Rhode Island State Senator

Todd Patalano 2025 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 8)

Legislative Session

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0950

Introduced
4/4/25  
Refer
4/4/25  
Report Pass
6/10/25  
Engrossed
6/12/25  
Enrolled
6/18/25  
Establishes the crime of attempted kidnapping of a minor.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0983

Introduced
4/16/25  
Refer
4/16/25  
Report Pass
5/27/25  
Engrossed
5/29/25  
Engrossed
6/10/25  
Creates the PURPLE alert state system to aid in the search for a missing adult with a serious physical, behavioral health, neurological disabilities or medical condition.

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0952

Introduced
4/4/25  
Refer
4/4/25  
Report Pass
5/20/25  
Engrossed
5/22/25  
Refer
5/23/25  
Report Pass
5/27/25  
Enrolled
6/3/25  
Adds "debit cards" to the section of law relating to fraudulent use of credit cards.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0953

Introduced
4/4/25  
Refer
4/4/25  
Report Pass
5/1/25  
Engrossed
5/8/25  
Refer
5/9/25  
Report Pass
5/29/25  
Enrolled
6/3/25  
Exempts emergency mail ballots from the requirement to have certain wording regarding "mail voters" on the ballot.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0961

Introduced
4/8/25  
SENATE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING APRIL 6-12, 2025, TO BE "NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0978

Introduced
4/16/25  
Requires the state building commissioner to implement electronic permitting for any category of state or local permit authorized under state law to significantly impact the expediency of construction and development.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0984

Introduced
4/16/25  
Refer
4/16/25  
Report Pass
6/18/25  
Engrossed
6/20/25  
Engrossed
6/20/25  
JOINT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THAT THE CANNABIS CONTROL COMMISSION PROVIDE THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY WITH RECOMMENDATIONS ON LEGISLATION TO REGULATE AND LICENSE CANNABINOIDS AND HEMP-DERIVED BEVERAGES (Authorizes the sale of THC-infused beverages to be regulated by the DBR division of commercial licensing. It also establishes licensing and an endorsement process for wholesale and retail THC-infused beverages.)
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0990

Introduced
4/16/25  
"SAVE ACT") (Establishes the "safeguarding American veteran empowerment act".
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S1025

Introduced
5/5/25  
SENATE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING APRIL 24, 2025, AS "ARMENIAN GENOCIDE REMEMBRANCE DAY" TO COMMEMORATE THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE OF 1915 TO 1923, AND IN HONOR OF ARMENIAN-AMERICANS
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S1045

Introduced
5/9/25  
Exempts subchapter S corporations in the first year of existence from paying the minimum tax.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S1048

Introduced
5/9/25  
Refer
5/9/25  
Report Pass
6/3/25  
Engrossed
6/10/25  
Extends the sunset provision allowing retired teachers to substitute teach in excess of 90 days. The sunset provision is extended from June 20, 2025 until July 1, 2026.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S1056

Introduced
5/9/25  
Requires every school district to render assistance and cooperation within its jurisdictional power to further the objects of this chapter, to wit, providing the courts with any information concerning a child as the court may require.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S1058

Introduced
5/9/25  
Refer
5/9/25  
Report Pass
5/28/25  
Requires employers to provide each employee of a warehouse distribution center, upon hire, with written description of quotas applicable to the employee within defined time periods and adverse employment action for failure to meet the quota.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S1059

Introduced
5/9/25  
Refer
5/9/25  
Report Pass
6/2/25  
Recognizes that municipal employees have the opportunity to utilize interest arbitration and would establish new factors for the arbitrators to consider. These factors include comparisons of wages/hourly conditions of employment in similarly skilled jobs.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S1060

Introduced
5/9/25  
Refer
5/9/25  
Report Pass
6/2/25  
Engrossed
6/10/25  
Engrossed
6/17/25  
Clarifies several workers' compensation court authority for injuries to sworn employees (police/fire).