Rhode Island State Senator

Lori Urso Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0490

Introduced
2/26/25  
Requires landlords of residential properties built before 1978 to register lead hazard mitigation information with the department of health and the information would be private and only accessible by specific entities.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0491

Introduced
2/26/25  
Substitutes "housing resources commission" with "department of health" for lead hazard mitigation purposes. It also makes it easier for a property owner to release funds put into an escrow account, if needed to make required repairs or improvements.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0502

Introduced
2/26/25  
Specifies that low and moderate income housing exists when a city or town has adopted an inclusionary zoning ordinance requiring that all housing developments include at least fifty percent (50%) low or moderate income housing units.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0524

Introduced
2/26/25  
Requires state use actual residences of persons in government custody for redistricting purposes. Information would be collected by the department of corrections and forwarded to the division of statewide planning, to be utilized for redistricting.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0525

Introduced
2/26/25  
Requires submission of a domestic violence/sexual assault reporting form when the domestic violence response or investigation involves a verbal argument or dispute.
RI

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0526

Introduced
2/26/25  
Requires the electronic filing of domestic violence/sexual assault forms by law enforcement agencies, and enhances the information to be included on the reporting forms.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0549

Introduced
2/26/25  
Requires hotel employees and short-term rental property operators to annually receive human trafficking awareness training. The operator of the premises shall maintain records of the completed training.
RI

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0559

Introduced
2/26/25  
Refer
2/26/25  
Increases imprisonment penalties and adds mandatory community service for violations of ยง 4-1-9.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0550

Introduced
2/26/25  
Refer
2/26/25  
Allows animal control officers in the cities and towns to lawfully take charge of and provide adequate care to any animal found abandoned or neglected or hazardously accumulated and would increase penalties for malicious injury to or killing of animals.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0551

Introduced
2/26/25  
Allows seizure and rehoming of animals prior to criminal charges being heard.