Rhode Island State Senator

Jacob Bissaillon 2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 3)

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2681

Introduced
2/27/26  
Establishes the state-funded rental subsidy program.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2726

Introduced
2/27/26  
Changes the application to purchase a firearm. Further, this act would require all persons seeking to possess a firearm except for police and military personnel to complete and pass a basic firearm safety training course.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2678

Introduced
2/27/26  
Increases monthly minimum benefit for a spouse, domestic partner, former spouse.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2655

Introduced
2/27/26  
Requires applications for energy facilities to take into consideration the 2021 Act on Climate and how the facility may advance or delay the greenhouse gas emissions reductions.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2896

Introduced
3/4/26  
Refer
3/4/26  
Report Pass
5/12/26  
Engrossed
5/19/26  
Clarifies how condominium insurance deductibles and unpaid losses are divided between associations and unit owners, require owners to insure units if associations do not, and allow boards to manage and use insurance proceeds for repairs.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2940

Introduced
3/4/26  
Establishes full-time juvenile hearing board coordinator to provide support and assistance to municipal juvenile hearing boards across the state. Any juvenile charged with a misdemeanor and who is a first offender, shall be referred to the hearing board.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2813

Introduced
3/4/26  
Submits the state's 2026 capital development program requesting the issuance of general obligation bonds totaling one hundred million dollars ($100,000,000) for approval of the electorate at the general election to be held in November, 2026.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2907

Introduced
3/4/26  
Clarifies the means by which attached single-family dwelling units may be created, recorded, and regulated as subdivisions of an existing lot under current zoning ordinance law.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2801

Introduced
3/4/26  
Amend the state’s online E-Permitting Portal using automated plan review and instant permit issuance.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2943

Introduced
3/4/26  
Removes the forfeiture provision for a first offense eluding law enforcement in a high speed pursuit. It would also require that forfeiture of a motor vehicle for a violation of § 31-27-4.1(2) be allowed only after conviction of that offense.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2670

Introduced
2/27/26  
JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $850,000 FOR NEW BRIDGES FOR HAITIAN SUCCESS (Authorizes the appropriation of $850,000 for New Bridges for Haitian Success for the purpose of residential property acquisition for transitional housing to support immigrants with temporary protected status (TPS) and asylum status.)
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2708

Introduced
2/27/26  
Clarifies that a magistrate or sentencing judge sitting in a court with jurisdiction over motor vehicle offenses has the discretion to grant a conditional hardship license for a first-time offender upon request.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2751

Introduced
2/27/26  
Creates the RI Pedestrian Safety Act allows cities and town to use automated safety monitoring which a civil fine of $50 for violations.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2674

Introduced
2/27/26  
Refer
2/27/26  
Report Pass
5/19/26  
AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF PROVIDENCE TO ISSUE NOT TO EXCEED $25,000,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS AND NOTES TO FUND THE PROVIDENCE HOUSING TRUST FUND TO FINANCE AFFORDABLE MULTI-FAMILY HOUSING PROJECTS IN THE CITY
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2800

Introduced
3/4/26  
Refer
3/4/26  
Report Pass
5/12/26  
Engrossed
5/21/26  
Provides that energy storage systems located on abandoned or contaminated property be permitted by right as a permitted use and not considered to have negative environmental impacts.