Rhode Island State Senator

Samuel Bell 2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 4)

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Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

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 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2452

Introduced
2/6/26  
Provides $100,000 to support the mental health and emotional well-being of children in OST settings.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2501

Introduced
2/6/26  
Beginning on July 1, 2026, allows state union employees to negotiate longevity payments in their collective bargaining agreements.
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Rhode Island Senate Bill S2494

Introduced
2/6/26  
Provides for "litigation financing" regulation by DBR.
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Rhode Island Senate Bill S2499

Introduced
2/6/26  
Creates a comprehensive statutory framework to address and regulate the use of artificial intelligence in the workplace, considering the interests of employers and employees.
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Rhode Island Senate Bill S2027

Introduced
1/9/26  
Changes retired teacher income for drivers ed classes to $25,000 per year from $15,000 per year.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2011

Introduced
1/9/26  
Refer
1/9/26  
Amends the regulations on the cancellation and renewal of liability and property damage insurance for automobiles, homeowners insurance, residential fire insurance and components thereof.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2049

Introduced
1/9/26  
Establishes a program within the adult correctional institution to permit medication assisted treatment approved by the FDA to be provided for the treatment of opioid use disorder to any incarcerated individual.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2024

Introduced
1/9/26  
Creates the Rhode Island Climate Superfund Act of 2026.
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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 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 Senate Bill S2087

Introduced
1/16/26  
Includes municipal detention facility corporations as exempt from taxation, and requires that an amount equal to 27% of all tax that would have been collected if the property was taxable be paid to the municipality annually.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2473

Introduced
2/6/26  
Addresses any single-family construction, townhouse construction, and multi-family construction complying with the Standards for Visitable Units of the ANSI' Standards for Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2073

Introduced
1/16/26  
Refer
1/16/26  
Report Pass
5/7/26  
Engrossed
5/12/26  
Exempts from taxation the real and tangible personal property of Community MusicWorks located in the city of Providence.