Rhode Island State Senator

Leonidas Raptakis Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0149

Introduced
1/31/25  
Limits the governor to one thirty (30) day renewal of a declaration of emergency without a joint resolution of the general assembly.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0150

Introduced
1/31/25  
Prohibits the sale or possession of firearm silencers unless the person complies with federal law in the sale, possession and use.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0156

Introduced
1/31/25  
JOINT RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY AND EVALUATE THE POTENTIAL NECESSITY FOR CHANGES IN THE GENERAL LAWS PERTAINING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND RECREATIONAL CANNABIS (Creates a 13 member commission to evaluate and determine changes needed in Title 3 and Chapter 28.11 of Title 21 of the RIGL, and would report back by January 7, 2026, and would expire on March 7, 2026.)
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0172

Introduced
2/5/25  
Refer
2/5/25  
Report Pass
5/1/25  
Engrossed
5/8/25  
Provides an interest rate cap on medical debt.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0187

Introduced
2/7/25  
Increases the net taxable estate exemption to four million dollars ($4,000,000) for deaths that occur on or after January 1, 2026.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0206

Introduced
2/7/25  
Requires individuals seeking a judicial nomination to reapply to JNC every 3 years and make those individuals selected as finalists, eligible only for the court in which they applied and were chosen during the five years following their selection.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0213

Introduced
2/7/25  
Amends notice requirements for self-storage facility before perfecting lien, to wit; 7 consecutive days of publication on a publicly accessible website or subsequent written notice to lessee, or publication once time in newspaper of general circulation.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0155

Introduced
1/31/25  
Refer
1/31/25  
Report Pass
3/19/25  
Engrossed
3/25/25  
Refer
3/26/25  
Empowers the division of motor vehicles to make available special motor vehicle registration plates for the American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0179

Introduced
2/7/25  
Allows teachers in all grades to provide the opportunity for students to observe a brief moment of silence on every September 11.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0214

Introduced
2/7/25  
Requires that the license plates of a vehicle be confiscated by a police officer if the owner was arrested for driving while their license was suspended, revoked or cancelled for refusing to submit to a chemical test or for operating under the influence.