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Rhode Island · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 5950: AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- GENERAL POWERS

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 5950 is a bill introduced in the Rhode Island House on February 28, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- GENERAL POWERS. Primary sponsor: Scott Slater (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (June 13, 2025): 06/13/2025 Signed by Governor.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Establishes a reimbursement system for a municipalities cost of training public safety personnel when they are hired by a different municipality or public safety agency within Rhode Island within 3 years of receiving the public safety training.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Scott SlaterPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse10

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. 06/13/2025 Signed by Governor
  2. 06/10/2025 Transmitted to Governor
  3. 06/10/2025 Senate passed as amended in concurrence
  4. 06/06/2025 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/10/2025)
  5. 06/05/2025 Committee recommends passage as amended in concurrence
  6. 06/03/2025 Scheduled for consideration (06/05/2025)
  7. 05/02/2025 Referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government
  8. 04/29/2025 House passed as amended (floor amendment)
  9. 04/25/2025 Placed on House Calendar (04/29/2025)
  10. 04/10/2025 Committee recommends passage
  11. 04/04/2025 Scheduled for consideration (04/10/2025)
  12. 03/27/2025 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

Showing 12 most recent of 14 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source