Rhode Island State Senator

Ryan Pearson 2024 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 2)

Legislative Session

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2098

Introduced
1/12/24  
Requires prosecutorial consent in order for a defendant to waive a jury trial.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2115

Introduced
1/12/24  
Refer
1/12/24  
Report Pass
4/25/24  
Engrossed
5/2/24  
Refer
5/3/24  
Report Pass
6/4/24  
Engrossed
6/6/24  
Amends the current requirement of payment of initial filing fee/service of process costs when the victim of crime is still owed restitution at the expiration of the case/seeks to enforce the civil judgment entered at the time of the criminal disposition.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2119

Introduced
1/12/24  
Refer
1/12/24  
Report Pass
4/24/24  
Engrossed
4/30/24  
Allows governmental employee union contracts to contain specific references to specific health insurance companies.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2121

Introduced
1/12/24  
Refer
1/12/24  
Report Pass
3/20/24  
Engrossed
3/28/24  
Refer
3/29/24  
Report Pass
6/10/24  
Engrossed
6/11/24  
Engrossed
6/13/24  
Makes care recipients eligible for temporary caregiver benefits and increase the maximum temporary caregiver benefit weeks from six (6) to eight (8) weeks over of period of two years.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2127

Introduced
1/12/24  
Refer
1/12/24  
Report Pass
3/13/24  
Engrossed
3/21/24  
Refer
3/22/24  
Report Pass
5/30/24  
Enrolled
6/5/24  
Allows manufacturer-wineries to sell up to three (3) drinks of wine for on-site consumption or three (3) bottles of wine for off-site consumption or three (3) bottles of wine for off-site consumption.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2145

Introduced
1/24/24  
Prohibits an educational institution or school district from accessing or using location data for tracking a student's institutional device or personal device, except in limited circumstances.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2148

Introduced
1/24/24  
Refer
1/24/24  
Report Pass
5/8/24  
Engrossed
5/16/24  
2) MAXIMUM CLASS SIZE ACT (Mandates 20 students per classroom for kindergarten through second grade. Exceptions for emergencies and temporary situations, not to exceed 3 days and mid-year enrollments.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2149

Introduced
1/24/24  
"Pupil Transportation Vehicle" to be and constructed to seat not more than ten (10) passengers including the operator, rather than the existing limit of eight (8) passengers.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2152

Introduced
1/24/24  
Refer
1/24/24  
Report Pass
6/11/24  
Engrossed
6/13/24  
Engrossed
6/13/24  
Enacts the Comprehensive PFAS Ban Act of 2024, prohibiting the intentional addition of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances of PFAS in products offered for sale or manufactured in the state as of January 1, 2027.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2160

Introduced
1/24/24  
Establishes a group to develop a tuition formula for schools sending students to technical programs.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2162

Introduced
1/24/24  
Amend the calculation of state funding provided to local education agencies for special education services.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2168

Introduced
1/24/24  
Directs the department of education to develop and adopt regulations for energy capable school buildings.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2171

Introduced
1/24/24  
Permits municipalities to enact ordinances that provides them the authority to organize local tax amnesty events once every three (3) years.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2172

Introduced
1/24/24  
Increases the minimum veterans' exemption from one thousand dollars ($1,000) to six thousand dollars ($6,000) with respect to municipal taxes.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2173

Introduced
1/24/24  
Refer
1/24/24  
Report Pass
6/6/24  
Engrossed
6/13/24  
Enrolled
6/13/24  
Adopts the Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact and would establish a joint public agency known as the Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Compact commission to administer the provisions of the compact between the states.