TOWNS AND CITIES -- CANCER BENEFITS FOR FIRE FIGHTERS (Makes the provisions of §§ 45-19.1-3 and 45-19.1-4, benefits for firefighters with cancer, effective regardless of any general, special or specific law, or any chart
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Officially: “AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- CANCER BENEFITS FOR FIRE FIGHTERS (Makes the provisions of §§ 45-19.1-3 and 45-19.1-4, benefits for firefighters with cancer, effective regardless of any general, special or specific law, or any charter and/or municipal ordinance to the contrary.)” Read the full text
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2025 sessionbill
Where it is
Introduced, referred to House Municipal Government & Housing · Feb 26, 2025
Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/27/2025) · Mar 21, 2025
Committee recommended measure be held for further study · Mar 27, 2025
Scheduled for consideration (06/16/2025) · Jun 14, 2025
Proposed Substitute · Jun 14, 2025
Committee recommends passage of Sub A · Jun 16, 2025
Placed on House Calendar (06/18/2025) · Jun 16, 2025
House passed Sub A · Jun 18, 2025
Placed on Senate Calendar (06/20/2025) · Jun 18, 2025
Senate passed Sub A in concurrence · Jun 20, 2025
Transmitted to Governor · Jun 25, 2025
Effective without Governor's signature · Jul 3, 2025
The numbers
10
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Recorded votes
PassageSenate · 2025-06-20 · YEAS 31, NAYS 4, NOT VOTING 3, RECUSED 0
PASSAGEHouse · 2025-06-18 · YEAS 72, NAYS 0, NOT VOTING 2, RECUSED 1
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Rhode Island legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
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