MILITARY AFFAIRS AND DEFENSE -- NATIONAL GUARD, the official text

S2029 2026 -- S 2029 ======== LC003449 ======== STATE OF RHODE ISLAND IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026 ____________ A N A C T RELATING TO MILITARY AFFAIRS AND DEFENSE -- NATIONAL GUARD Introduced By: Senators Raptakis, DiPalma, Felag, Burke, Tikoian, Ciccone, Gallo, Famiglietti, Appollonio, and Patalano Date Introduced: January 09, 2026 Referred To: Senate Finance It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: 1 SECTION 1. Section 30-3-40.4 of the General Laws in Chapter 30-3 entitled National 2 Guard is hereby amended to read as follows: 3 30-3-40.4. Payment of life insurance premiums. 4 Any member of the national guard who has been mobilized in excess of thirty (30) days 5 and who elects coverage under a term life insurance policy issued by the federal government, shall 6 be reimbursed from the general fund for the cost of premiums incurred by the member for said 7 policy for any month or part thereof that the member has been mobilized. In the event that a member 8 of the national guard elects coverage in an amount in excess of four five hundred thousand dollars 9 ($400,000) ($500,000) under such policy, the member shall receive reimbursement from the 10 general fund in an amount not to exceed the amount of the premiums attributable to the first four 11 five hundred thousand dollars ($400,000) ($500,000) of coverage under said policy. 12 SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. ======== LC003449 ======== EXPLANATION BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OF A N A C T RELATING TO MILITARY AFFAIRS AND DEFENSE -- NATIONAL GUARD *** 1 This act would raise the amount of life insurance the state would provide at no charge to 2 Rhode Island National Guard members called up for federal duty to five hundred thousand dollars 3 ($500,000). 4 This act would take effect upon passage. ======== LC003449 ======== LC003449 - Page 2 of 2