Rhode Island State Senator

Samuel Bell Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0418

Introduced
2/26/25  
Includes "hosting platform" under the definition of "room-seller" and imposes a tax of 5% on the rental of a house or condominium with the tax used exclusively for infrastructure improvements, riverine and coastal resiliency and housing.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0448

Introduced
2/26/25  
Removes funding requirement from department of elementary and secondary education.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0452

Introduced
2/26/25  
Establishes a statewide “Healthy School Meals for all” universal school breakfast and lunch program in Rhode Island public schools phased in over 3 years.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0466

Introduced
2/26/25  
Allows executive office of EOHHS to review current methodology for Medical payments to nursing facilities.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0470

Introduced
2/26/25  
Amends the current law in order that a health insurer would not require a physician, to participate in "capitation," or any other "alternative payment model" that creates a financial incentive for a physician to limit medically necessary care.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0476

Introduced
2/26/25  
Amends current law so that initial contraceptive prescriptions would no longer be limited to a 3-month supply.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0489

Introduced
2/26/25  
Precludes any legal entity from possessing, controlling or otherwise claiming legal title to real property exceeding an aggregate value of twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000) in single-family dwellings or multi-family dwellings.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0425

Introduced
2/26/25  
Establishes a compact agreement among at least two (2) states to prohibit the use of subsidies to selectively retain industry or company entice relocation from one state to another state or to open a new facility.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0465

Introduced
2/26/25  
Prohibits a person from being denied life insurance for preexisting conditions or previous denials.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0488

Introduced
2/26/25  
Establishes that Medicaid eligibility in RI can only be determined using state-controlled data, prohibit private entity data in eligibility decisions, and ensure terminations are made by human employees rather than automated systems.