THE OFFICIAL 2025 PUBLIC LAWS LIST

LAW REVISION OFFICE

The Honorable K. Joseph Shekarchi

Speaker

Note: Numbers under the column heading “CHAPTER NUMBER” not underlined are not linkable at this time.  Law Revision is currently processing these chapters to ensure accuracy before presentation on the Rhode Island General Assembly web site.

Status Note: Links to versions of the 2025 Public Laws are preliminary versions subject to proofreading, review, correction and editing by the State Law Revision Office as part of the official publication process.

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CHAPTER NUMBER	BILL NUMBER	TITLE	ENACTMENT DATE
001	H5252A	Warwick – public schools – budget commission	04/04/25
002	S0242	Warwick – public schools – budget commission	04/04/25
003	H5030	South Kingstown – town of – authority – homestead exemption	04/18/25
004	S0044	South Kingstown – town of – authority – homestead exemption	04/18/25
005	H5051A	Sakonnet River Bridge – rename – “Staff Sergeant Christopher Potts Sakonnet River Bridge”	05/06/25
006	S0591A	Sakonnet River Bridge – rename – “Staff Sergeant Christopher Potts Sakonnet River Bridge”	05/06/25
007	H5694	Middletown – tax classification system – residential property	05/09/25
008	S0351	Middletown – tax classification system – residential property	05/09/25
009	H5307	Providence – taxation – exemptions – real and/or personal property	05/30/25
010	S0720	Providence – taxation – exemptions – real and/or personal property	05/30/25
011	H5270	Taxation – exemption – Friends of Little Compton Wellness Center, Inc.	05/30/25
012	S0844	Taxation – exemption – Friends of Little Compton Wellness Center, Inc.	05/30/25
013	H5083A	Automated external defibrillators – golf courses – required	06/06/25
014	S0475A	Automated external defibrillators – golf courses – required	06/06/25
015	H5171Aaa	Harm reduction centers – pilot program – extend	06/06/25
016	S0462A	Harm reduction centers – pilot program – extend	06/06/25
017	H5273A	Opioid antagonists – training – lifeguards and forest and park rangers	06/06/25
018	S0343A	Opioid antagonists – training – lifeguards and forest and park rangers	06/06/25
019	S0624	Learner’s permit – thirty day waiting period	06/06/25
020	H5513	Learner’s permit – thirty day waiting period	06/06/25
021	H5019	Firefighting personal protective equipment – sale – PFAS – prohibit	06/10/25
022	H5514	Emergency mail ballots – exemption – certain language	06/10/25
023	S0953	Emergency mail ballots – exemption – certain language	06/10/25
024	S0241	Firefighting personal protective equipment – sale – PFAS – prohibit	06/10/25
025	H5637	Firefighting personal protective equipment – sale – PFAS – prohibit	06/10/25
026	H5645	Judicial attachment – exemption – qualified tuition program	06/10/25
027	S0730	Judicial attachment – exemption – qualified tuition program	06/10/25
028	S0952	Criminal offenses – debit cards – fraudulent use	06/10/25
029	S0532	Boats and marine-related assets – include – blanket permit	06/10/25
030	H5730A	Boats and marine-related assets – include – blanket permit	06/10/25
031	H6159	Court reporters – fees – increase	06/10/25
032	S0354	Court reporters – fees – increase	06/10/25
033	H6232	Pawtucket – tax classification system – amend	06/04/25
034	S0979	Pawtucket – tax classification system – amend	06/04/25
035	S1095	Little Compton – taxation – levy cap	06/13/25
036	H6362	Little Compton – taxation – levy cap	06/13/25
037	S0068A	State lottery – director – confer with permanent joint committee	06/13/25
038	H5365	Trustee or fiduciary – communications with attorney	06/13/25
039	S0983A	Green crab license – authorize	06/13/25
040	H6165A	Missing adults – PURPLE alert state system	06/13/25
041	S0579A	Nonprofits – provide information regarding employee compensation	06/13/25
042	H6235A	Nonprofits – provide information regarding employee compensation	06/13/25
043	S0514A	State retirement board – publish online recordings of meetings	06/13/25
044	H5715A	State retirement board – publish online recordings of meetings	06/13/25
045	S0076A	Registration – Bronze Star medal plate - remove fee	06/13/25
046	H5049A	Registration – Bronze Star medal plate - remove fee	06/13/25
047	S0397Aaa	School bus drivers – training course – reduced	06/13/25
048	H5882A	School bus drivers – training course – reduced	06/13/25
049	S0796A	Sexually transmitted diseases – blood specimen – pregnant women	06/13/25
050	H5613A	Sexually transmitted diseases – blood specimen – pregnant women	06/13/25
051	S0650A	Biosolids – applied to land – test for PFAS contaminants	06/13/25
052	H5844A	Biosolids – applied to land – test for PFAS contaminants	06/13/25
053	S0133A	Unfair Service agreements - owners of residential real estate - prohibit -	06/13/25
054	H5185A	Unfair Service agreements - owners of residential real estate - prohibit -	06/13/25
055	S0381A	Haircuts or hairdressing services – allow home visits	06/13/25
056	H5833A	Haircuts or hairdressing services – allow home visits	06/13/25
057	S0356	Trustee or fiduciary – communications with attorney	06/13/25
058	H6063	Personal watercraft – operation – violations	06/13/25
059	S0554	Personal watercraft – operation – violations	06/13/25
060	S0387	Universal changing stations – required public buildings	06/13/25
061	H5611	Universal changing stations – required public buildings	06/13/25
062	H5950aa	Municipalities – reimbursement – cost of training public safety personnel	06/13/25
063	S0849aa	Municipalities – reimbursement – cost of training public safety personnel	06/13/25
064	H5231	Commercial driver instruction – industry -specific training	06/13/25
065	S0523	Commercial driver instruction – industry -specific training	06/13/25
066	H5388	Organ transplant Fund – technical correction	06/13/25
067	H5032	Jamestown – class T liquor license	06/13/25
068	S0688	Organ transplant Fund – technical correction	06/13/25
069	S0989	Jamestown – class T liquor license	06/13/25
070	H6187	State lottery – director – confer with permanent joint committee	06/13/25

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