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 S0986

Introduced
4/16/25  
Provides that the cost of maintaining and repairing or restoring an easement or right-of-way shall be shared by each owner of a benefited property and their costs shall be determined by and commensurate with the municipal appraisal of each property.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0987

Introduced
4/16/25  
Refer
4/16/25  
Report Pass
6/2/25  
Provide protection for the rights of professional, administrative and secretarial employees of the department of education to collectively bargain over all terms and conditions of employment.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S1001

Introduced
5/2/25  
Prohibits state agencies from entering into software contracts that limit the agency's ability to install or run the software on their hardware.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S1003

Introduced
5/2/25  
JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $991,000 FOR THE TOWN OF MIDDLETOWN (Authorizes the appropriation of the sum of $991,000 for the town of Middletown to upgrade the gymnasium at the new Middletown middle high school to serve as a regional emergency shelter.)
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S1011

Introduced
5/2/25  
Amends the definition of affordable housing to create separate categories for housing using private or state financing as opposed to financing from the federal government.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S1019

Introduced
5/2/25  
Engrossed
5/6/25  
Refer
5/7/25  
Report Pass
5/29/25  
VACATE THE FORFEITURE OR REVOCATION OF THE CHARTER OF LITTLE COMPTON SCOUT ASSOCIATION, INC.

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0991

Introduced
4/17/25  
Creates a new chapter to protect Rhode Island consumers from coercive tactics at grocery stores.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0995

Introduced
4/30/25  
SENATE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING DEEPEST CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF THE HONORABLE DOMINICK J. RUGGERIO, PRESIDENT AND DEAN OF THE RHODE ISLAND SENATE
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S1005

Introduced
5/2/25  
Refer
5/2/25  
Allows a clinical laboratory, that is incorporated in the State of Rhode Island, to analyze blood samples, from children under the age of six (6) years, for blood lead levels.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S1028

Introduced
5/7/25  
SENATE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING MAY 5TH THROUGH MAY 9TH OF 2025, TO BE "TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND