Rhode Island State Senator

Samuel Bell Authored & Sponsored Legislation

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Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0536

Introduced
2/26/25  
Modifies the real estate sales disclosure form to include the disclosure of “blower door diagnostic air leakage testing” and advises that air leakage testing is recommended prior to purchasing a residential unit.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0708

Introduced
3/7/25  
Municipalities required to amend zoning ordinances, to include special listed provisions, to authorize development incentives to increase development density or dimensional flexibility, identify provisions to promote and regulate commercial developments.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0542

Introduced
2/26/25  
Reduces penalties for non-violent drug offenses and provide for terms of imprisonment of not more than 10 years for any drug offense and would repeal certain other offenses.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0545

Introduced
2/26/25  
Provides for tiered and reduced penalties for offenses of larceny, and shoplifting. Further provides that offenses of shoplifting or larceny would not be misdemeanors, repeals habitual offender provisions and other fraudulent offenses.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0548

Introduced
2/26/25  
Authorizes municipalities to license facilities being used as adult sex venues. The department of health would regulate the health safety standards.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0583

Introduced
2/26/25  
Requires a municipality to disclose on their official website the specific issues, details and costs of any legal action of which the town or city is a named defendant.