Rhode Island State Senator

Pamela Lauria 2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 7)

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2441

Introduced
2/6/26  
Establishes Compost Fund to award grants related to reducing the amount of solid waste generated in the state.
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Rhode Island Senate Bill S2438

Introduced
2/6/26  
Amends the certain provisions relative to school waste recycling and refuse disposal and requires reports of waste audits by educational entities and reports of program participation by vendors.
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Rhode Island Senate Bill S2447

Introduced
2/6/26  
Provides a tax credit for food donations by qualified taxpayers to nonprofit organizations up to five thousand dollars ($5,000) per year.
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Rhode Island Senate Bill S2462

Introduced
2/6/26  
Refer
2/6/26  
Report Pass
3/26/26  
Engrossed
4/2/26  
Requires the secretary of the executive office of health and human services to monitor and mandate changes to the price-setting practices of pharmacy benefit managers to prohibit the spread pricing payment model.
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Rhode Island Senate Bill S2492

Introduced
2/6/26  
Requires a healthcare entity to submit written notice to the attorney general and the department of health of any material change transaction at least 180 days prior to that transaction.
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Rhode Island Senate Bill S2489

Introduced
2/6/26  
Amends the definition of "domestic violence" to include the coercive control of another resulting in a pattern of behavior that in purpose or effect unreasonably interferes with another person's free will or personal liberty.
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Rhode Island Senate Bill S2459

Introduced
2/6/26  
Establishes the Rhode Island Ban on the Corporate Practice of Medicine Act.
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Rhode Island Senate Bill S2449

Introduced
2/6/26  
Exempts from sales tax energy storage systems, as defined in § 39-33-1.
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Rhode Island Senate Bill S2439

Introduced
2/6/26  
Restricts application of pesticides and rodenticides at schools and childcare centers and requires schools to provide copies of notice to parents and guardians.
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Rhode Island Senate Bill S2428

Introduced
2/6/26  
Prohibits any person from employing dynamic or surveillance pricing practices in the sale of goods or services to consumers in Rhode Island.
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Rhode Island Senate Bill S2463

Introduced
2/6/26  
Limits copays, coinsurance or office deductibles for services of a physical therapist to the amount authorized for the services of a primary care physician or osteopath on or after January 1, 2027.
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Rhode Island Senate Bill S2464

Introduced
2/6/26  
Requires a report to be produced that focuses on prescription drug prior authorizations by January 1, 2027.
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Rhode Island Senate Bill S2467

Introduced
2/6/26  
Prohibits health insurance providers from requiring preauthorization for in-network mental health or substance use disorder services.
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Rhode Island Senate Bill S2468

Introduced
2/6/26  
Limits the use by insurers of step therapy, a protocol that establishes a specific sequence in which prescription drugs for a specified medical condition are covered by an insurer, by allowing medical providers to request step therapy exceptions.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2427

Introduced
2/6/26  
Requires the public utilities commission to provide for a classification of service for retail electricity consumers that are large energy use facilities.