This legislation would authorize approximately $32.6 million in funding for the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority to maintain service levels, hire and train additional bus operators, and support implementation of state climate goals. The funding is intended to address operational needs and prevent service reductions in public transportation.

This legislation would require certain workers, including casino employees, to receive overtime pay for working Sundays and holidays. The bill addresses wage protections for workers in specific industries.

This legislation would phase in changes to how Social Security income is treated under Rhode Island’s personal income tax by gradually increasing the portion excluded from taxation over a four-year period beginning in 2025. The bill is intended to adjust state tax calculations for retirees receiving Social Security benefits.

This legislation proposed a tax credit for owners of single or multi-family dwellings to connect to a municipal sewer system. 

Sen. McKenney strongly supported this bill, which allows financial planners and brokers to report suspected occurrences of the financial exploitation of senior citizens (aged 60+) or of disabled adults between the ages of 18 and 59. This bill is crucial to protecting Rhode Islanders. 

This legislation legislation which guaranteed an exemption from property taxes for the spouses of firefighters and polices officers if they are killed in the line of duty. These families sacrifice so much to keep us safe, and if the ultimate price is paid, we have a responsibility to care for them in any way possible. 

Sen. McKenney supported legislation that created a small besiness development fund, designed to encourage the formation of private capital investment in small business across RI. 

The 2019 budget included legislation sponsored by Sen. McKenney and then Majority Leader Shekarchi designed to help small business owners avoid double taxation by shifting tax liability from business owners to the businesses themselves, thereby helping to level the playing field with big business. The legislation helped to offset the effect of the Trump administration's $10,000 limit on an individual's state & local tax (SALT) deductions. 

Sen. McKenney supported legislation that continued the phase-out plan for the automobile excise tax, which saved Warwick taxpayers more than $6 million in 2020. 

Sen. McKenney supported passage of legislation that increased  hourly minimum wage to assist low-wage workers with the rising cost of living.