Rhode Island State Senator

Louis Dipalma Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Session

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0693

Introduced
3/7/25  
Expands eligibility for the qualified Medicare beneficiary program by increasing the income limit from 100% to 138% of the federal poverty line.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0710

Introduced
3/7/25  
Directs the RITBA design a safety barrier or netting system on the several bridges within its authority. Any newly constructed bridges with a deck height of over one hundred feet (100 ft) would be required to have safety barriers of safety netting.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0762

Introduced
3/13/25  
SENATE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING MARCH 14TH AS A DAY TO COMMEMORATE THE HISTORY OF THE SYMBOL

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0696

Introduced
3/7/25  
Refer
3/7/25  
Report Pass
6/2/25  
Authorizes an increase in resource eligibility limits for persons with long-term-care needs who reside at home and requires semi-annual reports from Medicaid certified assisted living facilities and adult day service providers to the EOHHS.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0699

Introduced
3/7/25  
Includes the COVID-19 immunization under the consent and reporting provisions required for pharmacy administered immunizations to individuals between nine (9) and eighteen (18) years of age.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0743

Introduced
3/7/25  
Refer
3/7/25  
Report Pass
6/2/25  
Beginning on July 1, 2025, allows state union employees to negotiate longevity payments in their collective bargaining agreements.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0758

Introduced
3/7/25  
SENATE RESOLUTION EXTENDING THE REPORTING DATE AND AMENDING THE LANGUAGE OF THE SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY RENEWABLE ENERGY PROGRAMS (This resolution would delete the language “by August 31, 2024,” on page 3, line 1, and extend the reporting date of the commission to study renewable energy programs from February 14, 2025, to May 30, 2025, and would expire on June 30, 2025.)
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0761

Introduced
3/11/25  
This pilot program would create a $3,000 trust for each Rhode Island child ages zero to one year born to a family enrolled in the Rhode Island Works Program (“RI Works”) during the preceding calendar year.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0764

Introduced
3/13/25  
SENATE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING DEEPEST CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF ELEANOR C. BOWERS
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0770

Introduced
3/14/25  
Provides that stores offering food product discounts must provide the same discounts to in store customers that are offered to customers using electronic digital coupons.