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 S0497

Introduced
2/26/25  
Exempts from taxation the real and tangible personal property of the Center for Southeast Asians.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0498

Introduced
2/26/25  
Exempts from taxation the non-commercial real and tangible personal property of Southside Community Land Trust, a Rhode Island domestic nonprofit corporation, located in Providence, Rhode Island.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0533

Introduced
2/26/25  
Establishes the restrictive housing oversight committee ("committee") for the purpose of monitoring the use of restrictive housing ("solitary confinement"), as well as disciplinary and administrative confinement at the department of corrections.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0534

Introduced
2/26/25  
Comprehensively regulates the practices of third-party litigation financiers in Rhode Island.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0535

Introduced
2/26/25  
Increases number of members of the state crime laboratory commission 9, changes makeup of commission to include individuals with expertise in law enforcement, criminal defense, scientific research, makes chair of department of physics executive secretary.