Rhode Island State Senator

Louis Dipalma Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

RI

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0448

Introduced
2/26/25  
Removes funding requirement from department of elementary and secondary education.
RI

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0454

Introduced
2/26/25  
Gives teachers who takes an unpaid parental or medical leave during the year credit for a year of service for that school year if they served a minimum of 135 days.
RI

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0460

Introduced
2/26/25  
Expands the DCYF powers by overseeing and administer comprehensive behavioral health services for children with serious emotional disturbances and children with developmental or functional disabilities.
RI

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0461

Introduced
2/26/25  
Refer
2/26/25  
Report Pass
5/27/25  
Caps the total amount that a covered person is required to pay for a covered prescription inhaler, prescription device, or prescription equipment to twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per thirty (30) day supply.
RI

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0471

Introduced
2/26/25  
Establishes prevailing standards and procedures for licensing speech-language pathologists and audiologists in Rhode Island.
RI

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0477

Introduced
2/26/25  
Refer
2/26/25  
Report Pass
5/1/25  
Engrossed
5/6/25  
Includes any costs paid by an enrollee or on behalf of the enrollee by a third party when calculating an enrollee’s overall contribution to any out-of-pocket maximum or cost sharing requirement under a health plan as of January 1, 2026.
RI

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0486

Introduced
2/26/25  
Establishes a process whereby large drug manufacturers, may be penalized for prescription drug price increases where there is no, or inadequate, new evidence to support the price increase.
RI

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0504

Introduced
2/26/25  
Requires cities and towns to permit attached single-family dwellings in any residential zoning districts and each such dwelling would be entitled to its own parcel thorough subdivision regardless lot size or base zone standards.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

RI

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0467

Introduced
2/26/25  
Establishes the Wholesale Prescription Drug Importation Program for the importation of wholesale prescription drugs from Canada, to provide savings to Rhode Island consumers.
RI

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0468

Introduced
2/26/25  
Refer
2/26/25  
Report Pass
5/6/25  
Prohibits the state, participating ERISA, or any health plan from purchasing referenced drugs for a cost higher than the referenced rate.