Rhode Island State Senator

Leonidas Raptakis Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Session

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

RI

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0585

Introduced
2/26/25  
Establishes the E-Verify compliance program which would require all non-governmental employers within the state with 3 or more employees to apply to participate in the federal E-Verify program and to agree to participate in the program, if accepted.

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

RI

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0588

Introduced
2/26/25  
Provides for paid leave for a state employee who donates an organ. The duration of the leave is dependent on the type of donation and notice should be provided to the employer at least thirty (30) days prior to the leave.
RI

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0591

Introduced
2/26/25  
Refer
2/26/25  
Report Pass
3/19/25  
Engrossed
3/25/25  
Refer
3/26/25  
Report Pass
4/3/25  
Engrossed
4/10/25  
Engrossed
5/1/25  
Names the new Sakonnet River Bridge as the “Staff Sergeant Christopher Potts Sakonnet River Bridge.”
RI

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0619

Introduced
3/6/25  
Prohibits individuals from conveying items to or from the training school for youth without prior consent by the executive director of the division of youth development at the department of children, youth and families.
RI

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0620

Introduced
3/6/25  
Prohibits the holding of multiple drivers licenses or identification cards and would change the term "re-constructed salvage" to "rebuilt salvage" for purposes of the Rhode Island salvage law.
RI

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0622

Introduced
3/6/25  
Refer
3/6/25  
Eliminates the "until June 30, 2025" sunset on the increase in the total amount of earnings a partial-unemployment insurance claimant can receive before being entirely disqualified for unemployment insurance benefits.
RI

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0625

Introduced
3/6/25  
Refer
3/6/25  
Report Pass
4/30/25  
Engrossed
5/8/25  
Adds “space force” to the branches of the military included in various sections of general law regarding the veterans home, veterans cemetery and the power of armed forces officers to take acknowledgements.
RI

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0639

Introduced
3/7/25  
Creates the School Libraries Act.
RI

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0649

Introduced
3/7/25  
Provides for the sale and regulation of pet insurance policies and their contents and provisions.
RI

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0659

Introduced
3/7/25  
Recalculates the retirement allowance related to early retirement and pension benefits for teachers, state employees and municipal employees.