Rhode Island State Senator

Elaine Morgan 2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 5)

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Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2076

Introduced
1/16/26  
Requires a corporation created under this statute to be regulated by the Rhode Island department of business regulation.
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Rhode Island Senate Bill S2082

Introduced
1/16/26  
Phases out the local meals and beverage tax by January 1, 2030.
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Rhode Island Senate Bill S2156

Introduced
1/16/26  
Adds a rebuttable defense if any person shall die or sustain a personal injury while committing robbery of the owner, lessor, or occupant of a motor vehicle and that the owner or occupant of the vehicle acted in self-defense.
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Rhode Island Senate Bill S2117

Introduced
1/16/26  
Sets a clear and enforceable standard for reducing the presence of harmful metals in personal care products, prioritizing public health through testing, labeling, and the development of safer alternatives.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2099

Introduced
1/16/26  
Mandates that any surplus state tax revenue received in any fiscal year would be refunded to the taxpayers of this state on a proportional basis in relation to the personal income tax liability incurred by the taxpayers in that fiscal year.
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Rhode Island Senate Bill S2169

Introduced
1/16/26  
Enables students enrolled in certain career and technical education programs to take firefighter exams upon completion of their program.
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Rhode Island Senate Bill S2284

Introduced
1/23/26  
Requires healthcare facilities that perform abortions meet the license requirements of similar healthcare facilities and allows the department of health to conduct unannounced inspections.
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Rhode Island Senate Bill S2224

Introduced
1/23/26  
Requires the executive climate change coordinating council to evaluate and make recommendations for the use of carbon emissions removal technology as an alternative to reducing carbon emissions and meeting climate goals.
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Rhode Island Senate Bill S2246

Introduced
1/23/26  
Establishes a tax credit against income tax based on eligible expenses incurred for care and support of an eligible family member.
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Rhode Island Senate Bill S2283

Introduced
1/23/26  
Provides for a cause of action against an individual or entity that prohibits the possession of firearms on real property, except residences, by an individual that is authorized and licensed to carry a firearm.
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Rhode Island Senate Bill S2306

Introduced
1/23/26  
Permits possession or use of device that muffles sound on any firearm longer than 17” in length and permits the use of such a device by any person while hunting provided that they have a valid hunting license.
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Rhode Island Senate Bill S2274

Introduced
1/23/26  
Changes the residential limit for any substantial multi-family housing project not to exceed forty thousand (40,000) residents according to the United States Census Bureau.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2188

Introduced
1/20/26  
SENATE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING DEEPEST CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF THE HONORABLE RICHARD SERRA
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Rhode Island Senate Bill S2220

Introduced
1/23/26  
Establishes the Rhode Island Clean Air Preservation Act that establishes a regulatory process to prohibit polluting atmospheric experimentation.
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Rhode Island Senate Bill S2239

Introduced
1/23/26  
Provides that a school district could elect and choose to not spend money on any mandate that is not fully funded through the state education aid formula.