Rhode Island State Senator

Lammis Vargas Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0824

Introduced
3/14/25  
Creates the reproductive freedom and gender affirming care health data privacy act.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0848

Introduced
3/19/25  
Refer
3/19/25  
Imposes a hospital licensing fee for fiscal year 2026 against net patient-services revenue of every non-government owned hospital for the hospital’s first fiscal year ending on or after January 1, 2024.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0850

Introduced
3/19/25  
Refer
3/19/25  
Prohibits any city, town, quasi-municipal corporation or public corporation from assessing any existing agricultural operation or agricultural land for the extension of any water utilities past the property and from imposing any connection fee.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0862

Introduced
3/21/25  
Requires applications for energy facilities to take into consideration the 2021 Act on Climate and how the facility may advance or delay the greenhouse gas emissions reductions.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0866

Introduced
3/21/25  
Provides a three thousand dollar ($3,000) stipend to a qualified applicant who successfully completes the job training program of the department of human services or department of children, youth and families.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0871

Introduced
3/21/25  
JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $500,000 TO THE UNITED WAY OF RHODE ISLAND FOR THE 2-1-1 HUMAN SERVICES HOTLINE (Authorizes the appropriation of the sum of $500,000 to the United Way of Rhode Island to provide operational support for the 2-1-1 system.)
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0872

Introduced
3/21/25  
Redirects the distribution of hotel tax money to the Rhode Island commerce corporation.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0878

Introduced
3/21/25  
Establishes general case load limits for DCYF workers similar to those contained in the Council on Accreditation standards.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0865

Introduced
3/21/25  
Requires the state investment commission to create a capital access initiative to expand potential investment opportunities for the state’s pension fund and engage qualified but traditionally underrepresented investment managers.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0867

Introduced
3/21/25  
Refer
3/21/25  
Permits the division of unclaimed property within the office of the general treasurer to accept miscellaneous intangible property belonging to Rhode Island residents.