SB 444 Rhode Island Senate · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- RETIREMENT SYSTEM -- MEMBERSHIP AND SERVICE CREDITS

Summary

Allows members of the retirement system who served in the national guard or reserves and qualify as veterans, to purchase retirement service credits based on their years of service in the National guard or reserves.

Issues: ✓ Veterans

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Jun 2025

Senate Passage

Jun 2025

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 26, 2025 Last action Jun 12, 2025

Floor votes · Senate Jun 12, 2025

How they voted

35–0

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 36

Jun 12, 2025

D Democratic32

31 Yea 1

96% Yea

R Republican4

4 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Jun 12, 2025

Upper · Passed

06/12/2025 Senate read and passed

upper

Jun 10, 2025

Legislature · Passed

06/10/2025 Committee recommends passage

legislature

May 8, 2025

Committee

05/08/2025 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

legislature

Feb 26, 2025

Introduced

02/26/2025 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance

upper

5 primary · 0 co-sponsors