AN ACT RELATING TO MILITARY AFFAIRS AND DEFENSE -- NATIONAL GUARD (Raises the amount of life insurance the state provides at no charge to Rhode Island National Guard members called up for federal duty to five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000).)

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2026 -- S 2029
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026
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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:
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SECTION 1. Section 30-3-40.4 of the General Laws in Chapter 30-3 entitled "National
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Guard" is hereby amended to read as follows:
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30-3-40.4. Payment of life insurance premiums.
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Any member of the national guard who has been mobilized in excess of thirty (30) days
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and who elects coverage under a term life insurance policy issued by the federal government, shall
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be reimbursed from the general fund for the cost of premiums incurred by the member for said
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policy for any month or part thereof that the member has been mobilized. In the event that a member
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of the national guard elects coverage in an amount in excess of
four

five
hundred thousand dollars
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($400,000)

($500,000)
under such policy, the member shall receive reimbursement from the
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general fund in an amount not to exceed the amount of the premiums attributable to the first
four

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five
hundred thousand dollars
($400,000)

($500,000)
of coverage under said policy.
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SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.
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EXPLANATION
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
OF
A N A C T
RELATING TO MILITARY AFFAIRS AND DEFENSE -- NATIONAL GUARD
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This act would raise the amount of life insurance the state would provide at no charge to
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Rhode Island National Guard members called up for federal duty to five hundred thousand dollars
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($500,000).
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This act would take effect upon passage.
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