Rhode Island State Senator

Bridget Valverde 2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 4)

Legislative Session

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

RI

Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2335

Introduced
1/27/26  
SENATE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING JANUARY 27, 2026 TO BE “RHODE ISLAND FOOD INSECURITY AWARENESS DAY” IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
RI

Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2359

Introduced
1/29/26  
Introduced
1/30/26  
Refer
1/29/26  
Excludes portable solar generation devices intended primarily to offset part of a customer's electricity consumption from the definition of eligible net-metering system.
RI

Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2407

Introduced
1/30/26  
Changes the maximum term of employment for a superintendent from three (3) to five (5) years.

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

RI

Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2362

Introduced
1/29/26  
Increases monthly minimum benefit for a spouse, domestic partner, former spouse. Grant a 3.34% COLA for eligible retirees. Provided a modification reducing federal AGI for public pension benefits from the RI employees retirement system.
RI

Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2356

Introduced
1/29/26  
Introduced
1/30/26  
Refer
1/29/26  
Directs the department of environmental management to administer and manage the land and natural resources of the Big River Reservoir.
RI

Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2354

Introduced
1/29/26  
Introduced
1/30/26  
Refer
1/29/26  
SENATE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE RHODE ISLAND PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION TO TERMINATE GAS LINE EXTENSION ALLOWANCES AS PART OF DOCKET 25-45-GE
RI

Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2353

Introduced
1/29/26  
Introduced
1/30/26  
Refer
1/29/26  
Prohibits force-feeding to create a force-fed poultry product or the hiring of another to engage in force-feeding of a poultry product. It also prohibits the sale of a force-fed poultry product or food containing a force-fed poultry product.
RI

Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2348

Introduced
1/29/26  
Introduced
1/30/26  
Refer
1/29/26  
Directs middle and high schools which issue student identification cards to include on those cards contact crisis telephone numbers for suicide prevention and substance use disorder prevention.
RI

Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2350

Introduced
1/29/26  
Introduced
1/30/26  
Refer
1/29/26  
Refer
1/30/26  
Report Pass
3/11/26  
Engrossed
3/24/26  
Requires the department of elementary and secondary education and DOH to adopt policies, rules and regulations for the administration of seizure rescue medications for children who have been medically identified as having epilepsy/seizure disorder.
RI

Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2413

Introduced
1/30/26  
Allows for a special RI license plate to raise awareness for colon cancer. The plate would be designed by the partnership to reduce cancer in RI and honoring the late Maryellen Goodwin.
RI

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.
RI

Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2379

Introduced
1/30/26  
Commencing January 1, 2027, mandates insurers provide health insurance coverage without cost-share requirements for vaccinations recommended by the DOH and mandates the coverage for the medical assistance program and managed care organizations.
RI

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.
RI

Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2408

Introduced
1/30/26  
Commencing January 1, 2027, this act would increase the minimum wage for employees receiving gratuities, from the current three dollars and eighty-nine cents ($3.89) to six dollars and seventy-five cents ($6.75) per hour.
RI

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.