2411•Introduced
Removes the municipal preemption on prohibiting the offering of residential units for tourist or transient use through a hosting platform.
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RI S2569•Introduced
Changes the formula to determine the state's share of educational cost by adding 3 new variables to the formula.
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RI S2888•Introduced
Requires companies that develop or deploy high-risk AI systems to conduct impact assessments and adopt risk management programs, would apply to both developers and deployers of AI systems with different obligations based on their role in AI ecosystem.
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RI S2751•Introduced
Amends Article 9 of the state budget and various provisions relative to hospital licensing fees, would redefine base year for purposes of calculating disproportionate share payments for fiscal years.
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RI S2812•Introduced
Enacts a chapter to regulate pet insurance.
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RI S2815•Introduced
Permits reimbursement for dental hygienists from "other insurance" or a third party payor such as Medicare.
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RI S2613•Introduced
Prohibits a health insurer from denying a claim for any medical bill based on sole reasoning that the bill may arise from a motor vehicle accident or other third-party claim and prohibits a medical provider from refusing to submit medical for same reason.
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RI S2210•Introduced
Clarifies the definitions of unfair claims practices pertaining to insurers with regard to appraisals and total losses and corrects a citation regarding salvage and reconstructed titles.
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RI S2562•Introduced
Increases the maximum state and municipal small purchase limits from $10,000 to $25,000 for construction projects and from $5,000 to $10,000 for all other state and municipal purchases.
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RI S2568•Introduced
Excludes all overtime earned by an individual from adjusted gross income for tax years 2025 and 2026 and defines overtime as payment of at least 1½ times the rate of regular pay for hours worked over the standard forty (40) hours.
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RI S2601•Introduced
Amends the method for the calculation of the permanent foundation education aid to school districts, and would make an adjustment based upon students residing in qualified low-income housing.
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RI S2583•Introduced
Provides that the city of Woonsocket not be required to accept additional residential properties subject to the alternative tax assessment due to its stock of affordable housing meeting the 10% housing requirement.
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RI S2034•Passed
Designates the media room at the Amica Mutual Pavilion as the "Bill Reynolds Media Work Room."
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RI S2212•Introduced
Comprehensively regulates the practices of third-party litigation financers in Rhode Island.
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RI S2196•Introduced
Amends calculations of interest in civil actions a rate determined by average accepted auction price for last auction of 52 week U.S. treasury bills.
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RI S2162•Introduced
Amend the calculation of state funding provided to local education agencies for special education services.
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RI S2068•Introduced
Exempts the trade-in value of pickup trucks weighing fourteen thousand pounds (14,000 lbs.) or less from sales and use tax.
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RI S2134•Introduced
Exempts from sales tax the trade-in values of motorcycles as well the proceeds received as a result of an unrecovered stolen or total loss of a motorcycle.
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RI S0182•Passed
Council On Elementary And Secondary Education
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RI S0879•Passed
Levy And Assessment Of Local Taxes
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RI S0928•Passed
Statewide Tangible Property Tax Exemption
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RI S1111•Passed
Motorcycle Driver Education Program
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RI S1091•Passed
Authorizing The Town Of Cumberland To Issue Not To Exceed $52,000,000 General Obligation Bonds, Notes And Other Evidences Of Indebtedness To Finance The Construction, Renovation, Improvement, Alteration, Repair, Furnishing And Equipping Of A New Elementary School And Other Related School Facilities And The Demolition Of An Existing Elementary School On Land Presently Occupied By The B.f. Norton School In The Town Provided That The Authorization Shall Be Reduced By Any Grant Received From The School Building Authority Capital Fund
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RI S0228•Passed
Deferred Compensation Plans
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