Rhode Island State Senator

Leonidas Raptakis 2025 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 4)

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0294

Introduced
2/13/25  
Makes it unnecessary to prove that a person’s transmission of electronic communications be for the sole purpose of harassment before being found guilty of cyberstalking or cyberharassment.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0325

Introduced
2/21/25  
Refer
2/21/25  
Report Pass
5/28/25  
Amends the definition of “hobby breeder” to limit the sale or offering for sale to no more than two (2) litters of dogs or cats, or a combination thereof, in a three hundred and sixty-five (365) day period.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0330

Introduced
2/21/25  
Allows the waiver of interest on overdue taxes for commercial properties.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0334

Introduced
2/21/25  
Provides that a school district could elect and choose to not spend money on any mandate that is not fully funded through the state education aid formula.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0337

Introduced
2/21/25  
Allows Ukrainian parolees residing in Rhode Island under the federal Uniting for Ukraine program, who have been granted temporary parole, to qualify for in-state tuition at Rhode Island state colleges and universities.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0363

Introduced
2/21/25  
Defines "military-connected student", "advance enrollment" and "open enrollment" to give them flexibility in choosing a school district.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0383

Introduced
2/26/25  
Requires the director of the Rhode Island emergency management agency and the Rhode Island commerce commission to develop and implement a plan to assist businesses in obtaining flood insurance through the National Flood Insurance program.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0396

Introduced
2/26/25  
Enables parents to review public school learning materials/object if the parent decides that the material is harmful. Also a parent may withdraw their student from the activity or class where the material is used and request an alternative assignment.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0400

Introduced
2/26/25  
Repeals the 2021 Act on Climate which established a statewide greenhouse gas emission reduction mandate in its entirety.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0298

Introduced
2/13/25  
Increases penalties for a variety of motor vehicle offenses.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0308

Introduced
2/13/25  
JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE AND PUBLISH AND SUBMIT TO THE ELECTORS A PROPOSITION OF AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE -- REFERENDUM ON LINE ITEM VETO (This proposed amendment to the Constitution would provide the governor with a line item veto on the budget and other bills for the appropriation of money.)
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0341

Introduced
2/21/25  
Provides a full property tax exemption for a veteran’s real property used as the veteran's primary residence.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0357

Introduced
2/21/25  
Requires persons convicted of driving under influence or refusal to submit to chemical test, to have an ignition interlock system installed in vehicle as part of sentence and to pay an assessment to pay for the systems for indigent defendants.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0366

Introduced
2/24/25  
SENATE RESOLUTION COMMEMORATING THE 82ND ANNIVERSARY OF THE "FOUR CHAPLAINS", THE FOUR MEN OF GOD WHO SACRIFICED THEIR LIVES DURING WORLD WAR II SO THAT OTHERS MIGHT LIVE
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0367

Introduced
2/24/25  
SENATE RESOLUTION JOYOUSLY CELEBRATING THE 90TH BIRTHDAY OF ROBERT EDWARD KENAHAN ON FEBRUARY 8TH, 2025