Rhode Island State Senator

Matthew Lamountain 2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 9)

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2151

Introduced
1/16/26  
Allows animal control officers in the cities and towns to lawfully take charge of and provide adequate care to any animal found abandoned or neglected or hazardously accumulated and includes them as agents authorized to enforce the provisions of this law.
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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 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 S2183

Introduced
1/16/26  
Eliminates the registration and service charge fees for National Guard plates.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2078

Introduced
1/16/26  
Creates the School Libraries Act.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2088

Introduced
1/16/26  
Provides the department of elementary and secondary education, in consultation with a workgroup composed of various stakeholders, develops a funding formula for school districts sending students to career and technical programs outside their district.
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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 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.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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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 S2102

Introduced
1/16/26  
Affords an option for police and firefighters to receive retirement allowances, without reduction, who seek retirement after twenty (20) years of service, upon reaching age fifty-seven (57).
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2144

Introduced
1/16/26  
Permits the court to determine the number of hours a person would have to complete of a batters intervention program and gives the court discretion as to whether that person would be personally financially responsible for the costs thereof.
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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 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 S2115

Introduced
1/16/26  
Requires hospitals to have a notary on staff all hours of the day and week.