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Rhode Island · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 980: 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

SB 980 is a bill introduced in the Rhode Island Senate on April 16, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- GENERAL POWERS. Primary sponsor: Sue Sosnowski (Democratic), Alana DiMario (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (June 25, 2025): 06/25/2025 Effective without Governor's signature.

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.

Increases the landing fee for the town of New Shoreham from fifty cents ($.50) to one dollar ($1.00).

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Sue SosnowskiPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate37
Alana DiMarioPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate36

“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. 06/25/2025 Effective without Governor's signature
  2. 06/17/2025 Transmitted to Governor
  3. 06/17/2025 House passed Sub A in concurrence
  4. 06/13/2025 Placed on the House Consent Calendar (06/17/2025)
  5. 06/10/2025 Senate passed Sub A
  6. 06/05/2025 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/10/2025)
  7. 06/02/2025 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
  8. 05/30/2025 Proposed Substitute
  9. 05/30/2025 Scheduled for consideration (06/02/2025)
  10. 05/08/2025 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
  11. 05/02/2025 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/08/2025)
  12. 04/21/2025 Meeting postponed (04/24/2025)

Showing 12 most recent of 14 actions. Full history

Sources

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