Rhode Island State Senator

Leonidas Raptakis 2025 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Legislative Session

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0026

Introduced
1/23/25  
Requires 10% of all rental fees collected by the water resources board pursuant to a lease with the Coventry Pines Golf Club be paid to the town of Coventry and 10% to the Central Coventry Fire District.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0029

Introduced
1/23/25  
Refer
1/23/25  
Report Pass
6/5/25  
Raises the amount of life insurance the state provides at no charge to Rhode Island National Guard members called up for federal duty to five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000).
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0083

Introduced
1/31/25  
Refer
1/31/25  
Report Pass
5/1/25  
Engrossed
5/8/25  
Removes the licensing exemption for a lender that originates less than six (6) loans in twelve (12) consecutive months.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0084

Introduced
1/31/25  
Refer
1/31/25  
Report Pass
5/1/25  
Engrossed
5/13/25  
Refer
5/14/25  
Engrossed
6/21/25  
Prohibits casualty insurers from assessing any premium surcharge or penalty against an insured solely for inquiring about the terms of the insured's policy.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0095

Introduced
1/31/25  
Exempts the trade-in value of pickup trucks under six thousand pounds (6,000 lbs.) gross weight, used exclusively for personal use, from sales tax.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0097

Introduced
1/31/25  
Establishes office of inspector general which would be charged with preventing fraud and mismanagement of public funds, regardless of their source and would oversee all state programs and operations.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0099

Introduced
1/31/25  
Exempts the trade-in value of pickup trucks under eight thousand one hundred pounds (8,100 lbs.) gross weight, used exclusively for personal use, from sales tax.

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0061

Introduced
1/23/25  
Requires law enforcement agencies to obtain search warrants for electronic information, data, location information and other identifying information of subscribers and customers, except in specified circumstances.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0072

Introduced
1/23/25  
Refer
1/23/25  
Report Pass
3/5/25  
Engrossed
3/13/25  
Disabled veteran license plate may be transferred to veterans' spouse or issued to veteran or veterans spouse.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0075

Introduced
1/23/25  
Refer
1/23/25  
Report Pass
4/30/25  
Refer
5/9/25  
Report Pass
6/4/25  
Waives the fees for vehicle identification number inspections for veterans, including active duty military personnel and members of the National Guard and military reserves.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0088

Introduced
1/31/25  
Requires as part of the solar permit application an assessment on carbon-neutral, a solar permit would only be approved if it was carbon neutral based on the assessment.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0089

Introduced
1/31/25  
Incorporates ethical energy standards to the 2021 Act on Climate.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0090

Introduced
1/31/25  
Permits and legalize the sale of raw milk.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0094

Introduced
1/31/25  
Exempts from the sales and use tax, the sale of beer and malt beverages at retail.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0102

Introduced
1/31/25  
Prohibits total education aid paid to any local education agency from being reduced by more than one percent (1%) of the municipal education appropriation in the previous fiscal year.