Rhode Island State Senator

Brian Thompson 2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 6)

Legislative Session

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2410

Introduced
1/30/26  
Establishes a maximum hourly workday for all peace officers as defined in § 12-7-21 and a violation rate of pay of double time and a half.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2395

Introduced
1/30/26  
Allows a person over 18 to purchase a stun gun or electronic dart gun and prohibits the sale of a stun gun or electronic dart gun to a person under 18 and criminalizes using a stun gun or electronic dart gun in a crime or against a police officer.

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2386

Introduced
1/30/26  
Requires health insurance providers to provide insurance coverage for pharmacists’ services.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2403

Introduced
1/30/26  
Requires that the license plates of a vehicle be confiscated by a police officer if the owner was arrested for driving while their license was suspended, revoked or cancelled for refusing to submit to a chemical test or for operating under the influence.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2425

Introduced
1/30/26  
Authorizes and empower the department of transportation to plant pollinator friendly native species of trees, shrubs, grasses and plants within limits of a roadway, including state highways.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2393

Introduced
1/30/26  
Requires those with a public records request to provide identifying information.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2420

Introduced
1/30/26  
Refer
1/30/26  
Report Pass
4/29/26  
Engrossed
5/5/26  
Allows the dependents of a national guard member, who is in good standing, to be eligible for tuition assistance.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2378

Introduced
1/30/26  
Authorizes an increase in resource eligibility limits for persons with long-term-care needs who reside at home and requires semi-annual reports from Medicaid certified assisted living facilities and adult day service providers to the EOHHS.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2398

Introduced
1/30/26  
Makes it a felony to file a false police report of a crime carrying a sentence of imprisonment of not less than five (5) years.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2387

Introduced
1/30/26  
Establishes the Wholesale Prescription Drug Importation Program for the importation of wholesale prescription drugs from Canada, to provide savings to Rhode Island consumers.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2402

Introduced
1/30/26  
Increases penalties for a variety of motor vehicle offenses.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2375

Introduced
1/30/26  
Establishes the office of inspector general as an independent administrative agency charged with the responsibility to investigate, detect, and prevent fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement in the expenditure of public funds.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2390

Introduced
1/30/26  
Makes offenses against gift card holders subject to the penalties for larceny.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2384

Introduced
1/30/26  
Prohibits the state, participating ERISA, or any health plan from purchasing referenced drugs for a cost higher than the referenced rate.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2544

Introduced
2/13/26  
Suspends the gross earnings tax on electric and gas companies until January 1, 2036.