Rhode Island State Senator

Samuel Bell 2024 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Legislative Session

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2035

Introduced
1/12/24  
Allows a property owner with eligible net-metering systems with a master meter to allocate excess net metering credits to any meter on the property.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2046

Introduced
1/12/24  
Requires free breakfast and lunches to be provided for all elementary and secondary students attending public schools.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2048

Introduced
1/12/24  
Includes municipal detention facility corporations as exempt from taxation, and requires that an amount equal to twenty-seven percent (27%) of all tax that would have been collected if the property was taxable be paid to the municipality annually.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2082

Introduced
1/12/24  
Refer
1/12/24  
Report Pass
4/2/24  
Engrossed
4/9/24  
Caps amount payable for 30 day supply of equipment/supplies for insulin administration/glucose monitoring at $25 or equipment designed to last more than 30 days with no deductible commencing January 1, 2025.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2093

Introduced
1/12/24  
Establishes the process to provide a legal mechanism whereby a terminally ill patient may choose to end their life using medications prescribed by a physician.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2101

Introduced
1/12/24  
Establishes a three (3) day transmittal period after the deadline for local boards to accept mail ballot applications, if delivered via the postal service.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2113

Introduced
1/12/24  
Prohibits on-duty/off-duty law enforcement officer from utilizing any robot/police robot dog/UAV, whether armed/unarmed, within the scope of their employment as well as police departments from purchase/procurement of any robots/UVAs/police robot dogs.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2122

Introduced
1/12/24  
Refer
1/12/24  
Report Pass
4/24/24  
Engrossed
4/30/24  
Clarifies the role of a workers' cooperative to allow it to operate as a hiring hall under certain circumstances.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2123

Introduced
1/12/24  
Refer
1/12/24  
Report Pass
4/24/24  
Engrossed
4/30/24  
Requires employer to furnish items and conditions of employment and a pay stub explaining how wages were calculated/reasons for deductions/allows the employee to file a court action against employer for violation.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2137

Introduced
1/18/24  
Refer
1/18/24  
Report Pass
1/23/24  
Engrossed
1/25/24  
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 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2143

Introduced
1/24/24  
Authorizes the school administration to issue an out-of-school suspension to students if they are a threat to the safety of others.
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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 S2175

Introduced
1/24/24  
Requires carriers offering dental benefit plans to annually submit information which includes the current and projected medical loss ratio for claims for their plans. The medical loss ratio would be eighty-five percent (85%).
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2184

Introduced
1/24/24  
Refer
1/24/24  
Report Pass
5/16/24  
Engrossed
5/23/24  
Refer
5/24/24  
Report Pass
6/10/24  
Engrossed
6/12/24  
Adopts model legislation facilitating the interstate practice of regulated social workers.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2188

Introduced
1/24/24  
Prohibits a landlord from inquiring about the immigration status of a tenant subject to any federal laws or regulations, but may request financial information or proof of identity.