Rhode Island State Senator

Samuel Bell 2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 3)

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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2354

Introduced
1/29/26  
Introduced
1/30/26  
Refer
1/29/26  
SENATE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE RHODE ISLAND PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION TO TERMINATE GAS LINE EXTENSION ALLOWANCES AS PART OF DOCKET 25-45-GE
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2353

Introduced
1/29/26  
Introduced
1/30/26  
Refer
1/29/26  
Prohibits force-feeding to create a force-fed poultry product or the hiring of another to engage in force-feeding of a poultry product. It also prohibits the sale of a force-fed poultry product or food containing a force-fed poultry product.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2348

Introduced
1/29/26  
Introduced
1/30/26  
Refer
1/29/26  
Directs middle and high schools which issue student identification cards to include on those cards contact crisis telephone numbers for suicide prevention and substance use disorder prevention.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2351

Introduced
1/29/26  
Removes clean coal as a renewable fuel given priority as an energy generation project.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2345

Introduced
1/29/26  
Introduced
1/30/26  
Refer
1/29/26  
Enacts the Rhode Island Broadband Oversight and Accountability Act of 2026.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2425

Introduced
1/30/26  
Authorizes and empower the department of transportation to plant pollinator friendly native species of trees, shrubs, grasses and plants within limits of a roadway, including state highways.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2378

Introduced
1/30/26  
Authorizes an increase in resource eligibility limits for persons with long-term-care needs who reside at home and requires semi-annual reports from Medicaid certified assisted living facilities and adult day service providers to the EOHHS.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2382

Introduced
1/30/26  
Mandates all insurance contracts, plans or policies provide insurance coverage for the expense of diagnosing and treating infertility, for women between the ages of twenty-five (25) and forty-two (42) years.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2387

Introduced
1/30/26  
Establishes the Wholesale Prescription Drug Importation Program for the importation of wholesale prescription drugs from Canada, to provide savings to Rhode Island consumers.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2384

Introduced
1/30/26  
Prohibits the state, participating ERISA, or any health plan from purchasing referenced drugs for a cost higher than the referenced rate.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2437

Introduced
2/6/26  
Authorizes the department of environmental management to issue and enforce rules and regulations to implement and enforce the provisions of the food waste ban.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2448

Introduced
2/6/26  
Establishes a performance audit division within the office of the auditor general.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2441

Introduced
2/6/26  
Establishes Compost Fund to award grants related to reducing the amount of solid waste generated in the state.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2492

Introduced
2/6/26  
Requires a healthcare entity to submit written notice to the attorney general and the department of health of any material change transaction at least 180 days prior to that transaction.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2439

Introduced
2/6/26  
Restricts application of pesticides and rodenticides at schools and childcare centers and requires schools to provide copies of notice to parents and guardians.