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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- OPTIONAL RETIREMENT FOR MEMBERS OF POLICE FORCE AND FIRE FIGHTERS (Allows any member in active service, regardless of age, to be eligible for an accidental disability retirement allowance.)"
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description: "AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- OPTIONAL RETIREMENT FOR MEMBERS OF POLICE FORCE AND FIRE FIGHTERS (Allows any member in active service, regardless of age, to be eligible for an accidental disability retirement allowance.)"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
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legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
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session: "2021"
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identifier: "SB 941"
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citation: "Rhode Island SB 941 (2021)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Cities & Towns", "Handicapped", "Police & Fire", "Retirement"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Ciccone", "F Lombardi"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 12
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2021-05-28"
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last_action: "2021-07-16"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6a58c0ac-ddce-481f-9130-8d720f6c674f"
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source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
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source_hash: "e808cc13d3024d8db4686f2efa3105429ab98cc7a001855e4f3b9fc70374e568"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ri"]
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---
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# Rhode Island SB 941 (2021) — AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- OPTIONAL RETIREMENT FOR MEMBERS OF POLICE FORCE AND FIRE FIGHTERS (Allows any member in active service, regardless of age, to be eligible for an accidental disability retirement allowance.)
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **941 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText21/SenateText21/S0941A.pdf)
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## Votes
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- OF POLICE FORCE AND FIRE FIGHTER — **37–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Ciccone — primary (person)
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- F Lombardi — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2021-05-28** 05/28/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2021-05-28** 05/28/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (06/03/2021)
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- **2021-06-03** 06/03/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
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- **2021-06-25** 06/25/2021 Scheduled for consideration (06/28/2021)
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- **2021-06-27** 06/27/2021 Proposed Substitute
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- **2021-06-28** 06/28/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-06-28** 06/28/2021 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/30/2021)
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- **2021-06-30** 06/30/2021 Senate passed Sub A `passage`
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- **2021-07-01** 07/01/2021 Placed on the House Consent Calendar (07/01/2021)
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- **2021-07-01** 07/01/2021 House passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
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- **2021-07-08** 07/08/2021 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2021-07-16** 07/16/2021 Effective without Governor's signature `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6a58c0ac-ddce-481f-9130-8d720f6c674f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
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