Rhode Island State Senator

Jacob Bissaillon 2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 11)

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2139

Introduced
1/16/26  
Prohibits participation in federal school voucher tax credit for contributions to scholarship-granting organizations unless both the general assembly and the governor approve such participation.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2141

Introduced
1/16/26  
Refer
1/16/26  
Report Pass
3/26/26  
Engrossed
3/31/26  
Increases fees paid to jurors to fifty dollars ($50.00) per day.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2133

Introduced
1/16/26  
Amends several statutes relating to elections and the dates for primaries and dates within which to file nomination papers and object to nomination papers.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2992

Introduced
3/4/26  
Creates the reproductive health and gender-affirming healthcare data privacy act.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2787

Introduced
3/4/26  
Bars the council from granting approval to create or expand a charter school beginning operations in 26-27 school year and bars the state from approving or appropriating funds to a new charter school not approved before July 1, 2025.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2901

Introduced
3/4/26  
Allows for a tenant to withhold payment of rent and deposit the rent accruing into an escrow bearing account, upon the issuance of a second notice of violation by an enforcing officer for any state or local minimum housing code enforcement agency.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2839

Introduced
3/4/26  
Includes the deputy chief of inspection and inspector within the provision of law related to retirement on service allowance relating to correctional officers.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2967

Introduced
3/4/26  
Bars state and local police from joining federal immigration enforcement programs, limits holding people on detainer without judicial warrants, and requires tracking and reporting of requests.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2911

Introduced
3/4/26  
Permits property owners or contractors to utilize an independent building inspector if the municipality’s building inspector does not inspect the property within twenty days of notification.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2984

Introduced
3/4/26  
Repeals 42-56-38.1 and requires the department of corrections to provide free communication services to inmates and juveniles held in residential placement or detention centers and requires that those facilities provide in-person contact visits.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2945

Introduced
3/4/26  
Adds staff of day camps and residential camps for youth to the definition of "person responsible for a child's welfare" within the chapter on abused and neglected children.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2980

Introduced
3/4/26  
Makes several amendments to the cannabis act relating to applications for licensure, the social equity assistance program and the application of cannabis tax revenue.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2970

Introduced
3/4/26  
Requires that any person convicted of a charge of driving under the influence or refusal to submit to a chemical test, have an ignition interlock system installed in their vehicle as part of any sentence before being eligible for a license reinstatement.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2125

Introduced
1/16/26  
Removes the mandatory certification for an individual 16 years or older who was found delinquent for having committed 2 offenses after the age of 16 which would render the person subject to an indictment if the person was an adult.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2170

Introduced
1/16/26  
Allows unemployment benefits for workers who are on strike or are locked out of their workplaces by their employer due to a labor dispute.