Rhode Island State Senator

Bridget Valverde 2025 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 3)

Legislative Session

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0118

Introduced
1/31/25  
Creates the nursing home workforce standards board act to establish and enforce industry-wide quality of care standards in nursing homes.

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0135

Introduced
1/31/25  
Allows a minor between the ages of 14 - 17 without a permanent residence/in custody of the DCYF to get state identification card without a signature from parent, guardian or foster parent as well as a certified copy of minor's birth certificate at no cost
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0141

Introduced
1/31/25  
Allows an owner or owners of real property to execute a deed that names one or more beneficiaries who will obtain title to the property at the owner's death without the necessity of probate.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0143

Introduced
1/31/25  
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 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0145

Introduced
1/31/25  
Requires the courts to consider the parental status of the defendant at the time of sentencing and allows the defendant to present a family impact statement, including testimony, videos and documents relative to their parental status.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0147

Introduced
1/31/25  
Expands the deinstitutionalization subsidy aid program in the department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals to include adoptive parent(s) or siblings(s).
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0151

Introduced
1/31/25  
Establishes the process to provide a legal mechanism whereby a terminally ill patient may choose to end their life using medications prescribed by a physician.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0154

Introduced
1/31/25  
Commences July 1, 2025, this act would eliminate the provision of this section that requires new applicants for employment under this section to pay the expense for their criminal background checks.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0163

Introduced
2/4/25  
SENATE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING DEEPEST CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF ANTHONY V. ARICO
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0176

Introduced
2/7/25  
Establishes the Higher Education Opportunities for Students with Disabilities Act.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0177

Introduced
2/7/25  
Refer
2/7/25  
Report Pass
4/2/25  
Engrossed
4/8/25  
JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE, PUBLISH AND SUBMIT TO THE ELECTORS A PROPOSITION OF AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION -- RIGHT TO AN ADEQUATE EDUCATION (Amends the constitution to guarantee Rhode Island residents with equal opportunity to receive an education that is adequate, equitable and meaningful and provides judicial enforcement of this provision.)
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0178

Introduced
2/7/25  
Requires every public school in Rhode Island to have a school library or library media center in a permanent and dedicated space available to students in grades K-12 with a librarian available.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0180

Introduced
2/7/25  
Refer
2/7/25  
Report Pass
6/4/25  
Engrossed
6/10/25  
Engrossed
6/18/25  
Prohibits the declawing of cats by any surgical procedure to amputate or modify a portion of a cat's paw in order to remove the cat's claws. Does not apply to any procedure performed for a therapeutic purpose.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0181

Introduced
2/7/25  
This act would require that a super majority of three-fifths (3/5) of the duly appointed council is required to override a recommendation by the CRMC staff.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0184

Introduced
2/7/25  
Expands the positions that a person in the state retirement system could have at a state college or university post-retirement.