Rhode Island State Senator

Samuel Bell Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Session

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0299

Introduced
2/13/25  
Prohibits members of law enforcement from engaging in sexual penetration with individuals in their custody. The act also provides that a person convicted of custodial law enforcement sexual penetration would face imprisonment for not more than 3 years.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0300

Introduced
2/13/25  
Removes appointees of state boards, commissions, public authorities and quasi-public who have a corporate/business interest in the subject matter of the board or commission.
RI

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0346

Introduced
2/21/25  
Establishes a single-payer health care insurance system, consolidating public and private payments into a more efficient Medicare-for-all style program, funded by progressive taxes, to reduce health care costs.

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

RI

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0301

Introduced
2/13/25  
Provides that prisoners who committed offenses prior to age 18 and sentenced as adults would be eligible for parole after completing 15 yrs of their sentence/does not lengthen their eligibility should prisoner be eligible for parole earlier than 15 yrs.
RI

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0307

Introduced
2/13/25  
Amends the comprehensive community-police relationship act of 2015 to require an annual study by an outside agency chosen by the department.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0331

Introduced
2/21/25  
Requires the department of elementary and secondary education to propose, by October 1, 2025, funding alternatives to increase state aid for districts with high poverty, with recommendations on funding levels and their impacts.