Rhode Island State Senator

Jacob Bissaillon 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 S2071

Introduced
1/15/26  
SENATE RESOLUTION COMMEMORATING JANUARY OF 2026, AS "RHODE ISLAND SLAVERY AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING PREVENTION MONTH" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2129

Introduced
1/16/26  
Classifies, research, intent and interest in healthcare services as protected healthcare data. Adds responsibilities for regulated entities that seek to collect and share consumer data including a requirement for specific and conspicuous consumer consent.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2127

Introduced
1/16/26  
Requires superior court clerk to automatically seal cases/individual counts of a criminal complaint/indictment that were dismissed, upon request of defendant and serve it upon bureau of criminal identification, police department and counsel of record.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2084

Introduced
1/16/26  
Increase the personal needs allowance of nursing facility residents from $75.00 to $100 per month.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2087

Introduced
1/16/26  
Includes municipal detention facility corporations as exempt from taxation, and requires that an amount equal to 27% of all tax that would have been collected if the property was taxable be paid to the municipality annually.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2128

Introduced
1/16/26  
Requires individuals seeking a judicial nomination to reapply to JNC every 3 years and make those individuals selected as finalists, eligible only for the court in which they applied and were chosen during the five years following their selection.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2131

Introduced
1/16/26  
This act would add early voting to the 50 feet buffer prohibitions against politicking during election day voting.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2079

Introduced
1/16/26  
Expands the requirement that all high schools and middle schools, whether they are publicly or privately run to maintain on site a functional AED while establishing and implementing a cardiac emergency response plan in these schools.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2132

Introduced
1/16/26  
JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE AND PUBLISH AND SUBMIT TO THE ELECTORS A PROPOSITION OF AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION -- OF SUFFRAGE (Proposes to the voters of the state a constitutional amendment regarding eligibility to vote and to be a candidate.)
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2091

Introduced
1/16/26  
Exempts individual retirement accounts as a countable resource for public assistance. This act also prohibits the state as a creditor against an ABLE account in the event of death of a beneficiary.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2095

Introduced
1/16/26  
Gives 20% of proceeds in RI Highway Maintenance Account to RIPTA.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2089

Introduced
1/16/26  
Permits paid members on the state labor relations board to continue to receive their retirement benefits.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2108

Introduced
1/16/26  
Prohibits insurance companies from paying a rate that is less than the approved Medicaid rate set by the executive office of health and human services.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2107

Introduced
1/16/26  
Establishes the healthcare worker platform and would require platforms offering healthcare shifts to register with the department of health by June 1, 2027, while, specifically, exempting them from being classified as nursing service agencies.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2136

Introduced
1/16/26  
Requires party chairpersons to submit lists of party voters to the mayor or council president within 30 days of notice of vacancy in a municipal election office and mayor/council president are required to make a replacement nomination within 30 days.