Rhode Island State Senator

Bridget Valverde 2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 10)

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2853

Introduced
3/4/26  
Requires hospital emergency rooms and free-standing emergency care facilities to offer and provide pregnancy prevention medication to victims of sexual assault.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2877

Introduced
3/4/26  
Refer
3/4/26  
Report Pass
4/14/26  
Engrossed
4/28/26  
Caps amount payable for 30 day supply of equipment/supplies for insulin administration/glucose monitoring at $25 or equipment designed to last more than 30 days with no deductible commencing January 1, 2027.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2991

Introduced
3/4/26  
Mandates all department of corrections staff with direct supervision roles to wear body cameras while on duty in their assigned facility.
RI

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.
RI

Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2804

Introduced
3/4/26  
Allows local government recipients of grant funds from the Rhode Island infrastructure bank's OSCAR fund and resilient Rhode Island infrastructure fund to use monies for insurability planning.
RI

Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2863

Introduced
3/4/26  
Requires the state, and private insurers that cover prescription hormone therapy, to dispense twelve (12) months’ worth of the prescription as a single prescription.
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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 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 S2939

Introduced
3/4/26  
Requires that the chief judge of the family court in appointing magistrates do so in accordance with the judicial selection and nomination process set forth in chapter 16.1 of title 8.
RI

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.
RI

Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2816

Introduced
3/4/26  
JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $118,422 TO THE RHODE ISLAND PARENT INFORMATION NETWORK (RIPIN) (Appropriates the sum of $118,422 to the Rhode Island Parent Information Network (RIPIN).)

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

RI

Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2796

Introduced
3/4/26  
Requires the producer of artificial turf and turf infill sold or distributed in RI to report its chain of custody, from installation to use, repurposing, recycling and disposal to the department of environmental management.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2868

Introduced
3/4/26  
Increases continuing education requirements for physician assistants, removes restrictions of PAs to render charitable care and aid for school and youth programs or cardiac arrest and removes restrictive covenants as to ownership by a PA.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2786

Introduced
3/4/26  
Prohibits an educational institution or school district from accessing or using location data for tracking a student's institutional device or personal device, except in limited circumstances.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2774

Introduced
3/4/26  
Prohibits the sale of over-the-counter diet pills and muscle-building supplements to minors in Rhode Island and require age verification, restricted access, and civil penalties for violations.