Rhode Island · Senate Bill 849 · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- GENERAL POWERS

  1. Introduced Mar 19, 2025
  2. In committee Mar 19, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate Jun 4, 2025
  4. Passed the House Jun 10, 2025
  5. To the governor Jun 10, 2025
  6. Became law Jun 13, 2025

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

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.

Every action

11 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. CommitteeIntroduced, referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government · Senate Housing & Municipal Government
  2. CommitteeScheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/22/2025) · Senate Housing & Municipal Government
  3. CommitteeCommittee recommended measure be held for further study · Senate Housing & Municipal Government
  4. CommitteeScheduled for consideration (06/02/2025) · Senate Housing & Municipal Government
  5. CommitteeCommittee recommends passage · Senate Housing & Municipal Government
  6. SenatePlaced on Senate Calendar (06/04/2025)
  7. SenateSenate passed as amended (floor amendment)
  8. HousePlaced on the House Consent Calendar (06/10/2025)
  9. HouseHouse passed as amended in concurrence
  10. GovernorTransmitted to Governor
  11. GovernorSigned by Governor

Roll calls

3 recorded votes: 3 on the floor, 0 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Approval of amendment · Full Senate

34–0
Jun 4, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 34 No 0 Not voting 4
Democrats: 31 yes, 0 no Republicans: 3 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 34

Not voting · 4

Passage as amended · Full Senate

35–0
Jun 4, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 35 No 0 Not voting 3
Democrats: 31 yes, 0 no Republicans: 4 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 35

Not voting · 3

Passage, in concurrence · Full House

71–0
Jun 10, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 71 No 0 Not voting 4
Democrats: 60 yes, 0 no Independents: 1 yes, 0 no Republicans: 10 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 71

Not voting · 4

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 5 cosponsors: 5 Democrats.

All 5 cosponsors

From Rhode Island's official records (status.rilegislature.gov), checked Nov 13, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.