Rhode Island State Senator

Brian Thompson 2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 12)

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2876

Introduced
3/4/26  
Refer
3/4/26  
Report Pass
4/14/26  
Engrossed
4/28/26  
Caps the total amount that a covered person is required to pay for a covered prescription inhaler, prescription device, or prescription equipment to twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per thirty (30) day supply.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2811

Introduced
3/4/26  
Creates a publicly funded program for uninsured individuals requiring on an appropriation of $53,200,000 for fiscal year 2027 and an appropriation of 109,600,000 for fiscal year 2028 and every fiscal year thereafter.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2862

Introduced
3/4/26  
Allows foreign-trained dentists and dental hygienists to obtain limited licenses if they graduate from reputable dental colleges or universities, work under a supervising dentist, and pass a board-approved exam.
RI

Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2928

Introduced
3/4/26  
Requires employers to provide full-time employees four (4) hours of paid leave once a year to donate blood through and any approved blood donation program.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2883

Introduced
3/4/26  
Authorizes the department of children, youth and families to license mobile response and stabilization services (MRSS).
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2773

Introduced
3/4/26  
Permits eating and drinking establishments to accept consumer-provided containers to fill or refill with takeout food or beverages.
RI

Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2887

Introduced
3/4/26  
Clarifies the manner in which certain dental insurance benefits are paid directly to the provider.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2861

Introduced
3/4/26  
Allows electronic notifications modernize language for notifications, synchronize renewal dates for certain license-types, streamline licensing requirements across several license-types, and update the unlicensed health care practices statute.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2846

Introduced
3/4/26  
Removes the definition of "totally and permanently disabled" from the general law affording college tuition paid by the state to the spouse and children of active members of the police force who are killed or disabled during duty.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2873

Introduced
3/4/26  
Refer
3/4/26  
Report Pass
3/10/26  
Engrossed
3/24/26  
Requires inspection and evaluation of indoor air quality in public schools, departments of health shall establish and recommend thresholds and rates for environmental conditions.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2925

Introduced
3/4/26  
Refer
3/4/26  
Report Pass
4/8/26  
Engrossed
4/16/26  
Provides that all contractual provisions in a firefighters collective bargaining agreement continue until a successor agreement has been reached or an interest arbitration award has been rendered.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2849

Introduced
3/4/26  
Allows an individual school district that can utilize its own buses or vendors at a lower cost than the statewide system, to obtain reimbursement for these costs from state funds.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2842

Introduced
3/4/26  
Commencing on 7/1/2026, allows members, state and municipal employees to retire when they have at least 28 years of active service and their retirement age, when combined with the number of their years of service reaches, the number 85.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2803

Introduced
3/4/26  
Requires that a backflow test be performed every ten (10) years, rather than the current yearly inspection.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2769

Introduced
3/4/26  
Establishes minimum limitations standards for structural property damage claims, and voids any policy provision, endorsement, condition, limitation, agreement, or claim practice that shortens those standards.