Rhode Island State Senator

Jessica De La Cruz 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 S2019

Introduced
1/9/26  
Increase the net taxable estate exemption to $3,600,000 on January 1, 2027. This act would also increase the exemption by $1,000,000 on January 1, 2028 and every year thereafter until this section and the tax would sunset and expire on January 1, 2033
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2034

Introduced
1/9/26  
Requires insurers to cover buprenorphine without a copayment or deductible.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2053

Introduced
1/9/26  
Mandates arming campus police at public higher educational institutions and would include campus police in the definition of "law enforcement officer" for the purposes of the "law enforcement officers' bill of rights".
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2026

Introduced
1/9/26  
Allows a modification to federal adjusted gross income for all social security income for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2027.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2025

Introduced
1/9/26  
Prohibits total education aid paid to any local education agency from being reduced by more than one percent (1%) of the municipal education appropriation in the previous fiscal year.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2072

Introduced
1/15/26  
SENATE RESOLUTION EXTENDING CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF THE HONORABLE THOMAS E. HODGE
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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 S2096

Introduced
1/16/26  
Exempts the trade-in value of pickup trucks under eight thousand eight hundred pounds (8,800 lbs.) gross weight, used exclusively for personal use, from sales tax.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2080

Introduced
1/16/26  
Repeals the 2021 Act on Climate which established a statewide greenhouse gas emission reduction mandate in its entirety.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2075

Introduced
1/16/26  
Requires the PUC to produce yearly reports beginning on January 1, 2027 on the ability of the current electric grid to handle electrification loads needed to power cars, buildings, and heating of homes within the state.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2086

Introduced
1/16/26  
Exempts from the sales tax firearm safety equipment, storage devices, gun safes, gun cabinets, gun vaults, gun cases, strong boxes, cable locks, trigger locks and biometric locks.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2023

Introduced
1/9/26  
Establishes the office of inspector general as an independent administrative agency charged with the responsibility to investigate, detect, and prevent fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement in the expenditure of public funds.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2022

Introduced
1/9/26  
Repeals the corporation minimum tax.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2103

Introduced
1/16/26  
Requires that the governor submit a zero-based budget to the general assembly with the zero-based budget phased in over a five (5) year period, commencing with the fiscal budget year of July 1, 2027.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2163

Introduced
1/16/26  
Provides the review and appeal process for individuals applying for a permit or license to carry a handgun with the licensing authority or attorney general.