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S2029 • 2026

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).)

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).)

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Raptakis, DiPalma, Felag, Burke, Tikoian, Ciccone, Gallo, Famiglietti, Appollonio, Patalano
Last action
2026-06-05
Official status
Referred to House Finance
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

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).)

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).)

What This Bill Does

  • 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).)

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-06-05 Rhode Island General Assembly

    Referred to House Finance

  2. 2026-06-04 Senate

    Senate read and passed

  3. 2026-06-02 Committee

    Committee recommends passage

  4. 2026-06-02 Rhode Island General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Calendar (06/04/2026)

  5. 2026-05-29 Rhode Island General Assembly

    Scheduled for consideration (06/02/2026)

  6. 2026-05-26 Committee

    Committee recommended measure be held for further study

  7. 2026-05-22 Rhode Island General Assembly

    Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/26/2026)

  8. 2026-01-09 Rhode Island General Assembly

    Introduced, referred to Senate Finance

Official Summary Text

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).)

Current Bill Text

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S2029

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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