Rhode Island State Senator

Virginia Sosnowski 2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 4)

Legislative Session

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2227

Introduced
1/23/26  
Amends modifications to income tax for residents to now include an exemption for a foreign service officer's pension.
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Rhode Island Senate Bill S2225

Introduced
1/23/26  
JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE AND PUBLISH AND SUBMIT TO THE ELECTORS A PROPOSITION OF AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION -- GREEN AMENDMENT (Proposes a constitutional amendment to Article 1 providing for a right to clean air, soil, climate, and the environment’s natural values.)
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2247

Introduced
1/23/26  
Expands the positions that a person in the state retirement system could have at a state college or university post-retirement.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2248

Introduced
1/23/26  
Creates an income-sensitive tiered subsidy program to ensure that home energy utility costs are affordable for eligible low-income households.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S3144

Introduced
3/26/26  
SENATE RESOLUTION CELEBRATING "URI DAY" AT THE RHODE ISLAND STATE HOUSE ON MARCH 26, 2026
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S3148

Introduced
3/27/26  
Provides that the legislature would be the body that negotiates on behalf of the state for all activities occurring in, on and over state submerged land extending beyond twenty-five (25) acres.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S3149

Introduced
3/27/26  
Authorizes the department of environmental management to enter into leases of up to forty (40) years at State Pier #9 in Newport, Chase Marina in Tiverton, and all other ports and marine facilities owned and operated by the department.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S3150

Introduced
3/27/26  
Provides a framework through which the department of business regulation can seek grants to fund a home hardening program.

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S3124

Introduced
3/19/26  
SENATE RESOLUTION HONORING THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF THE LATE SENATE PRESIDENT DOMINICK J. RUGGERIO AND COMMEMORATING THE NAMING OF THE RHODE ISLAND SENATE CHAMBER IN HIS HONOR
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S3143

Introduced
3/24/26  
Creates the Rhode Island voting rights act to establish procedures to prevent discrimination in the voting process.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S3146

Introduced
3/26/26  
SENATE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING DEEPEST CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF MICHAEL J. MURPHY
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S3169

Introduced
3/27/26  
Creates an enhanced penalty defined as "road rage" to be applied in addition to penalties for convictions of certain motor vehicle offenses.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S3154

Introduced
3/27/26  
Imposes a tax equal to four percent (4%) on net investment income, such as interest, dividends, annuities, royalties, capital gains and rental income, of high-income households, estates and trusts, based upon federal guidelines.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S3178

Introduced
4/2/26  
SENATE RESOLUTION COMMEMORATING MARCH 31, 2026 AS “ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION OF RHODE ISLAND ADVOCACY AND AWARENESS DAY” IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S3177

Introduced
4/2/26  
SENATE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING APRIL OF 2026, TO BE "FINANCIAL LITERACY MONTH" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND